Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 9 Sept., 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

NLC hails workers as Rivers unseals labour secretariat

End S’Kaduna killings, ex-CDS, Agwai, tells El-Rufai

Edo/Ondo: INEC tinkers with card verification, drops viewing portal

Delta, Ogun retirees protest non-payment of gratuity, pension

PDP knocks Ize-Iyamu as APC says deputy gov distributing arms

Group laud Obaseki on infrastructural development

APC, PDP continue fight over alleged doctoring of agents list

Jegede begins campaign, promises to tackle insecurity

NAFDAC advises traditional medicine practitioners to partner researchers

UNIMED establishes medical rehabilitation faculty

Non-communicable diseases account for Nigerias 29% deaths

Why quality of Nigerian homegrown rice is poor

Implications of price hike on petrol and electricity

Teach adolescents about contraceptives, expert advises parents

Diabetes, hypertension among risk factors for kidney disease Nephrologist

FG, States urged to provide affordable healthcare

Bank deposits rose by N4.7tn in seven months CBN

HIV/AIDS testing: Global Fund backs FG with $969m

COVID-19 has exposed many Nigerians to suicidal behavior SURPIN

Reagents scarcity responsible for delayed coronavirus results NCDC

Asthma: A systematic approach to symptom management

Massive floods threaten Nigerias rice sufficiency dream

FG debt now N24.52tn, recorded N561.71bn deficit CBN

I didnt float Air Peace with Amnesty fund Onyema

ECOWAS halts single currency launch, adopts gradual approach

Oil marketers now free to fix prices, says PPPRA

Electricity workers shut PH Discos headquarters

30% petrol smuggled out of Nigeria -Report

FG, others to develop roadmap on youth employment

Uber, Bolt drivers protest unfavorable practices

Shoprite grows annual earnings on panic buying

Foreign exchange inflows fell to $5.52bn in May

Stock market extends downturn by N44bn

FCMB slashes interest rates on consumer loans

CAMA: CAC to publicise regulations for incorporated trustees

NESG raises concerns over CBNs forex transactions, poverty, unemployment

FG, states, LGs shared N3.88tn in six months NEITI

Edo modular refinery for inauguration soon

Five banks raked in N175.41bn on fees, commission

Killings: CAN, Southern Kaduna leaders shun peace summit

Four Nigerian students arrested for allegedly hacking Philippine banks system

83 stranded migrants rescued in Sahara desert

Ex-CDS Petinrin lauds reversal of education policies in Osun

COVID-19: Charles Taylor fails in bid to be moved from UK prison

FG discards petrol price band, begins full deregulation

Developing countries better at managing COVID-19 pandemic UNGA

Jail fight: Mafia boss bites, swallows guards finger in Italy

THISDAY

Achese: Why Oil Workers Union May Not Protest Petrol Price Hike

Visa Partners with legend Didier Drogba to Champion Small Businesses

Intl Identity Day Set to Discuss Pathway for Economic Growth

Survey Shows Improved Credit to Corporates in Q2

FMDQ Group CEO Urges Infrastructure Funding via Capital Market

Union Bank Supports NGOs through UnionBetta Donations

Kwara Partners Sterling Bank on Health Insurance

FG Urged to Alter Petroleum Equalisation Fund

DPR Issues Directives to Deepen Domestic Gas Usage

SUN

Epic battle in C’ River as 4 candidates lay claim to senatorial seat

Ize-Iyamu unfolds plan to improve healthcare

Edo Civil servants impersonate NYSC members for election duty ‘APC

Pro-deputy gov lawmakers fault Akeredolu’s car gifts to 19 lawmakers

APC govs hail Buhari on management of economy, P&ID debt judgement, others

INEC meets tomorrow to decide on card readers, others for Edo, Ondo polls

Zamfara APC crisis : Marafa loyalists distance selves from suit against party

Bayelsa senatorial bye-election: Ekeremor CDC backs Dickson’s bid

We’ll reunite Supporters Club in Nigeria to ‘one big family’ ‘ Ladipo

Nigeria’s economic future lies in maritime development ‘Diri

FG, states, others shared N3.88tr in H1’NEITI

Electricity tariff: Customers with less than 12 hours supply won’t be affected ‘Buhari

