Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 25 June, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Nigeria wont get into street fight with Ghana Presidency

Speaker, APC mourn as Kogi Assembly member dies

Ondo: Why unity group didnt agree on single candidate

AIbom man nabbed for raping 16-year-old daughter

How politicians employ ex parte applications to cause crises

Police arrest 60 suspected cultists in Benue

BREAKING: Nigeria records 649 new COVID-19 cases, total now 22,020

APC crisis: We wont attend Giadoms NEC meeting -NWC

FG awards N137bn roads, erosion control contracts

Three Oyo cabinet members test positive for COVID-19

Im worried some APC members dont want to surrender Giadom

Osinbajo postpones economic council meeting as APC holds NEC

Giadom: Retire from politics, Fani-Kayode tells Tinubu

Armed robbers wreak havoc on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

COVID-19: FEC approves N2.3trn stimulus plan

Student sues Army for N1bn after losing leg to soldiers bullet

Tension at NNPC as PENGASSAN threatens strike

NNPC posts N9.53bn operational loss for March

IMF cuts Nigerias GDP forecast, says economyll shrink by 5.4%

Workers kick against salary cut at NAMA

FG unbundles NIPOST, creates three subsidiaries

Well steer Nigeria away from recession, says CBN

World Bank okays $750m for Nigerias power sector

NWC threatens to boycott NEC as Buhari backs sacked Giadom

FG sets stringent conditions for school reopening

Alleged rape: Lawyers knock police for shielding DBanj

$9.77m: Court refuses to stop ex-NNPC boss Yakubus trial

INEC rejects APCs notice of Ondo gov primary

Ondo CP, Ajayi disagree on alleged police escorts withdrawal

Rivers court clears Obaseki for Edo PDP primary

Wadume: I shot IRT vehicle, it somersaulted, admits soldier

We deserve school feeding, cash transfer programme Diri

Shiites protest incessant killings, demand El-Zakzakys release

Obaseki favoured as 2,229 delegates elect Edo PDP candidate

Police arrest two for killing Ondo petrol station attendant

Niger downpour: Two killed, 220 buildings destroyed, 780 displaced

SANs seek nullification of 21 FCT judge-nominees recommendation

Recruitment of special constables begins this week Ogun CP

How LUTH doctors fear of COVID-19 claimed our fathers life -Family

Gunmen kidnap Delta youth president, demand N30m ransom

NUC accredits 15 courses at Calabar varsity

COVID-19: Five doctors, three other health workers test positive in Benue

Bandits attack Katsina village, abduct heads daughter

THISDAY

FG Says Nigeria Will Not Seek Debt Relief, Rules out Eurobond Sale

FG to Engage Indigenous Companies to Enhance Digital Services Delivery

UK Govt Supports NCDC to Speed Up Testing

Nigeria Tops Google Class 5 Online Startups Nominees

WAEC Candidates to Buy PIN on Remita

Giadoms NEC Meeting Illegal, Says APC National Secretary

COVID-19: The Madagascar Challenge and Nigerias Traditional Medicine Practitioners

