*NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR SATURDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER 2024*

*PUNCH*

NAFDAC laments prevalence of substandard drugs

Poorly managed dams endanger lives, experts warn

RBM seeks increased funding to tackle malaria

Obaseki followed dues process in awarding contract, Edo replies Oshiomhole

Reps to revisit probe of perm sec accused of harassment

NDDC, IFAD train 200 farmers in Niger Delta

Marathon lecture: Osun lecturer hits 100-hour mark

EFCC detains ex-Taraba gov, Ishaku over N27b fraud

Flooding: Lagos, Ogun alert residents to planned dam release

Presidential CNG initiative begins 40% transport fare drop scheme

Court remands four bloggers for cyberstalking, false publications

Policemen face trial over N1m extortion from corpers

Customs officers decry unpaid 2023 general election allowance

Court grants PIDOM N5m bail in cybercrime case

Police invite supporters, organisers of #FearlessOctober protest

Travel agents withdraw from 2025 hajj over refund dispute

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Fidau prayer for Islamic singer Rukayat Gawat holds October 1

Nigeria to slash food imports, boosts agricultural self-sufficiency

Edo poll: Civil society groups urge IG to lift ban on ESSN

Israel defies ceasefire calls ahead of Netanyahu’s UN address

Peter Obi hails Oyedepo at 70

Japan ruling party votes next PM

Abia gov’s wife says quality healthcare, govt’s priority

Nenadis emergence saved LP from collapse-Group

Flood damages Borno-Chad-Cameron link bridge, police urge alternative route

APC chieftain carpets Abbas over appointments

FG celebrates 25 years of democracy, lists Tinubus achievements

Oshiomhole demands Obasekis probe as Okpebholo gets INEC certificate

Kwara tackles Saraki for condemning LG poll

How ex-power minister transferred N33bn to BDCs EFCC

Senate plans special security outfit against illegal mining

Ogun to resolve timber dealers, cocoa farmers dispute

Aliyu, Wamakko donate N30m to Sokoto flood victims

Lawmaker distributes fertilisers to Kaduna communities

Niger traders decry market shops demolition

Nursing mother, 10 others die of cholera in Ebonyi

Kaduna senator seeks solutions to climate change challenges

Tinubu, Abiodun hail Oyedepo at 70

Flood: NOA orders relocation over rising Niger, Benue rivers

ECOWAS allocates $380m to electrify schools, hospitals

Fintiri lists conditions for aspiring successor

Organisers gear up for Oct 1 protest, demand police protection

Christian pilgrim board trains staff

Council chair unveils e-library, museum

Lagos, FCT begin intending Hajj pilgrims registration

Court declines APC request to stop Kano LG poll

LG poll: Benue promises fairness, Plateau test runs equipment

FG gets $600,000 relief fund from Gates Foundation

Allow marketers lift petrol from Dangote refinery, Reps tell FG

ExxonMobil to invest $10bn in Nigerias oil sector

Cash transfer: FG releases N24bn to 991,261 households

Alert Group eyes N200bn assets in five years

ECOWAS earmarks $380m to electrify schools in Nigeria, others

NMRC secures $228m to bridge housing deficit

Swarovski hosts partners

FCMB empowers 30 graduates with skills

SEC, NGX give Flour Mills approval for minority shareholders buyout

Minister, Awosika seek removal of barriers to womens financing

Oil companies owe govt over $6bn NEITI

Nigerias exports to six countries hit N8.88tn in Q2 Report

FIPAN vow to drive livestock industry growth

Heavy food imports must end, FG declares

Nigeria, others ink $3.5bn deals at IAF 2024

MAN, D2H Services partner on sustainable energy solutions

Govt policies hurting manufacturers, says MAN

Interest rate hike will worsen business environment, says LCCI

Consumers laud Terra Seasoning Cube campaign

WealthBridge Asset Management plans investment portfolio expansion

Equity market halts gaining streak with N267bn loss

Purple Group wins REDA awards

Naira declines by 8.2% amid dollar shortage

Minimum wage: NACCIMA faults threat of imprisonment for defaulters

Why foodstuff prices are not coming down BUA chairman

I take responsibility for poor result, says ex-Chelsea coach Potter

*VANGUARD*

10 best essential oils and their common uses

Israel strikes Hezbollah bastion in Beirut

Brazil coach urges patience over Neymar return

Reps invite EFCC chairman, VeryDarkMan, Bobrisky over bribery allegations

Army announces ‘direct hit’ by Hezbollah rocket on house in northern Israel

FG launches initiative to boost revenue collection in lottery, gaming sector

Alleged N27bn Fraud: EFCC grills ex-Taraba governor, Ishaku

Late A’Ibom first lady, an ‘exceptional philanthropist’ – Interior minister

I don’t know when next I can see Nnamdi Kanu – Ejimakor cries out

Shi’ites cry out as police hold 100 members, babies, nursing mothers ‘hostage’ in Abuja

