Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 18 August, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

BUSINESSDAY

From Trump’s TikTok mess to technology war against China

FG seeks to calm nerves as preliminary Q2 GDP numbers show significant dip

How Citizen Gate, the Lagos State electronic feedback platform has impacted productivity in MDAs

Nigerian borders remain closed 1 year after, 4 months to AfCFTA

Nigerians face tortuous travel experience as government, airlines benefit from ‘evacuation’ flights

The role of African banks in the post-COVID economic recovery

FIRS, NIPOST feud over stamp duty heightens calls for clarity in MDAs’ roles

PUNCH

Imo blames opposition for attack on Uzodinmas convoy

Diri appeals as Bayelsa tribunal sacks gov, orders fresh poll

NaAbba group faults leaders arrest, urges mass resistance

2.2 million voters pick Edo gov on September 19

Bulk of private university students are from struggling homes Chairman, Committee of VCs of private universities, Olagbemiro

FG suffers N1tn revenue shortfall in five months

International flights: PTF differs as Sirika fixes August 29

Scarcity disrupts banks, IOCs, telcos forex payments

Experts finger petrol price hike, others as inflation hits 12.82%

Serial killers escape: Police quiz two cops, lawmakers demand probe

UNILAG security presence heightens as Soyombo resumes

WASSCE holds, WAEC faults rumoured paper leakage, exam suffers delay

Chinese loan: Terms dangerous, say Reps as FG confirms sovereignty clause

Nigerian traders shops: FG considers retaliatory actions against Ghana

Uzodinma working against APC, alleges Okorochas aide

Clark warns FG against scrapping Niger Delta Amnesty programme

Abuja trip: Anambra elders protest, demand monarchs sacking

Kano boy in 15-year captivity: Stepmother arrested, father flees

Protest in Delta as stray bullet kills final year undergraduate

Rivers reopens markets, says nightclubs, bars remain closed

NEMA alerts Imo residents to impending flood

COVID-19: Evacuation of Nigerians ends August 22, says FG

Killings giving Kaduna a bad name, CAN tells El-Rufai

Troops kill three bandits, arrest Nigerien arms suppliers

Governors in support of judicial autonomy, says Fayemi

Why we reintroduced history in schools -Osinbajo

COVID-19: Gbajabiamila, African speakers seek debts cancellation

Ogun pastor blames evil spirit for impregnating two sisters

UNILAG alumnus jailed 50 years for raping student

How herdsmen killed my fiance, kidnapped me -Oyo female farmer

Rivers widow: Group alleges release of rapist cops

Osun court remands suspected killer cop

Lagos worker gives birth to quadruplets five years after marriage

ANDPs nomination for Bayelsa election invalid, says INEC

BREAKING: DSS releases ex-Speaker NaAbba after five-hour grilling

Money laundering: EFCC re-arrests Mompha

Nigeria resumes international flights Aug 29 Minister

Three soldiers die, two wounded as troops battle bandits in Niger

THISDAY

Tax Regulators, Property Consultants Disagree on Multiple Charges in Real Estate Sector

Dangote Foundation Offers N160m Grants to Kwara Women

APC Claims Obaseki is Promoting Thuggery PDP: Its Not True

Mikel Snubs Russian Club, Set to Join Stoke City

Nigerias COVID-19 Cases Rise By 298 to 49,068

Six Months after, Senate Committee Yet to Begin Constitution Review

Magus Fate Uncertain as Panel Submits Interim Report Tomorrow

Ize-Iyamu: EFCCs N700m Fraud Allegation Made to Tarnish My Image

SUN

INEC presents voters’ register to 14 political parties

APC loses Ward chairman, executives to PDP in Okpella

Ize-Iyamu receives blessings of Enigies in Benin Kingdom

APC leader lauds Akeredolu over Operation Amotekun

APC accuses Secondus of running down PDP

PDP flays APC over alleged favouritism indistributionof 774,000govtjobs

Ezeife, Utomi, Odumakin, Kokori berate electoral process

Nigeria may be overrun by floods, NIHSA boss warns

Soaring prices: Beware of stagflation, expert warns FG

Bank robberies, fraud involving staff hit over N12bn

Bleak economic outlook hovering round Nigeria

NACCIMA,Indonesian trade centre strengthen agribusiness relations

We wont spare those involved in serial killers escape from cell CP

Benuell not repeal anti open grazing law Ortom

Uzodimma using external forces to fight me Okorocha

Clark warns against alleged plan to scrap amnesty programme

How I cleared over N35bn arrears of pension, gratuities Obi

NGF supports judicial autonomy Fayemi

Southern Kaduna killings: El-Rufai accepts CANs peace offer

WASSCE: Lagos Assembly to tour schools over COVID-19 protocols

Edo election: Test of Oshiomhole’s character and acceptability

GUARDIAN

Beirut explosions render 70,000 workers unemployed ‘ UN

A curious N75b youth empowerment fund

Council, residents lock horns over siting of cemetery in Ejigbo

20 years after, Ogun community gets transformer

Reps rue lose of N72 billion NIS revenue to technical partners

ICSAN warns against publishing unclaimed dividends in new CAMA

I was told not to talk, Mailafia says after visiting DSS

Surveyor jailed 50 years for raping 19-year-old UNILAG student

HURIWA tasks Buhari to tax Ghanian traders $5 million each to trade in Nigeria

Drama as Reps, Amaechi disagree over alleged $33 billion contract award on rail projects transportation

