Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 16 July, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus again

Benin Republic’s Dussuyer backs Nigeria to qualify for 2022 World Cup

PDP BoT member debunks Anambra committee’s allegation

One kidnapper shot dead, two victims rescued in Ogun

South East governors’ apathy to sports development worries Onwana

How digital currency can aid business growth amidst COVID-19 pandemic

CBN unveils intervention support guidelines for agribusiness, others

Maize farmers secure N16 billion CBN facility

Hackers hijack Twitter accounts belonging to Bezos, Apple, Musk, Gates

NCC creates new department to accelerate FG’s digital economy agenda

FG Life-ND begins in 100 Abia communities

Oil is a wasting asset, why are we so addicted to it

Sanction clerics who make COVID-19 faith healing claims

Reps clarify NDDC’s N81.5b expenditure probe, grill BPP boss over projects

PANDEF backs opposition to sale of 57 oilfields

ASUU UNIPORT kicks against secret recruitment of staff

PDP governors, others meet to strategise on Edo governorship polls

Containing COVID-19 with functional primary healthcare system, others

Suspended EFCC boss Ibrahim Magu released from detention

NDDC probe: Nunieh’s allegations, cornucopia of false, malicious, libelous ‘ Akpabio

NASS Commission approves retirement of Clerk, 149 others

WHO ‘concerned’ about pneumonia cases in Turkmenistan

Google to buy $4.5 bn stake in digital unit of India’s Reliance

PUNCH

FG loses N34bn fraud case against Tompolos firm, others

APC crisis surfaces as Senate screens ambassadorial nominees

Edo 2020: PDP campaign council meets in Rivers, eyes victory

Election rigging: APC petitions CP, demands ex-Ondo SSGs prosecution

Nigerian judge defeats NJC at ECOWAS court

UK frustrated Air Peace attempt to evacuate Nigerians Onyema

FEC okays 2021-2023 MTEF, projects N12.66tn 2021 budget

NNPCs losses increase by 200%, hit N30.8bn

Maize production will drop by 25%, say growers

Review all financial penalties upwards, CBN tells National Assembly

Stock market rises slightly after two-day decline

I spoke with Tolulope at 1pm but at 5pm, I was told she was in mortuary Father of Nigerias first female combat helicopter pilot

NDDC spent N81.5bn in six months CBN, OAGF

Net foreign inflow hit $9.35bn in February CBN

Gunmen kidnap NIS official, wife, kill sister-in-law in Nasarawa

WASSCE/pupils resumption: South-West states, Ebonyi, Cross River on collision course with FG

774,000 jobs: Senate holds closed session, National Assembly to meet Buhari

Financial experts seek loans, empowerment for women

Arotile hit by ex-classmates car, says NAF

Power firms ask FG to provide N400bn for metering

National Assembly commission sacks Sani-Omolori, 150 others, ex-clerk kicks

Lagos partners US agency to improve electricity access

Wadume: Court admits Taraba policemans confession as exhibit

Q1: FG spends N464bn on oil Joint Ventures

Police release Magu, Buhari suspends 12 EFCC directors

Labour ministry, senators clash over banking bill amendments

Rape: Kano seeks castration, El-Rufais wife meets Gbajabiamila

Lagos doctors suspend strike, govt begins health workers recruitment

Again, El-Rufai, monarchs, others meet on Southern Kaduna killings

15 officials behind N5.778bn missing pension fund Niger

Babalakin: UNILAG ASUU, council postpone meetings

Court jails NIMASA ED seven years for N1.5bn fraud

ASUU condemns alleged secret recruitment in UNIPORT

Senate wants age limits scrapped for job seekers

NEXIM Bank denies diversion of N50bn projects fund

Deregistered Ohanaeze splinter group files N500bn suit against CAC

Nigerias COVID-19 cases hit 34,259 with 643 new infections

BREAKING: FEC approves 2021-2023 MTEF, FSP

Senate upgrades Auchi poly to university

Rape now a pandemic in Nigeria, says Gbajabiamila

Kano Assembly proposes castration for rapists

THISDAY

NEXIM Bank Disburses N52.9bn to Boost Non-oil Activities

5G Technology a Necessity, Says FG

Experts Highlight Importance of Data Protection Regulation

All Eyes on Digital Identity Project Steering Committee

Female Group Seeks Full Deregulation of Oil Sector

Central Research Laboratory Gets Worlds First Good Financial Grant Practice Certification

