Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, January 31, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 





 

BUSIINESSDAY

How insecurity impacts business

Business booms for domestic airlines as AirFrance, Ethiopian suspend PH, Kaduna routes

New airport terminals are changing Nigeria’s travel narrative

Nigeria loses out on $62bn global annual palm oil market

Car prices to fall 20% as FG considers tariff review

Atiku promises to revitalise private sector with $25bn investment fund

Lagos moves to avert Apapa experience in Lekki Free Trade Zone

Atiku writes US, UK, EU, others over Buhari’s alleged constitutional breaches

Foreign investors rattled by controversial Nigeria chief judge suspension

 

PUNCH

Ill seize money from looters, grant them amnesty Atiku

Unlike Buhari, Atiku’ll be president for all Nigerians Obasanjo

Agbaje, Sanwo-Olu absent at NMA debate

Impeachment: We will do our job, Assembly tells Ambode supporters

We stand with Tinubu on Sanwo-Olu, says Arewa community

Lagos partners clubs on community development

INEC releases final list of governorship candidates, others today

APC knocks Ladoja, Alao-Akala for attacking Ajimobi

CBN recorded $40.9bn forex inflow in nine months Report

Senators failed to complement Buharis efforts Al-Makura

Refineries funding: NNPC, investors disagree on commercial terms

Impostors, renegades behind Buharis endorsement – Afenifere

US transport security agency begins audit of Lagos airport

ADC gov candidate raises the alarm over rigging plan in Ogun

FG targets $2bn from oil block licence renewal says IOCs must release idle oil fields

PDP gov candidate endorsement splits Nasarawa CAN

MAN targets increase in manufacturing sectors GDP contribution

INEC engages 30,000 ad hoc staff

Kerosene subsidy removal, a boost for cooking gas Adeshina

Air Peace aborts Lagos-bound flight over bomb scare

NSC decries absence of incentives for shipping sector

Israeli firm commences $195m maritime security contract

Indigenous IT experts decry exclusion from oil, gas projects

OGTAN canvasses capacity building to boost oil sector

FG urged to develop national energy policy

War against pipeline vandalism must be sustained IPMAN

Bonds: FG allots N116.99bn to 109 bidders

Danjuma, other Christian elders reject Onnoghens suspension, ACF backs Buhari

History will punish Obasanjo for ceding Bakassi to Cameroon – Oshiomhole

Appeal court dismisses Onnoghens request to stop CCT trial

EFCC files fraud charges against Babachir Lawal arraigns Oke, wife Friday

CSOs accuse FG of persecuting Adeyanju

Senate ad hoc committee abandons wage bill for elections

Appeal court rejects Metuhs bid to travel abroad

Miyetti Allah in South-West endorses Buhari, Abiodun

15 FG projects abandoned in 12 states, says Report

N70,000 price is unrealistic for passport, Labour tells FG

Keyamo blames Atiku for Americas slide on TIs corruption index

Court orders EFCC to refund N228m to Taraba APC Gov candidate, two others

Gunmen abduct Chief Press Secretary to Taraba Gov, two others

Facebook paid users to track smartphone use

THISDAY

CAC: Passage of CAM Bill Will Boost Ease of Business

FG Urged to Develop ICT Capabilities for National Development

INEC Chairman Swears in New REC for Bayelsa

Badaru is the First Nigerian Governor to Stop Security Vote

Gov Dickson Rewards Bayelsa Queens with N22m for Winning NWPL Super 4

US Begins Assessment of Security Status of MMIA

Labour Kicks against FG’s Hike of Passport Fee

Presidency: Why Buhari Didn’t Ask Voters to Back APC Candidates in Imo

US Backs Devt of New $250m City in Lagos

Do not Underestimate Opposition, Shettima Tells Borno APC

Appeal Court Denies Appointing Dead Judges into Election Petition Panels

CJN: CUPP, Pro-Democracy Groups Petition UN, AUC

FAAN Allays Fears Amid False Bomb Alert at Abuja Airport

Gunmen Kidnap Taraba CPS, Expatriate

Buhari Abusing Instrument of State, Says Atiku

Buhari: South East Will Benefit from My Releection

Lagos Judge Resists NBA’s Attempt to Disrupt Proceedings

Appeal Court Refuses to Stop Onnoghen’s Trial at CCT

NDLEA Arrests 451 Suspected Drug Traffickers in Katsina

NBA’s Boycott Directive Stalls Onnoghen’s Case in Industrial Court

 