PDP rejects political discrimination in allocation of FG’s 774,000 Jobs

Michelle Obama opens Democratic convention as Trump aims to spoil party

Cowards in Progressive Governors Forum using DG against me – Oshiomhole alleges

Army kills three, destroys 12 bandit camps in Katsina

Scores of Boko Haram militants killed in airstrikes in Lake Chad, Sambisa forest -DHQ

Lagos, Abuja airports to resume international flights August 29, says FG

VANGUARD

Dogara’s constituents pledge solidarity with Bauchi government

Mobile Courts convict 131 erring drivers in Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa

Scores of Boko Haram militants killed in airstrikes in Lake Chad, Sambisa forest ‘ DHQ

COVID-19: FCT mobile court convicts 24, seals off 3 beer parlours

WAEC: 24, 454 students begin examination in Kano, observe COVID-19 protocols

COVID-19: Asaba Airport resumes operations, records first flight

Over 20,000 Nigerians employed for Lagos-Ibadan rail project ‘ Amaechi

ICPC, NUC to clamp down on awards of illegal degrees

Apapa traffic: FG making steady progress ‘ Presidency

AXA Mansard announces divestments from pension subsidiary

Zimbabwe: Tensions as bishops denounce government’s use of force

DSS frees Ghali Na’aba after 5 hours

Edo Polls: Again, Buhari warns against violence as he meets Oshiomhole

Oil workers suspend strike as FG agrees to resume salaries payment

Lagos bye-elections: INEC gives notice to electorate

Tell surprises Zulum with Nigeria’s Governor of the Year award

Bayelsa: Why we disqualified ANDP from guber poll ‘ INEC

Bandits kill soldiers, injure two during gunfight in Niger state

APC sleeping on duty, PDP’s Secondus replies ruling party

Drama as Osun Lawmakers reject, later screen Oyetola’s nominee

Breaking: Bayelsa tribunal Chairman affirms Gov Diri’s election, disagrees with majority judgement

Edo Gov Election: INEC presents voters’ register to 14 political parties

Commodity Exchange: Expand agric to boost forex, securities dealers tell FG

Inflation hits 11 months high to 12.82% in July ‘ NBS

UNILAG: ASUU accuses Babalakin of discrediting public universities

UNILAG: Ogundipe, Soyombo fail to resume work, as DSS takes over Senate Building

WAEC denies leakage of Maths as candidates begin examinations

WASSCE: Lagos Assembly to embark on facility tour of schools over COVID-19 protocols

No resumption date yet for students-Unilorin VC

Nsukka Catholic Bishop joins NANS on call for re-opening universities

FG earmarks N126bn for health infrastructure upgrade

Hold leaders accountable,NBA President-elect, lawyers, charge Nigerians

Again, Boko Haram invades Borno, destroys telecom mast, other facilities

Budget: FG to spend N12.657 trillion in 2021

APC jealous of Secondus popularity- PDP

Killings: Gunmen are not spirits, expose them ‘ CAN President tells El-Rufai

Igbokwe’s leader of Ndigbo in Lagos’; not true, Idimogu reacts

EFCC arrests soldier, 26 others for cyber fraud

COVID-19: FG set to end evacuation of Nigerians Aug. 25 ‘ PTF

LEADERSHIP

Confusion As Tribunal Nullifies Bayelsa Gov’s Election

Customs Warns Smugglers Against Economic Sabotage

I’ll Spread Infrastructure To Every Part Of Lagos ‘ Sanwo-Olu

Court Jails Surveyor 50-years For Raping UNILAG Student On Campus

DSS Quizzes Na’abba, Grills Mailafia Again

Why We Restored History To Our Schools ‘ Osinbajo

Sahel Sanity: Troops Burst Illegal Arms Syndicate Linked To Bandits In Sokoto

Don’t Scrap Amnesty Programme, Clark Warns

NLC Writes Imo, Rivers Govs, Threatens Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

Chinese Contract Loan Is $1.6bn Not $33bn, Amaechi Tells Reps

NGF Backs Judicial Autonomy To Promote Rule of Law- Fayemi

African Heads Of Parliament Seek Debt Cancellation

Access Bank improves COVID-19 resilience with $93 million Syndicated Loan Agreement

FG Proposes N12.658trn Budget For 2021

Clark Warns Against Moves To Scrap Amnesty Programme

COVID-19 Violation: Police Arraigns 28 Persons At Mobile Court

Evacuation Flights To End 22 August- SGF

Access Bank Improves COVID-19 Resilience With $93 Million Syndicated Loan Agreement

