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NEWS HEADLINES 25 FEB 25

NATIONAL

Nigeria nears fresh census as Tinubu considers committee. 

Tax Reform Bills: Tinubu urges NASS to enact workable law. 

NASS Didn't Reject Me, Tinubu Did – El-Rufai. 

Ribadu Targeting Me Because He Wants To Succeed Tinubu - El-Rufai. 

Braithwaite family slams Obasanjo over remarks on patriarch. 

FG flags-off phase two of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction, pledges swift completion. 

Minister threatens resignation over APC leadership. 

Obidient Movement appoints directorate heads. 

NNPP suspends Sen. Kawu, three other lawmakers. 

NNPP: My suspension is baseless, can’t hold water – Kano lawmaker, Rurum. 

Nigeria on right path, Obi wouldn’t have done anything differently – Cosmas Maduka. 

'Abia, Rivers, Zamfara, Kano, 11 others, fail to elect female representatives'. 

Ooni hosts Kazakhstan delegation, says FG’s reforms yielding success. 

Alleged Fraud: Ex-Gov Bello’s name not on property documents – Witness. 

Court adjourns Yahaya Bello’s ₦80.2bn fraud trial to March 6. 

Non-inclusion of private universities in TETFund unfair – MacPherson varsity VC. 

Nigerians want good roads, hospitals, schools but avoid taxes-Akpabio. 

PDP, Udeh-Okoye seek to join Anyanwu’s suit against INEC, Damagun. 

ACF opposes VAT hike, submits recommendations to National Assembly. 

Group seeks improved security for NAFDAC boss as agency defends clampdown on fake drugs. 

Troops dismantle 18 illegal refining sites, arrest 17 in N’Delta crackdown. 

South-West, South-South lead in illicit drug use in Nigeria-NDLEA. 


BUSINESS

FG looks to S/Arabia on infrastructure development. 

Naira, price stability and MPC’s new policy direction. 

Market gains N95b as cautious trading dominates activities. 

Full List: Multichoice announces new price hike for DStv, GOtv packages. 

Importers, brokers to refile entries as customs scraps 4% FOB declarations. 

Transporters issue 3-day service withdrawal from ports. 

Nigeria loses 4,100gw/h as rising gas flaring worsens power supply. 

Why we appointed Stanbic IBTC govt’s stockbroker — DMO. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos Assembly: Meranda may step down as Speaker, Setonji or Rauf poised to take over. 

Court Sacks Lagos Assembly Acting Clerk. 

IPMAN threatens shutdown over Lagos govt's arrest of 30 drivers, tankers. 

LASAA sanctions firm over collapsed billboard. 

APC, Makinde ‘war’ over Osun LG polls. 

UI students lauds Adelabu for UCH blackout intervention. 

How I sustain peace in Osun despite provocation by APC – Adeleke. 

Tinubu congratulates Aiyedatiwa on fresh term in office. 

Aiyedatiwa appoints Fasoranti's son as SSG. 

Aiyedatiwa mourns Akeredolu, laments his absence at swearing-in. 

Abiodun congratulates Aiyedatiwa. 

Police confirm killing of another two farmers in Edo. 

Delta North: Court asked to declare Ned Nwoko's seat vacant. 

Olu of Warri in Nigeria’s Delta State speaks about the importance of projecting the African identity. 

You are not alone, Rivers NASS caucus assures Pro-Fubara Speaker, Oko-Jumbo. 

Fed University Katsina closed over students’ protest. 

Emir of Zuru reads riot acts to Kebbi politicians who abandon his emirate. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Abducted Afenifere youth leader begs for N100m ransom in viral video. 

Chief executive jailed for defrauding investors of N2b. 

Woman dies in truck, motorcycle collision on Badagry Expressway. 

Vigilante arrested for allegedly killing artisan, setting corpse ablaze in Edo. 

Dead before trial: Nigerians who took their last breath in police custody. 

18-yr-old mother throws newborn baby to death from hotel window. 

Pastor Jerry Eze shares how he survived potential plane crash. 

Singer Roberta Flack of ‘Killing Me Softly’ fame dies at 88. 


INTERNATIONAL

Uganda moves opposition figure Besigye’s treason trial to civil court. 

Trump says Ukraine war could end ‘within weeks’. 

American Airlines flight from New York to India diverted ‘after bomb threat’. 

Next German government faces task of reviving economy in decline. 

UK unveils new citizenship rules for illegal immigrants, asylum seekers. 


SPORTS

Lobi Stars appoints Mohammed Ganaru as interim head coach. 

African players in Europe: Salah drives Liverpool closer to title. 

Chelsea over-reliant on Palmer, says Maresca. 

Man Utd to sack 200 workers, stop free staff lunch as club cut losses. 

Arsenal have 20% chance of winning EPL title – Arsene Wenger. 

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