Nigerian Newspapers Headlines,Thursday, 20 February 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

NEW TELEGRAPH

CAN faults release of ex-Boko Haram terrorists

FG’s February bond auction oversubscribed by 284.43% ‘DMO

World Bank injects $2.1bn in Nigeria’s ID, health, road, agric projects

FG: DisCos incapacitated, frustrating power supply

Buhari sacks acting NDDC’s MD, enlarges interim board

FIRS to raise Nigeria’s tax to GDP ratio to 17%

Air safety: NiMET acquires N2.7bn equipment for weather radar

I worked with a dedicated team ‘ Dickson

I’m not APC’s mole, says Jimi Agbaje

PUNCH

Senate proposes varsity to tackle Ogoni environmental challenges

NUPENG, Rivers disagree as union begins strike

Court to hear Sowore, Bakares N1bn suits against DSS March 25

Lagos to close two roads for railway construction

Nigerias security architecture ineffective, expert tells Senate

FIRS targets 17% tax to GDP ratio by 2023

Flight diversion: NAMA says calibration ongoing on landing system

Buhari enlarges NDDC team, appoints Pondei

Nigeria to begin online ship registration

Onne Port Customs plans N140.2bn revenue in 2020

Rights abuse: Lagos NBA attaches members to police stations

SON opens talks with China on Nigerian standards

Illegal migration: We may impose tough visa rules on Nigeria, EU warns

FG depletes ECA by $253.1m in one month

Oil discovery in North will aid restructuring Afe Babalola

Its wrong to think National Assembly members are overpaid Buhari

Nigerias oil reservesll run dry in 49 years DPR

CAN knocks Buhari as Leah Sharibu spends two years with Boko Haram

Ibadan obas blackmailing me to gain sympathy Olubadan

FG threatens Discos, says electricity subsidy cant continue

World Bank approves $2.2bn for projects in Nigeria

Critics slam UK post-Brexit immigration plans

Court remands two for killing man while testing charm in Ebonyi

Nigeria ranks among bottom 10 countries in child devt Report

THISDAY

Analysts Raise Concern over Planned Reversal of SIM Registration Policy

Study: 91% of Africas Leaders Explore Data Analytics

Anyaoku Calls for FGs Utilisation of Capital Market to Fund Infrastructure

Coronation Merchant Bank Foresees Stable Naira in 2020

FG Highlights Dangers in the Use of Pirated Software

Customs Engages Stakeholders on N140.2bn Revenue Target for Onne Port

Firm to Boost African Startups with $100,000 Entrepreneurship Fund

Those Threatening the Security of This Nation Are Our People

S/West Will Not Accept Amotekun under Nigeria Police

Emefiele Moves to Facilitate Land Allocation to Dairy to Boost Local Production

FG Inaugurates National Cooperative Housing Scheme

FG Secures Legal Approval for 3050MW Mambilla Power Plant

Bank Arranges $1.46bn Financing for SGR

How to End Unhealthy Entitlement to Wealth

SUN

Kwankwaso seeks Supreme Court’s review of Kano guber polls

Edo Assembly an illegal contraption -Osagie

2023: What ‘ll make Buhari support Igbo Presidency ‘Prof Igwe

Bayelsa: CSO condemn protests at Justice Odili’s residence

NCDMB to record $360m annual turnover from partnerships

AfDB earmarks $500m for 4 agro zones in Nigeria

VAT increase: States, LGs to get more allocation from February ‘AGoF

Labour, LCCI kick as FG takes $2.2bn World Bank loan

AfDB earmarks $500m for 4 agro zones in Nigeria

FG, States, LGAs share N647.353bn in January

Leah Sharibu: CAN asks Buhari to fulfill promises

Don’t be horrible members, Lumumba tells Nigerian lawmakers

Alleged contempt of Court: Minister, Immigration boss know fate March 31

NDDC: Buhari sacks Nunieh, names Pondei, new acting MD

Nnamdi Kanu’s family thank police, journalists over successful burial of parents

B’Haram: Scores missing after Chibok attack

Why IT is important for your business growth strategies

Nigerians warned against opening strange emails, pirated software

GUARDIAN

We did not appoint Amokachi technical director, says NFF

Group seeks Abba Kyari’s arrest over alleged usurpation of power

Southern Kaduna vows to set up security outfit

Government, NUPENG rift induces fuel scarcity in Rivers

Cleric calls for development of sporting facilities in schools, communities

I’m not APC’s mole ‘ Jimi Agbaje

FEC approves N4.8bn for Benin-Akure road project

Police arrest 10 alleged cattle rustlers, bandits informant

Sowore says Nigerian government ‘secretly’ asked court to order his rearrest

Petrol drivers accuse customs of extortion, illegal detain of trucks

