Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, January 23. 2019

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




BUSINESSDAY

Use your PVCs wisely, Fashola tells voters

Nigeria to spend N91bn on 10yr National Livestock Transformation Plan

New Peugeot Pick-up targets 50% market share

Concerns over Access Bank’s proposed N75bn Rights Issue, others

With eye on inflation, naira stability, CBN holds MPR at 14%

Sanwo-Olu excites Swiss investors with opportunities in Lagos

FG dares Labour with 50% Minimum wage increase

 

PUNCH

Handle Obasanjo with caution, Sani warns Buhari

Sanwo-Olu gets trade commitment from Swiss investors

Lagos asks community leaders to be accountable

Elections: NYSC boss warns corps members against malpractices

Benue Rep returns to APC after losing PDP ticket

CBN cautions FG against rising debt level

Reserves would’ve crashed to $2bn without forex restriction FG

Pipeline vandalism: Kingpin captured in Lagos

FG, firm sign $100m concession agreement for Warri Port terminal

Nigeria posts biggest oil production rise in OPEC

FG approves new reporting template for revenue-generating agencies

Pension funds probe: Reps summon PenCom chiefs, 21 PFAs

AMCON seeks investors for Polaris Bank

AfDB approves $25m equity investment for renewable energy projects

CAM bill passes third reading at House of Reps

Regulatory challenges, others killing real sector NECA

Oil prices drop as China economic slump threatens to spread

Obasanjo lacks dignity Sagay

Miyetti Allah attacks Atiku for saying Buhari not a full-blooded Fulani

Police release Melaye after arraignment for resisting arrest

NLC fumes as council of state fixes minimum wage at N27,000

If we expose those in Buhari govt, theyll not only go to jail, theyll go to hell Obasanjo

Danjuma alleges plot to rig, says Nigerias democracy primitive

Reps pass bill criminalising estimated billing

CCT rejects court orders stopping Onnoghens trial

New 10-year passport to cost N70,000

Lagos pipeline inferno: Command arrests prime suspect, four others

INEC, security agencies must demonstrate integrity EU observer

Rich Nigerians should take care of the poor Abiara

Dambazau blames ex-IG Idris for NPFs lack of projects

N1.6bn fraud: I’m innocent, Jonathans ex-aide, Dudafa, says

Absence of principal officers stalls Senate plenary

At least 10 dead as fire rages on Black Sea ships

Police arrest five over Abule-Egba pipeline explosion

Drunk passenger tries to divert Russian plane, forcing emergency landing

LASUTH resident doctors begin warning strike Jan 28

FG, States to harmonise basic education examinations

Reps bill to criminalise estimated power billing passes third reading

 

THISDAY

Micro Pension to Raise Pension Assets by N3tn, Says PenCom

Again, ANRP Calls for Upward Review of 2019 Budget

Osinbajo Bemoans Capacity of Fake News to Cause Harm

Opposition Parties, Lawyers Storm CCT Headquarters Over Onnoghens Trial

Lagos Residents Cry to Ezekwesili for Rescue from Poverty

2019 Budget: More Troubles, OPEC Pegs Nigeria’s Output at 1.6mbd

Atiku Better than Buhari, Obasanjo Insists

Emefiele Insists Economy on Track, MPC Retains 14% Interest Rate

Gas-fired Buses to Save Nigeria $2.5bn Yearly

NLC Rejects N27,000 Minimum Wage, Summons Emergency Meeting

FG Concessions Terminal ‘B’ Warri Old Port for N105.24bn

Court Orders Stopping Onnoghen’s Trial not Binding, Says CCT

CBN Retains Interest Rate at 14%

House Postpones Deliberations on 2019 Budget till Wednesday

SUN

2019: NSCDC warns youths against election violence

Tears as Ochanya bags posthumous award

Mikel returns to England

Presidential polls: We’ve no choice candidate ‘CAN

Kwara: APC guber candidate, govt trade tackles on N70bn rice project

Omeruo ranked best Nigerian player in Europe

#UsainBolt: Sprinter-turned-footballer declares his ‘sports life over

PDP govs funding Buhari’s re-election ‘Yari, Lawan

Egina FPSO: Samsung generates$400m into Nigeria’s petroleum sector

Nigeria appointed Ashoka African Hub for social entrepreneurship

Electricity pensioners petition Buhari over non-payment of arrears

PENGASSAN seeks stiffer sanctions against Forte Oil, Seplat, others over anti-labour posturing

