Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 8 Sept., 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

VANGUARD:

U.S. not a fully developed country ‘ Trump

NIMASA key in stopping country’s oil dependence ‘ Gov. Diri

CAN, Sultan to NASS: listen objectively to Nigerians on CAMA controversy

Salami Panel: Magu applies to summon Malami as witness, says entitled to confront main accuser

FG, Okonjo-Iweala seek global support as election for WTO top job begins

Group wants traditional rulers’ roles specified, included in constitution amendment

Insecurity: Ekhomu charges traditional rulers to defend their communities

FG orders striking doctors back to work, meets NARD today

Free education: Kano govt recruits 10,000 teachers

Obaseki misused his chances for re-election- Ize-Iyamu

Edo: We are committed to credible poll ‘ INEC

How Nigerians will benefit from petrol deregulation ‘ Buhari

COVID-19 has shown us we need prayers ‘ Sanwo-Olu

Economic Summit Group commends FG over petrol price deregulation, electricity tariffs

Ogun reduces school hours to 3, as it announces reopening date

We’ve eliminated over 95% of trade barriers along borders for member states ‘ ECOWAS

Imo North: APC Screening C’ttee disowns party Senatorial Candidate, Ibezim

2023: Oke-Ogun traditional rulers pledge support for Makinde

Fuel price hike: PDP urges FG to rescind decision

Edo 2020: Conferment of Oyakhire title on Ize-Iyamu legitimate ‘ Ora Chief

Edo/Ondo: We’re not interested in electoral outcomes but credibility ‘ INEC

Edo 2020: APC, PDP at war over allegation to doctor INEC’s adhoc list

No political ambition more critical than common national security interests, IGP to political gladiators

Obaseki said I would be ‘collateral damage’ in fight with Oshiomhole’ Okunbo

Ondo 2020: PDP gov aspirant threatens to leave party with over 15,000 members

Zamfara APC inaugurates committee to investigate warring factions

Election: APC will deepen development in Edo ‘ Oshiomhole

Edo 2020: PDP urges INEC, security agencies to be neutral

FG secures $6.15bn for Nigeria’s power infrastructure

Review levies on imported electricity meters, EMMAN urges FG

Nigeria’s fuel import bill rises 42% to N1.09trn

To defeat COVID-19, govts must invest in health workforce ‘ Physicians

Patients groan as resident doctors begin nationwide strike

COVID-19: NMA counsels varsities as students get ready for resumption

Updated: Health workers begin strike Sept 13

Resident doctors begin strike over pay, inadequate facilities

Man axes mother of two for shrinking his manhood with mysterious powers

EFCC arrests 3 suspected ‘Yahoo boys’ in Abuja

Video: I curse the day you were born, Pastor Ibeyiome chides Daddy Freeze

CSO urges Buhari to freeze NDDC account

EFCC arraigns Banker for alleged N80million fraud

Disciplinary Tribunal suspends two doctors over death of 3-month-old baby

Deregulate downstream petroleum sector now, DAPPMAN urges FG

Dad protests rape of 6yr old daughter, says suspect lured her with rice, egg

Bayelsa partners NIMASA on Maritime Academy, Deep Seaport

PUNCH

Female inheritance: Supreme Court, Igbo culture in head-on collision

Again, IG refuses to produce Bayelsa governorship candidate

COVID-19: University campus format changed for good

Dont test our will, IG tells Ondo, Edo politicians, voters

Obaseki, Malaysia seal deal for University of Innovation in Edo

Tech-U VC advocates industry-scholarship partnership

Group seeks ASUU partnership in devt of EKSU, FUOYE

E-learning: Private institutions gain as public varsities battle strike

[VIDEO] Fuel hike: Activists protest at NLC office in Abuja

5,180 BDCs get $51.8m on forex sales resumption

Budget support: IMF, World Bank conditions behind subsidy withdrawal, electricity tariff hike

Why we chose Siemens for 25,000MW grid expansion FG

Nigeria cant escape depression, says MAN

MDAs failed to remit N1.2tn, says Fiscal Commission

Stock market falls, investors lose N13bn

NESG, FG to examine COVID-19 impact on economy

Shell denies spilling 45,000 barrels of oil in Bayelsa

Forex infractions: CBN sanctioned 300 firms in one year

Diri seeks partnership on maritime academy, deep seaport

NNPC denies inflating Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline contract