PDP Campaign Council Meets, Reviews Strategies on Edo Election

No Igbo Man Can Do What Northerners Have Done For Me

Akpabio Ensured He Got 30 Contracts for Water Hyacinths

Analysts Predict Boom for Agric Sector Post COVID-19

Omo: COVID-19 Will Increase Patronage of Life Insurance

ABCON Urges FG to Suspend Tax, Tariff Hike

SUN

Obaseki forcing APC members, govt officials to defect to PDP ‘Obahiagbon

We have no reason to harass anyone ‘Osagie, governor’s CPS

Akeredolu, APC petition CP over ex-SSG’s claim on alleged rigging of 2016 guber poll

Court adjourns suit seeking Uzodimma’s sack to July 20

FIFA confirms 2022 World Cup match schedule

LCCI cautions FG on borrowing to meet fiscal obligations

Only 3 states have group life insurance for workers-PenCom

CBN seeks powers to freeze criminals’ accounts

Why we’re focusing on youths ‘Chilo-Offiah, SA to Enugu State Gov on SME

COVID-19: We dont feel safe yet to reopen schools -FG

New report by CAPPA exposes grim water situation in Lagos

NSITF: Ngige bars NECA acting president from future board meetings

VANGUARD

Police shoot suspected kidnapper dead, rescue corp member

Witness tells court how two Chinese attempted to bribe EFCC staff with N50m

Revealed: How prominent Nigerian is misleading public on war against banditry

Boko Haram/ISWAP/ ISIS: World must support Nigeria to overcome new threats by international terrorists’ network ‘ NDMG

FG distributes N169m CCT to less privileged in Adamawa

$37.8bn needed to close financing gaps for Universal Social Protection

COVID-19 impacting negatively on employment, livelihood of Nigerians ‘ NBS survey

NIMASA orders stevedoring firms to commence operations or face sanction

COVID-19: Parents don’t want their wards back in school yet ‘ Survey

Public procurement: Why Nigeria is not getting value for billions invested ‘ Aliyu, CIPSMN boss

ASUU donates 1.000 seater lecture hall to UNIJOS

NGO provides 1,800 children in Ogun, Kaduna with offline home learning kits

OPEC puts conformity level at 107% as Bonny light crude remains stable

Cybersecurity: 89% of Nigerian companies risk public cloud attack

Twitter accounts of Obama, Gates, Kanye West, Musk, others hit in major hack

Apple wins EU court battle in 13bn euro tax case

Ngige bars NECA’s President from NSITF board meetings

Magugate won’t burnish Buhari’s fancy anti-graft- epaulette

Nigeria’s non-participation in 2020 WASSCE: Irreparable damage

Man pours hot water on nursing wife’s breasts in Enugu

Police recover toy gun, kill kidnapper, rescue two victims in Ogun

Group urged President Buhari to decentralize NDDC

Magu’s lawyer confirms release, mum on bail conditions

BREAKING: Ganduje reshuffles cabinet

FCIID under close watch as plans to spirit Magu out of jail fails

Senate passes bills to establish City University, Auchi, Maritime University, others

Senate urges FG to review age limit for Nigerians seeking employment in govt agencies

