Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, March 28, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

BUSINESSDAY

We employ Nigerian pilots but not at the expense of safety ‘ Air Peace CEO

Contrary to Buhari’s directive, Malami proceeds with Trobell contract against IOCs

Afreximbank president urges FG to sign AfCFTA

Experts lament high debt service component of 2019 budget

Government hopeful to revive Ajaokuta Steel Company

Concerns as new Act seeks to whittle down SEC powers on mergers

Govt officials advocate review of extant license, regulations governing Gencos and Discos

Nation wide Power outage imminent as TCN losses six critical power transmission towers

Investors lose additional N79bn as negative sentiment persists on Nigerian bourse

MTN suit challenging legality of AGF tax claims adjourned till May 7

 

PUNCH

My post-election resolution is to avoid controversies Sanusi

Pre-election suits: How Constitutions 4th Alteration dashed politicians hope

40,998 voters to decide Adamawa next gov today

PDM candidate asks tribunal to void Buharis victory, order fresh poll

Electricity: TCN, Discos bicker over request to break monopoly

FG, states, LGs share N619bn

Nigerians spend N767.23bn on airtime in three months

Kwara PDP passes vote of confidence in Saraki

No incentive to increase power generation, say Gencos

Nigeria lost N234bn to gas flaring in 2018 NNPC

INEC to propose electoral reform to NASS – Okoye

Lawyer threatens to drag NNPC to court over recruitment

Benue election tribunal receives 11 petitions

FAAN targets N101.6bn revenue in 2019

CLO tasks INEC on future elections

Investors oversubscribe March FGN Bonds by N140bn

Ignore call for Rivers RECs redeployment, IPAC urges INEC

US agency commends work on 20,000bpd refinery in Lagos

FAAC allocates N619bn to three tiers of govt

Our decision on Lawan final, PDPs votes unnecessary – APC

Why we cant serve Buhari petition PDP, Atiku

Cs of return: Zamfara APC, gov-elect, others write INEC, head for SCourt

National Assembly ll pass budget on resumption April 2 Dogara

FG, ASUU resume renegotiation of 2009 pact

Court dismisses NECA, Nigerian Breweries suit against lottery commission

Army rescues six abducted Katsina clerics

How FG can strengthen anti-graft war SERAP

Without court order, EFCC lacks power to instruct bank to freeze customers account

Dickson sets inquiry into Bayelsa oil spills

Dokpesi accuses Buhari of being a parasite

Okowa, Otuaro get certificates of return

FG to concession Independence Building in Lagos

13-year-old player disagrees with referee, deliberately misses penalty kick

British MPs scramble for new #Brexit plan

I respect Ajimobi, but Im concerned about financial health of Oyo State Makinde

FG, ASUU resume renegotiation of 2009 agreement

 

THISDAY

Operators Kick as Buhari Declines Assent on Digital Rights Bill

Take Advantage of Tech Revolution, Minister Urges Nigerians

NCC, NBC Seek Affordable Rural Connectivity for Nigerians

NIMC Extends Diaspora Enrolment to UAE, UK

Buhari to Launch Micro Pension Scheme

17 Political Parties Adopt Abubakar Audus Son for Kogi Governorship

Nothing Can Displace the PDP in Akwa Ibom State

Gov Okowa Boosts Super Eagles with $60,000

It’s Illegal for Discos to Supply Power to Industries, Heavy Users, Says TCN

APC: We’ll Ensure Consensus Prevails in Choice N’Assembly Leadership

Dogara: N’Assembly to Pass 2019 Budget Next Week

INEC Describes Enugu Elections as Exceptional, One of the Best in Nigeria

Gunmen Abduct Ex-NBA Chairman

Ndume Lied, APC Didn’t Impose Lawan, Says Senate Spokesman

 

