Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 31 August, 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN:

US intel chief rebukes lawmakers over ‘pandemic’ of leaks

Intrigues in Lagos APC over East Senatorial bye-election

Bayelsa gunmen kill councilor as first Siamese twins undergo successful surgery

Ndigbo demand more as Enugu airport comes alive

Two feared dead as police, Shiites clash in Kaduna

Border community cries for help over extortion, seeks Ogun government presence

Ogun fleeing kidnap suspect arrested in Benin Republic

Rivers indigenes urge Wike to revive medical facilities

Experts seek openness in management of COVID-19 pandemic

Halt all Chinese loans for Nigeria railways now

Unemployment, agriculture and sustainable development

ECOWAS demands civilian transition in Mali

India sets world’s highest single-day rise with 78,761 new coronavirus cases

Obasanjo tasks Nigerians on insurance adoption

Africa’s GDP could lose $173.1 billion by year-end, projects AfDB

Shareholders back insurers on raising share capital to N9.250 billion

Panic sale weighs on dollar as BDC window reopens

Production of copper sulphate to boost agro-industries, save economy

Unusual ‘August break’ puts crops at risk

Democratisation of housing finance will guarantee access to fund

Wike poaches Amaechi’s stalwarts to deplete fragmented APC

Factionalisation threatens APC Imo North bye-election

Unlatched containers: FRSC relaunches Operation Scorpion III in Lagos

FG to inject over N600bn into agriculture for food security -Nanono

PUNCH

Contract judgment enforcement: Firm lists 33 Nigerians UK properties, begins sales soon

APC kicks as PDP claims poll gives Obaseki victory

Buhari has assured us of peaceful election -Obaseki

Tinubu should become Yorubas rallying point, says Oluwo

APC, Jegede in verbal war over Ore overhead bridge

ADC vows to boycott Ondo LG poll rerun

Concede presidency to SEast, Igbo lawyers beg Nigerians

Address insurgency, constitutional review waste of resources, NEF tells NAssembly

NCFront to parley NAssembly on constitution, electoral reforms

Polls: Parties clash as IG fingers politicians in arms build-up

ACourt orders reinstatement of expelled ATBU student

FIDA accuses police of frustrating Rivers rape cases

Smartphones cost 62.8% of Africans monthly income Survey

MultiChoice blames inflation for price increase

Firm introduces autonomous robots in Nigeria

NCC to award N9m research grants to start-ups

NNPC, DPR, FIRS and N5.785tn unremitted funds

Lagos paid 218 retirees N1bn in August LASPEC

Insurance sector shrank by 28.15% in Q2, says NBS

Foreign reserves rise by $70m in one week

Rubber plantation revivalll create 640,000 NARPMAN

Ondo: Okes campaign DG, Kazeem, dumps APC for ZLP

Abuja trip: Eze dismisses Ngiges call for monarchs banishment

Zamfara plans death penalty for reckless driving

Concede presidency to South-East, Igbo lawyers beg Nigerians

Lagos seals 27 illegal buildings in Lekki

Police arrest 11 suspected kidnappers in Delta

Police finger IPOB in checkpoint attack, arms theft, vandalism

Policemen should pay damages for rights violations Falana

Gunmen kill Bayelsa councillor, Agagowei

FEMA recovers flood victims body after two-day search in Abuja

Politicians arming, deploying thugs for Edo, Ondo polls -IGP

Messi must pay 700m release clause to leave Barcelona La Liga

THISDAY

Yuguda: We Will Simplify Capital Market Operations, Protect Investors

NTA-StarTimes Welcomes National Assemblys Proposed Forensic Audit

Saraki to Champion Transport Infrastructure on AfCTA

NIMASA Assures Dockworkers of Improved Welfare

NIMASA Assures Dockworkers of Improved Welfare

AMCONs Assets Under Management Now N137bn, Says Kuru

Western Digital Introduces New Solution to Accelerate Productivity

CNAS, Institute Hold Summit on Global Compliance

Facebook Launches N500m Grants Programme for SMBs

FG Earmarks N600bn to Boost Food Security

Violence: Idanre PDP Petitions IGP, Urges Arrest of Hoodlums

Leadership Tussle Rocks NULGE as S’West Leaders Disown Deputy National Secretary

Armed Forces Support Fund Bill will Strengthen Fight against Insecurity, Says House Spokesperson