Pharmacists Threaten Nationwide Strike over FGs Unwillingness to Meet Demands

SUN

Edo guber: 2,229 delegates to choose PDP candidate

Ondo guber: APC may not participate in poll ‘INEC

Giadom wins APC war, gets Buhari’s backing

Ekweremadu pushes for early, staggered party primaries

Breaking: APC leadership crisis: Buhari backs Giadom ‘ Presidency

FG discussing with W’Bank, others on $6.5bn balance of payment loan

IMF downgrades Nigeria’s economic outlook

Buhari to flag off $2.8bn AKK pipeline construction June 30

NNPC records N9.53bn trading deficit

South East group writes Nigeria creditors to stay action on $22.7bn loan

Reps probe N343m expenditure in Ministry of Water Resources

FEC approves over N137bn for construction works

Demolition: Nigeria won’t engage in street fight with Ghana ‘Presidency

COVID-19: 8 health workers tests positive in Benue

NDDC: N’Delta threatens to shut down NASS

COVID-19: UCH denies receipt of N118m from Oyo govt

U.S. women’s team denied bid for immediate appeal in equal pay claims

World Bank approves $750 million power sector recovery operation for Nigeria

GUARDIAN

Too late to talk about consensus arrangement in Ondo PDP

Again, 42-year-old woman murdered in same Oyo LGA

NSCDC parades man over alleged defilement of three-month-old baby in Nasarawa

Anxiety over missing student in Kogi two weeks after ‘arrest

IOC joins WHO, United Nations to fight pandemic

FG pledges collaboration with oil firms to fight COVID-19

N50 billion floating dock to commence operations in July

FG unveils new roadmap to grow telecoms, digital economy

World Bank okays N291b to improve electricity in Nigeria

Brazil starts testing Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Buhari backs Giadom as APC acting national chairman, aide says

South Africa says economy to shrink 7.2% in 90-year low

VANGUARD

BOWEN varsity sacks over 100 workers, says decision necessary to sustain school

Isoko group scores Omo-Agege high, says he’s unsung hero

Over 13,000 applicants jostling for Osun Amotekun job

FEC approves N2.3trn to address disruption of the economy by COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic stalled 71 cases, 27 judgments ‘ ECOWAS Court

Obaseki’s time in APC rough, tough, says ex Rep’s Minority Whip

APC Crisis: PGF DG rallies support for Giadom’s NEC

PDP ticket: Step down, face N2b lawsuit, groups threaten Imansuagbon

Edo 2020: Three councillors remove house leader over non-defection to PDP

APC: Port Harcourt thugs after me, factional Chairman, Hilliard Eta raises alarm

Buhari presides over 5th virtual FEC meeting

Alleged SUBEB Fraud: NUT suspends Kwara chairman, secretary, others

COVID-19 pandemic: Technology displaces over 100 workers in Bowen University

Again, another woman hacked to death in Ibadan

Court remands two cousins over alleged rape, murder of Maersk MD’s wife

Teenage boy swept away by flood buried near Surulere canal

COVID-19: NNPC recorded N9.53bn trading deficit in March

Flood renders residents homeless in Aba

Breaking: APC crisis: President Buhari backs Victor Giadom

TRIBUNE

COVID-19: Women take better precautions than men ‘Study

APC NEC: Buhari was ill-advised, says Ajimobi faction

Nigeria confirms 649 new COVID-19 cases, total now 22,020

Nigeria signs MOU with UK on Energy calculator 2050

NNPC records 47% decrease in pipeline vandalism ‘Report

Court authorises Giadom to proceed with APC NEC meeting

Reps to probe Federal Ministry of Water Resources over ‘343m expenditure without vouchers

Infection now major cause of death in diabetic patients

NUC warns varsities against over-admission of students

Russia’s COVID-19 cases increase to over 600,000

Senate committee on power lauds Transcorp, Geregu for meeting privatisation performance targets

State governors urged to explore FG’s airports concession plan

Nigerian High Commission showed us land documents, says Ghanaian Foreign Minister

Suspected Nigerian pirates kidnap five Korean, one Ghanaian off Cotonou waters

COVID-19: FEC okays N2.3trn economic stimulus plan

BREAKING: Three Oyo executive members test positive for coronavirus, two others inconclusive

3 female suspects arrested over 818 rounds of live ammunition

NATION

NGF, NCDC sign MoU on World Banks N3.7b fund to states, FCT

When COVID-19 hangs the fate of over 1.3m candidates awaiting results

Gbajabiamila to pay additional 50% hazard allowance to 450 doctors, others

INEC rejects APCs notice on Ondo primary election

My life under threat, says stand-in national chair Eta

NWC members shun meeting, declare it illegal

Nigeria records N124.77b deficit in Q1

Controversy as NLC withdraws 9 affiliate members from FCTA/FCDA

Flooding: Edo assures on timely completion of water detention pond project

Four murder suspects test positive for COVID-19 in Bauchi

DAILY TIMES

BMO mocks PDP over Wikes tax collectors comment, says it confirms what they have always known