SUN

South East must produce Senate President else APC’ll lose in 2023 -Ikoh

Kaduna killings: Southern Kaduna big enough to stand on its own -SOKAPU

I’ll run for deputy senate president ‘Kalu

INEC withholds certificates of Delta APC members-elect

Rivers guber: PDP alleges plan to relocate collation centre venue

FG’s March bond oversubscribed by N48bn

SON decries false declaration, willful importation of substandard goods

INEC withholds certificates of Zamfara gov, Assembly members-elect

Presidential poll: Tribunal begins hearing in Atiku, PDP petition today

CBN reduces interest rate to 13.5%

 

GUARDIAN

Centre alleges politicisation of contract for Ogoniland cleanup

FEC okays N3.4b contracts for DPR, GEEP, NTA, NAN

Dogara laments Buhari’s failure to sign bills on late budgets presentation

Bayelsa sets up environmental degradation panel of inquiry

Tax reform, digitisation key to financing development in Nigeria, others

FG, ASUU resume negotiation on 2009 agreement

CAN blames political leaders for Nigeria’s woes

FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N619.85bn as revenues for Febuary

Party, candidate allege violations in petition against President Buhari, INEC, APC

IPOB: DSS electrocuted me, witness alleges in court

 

VANGUARD

FEC approves N1.4bn for Abuja DPR building design

We’re under pressure to congratulate Buhari ‘ CAN

Budget defence: Correct errors in your budget, Reps tell AuGF

Deproscribe IPOB now, HURIWA tells Buhari

NASS leadership: All clear for Lawan; fresh crisis brews over Gbajabiamila

Edo distributes relief materials to flood victims in 5 LGAs

Gunmen attack journalist, abduct wife, 3 others in Nasarawa

9th NASS leadership: Kalu threatens to resist marginalisation of S-East by APC

BENUE: Why Ortom is extending hand of fellowship to his opponents ‘ Akase

PDP’s ambition to produce next President of Senate, exercise in futility ‘ APC

Trump tells Russia ‘to get out’ of Venezuela

23 elected Bayelsa lawmakers get INEC Certificate of Return

Why we cannot help Okorocha get his Certificate of return ‘ APC

Breaking: Dokpesi in Immigration Custody

VAT: MAN urges FG to harmonize taxes, levies to attract more investment

Cyclone in Africa: Going to Afghanistan

NBA must stop acting like labour unions ‘ Sofola, SAN

FG, ASUU resume negotiation

486 graduating Auchi Poly students bag distinction

CJ warns Sharia court judges against corrupt practices, laxity

Terror, massacre when gun- and machete-toting men entered Mali village

Yale expels student whose parents paid over $1m in bribes for admission

British PM, #TheresaMay to quit to save Brexit plan

Issue certificate of return to Adeleke, NANS tells INEC

Shaibu warns against defacing public facilities, obstruction of stormwater drains

Migrants ‘hijack’ merchant ship in Mediterranean

FG after my life ‘ Dokpesi

GenCos release 4,313 MW of electricity to national grid

 

LEADERSHIP

Kwara PDP Passes Vote Of Confidence On Saraki

I Will Run Inclusive Government ‘ Kwara Governor-elect

Civil Society Raises The Alarm Over Fake 2019 Hajj Fare In Circulation

The Legal Battle For Bauchi North Senatorial Ticket

Gunmen Kidnap Ex-NBA Chairman In Taraba

Kano Supplementary Election Marred By Violence-Int’l Observers

FG Orders MDAs To Patronise SON’s Management Systems Certification

Concession Of Tafawa Balewa Square At Final Stage

FGN March Bond Auction Oversubscribed

Experts Commend CBN For Lending Rate Cut

PMB To Inaugurate N3trn Micro Pension Plan Today

FAAC Shares N619.8bn To FG, States, LGs

Gencos Release 4,313 MW Of Electricity To National Grid

Kano Rigging Template Won’t Work In Adamawa Rerun Polls, PDP Warns

Edo Distributes Relief Materials To Flood Victims In 5 LGAs

271 To Bag First Class As UNILAG Graduates 12,811

EU Alleges Oppression As Russia Says Islamists Detained In Crimea

Rivers Poll: CSOs Apologize To Army Over Verbal Attacks By Politicians

I Have Nothing PersonalAgainst Ajimobi, Says Makinde

 