Tinubu didn’t remove petrol subsidy – Dogara

Tinubu appoints 7 executive directors for NTA

Stop playing blame game against Matawalle, former commissioner urges Lawal

Njoku’s purported suspension of Soludo delusional – APGA

Japa: Top 10 highest-paying jobs in US

Naira depreciates to N1,700 in parallel market

LG autonomy, State Police, others on front burner as Senate panel holds retreat in Kano

CNG: FG moves to reduce fare from Abuja to train stations in Kogi by 40%

Olu of Warri, Olori Atuwatse III wins MIPAD Influential People Awards in New York

Deliver or be prosecuted, Gov Nwifuru warns commissioner

Edo 2024: EDOCSO wants Police to lift ban on Edo Security Network

How Mbah’s investment is turning around tourism sector – Board chairman

Ebonyi Court frees 36 pro-Biafrans

*THE NATION*

Presidency affirms Lokpobiri’s stance on petrol price feud

FG launches project phoenix to boost lottery, gaming revenue

PCNGi launches ‘Transport Fare Drop’ programme

Tinubu appoints seven new executive directors for NTA

Privatise nation’s refineries, PENGASSAN Fed Govt

Osimhen’s deal most difficult of my career, says Ex-Napoli Chief 

Rodri out of the season, Guardiola confirms

NURTW CNG-powered vehicles to offer 40% fare reduction in Kogi

Court nullifies Obaseki’s revocation of Ize-Iyamu’s farmland, awards N5 million damages

Navy destroys 19 illegal refineries, arrests eight suspected oil thieves in one month

Aiyedatiwa approves N3.5bn for SUBEB

Nigeria, Mastercard partner to support 1mn African farmers

30 PhD holders resign from Bauchi State University over poor pay, mismanagement

Tinubu’s wife doles out 1.850bn to 37,000 women petty traders

Surgeon returns to Nigeria after 25 years in the US

Fed Govt to give 2,000 CNG-powered tricycles to youths

Soludo reveals N22.2bn gratuity backlog left by Obiano

Sharon Ooja celebrates Beverly Osu with heartfelt birthday tribute

PCNGi launches Transport Fare Drop programme

Global expert Omotosho advocates peaceful engagements, harmonious relations

AXA Mansard Health takes medical outreach to Lagos community

PRNigeria Communication Fellow gets scholarship to NIPR Finishing School

UI don, Okafor calls for enforcement of regulations to protect Nigerian workers

Tinubu appoints seven new executive directors for NTA

Privatise nations refineries, PENGASSAN Fed Govt

Osimhens deal most difficult of my career, says Ex-Napoli Chief

Rodri out of the season, Guardiola confirms

NURTW CNG-powered vehicles to offer 40% fare reduction in Kogi

Court nullifies Obasekis revocation of Ize-Iyamus farmland, awards N5 million damages

Wizkid my brother for life, says Chris Brown

FCT Budget: Wike commended for rebuilding trust, confidence in public officials under Tinubu

Navy destroys 19 illegal refineries, arrests eight suspected oil thieves in one month

Niger Delta youths, ex-agitators distance selves from October 1 protest

Aiyedatiwa approves N3.5bn for SUBEB

Phyno, Arrdee team up for time of my life

National Library seeks reintroduction of reading hours in schools

Nigeria, Mastercard partner to support 1mn African farmers

ActionAid decries shortfalls in Enugu council polls

Hamzat, Fagboun, others to speak at National Youth Symposium

US Institute honours Nigerian for contributions to profession

I am not afraid of financial hardship, says Mr. Eazi

30 PhD holders resign from Bauchi State University over poor pay, mismanagement

Tinubus wife doles out 1.850bn to 37,000 women petty traders

Idris Elba takes on iconic Okonkwos role in things Fall Apart TV series adaptation

