Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 5 February 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines


 

AUTHORITY

Alarming Insecurity: Take a decisive decision, NLC tells Buhari

IPOB not involved in our monarch’s burial, Kanu’s kinsmen explain

Buhari Presents Nigeria’s 2020 Visa Policy

CMA, NARD, Resident Doctors Call for Full implementations of National Health Act

Accountability Lab: Police Officer awarded 2019 Integrity ICON

Yellow fever: Rivers Govt to embark on massive vaccination of residents

Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has not stopped issuing visa ‘ Official

PUNCH

Oshiomhole must apologise if he wants reconciliation Shuaibu

Aisha Buhari receives Turai YarAdua at State House

Group gives Uzodinma two weeks to vacate office

Agro rangers will complement anti-insurgency fight Ortom

Exercise restraint with Kanus family, says Ohanaeze youths

Abdulrazaq names UK ministers aide secretary

Weve taken steps to combat Lassa fever Rivers

Eating meat increases heart disease, death risk Study

Bandits kill 11 villagers in Kaduna, Zamfara

Ogoni group raises panel on insecurity, youth restiveness

Ex-Niger Delta militants seek sustained synergy

Nigerian politicians are blackmailers, says Bauchi REC

Investors dump bank shares as market dips N52bn

FG offers fresh savings bonds to investors

Customs investigate $8.07m seized at Lagos airport

FG approaches China for $17bn loans

Banks recover N39.4bn non-performing loans from ICT sector

SON system failure: Port loses N84bn in two weeks

SON destroys N480m substandard mobile phone accessories

Account for N66bn revenue, Reps tell FAAN

Kia goes hybrid with 4th generation Sorento

Many Nigerian job seekers not employable NECA

Border closure: Nigerians have natural tendency to commit crime, says Customs CG

35 days into 2020, cancer has killed over 781,760 globally Worldometers

Enugu confirms fourth case of Lassa fever

Fayose to FG: Akure-Ado road causing severe hardship, repair it

Customs intercept N10.26bn smuggled Pangolin scales along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway

Boko Haram tearing us apart Buhari

UPDATED: Saudi Arabia ambassador to Nigeria is dead

Buhari, Akeredolu in closed-door meeting

Buhari appoints Amokachi Nigerias football ambassador

Bringing informal sector to tax net will address budget deficit FIRS chairman

Protest as tipper crushes five persons to death in Bayelsa

THISDAY

FG Directs Stock-taking of Agricultural Assets

Group Counsels FG on Plan to Use Pension Fund for Infrastructure Devt

Revealed! Trilateral Agreement on Abacha Loot Obligates Nigeria to Repay Lost Funds on Returned Assets

Ortom Expresses Worry over Increasing Security Challenges

World Cancer Day: FG Puts Number of Deaths from Cancer at 72,000 Annually

Buhari, Akeredolu Meet over Amotekun

Address Rising Insecurity Now, NLC Tells Buhari

Lagos Airport Customs Command Intercepts $8m

Rivers has Taken Steps to Combat Lassa Fever, Says Gov’s Chief of Staff

Coronavirus: Drama as House Kicks against Evacuation of Nigerians from China

17 States Commence Payment of Minimum Wage, Says NLC

FG Launches Visa on Arrival Policy

Customs Seizes $8.065m at Lagos Airport

SUN

Oshiomhole not Obaseki has killer squad, Shuaibu replies Edo lawmakers

Imo defector lawmakers must forfeit their seats ‘ PDP chieftain

Peace in Edo: Oshiomhole must apologise, endorse Obaseki for 2ndterm ‘ Shuaibu

INEC fixes March 14 for Kwara Assembly by-election

We ‘re perfecting Real Madrid Academy as devt. tool -Wike

PDP an alarmist party ‘ APC

Buhari appoints Amokachi as Nigeria’s Football Ambassador

Taxing informal sector tough job, says Nami, FIRS boss

DPR suspends manual processing of licences permits

Police foil robbery, kill 1, arrest another

Zamfara stakeholders propose death sentence for banditry, others

1 die, 5 injured as police, criminals exchange gunfire in Anambra

Minimum wage: Labour issues 14 days ultimatum in Kwara

I saw Chibok girls in B’Haram camp ‘ Rescued girl

Ortom laments increasing spate of insecurity

GUARDIAN

We won’t use Bakassi Boys for South East security, says Umahi

Cardinal Okogie queries service chiefs’ competence, says Nigeria at war

SON destroys N480m substandard goods, raises concerns about importation

Hate speech, social media bills fail to get support of Nigerians at town hall meeting

Ortom charges Agro-Rangers on rules of engagement

Manufacturers struggle with inventories, losses as border closure, inflation bite harder

Police arrest man for chaining, enslaving his two wives in Katsina

Insecurity: Presidency salutes CAN over peaceful protest

Boko Haram not in defence of Islam, Buhari says

DPR seals 10 gas plants, 40 retail outlets in Delta

Corruption Nigeria’s biggest challenge – EFCC

90% of Boko Haram victims are Muslims – Buhari

Virus deaths in China pass 360, exceeding SARS mainland toll

#KekeAndOkadaBan: Seun Kuti Berates Nigerian Professionals

UK to ban new petrol car sales from 2035

Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has not stopped issuing visa