Zulum Bags Tell Magazine Governor Of The Year Award

Integral Money Dominating Nigeria HipHop Music Scene

BREAKING: International flights Resume August 29th, As Airports Gear Up For Resumption

Monarch Hails Obaseki’s Devt’al Strides, Honours Governor, Deputy With Chieftaincy Titles

TRIBUNE

Nigeria’s comatose refineries gulp N10bn in one year

COVID-19: NCDC confirms 417 new cases, total rises to 49,485

How revitalisation increased child delivery, patronage in Osun PHCs

Labour Minister calls for social dialogue to prevent job loss in aviation industry

Removal of 23,039 pensioners from payroll: NUP tasks PTAD to inform Buhari, NASS, PenCom

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

With costs escalation manufacturers are losing credit lines ‘ FX demand hits $1.16b

NEC, NGF move to reduce out of school children by 70%

WASSCE: We had impressive outing nationwide, says WAEC

UPDATE: International flights to resume August 29 in Nigeria

INEC reacts to nullification of Bayelsa governorship poll

Troops eliminate bandits in Niger ‘ DHQ

How Akinyele suspected serial killer escaped, police inspector arrested ‘ Oyo CP

Ibadan residents begin manhunt for suspected serial killer

Lagos East senatorial seat: APC has no candidate yet, says Lagos chairman

WASSCE: Late commencement characterises exam in Oyo

NATION

Lagos APC affirms Igbokwe as Igbo apex leader

Fayemi: governors not against judiciary autonomy

PDP alleges nepotism in 774,000 jobs

Presidents aide cautions Oyedepo on CAMA

PDP crumbling under your watch, APC tells Secondus

Obaseki importing thugs, APC alleges

There is vacancy in Edo Government House

Ize-Iyamu cant defeat me, says Obaseki

CAC generates N36b internally, says Registrar-General

NBS: Inflation rose to 12.82% in July

Reps probe NNPCs $100m insurance policy on non-existing assets

Reforms delay $1.5b World Bank loan to Nigeria

Banks ration forex as dollar scarcity bites harder

Cross River monarchs, others agree to protect women, girls, kids

DAILY TIMES

China close to producing COVID 19 vaccine as first patent gets approved

Three soldiers die, two wounded as troops battle bandits in Niger DHQ

PDP is crumbling under your watch, APC to Secondus

Fiery Fulani don, Labdo dissects Amotekun, says why outfit may fail

I will not give Southern Kaduna leaders brown envelope -El-Rufai

Police arrest woman over alleged incarceration of stepson in Kano

Lagos begins massive demolition of illegal structures in Lekki

Lagos bye-elections hold Oct 31 INEC

WAEC speaks on reported circulation of mathematics paper

EFCC re-arrests Mompha for alleged money laundering

Unilorin VC says no resumption date yet for varsity students

WASSCE: Udom warns school principals against cheating, illegal fees

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

Buhari gradually turning Nigeria to a police state Northern group

AUTHORITY

Rape, abortions, religious imperatives amidst the US GAG Rule

Killings in Middlebelt: Mailafiya honours DSS invitation

PDP crumbling under your watch, APC tells Secondus

Why NAF deployed Special Forces to Southern Kaduna

COVID-19 Regulations: FCT mobile Court convicts 27, seals 3 beer parlours

Scholars advocate sensitisation of farmers against use of chemical preservatives

PEOPLESDAILY

Military air strike kills scores of ISWAP terrorists’, bandits in Borno, Kaduna

Anambra 2021 guber: State chapter will decide on zoning, says NWC of PDP

PDP Campaign picks hole with Ize-Iyamu’s SIMPLE agenda

Edo/Ondo election: IGP orders nationwide clampdown on proliferation of prohibited firearms

Niger Gov reassured citizens of commitment to curb banditry, criminality

NANTS urges FG, others, to address Ghanaian authorities attack on Nigerian

We will impose deep cuts in cost of governance ‘ Gbajabiamila

NEW TELEGRAPH

DPR issues 3-month notice to illegal gas depot operators

Okorocha blames Uzodinma for crisis in Imo APC

INEC issues notice of election for Lagos East by-election

Lagos to train students in farming techniques

COVID-19: Nigerians don’t have confidence, trust our health systems ‘ NCDC DG

DSS frees ex-Speaker, Na’Abba, after interactions

BLUEPRINT

Recession looms as dollar scarcity hits banks, businesses

Breaking: From Manchester City, David Silva returns to Spain, joins Real Sociedad

Breaking: Inter wreck Shakhtar Donetsk, set up Sevilla Europa final clash

LINGUISTIC CRITICISM OF THE AFRICAN NOVEL

Call for execution of Lekwot, others senseless, barbaric

Edo guber: PGF’s DG’s remarks and the attack from the Senate

Tribunal ruling: Bayelsa lawmakers visit Diri

Breaking: Maida, another Buhari’s close associate is dead

 

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