Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 21 October, 2019

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

AUTHORITY

Bayelsa Poll: APC chieftain seeks EFCC, NFIU intervention over alleged N17.5bn diversion

Ikpeazu seeks SMEs support on Aba Products

Tension as court seals off Nnewi church

Anambra State government cleans up Nnewi main market

Architects, Professionals harp on need to diversify Architecture

Ochanja Fire: Anambra starts documentation as Anglican priests visit

GO Varsity urges students to imbibe peaceful behaviour

Nigeria must wage war against illiteracy, says NMEC

We’ve discovered ‘formula’ to end Nigeria’s education woes ‘ FG

 

PUNCH

CBN and the $2.6bn or $26bn diaspora remittances

Create buoyant economy, Oba of Benin tells FG

Ekiti elders plan N500m centre to promote culture

CBN opposes MTN over mobile banking transaction access

Economists, farmers disagree on border closures benefits, losses

Rice farmers promise to crash price, record bumper harvest

Flooding: Lagos, Ogun brainstorm over Oyan Dam water release

Defunct NEPA helicopters for sale, worth N259m

N5tn: AMCON seeks judiciary’s support on debtors BVN

Group faults minister on $62bn revenue

World Bank approves Nigeria’s $3bn power sector loan

Slash data prices, minister orders telecom firms

BPE canvasses privatisation of FG enterprises

SEC wants NNPC, others to list on NSE

SPDC spends N41.1bn on Rivers, other states projects

Stakeholders, Senate committee meet over housing bills reform

Sealed marts: Car dealers demand N10bn, LCCI berates customs

JUST IN: Police rescue abducted Suleja area commander, arrest two suspects

Buhari hasnt called Leah Sharibus father Family friend

Hackers creating fake accounts to defraud students OSPOLY

Minimum wage: NLC state chairmen meet Tues, talks with govs begin

Kaduna torture centre inmates chained for eight years Commissioner

527,815 admission spaces not filled JAMB

SEast, SSouth APC chairmen support NDDC probe

Military should take orders from INEC Situation Room

Recover $103bn from oil firms, banks, Falana tells Senate

Terrorists smuggling fish into Nigeria, says Army

PDP tackles Oshiomhole over arms stockpile comment

ASUU rejects FGs plan for integrated payroll

FG committed to sustainable strong economy Minister

APC, PDP exchange words over N8bn Iwo road project

Kaduna govt shortlists 5,351 applicants for second stage of job interview

Fire razes 300 shops in Santana market in Benin

World Bank approves $3bn loan for power sector

 

THISDAY

FIRS Establishes Tax Office for Non-resident Persons

FG Insists on Review of Broadcasting Code

Govt Sets Aside $1.61bn to Boost Power Supply, Says TCN

Dangote: Investments My Strategy to Create Jobs, Alleviate Poverty

Prepare for NSE Demutualisation, ASHON Boss Urges Stockbrokers

CBN, Inlaks Harp on Customer Experience to Unlock Digital Banking Opportunities

Nigeria Loses N10bn Annually to Drugs, Substance Abuse, Say Experts

New AMCON Act to Limit Debtors from Public Contracts

Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council launches flagship tour in Lagos

NDDC Audit: Forensic Experts Advise FG to Constitute New Board

Bayelsa Poll: APC Alleges Diversion of N17.5bn against State Govt

NAssembly Committees Continue 2020 Budget Scrutiny Today

We Didnt Indict Sacked Kogi Dep Gov, Says Panel

Era of Reliance on Federal Allocation over Soon in Oyo, Says Makinde

NSCDC Officer Shot by Kidnappers in Abuja Dies

I Remain Kogi Deputy Gov, Achuba Insists

Forex Restrictions Not Impeding FDIs, Emefiele Insists

Five Persons Die in Road Accident

Oyo APC Questions Makinde’s Proposed N8bn Road Project

FG Sets Aside $1.61bn for 24-hour Power Supply, Says TCN

 

SUN

One dead as thugs attack Wada’s convoy in Anyigba

You can’t bury PDP in Kogi, campaign council replies El-Rufai ‘. Warns him to mind his language