VANGUARD

Bandits kill 6 vigilantes in Kakangi village, Kaduna

We’ll expedite action on Amotekun’s legal framework ‘S/West speakers

FG signs tripartite agreement to repatriate $318m Abacha loot

Hate Speech Bill: Stakeholders, sponsors clash

Okada ban: MAX, ORide, Gokada condemn violent protests

No going back on Okada ban ‘Sanwo-Olu

Insurgency: 90% of Boko-Haram’s victims are Muslims ‘ BUHARI

US optimistic on lifting Nigeria visa ban ‘ Pompeo

NDLEA arrests 462 suspects, secure 11 convictions in Borno in 2019

Buhari mourns Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria

FAAN withholding N8bn in remittances ‘Reps

Aso Rock meeting: I didn’t discuss Amotekun with Buhari, says Akeredolu

Lorry crushes 5 in commercial tricycle to death in Yenagoa

Our accounts unaudited in 6 years, says NHIS boss

How PDP crisis began ‘ Oyinlola

Buhari dishonest on claim 90% victims of Boko Haram are Muslims ‘ CAN

Senate seeks to establish Agency for persons with Special needs

Buhari, I, Security chiefs, others in government are handling security well ‘ Osinbajo

Fresh crisis rocks Delta APC as party ‘suspends’ Deputy Chair, seven others

Customs intercepts $8.065m cash, N10.2bn pangolin scales in Lagos

U.S. finalizes rule to slap duties on countries that undervalue currencies

Youtube revenue jumps 36 percent, hits $15bn in 2019,

End of an era: TCL to end Blackberry smartphone sale

30-year-old conductor arraigned for robbery, rape.

Nigeria’s rig count dips by 3, as OPEC records plus 12

Coronavirus: Health Minister Ehanire inspects UATH Isolation Centre

World Cancer Day: WHO projects 60% increase in cases from Nigeria, others

WHO outlines measures to save 7m from cancer by 2030

Reps push for establishment of Federal Polytechnic in Borno

WHO identifies Nigeria, 12 other top priority for coronavirus

FG upgrades 7 health institutions to manage cancer-related illnesses

Nigeria will repay Abacha’s loot if stolen again ‘ US

Breaking: US says ‘optimistic’ Nigeria will meet conditions to lift visa curbs

Coronavirus is not yet pandemic ‘ WHO

Bandits kill 11 villagers in Kaduna, Zamfara

Hoodlums attack PDP governorship aspirant in Adamawa

$29.9bn Loan: FG explains $17bn borrowing from China to fund infrastructure

Senate to security agencies: Cooperate with us to end insecurity

Okada ban: Osun suspends registration of fresh ‘Okada’ riders

Christian group supports protest against violent attacks on Christians in Nigeria

TRIBUNE

Amotekun not initiated for my reelection ‘ Akeredolu

Okada ban: Hailing operators condemn violent protests

No public health intervention to repatriate Nigerians from China ‘ NCDC boss

Abacha loot: US welcomes Buhari’s commitment to fight corruption

Buhari mourns late Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria

Insecurity: Presidency welcomes CAN’s protests

Vandalism: Firm to develop alternative crude evacuation infrastructure

Our people’ll not allow us to rest if we back down on Amotekun ‘Fayemi

UPDATE: Akeredolu insists on legalising marijuana in meeting with Buhari

Electric dream: Britain to ban new petrol and hybrid cars from 2035

NHIS boss admits, apologises for unaudited accounts of agency for six years

Insecurity: Catholic Bishops urge FG to support, regulate Amotekun

No going back on Okada, Keke ban, Sanwo-Olu insists


 

NATION

NCDC DG: virus not as deadly as painted

No solution yet to Coronavirus, says Ambassador

Police, Air Force take over MMIA toll gate

Tinubu hails Osiyemi as Nigerians eulogise ace journalist at 70

JNI worried by rising insecurity

Senate raises panel for security reforms

Kwara APC warns agents of destabilisation

How House of Reps can fight corruption, by lawmaker

INEC will enforce code of conduct, says Okoye

FAQ on Governance and Integrity of the New Pension Scheme

Lagos okays N I.92b to pay 444 retirees

Fake Navy Captain, 8 others paraded for robbery in Osun

JNI warns against ethno-religious colouration of security

BREAKING: Alayegun of Ode-Omu dies

Amotekun: Southwest governors meet IGP on Thursday

EFCC arrests suspected internet fraud Kingpin in Umuahia

Buhari mourns ex-Kenyan President, Arap Moi

UPDATED: Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria dies

Amotekun: S/west AGs to receive, review legal framework Thursday

Imo orders road contractors back to site

Southwest Catholic bishops endorse Amotekun

Corona Virus not deadly as painted by media, says NCDCs DG

Rivers NLC threatens strike over minimum wage face-off

DAILY TIMES

NAHCO denies ownership of intercepted $8m at Lagos Airport

Perm sec tasks religious leaders on peace sermons

Islamic leader frowns at nagging insecurity in Northern region

Customs Uncover Warehouse with Pangolin Scales worth over N10 Billion in Lagos

NLC opposes FGs plan to borrow N2trn pension fund

Teachers Registration Council licences 15,000 teachers in Delta

NAHCON pays condolence visit to Saudi Embassy

Jangs meeting was with those he worked with as governor PDP Chairman

Group commends Sanwo-Olus steps over Coronavirus, pledges support

APC urges Senator Abaribe to seek forgiveness over call for Buharis resignation

Its time to dismantle current security network and dialogue on way forward -Baraje