I am just building my first house after 20years, says Seun Kuti

Surgeon returns to Nigeria after 25 years in the US

Fed Govt to give 2,000 CNG-powered tricycles to youths

Soludo reveals N22.2bn gratuity backlog left by Obiano

Wike knocks contractor over delays on road project

SSANIP laments delayed implementation of new minimum wage

First Lady mourns wife Governor Umos wife

JUST IN: Veteran British actress Maggie Smith dies

Oyebanji pledges support for journalists in Ekiti

Fubara commiserates with Akwa Ibom governor over wifes death

Akpabio mourns Governor Umo Enos wife

Wike appoints ex-Head of Service FCT Atang as SSA Admin

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Keyamo leads delegation to UAE as Emirates resumes flight operations

FG approves CNG conversion workshop for Ondo

ECOWAS parliamentarians decry increasing shortfalls in community levy remittances

Nigeria to collaborate with UNICEF, USAID to combat lead poisoning

RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST SEGILOLA RESOURCES OPERATING LIMITED BY OSUN STATE GOVERNMENT

UNGA: Nigeria dedicated to nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, says Badaru

18 million out of school children, child labour, threat to Nigeria peace, says child advocate

Mogaji Abiodun felicitates Ladoja on 80th birthday

FCT traders, shop owners reject planned Oct 1 protests

Wike is an asset to Tinubu government, says CSO

Seek forgiveness, turn a new leaf Portable urges Bobrisky

Mbah mourns Akwa Ibom governors wife

Sanwo-Olu commiserates with Akwa Ibom gov over wifes death

Era of passports scarcity home and abroad gone Tunji-Ojo

IGP morns death of Akwa-Ibom First Lady

PCNGI Gears Up for Independence Week: Promoting CNG Adoption with Incentives, Empowerment, and Infrastructure Expansion

Yahaya Bello: Anti-corruption group accuses EFCC of selective Justice, witch-hunting

Senate Committee on Constitution Review begins retreat in Kano

BREAKING: Isaac Bristol PIDOM granted bail

*THISDAY*

Tinubu Appoints Six New Executive Directors for NTA

Investigate Zamfara GovsAllegations against Matawalle, APC Youths Urge Tinubu

Six Abducted Katsina Farmers Rescued by Security Operatives

Aladja Grammar School At 50: Oborevwori, Waive, Others to Attend Golden Jubilee

182 Lives Lost in Boat Mishap in Niger inThree Years, Says Gov

Women Declare Prayer to Save Rivers fromDetractors

Cabinet Reshuffle: Return Police Affairs to Interior Ministry, Group Tells Tinubu

Otuaro Promises Involvement of more Women in N Delta Peace Process

Anambrato Begin Payment of New Minimum Wage from October

200 Women, CSOs Brainstorm on Peace-building in Katsina

Crunchies Fried Chicken Launches New Website for Online Order

Wike : I May Use Area Councils IGR to Pay Striking Teachers

Mbah Mourns Akwa Ibom Govs Wife

Police Apprehend Four Suspects for Alleged Sextortion

Southern Govs Forum Mourns Enos Wife, Patience

Energy Coalition Asks Dangote, NNPC to Work Together

GIPLC, Better Life Improve Living Condition of300 Vulnerable Children

Osun Goes after Segilola over Tax Evasion, Pollution, Shareholding, Others

Women in Oil & Gas Urge Tinubu to Appoint Female NNPCL GMD

Sell Your Votes, Sacrifice Your Future, Philanthropist Tells Nigerians

Nigerian Red Cross Society RaisesN2.5bnto Battle Food Insecurity

NAWOG Advocates Safe Space for Women in Workplace

Niger GovRedeems N250m Pledge for Act of Honesty

Niger Delta Women, Children to Shun October 1 Protest

Delta Central APC Stakeholders Query Genuineness of Reconciliation Committee

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Breaking: Patience Eno, Wife of Akwa Ibom Gov, is Dead

Martell and Davidos Be The Standout Swift Campaign Returns with a Second Chapter

Attahiru Bafarawa: When Statesmanship Dies

Tony Elumelu at #UNGA79: Driving Financial Inclusion, Tackling Global Hunger, Unemployment