Food insecurity prevalent in Lagos, Kano, Rivers, Abuja NBS

Lawmakers, opposed to Ajayis impeachment, protest exclusion from Akeredolus car largesse

Fleeing car snatcher kills pregnant woman, motorcyclist in Delta

Drop water bill, its agenda to divide Nigeria -Afenifere

Edo suspected ritualist lures six-year-old with rice, egg, defiles her

Fuel price hike: ASUU, TUC tackle FG on refineries, Buhari says subsidy dangerous

Offa bank robbers stole 21 AK-47 during operation DPO

Ogun reopens schools Sept 21, operate three-hour timetable

Abia gunmen attack five policemen, kill one, injure others

FG, NARD resume talks Wednesday as doctors strike grounds hospitals

Magu asks Salami panel to summon Malami to testify

Police uncover Gombe human trafficking ring, rescue 12 victims

Edo House of Assembly invasion suspects get bail

Zamfara employs 282 workers with 93 ghost doctors salaries

Health workers threaten warning strike Sept 13

COVID-19: Lagos low death rate divine, says Sanwo-Olu

Shoprites move to lift order on assets suffers setback

Again, IGP refuses to produce Bayelsa governorship candidate

Southern Kaduna: Sultan blames politicians, describes killings as madness

Five insurgents killed, seven victims rescued in Borno

20,000 persons displaced by flood Nasarawa SEMA

Buhari warns West African leaders against tenure elongation

Herdsmens influx: AIG orders security beef up in Anambra

Rivers council wants attack on Hausa community probed

80% of Maiduguri land without title documents Borno

Dont stay in office beyond your tenure, Buhari urges West African leaders

Loan: Receiving $2.2m from Adoke in order, EFCC witness tells court

Petrol price in Nigeria one of the cheapest in Africa, says FG

Edo/Ondo polls: Dont test our will to act, IGP warns politicians, voters

Ghanas Akufo-Addo emerges new ECOWAS chairman

 

THISDAY

Anyone Rejecting Water Resources Bill is Unpatriotic, Says Expert

Tinubu Day-dreaming to Declare PDP Dead in Ondo, Says Party

Imo North Primary: APC Committee Accuses Party of Clearing Disqualified Aspirants

True Position on Investment in Nigeria and challenges faced from LADOL.

Adoption of Single Currency Premature, Buhari Tells ECOWAS Leaders

Ethiopian Plane Lands in Abuja Airport with 118 Passengers Onboard

FG Sympathises With Bauchi over Flood Disaster, Donates Relief Materials to Victims

Afenifere Canvasses Legal Action against Fuel Price, Electricity Tariff Hike

Overhaul, Restructure HYPREP for Cleanup, Ogoni Leaders, Elders Urge FG

774,000 Jobs: Beware of Scammers, Ekiti Tells Applicants

Buhari Defends Subsidy Removal, Says Delaying Deregulation Detrimental to Economy

CBN Moves against Banks, Gaming Companies over Unauthorised FX Transfers

Enhanced Audit Regulation to Boost FDIs, Says FRC

Stock Market Sustains Gains on Dividend Payment

Why AIB Didnt Deploy Drones at Chopper Crash Site

FG Reviews Social Protection Policy for Greater Benefits

SUN

Cross River North: PDP electoral panel submits Odey’s name as winner

Alleged breach of Oba’s Peace Pact: PDP denies APC’s alleged attack on its members

APC to revamp abandoned farms and ranches ‘Ize-Iyamu

I would accept defeat in fair contest ‘Obaseki

Anambra APC elders laud Eze’s life patron by Igbo traditional rulers

Presidency’s justification of hike provocative -PDP

Nigeria’s Q3, 2020 economic outlook gloomy ‘Experts

MSMEs urged to access CBN funds for business growth

COVID-19: Nigeria’ll slip into recession ‘IFC

$47m debt: Court shuts down Shoprite’s application to lift injunction

Nigeria spends N1.7tr on electricity subsidy ‘Buhari

CBN okays 4 firms to import 262,000 tons of maize

Resist temptation to elongate tenure, Buhari urges ECOWAS leaders

Malami summoned to give evidence in ongoing Magu trial

Company calls for investigation on death of 3 persons

Troops raid bandits camps, kill 1, arrest 4 in Benue, Nasarawa

Health workers begin 7-day warning strike over COVID-19 hazard allowances, others

