Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 28 August, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Troops rescue 13 Russians, Ukrainians abducted in NDelta

410 insurgents surrendered during Nasarawa terror cell raid

How to end bloodshed during elections Umahi

Constitution review, electoral reforms on our priority list Gbajabiamila

Only credible candidates will fly APC flags, says Buni

Oba of Benin plans peace meeting with Edo candidates

Local herbs are what Nigeria, other African countries can contribute to the world Executive Director, Nigeria Institute of Human Virology, Abimiku

PDP supporters ground Yenagoa, protest senatorial aspirants disqualification

Edo: APC, PDP continue verbal war, allege kidnap plot

Why Nigerian students find online learning painful

FGs N11bn COVID-19 insurance eludes 14 dead doctors

Ondo varsity reduces tuition fees

Maritime police assure dredgers of support

FG begins restructuring of power ministry

FAAN laments 95% revenue drop, implements new charges

FG shifts international flights resumption to Sept 5

80% containers arriving Nigeria return empty Shippers council

FG, National Assembly bringing rejected water bill through the back door, says Soyinka

FG planning to pay private school teachers, artisans Osinbajo

Blasphemy: Ill sign death warrant after 30 days, says Ganduje

Magu: Presidential panel reopens ex-IG Tafas case, seized houses

22 CBTs defraud 11,823 students

Any Fulani who comes to Benue as vigilante will go to jail -Ortom

Gandujes N300bn Chinese loan slavery, Kano elders tell Buhari

Ghanas $1m trade levy on foreign traders

Obasanjo absent as Council of State pardons Ambrose Alli, others

25 VIO, FRSC men nabbed for driving licence fraud

Buhari sacks Dokubo as Amnesty coordinator, names administrators

Court remands Kaduna woman who tortured 14-year-old girl in prison

Killings: Ohanaeze meets Ugwuanyi, young lawyers demand IPOBs de-proscription

Woman accuses Rivers hospital of stealing new born

Troops intercepted Zamfara-bond arms, kill 25 bandits

Falana demands information on N338bn COVID-19 fund

Matawalle mourns as 14 PDP supporters die in Zamfara crash

COVID-19: Lagos records 81% revenue performance

75 Borno elders slaughtered in 2014, says Ndume

Nasarawa youths force residents to remove face masks NOA

CAMA: Pastors are willing to be accountable, says Osinbajo

Troops kill 25 bandits, arrest 155 others in North-West

Adesina got 100% regional, non regional members votes

THISDAY

Profit Taking Halts Stock Markets Eight-day Price Rally

Under-fire Barca President, Bartomeu, Offers to Stepdown if Messi Stays

Vehicle Importation: FG Urged to Review Customs Valuation Method

Seplat Appoints Oteh, Rolet as Non-executive Directors

PDP Condemns Arrest of Its Member By DSS in Kogi, Demands…

FSDH Predicts Continued Sluggish Economic Activities in 2020

Digital Infrastructure Will Enhance Africas Economic Recovery

Report Predicts N2.9trn Revenue for Telcos in 2020

SUN

World Bank approves N40bn to revamp education in Edo ‘Obaseki

Ihonvbere assures of APC’s victory in Owan West/East

I didn’t endorse Ize-Iyamu ‘Olu Martins

Oba of Benin plans peace pact with guber candidates

PDP accuses APC of rationalising suffering of citizens

Rivers rejects NFF committee’s report, heads to CAS

Several Chelsea players test positive for COVID-19, media reports say

Nigeria targets non-oil exporters to boost FX as recession looms

Minister relocates to Enugu ahead of Airport reopening

How we blocked N79.3bn from being siphoned ‘ Ibrahim, NOTAP, DG

CBN resumes forex sale to BDCs Aug 31 at N386/$1

Lagos black spots: Ibeju Lekki, Alimosho, Apapa, Ikorodu top list

13 killed, 2 injured in Zamfara, Bauchi auto crash, fuel tanker explosion

Civil servant cries to Gov Ugwuanyi, IGP over threat to life

Police bust syndicate using SIM card to steal from banks

Soldiers kill 153 terrorists, bandits, others in 4 weeks

FG flays genocide allegation against Christians

Buhari directs mass metering to end estimated billing

410 terrorists surrender as military intensifies operations against onslaught in Nassarawa

