Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, March 29, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

BUSINESSDAY

Banks say first rate cut in 3yrs does little for lending

Medical brain drain will continue to deprive Nigeria invaluable healthcare investments ‘ experts

Capital market experts say private capital, population control, job creation will spur Nigeria’s economy

Nigeria’s deteriorating human rights conditions

Apapa traffic returns as corruption, multiple checkpoints sabotage truck call-up at ports

Tinubu asks FG to reverse proposed VAT

Ghana’s economy reels on collapse of Cedi

Housing minister explains why Nigeria’s housing problem persists

Economic diversification necessary to control inflation ‘ UNCTAD

CBN upbeat about 2020 financial inclusion targets, takes campaign to schools

 

PUNCH

Wike sets up panel to probe election violence in Rivers

Nigeria expecting three power helicopters, says air chief

Mixed reactions as Tinubu urges FG to revisit power sector privatisation

Nigeria spends $60m annually on fish imports

FG unveils pension plan for 80 million informal sector workers

External reserves rise to six-month high of $44.14bn

APC lawmakers-elect shun certificate presentation in Sokoto

Revisit Nigeria Air project, pilots, engineers tell Buhari

FG issues 21 hydropower, other licences

FG plans to borrow N1.6tn in 2019 DMO

INEC declares PDPs Fintiri winner of Adamawa governorship election

PDP senators-elect may present candidate for Senate presidency

Onnoghen: CCT chairman wrongly accused journalists, CCTs record shows

Appeal Court affirms Fayemis victory, dismisses Eleka, PDPs appeal

Nigeria denied foreign loans over herdsmen/farmers clashes  Lai Mohammed

Court orders Kanus arrest, says IPOB leader’ll be tried in absentia

Osun: Oyetola asks Appeal Court to nullify Adeleke, PDPs victory at tribunal

FG moves to tackle natural disasters with modern equipment

Population explosionll cause food scarcity in Nigeria Bowen VC

2019 elections: Democracy on sale in Nigeria Observers

Oil firms behind high infant mortality rate in Bayelsa Dickson

Buhari not an orator but interested in getting things done, says Osinbajo

Nullify Adeleke, PDPs victory at tribunal, Oyetola tells Appeal Court

Anambra poll: Court orders INEC to prosecute Ubah, returning officer

Married woman dies while spending night with polygamous lover

Senate demands comprehensive list of recruited staff from DPR

17 die as high-rise office building catches fire

Schools: Nasarawa lawmakers order contractors to stop work

 

THISDAY

Concession of Independence Building in Final Stage, Says FG

FG Tightens Security on Nigerias Waters

Ship Owners Push for Disbursement of $100m Cabotage Fund

NIMASA Pledges Enhanced Training for Cadets

FG Directs MDAs to Patronise SON for Certification

Soldiers Turned Election Riggers

Team Nigeria Back from Special Olympics with 63 Medals

Increase in VAT will Hurt Economy, Tinubu Warns FG

PDP’s Fintiri Deposes APC’s Bindow in Adamawa

Analysts Foresee Stronger Naira after Rate Cut

Dickson Accuses IOCs of Causing High Infant Mortality Rate

Appeal Court Affirms Fayemi’s Election as Ekiti Governor

Senate Worried over Low Performance of 2018 Budget

150 Children Homeless as FCDA Demolishes Orphanage over Family Dispute

INEC Urges Speedy Passage of Electoral Offences Commission Bill

Gunmen Kill Three, Injure One in Kogi

Court Revokes IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s Bail

CUPP Disowns Alleged Endorsement of Ganduje

Court Fixes May 27 for Judgment in Jonathan’s Cousin’s Alleged $40m Fraud Trial

FG: Farmers-Herdsmen Clashes not Religious

Implement Bold Economic Reforms, Tinubu Tells Buhari

Depleted ECA: NNRC Warns against Possible Slip into Another Recession

 

SUN

Why Okorocha, 3 others’re yet to get certificates of return ‘ INEC

Rivers: PDP alleges plot to stop collation using phantom security report

PDP wasted $383bn in 4 years ‘Osinbajo

Group advocates life chairman, APC BoT for Buhari

Zamfara: Marafa APC faction asks INEC to withdraw Yari, others’ certificates

Rivers Polls: Women groups storm Port Harcourt streets, present conflicting demands

PenCom allays fear over management of N8.67trn pension fund

FG’ll save N3.6trn in import reduction ‘Onu

Buhari’s agenda on job creation yielding results ‘ITF boss

Buhari launches pension scheme for artisans, tradesmen, others

Housing deficit: N16trn from CBN, PenCom, others to boost sector

Stakeholders kick as more buildings collapse in Lagos

Inequality gap between the rich, poor getting wider -NLC president

9th Senate: Lawmakers warn against imposition

VAT hike’ll impoverish Nigerians, Tinubu tells FG

How technology affected our position in OPEC ‘ Buhari

Dickson inaugurates commission on environmental degradation

NECO returned N1bn operational surplus to FG ‘Registrar

Earthquake: FG acquires, installs sensitive equipment

Nigeria has 15m drug addicts ‘Buba Marwa

GUARDIAN

Again, Buhari, security chiefs meet in Aso Rock

Senate links budget failures to increased economic woes

Workers raise concern over delayed decision on minimum wage

Tinubu kicks against Buhari administration’s plan to increase VAT

Travelstart announces cheap flight deals to mark seventh anniversary

APC, Buhari elections made birthday worth celebrating, says Tinubu

Democracy taking root in Africa, says Obasanjo

 