Two Abuja based doctors arraigned for death of patients

Buhari approves enlargement of NDDC interim committee

VANGUARD

Bandits invade another LGA in Niger, kidnap scores of people, rustle cattle

Herdsmen kill 2 soldiers in Plateau, injure one

Leah’s mother begs British PM to help rescue her daughter

DISCOs have failed in electricity supply ‘ FG

Delta herdsmen killings: Lack of funds stalls autopsy of 6 exhumed corpses

World Bank approves Nigeria’s Identity Project, 5 others

Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to climate change fund

DISCOs have failed in electricity supply ‘ FG

SON faces resistance from importers of fake products

Supreme Court judgments are clearly reversible

Android phones now harder to hack than iPhones

How cyber criminals steal data by reducing monitor’s brightness

Police arrest suspected cattle rustlers, bandits’ informant in Sokoto

Revoke VC suspension, Kogi state University SUG cry out to state government

Lagos’ Lassa fever patient is a Law student from Ebonyi ‘Commissioner for Health

COVID-19: Preventable, controllable and curable

Buhari approves establishment of University of Health Sciences, Otukpo

Child flourishing: Nigerians ranks among bottom 10 countries globally ‘ WHO

Lassa feverspreads to Lagos

UPDATED: Lassa Fever: LUTH confirms case

NCDC confirms 70 deaths from Lassa fever

Nigeria needs additional 100,000 soldiers to defeat Boko Haram ‘ Zulum

FG Approves water project of N10. 18bn in Kwara

I’m not APC’s mole ‘ Jimi Agbaje

Reps to investigate NIMC over identification number

Attack on Odilis: Don’t raise accusations without proof, APC chieftain tells Rivers Gov’t

Senate probes GSM operators over drop calls

Private jet services booming as wealthy travelers fear coronavirus

TRIBUNE

Insecurity: Smart Adeyemi seeks creation of commission against proliferation of illegal arms

Senate probes GSM operators over drop calls

Suspend presentation of national identity card as precondition for scholarship, Reps tell PTDF

Nobody will use Amotekun to settle personal scores ‘Oladejo, ex-Lagos Commissioner

Alleged N3.1bn fraud: Appeal Court stops Justice Abang from handling FG’s case against Suswam

NDDC should publish names of defaulting contractors ‘Rep

When Gov Emmanuel renewed ‘war’ with Akpabio at father’s burial

Minister seeks increased budgetary allocation to education

FG hails FUOYE’s academic excellence, infrastructure development

WHO says man with coronavirus in Egypt is recovering

10 Somali soldiers, 16 militants killed in Al-Shabab attacks

Pompeo closes Africa tour with warning about China’s ’empty promises

Two Iranians die after testing positive for coronavirus

British government launches tougher immigration rules

NUT warns members against collection of illegal fees

Lassa fever: Lagos monitoring 63 contacts ‘ Commissioner

[UPDATE] Power: FG threatens to throw out DisCos

Releasing ‘repentant’ Boko Haram members, slap on victims of insurgents ‘ CAN

Rivers govt accuses FG of sponsored threats against Odili

NATION

103 die of Lassa fever in 16 states

Investment in water transport will meet mobility needs

NNRCs policy dialogue, 2019 Report for launch today

Amnesty International sponsored to destabilise Nigeria, says AU agency

NIPOST passing through difficult times, says Postmaster-General

Reps, NIDCOM, Amnesty to save Nigerian in Saudi prison

ATCON strategic to improved telecoms standard, digital economy

Reps to probe NIMC over NIN

British govt launches tougher immigration rules

Lyon absolves running mate of blame over Supreme Court verdict

Buhari, Lawan decry Nigerians perception of lawmakers

Buhari replaces Nunieh with Pondei as NDDC Acting MD

Senate demands sources of $22.6b loans, guarantee

VAT increase: AGoF says states, councils to get more allocation from February

50,000 for Anchor Borrowers Programme

Ikeja Electric donates to Ikorodu General Hospital

Shells N56m Livewire grant for 140 Niger Delta youths

We are not recruiting in Police, says PSC

Attack on Justice Odili: Wike warns Silva, Oshiomhole

DAILY TIMES

CSO, others seek removal of police prosecutorial powers

NUJ vows tough action against purveyors of fake news

We will drag Buhari, others to ICC over Delta killings Zionists

FEC resolves to address power challenges

World Bank approves $250m facility for Ogun

2023: Group slams Bode George over comments against Tinubus alleged presidential ambition

