Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, August 20, 2018

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




BUSINESSDAY

Analysts forecast naira resilience amid offshore outflows

Saraki: Oshiomhole’s impeachment plot hits the rocks

When cheap money eludes small industries

We are very focused on bringing local investment into domestic opportunities

Seplat says buyers secured for NNPC gas agreement

Increasing cost of generation, liquidity concerns, forex access threat to sector, GENCOs warn

Cross-carpeting politicians will switch again at the sight of more money ‘ Fasehun

Nigerian pastors and fight against corruption

Nigerian passengers pay higher to African countries than within Europe, UAE

Ahead 2019: Verbal salvos resume in Rivers

 

PUNCH

Govt to shut Third Mainland Bridge for four days

2019 polls budget: Saraki hits executive, says it lacks foresight

Outrage as Oyo demolishes Ayefeles N800m radio station, studio

Certificate forgery: PDP accuses APC of witch-hunt over police invitation to Adeleke

Robbers kill Catholic priest while shopping in FCT

Dogara seeks reforms in education curriculum

Zamfara banditry claims 3,000 lives, gulps N17bn SSG

10,000 Nigerians forced into prostitution yearly in Italy NAPTIP DG

Senator demands audit of National Assembly budget under Saraki

315,000 PVCs unclaimed in Kwara, says REC

Ekiti LG workers issue strike notice

Sallah: Kano cattle dealers lament low patronage

Edo NUT threatens strike over poor welfare

Accounts freezing: Akwa Ibom govt sues EFCC for N50bn

Sallah: Police beef up security nationwide

NSCDC arrests illegal immigrant in Imo

SARS: Holistic police shake-up better

Buhari, Saraki supporters in shouting match at Ilorin airport

Buhari’s govt driving Nigeria to electoral chaos, warns Fayose

Bye-election: Police’ve declared war on Rivers, says Wike

Why Saraki, Tambuwal left APC ‘ Tinubu

252 aides resign from Tambuwal’s govt

Nigeria must be restructured, Bakare insists

No party is sure of victory in Osun ‘ Lasun

Apologise to NASS, ex-APGA scribe tells presidency

Ekweremadu: APC using EFCC, ICPC against opposition, says PDP

Atiku can’t return Imo to PDP ‘Okorocha’s aide

Nigeria yet to recover from economic recession ‘ Kale

13 states set to adopt new mortgage law

Stocks fall further, market capitalisation drops to N12.87tn

Power firms reject TCN as proposed N72bn fund manager

Doctor rapes heavily sedated patient

Baby with brain tumour miraculously recovers after Pope Francis kissed her

Lawmaker urges forensic audit of National Assembly budgetary allocations

Nothing is too little, says retired judge, mobilises funds to rebuild Ayefeles Fresh FM building

Governorship zoned to Ogun West, says APC chairman

Remain strong, supporters urge Yinka Ayefele as Oyo Govt razes Fresh FM building

BREAKING: 252 aides resign from Tambuwals cabinet

Third Mainland Bridge to be temporarily shut for four days LASG

Demolition: Ajimobi was interviewed by Fresh FM, Ayefeles fans recall

Militants kill Police sergeant rescuing comatose abducted woman

THISDAY

Falana Urges Buhari to Sign New Electoral Bill

Ekiti LG Workers Begin StrikeThursday

Nigeria’s Education System Deficient, Says Dogara

Omokri Berates Fashola

Akpabio Hails Ugwuanyi on Peace, Good Governance

IPOB Alleges Arrest of Women Demanding Kanu’s Release

We Have Spent over N17bn Tackling Insecurity, Says Zamfara SSG

315,000 PVC Yet To Be Claimed in Kwara, Says REC

Adams Cautions Candidates in Osun Governorship Poll

Rivers By-Election: APC Accuses PDP of Sponsoring Violence, Rigging

Power Gencos Give FG Six Conditions to Avoid Shutdown of Operations

Buhari Not Committed to 2019 Polls, Says Saraki’s Aide

Protest in Ibadan over Demolition of Popular Yoruba Musician, Ayefele’s Radio Station (VIDEO)