Right policies, investments’ll boost rice production in Nigeria ‘KPMG

Plot by thugs to wear Army, Police uniform uncovered

FG signs deal with renewable energy investors

Nigeria, Indonesia trade hits $1bn

2023: We’ll drag Tinubu into presidential race -Razaq

Borno elders back Ndume on alleged burial of 847 soldiers in Borno cemetery

Atiku group frowns at delay in composition of appeal panel

Why we’re holding cabinet retreat at volatile town’ Gov Zulum

Maritime sector’ll become largest contributor to budget funding ‘Hassan

Renowned football agents,Viola, Taggart storm Nigeria Oct 22

CSR: Total invests $40m to boost socio-economic development

Fayemi pays N4bn UBEC counterpart funds

Nigeria reclaims World Scrabble glory

Man slumps, dies as fire razes Benin market

 

GUARDIAN

Equities defy earnings’ scorecards as investors lose 0.32% in one week

APC, PDP bicker over plot to empty treasury for polls

Nigeria tipped for lead role in global mining subsector

Will Nigeria ever play in netball’s World Cup

Era of relying on federal allocations over soon in Oyo, says Makinde

NIS’ HOD appeals to sports ministry for justice over missing file

Ignore protests against Okumagba’s appointment as NDDC MD, group tells Buhari

UK launches new shared model for low income earners

FG orders MTN, others to suspend planned USSD charges

Nigeria needs law to deal with climate change ,say Onuigbo

Organisation flays Umahi’s decision to establish herders’ settlement in Ebonyi

FG sets aside $1.61bn for 24 hour power supply ‘ TCN

Nigerian troops killed in clashes with jihadists

NNPC reiterates commitment to deliver value in oil and gas sector

 

VANGUARD

Pipeline vandalism: HOSTCOM to train A-Ibom Youths

Maternal, Infant mortality: Katsina to vaccinate over 800,000 child bearing women against MNTE

Why FG is breaking monopoly in broadcasting ‘ Lai Mohammed

The positive, negative profile of Budget 2020 (1)

Why IMF `supports’ Nigeria’s border closure ‘ minister

Six suspected cultists arrested in Lagos

ANTI-GRAFT WAR: More former governors will be jailed soon ‘ Sagay

Nollywood: Committee pledges credible election for Actors Guild

At least three dead in fires amid Chilean riots, flights disrupted

Civil Society Organization wants Sylva sacked for IOCS debt claim

Police nab 18-year-old over tithes, offerings theft

CSO condemns Kogi State Assembly over impeachment of Deputy Gov

Ghana trade union calls for boycott of Nigerian products as payback to government’s action

I was treated like a common criminal, impeached Kogi dep. gov, Achuba says

Calabar carnival: Gov. Ayade urges end to war, crisis

Over 500,000 spaces in 2018 admissions not utilised ‘ JAMB

Retired Police officer found dead after kidnap in Delta

Bayelsa Guber: APC Dep. Spokesman asks EFCC, NFIU to freeze State’s accounts

PANDEF decries worsening infrastructure in N’Delta

CBN opposes MTN’s planned charges for USSD transactions

NANS urges Abiodun to demolish Amosun Model Schools

Police arrest cattle rustlers in Niger State, recover over N1m

 

 

TRIBUNE

As thousands jostle to transfer children into Oyo public schools

OCP, NBA collaborate to develop basketball in Morocco, Rwanda

Achuba’s impeachment and new challenges for Kogi APC

On international day for eradication of poverty

Stop Isiguzo from parading himself as NUJ president, Odusile prays court

PDP condemns killing, alleged attack on Wada by political oppponents

Medical directors guild partners FG on universal health coverage

Guber poll: Steer clear of Kogi State, PDP tells el-Rufai

APC, PDP disagree over Ekiti airport project

Oyo to begin intervention lessons for SS3 students, Makinde says

 

NATION

Abducted police chief rescued

Afenifere leader hails Fayemi

FIRS dedicates tax office to non-resident Nigerians

Pension fund hits N9.44 trillion

Ekiti Governor offsets N4b UBEC fund

Kogi 2019: One dies as hoodlums attack Wadas convoy

NCC stops MTN from charging customers N4 for USSD

SEC probes Lafarge Africa over alleged abuses

Nigeria rejects IMFs stance on forex restriction policy

Surveyors seek use of recovered loot for housing

Budget 2020 may precipitate industrial unrest, NECA warns

Power sectors losses may hit N500billion

Food security: Niger woos investors with rice production, others

ASUU plans showdown against FG payment system

 