COVID-19: NLNG donates $150,000 medical equipment to Bayelsa

Obaro advocates technology as panacea for corruption

LEADERSHIP

Tension In EFCC As PMB Suspends 12 Directors

NASC Sacks Clerk, Ajakaiye,150 Others

PMB, Lawan, Others Mourn Nigeria’s First Female Combat Pilot, Arotile

FG Okays 2021-2023 MTEF, Projects N12.66trn 2021 Budget

A’Ibom Govt Threatens To Replace Striking Health Workers

Nigeria Loses N2.5trn To Fraud Annually ‘ SfAFP

Aisha Buhari Receives PPE From China’s First Lady

Okonjo-Iweala, Mamdouh, Mohamed, Other WTO Leadership Contenders Strut Stuff

CBN, Others Demand Special Court For Banks

Court Stops BPE, NERC, Others From Sale Of Jos Disco Shares

FG Rates Ekiti High In SDGs Projects Delivery

Obaseki Pledges Support For Edo-born Ozah’s World Guinness Record Attempt

Alleged Internet Fraud: Court Grants Social Media Influencer, Adeherself, N500,000 Bail

Aisha Buhari Urges Nigerians To Support Less Privileged

Senate Approves N168.8bn 2020 Budget For FIRS

TRIBUNE

No WASSCE for Nigerian students now, FG insists

Ondo primary: APC Appeal Committee clears Abraham Olusegun

NNPC gives conditions for relocation of tank farms, depots

South-West states declare readiness for 2020 WASSCE

Troops kill 6 bandits, recover GPMG, Ak 47 magazine, arrest informants in Zamfara, Katsina, Kebbi

Nigeria records 643 new coronavirus cases, total now 34,259

COVID-19 to gulp N24bn in Abuja in a year ‘Expert

You are making Southern Kaduna unsafe for development ‘ el-Rufai

APC crisis mars Senate screening, as Amosun, Okorocha chide ambassadorial nominees

Reps commence probe of NDDC over expenditure of N81.5bn in five months

Alleged internet fraud: Court grants social media influencer, Adeherself, N500,000 bail

UN, EU applaud Nigerian Governors on fight against Gender-Based Violence

FEC okays projected N12.66trn budget for 2021

Senate passes bill to upgrade Auchi Polytechnic to University

NDDC has wasted huge funds, failed Niger-Delta ‘ Reps

Badagry residents lament bad roads, multiple checkpoints, extortion

NATION

Court adjourns trial of Wadume till October 13

APC Appeal Committee clears 12 for Ondo primary

12 top EFCC officials suspended as Magu regains freedom

Court reaffirms Aguma as Rivers APC chairman

Attack on Ize-Iyamus running mate not sponsored by PDP

Obaseki, PDP struggling for relevance with fake news, says APC

Paucity of funds stalling appointment of more justices for Supreme Court

Senate urges Fed Govt to raise age limit for job seekers

ASUU decries secret recruitment in UNIPORT

Get skills for secured future, Obi tells youths

Gbajabiamila seeks stiffer penalty against rapists

National Assembly Clerk rejects retirement by commission

Ngige bars NECAs acting President from NSITF board meetings

Zulum lunches N1bn interest free loan to small scale businesses

BREAKING: Lagos doctors suspend strike

BREAKING: FIFA confirms 2022 World Cup match schedule

Zulum launches N1bn interest free loan to small scale businesses

CBN asks Senate for power to freeze criminals accounts

IPOB condemns attack on female members in Anambra community, threatens reprisal

DAILY TIMES

NEITIs audit of oil, gas sector unsatisfactory, says Reps

LCCI calls for caution as Nigerias debt profile nears N33trn

Nigeria earned N80 trillion from petroleum export under Buhari

Army redeploys 37 generals, others

COVID-19 remains number one public enemy, WHO warns govts

PDP asks Akpabio to step aside for probe

Supreme Court fixes July 14 to hear suit against virtual hearing

Army rescues kidnapped victims, recovers weapons in 3 states

DAILY TRUST

Senators slam ambassadorial nominee over comments on ‘APC crisis

Igbo leaders should do away with opposition politics

Moving displaced persons from aid-dependence to self-reliance

We sacked professors, others to put best system in place ‘ UniAbuja VC

FG insists on school closure, WASSCE cancellation

Stanbic bank donates 1,056 COVID-19 test kits to FCTA

Muslim community establishes varsity in Abuja

We’re collaborating with security agents to tackle kidnapping ‘ Abaji chair

I sexually assaulted my neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter only six times

