Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 17 June, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Naira Marley bombs airline: I wont travel in your plane again, we almost crashed

UK researchers list drug as likely COVID-19 cure

Lagos overwhelmed, hospitals, isolation centres filled up- Doctors

COVID-19: NECA, NLC, TUC to address workplace issues

New electricity tariffs effective July, says minister

COVID-19 kills mother of twins, infects Imo lawmaker

Two million farmersll get zero interest financing FG

Foreign reserves fall by $129.83m in one week

Akwa Ibom village head nabbed for raping 11-year-old girl

APC crisis: Appeal Court upholds Oshiomholes suspension, Obaseki heads for PDP

NBET boss defies power minister, remains in office

Maritime contributing N7tn annually to economy Shippers council

Resident doctors strike: FG orders attendance registers, meeting deadlocked

Minister orders agencies to improve power supply

Why NYSC camps should be closed for two years Osinbajo

Nigerias aviation industry lost $700m, says IATA boss

Three killed in Bayelsa rival cults clash

Stock market sheds N12bn in four-day losing streak

FG needs $100bn investment in roads IMF

FG to implement GIFMIS in armed forces, others

Suspected herdsmen kill Ebonyi man, steal motorcycle

NEITI commends NNPC for publishing audited accounts

ICPC seizes Bauchi govs FCT property

Lagos doctors threaten to down tools

FG asks EFCC to recover N100bn from lottery operators

JAMB, varsities adopt 160 as UTME cut-off mark

Senate panel wants Army varsity decentralised

PDPs impunity killed NGF, APC replies Wike

FCTA vows to prosecute Naira Marley, partygoers

Gbajabiamila meets state speakers on Child Rights Act

FG releases 3,955 inmates

Robbers break into judges home, steal $1,000, others

BREAKING: Lagos cancels planned reopening of churches, mosques

Fresh protest in Katsina over killings

Were not aware Obaseki has left us -APC

Gunmen kidnap housewife in Nasarawa

2020 UTME: JAMB to announce cut-off marks today

Court to hear suit against ministers, aides who attended Abba Kyaris burial

THISDAY

Trust Would be Vital for Business Recovery

FG Raises N162.6bn through Sukuk Bond Sale

DPR Rolls Out Measures for Oil Industry Survival

AEDC, Aquivis Deploy Smart High-Tension Fault Detector

CRC Credit Bureau Launches Data Submission App

Report: Worlds Highest Population without Electricity Resides in Nigeria

Experts Urge FG to Unbundle TCN, Liquidate Stake in Discos

SUN

A’Court affirms Oshiomhole’s sack as APC national chairman

As Lawan battles cabal to rescue power sector, can he win

Kalu’s release: Yerima thanks northern elders, accuses APC leaders from south of conspiracy

PDP NWC meets to consider waiver as Edo gov, deputy dump APC

Appeal Court adjourns hearing on APC primary till tomorrow

Bayelsa: S’Court orders accelerated hearing of Alaibe’s appeal

Breaking: APC crisis: Court of Appeal affirms Oshiomhole’s suspension as National Chairman

Bribe for Eagles’ slot: NFF awaits official petition from Ogbuke, Ideye

Debt: Gencos, gas firms to get N272.6bn from FG

Executive Jet apologises to FG over Abuja flight

FG targets N7tr ports contribution to GDP

COVID- 19: Germany donates N130m to security agencies

NAF kills scores, destroys bandits camps in Katsina

Buhari tasked on N16bn from Lagos free zone

Banditry: Buhari approves joint military, police operation for Niger, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto

Lagos makes U-turn on reopening of mosques, churches

GUARDIAN

ICPC seizes multi-million naira property from Bauchi governor

You’re lucky this is democracy, presidency tells Northern group

Falana seeks inquest into death of artisan in police custody

Three die, many injured in renewed Bayelsa cult clashes

Delta State frees 77 inmates awaiting trial

Court martial sacks Major-General Otiki over N400m theft

UK parliamentarian groups raise concern over genocide in Nigeria

France won’t rule out ‘no deal’ on UK future ties

Nigerian seafarers bemoan disdain for local certificates

Manufacturing sector’s performance remains weak despite ‘interventions

How AfCFTA will build regional value chains, benefit countries without industrial base

