*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 24/07/2025*

Three teenage miners drown in Bauchi river

Troops kill Boko Haram commander, 200 bandits in Borno, Niger

FIRS posts N14.27tn revenue surge, exceeds H1 target

Tariff battle escalates: Discos reject review talks with states

Refined products expensive to load from Dangote than Lomé – Dangote

N’Assembly urges Tinubu to immortalise Buhari

APC senators rise to 70 as four PDP lawmakers defect

Sanwo-Olu rallies govs, Elumelu for N500bn Lagos food initiative

Niger opens isolation centres as cholera kills 13

French media giant acquires MultiChoice in $3bn deal, gains full control of DStv, GOtv

Tinubu Meets World Bank Executives In Aso Rock

World Bank, partners back Nigeria’s 90,000km fibre optic network drive

NiDCOM condemns killing of Nigerians in South Africa, demands justice

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Humans cannot walk in a straight line without a visual point – When blindfolded, we will gradually walk in a circle.

* The Latin name for banana is “musa sapientum” which translates to “fruit of the wise men.”
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Tinubu Seeks Extra $47m For Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, $300m For Telecom Projects

Tinubu meets APC govs in Aso Villa ahead of NEC session

Tinubu celebrates Oniru of Iru Kingdom at 55, hails his service, leadership

Senate okays N105bn as 2025 Budget for RMAFC

Plans to establish national sports academy underway – Abbas

Reps to Probe $18bn refineries’ turnaround maintenance

Reps honour Buhari with valedictory session, says ex-president left indelible mark

Reps pass bill for specialised women’s hospital in Imo

Appeal Court nullifies CAC registration of KPMG professional services

Court declares removal of Benue CJ, Ikpambese, unconstitutional

Court strikes out N12.3bn fraud case against Otudeko after settlement

EFCC arrests 25 BUK students over alleged internet fraud

Troops foil terrorist attacks, neutralise dozens in Zamfara-Niger axis

Bayelsa judge’s abductors nabbed

Police arrest three gun runners, firearms over Benue killings

Security operatives engage suspected IPOB/ESN in shootout in Imo

NAFDAC confiscates 88,560 litres of bomb making acids in Kano

NAFDAC destroys 491,000 Tramadol tabs valued N91 million in Kano

Revised GDP figures offer clearer economic view, says Edun

Nigeria Poised To Become West Africa’s Hub For Refined Petroleum Products – Lokpobiri

Fed govt declares flood prevention a national security priority

FG targets 2m jobs through National Social Housing Programme

Fed Govt releases results of common entrance exam into Unity Colleges

RMAFC submits 2025 budget proposal to House, seeks approval

Nigeria Needs Urgent Reform In Correctional Health System – FG

NIS vows crackdown on rogue passport officers

NESREA seals two Abuja nightclubs, 12 others for violating environmental regulations

1.3 million mangrove seedlings planted for Ogoni environment restoration project – HYPREP

Wike charges contractor on timely completion of Appeal Court office complex project

Fire guts TASUED students’ apartment, property destroyed

SSANIP decries delay in review of schemes, conditions of service for polytechnics, TVET

Jega, Ozekhome lead voices for independent presidential, gov candidacy

Nigeria needs fit-for-purpose IP laws for digital age – UNILAG Professor

Shettima’s wife thanks Tinubu, First Lady, for golden jubilee goodwill

Suppliers oppose Dangote’s proposed direct fuel distribution scheme

Guinea Insurance posts N114.7m loss in H1

NAFDAC disowns audio claiming shutdown of Tummy Tummy noodles factory

Tesla reports 16% profit drop to $1.2 bn on lower auto sales

Fitch affirms Ecobank Nigeria’s long-term IDR at ‘CCC’

Auto manufacturers target 50% local parts with govt patronage

Glo empowers street sweepers in Lagos

2027: Olawepo-Hashim returns to PDP, says party’ll beat APC

PDP national caucus holds late-night meeting in Abuja

APC shifts NEC meeting to Villa, adjusts time

We’ll support who emerges ADC presidential candidate in fair primary-Amaechi

2027: Obi free to contest with or without me — Datti Baba-Ahmed

25 Osun lawmakers pledge loyalty to Adeleke, PDP

Consultations ongoing for Ganduje’s replacement – Uzodimma

Makinde commissions 5.9km dualised Akobo-Ojurin-Olorunda Abaa road

Mbah reshuffles cabinet, swears in head of service, six commissioners

Bauchi gov, minister raise the alarm over fake news threat

Delta approves N230bn for flyovers, other projects

We stand by our tariff order, didn’t tamper with generation costs – EERC

Yelewata attack: Security improved after Tinubu’s visit – Benue official

LASG lists five council roads for completion by year-end

Rivers staff, pensioners audit sparks outrage

Lagos doctors fault July salary cut, call it illegal

Villagers block Zamfara govt house, demand end to banditry

50 students benefit as Lagos monarch marks coronation anniversary

Police hunt abductors of two Abuja women

Villagers Block Ogun Highway As Vehicle Crushes Pupils To Death

Bookville selects 80 children for 2025 annual reading competition

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1911, Machu Picchu, the 15th century, largely forgotten Inca site in Peru, was rediscovered by American Hiram Bingham III.

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Whoever knocks persistently, ends by entering. – Muhammad Ali



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*Compiled by Hon. Osuji George osujis@yahoo.com +234-8122200446*