Bill for establishment of Police Academy passes 2nd reading in Senate

Bayelsa Assembly elects new speaker, deputy

Buhari presides over FEC as Ministries of Power, Trade make presentations

Requirement that Nigerians must supply their BVN before obtaining e-passport was unnecessary Wike

Soyinka denies report linking him with Ihedioha/Uzoodimmas Supreme Court review

British government launches tougher immigration rules

Israel lifts restrictions on Gaza fishing zone after relative calm

Syria reopens Aleppo airport after 8-year closure

EFCC Radio takes-off soon

NAFDAC announces gradual phase out of paraquat in Nigeria

Excessive heat increases cases of Chronic Kidney Disease- Nephrologists

WHO reports 92 cases of human-to-human coronavirus cases outside China

Breaking: Lassa fever spreads to Lagos, patient isolated at LUTH

Small arms proliferation responsible for incessant killings- Senate

Zamfara assembly probes N2bn contract award by Yari

Court orders release of Dasukis passport

ACourt stops Justice Abang in Suswam in N3.1 bn fraud trial

Taraba PDP, APC in spat over Ishakus 54-day absence

Buhari sacks Nunieh, enlarges NDDC management cttee

DAILY TRUST

Buhari to lawmakers: Nigerians say you’re overpaid

7 months on: Sokoto PDP-led executive, APC’steered legislature defy doomsayers

S/Court: Kwankwaso asks PDP NWC to seek review of Kano verdict

Don’t fight over my second term ‘ Akeredolu tells supporters

Why I resigned as Bayelsa speaker ‘ Obolo

Southern Kaduna and tale of illegal artisans, miners

Monguno: Celebrating outstanding legislator at 54

Gen. Murtala Ramat Muhammad: 44 years after

Nasarawa Poly matriculates 3,185 students, urges them to be security conscious

Court grants N800, 000 bail to landlady over forceful ejection of tenants

Police arrest suspected killer of senior Aso Rock official

China expels Wall Street Journal reporters over ‘racist’ headline

Nigeria requires $2bn to develop Coronavirus drugs ‘ Pharmacist

Lassa fever: How infected student arrived Lagos

Lagos confirms Lassa fever case, isolates patient at LUTH

FIRS targets 17% tax to GDP ratio by 2023

Ex-Eagles defender, Ambrose keen to play a

AUTHORITY

PDP behind protest at Justice Odili’s residence, says APC

Kebbi: FUBK lecturer urges students to desist from inflammatory speeches to any religion, ethics groups

Kebbi: Middlemen in agriculture keeps farmers in a vicious circle of poverty ‘ FUBK lecturer

Humiliation of Traditional Rulers: S/E govs must tender a public apology ‘ Engr. Ulasi

ActionAid Training: Expert Blames Terrorists Attacks on Unemployment, Poverty

Senate moves to end medical brain drain in Nigeria

United Kingdom hails Ganduje’s effort on human development

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Coronavirus: Obiano’s Aide Takes Preventive Campaign To Hinterlands

How Obiano’s Wife Rescued Imo-Born Actor From Death

Omo Agege Visits Amori

Service Chiefs Lack Ideas On How To Combat Insurgency ‘ Urhoghide

Regional Policing Will Address Nigeria’s Security Challenges

ADC Faults Sanwo-Olu On Okada Ban

Dayo Abatan Will Be Greatly Missed’ Babatope

I’m Yet To Make Any Political Appointments ‘ Diri

We Will Resist Niger Gov’s Plot To Sack Workers- PDP

PEOPLESDAILY

UK seeks closer ties with Nigeria after Brexit

Court orders release of Dasuki’s passport, as trial continues March 13

Police parade kidnappers, armed robbers, rapist, others in Sokoto

Monguno Vs Kyari: Address the nation now, PDP tells Buhari

Reps to FG: Refurbish military, police barracks in Eti-Osa, Lagos

Gunmen kill 2 soldiers in Plateau

We’ll ensure release of Leah Sharibu, others -Buhari

Senate confirms Nuhu as NCAA DG

4 Nigerian women entrepreneurs get $4,000 U.S grant

BLUEPRINT

Help end this siege, Zulum begs NASS

Power failure: FG ‘may scrap DisCos, deplore new plans if

Ex-SGF Lawal roars back, labels govs ‘parasites’, wants states scrapped

Breaking: Mourinho makes excuse as Leipzig shock Tottenham, gain upper hand ahead Champions League 2nd leg clash

FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N647.35bn in January

Mr President, kindly sign the Electoral Act

Stock market sheds N9bn

Nigeria gets $2.2bn World Bank grant for 6 projects

Appeal Court stops Justice Abang from trying Suswam in alleged N3.1bn fraud

 

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