TRIBUNE

Osun tribunal judges’ names’ll be written in gold ‘Bode George

How Seyi Makinde can make Oyo State people happy ‘AD governorship candidate

FEC okays N1.4b to design DPR head office

Adamawa APC makes u-turn, accepts to participate in governorship re-run

UN send team to investigate Mali herdsmen killing as death toll rises to 160

Osun residents protest against tribunal’s judgement sacking Oyetola

Certificate of Return: Okorocha is on his own ‘ APC

FG to give 6% interest loan on vehicles manufactured in Nigeria

Kwara governor-elect to abolish State/LG joint account

Alleged N18bn fraud: I was given N25m to give ex-MD of NSITF, witness alleges

ASUU presents 20 issues before FG as re-negotiation resumes

 

NATION

Senate president: Buhari, APC leaders pacify Goje

Fed Govt, states, local govts share N619.857b

Verdict on Osun governorship poll cannot stand, says Aregbesola

Tinubu is pillar of democracy, says Buhari

Ex-deputy governors daughters killer sentenced to death

FEC approves N1.4b for DPR building design

Atiku, PDP get tribunals nod to serve Buhari through APC

APC: why we picked Lawan for Senate President

We were all consulted, says Senate spokesman

INEC presents certificate of return to Okowa

No plan to amend Constitution to keep Buhari beyond 2023

I got N769.5m from ex-NDDC chief for no contract -Witness

FEC approves N1.3bn contracts to reposition NAN, NTA, FRCN

Makinde vows to probe last-minute contracts in Oyo

NNPC recruitment enters second phase

March 2019 FGN bond auction oversubscribed

 

DAILY TRUST

Three still out as INEC issues certs to Okowa, 24 assembly members

Kwara gov-elect promises inclusive gov’t

Kano re-run: CUPP, IPAC deny plans to challenge Ganduje’s victory

Most APC senators support Lawan to become Senate president ‘ Sabi

I did not borrow money ‘ Okorocha

Rivers election: Case on collation resumption for hearing today

Senate urges FG to invest more in preventing corruption than fighting it

Why I was invited by Nigeria Immigration Service -Dokpesi

NNPC recruitment: Shortlisting of candidates commences

New army infantry commander takes over in Jaji

Delta says public schools’ pupils shouldn’t pay fees

Why academic libraries fail to live up to expectations

Open University ready for Law School, NYSC guidelines ‘ VC

271 to bag First Class as UNILAG graduates 12, 811

Buhari tasked on funding for education sector, UBE Act amendment

Murder of former Ondo deputy governor’s daughter: Boyfriend to die by hanging

72 health workers trained in Kwara

Court dissolves 9-yr-old marriage over religion, frequent fighting

Army corporal arrested over serial killing, armed robbery

Communal clash: 2 killed, 20 houses razed in Nasarawa

Breaking News: National Productivity Centre, Abuja office on fire

United Kingdom: Brexit: May vows to quit after deal is passed

Islamic Development Bank advocates for national ecosystems to strengthen South-South Cooperation

Sell pressure hits stock market as investors lose N78.7bn

FG to concession Independence Building in Lagos on BOT

$188m Ogoniland clean-up fund will boost economy

CBN wants banks to enhance capacity on e-transactions

NERC asked to amend electricity market, take high users from DisCos

PDP’s ambition to produce next Senate President, exercise in futility -APC

Why we endorsed Ahmed Lawan ‘ APC

PDP mocks APC, says ‘Tambuwal’s victory has ended godfatherism in Sokoto

JUST IN: FEC approves N1.4bn for design of DPR headquarters

Adamawa APC makes u-turn, accepts to participate in governorship re-run

INEC to embark on constitutional, electoral reforms

Presidential Election: HDP drags Buhari, APC, INEC to tribunal

Deputy Senate Presidency: I have 56 Senators with me, says Kalu

 

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