Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, August 31, 2018

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

 





 

PUNCH

Apapa gridlock persists one month after Osinbajos intervention

APC NEC adopts direct presidential primary, indirect for gov, others

Saraki declares presidential bid, promises sincere anti-graft war

Buharis national interest comment, alibi to undermine judiciary Soyinka

Indicted soldiers in airport protest will face military COAS

NEPC targets $8bn non-oil export revenue in 2019

FG seeks more private sector investments from UK

Im not after Tsav, its police prosecuting him Ortom

Osun teachers involved in ongoing workers strike NUT chair

Amnesty urges FG to stop illegal arrests, detentions

Flood: NEMA wants people living around River Niger evacuated

FG inaugurates National Addressing System committee

Oyo declares work-free day for PVC collection

Ebonyi suspends rice millers association leaders

5,000 out-of-school girls to acquire basic literacy, numeracy skills

Clark, Adebanjo, Abdullahi, Ezeife attack President over anti-rule of law comment

Voting for APC in 2019 will further divide Nigeria ‘Lamido

Tambuwal picks PDP presidential form

PDP asks Tambuwal, Atiku, Kwankwaso, others to accept primary’s outcome

National Assembly panel cuts INEC budget by N202.2m

I’ll support female aspirants across party lines ‘ Aisha Buhari

Wike urges PDP presidential aspirants to unite against APC

Inauguration: Fayose’s aide faults Fayemi’s request for tightened security

Crisis hits Oyo ADC as faction rejects Ladoja’s congress result

IG warns against violence ahead of Osun poll

Tinubu leads South West APC stakeholders to meet Buhari

FAAC sets up committee on Excess Crude Account management

MTN denies illegally repatriating $8.1bn

Farmers, herders’ clashes threaten output of cash crops

Cross River rice seedling factory to generate N14bn annually

FG to train 2,500 amnesty beneficiaries in fishing

Vital notes for entrepreneurs starting a business

Bayelsa airport ready, SAHCOL inspects facility

NAFDAC to publish compendium of registered products

National Assembly panel cuts INEC polls budget by N2002.2m, endorses N143.3bn

We will earn your trust and votes, Fela Durotoye says, emerges PACT consensus candidate

Apple to unveil new iPhones in September

Not Too Young To Run distances self from Sarakis declaration

Summit: Akpabio, nine ministers to accompany Buhari to China

Americans at Texas-Mexico border obtain citizenship with fake documents Trump

Nigerias challenges have given way to dividends under me Buhari

 

THISDAY

Police Arraign 57 Youths for Alleged Homosexuality

African Countries Must Embrace Agriculture, Says US Envoy

Okocha: It’s Unlawful for EFCC to Commence Unilateral Investigation of a State

73 Battalion: Ganduje, Kwankwaso’s Rift May Cause Violence in 2019 Elections

EFCC Raids Companies in Gombe

FG Condemns Hate Speech, Decries Crude Oil Pipeline Vandalism

Presidential Amnesty to Employ 2,000 Beneficiaries of Training in Fishing Sector

Alleged N369m Deal: Police Trail Hunkuyi as Senator Refuses to Honour Invitation

PDP Presidential Primaries: Aspirants to Sign Undertaking not to Defect

Buhari Tasks APC on Credible Primaries

2019 Presidency: Moughalu, 15 Others Endorse Durotoye as Consensus Candidate

N’Assembly Joint Committee Reduces 2019 Election Budget by N200m

APC Adopts Direct Primary for Presidential Ticket

EFCC Raids Firms, Arrests Owners for Money Laundering

PDP Expresses Concern over Buhari’s Inability to Engage May Productively

FG to Grow Non-oil Exports to $8bn by 2019, Says NEPC Boss

Poisonous Rice: Ebonyi Reopens Abakaliki Rice Mill

House Blames DPR for Alleged Loss of $21bn Due to Non-activation of PSC Clause

SUN

Lagos residents protest estimated billing, demand prepaid meters

India, Nigeria’s largest trading partner ‘ Envoy

$8.1bn refund: Bankers move to save MTN

PIGB: FDI suffers setback as Buhari rejects bill

How to cope with WhatsApp’s impending reforms

Vote for me again in 2019, Buhari begs women

2019: APC adopts direct primary election for presidency only

2019: Wike to PDP candidates: Unite to sack Buhari

Tanker explosion: Church, hotels, shops razed in Rivers

Linda Ikeji sacks staff accused of raping teenager

We’re accustomed to mutilated Naira notes ‘ Lagos residents

Buratai solicits media support to defeat Boko Haram

Ikpeazu reiterates commitment to supporting Abia women

Zamfara Corps members taking orientation course in Katsina not for security reasons”NYSC