Oil drops more than $1 after Saudi price cuts, demand optimism fades

Lawyer, group want IGP to end police extortion on Sagamu-Benin Express road

GUARDIAN

Spain surpasses 500,000 virus cases

Confusion, violence trail PDP bye-election primary in Cross River North

Mbappe to miss Croatia match after positive Covid-19 test

Fire guts over 50 shops, houses in tanker explosion

Sanwo-Olu seeks more prayers amid COVID-19

Anxiety as NURTW members lay siege to Ondo Assembly

Family sacks mother of eight-year-old rape victim for seeking justice

Elders seek urgent review of Ogoni cleanup

Anambra community dethrones monarch as Obiano gives loyal rulers SUVs

Group demands freezing of NDDC accounts

ECOWAS, others donate kits for protection of children in Senegal

EU, Germany, Britain pressure Belarus on snatched opposition figure

Nigerian clubs need better funding, facilities to compete with North Africa’s

Honeywell, Chams, others lead stock market N12b losses

Addressing environmental impact of mining on host communities

Why Nigeria is losing out in agricultural export markets

How CAMA will tackle fight against money laundering, others

Pandemic pushes 47 million women, girls below poverty line

NESG, AIG launch COVID-19 response tracker, dashboard

Food union demands election to resolve leadership crisis

SSAEAC warns against collapse of power sector over NERC’s minimum remittance order on DisCos

COVID-19 pandemic waste heightens pollution crisis

Electricity consumers insist new tariff ill-timed

Knock, kudos greet Buhari’s defence of fuel, electricity tariff hike

Prince Harry refunds house refurb bill from Netflix deal

JOHESU issues 7-day warning strike notice to FG

Watch: Kanye West Walks On Water During Sunday Service

Buhari urges ECOWAS leaders to resist temptation of tenure elongation

 

LEADERSHIP

Fuel Subsidy Gulped N10.4trn In 14 Years ‘ FG

Edo/Ondo Polls: Don’t Test Our Will To Act, IGP Warns Politicians

PMB Warns West African Leaders Against Tenure Elongation

COVID-19: Katsina Spends Over N157.7m On Detected Cases

Sanwo-Olu Tasks Nigerians On Growth, Service To Humanity

Thugs Invade Ondo House of Assembly

NBC Code In Conflict With Nigerian Copyrights Law ‘ Experts

FG, UN, ILO, Partner To Tackle Youth Unemployment In Nigeria BY ROYAL IBEH, Lagos

TRIBUNE

Economic Summit Group Commends FG Over Petrol Price Deregulation, Electricity Tariffs

NCDC confirms 155 new COVID-19 cases, total now 55,160

Freeze NDDC account, whistleblower urges Presidency, others

Inside Bayelsa’s oil rich communities under burden of ocean surge

School resumption and flattening the COVID-19 curve

COVID-19 responsible for high cost of rice

No crack in Oyo PDP, reconciliation only to reposition party ‘ Spokesman

Lagos special status, Ikorodu-Sagamu road my top agenda, Abiru pledges

NNPC denies inflating cost of AKK gas pipeline project by $1.5bn

NAFDAC set to standardise local herbal medicine

Southern Kaduna killings is madness ‘ Sultan of Sokoto

Afenifere to Senate: Use 2014 Confab reports as template for constitution review exercise