Abaribes call for Buhari to resign an affront on Ndi Igbo Ohanaeze

Senate passes N238.15bn budget for Nigerian Customs Service

INEC fixes March 14 for Kwara Assembly by-election

Jersey bank to return over US$300m Abachas loot to Nigeria

Features of Nigerias new visa policy NVP 2020

Customs intercepts N2.9bn cash at Lagos airport

FG signs tripartite agreement to recover $318m Abacha loot

US visa ban: Reps to interface with executive, diplomatic missions

Flooding: NIHSA cautions Nigerians on early preparation

Senate approves N238bn Customs budget without audited accounts

Minimum Wage: Strike looms in NASS, as workers issue ultimatum

Equities market sustains bears as ASI dips by 0.35%

External borrowing of $22.8bn will enhance productivity of Nigerias economy, says Finance minister

DAILY TRUST

Buhari’s ‘indifference’ worsens APC crises in states

A year after defeat, Atiku’s campaign office still active

Ignore opposition to Osho’s nomination as Commissioner, Gov Abiodun urged

S/Court has caused confusion in Imo ‘ Archbishop Obinna

2023: Why North Central must produce president

Despite party differences, Bauchi lawmakers support me ‘ Gov

Saudi Embassy announces death of its ambassador to Nigeria

Coronavirus: Reps invite NCDC DG over evacuation of Nigerians from China

Africa’s informal sector most difficult to tax ‘ Nami

Online scam: FG to review Cybercrimes Act 2015

Rail projects’ completion will reduce road pressure, fares ‘ Amaechi

Gov Sule assures foreign investors on mining opportunities in Nasarawa

Buhari appoints Amokachi Football Ambassador

Infrastructure: FG seeks Senate’s approval for $22.8bn external loan request

Security operatives take over Lagos airport tollgate, as FAAN, concessionaire clash

What FG must do to provide constant electricity for Nigerians ‘ Dr Dumbiri

Diligent implementation for proposed Bonny, Warri seaports

UK-Africa summit: Avalanche of gains, blessings for Gombe

Coronavirus: Nigerians in Chinese Wuhan province seek FG’s help for immediate evacuation

We’re investigating Anambra, Imo INEC office fire ‘ Commissioner

PEOPLESDAILY

Abacha loot: FG, US, Jersey sign trilateral agreement to repatriate $300m

Buhari, Lawan, Gbajabiamila meet over service chiefs, others

CJN laments high volume of cases at Supreme Court

Power agreement: Follow due process, BEDC replies Edo govt

Nigerian professionals in EU nations pass vote of confidence on Buhari

7 burnt to death in Delta auto crash

Insurgency: NAF Commissions 057-K9 Wing Investigation Group in Bauchi

Coronavirus: China ready to work with Nigeria, others to halt epidemic ‘ Envoy

 

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Anambra Govt Set To Build 3 World Class Fish Villages In Senatorial Districts

Man To Spend 6 Months In Prison Over Illegal Drug Peddling

I’m Ready To Pay Ultimate Price Telling Truth ‘ Obasanjo

Samsung Launches Powerful Memory Chip For AI, Supercomputing Systems

Abia Interested In Incorporating Diasporans In Dev’t ‘ Gov. Ikpeazu

Uhunmwonde APC Passes Vote Of Confidence On Charles Idahosa

Southwest Catholic Bishops Back Call For Buhari’s Resignation

Insecurity: FG Should Overhaul Security Architecture

NEW TELEGRAPH

Black Day for traders at Sagamu market

No going back on Okada, tricycles’ ban, says Sanwo-Olu

Human trafficking: Saving Nigerians from slavery, death

FG upgrades 7 health institutions to manage cancer-related ailments

Kwara, labour’s meeting on minimum wage deadlocked

Akeredolu: We won’t reverse Operation Amotekun

Oyo LG crisis: Police arrest two, recover weapons

BLUEPRINT

Low oil prices: Analysts see reserves averaging $37bn in 2020, peg growth at 2.5%, inflation 11.9%

Banks devise new ways of making money

It’s wrong for Customs to raid markets, seize traders’ goods ‘ Nwabunike

Nigeria Police gets Institute for Police Studies

2023 in 2020: How Buhari’s second term evaporates into 2023 discourse

Insecurity: JNI lauds police for averting another Kaduna crisis

Insecurity: Presidency concurs with CAN

FCT Police to dock Mpape bank robbery suspects Friday

House help arraigned for allegedly stealing priest’s phones, dollars

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