APC will overcome current crisis, says Ondo guber aspirant

APC NEC meeting: PGF DG urges party leaders to back in Buhari repositioning party

Gani Adams expresses shock, sadness over death of rights activist, Akele, says he was a trusted ally

Insecurity: Northern groups give FG 3-month ultimatum to review security or face renewed protests

Delta APC slams Okowa over alleged poor conditions of states hospitals

Edo 2020: Obaseki wants me out because Im popular, says Imasuagbon as he debunks stepping down rumours

Well not engage in street fight with Ghana over demolition of embassy Presidency

Military airstrikes hit 10 bandits camps in Katsina, Zamfara DHQ

Borno spends N1bn on 120,000 female IDPs -SEMA

NNPC produces 218.37bn cbf of natural gas in March

World Bank approves $750m power sector recovery operation for Nigeria

DAILY TRUST

Why we won’t attend Giadom’s NEC meeting ‘ APC NWC

2 remanded over rape, murder of Maersk MD’s wife

Don’t place congratulatory adverts in newspapers to celebrate my 55th birthday ‘ Sanwo-Olu

Fake female house agent pleads guilty to fraud, remanded for sentencing

Court remands 25-year-old suspected cultist for alleged murder

NGO urges gov’t to make laws, policies to protect widows

COVID-19: We’ve spent N118m to support UCH, Virology Dept, Oyo gov’t insists

COVID-19: Aella to gift users N800,000 worth cover

World Bank approves $750m for Nigeria’s power sector

We’re not seeking debt relief from creditors ‘ FG

Investors lose N49.6bn, as stocks’ sell-offs heighten

Banditry: Govs, Senators, service chief’s silence, is this anarchy

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria plots way out of darkness with new service-reflective tariff plan

Edo 2020: Coast clear for Obaseki in PDP as court strikes out case after settlement

Edo: Why removal of Ogbeide-Ihama’s hurdles excites PDP, supporters

How Air Peace salvaged Nigeria’s air travel during lockdown

Nigeria’s Economic Sustainability Plan seen offsetting IMF’s -5.4% growth projection

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Economy: Emefiele, CBN Will Not Be Deterred ‘Spokesman

Unemployment Has Reached Emergency Situation In Ondo ‘PDP Aspirant

Nasarawa NSCDC Arrests Man, 27, For Allegedly Defiling Three Months Old Baby

Reps Place Water Ministry On Status Enquiry Over Missing N343m

Abia APC Disagrees With State Govt On Road Projects

UNICEF Wants Strident Measures Against Rapists

COVID-19: UCH Denies Receiving N118m From Oyo Govt

NEW TELEGRAPH

COVID-19: FG approves N2.3trn stimulus plan

CBN raises the alarm over plot to discredit policies, officials

Court clears Obaseki for PDP primaries

NNPC records N9.53bn trading deficit in one month

Buhari snubs APC leaders, backs Giadom as chairman

W’Bank approves $750m loan for Nigeria’s power sector

New blood test can improve liver cancer screening

BLUEPRINT

5-year-old boy, 3 teenagers test positive as Niger records 13 new COVID-19 cases

Jigawa’ll deal with trouble makers ‘ deputy speaker

Corruption: Group calls for re-arrest of CUPP spokesperson

Yahoo boy, 25, bags 3-month jail for posing as American lady

Covid-19: El-Rufai confirms 286 active cases in Kaduna as state test 5,446 persons

Breaking: APC NWC to bouycot Giadom’s NEC meeting, says Buhari misinformed

In 3 days: Air force strikes 10 bandits hideouts, kills scores in Katsina, Zamfara

PEOPLESDAILY

Presidency, APC NWC on collision, as NEC meeting turns controversial

Edo guber primary: 2,229 delegates to elect PDP flagbearer

Herdsmen/Farmers Crisis: Report says FG, Army restored peace in warring communities

Wase hails Buhari for assenting to Gashua varsity bill

Demolition: Nigeria, Ghana won’t fight -Presidency

Reps to probe Water Resources Ministry over ‘343m expenditure without approved vouchers

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