Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, May 6, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

BUSINESSDAY

Africa set to move on without Nigeria as AfCFTA hits minimum threshold

Money awaits investors as NERC moves to split DisCos’ franchise areas

$1.5bn Lekki seaport: Analysts proffer measures to avert repeat of Apapa scenario

37m SMEs on target as FG, Procter & Gamble sign MoU on academy

How poor access to cheap credit affects manufacturers

Zainab Aliyu’s ordeals resonate calls for improved measures to tackling drug trafficking at Nigerian airports

Imo communities move to shape Ihedioha’s policy focus to avert deviation

How I meet clothing needs of people through my online store

 

PUNCH

Benue gov declares war on criminals

FRSC deploys 36 senior officers for better service delivery

Threat to democracy: PDP urges army to expose political mercenaries

Banks make N124bn from e-transactions

Ondo residents beg Akeredolu to fix federal roads

Dangers of using somebody elses bank card

Bank customers lose N3.6bn to cyberfraud

Firm targets Nigerians abroad with mortgage services

UK declares state of emergency on climate change

UK private visit: Presidency attacks media as Buhari returns

41 die as Russian plane makes emergency landing

State of public varsity libraries worrisome, says ASUU president

Ramadan: Prices of tomato, pepper rise by 60% in Lagos

Scores feared dead in ISWAP/Boko Haram, soldiers clash in Borno

Justice, key to ending Boko Haram, says AI

Tribunal to issue notice to hear Atikus petition this week

UTME: Five jailed for exam fraud,123 facing trial

PDP alleges plan to arrest, detain Adeleke

Kwara Assembly passed 42 bills in four years Speaker

Police launch nationwide operations against kidnappers

Bandits killed 11,000 men, orphaned 44,000 in Zamfara Marafa

Insecurity: Red Cross trains 50 volunteers in Taraba

Gunmen kidnap Taraba perm sec

Banditry: Army bans motorcycles in Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Niger, others

 

THISDAY

Delta Youths Kick against Planned Relocation of NNPC Subsidiary

PDP Blames Banditry on APCs Political Mercenaries

PDPs Smear Campaign Designed to Blackmail Judges, Osun APC Alleges

11,000 People Killed in Eight Years by Zamfara Bandits,Marafa Alleges

Gunmen Kill APC Youth Leader, Injure One in Kogi

Severance Package for Federal Legislators Amounts to Abuse of Office …

13 killed as Russian Flight Catches Fire Mid-air

Presidency Mocks Opposition as Buhari Returns from Private Visit to London

Again, Five Soldiers, Scores of Insurgents Killed in Borno

NNPC Records N15.04bn Trade Surplus in January

Powerful Man: Ahmed Indimi Becomes Go-to Guy in Abuja

Pensioners Lament 60 Months Unpaid Pension Arrears in Oyo

ILO, FG, Others Strategise on Eradicating Child Labour

Atiku Describes Yar’Adua as Man of Peace

Shocker! Nasarawa Governor-elect Audu Sule Takes a New Wife

NNPC Records Trade Surplus of N15.04bn in January 2019

Gunmen Invade Commissioner’s Residence, Kill Varsity Student

 

SUN

9th NASS: No position on NASS leadership yet ‘PDP

Rivers PDP alleges conspiracy at election tribunal

NASS leadership: South East APC Assembly candidates back zoning formula

Kogi guber: 1 dies as PDP, APC supporters clash

Customs stifling investment in-flows through Nigerian ports, LCCI

PMI shows Nigeria’s manufacturing sector grew in Q1 ‘NIPC

Export tax: Yam farmers, exporters seek trade agreement with EU

NIRSAL introduces structured mechanised farming to 851 Ogun farmers

Poverty alleviation: AEA embarks on youth empowerment programmes

Delta youths threaten showdown over alleged NMGC’s relocation

Pipeline surveillance: Local contractors beg NNPC to pay 17-month arrears

PAP has restored peace, stability to Niger Delta ‘Dokubo

May 30: ADF backs IPOB, others

NASS leadership: South East APC Assembly candidates back zoning formula

CBN, 14 banks deny overseeing state’s account

Unpaid salaries: Kogi workers angry with Yahaya Bello

Security guard murders colleague, dumps body in canal

NGE Convention: Osinbajo, Ambode task media on adherence to professionalism

 