Nigeria, others suffer most as UNCTAD forecasts 20% drop in global trade

Innovative marketing, others push Dangote Cement revenue to N891.7b

Mobile data prices fall by 75% as depletion crises rise

Nigeria urged to fast-track Internet protocol migration

Buhari puts 4G coverage at 30%, sees prospects in digitisation

UK-Nigeria tech to engage startups, ecosystem stakeholders on COVID-19

Group moves against relocation of NIMASA’s floating dry dock

FG hails media for COVID-19 fight, seeks more support

Customs, agents disagree on physical examination of cargoes

612,557 candidates offered admission in 2019 ‘ JAMB

Military kills several bandits in multiple air raids -DHQ

Court remands man for allegedly assaulting 18-month-old son with cigarette light

JAMB sets 160 as cut off mark for 2020/21 admissions

VANGUARD

Businessman sues EFCC over alleged human rights violation, demands N100m in damages

Man in court for allegedly reneging on promise to marry woman

14-year-old girl tells court how grandfather’s caregiver raped her

Man in court for sexually abusing 4-year-old daughter

Six pirates killed in raid off Nigeria, Cameroon waters

Lagos shuts traffic around Pen Cinema flyover for construction works

Strike: Doctors who fail to resume work Wednesday will be sacked, FG threatens

BREAKING: APC names Ajimobi Acting National Chairman

Buhari approves appointment of 12 new Permanent Secretaries

How Buhari tried to reconcile Oshiomhole, Obaseki ‘ Femi Adesina

Okowa’s fight against insecurity, COVID-19 gets Delta Reps caucus backing

OSHIOMHOLE’S SUSPENSION: Giadom faults Ajimobi’s appointment as APC Acting National Chairman

Obaseki to join PDP with 18 council chairs ‘ Aide

Obaseki’s resignation: We will follow rules, PDP insists

Someone who doesn’t have certificate will not understand what inconsistencies in certificates are ‘ Obaseki