 

GUARDIAN

Breaking Coconut On The Head As A Sign Of Prayer Ritual

183, 000 PVCs unclaimed in Borno, says INEC

Army university to commence admission in 2018

Nigerian youths begged me to run for president, says Saraki

APC adopts direct Primary for presidency

CBN fines 4 banks N5.87bn over foreign exchange illegal deals

UN chief thanks Obasanjo for smooth transition in Liberia

Flood hits 8 local government areas in Kano state

Understanding the proposed Katsina refinery

How Buhari lost control of northern votes

 

VANGUARD

Alleged N369m deal: Police trail Hunkuyi, as senator refuses to honour invitation

New Police college planned for Anambra

Confusion trails planned closure of Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Presidential candidate coming through direct primary; 34 states go for indirect ‘ APC

Unite to sack APC govt, Wike urges PDP presidential aspirants

SON raises alarm over importation of infected school uniforms

Buhari, Osinbajo,Tinubu, APC govs, South West stakeholders meet

2019: I’ll restore all critical infrastructures in C’River State- SDP Aspirant

Entrench unity, dialogue among your members, Aisha Buhari to APC Women

Rule of law : PANDEF, NEF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, M-Belt leaders carpet Buhari

Lagos monarch decries attack on Prince

MAN cries out over poor roads in S-East, S-South

Presidential Convention: PDP moves to prevent post-convention crisis

Oil communities storm Owerri, insist on MoU with Seplat

2019: We will welcome Atiku 1,000% APGA

Delta APC crisis won’t affect party’s fortune ‘Utomi

APC responsible for Nigeria low economic growth ‘ Atiku

Contest political post to effect change, Buhari tells women

2019: Don’t vote candidates without means of livelihood ‘Rep

INEC budget : Crisis looms as NASS battles Buhari over source of elections funding

FG commissions Maska Earth Dam for farmers, herders use in Katsina

Vote buying will mar 2019 elections ‘Prof Onuoha

I won’t leave PDP again ‘ Atiku Abubakar

Defections merely made a dent on APC ‘ Buhari

Mauritius joins Nigeria, Ghana, others as shareholders of Africa50

$8.1bn: Senate clears us ‘MTN

Hanging funds: CBN assures Savannah Bank’s customers of resolution

Entrepreneurial drive of young Nigerians laudable ‘Osinbajo

Naira appreciates to N362.32/$ in I&E window

FAAC: FG, States , LGs share N714.809 b

Nigerian pilgrims display honesty, return missing wallets, valuables

Tambuwal picks PDP presidential nomination form

Buhari may benefit from APC’s direct primary

Saraki’s declaration divides Nigerians

Nigeria must stop unlawful arrests, detentions ‘ Amnesty




LEADERSHIP

Alleged N369m Deal: Hunkuyi Fails To Honour Police

Poisonous Rice: Panic Heightens As Govt Douses Tension

Court Imprisons 3 Businessmen For Stealing Helicopter Parts

Foundation Donates 40 Water Tanks To Borno IDPs

13 Suspected Cultists Remanded In Ilorin Prison

FG’s Panel Recovers 18 Jeeps For NPC

Ensure Party Supremacy, Aisha Buhari Tells APC Women

Akpabio Can’t Alter Power Balance In Akwa Ibom

Lack Of Political Will, Bane Of Education

2019 Walkover For PDP, Says Bafarawa

2019: Ekpo Picks SDP Nomination Form For C/River Guber Race

Forge Common Front To Sack APC, Wike Tells PDP Presidential Aspirants

Army Adopts Community Stabilisation Campaign To Combat B/Haram Ideology

2019: Lekan Alli Begins LG Consultation Tour In Ibadan

ERA Takes Smoke-free Nigeria Message To NYSC

Oil Rises On Iran Sanctions, Lower U.S. Fuel Inventories

 