GUARDIAN

N1bn Imo Contract Debt: CBN, 14 banks deny Over seeing state’s account

Gunmen abduct Taraba permanent secretary

NNPC pays N153.01bn to federation account in January

Fashola finally releases list of corrupt contractors

FRSC tasks motorists on proper vehicle registration, recovers stolen car through NVIS

Foreign powers sponsoring terrorism ‘ Army alleges

DSS nabs 59 suspected sex workers in Calabar

Building Collapse: Committee recommends urban, regional planning tribunal

In Abeokuta, masters chart future for drum in Africa

Cashew farmers accuse Kogi of multiple taxation, obnoxious policies

 

VANGUARD

Traffic law violation : Onnoghen, 39 others forfeit vehicles to LASG

How we survived bandits’ attacks ‘ Katsina, Zamfara victims

Insecurity: IGP is losing weight, working very hard ‘ Buhari

Leave Sen. Adeleke alone, PDP warns Police, APC

Ondo APC Crisis: Akeredolu/Tinubu aides in fight-to-the-finish

Edo local councils get N2.73bn April allocation

No expectation of recession risks in 2019 ‘ Sovereign Wealth boss

I did not plan to be a ‘super banker’ ‘ Subomi Balogun, founder of FCMB

Gunmen abduct OAU lecturer on Ife-Ibadan Road

Ambode was unfairly treated during governorship primaries, Fouad Oki insists

NLC warns Makinde, Ajimobi over minimum wage

Pensioners in Oyo wail over unpaid gratuities

Buhari returns: Can they now swallow their words, Presidency asks

We’re unhappy over govt’s failure to tackle unemployment ‘ Baptist Convention

Several injured’ in passenger plane emergency landing in Moscow

Insecurity : Army bans use of Okada in Kano, Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Kaduna & Niger states

Gunmen abduct Taraba female perm. sec.

LEADERSHIP

Amnesty Programme Brought Stability To N’Delta, Says Dokubo

NLC Urges PMB To Sign NRIC Bill Into Law

Okorocha: Group Threatens 1,000-man Protest

Recruitment: Navy Has Not Released List Of Successful Candidates

Govs Have Hijacked Local Govts ‘ Akwa Ibom REC

9 years After, Jonathan, Atiku, Saraki Pay Tribute To Yar’Adua

NASS Leadership: Changing Narrative In Senate Over Goje

Family Denies Aiding Suspect’s Escape From Police Arrest

Gunmen Kidnap Taraba Perm Sec

CSOs Deplore Security Agencies’ Breach Of Abuja Women’s Rights

Oyo Pensioners Lament Unpaid N62.5bn Pensions, Gratuities

6 In Police Net For Selling Poisonous Cow Meat

NJC Investigates Bayelsa High Court Judge

Allow Tribunal To Do Its Work, Ekpenyong Tells Akpabio

FG To Inaugurate Rail Cargo Delivery At Kaduna Dry Port

Nigerian Breweries Reiterates Commitment To Education, Agriculture, Others

OPEC’s Existential Crisis May Unsettle Oil Market

Fidelity Bank Doles Out N115m To Customers In GAIM3

Local Content: FG Inaugurates 7 New Projects At FIIRO

FG Flags-off Rail Cargo Delivery At Kaduna Dry Port

NDDC To Distribute Medical Equipment, Vaccines To Niger Delta States

Army Ban Use Of Motorcycles In Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Others

Our Members Are Qualified To Preside Over NASS ‘ PDP

 

