Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 17 August, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

NATION

Donald Trump loses younger brother, Robert Trump

I sealed a $4.7m deal after Nigerian lawmakers rejected my vehicles Innoson

DSS summons former speaker, NaAbba after calling Nigeria a failed state

Buhari gradually turning Nigeria to a police state Northern group

Nigerian traders are unfair to us, Ghana govt denies alleged maltreatment

Serial ritualist, killer escapes police custody in Ibadan

Gunmen kidnap community leader, Son in fresh Yobe attack

FG reacts to video of Nigerians in Dubai allegedly chased into desert

Our borrowing justifiable, for development that will benefit Nigerians FG

Nigerian soldier who criticized Buhari Charged to court

Ngiges kinsmen disown suspended monarch

Tax relief: Fed Govt, World Bank plan $2.5m grant for each state

NAF deploys 32 Special Forces in Southern Kaduna

Minister mourns ex-Kwara Deputy Speaker, Ayodele Shittu

Presidency to NaAbba: leave Buhari out of your issue

Governors, lawmakers, others share 774,000 jobs

Dangote makes 60 artisans millionaires in one month

Umahi, Onu best Igbo candidates for presidency Youths

Hausa-Fulani: Were original owners of Southern Kaduna

PUNCH

Forex restriction: Maize imports to gulp N28.31bn

Manufactured, processed foods not good for children Nutritionist

CAMA: Oyedepo warns FG against interfering with churches

Village head abducted in Yobe

Kano residents treating COVID-19 protocols with disdain, Ganduje laments

Use gov poll to end godfatherism in Edo Obaseki

Expert warns against applying eggs, pap to burn injury

Security beefed up as PDP, APC hold rallies

Increase health budget, CSOs tells Gombe govt

Six power plants shut in 35 hours, generation slumps

IPMAN threatens to shut Anambra operations over N13.6m debt

Largest container vessel berths at Onne ports

The rains of destruction: Fear of poor harvest as flood wreaks havoc on Kano farmlands

Debt servicing gulps N1.57tn in six months

Lagos prepares for heavy rainy months

FG inaugurates management team for housing authority

Lagos empowers district officers, eases planning approval process

Shoprite battles $10m judgment debt, barred from transferring assets

Saudi appoints 10 women in senior roles at holy mosques

Nigeria drifting into police state under Buhari CNG

COVID-19: Ekiti shuts pharmacies, supermarkets

Ogundipe spent UNILAG funds recklessly, varsity council alleges

NDDC must account for N6.25bn palliative fund Committee chair

Southern Kaduna: Lekwots killing will worsen crisis, CAN tells Sharia body

Lagos marks illegal structures for demolition in Ibeju-Lekki

COVID-19 fear: Mixed reactions persist, concern eases as WASSCE begins today

Insecurity: NAF deploys special forces in Southern Kaduna

Blasphemy: US agency kicks as Kano court jails 13-year-old boy for 10 years

Kano varsity tested 27,831 samples -VC

One dead, one injured during Osun festival

68 stranded Nigerian girls return home from Lebanon

Ondo deputy governor picks Mimikos aide, Adegbenro, as running mate

12 million Nigerian children suffering from stunted growth

US falsified evidence against Kashamu, says lawyer

Chinese loans: Reps grill Amaechi, Ahmed, others today

Nigeria traders must pay $1m fee, Ghana insists

Plateau community rejects FG school building

Two NYCN members missing after Rivers conference Official

THISDAY

Survey: Companies Slash Tech Investments amid COVID-19

DSC Pensioners Threaten Protest over Unpaid Pension Arrears

Stock Market Investors Gain N85bn on Sustained Demand

Report: Declining Discos Collections May Worsen Liquidity Challenge

UK, Nigeria to Promote Digital Access with Policy Reforms

OPL 245: Examining Enis Role in Messy Malabu Oil Deal

Our Airport is Newer and Bigger Than Yours Though a White Elephant

Obaseki: My Election a Battle Between Light and Darkness

SUN

Discordant tunes in Reps over immunity for CJN, others

APC, PDP in blame game over alleged plot to postpone election

APC woman leader canvases support for Obaseki

2023 presidency: Group urges Tinubu, others to back S’East

APC, Akwa Ibom bicker over NBS’ unemployment report

N4.7tr debt choking AMCON in twilight

Why CBN must halt banks’ cannibalisation of cash mgt functions ‘Nwodo Jr., CEO, XL Africa Group