CBN warns against rising debt, retains rate at 14%

Protests rock Gboko, Adikpo as Assembly suspends 6 LG bosses

Alleged fraud, misconduct: Fayemi sacks indicted heads of institutions

Geneva: Sanwo-Olu secures $5bn trade commitment in Switzerland

Bayelsa sues oil firms

Tension, jubilation in police over decentralization, disbandment of SARS, SIP, IRT, others

Ochanya: Prima facie case against Ogbuja, son, Benue govt tells court

JUST IN: NAF appoints 3 new AOCs, 69, senior officers, others

Miyetti Allah in trouble for endorsing Buhari

Fraud: FG approves new revenue reporting template for MDAs




VANGUARD

Aftermath of hot exchanges: Buhari, OBJ greet; NCS okays N27,000 minimum wage

Presidential election showdown: Amaechi and Saraki, two friends in each other’s gun sights

Delta monarchs task INEC, politicians on violence-free, fair elections

Our overcrowded trains

FG refutes news of N850,000 claims for retirees

Atiku not a messiah but better than Buhari ‘ OBASANJO

CCT panel divided over CJN’s trial, as FG insists he must step aside

Economy, security, healthcare, top my husband’s agenda ‘Atiku’s wife

Oil spills: Bayelsa govt drags three oil multinationals to court

TCN blames power challenges on ports congestion

Police commissioners to be swapped during election’PSC

Election Tension: Soldiers take over Ebonyi streets

Stakeholders in Igboland asked to lead campaign against void votes

PDP chides Tinubu over comments on Obasanjo

Breaking: Buhari Campaign Organization slams N40m libel suit against Atiku

I’m impressed with INEC’s readiness for elections ‘Buhari

2019, a choice between progress and retrogression- PDP

Buhari medically fit, mentally sound to lead Nigeria beyond 2019

PDP rejects APC’s mulling of interim government

FG sets up Committee on Nigeria’s return to IMO category ‘C

Oil price reverses trend, drops back to $60.90

Chidi Izuwah gets Senate confirmation as DG, ICRC

Seafarers’ welfare: Maritime authorities move to increase inspection campaign

Nigeria, Canada move to revive stalled bilateral agreement

Four Nigerian stowaways trying to get into the UK’ charged with attempted hijacking

FG scales up sectors for green bond

Yoruba youths apologise to Nigerians over Obasanjo’s recent outbursts

Centre berates Atiku over attempt to taint COAS, Buratai’s integrity

Obasanjo goofed on Buhari’s performance ‘ Tsav

Election: Police Service Commission says police officers must be on uniforms

Alleged kingpin of pipeline vandalism, oil theft nabbed ‘ NNPC

Anambra monarch rallies support for Buhari

DPR generates N1.3tn revenue in 2018 ‘ Official

Council of State endorses INEC preparations for 2019 Elections

Elections: Get your PVCs, Okowa tells people in Delta

MPC retains MPR at 14% amid rising global, domestic risk

 

LEADERSHIP

Fayemi Sacks Ekiti Varsity VC, College Provost, EKSUTH CMD

Don’t Interfere In Our Forthcoming Election, NANS Tells Dalung

Ortom Reads Riot Act To LG Chairmen

NASU Shuts Poly Ibadan Over Unpaid Salaries

NSCDC Secures Conviction Of 11 Persons In Kaduna

Nigerian Army Flags Off Exercise ‘EGWU EKE III’ In Kaduna

Amnesty Programme Trains Over 100 Ex-Militants

DPR Generates N1.3tn Revenue In 2018

Dragging NNPC Into Partisan Politics Inimical To Economy

Total Calls For New Oil Bid Round In Nigeria To Increase Exploration

Slow Justice System Scaring Maritime Investors’NIMASA DG

Oil Prices Slide On Global Economic Growth Concern

Zamfara: Other Parties Set To Reap From Crises In APC, PDP

Magu Traces Illicit Funds, Stolen Assets To Dubai

Police Arraign 2 Men For Providing False Information

 