TRIBUNE

Thirteen dead as passengers plane with 78 aboard crash lands in Russia

Cyclone kills 33, leave thousands homeless in India

Pope Francis begins Bulgaria, North Macedonia visit

Export Tax: Yam farmers, exporters call for trade agreement with EU

NNPC pays N153.01bn into federation account in January

Expert says new minimum wage will not cause inflation

PDP yet to take position on NASS leadership

How Kano govt spent N300m on mass wedding

Buhari’s return: Presidency mocks doubters

Nobody can question Buhari’s achievements ‘ Presidency

Certificate of return: Group, Imo West people threaten protest

World Bank, Kaduna govt to empower 600 youths on digital skills

NSITF: You can’t hide under ethnic banner for protection, NLC tells Ngige

Nigeria needs stronger borders to curb kidnapping menace ‘ Immigration

Insurgency: Army cautions media against unverified information

Police arrest six in possession of poisonous ‘ponmo

NATION

Massive operations against criminals begin nationwide

CBN: N2b stolen as fraudsters target Mobile Apps users

UTME results: JAMB begins biometric verification of 1.8m candidates in 36 states, FCT

Rivers PDP alleges conspiracy at election tribunal

NFIU: Governors may lose control of local government funds

Permanent Secretary abducted in Taraba

NBC, CAN to Buhari: our security agencies helpless over kidnapping, killings

Discordant tunes in Bayelsa PDP over poll

Nigeria records N27b foreign portfolio deficit in Q1

London trip: Apologise to Nigerians, Adesina tells apostles of evil imaginings

NDelta youths spit fire over transfer of NNPCs gas coy Hqtrs

Breaking: Taraba female perm. sec abducted

Katsina Commissioner of Police relocates to Daura

Kogi 2019: Gunmen kill APC youth leader

North East elders, stakeholders back Ndume for Senate President

 

DAILY TIMES

Boko Haram attacks military base in Borno

Samsung, Apple smartphones shipment decline by 38.3% in Q1 2019

FG okays N169.7bn for construction, rehabilitation of 10 roads

Buhari returns from 10-day visit to UK

Ramadan: Saraki, Dogara urge Muslims to pray for peace, security, prosperity

PDP undecided on NASS leadership tussle Spokesman

UN General Assembly President visits Nigeria to strengthen bilateral relations

63 years after, trade by barter market still effective in CRiver

 

DAILY TRUST

Uncertainty in Lagos PDP as Ogunlewe denies defection

Atiku: Yar’adua’s administration best in executive-legislative rapport

Women, youth empowerment top our agenda ‘ Kwara transition c’ttee

Dabiri-Erewa renews call for Diaspora voting

Track down APC mercenaries to save democracy, PDP tells army

N’East elders, councilors endorse Ndume

>N’Delta amnesty initiator picks holes in implementation

6 persons arrested with ‘poisonous ponmo’ in Lagos

National database: NCC’s verifying SIMs, harmonising data with NIMC

Forex: CBN intervenes with $271.83m, CNY41.14m

We’re driving renewable energy growth with solar technology ‘ Proserve Energy MD

NNPC records N15.04bn trade surplus in January

Why Anambra, Kogi, Enugu can’t get oil-producing status ‘ DPR

Transport contributes 60% to Nigeria’s GDP ‘ Expert

2019: Another budget of wishful spending ‘ Analysts

FBN Holdings assures of improved performance

Fraudsters now target mobile devices ‘ Report

Internet users can now set limits to what Google can store on them

FG will boost investments in space science tech ‘ Minister

Fashola names alleged corrupt contractors

Cargo delivery by rail to Kaduna dry port starts Tuesday

NNPC pays N153.01bn into federation account in January

Marafa rallied senators to approve N10b for Zamfara over banditry

Why Nigerians in Diaspora can’t vote in general elections ‘ Dabiri-Erewa

 

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