We Have Spent over N17bn on Security, Says Zamfara SSG

Saraki’s Removal Can Crash Nigeria’s Democracy, Says Primate Ayodele

Alleged Husband Killer, Maryam Sanda Names New Baby After Father in-law




SUN

Saraki, Tambuwal left APC because they wanted automatic tickets, says Tinubu

NLNG: FG restates commitment to commencement of Train-7 ‘ Adeosun

FG inaugurates TWC for $20bn Ogidigben industrial gas park

Dano Milk receives Guinness World Records certificate

China renews commitment to deepen investments in Nigeria

DISCOs urge FG to tackle transmission challenges

Lawmakers to APC: Saraki not cause of your failure

Buhari won’t shield any corrupt party member ‘ APC

Treasury looters: Start with your party members, PDP tells Buhari

NUJ presidential aspirant flays demolition of Ayefele’s Music House

3rd Mainland Bridge to be shut August 23 ‘ Lagos govt

Eid-el-Kabir: IGP orders massive deployment of police to worship places, recreational centres

2019 elections doubtful, FG driving Nigeria to electoral chaos ‘ Fayose

Failed election: Police has declared war on Rivers, says Governor Wike

Nnamdi Kanu’s community gears up to sue FG over missing monarch, IPOB leader

Horrific stories of children starved, tortured, neglected in Lagos

Aregbesola’s free ride: Many stranded as travellers besiege railway terminal

Boy, 13, stolen in Ebonyi, sold in Imo for N300,000

NUJ condemns demolition of Ayefele’s Fresh FM station

 

GUARDIAN

Business economists say Trump tariffs will harm US

Practitioners decry loss of $1 billion on medical tourism

Lagos to closedown Third Mainland Bridge for four days

DisCos flay TCN’s N72 billion investment in networks

Tambuwal loses 252 aides quit to APC

PDP sponsored Rivers bye-election violence – APC

Deputy speaker says no plan to dump APC

PDP wins Taraba assembly by-election

Boko Haram jihadists kill four farmers in Borno

More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage

 

VANGUARD

PDP, APC, Nigeria’s problem ‘Presidential aspirant

Tanker accident leaves commuters, motorists stranded on Lagos’Ibadan Expressway

A-Ibom govt files N50bn suit against EFCC over frozen accounts

1,650 resign membership of Apc in Edo

PFN to politicians: Don’t plunge Nigeria into avoidable crisis

2019: Hardship’ll make Nigerians vote PDP ‘Okom

Defections in A-Ibom impracticable ‘Ibom Patriots

We’re determined to rid Delta of fake, counterfeit drugs ‘Ononye

Saraki should be held responsible for budget delay ‘ Presidency

Abuja Building Collapse: NIOB calls for professionalism

Sen. Adamu calls for forensic audit of NASS budgetary allocations

PDP welcomes Buhari’s declaration to jail looters

 