TRIBUNE

UI academics ‘hail and wail’ over Buhari administration

We’re pacesetter in the implementation of SDGs ‘ El-Rufai

PDP lashes out at Tinubu over comments on OBJ

Governors are backing Buhari because of bailouts ‘ Governor Yari

2019: Agbaje promises equity for Lagos 5 divisions

Minimum wage:Nothing’ll deny workers any kobo from N30,000 ‘ Labour

25 Fulani associations distance self from Miyetti Allah’s endorsement of Buhari

2019: EU observers warn INEC, security agencies, politicians

UPDATE: Organised labour rejects N27,000 minimum wage

NNPC to raise $4.1bn to boost production

Major marketers won’t resume petrol importation until pump price is deregulated

I’m happy with INEC’s readiness for election ‘ Buhari

NNPC anti-pipeline vandalism campaign receives boost

Atiku’s recipe sure way to perdition’ Emefiele

NATION

More cash found in CJN Onnoghens accounts

Council of State okays N27,000 minimum wage

Labour rejects N27, 000 offer for states

CCT rejects orders stopping CJNs trial

42 parties back Ayade

Stolen assets: Magu meets with UAE intelligence chiefs in Dubai

Nigeria needs to be saved urgently, says Ezekwesili

Shell, Total cut gas supply to GenCos over debts

NNPC inaugurates 25m-litre tank at Ejigbo Depot

We ll complete Lagos-Badagry expressway, says Hamzat

BPE concessions Old Warri Port for $100.78m

Babachir: PDP charges Buhari to prosecute other APC leaders

More knocks for Obasanjo as Yoruba leaders urge caution

 

DAILY TIMES

Defamation: Buhari Campaign Organisation slams libel suit against Atiku

Buhari expresses joy with INECs readiness for elections

2019: EU election observer mission tasks INEC, security agencies, others on transparency

ASUU strike: NANS threatens boycott of 2019 general elections

Dambazzau, Police end cold war

Ortom swears-in six Acting LG chairmen

Inter-Faith Clerics launch 30-days Deliverance Prayers for Obasanjo

Court retains El-Zakzaky, wife in custody, grants them access to medical services

Restructuring, jobs, defence of votes dominant as PDP campaign train lands in South East

At last, Council of State okays 2 new Minimum Wage for FG, States

Magu in Dubai as Illicit funds for vote buying suffers setback

Court Orders stopping Onnoghens trial not binding on us, says CCT

Tinubu replies Obasanjo, says ex-President hunted by ghosts of his misdeeds

Go beyond Babachir, Oke, probe other indicted APC leaders, PDP charges Buhari

Lack of quorum mars Senate plenary, adjourns till Wednesday

Reps criminalize estimated billing by DISCOS

Forex restriction on 42 ban items yielding results Emefiele

Internet users hit 111.6m in December, says NCC

 

DAILY TRUST

Submit Gana’s name to INEC within 24 hours, SDP youths tell Falae

Lagos 2019: Agbaje woos non-indigenes, promises fairness

4 injured, property destroyed as Abia governorship debate ends in fiasco

Ezekwesili, Durotoye, Moghalu pledge violence-free 2019 election

We have no interest in who wins 2019 elections ‘ EU observers

Zimbabwe president returns, vows `heads will roll’ after violence

FG to deploy nuclear technology to eradicate malaria

NCDC declares Lassa fever outbreak

Kwara North leaders commend PDP’s 2023 power shift plan

2019: INEC to use donkeys, canoes during election in Taraba

Kwara north: APC elders dissociate self from pact with PDP

We reject APC’s idea of interim government ‘ PDP




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