TRIBUNE

Omisore takes campaign to Oyinlola’s town, promises to rebuild Osun

NYSC, beacon of hope, reference point ‘ Ajimobi

Bukola Saraki declares for president, read full speech

25-yr-old mother of two, hacked to death in Ekiti

Varsity students storm out of exam hall in South Africa, say questions too tough

PIGB: Ex-NNPC GED blames Senate for Buhari’s refusal to assent bill

NSE moves 345.057m shares worth N2.27b

130 disabled persons provided with artificial legs, hands in Anambra

Wike charges PDP presidential aspirants to forge common-front against APC, FG

Petrol tanker fire razes church, hotel, shops in Rivers

Osun 2018: Voters displaying ballots after casting votes ‘ll be prosecuted

2019: APC adopt direct primary for president, indirect for govs, others

 

NATION

APC adopts direct primary for presidential candidate

Soyinka criticises Buhari on rule of law, national interest

MTN rejects CBNs order to refund $8.1b

Assembly panel okays N143.2b for INEC

Saraki, Tambuwal, others exit had no dent on APC, says Buhari

Nigeria saves $200m yearly from fertiliser plants revival, says Osinbajo

Weve lifted Nigerians out of poverty, says Osinbajo

Buhari urges women to go for elective offices

Why there is low cargo in Eastern ports, by NPA

48 in race for Osun Government House

Gunmen kill two policemen, driver, abduct expatriate

Flooding: Obaseki assesses impact, distributes relief materials

NNPC reporting template ready next month

ANEEJ urges Buhari to reconsider decision on Petroleum bill

APC resists plans to convert Tinapa to university

Pastor paraded for sexually assaulting 17 year-old maid

DAILY TIMES

Gov Sani-Bello urges FG to expedite action on federal roads in Niger State

NPA, lawmaker give 900 youths, women start-up capital

Osinbajos revelations and oil revenues

2019: Ikuforiji, ex-Lagos Speaker, denies interest in guber race

Atiku visits Minna for consultations

Defectors couldnt align with APC Change Mantra President Buhari

Governorship aspirant, Lekan Alli kickstarts consultations across Oyo State

2019 Elections: Buhari Asks APC To Conduct Credible Primaries

2019: Crisis looms as NASS asks FG to vire fund from N943.5bn Service Wide Vote

2019: Amidst defections, APC okays direct primary for presidential seat

57 youths arraigned for homosexuality in Lagos, remanded in prison custody

Buratai seeks media support in fight against Boko Haram

Egyptian President swears in first Christian woman Governor for Egypt

FG warns corps members against hate speech, fake news

Gunshot: APC chieftain, Opeyemi Bamidele arrives Nigeria after treatment

Why Buhari declined assent to PIGB Presidency

Revenue template for NNPC ready, FAAC shares N714.8bn to FG, States, LGAs

 

DAILY TRUST

Vote Buying Threatens 2019 Elections

2019: Buhari group urges supporters to collect PVCs

Adamawa govship: Emmanuel Bello picks SDP forms

Youth campaigners distance movement from Sarakis declaration

APC defectors are migrant, rolling stone politicians

Physically challenged man, Lanshima declares for House of Reps

I wont leave PDP again Atiku Abubakar

APC strives on falsehood Lamido

Adulteration: Ebonyi govt seals Abakaliki rice mill

Oil rises on Iran sanctions, lower U.S. fuel inventories

Pension fund drives 7% of Nigerian economic growth

1 senior citizen dies every 20 minutes from fall – Expert

13 ships discharging petrol, other products at Lagos ports

2019: Youths hail Saraki as he declares for presidency

Services, trade account for 55% of economy Osakwe

Apapa port records N57bn export in seven months, as command gets new Controller

Ill restructure Nigeria Kwankwaso

Kwankwasiyya supporters defect to APC, burn red caps

PDP ticket: Bafarawa rejects consensus

 

BUSINESSDAY

Ghana to assemble Volkswagen vehicles soon as Nigeria chases shadows

MTN, banks deny CBN’s allegations of improper CCI

NEPC highlights role of personal training on Q2 growth

Delta cabinet approves instruments for quick passage of 2019 budget

Nigeria’s slow growth to pull more people into poverty

Moderate freight growth continues in July, up 2.1%

All On partners AfDB, NDF, GEF, CIC to launch a $58 million Off-Grid Energy Access Fund

MAN to deepen support for equipment expo




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