LEADERSHIP

Reps Urge PMB To Order Immediate Arrest Of Oshiomhole

By-election: Wike Accuses Police Of Declaring War On Rivers People

Edo NUT Threatens Strike Over Lack Of Chalks, Markers

NEC Budget: Saraki Deliberately Driving Nigeria To Cliff Edge ‘ Presidency

2019: Clergy Urges Youths To Obtain PVCs Before Deadline

By-election Results Signpost PMB, APC’s Victories ‘Sen Adamu

Freezing Of Account: A/Ibom Sues EFCC, Demands N50bn

MURIC Raises The Alarm Over Curfew During Eid-el- Kabir

PDP Accuses APC Of Using EFCC, ICPC Against Opposition

Sallah: Bamusa Donates N40m To Gombe APC

Adams To Governors, Monarchs: Tackle Insecurity In Yorubaland

Debts Owed Ex-NAL Workers, Major Obstacle For Nigeria Air

NLNG: FG Committed To Commencement Of Train-7 ‘Adeosun

Zenith Bank, GTBank, 9 Others Pay N65bn Tax In 6 Months

PMB Government Inherited Ports Without Cargo Scanners

Group Applaud INEC For Suspending Rivers Bye-election

Continuous Existence Of Nigeria Is A Miracle ‘ Mimiko

PMB Led Govt Inherited Ports Without Cargo Scanners ‘ FG

Lagos Third Mainland Bridge To Be Shut Temporarily For 4 Days

Condemnations Trail Demolition Of Ayefele’s N800m Music House

NAF Clear Bandits’ Hideouts In Zamfara

 

TRIBUNE

PDP condemns demolition of Ayefele’s studio

World Humanitarian Day: Ohaneze advocates improved funds for aid workers

Governorship aspirant promises purposeful leadership in Plateau

Ekweremadu: APC tele-guiding EFCC, ICPC against opposition

INEC budget: Presidency attacks Saraki

APC Govs, power brokers at loggerheads over Direct Primaries

Tambuwal loses 252 aides to APC

Why Udom won’t defect to APC ‘ Ibom Patriots

Osun 2018: Stop using security agents to harass Adeleke, PDP tells Aregbeslola, APC

Biafra: IPOB threatens fresh mass protest over detained women by Army in Owerri

PDP welcomes Buhari’s plan to jail looters

Club owner, one other electrocuted in Anambra

INEC Budget: Buhari Media Organization suffering from ‘Conscientious Ignorance’-Saraki

DisCos raise concerns over FG’s N72bn investment in distribution assets

Stop the siege in Rivers, Makarfi advices Federal government

NATION

Tinubu: Saraki, Tambuwal left APC for fear of Buhari

INEC, Wike disagree over failed Rivers by-election

N3.5b London-Paris Club refund: EFCC set for trial of ex-bank MD, Sarakis aide

79,000 Nigerians among two million pilgrims

DisCos fault govts directive on generation below optimal level

NIMASA: Cabotage fund disbursement coming

IATA cautions Nigeria, others on airports privatisation

Presidential Race : Ganduje dares Kwankwaso to launch campaign in Kano

Air Force kill bandits, leader in Zamfara forests

Why Buhari must sign Electoral Bill now, says Falana

You cant return Imo to PDP, Okorocha replies Atiku

Unpaid salaries: Ekiti LG workers begin strike Aug 23

3rd Mainland bridge to be shut down for four days

Many Lagosians guilty of traffic misbehaviour

 

DAILY TIMES

Tanker accident: FRSC cautions motorists on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Rivers bye-election: Police has declared war on Rivers State, Wike alleges

SERAP accuses Ajimobi of executive rascality over demolition of Fresh FM

Saraki, Tambuwal, others left APC over automatic ticket, says Tinubu

Zamfara banditry claims 3,000 lives, gulps N17bn SSG

Lagos to shut 3rd Mainland Bridge for 4 days

Ram sellers decry low patronage in Abuja, Kano, others

Eid-el-Kabir: IGP orders massive deployment of police personnel nationwide

Oil coys to invest $17.3bn in new projects

OML 83 & 85: Bayelsa, NNPC, First Global sign MoU

 

DAILY TRUST

EFCCs missteps over Benue accounts

Suspended Rivers by-election: APC lauds electorate for defending votes

Tambuwal’s 250 aides resigned to pre-empt planned sack

Stop peddling lies against Obasanjo, group tells Soyinka, Tinubu

Floating dock to save Nigeria N36bn annually NIMASA

90 percent of technologies powering Nigeria imported

67m youth population to wrest power from elite

PDP wins Taraba assembly by-election

Ganduje empowers 15,400 youths

We will win Osun Governorship election ADP

Oyo 2019: Political heavyweights regroup under Obasanjos ADC to unseat APC

 




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