E-hailing: Lagos approves 20% fee cut, new guidelines effective Aug. 27

Tax relief: States to get $2.5m grant from W’Bank to mitigate COVID-19 impact

COVID-19 disrupts education of more than 70 per cent of youth ‘ ILO

2.4m households to benefit from FGs stimulus package Presidency

Obi lied on N35bn pension, gratuity arrears Ngige

COVID-19: Pregnant women, children barred as churches reopen in Ogun

Group pledges support for Kano rice factory workers

Lekwot to Shariah Council: Calling for my execution laughable

AMAC names street after Afe Babalola in Abuja

Court jails man for jumping bail, false kidnap allegation

Okorocha begged me to dissolve panel investigating him -Uzodimma

FG insists on $5.3bn loan from China for Ibadan-Kano rail project

COVID-19: Oilserv Group, Foundation donates over N100m protective equipment to churches in Anambra

GUARDIAN

South-West PDP denies governors backing Ajayi

Rasak, grassroots politician, philanthropist, passes on

NDDC remains cash cow for Abuja godfathers

Why we abandoned zoning for Anambra governorship, by PDP

Despite pandemic blues, 60 artisans win N1m in Dangote Cement promo

Police rescue another man incarcerated for 15 years by father in Kano

NCDC reports 298 new COVID-19 case, total of infection hits 49,068

Yoruba groups warn against politicisation of Amotekun security outfit

Access Bank alerts customers as fraud rises during Covid 19 crisis

Gunmen storm Mogadishu hotel after car bombing: police, witnesses

Eight killed in Colombian coca-growing area

Kidnapped Chinese workers regain freedom

VANGUARD

Relist us now or’, political parties warn INEC

EDO 2020: PDP accuses APC of printing illegal PVCs

Imo North Bye-election: Imo APC goes for consensus candidate, sets up 9-man committee

Anambra 2021: Zoning, prerogative of state chapter ‘ PDP

Ondo 2020: Why I won’t reply Akeredolu now ‘ Mimiko

Emergence of third force: Mimiko, Akeredolu in war of words

Crack in Delta APC deepens as Erue, Ayomanor claim being chairmen

Equities fall as investors opt for mutual funds

CASH MANAGEMENT: Operators seek enforcement of CBN rules

Cost of funds to moderate as N181bn inflow boost interbank market

Post COVID-19: ICAN urges Nigerians to embrace indigenous products

Apapa gridlock: Presidency, stakeholders disagree on pace of road construction

Covid-19: JSS3 students to resume school August 17 in Kaduna

Just in: NAF deploys Special Forces to Southern Kaduna

Customs intercepts vehicles, rice worth N10bn

16 suspected illicit drugs dealers arrested in Jos

Assist Nigerian traders in Ghana, NANTs begs FG, ECOWAS

Finally, 296 Nigerians stranded in London, arrive Abuja

No payment for Covid-19 test at the airports ‘ FAAN

LEADERSHIP

Group Urges FG To Upgrade NINLAN, FEDSDTTEN

Security: Ex-IGP Didn’t Collect N11m From Any Zamfara Emir ‘ Shinkafi

FGM: Imo Community Leaders vows To Expose perpetrators, Extol Determination Of UNICEF To End Surge

UK Working With Nigeria To Mitigate Impact Of COVID-19 ‘ Envoy

Al-Qaeda Threat: As Military Moves To Allay Fears

Edo 2020: PDP, APC, Trades Tackle Over Alleged Printing Of PVCs, Violence

Edo 2020: Drumbeats Of Renewed Crisis In Edo Assembly

Edo 2020: DG Gov’s Forum Action Plot To Scuttle Ize-Iyamu’s Expected Victory ‘ Ebegbulem