How Billionaire Businessman, Harry Akande, Battled Shoprite to Standstill

Report: Despite Gulping N243bn in Four Years, Amnesty Yet to Achieve Mandate

SUN

Why EFCC has failed in anti-corruption war ‘Junaid Mohammed

I don’t engage in political criminality, Igini

APC, PDP trade blames over Police Report on arming thugs to cause violence

Edo guber poll ‘ll end godfatherism ‘Orbih

PDP condemns attack on members, expresses commitment to peaceful election

Ondo guber: Jegede, APC trade words over Akeredolu’s achievements

Beware of emergency political dividends, PDP warns Lagosians

Gusau removed as North West zonal rep on AFN board

COVID-19 redefines bank-customers relationships

Fresh anxiety mounts over presidential directive on metering programme

LNG Train 7: Local Content saves Nigeria $2bn

NUPENG tasks National Assembly on laws to save Nigerian workers

NECA seeks audience with CBN over Form ‘M’, others

NLC berates Rivers govt over attack on workers

NBA president, Akpata, to audit 2016, 2018, 2020 elections

Reckless drivers may face death sentence in Zamfara

FRSC to streamline driver training, unite driving school bodies

Suspected ritualists drain teenagers blood in Delta

MBF, Afenifere, Wabara, Nwodo, Momoh tackle Northern elders over constitution review

Edo, Ondo guber: IGP raises alarm over arms, thugs movement

SSANU warns FG over looming strike in varsities

Unemployment, agriculture and sustainable development

Endng corruption in Nigeria ll take generations Abdul Mumuni Abiola

VANGUARD

COVID-19: JAMB relaxes restrictions to aid pre 2020 services

Lagos to start dislodgement of illegal slaughter slabs Sept1

No policeman missing in Enugu, says CP

Conjoined Twins: Operation’s success saved me from witchcraft tag ‘ Mother

MultiChoice to effect price adjustments for DStv, GOtv September 1

Lagos marks over 80 illegal abattoirs for demolition

Ganduje distributes over N880m for renovations of primary schools in 44 Kano LGAs

APC to Nigerians: Calm down! Restructuring has begun

NBS report shows Edo received no capital investment in second quarter

Shiites vs Police: Bloody weekend as two ‘Shehu’ die, scores injured in Kaduna

Campaign: PDP decries recurring politically motivated violence among political parties

ATBU: Court orders school to pay student wrongfully expelled after 7 years

NBC, NTC examinations begin Sept 21, says NABTEB

JAMB lifts suspension on printing of admission letters, university transfers,others

We’re yet to be reabsorbed to Owo polytechnic, 35 sacked staff cry out

Health workers threaten strike,give FG 15-day ultimatum

Ghana faults Nigeria’s reports on embassy demolition, deportation, others

PANDEF backs Wike on relocation of oil firms’ hqtrs, rejects Sylva’s stance

Fuel subsidy returns, as NNPC pays N5.4bn as under recovery

Northern Elders Forum knocks senate over move to review 1999 constitution

Sirika hints on concession of Enugu Airport

LEADERSHIP

Why We Formed New Association ‘ NNBA

Zamfara Gov Seeks Death Penalty For Reckless Driving

NAF Airlifts Conjoined Twins Back To Yenagoa After Successful Separation

NEMA Warns Kogi Residents On Flood-prone Areas To Relocate

We Lost 13 District Heads To Boko Haram ‘ Shehu Of Borno

Nasarawa: Over 7,800 Graduates Apply For FG’s 774,000 Jobs

Health Workers Threaten Another Nationwide Strike

Military Destroys Dar-us-Salam Camp On Kogi, Nasarawa Border

JAMB Lifts Suspension On Printing Of Admission Letters, Others

NASS, Northern Elders Disagree Over Constitution Review

Ghana Moves To Stave Off Diplomatic Row With Nigeria

Job Loss Looms As NASS Reviews Labour Act

Alleged Misappropriation: OMSL Directors Refute $18m Scandal

Champion Crusade Against Gender-based Violence, UNICEF, NOA Charges Imo Youths

Polio Free Status:Surveillance System Must Remain Sensitive, Up To Certification Standard ‘ FG

TRIBUNE

Lagos East bye-election: We’ll defeat whoever APC presents as candidate, PDP boasts