Nigeria records lowest daily case of 221 new COVID-19

SON destroys N450m worth of substandard LPG cylinders, roofing sheets

GUARDIAN

Lagos State government generates N433.6 billion revenue in first half of 2020

Stay off church governance, stop CAMA, ex-UNIZIK VC tells FG

Why FMC Umuahia can’t be upgraded to teaching hospital yet, by Medical Director

19 killed in Zamfara road crash, Matawalle declares 3-day mourning

Bridge rehabilitation may not end Apapa gridlock, says NSE chair

Bayelsa to regulate dredging activities as Diri signs three bills into law

Police nab bank account fraudsters, motorcycle snatchers

Two escape death as fuel tanker explodes in Bauchi

Again, 27 Imo council chiefs urge state goverment to reinstate them

FAAN records N18.9b loss, 90 per cent dip in revenue

AIB trains investigators, to use drones for probes

NSE’s index retreat by 0.10% after seven days of rally

How women can improve earnings in rail sector through inclusion

Experts warns of impending global ‘Cyber Pandemic

Nigeria lags in Africa on digital quality of life index

Nigeria must deploy 5G technology to compete globally, says Ndukwe

GSMA reveals progress on network equipment security assurance scheme

FG pushes for private-sector-driven DSO

Pantami excited as ICT’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP increases to 17.83%

Experts canvass total ease for better economy, COVID-19 outcomes

Bitumen imports gulp N300b despite huge deposits in states

Concerns over safety protocols as foreign flights resume

Disquiet over order for mass metering of Nigerians

Facebook cushions COVID-19 impact, grants N500m to Nigeria’s SMBs

Ganduje says he will sign death warrant of man convicted of blasphemy if…

Drogba ‘not surprised’ after Ivorian federation presidency bid rejected

Ramaphosa vows virus ‘watershed’ in South Africa graft fight

Serena has tricky US Open path in search of 24th Slam

Covid-19 contacts should be tested, regardless of symptoms – WHO

VANGUARD

APC, PDP fight over alleged stage-managed kidnapping of opposition members

Jihadists kill 14 in Nigeria-Cameroon border over ‘blockade

We will not fold our arms, watch PDP supporters maimed by opposition, Orbih warns

Polio: Nigeria still threatened despite eradication certification, says FG

Nigeria losses lots of benefits from non- passage of PIB, says PENGASSAN

$15 million dollars modular Refinery project to be sited in Delta

Nigerians chased into Dubai desert

Buhari will leave legacy of massive Infrastructural development ‘ Lai Mohammed

CBN directs BDCs to sell dollar at N386, as forex trade restarts

Admission: CBT centres defraud candidates of N59m ‘ JAMB

FG resumes international flight Sept. 5

COVID-19: Over 463m school children lack access to remote learning ‘ UNICEF

Since 2015, 500 defenseless Igbo have been killed, de-proscribe IPOB now

Blasphamy: I’ll not hesitate to sign death warrant ‘ Ganduje

Gridlock on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway as fire guts car

Igbo Presidency: Group tips Obi, Onu, Ngige, others as possible candidates

By-election: Protests in Bayelsa as PDP screens out former Speaker, two others

Edo 2020: ‘Obaseki, PDP plotting implication, arrest of APC leaders

APC talks tough, says only credible candidates would be accepted for by-elections

INEC gears up for Imo North bye-election

Edo 2020: APC chieftain, 3000 others defect to PDP in Ovia North East

CBN to resume forex sales to BDCs, others

ESET says public, private organisations’ll determine Nigeria’s future on data governance

Boko Haram has political patrons, the question is: Who are they

Gunmen kill son of Katsina LG former Chair, abduct ex-chair of neighbouring LG

Southern Kaduna: We won’t sweep underlying issues under the carpet ‘ Osinbajo

Abuja-Kaduna Road: Reps threaten to revoke contract, insists on May 2021 deadline

SANs flay FG’s bid to collapse regional security networks

I won’t waste a minute signing blasphemer’s death warrant ‘ Gov Ganduje

LEADERSHIP

ICPC Arrests 25 Suspected Driver’s License Fraudsters

Sexual Predators Have Soiled Student-Teacher Relationship ‘ Omo-Agege

Despite Negative Growth, Economy Not Doing Badly ‘ Senate President

Council Of State Ratifies Pardon Of Ambrose Alli, 3 Others

Military Intercepts Speed Boat With 13 Kidnapped Foreigners, Kill 137 Criminals, Arrest 170

Abducted King Hunter Reportedly Killed By Boko Haram

2nd Peer Review Will Boost Governance For Sustainable Devt ‘ Senator Ali

Insecurity, Power Failure, Bane Of Industrialisation In Nigeria ‘ Okowa

Int’l Flight Resumption Now September 5 ‘ Minister

PMB Approves Establishment Of National Centre For Control Of Small Arms, Light Weapons

Troops Kill 25 Bandits, Arrest 155 Others In Northwest ‘ DHQ

Ousted Malian President, Keita Regains Freedom From Military Junta

TRIBUNE

Nigeria records 296 new COVID-19 cases, toll now 53,317

A growing community of fact checkers fighting misinformation in Nigeria

Southern Kaduna: Imams, Islamic scholars urge peaceful resolution of crisis

Lagos ports: Where congestion crisis pits operators against port users

Blasphemy: I will not hesitate to sign death warrant if Yahya Sharif fails to appeal, says Ganduje