SUN

38 bodies of migrants found after boats capsize off Djibouti

Kaduna guber: I’m not desperate to win -El Rufai

Feb 16: Shettima mends cracks in Borno APC

APC, Jime planning to blackmail monarchs with fake Abuja land allocation ‘ PDP

Sack Buhari’s blame-trading administration, Wike tasks Nigerians

FG targets $2bn from oil, gas lease licence renewal

Nigeria loses $10bn annually to expatriates ‘NIW

Customs generates N4.042trn in 4 years

CAC applauds National Assembly on passage of Companies and Allied Matters Bill

MTN drags Kogi govt to court over shutdown of base stations

Safety: US begins audit of Lagos international airport

Don’t impeach Ambode,protesters tell Lagos Assembly

14.3m Nigerians into drug abuse ‘EU report

Governor affirms commitment to make Lagos work, opens Great Hall

Labour rejects N70, 000 for new passport

Breaking: At last, FG slams 10-count charge against ex-SGF, Babachir Lawal for N272 grass-cutting contract

The Umahi revelation: I rented 2,000 persons to cheer Buhari in Abakaliki less APC be booed

Ebonyi APC guber aspirant plans N100m suit against INEC, PDM

Violence threatens Osun election as thugs attack APC candidate at rally

Onnoghen protests: NBA distrupts Port Harcourt Court of Appeal




GUARDIAN

INEC swears in new Resident Electoral Commisioner

French growth slows as ‘yellow vest’ protests take toll

Court of Appeal dismisses suspended CJN Onnoghen’s motion

#CelineDion Has A Response For Her Body Shamers

Iran’s Rouhani tells critics: blame ‘oath-breaker’ US

4 pregnant women, 158 Nigerians return from Libya

Atiku is a consumate democrat, says PDP

 

VANGUARD

Onnoghen’s CCT trial must go on ‘ Appeal Court

February 16, opportunity to make infinite statement about Biafra freedom ‘IPOB

Buhari planning to manipulate polls, Moghalu alleges

Woman dies after giving birth to quintuplets

Let’s vote out this govt, Atiku’s wife urges women

CAC commends NASS over passage of Companies and Allied Matters Bill

Surrender illegal weapons now, military tells armed groups in Benue

N30,000 minimum wage: We’re proud of you, labour tells Reps

Elections not worth blood of Edo citizens’CP

25m living with disabilities’ll vote, INEC assures

Alleged N450 fraud: Court dismisses charge against Taraba APC gov candidate, 2 others

2019: Obasanjo investigated me more than any other politician- Atiku

BREAKING: INEC maintains stance on Zamfara APC, approves 1, 066 Guber Candidates

I’m not desperate to remain as governor ‘ El-Rufai

2019: Hold Buhari, APC responsible if polls go wrong ‘ PDP

Lagosians commence non-partisan campaign to halt Ambode’s impeachment

Erratic Power Supply: ‘FG must adopt National Energy Policy

Sanctity of contracts, lower costs crucial to attracting investments ‘ Total

Onnoghen, Muhammad: NJC keeps Nigerians waiting

CJN saga: Personal legal opinions, biases taking over constitutionalism

I can vouch for Atiku, he has learnt his lessons ‘ Obasanjo

FG targets $2b from oil, gas lease licence renewal

Blame game as thugs beat up Rivers NBA protesters

I will not fail you, says APC senatorial candidate

Terrain is not an encumbrance to developing riverine communities ‘ Okowa

 

LEADERSHIP

GPN Dissociates Self From Joining Kebbi APC

Gunmen Abduct Gov Ishaku’s CPS, Mijinyawa

A’Court Sends Onnoghen Back To CCT For Trial

Bandits Attack: NEMA Gives Relief Materials To 1000 Victims In Kwara, Niger

PDP’ll Win Bayelsa NASS, State Assembly Polls

Federal Task Force Clamps Down On Dredgers In Lagos

Protests Rock Lagos Over Plans To Impeach Ambode

YCE Condemns Attacks On FG Over Onnoghen’s Suspension

Osun APC Calls For Investigation Over Political Violence

Okowa Wants FG to Help Develop Coastal Communities

 