Police kill suspected kidnapper in gun duel, rescue 2 persons

Man lands in court for allegedly stealing N200,000

My husband beats me anytime I deny him sex, please dissolve our marriage

3 men docked over ‘one chance’ robbery

Man, 35, arraigned over possession of Superpower-90 explosive

CBN seeks exclusive right to bank licensing, revocation

Reps seek relocation of oil tank farms as NNPC seeks time

Senate approves N168.8bn for FIRS

MTN Foundation opens for 2020 scholarship entries

Lagos, USAID partner on electrification

FG under pressure to lift ban on international flights

COVID-19: Bayelsa grants 50% tax reliefs to businesses, individuals

FG approves e-SIM trial for MTN

TCN builds 5 substations in Abuja to boost power supply

AUTHORITY

WTO: APC governors drum support for Okonjo Iweala

Anti-corruption forum condemns media attacks on Prophet Emmanuel Omale

Akpabio denies sexual harassment allegation, calls it litany of lies

Cutting-edge technologies make flood prevention smarter

Shanghais Yuyuan Garden gets younger look

I am not deterred by the stone to death threat on me by IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu,says Nnia Nwodo

Fighting terrorism a common responsibility of international community

Digitalization makes manufacturing smarter

Cutting-edge technologies make flood prevention smarter

BUSINESSDAY

Stock market readies for rough start to earnings season

Multiple checkpoints by Customs, agencies stifle ease of business at ports

Magu, his bosses and Nigeria’s failed fight against corruption

Electricity consumers in Apapa face supply disruption over faulty transformer

The politics of palliatives’Insecurity: From Abaribe to northern elders & youths

TCN clears Phase3 telecoms for operation after 18 months halt in business

CBN money supply policies compound Nigeria’s woes

DAILY INDEPENDENT

NDDC: Sagay Wants IMC Sacked, Governing Board Inaugurated

Military Kills Six Bandits In Zamfara, Repels Attack In Katsina

COVID-19: Diri Warns Police, Others Against Extortion Over Facemasks

NSITF: Ngige Bars NECA Acting President From Future Board

Ebonyi Fixes August 15 For LG Election

Kano Says It Has Flattened COVID-19 Curve

NEW TELEGRAPH

CBN seeks power to freeze accounts linked to criminals

Study: Nigeria to become World’s 9th largest economy in 2100

ICPC: How ex-PPMC MD laundered $700m through wife

COVID-19: FAAN chides Yari for violating airport protocols

Tension in NASS as Clerk, directors, others reject sack

FG frees Magu 10 days after, suspends 12 EFCC’s directors

IGP: Presidential panel ordered Magu’s detention

FEC approves 2021-2023 MTEF, projects N12.66trn 2021 budget

BLUEPRINT 

 Post COVID-19: Kogi gov’t rolls out ‘business flourishing plans’ for indigenes, residents

Tension as clerk Omolori dares NASS over sack

Updated: Magu released after 10-day ordeal, 12 EFCC directors suspended

APC crisis mars Senate’s screening of ambassadorial nominees

Extortion’: Group alleges loss of over N50 million worth of donkey skins in Nigeria

Breaking: Despite another David Luiz howler, Arsenal beat Premier League Champions

Suit seeking to stop Senate from screening 11 nominees as judges gets July 21 date

Supreme Court: ‘Poor budgetary allocation stalling judges appointment

               

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *