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NEWS HEADLINES 26 FEB 25

NATIONAL

Tinubu, Shettima, Ganduje at APC National Caucus meeting in Aso Rock. 

Tinubu approves N1tr initiative for states to strengthen PHCs. 

You're marginalising Muslims, Shariah Council tells Tinubu.   

I pity El-Rufai, he’s hurt for losing ministerial spot – Onanuga. 

“I’ll never join PDP, but could join other parties If…” – El-Rufai. 

Crisis in Afenifere as late Adebanjo's followers declare Olaitan acting leader. 

Obi denies involvement in June 12 struggle, says he only voted. 

INEC, judiciary aiding misbehaviour of politicians - Jonathan. 

Card Reader Almost Set Nigeria Ablaze In 2015 –Jonathan. 

Journalists call for domestication, enforcement of FOI, FR, PP Acts. 

NGO Launch Advocacy Center To Support INEC Reforms. 

No Extension Of UTME Registration After March 8 Deadline –JAMB. 

Defamation: Kogi lawmaker, Natasha slams N100.3bn suit against Akpabio. 

Senate sends Natasha to disciplinary panel over seating dispute. 

CBN frustrating Ways and Means probe – Senate. 

Reps propose alternative funding for security agencies. 

Upgrading polytechnics to varsities may doom technical education – Don. 

No replacement for human blood – HFN tells Nigerians. 

Visa-on-arrival process not scrapped, says Tunji-Ojo. 

UK, Nigeria excluded from visa-free entry to US for 2025. 

EFCC petitioned to probe billions donated at Babangida's book launch. 

EFCC arraigns 16 additional Chinese for alleged cyber-terrorism, fraud. 


BUSINESS

Naira hits 7mths high, appreciates to N1,500/$ in parallel market. 

Firm, NITDA collaborate to strengthen Nigeria’s digital economy. 

Non-oil sector pushes GDP up by 3.84% in Q4 2024. 

FCCPC summons MultiChoice over DStv, GOtv price 

Cocoa could be Nigeria’s economic goldmine, says agribusiness expert. 

Rebased CPI: New era for Nigeria’s inflation tracking. 

A.R.N Foods raises ₦3.86bn in Series 1 commercial paper issuance. 

EFInA unveils corporate strategy for financial advancement. 


ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos advances Purple Line rail project with local councils' consultations.  

Court orders detention of Lagos Assembly workers in DSS custody. 

Land deal: Ogun Assembly receives petition against Pastor Ashimolowo. 

Ekiti LG chairman urges farmers to be security conscious. 

Osun PDP chairman sues IGP over alleged arrest plan. 

Obaseki’s family laud Gov Okpebholo’s 100 Days, request patriarch’s immortalization. 

5 Dead, 20 Missing As Boat Conveying Burial Guests Capsizes In Delta. 

Rivers APC slams Fubara for allegedly running state without budget. 

Lassa Fever kills 30 year old farmer in C’River. 

New commissioner vows to make Akwa Ibom Nigeria’s e-governance hub. 

Anambra poll: Umeoji warns APC against imposition of candidate. 

Anambra poll: Tinubu won't back Soludo for reelection, says Okonkwo. 

Enugu moves to cap house rent fees, abolish caution fee. 

Disengaged teachers beg Gov Sani to pay entitlements. 

AGILE: Bauchi reviews safe school modules to empower girls. 


HUMAN ANGLE

Meet 22-yr-old Nigerian Zuriel Oduwole nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. 

200-level student drowns in Bayelsa creek over N300 bet. Police. 

Man with hearing impairment drags lover to court. 

Hit-and-run driver kills 12-year-old student in Lagos, injures sibling.

Two Ekiti teachers bag 44 years imprisonment for raping minor. 

Delta family, hospital clash over missing 78-year-old's corpse. 

Nemsia Studios drops intense trailer for ‘ SUKY’. 

Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck survives car accident, hospitalised. 


INTERNATIONAL

Over 400 infected as deadly illness kills 53 in Congo. 

Ukraine rupture grows as US sides with Russia at UN. 

Ailing pope’s condition ‘critical but stable’ -Vatican. 

Child labour in Bangladesh: The dark side of the leather industry. 

Foreign students in Japan struggle with language barriers, job access. 


SPORTS

22nd National Sports Festival: States jostle for zonal qualification. 

England manager Tuchel meets Prince William. 

Amorim admits job cuts at Man Utd linked to poor results. 

Real Madrid doing well despite ‘absurd, unsustainable’ schedule – Ancelotti. 

Liverpool glory would boost Salah’s Ballon d’Or chances: Slot. 

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