Stardom Against the Odds: Dr.PrincessOghenes Journey

YE! An Afrobeats MusicalDebuts in Lagos

AsNigeriansCry for Divine Intervention: AICLEFs Call to Prayer

Fayose, Ogunlewe Back Rotary Club of Shomolus President, Bolatito Oladele

EFCC, CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AND OTHERS

Of the National Arts Theatre and the Bankers Committees Midas Touch

Del-York,and Aberystwyth Uni Sign Landmark Memorandum of Understanding

Empowering Inmates: A New Era in Nigerias Prison Reform

RESILIENCE THROUGH THE CRUCIBLE OF ADVERSITY

Dupe Olusola Launches Foundation to Educate Vulnerable Children

Miva Open University Gears Up for Its Second Matriculation Ceremony with Former VP Osinbajo as Keynote Speaker

Sean Dampte to Release Highly Anticipated Album Mo Kuti: Afrobeat Fella November 1

Q2 2024: Rail Revenue Rises by 53.14% to N1.69bn

Oyetola: Investment in Facility UpgradeWill Ensure Safe Shipping, Port Efficiency

Popoola Applauds Board Diversity at CSCS with Adesola,OyebodeAppointments

FGto Ensure Energy Security, Says NDPHC Boss

Industry Partners Celebrate Impact of FCMBs Flexxtern

FirstBank Reiterates Commitment to Partnering for Fintech Growth

How Akwaaba is Developing Tourism in Nigeria

Mbah Commends Prompt Services at Enugu UK Visa Centre

NAHCO, Suzhou Chamber of International Commerce Sign MoU

Ministries Collaborate to Enhance Travellers Experience

Wema Bank Shines at Global SME Finance Awards 2024

Onga Rewards More Winners In Ongoing Promo

Reforms as Elixir for Air Travellers

Akinola Akintilebo Launches STEL RetailinNigeria

Re-Invent X: Africas Biggest AI Training Summit Set to Hold in Lagos

Yetunde Ogunyankins Quest to Connect Nigerian Businesses Globally

Afrinvest Pioneers Remittance for Investment in Nigeria through Integration with Western Union

*DAILY TRUST*

BREAKING: EFCC arrests ex-governor over N27bn fraud

Days of passport applications backlog in Nigeria are gone FG

Police arrest officers who extorted N1m from corps members under duress

Classified materials: Courts grants bail to Whistleblower, PIDOM

Nigeria, UAE finalise talks on reciprocal flights ahead Emiratesresumption

Life and DeathPalmwines Love, Sadness, Happiness, Hate, Experience, Laughter: From Nigeria to the World

LG Poll: There was no election in Imo aggrieved Residents

Erisco cybercrime case: Chioma withdraws motion challenging jurisdiction

Lassa fever will become history in Nigeria VC

Hajj: Saudi Arabia companies to take over feeding, accommodation of pilgrims

Flood kills 29, destroys 321,000 houses, 858,000 farmlands in Kebbi

Tinubu, First Lady condole with Akwa Ibom Gov over Wifes death

No fresh loans from France, were still servicing Gandujes 64m debt Kano Govt

Bauchi-owned varsity on throes of death ASUU

Rivers King Visits Borno After Devastating Floods

LG poll: PDP, APC candidates shun debate in Kaduna

First Graduate in a Family of 500 Who Quit His Banking Job to Start a Special Nomadic School

Orji Kalu Returns from US, speaks on death rumour, Edo election, others

I have always advised Peter Obi to channel his energies to other things Obidigbo

Artificial Intelligence will replace unskilled workers not humans Pantami

My husband has been ejected from the barracks, says released seamans wife

Cholera kills 9 in Yobe

NYSC allowance increase part of Tinubus Renewed Hope Agenda Minister

Onoh condoles with Bawa over death of Mother

Count us out of October 1 protest N/Delta women

Implement minimum wage before workers are reduced to beggars, SSANIP tells Tinubu