DAILY TIMES

PDP condemns attack on Wada, killings by APC thugs

Ebonyi citizens in Diaspora flay Umahis decision on herders settlement

No amount of attacks will stop review of broadcasting code Lai Mohammed

Again, Oshiomhole loses bid to stop Ortoms N10bn libel suit

7 terrorists killed, 8 others crippled by own IEDs in Borno Army

PDP chieftain chides FG for high debt profile

Customs are after our businesses, auto dealers cry out

Power: Anxiety as FG sets to borrow fresh $3bn

Suspend planned charge on USSD access, FG tells MTN, others

How we saved N1.75trn depositors fund from failed banks NDIC

2020 Budget: FG to spend 2.154trn on salaries of 4 ministries

Davido, Chioma welcome baby boy

Political Interference, Sex Scandal, Others, Killing Universities- ex- UCH CMD

Your days in office are numbered, PDP tells Kogi gov Bello

Edo govt commiserates with Ehor village accident victims families

Presidency clarifies report on Cash Transfer Initiative

No govt would tolerate existence of torture chambers, Buhari reacts

Tribalism tearing the Church apart, Cleric says

Obaseki: Ill not allow thugs return to Edo streets

 

DAILY TRUST

Achuba kicks as Onoja takes oath today as Bello’s deputy

Oshiomhole plotting soldiers’ deployment to rig Bayelsa poll ‘ PDP

We endorse Bello for power to shift to our zone in 2023 ‘ Kogi West

Why Bauchi should produce APC national secretary

Remain neutral on presidential poll, Supreme Court urged

Banditry: Rep seeks release of N10bn to Zamfara

7 terrorists killed, 8 others crippled by own bombs in Borno

ASUU mobilises members for showdown with FG over IPPIS

Over 500,000 spaces in 2018 admissions not utilised ‘ JAMB

ABU gets British, French PhD accreditation on tropical diseases

Gunmen kidnap woman, son in Abuja community

FCT: NSCDC officer shot by kidnappers dies in hospital

Airport security, certification get N4.6bn in 2020 budget

Border closure: Benin, Niger economies feeling the heat ‘ IMF

Many high paying jobs will soon disappear ‘ CIPM president

NDIC intervention has saved N1.75tr depositors’ liabilities

FG directs NCC to stop MTN’s new charge

Stock market equity capitalisation now N12.94trn ‘ SEC

Minister directs NCC to address data depletion by telcos

FG to scale up power loan from World Bank to $4bn ‘ Finance minister

GNP guber candidate denies endorsing Bello

Impeachment: I was treated like common criminal ‘ Achuba

Over 700,000 e-ID cards yet to be collected, says NIMC Ag DG

Every Nigerian is eligible for NIN free of charge’ NIMC Ag DG

Border Closure impacting Benin, Niger republics

Nigeria records 40% post-harvest losses annually in tomato production

 

NEW TELEGRAPH

Nigeria and N25.7trn debt

Woman uses hot knife to burn four-year-old niece

Car dealers to sue NCS for sealing off business premises

Ex-Dep Gov: I was treated like a common criminal

Osinbajo, Lagos harp on teachers’ development

Bandits’ attacks: PDP blames Niger gov’s truancy for unending insecurity

Dangote pledges hostels for Ambrose Alli Varsity

Recruitment: Kaduna shortlists 5351 after CBT

Airtel vs Globacom: 95m telecoms subscribers face service disruption

 

DAILY INDEPENDENT

NASS pledges better funding for Nigerian Army

Science Exhibition:Expert Urges Science Graduates To Study Space Technology

PRP Governorship Candidate Refutes Endorsement Of Gov. Bello For Second Term

Physicians Week: NMA Performs 99 Surgeries In C/River

NAWOJ Distributes Learning Materials To 625 Pupils In Kebbi

NCWS,Others To Honour Female Ministers, Legislators

Cleric Tasks Parents On Proper Upbringing Of Children

Makinde’s Free Education Policy In Oyo Commendable ‘Osinbajo

NDIC Liquidates 429 Banks In 25 Years

 

BLUEPRINT

Women farmers need support, attention to make impact-SWOFON

Rethinking our patriotism as Nigerians

Abducted ACP regains freedom, 2 suspects arrested

Nigeria: What are we borrowing these trillions for

Klopp explains reasons for Salah’s absence at Old Trafford

Ighalo nets winner in Shanghai Shenhua home win

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