Centre LSD Trains 90 Stakeholders On Girl-Child Education

TRIBUNE

Insecurity: NAF deploys Special Forces to Southern Kaduna

Nigeria records 298 new COVID-19 cases, total now 49,068

Na’abba not invited by DSS over comments against Buhari ‘ Presidency

Investors’ funds trapped by low return on investment in govt securities

AfDB woos Indian investors to Africa

More shocks as unemployment data exposes misery status of Nigerians

FG should give tax rebates to Nigerian brands to enable them bounce back ‘Adedeji, GM, Amber Energy Drink Ltd

Ondo 2020: ZLP set to announce former Commissioner, Adegbenro as Ajayi’s running mate

FG captures 1 million vulnerable Nigerians to National Social Register

Nigeria won’t achieve SDGs by 2030 except

DAILY TIMES

CAN appeal for reopening of church services in Ekiti

Military air-strike takes out armed bandits in Kaduna

DSS warns politicians attempting to cause mayhem in Nigeria

FG dialogues with stakeholders to prevent job losses in aviation sector

Edo unemployment rate dropped to 19% in Obasekis regime

Angry youths shut down Afampower station in Rivers

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde tests positive for COVID-19

Thugs responsible for shootings at Obasekis rally shall be prosecuted Ize-Iyamu

Nigerians in Ghana decry over closure of shops by Ghanaian authorities

AUTHORITY

Again, Police in Kano rescue two men locked in solitary for 7, 15 yrs by parents

CYMS DG advocates judicious use of Buhari`s N75bn youth investment fund

Alleged serial killer escapes from police custody in Oyo

NAF deploys 32 Special Forces to Southern Kaduna

Ex-IGP never collected N11m from any Emir Shinkafi *Says leaked video mischievous

FCT will back NITDA on ICT deployment Minister

FCT school principals must comply to COVID-19 rules- SEB boss

BUSINESSDAY

Who really owns the railways in Nigeria: China or Nigeria

Congestion: Nigeria needs seamless cargo evacuation modes to decongest Lagos ports

How much impact can GEEP micro loans make

Nigeria drifts farther away from economic potential as recessionary gap hits five-year high

How to invest in palm kernel oil, cake processing

Edo election: Caution as storm gathers and tempers rise

DAILY INDEPENDENT

34.9% Youth Unemployment Grave Danger, Analysts Warn

NIMASA Again Gives December Deadline For Single-Hull Tanker Ban

Secret Meetings With Select Monarchs Won’t Stop Our Agitations, RUM Tells Otuaro

Start Questioning Authorities, NBA President-Elect, Others Charge Nigerians

FG Cautions Farmers Against Indiscriminate Felling Of Trees

Oba Aromolaran Calls For Citing Of Gold Processing Refinery At Ilesa

CUPP Lauds Gov Mattawale’s Security, Peace Efforts In Zamfara

Old Mutual Supports Lagos Govt’s Remote Learning Drive In Vulnerable Communities

ASATU Condemns Alleged Plan By Some Monarchs To Pull Obiano Down

PEOPLESDAILY

FG to resume Digital Switch Over -Lai Mohammed

Covid ‘ 19: ACF trains Jigawa Journalists/CSOs on palliative distribution monitoring

IYD: PDP tasks President Buhari to have faith in nation’s youth, grant them space

Niger LG commissions N180m ultra modern market to improve IGR

Int’l Youth Day: Ooni wants Big Brother Naija show replaced

NEW TELEGRAPH

NBA: Cracks as 1,000 lawyers push for new Bar

Pupilage’ll expose young lawyers to rudiments of law

$30m debt: Again, Reps summon NNPC, Agip

Telecoms: ICAF seeks quick passage of infrastructure protection bill

Anambra 2021: PDP overrules S’East zoning of candidate

Kano terminates, re-awards N651m road project

Northern govs mourn defunct Gongola ex-gov, Wilberforce Juta

Youth Minister preaches unity in Oyo APC

BLUEPRINT

FCT Police beef up security, assure on safety of lives, property

Hausa/Fulani community lays claim to Southern Kaduna, wants own chiefdom

Southern Kaduna: Calls for my execution invitation for violence ‘ Lekwot

VIDEO: How President, vice exchanged blows in public

The worrisome allegations on Boko Haram

Reduce tension ahead of Edo election, politicians told

Ondo poll: Mimiko tasks electorate on choice

 

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