VANGUARD

Nasarawa journalist’s wife’s kidnappers want N5m ransom

CSO urges Ihedioha to probe Imo’s finances

Supplementary poll: Kano PDP blames Ganduje for violence

Sex for mark, sorting now history, says Auchi poly rector

INEC pushes for creation of electoral offences commission

Buhari, security chiefs meet in Aso Rock

Inconclusive polls, indication of improved integrity of electoral process ‘INEC

Senate poll: Court orders INEC to investigate Ifeanyi Ubah, Returning Officer

Tinubu to Buhari: Give Nigerians better life in your next term

9th Assembly mulls journalists salary enhancement bill for 9th Assembly

Breaking: Fintiri Wins Adamawa Governorship Election

Rivers: Cole says polls compromised, calls for fresh polls Governorship election

Tinubu, will likely emerge as APC next presidential candidate ‘ Tanko Yakasai

Kano PDP chief faults BMO over violence in supplementary poll

FG to sanitize pension system, resolve pending payments ‘Buhari

Naira up at N359/$ in parallel market

FG takes preventive measures against earthquake in Nigeria

AFCFTA critical to Nigeria’s economic potential ‘ AFREXIM Bank

 

LEADERSHIP

Odife: Restructuring, Fiscal Federalism, Answers To Engendering Nationalism In Nigeria

Osun To Partner Venezuela, Others On Economy

Oil Prices Down On US Rising Stock

FG, Netherlands To Partner On Improved Seeds

Abia Monarch Raises The Alarm Over Use Of Chemicals To Ripen Fruits

Group Calls For Prosecution Of Imo REC, UNIZIK VC

1570 Pump Action Rifles Illegally Imported From Turkey ‘ Customs

Osun: Oyetola Asks Appeal Court To Reverse Tribunal Judgement

Companies Mull Plastic Recycling Alliance, Lauds New Economic Opportunity

Huawei Nigeria, 40 Varsities Partner To Drive Digital Inclusion

Man In EFCC Net Over N343.8m Phoney Investment Scam

FG Reaffirms Commitment To Hospitality Industry Growth

President Buhari Assures Nigerians Of continued Development

Health Minister Calls For Establishment Of More Dialysis Centres in Nigeria

Fadama Project: Ondo Govt. Distributes Thresher Machines To Rice-Farmers Groups

Early Detection Prevents 75% Of Cervical Cancer In Women

 

TRIBUNE

We will shelter over 150 orphans stranded in Abuja ‘ FCTA

Police arrest 22-year-old man for beheading his brother in Jigawa over cattle

NECO may soon do without FG allocation ‘ Registrar

Osun election tribunal’s judgment cannot stand ‘ Aregbesola

Police halt pupils’ serial clash in Ibadan

Rivers: APC demands fresh exercise, says INEC has compromised

Suspected hoodlums attack journalist over land dispute in llorin

Senate decries poor implementation of 2018 budget

 

NATION

INEC declares Fintiri winner of Adamawa guber election

Earthquake: Fed Govt acquires device to monitor earth movement

$30m Greater Lagos IV pipeline begins operation

Appeal Court okays Fayemis election

Court orders IPOB leader Kanus arrest

Health workers to Buhari: Dont appoint only doctors as Ministers of Health

Runsewe appointed chairman Africa-China culture exchange society

PDP, APC all square in Sokoto House of Assembly

Apapa gridlock threatens $300m export-bound cashew

Nigeria, India to resuscitate over 500 skill centres

Policemen allegedly kill man over N200 bribe in Lagos

Blindness: Optometrists caution against artificial eye lashes, mascara

Breaking: Osinbajo, Fayemi, Yari meet in Aso Rock

Tinubu, leading light of progressive politics-Fayemi

Revealed: Baby buried without autopsy on doctors recommendation

Going Green: Climate Change Innovators to the rescue

 

DAILY TRUST

Osun gov’ship: Oyetola asks Appeal Court to upturn tribunal’s verdict

3 parties file case against collation in Rivers

Rivers women demand redeployment of REC

INEC tells politicians to stop harassing staff

APC legislators-elect absent as Tambuwal, others receive certs

Ogun: I’ll run fair, equitable govt ‘ Abiodun

Buni, 24 members receive certificates in Yobe

Tonye Cole calls for fresh polls in Rivers

Buhari not an orator but action man, says Osinbajo

Colloquium: Buhari, Tinubu, say infrastructure critical in Next Level

Pension: President Buhari pledges to restore dignity of retired public servants

Senate demands comprehensive list of recruited staff from DPR

9th NASS: Why North Central should produce House Speaker

Nasarawa Assembly orders stoppage of construction of 100 school projects

Olukoya, Ovia, others to be conferred PhD at Unilag 50th convocation

Protesters shut down Port Harcourt over Rivers REC

Gov. Bagudu hails villagers for protecting stray elephants

May to hold 3rd vote on #Brexit deal in spite opposition

Early detection prevents 75% of cervical cancer in women ‘ Official

Health Minister calls for establishment of more dialysis centres in Nigeria

Africa’s gas reserves can unlock gold, diamond, other potentials ‘ Baru

Zamfara: Withdraw Certificates of Return from APC candidates, Marafa’s lawyer urges INEC

FG launches micro pension plan

AEDC insists on customer metering, begins N7m line overhaul

Industrialization: FG to save N3.6trn from imports’ reduction in 3 years ‘ Minister

 

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