Edo 2020: 18 council chairmen reaffirm support for Obaseki’s reelection bid

Wike played major role in ‘killing’ Governors’ Forum, says APC Dep. Spokesman

U.S. targets Iran-Venezuela trade, tanker market suffers a blow

NIMASA, IMO regulations and its council seats

500 containers of cocoa shipped through PTML in May

Insist on NCC autonomy, Nigerians tell Danbatta at tenure renewal

UPDATE: Appeal Court upholds Oshiomhole’s suspension as APC National Chairman

Delta govt. approves establishment of modular refinery

Obaseki’s resignation: Edo APC losses an asset ‘ Ojezua

BREAKING: Appeal Court upholds Oshiomhole’s suspension as APC Chairman

Power Sector: New electricity tariff regime starts in July, FG tells Senate

We’ll produce another APC Governor in Edo ‘ Aguma

No health worker among 182 COVID-19 cases recorded in Ebonyi ‘ Commissioner

Africa’s oil-producing countries relocate headquarters from Nigeria to Congo

Breaking: Protesters ask Buhari, Masari to resign over Katsina killings

Police arrest community leader, pastor over alleged rape in A’Ibom

TRIBUNE

ICPC seizes multi-million Naira landed property from Gov Bala Mohammed

Buhari appoints 12 new Permanent Secretaries

Osinbajo’s committee did not call for suspension of NYSC ‘ Laolu Akande

I’ll protect children against sexual violence ‘ Buhari

Attempt to link me with Naira Marley’s flight ridiculous ‘ Fashola

Nigeria records 490 new COVID-19 cases, total now 17,148

BREAKING: APC names Ajimobi Acting Chairman

FG threatens to sack striking doctors as meeting ends in deadlock

JUST IN: Court of Appeal upholds Oshiomhole’s suspension as APC chairman

Presidency blasts northern group’s anti-democracy statement

COVID-19: Expert urges new NCDMB governing council on proactive measures

DPR calls for cost control as post-COVID-19 strategy

Nigeria loses over N50bn annually to non-reflective gas pricing

Nigeria lost N27.5bn to oil pipeline vandalism in 2018 ‘ Audit report

BREAKING: Lagos suspends planned opening of churches, mosques

We recorded eight rape cases in Idomaland in one week ‘ Protesters

Insecurity: Northern youths take to streets despite police presence

Kaduna removes roadblocks at state boundaries

UPDATE: Obaseki quits APC, says Oshiomhole scared of educated persons

JAMB pegs varsity cut-off mark at 160, Poly 120, CoE, others 100

Nigerian Society of Engineers adopts LASU researchers for sponsorship

NATION

Minister: its shocking doctors go on strike during pandemic

Emotions as Lagos East Senator Osinowo is buried

COVID-19 medicine not approved in Nigeria, says NCDC

Lagos APC chair Balogun mourns Osinowo

Community accuses Fayemi of imposing monarch

Wike threatens to lock down Bonny as Rivers records 103 cases

Minister hails media over pandemic fight

BREAKING: Appeal Court upholds Oshiomholes suspension as APC chair

Rivers APC to Wike: Oshiomhole will lead us to victory in Edo

COVID-19: Firm supports Edo govts response, donates ventilator

COVID-19: I will not cut your salary, Akeredolu tells workers

Man bags 24-year imprisonment for money laundering

DAILY TIMES

Resignation: I will not move with Obaseki Edo APC Chairman Ojezua

Breaking: Shaibu follows Obaseki, resigns from APC

Buhari an epitome of lawfulness, says Obaseki as he leaves APC

Edo Governor, Obaseki dumps APC after his visit to Buhari

Lamido Sanusi is still under investigation, Ganduje speaks on the deposed Emir

Strike: Resident Doctors, FG meeting ends in deadlock

COVID-19: Lagos suspends reopening of Churches, Mosques

Kaduna commences MTEF preparations for 2021- 2023 budget

ACourt affirms Oshiomholes suspension as APC National Chairman

How Naira Marley fooled Airline operator to attend concert in Abuja

DAILY TRUST

Chinese President to preside over China-Africa summit against COVID-19

150m Nigerians without NIMC ID

Obaseki, Shaibu dump APC, set to join PDP

I’m ready for any mode of primary, Akeredolu says after meeting Buhari

Bayelsa gov’ship: S/Court orders speedy hearing of Alaibe’s appeal

International curriculum schools can run 3rd term online ‘ FG

Osinbajo-led committee didn’t recommend suspension of NYSC

COVID-19: Lagos halts planned re-opening of mosques, churches

COVID-19: FG lists 6 conditions for re-opening of schools

Shippers’ Council targets 24hr port operations

FG inaugurates task force for GIFMIS implementation

Banditry: Be patient with us, Buhari begs protesters

Financial crisis: Atiku asks Buhari to sell presidential planes, others

How importers of fake products operate in Nigeria ‘ FG

Power sector privatisation has failed ‘ Lawan

BUSINESSDAY

Investors in south-south hail FG on end of price capping but call for bandwidth for profit as incentive

COVID-19 provides catalyst for economic reforms in Nigeria ‘ finance minister

Nigerians dissatisfied with government’s response to COVID-19

Experts call for policy, sensitisation to tackle Nigeria’s protein deficiency

How insurance industry recapitalisation will be affected by Covid-19 pandemic

Nigeria’s economy seen in sharp plunge in Q2 with 91% of sectors trodden by virus

DAILY INDEPENDENT

JOHESU Accuses FG Of Discrimination In Payment Of Hazard Allowances

Samuel Owonaro, Survivor Of ‘The Twelve-Day Revolution’, Is Dead

Hope Ministry Network Sends Palliatives To Abia Rural Community

Nigeria’s Economic Sustainability Plan Bold Step But Not Feasible ‘ ACUF

COVID-19: Benue Records 35 Cases, 11 Discharged, 23 Receiving Treatment ‘ Ongbabo

Stop Politicising Fight Against Corruption, Group Tells EFCC

Buhari Okays Joint Military, Police Operations Against N/West Bandits

Army Court Orders General Hakeem Otiki’s Demotion, Dismissal

PEOPLESDAILY

Reduce expenditure on wasteful projects, Atiku tells FG

Prof Akinkugbe’s death, a huge global loss-Atiku

Ondo guber: Akeredolu boasts to win any mode of APC primaries

Military air strike kills several bandits’, destroy camps in Katsina

COVID-19:Children write Buhari for protection against abuses

Power: Senate probing 2013 privatisation deal, says Lawan

Nigeria records 717 rape cases in 5 months -IGP

Coronavirus: PTF admits delay in payment of allowances to front line health workers

Production of compressed natural gas begins in Delta soon, says Coy

 

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