Northern traditional rulers meet to discuss security challenges

Security challenges: IGP meets with MPF Squadron Commanders

NATION

EFCC probe: Magu asks Salami panel to summon Malami

Govt pushing Nigerians to the wall, says PDP

Oil production drops to 1.4m bpd, says Sylva

North central elders worried by Boko Haram camps

Private sector demands transparent electricity tariff

Doctors begin nationwide strike

Killings must stop, say Sultan, emirs

No return to petrol, power subsidy, says Federal Govt

I ran for cover when Offa robbers attacked police station, says ex-DPO

Nigeria, others to benefit from 7.2m UK research support fund

JOHESU issues seven-day warning strike notice to Fed Govt

24 hours after, Ericas GoFundMe donation hits N6.1m

NNPC secures $1 billion for upstream operations

Nigerias top seven banks grossed N1.77tr in six months

Charges: FAAN loses N17.5b in three months

Nigerian stocks beat global slowdown with N154b gain

Sanusi seeks investment in solar panel production

Nigerias pharmaceutical imports top N500b in three years

Amotekun should be independent, says Afenifere

Fuel, electricity subsidies no longer feasible FG

FG orders resident doctors back to work

FG begs doctors to suspend strike

Doctors suspended for babys death

CBN didnt take over National Theatre ex-acting GM

774,000 jobs recruitment begins in Ekiti

DAILY TIMES

Northern Elders push for Service Chiefs sack after B/Haram bomb scare

Journalist attacks: IPC records 41 cases in 8 months

Resist seeking more tenures Buhari urges ECOWAS leaders

Fuel subsidy unsustainable after 13 years Lai Mohammed

CAMA: CAN issues important warning to Christian leaders

News Analysis: Intrigues, drama trail APC Imo North Senatorial District primary election

Buhari, Atiku will work together to defeat Tinubu in 2023 -Bamgbose

FG provides relief for flood, Boko Haram victims in Borno

FIRS unveils online portal for financial institutions

NIMASA wants NNPC to involve local shipowners in lifting of crude oil

Private sector recovers with 54.6 purchasing managers index points

Saudi Arabia overturns death sentences in Jamal Khashoggi killing

Nigerias economy is collapsing -Yemi Osinbajo

CBN calls for forex sales resumption to strengthen the exchange rate

AUTHORITY

JOHESU prepares to shutdown health sector, mobilises ahead of Sept 14 strike

Accident Investigation: AIB-N Seeks Strategic Collaboration, Alliances with Nigerian Navy, Others

FCET Umunze: Senator Ekwunife calls for reconstruction of access road, boosting of e-learning

Lekki Regional Road: Property Owners Condemned Sanwo-Olus actions on construction

BUSINESSDAY

Updated: Business leaders, others oppose bill to give CBN governor immunity

Abiru lists Lagos special status, Ikorodu-Sagamu road as top agenda

Updated: Naira defies CBN’s $51.8m sales to BDCs, falls to N444.33k

What’s Africa’s engagement strategy towards China

Reps mull amendment to Fiscal Responsibility Act to block revenue leakages

OlusegunOsunkeye: Ofrectitude andprofessionalism

Doctors’ strike over welfare signals perennial neglect in healthcare may persist

Nigeria’s second-biggest sector headed for depression as growth catalysts still weak

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Gambless Launches New Mobile App To Combat Gambling

Visa Falls Under Scrutiny In Europe Over Fintech Rules

France Amends Dividend Withholding Tax Exemption For Foreign Funds

COVID-19: Etihad Airways Begins Offering Complimentary Insurance

Why I’m Opposed To Water Resources Bill ‘Jimoh

PEOPLESDAILY

Boko Haram siege on FCT: We’re on red alert, DHQ assures Nigerians

Kaduna Govt entrenching transparency in local council administration ‘ Official

Monarch calls for proper renumeration of security personnel

New fuel price: Gov Badaru begs Buhari to do something

PDP vows to resist subversion of Edo peoples’ mandate

Buhari attends ECOWAS Summit in Niger Republic, submits Report on COVID-19

Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases nears 1.3m

Why I sponsored TETFund amendment bill ‘ Sen. Adamu

Niger: ICPC invites Shiroro LG Chairman over N50million recklessness

NEW TELEGRAPH

It’s time to stop killings in Southern Kaduna ‘Sultan

OPSN demands justification over hike in electricity tariff from FG

Edo guber: We’ve taken proactive measures for hitch-free poll ‘INEC

APC leader wants Buhari, Osinbajo, others to meet members

CSOs to NASS: Electoral reform passage’ll end bloody elections

Loan repayment: Nothing wrong receiving $2.2m from Adoke, witness tells court

 

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