COVID-19: NCDC confirms 138 new cases, total now 53,865

AMCON seeks Senate’s collaboration to drive debt recovery

FCMB predicts 40.6% cut in profit for Q4’2020

Secondary market rates to trend lower on N321.5bn OMO maturities

Ex SEC DG joins Seplat’s board as independent non-Executive Director

Race for recapitalisation increases pressure on microfinance banks

Ondo 2020: Oke’s campaign DG dumps APC for ZLP

Magu: We have not submitted any interim report ‘ Salami panel

Bauchi Speaker inspects repair works on Ningi, Warji power supply

Resumption of International flights: NDLEA combs Lagos airports for hidden drugs

NNPC accrues N3.6trillion from crude oil liftings in 13 months ‘ Report

7 years after, Appeal Court orders ATBU to reinstate expelled student, pay N1.1m damages

NATION

Nigerian parties lack clear ideologies, say experts

774,000 jobs: More slots for governors, lawmakers

Coalition seeks assistance for 160 traders in Ghana

APC accuses Jegede of overseeing white elephant projects

Nigeria owes $27.665bn as at March 2020

Ondo 2020: Oke campaign DG joins ZLP

Arthur Eze carpets Ngige over call for banishment

Two feared killed, scores injured as Shiites, Police clash in Kaduna

Politicians arming thugs in Edo, Ondo IGP

DAILY TIMES

Recession looms amid debt crisis, forex scarcity, others

Those behind NDDC loots are top politicians IMC

Olumide Akpata sets up committee to audit NBA elections

Its unfair northern states get VAT from beer, others Abiante

FG to invest over N600bn into agriculture Sabo Nanono

Bayelsa: PDP Councillor shot dead

Igbos not guaranteed presidency until I am richer than you mentality is erased Sen. Alex Kadiri

Ayodele Fayose speaks on Onis defection to PDP

PDP wins all Local Government seats in Ebonyi

Flights to begin immediately at Enugu airport, says Sirika

How FOREX illiquidity on I&E window disrupts petrol importation

Drogba hopeful as FIFA wades into Ivorian football federation elections

Messi misses Barca Covid-19 test as club demands 700m transfer fee

AUTHORITY

Disability Commission to impact on 31million lives, says group

Skills Acquisition: Aisha Bala commissions centre, empowers 60 youths

Loko-Oweto Bridge will ease hardship, says Fashola

COVID-19: JAMB lifts suspension on pre-2020 services for candidates

RMAFC, EFCC collaborate to block, recover unremitted revenue

ECOWAS Heads of state, Mali Military juntas agree to formation of a Civilian transitional Government

BUSINESSDAY

Nigerian economy needs industrial bolsters to create manufacturing jobs

Planned reform of container regime to save over N1.7bn yearly

Nigeria’s hate speech law: A tool to silence victims of organised violence

How FX, pandemic impact Nigeria’s manufacturers

A twist in the tale ‘ the new CAMA and the independent director

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Over 78.2% Of Companies May Shut Down Over Exclusion From Form ‘M’ Procurement

MultiChoice Effects Minor Price Review, Assures Customers Of Quality Service

AP Promises Shareholders Improved Profitability

Useni, Mantu, Three Chairmanship Aspirants Boycott Plateau PDP Congress

Southern Kaduna Crisis May Lead To Revolution, Apostle Kure Warns Govt

Buhari’s Think Tank Redundant As Economic Woes Persist

NEW TELEGRAPH

Unending controversy over the 774,000 jobs

Row over National Water Resources Bill

NDLEA combs Lagos airport terminal for drugs

NBA: Akpata set up C’ttee to audit 2016, 2018, 2020 elections

NBA: Akpata set up C’ttee to audit 2016, 2018, 2020 elections

COVID-19 Hackathon: NCC to award winners N9m grant

UN reiterates support to Nigeria’s food security

Adamawa, BUA committed to business partnership

BLUEPRINT

NMA threatens strike over doctor’s kidnap

3 rescued as truck crashes into Abuja building

FG planning N600bn agriculture stimulus package for food security ‘ Nanono

Bagudu visits flood victims, pledges govt’s intervention

Edo, Ondo polls: IG reads riot act to CPs on emerging trends, threats

Afenifere youths to Yoruba elders: Call Adebanjo to order, save our nation

 

Leave a Reply

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