Southern Kaduna crisis: We won’t sweep issues under carpet ‘ Osinbajo

Pharmacists council seals 677 illegal pharmacies in Kano

NATION

APC promises to field credible candidates for by-elections

How Fed Govt is using foreign loans, by ministers

Food security: Experts seek support for women-farmers

Senator faults report on controversial EFCC Bill

Why Nigerias economy is bankrupt, by Moghalu

PDP ward-to-ward campaign unsettles APC

Blasphemy: Ganduje vows to sign death warrrant of singer if

Drogba out of Ivory Coast FA Presidential race

Driver escapes as vehicles goes up in flames on Niger Bridge

UPDATED: FG postpones resumption of intl flights to Sept 5

DAILY TIMES

Buhari has done what you could not do in 16 years APC confronts PDP

Kano Elders petitions Buhari over Gandujes N300 Billion loan from China

BREAKING: Mali junta frees President Boubacar Keita

Benue to the world, 2baba scream as he shows off new farmland

White lions kill man in South Africa

PhD holders rush 20k government job

Continue romance with terrorists and we’ll join Boko Haram, IDPs to FG

Dangote donates $1m to renovate M.K.O Abiola National Stadium Abuja

COVID-19: Nigerias economy better than US, others in 2nd quarters-FG

WAEC : Supervisors In Rivers, 3 other states apprehended over question paper leakage

JUST IN: Taskforce Official Kill Commercial Bus Driver, Conductor in Lagos

Your side chick is your death partner Reno Omokri

Oyo serial killer reveals how herbalist pressured him to escape

FG approves increase in electricity tariff

Taraba APC unites ahead of 2023 elections

AUTHORITY

Fight saboteurs of Eastern rail project not naming station after GEJ, Edwin Clark told

Nigerian military determined to ensure normalcy across the country

Killings: FG, stakeholders must sit up- Bishop Kaigama

NPHCDA pledges to sustain Polio-free status

PIB/Insecurity Challenges: No sane investor will invest PENGASSAN tells FG

Sirika relocates to Enugu ahead of Airport reopening

Edo Poll: Stakeholders Express Concern Over Conducts Of Politicians, Threats Of Violence

BUSINESSDAY

Logistics firms squeezed by multiple taxes in Lagos

Declining market turnover questions whereabouts of institutional investors

How Nigeria’s low-interest-rate policy leaves economy with more losers

Time to pluck low-hanging fruit to spur economic recovery in Nigeria

With telemedicine people with disability can easily access healthcare

Drug abuse thrives as narcotics seizures spike 274%

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Schneider Electric Suggests How To Reduce $29bn Power Disturbances Cost

Stakeholders Express Confidence In Composition Of Sub-Committees On Creative Industry

CAMA 2020 To Stop Illicit Financial Outflows, Enhance Transparency ‘ CISLAC

Council Of State Ratifies Pardon For Ambrose Alli, ‘Coup Plotters

Ugwuanyi Calls Emergency Meeting Over IPOB, Security Agents Clash

AfDB: Adesina’s Re-Election Excites Buhari, Jonathan, Lawan, Fayemi, Sanwo-Olu

Kano Blasphemy: I Will Sign Warrant For Execution ‘ Ganduje

We’re Under Pressure To Ensure Free, Fair Poll In Edo ‘ INEC

PEOPLESDAILY

Senate queries SEC over N10b annual salary for 600 Staff

We can defeat COVID-19 like polio ‘ Buhari

President Buhari tasks NBA on speedy Justice delivery

FG approves N101m for Ekiti dam project

Buhari lists 9 priority areas to improve livelihood of Nigerians

Covid-19: DFID commences training of 17,000 stakeholders in Jigawa

APC to PDP: Era of voodoo economics, abandoned projects, corruption over

NEW TELEGRAPH

Zulum’s attack, signpost of failed security architecture

NIBSS: Electronic transfers hit N14.3trn in 1 month

Obasanjo absent as Council of State ratifies Ali, others’ pardon

Int’l flights to reopen Sept 5

CBN: Dollar sales to BDCs resume August 31

Guber polls: Signals from Edo damning, dangerous ‘INEC chair

Amnesty Programme: Buhari sacks Dokubo, appoints Dikio as interim administrator

BLUEPRINT

National Youth Investment Fund will create jobs, wealth ‘ Youth Coalition

Poverty, poor infrastructures banes of education in North ‘ Report

Reps threaten to seek revocation of Abuja-Kaduna road

Students laud Ugwuanyi on primary schools’ intervention

Aminu Kano COE’ll meet NCCE accreditation, says official

COVID-19: Air passengers to pay N2, 000 PSC from Sept 1 ‘ FAAN

Pressure mounts on Buhari as PIB returns to NASS

 

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