TRIBUNE

500 vigilante join forces with the army to fight Boko Haram insurgents

No name of dead Judge on election petition tribunal list ‘ Appeal Court

INEC must take control of security deployment for elections, Edwin Clark says

FG restates commitment to promoting blue economy ‘ Amaechi

I will restore investors’ confidence in the economy ‘ Atiku

10,908 foreign ships cart away $16.2bn from Nigeria in two years

Democracy, political parties, electoral integrity and good governance

2019: Atiku will perform much better than Buhari ‘ Obasanjo

FG urges states to key into open defecation-free roadmap

APC House of Reps candidate accuses PDP’s flag bearer of attacking campaign team

FG targets $2bn from oil, gas lease licence renewal

FG to subject public buildings to mandatory maintenance ‘ Osinbajo

How I’ll create wealth for Nigerians through SMEs, privatisation of NNPC ‘ Atiku

 

NATION

$43.4m Ikoyigate cash: Ex-NIA boss, wifes trial begins tomorrow

No bomb on Lagos-Abuja Air Peace flight, says FAAN

No bomb on Lagos-Abuja Air Peace flight, says FAAN

Lagos Assembly insists Ambode must appear before it over infractions

Nigeria gets $29m grant to fight TB

Onnoghen at CCT: Appeal Court refuses to stay proceedings

I am not corrupt, Buhari tells Nigerians at Ebonyi rally

Oshiomhole lashes out at Obasanjo for ceding Bakassi

Were working towards improving Ekitis economy

Lagosians will vote for govt of continuity, says lawmaker

2019 Election: Ganduje urges Nigerians to vote for Buhari

Nigerias refineries not too old NNPC

Hold Buhari, APC responsible for any threats to polls, says PDP

NERC screens 108 potential meter providers

NCC: subscribers lose N12.5b to telecom-related frauds

Stakeholders seek religious groups involvement in environment protection

UPDATED: Two burnt to death, scores injured in Lagos tanker explosion

162 Nigerians deported from Libya

Ambode commissions Great Hall of Ikorodu

FG files charges against Babachir Lawal, Oke, wife, others

ECA chief hails Mauritania for ratifying AfCFTA

DAILY TIMES

162 stranded Nigerians in Libya arrive Lagos

2019: Over 700 allege fake policemen flood Anambra as herdsmen threaten election

NDLEA seeks inter-agency cooperation in war against drug abuse

FAAN Blames mad passenger, Over Air Peace bomb Alert

Four pregnant women, 158 Nigerians return from Libya

Threat to polls: Hold Buhari, APC responsible PDP

Ooni, Adams charge INEC on credible polls, seek restructuring of Nigeria

Finally, EFCC drags Babachir Lawal, Oke to court

ACourt declines to stop Onnoghens trial at CCT

Buhari is for all candidates of APC, says Presidency

Feb poll: I will restore investor confidence in economy if elected Atiku

Impeachment threat: Ambode supporters storm Lagos Assembly, demand stoppage of process

Nigeria gets $29 million grant to fight TB

Mopol to be deployed in strategic locations during polls, says acting IGP

Troops welfare: Army inaugurates agent banking services in barracks

 

DAILY TRUST

I will continue to reposition police, judiciary ‘ Buhari

Don’t see 89 other political parties as burden, PPC chair charges Nigerians

Crude oil not sold for $100 in 16 years of PDP ‘ Atiku

Boko Haram: INEC to provides alternative voting centres in Yobe

4 pregnant women, 158 Nigerians return from Libya

Cervical cancer: Expert says poverty, cultural beliefs hinder uptake of HPV vaccine

JAMB asks UNIBEN to probe UTME registration fraud

Bello commends FCT youth for supporting Buhari’s re-election bid

Oil theft: Navy hands over 19 suspects, two boats to EFCC

Past election theft induced widespread violence ‘ El-Rufai

Why Jonathan unleashed NDLEA on me in 2015 ‘ Kashamu

New REC to resume work in Bayelsa ‘ INEC Chairman

Why I asked my supporters to vote for candidates of their choice ‘ Buhari

Political parties may boycott 2019 polls




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