50% of flooded homes in Maiduguri now dry Borno govt

EFCC: Yahaya Bello seeks Tinubus intervention

Soludo declares free education, minimum wage kicks off October

Energy coalition asks Dangote, NNPCL to work together

EIA, ICPC partner to tackle environmental crimes

Were not Igbo, Ikwerre ethnic group insists

Families displaced as flood sacks 82 communities in Niger

Edo guber: I will regain my mandate at tribunal Ighodalo

Hardship: Tinubu orders low-key 64th independence celebration

FCT: Wike doubts contractor handling Apo-Karshi Road

Illegal mining: Senate considers bill for creation of special security outfit

Niger boat mishaps claim 182 lives in 3yrs

JUST IN: Akwa Ibom Governor loses wife

NIGERIA DAILY: My Struggle With Joblessness For 10 Years Unemployed Nigerian

Lawyers demand justice for 14 cattle dealers in military detention

Nguru wetland project impacted on 515,969 Yobe people FG

NiDCOM rescues 8 more Nigerian girls trafficked to Ghana

CJN to inaugurate 87 SANs Sept 30

Senate passes S/West devt commission bill

Tour operators suspend registration for 2025 hajj

50m Almajiri, out-of-school children roaming Nigerias streets FG

Borno rice farmers in distress as floods ravage crops

Kwara APC suspends ex-spokesman

Tinubu will deliver on campaign promises Abiola

Reps reintroduces bill on independent candidacy

An agenda for Northern Nigerias development

China in Nigerias life

Edo governorship election: Do more to ensure wider voter participation

The FCT mass housing policy and challenges (II)

Nigerians, where is the outrage

Jigawa launches emergency response to combat disease outbreak

Man in court for attacking VIO in Kano

3 accused of kidnapping infant, demand $180 ransom in Kano

*NEW TELEGRAPH*

UNIOSUN Introduces HND To B.Sc. Top-Up Programme As VC Warns Against Indiscipline

Obaseki Condoles With Akwa Ibom Gov Over First Ladys Death

ASUU Benin Zone Backs 14-Day Ultimatum, Urges Public To Hold Govt Responsible

Cholera Outbreak: Death Toll Rises To 16 In Ebonyi

October 1 Protests: Police, Other Security Agencies Warn Protesters Against Breakdown Of Law, Order

Naomi Campbell Banned From Charity Trustee

Egbetokun Mourns AIbom First Lady, Patience Eno

October 1 Protests: Police, Other Security Agencies Warn Protesters Against Breakdown Of Law, Order

FCT Budget: Group Extols Wike For Rebuilding Trust, Confidence In Public Officials

Ifim Ibom Ibibio Commiserates With Eno Over Demise Of Wife

Tinubu Appoints New Executive Directors For NTA

Kwara Poly Trains Staff On E-Transcript Processing

October 1 Protests: Police, Other Security Agencies Warn Protesters Against Breakdown Of Law, Order

Death Of Akwa Ibom Govs Wife, A Monumental Loss Oyebanji

Emmanuel Commiserates Eno On Demise Of First Lady

FCTA: We Wont Play With Public Funds, Well Sack Underperforming Contractors Wike

PDP, Govs Mourn AIbom First Lady, Patience Eno

Lagos Police Probe Officer Over Extortion Of Corps Members

Wike Appoints Retiring Pioneer FCT Head O Service As SSA Administration

Abbas Laments Losses Of Lives To Kebbi, Niger Floods

UNGA 79: Nigeria, Mastercard Partner To Support 1m African Farmers

Abbas Mourns Akwa Ibom First Lady

Bobrisky Fires Back At VeryDarkMan Over Bribery Allegations

APC Mourns Death Of Akwa Ibom First Lady, Patience Eno

Obasanjo Salutes Yemi Esans Exceptional Leadership, Contributions To Nigerias Civil Service

Peterside Mourns Late Akwa Ibom First Lady, Patience Eno

Obasanjo Salutes Yemi Esans Exceptional Leadership, Contributions To Nigerias Civil Service

Njoku Not Member Of APGA Natl Publicity Sec.

Oyetunde, FHA MD/CE Unveils Authoritys Drone

Obasanjo Salutes Yemi Esans Exceptional Leadership, Contributions To Nigerias Civil Service

Olojo Festival: OAU Governing Council Chairman, Prof Oyeweso Congratulates Ooni

Remi Tinubu Condoles With AIbom Gov, Eno Over Passing Of Wife

Ondo Gets 7bn For School Renovation

CPPE, LCCI, KCCI, Others Urge FG, States To Boost MSMEs

AIbom PDP Suspends LG Campaign Over Death Of Enos Wife

Oyintiloye Eulogies Oyetola At 70

Northern Governors Forum Mourns Akwa Ibom First Lady

Davidos Baby Mama Reacts To Cardi B Cheating Scandal

😜 Happy weekend