Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 23 June, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

NATION

UK PM to cut social distancing rule

Nigeria records 675 new cases of COVID-19, total now 20,919
Fed Govt, airlines in talks over fare
Appeal Court affirms N5.9b judgment against Multichoice Nigeria
Nigeria begins trial of pirates under new law
Nigeria exonerates Ghana on demolished high commission
FG admits owing 12,000 N-Power enrollees
N-Power to absorb 400,000 applicants for third batch
Buratai orders commanders to hotbeds of insurgency, banditry
Malami under attack over call for Magu’s sack
South’s elders sue Buhari, others for ‘discrimination in jobs, infrastructure’
Plan to reopen schools by Oyo insensitive, says Fed Govt
Japan drop bid for 2023 Women’s WC
NDLEA: pandemic has worsened drug abuse
Fed Govt directs varsity bursars to compile ‘defects’ in IPPIS
Ecobank CEO kicks against debt relief for African countries
Banks shut as rival cults clash in Osun community
Aguma remains Rivers APC chair
‘Nigeria now has opportunity to rethink economic structure’
Ize-Iyamu: my victory signals end of Edo APC crisis
Fayemi pledges open execution of 2020 Supplementary Budget
Fed Govt, airlines in talks over fare
Anti-Oshiomhole governors submit position to Buhari
Ibom, Lekki Deep seaports to generate 180,000 jobs’
Sanwo-Olu: technology vital to tackle economic challenges

I am not a politician, CP replies Ondo DG

 

PUNCH

FG decides on interstate travel ban, others next week
Wadume: Again, killer soldiers not in court, judge absent
Court adjourns firms’ suit against FG on disputed oilfields
N32.8bn fraud: EFCC re-arrests convicted ex-assistant director
Govs meet over resident doctors, others Wednesday
Aggrieved C’River PDP LG aspirants demand N6.9m form fees
Borno establishes 10 mega farms, introduces mechanised farming
Security agencies owing N300m water bills – Niger
Lagos sacks LAWMA contractors over widespread fraud
FCT, Oyo medical workers protest non-payment of allowances
Bandits kill three villagers in Katsina attack
Traders defy Ayade’s order, shut shops over kidnapping, robbery
Hoodlums kill man returning from church in Imo
Man lures Filipino lady to Enugu, sexually abuses her for six months
Flight simulation holds Saturday, FG gets restart plan Wednesday
Banks caution customers, say frauds on the rise
Discos should be audited before Siemens deal – Council
Stock market extends decline, investors lose N38bn
Ogun council official assaulting woman in viral video arrested
Ekiti man allegedly defiles neighbour’s five-year-old daughter
Man stabs lover to death in Lagos, commits suicide
Hoodlums kill man returning from church in Imo
Telecom operators fear funding challenge as demand rises
Appointments: Fasoranti, Clarke, 14 others sue Buhari, demand N50bn
ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO candidacy
APC peace panel gets 170 petitions, blames COVID-19 for delayed sittings
Ekiti man allegedly defiles neighbour’s five-year-old daughter

Delta flow station: Nigeria loses 44,000bpd of crude

Two dead, many injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway tanker explosions

SUN

COVID-19: Ecobank boss predicts spike in e-payment adoption
Aviation stakeholders protest use of foreign airlines for evacuation of Nigerians
Power tussle: Finance Minister returns Amobi as NBET boss
Northern group tasks Buhari over AGF attack on Magu
ECOWAS backs Okonjo-Iweala for WTO DG
COVID-19: Oil price crash sends NSE ASI down 0.29%
N397bn debt: AMCON didn’t order demolition of Ikoyi property
No uniform UTME minimum score for admission – JAMB
Southern leaders slam N50bn against Buhari, Malami over alleged marginalisation
Protesters, financial crunch cripple APC
Kaduna evacuates 35,000 Almajirai, receives over 1,000 –Commissioner
APC guber aspirant escapes death

VANGUARD

COVID-19: No Nigerian state is free yet, FG declares
Reps probe utilization of N25bn appropriation of Refugee Commission
ICPC begins constituency projects tracking
600 bandits at Zangang Hill: Nigerian military warns over misinformation
Nigeria small businesses face N617.3bn funding gaps annually — PWC
Motorists plying Oshodi/Apapa expressway trapped in traffic for 12hrs
Bad road responsible for Oshodi-Apapa Expressway gridlock ― PTT
THERE’S NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO CONQUER, SAYS THE UNDERTAKER AS HE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM WRESTLING
Comply with COVID-19 protocols, Makinde warns civil servants upon resumption
COVID-19: Plateau mulls fresh lockdown as citizens violate safety protocols
UCH security, attendants demand equal COVID-19 allowance with doctors
Early morning inferno razes Oba market in Benin

Flood ravages Benin City, render many homeless

Okowa welcomes Edo counterpart, Obaseki to PDP

COVID-19: High compliance as Bonny observes day one total lockdown

Ondo deputy gov resigns from APC, says he won’t resign from office

FELIX ‘OWOBLOW’ OWOLABI: I would have sacked Rohr if

COVID-19: Motorcycle unions set up joint task force to enforce directives in Ogun

APC Crisis: It’s now easier to hold General Elections than hold party NEC meetings ‘ DG PGF


LEADERSHIP

Aviation Expert Tasks FAAN On ICAO Codes For Lagos Airport
Gov Abiodun Appoints Selimot Ottun new Head of Service
S/Arabia To Host Few Persons For 2020 Hajj
Ondo 2020: Why PDP Govs Shunned Defection Of Akeredolu’s Deputy
APC Crisis: No Division Among Progressive Governors – DGF DG
Govs Meet PMB As APC Crisis Spreads To States
ECOWAS Endorses Okonjo-Iweala For WTO DG Seat
Don’t Abandon Non-COVID-19 Patients , FG Tells Hospitals
Interstate Ban: Transporters Groan As FEC Reviews Guidelines Wednesday
Pantami, Danbatta, Others Make Worldex Top 10 Tech Leaders
Tajudeen, Monguno Sponsor Highest Number Of Bills In Green Chamber

DAILY TRUST

Rescue APC, governors beg Buhari
EFCC arrests 16 suspected fraudsters in Lagos, Ogun
FBI commends EFCC on indictment of cyber criminals
PDP flays Buhari over attack on Nigerian embassy in Ghana
ECOWAS endorses Okonjo-Iweala for the position of DG WTO
FG tasks NBET board to de-risk power sector
‘22% of Nigeria’s MSMEs face financing hurdles’
FG to link small scale gold miners to markets
Why we are yet to pay 12,000 N-Power volunteers — FG
Bandits kill 3, kidnap one in Katsina villages
Man kills own children, injures 72-year-old father in Anambra
IGP orders probe of rape allegation against D’Banj
NSCDC recruitment process is on hold — Commandant General
Strike: NLC gives another 7 days notice to Cross River govt over salary structure

 

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