Stronger collaboration with CBN’ll stabilise naira ‘ABCON president

OPS kicks against electricity tariff increase

Alleged money laundering: EFCC re-arraigns Malabu oil company, others

5 to die by hanging for kidnap, murder in Rivers

NGOs, women doctors protest rising insecurity in CRiver

Christian massacre allegation: What I told Trump Buhari

Flood, threat to food security, says Kebbi Reps caucus

Delta retirees protest unpaid N48bn arrears

Cama 2020: How CAC appoints overseers for churches

GUARDIAN

Tears as archbishop provides house, scholarship for challenged girl

Edo tackles child bride menace, gets aid to keep kids in school

Council seeks legislation to back operations, improve Nigeria, Ghana ties

NOSDRA admits error in Shell’s Angiama oil spill report

FG risks $2.5billion litigation fee on Customs modernisation project

FG urges states to invest in mining to generate revenue

Sell-offs persist as investors wealth depreciate further by 0.33%

APM Terminals Apapa adopts 4G wireless network to boost efficiency

Life at the caprice of unaccountable insecurity

Fuel, electricity price hike burdensome for Nigerians, PDP tells President

School reopening: UN demands protection for students, teachers from attacks

Environmental degradation: Save Ikoyi and the air we all breathe

Osinbajo seeks speedy implementation of N2.3tr economic stimulus

Two years after, ‘recuperating’ Jerry Okorodudu gets sports ministry’s lifeline

Poverty strikes 433, 166 individuals, 99, 463 households in Anambra

Traditional worshippers protest, accuse Oyo govt of discrimination

Nigeria can earn over $10b yearly from gold, jewel

NAPTIP rescues 2,884 Lagos indigenes from traffickers in 16 years

SON destroys four truck loads of substandard electric cables

Instant rain claims 25 lives in Jigawa ‘ Badaru

Insecurity: CAS harps on intelligence as key to winning war against terrorism

No, snail slime and milk won’t cure stroke ‘ see a doctor instead

South African economy shrinks by half in second-quarter ‘gut punch

Beyond Limits Initiative announces youth mentorship initiative, N1M grant

VANGUARD

We are addressing class inequality to bring joy to Nigerians ‘ Buhari

CSOs rise, reject Buhari’s move for more hike of fuel pump-price

Nine coronavirus vaccine makers pledge to ‘stand with science

Pay fine in time or risk arrest, FRSC advises offenders

Alleged Edo Assembly invasion: Court awards N2.52 million damages against police

Osinbajo harps on urgency of economic stimulus package

Kano Court remands man, 35, in custody for allegedly raping teenage girl

SON destroys four truck loads of substandard electric cables

Labour, CSOs should rise against fuel price hike as they did with Jonathan ‘ OPC

How NAPTIP rescued 2,884 Lagos indigenes from traffickers in 16 years

Breaking: Allow Nnamdi Kanu return to Nigeria, Orji Kalu begs FG

SERAP condemns arbitrary electricity tariff, fuel price hike

ONDO 2020: You’re notorious for having loose tongue ‘ Ajayi replies Akeredolu

Greatest pain govt can inflict is hike in price of fuel, electricity ‘ Bode George

October 31 bye-elections: Lagos APC unveils Abiru, Saheed as flagbearers

COVID-19: Executive Trainers highlights coping strategies for higher education

TikTok warns parents over suicide video

FG approves new test kit for HIV

Akwa Ibom hospital makes breakthrough on brain, open heart surgery

FG urges resident doctors to suspend strike

Collaborate with researchers on acceptable products, NAFDAC to herbalists

CP urges retired personnel in Enugu to enroll in NHIS

COVID-19: 5 months after, canal returns to dry land for commuters in Lagos ‘ Investigation

5 men in court over alleged theft of spirits, wine worth N20m

killing of Christians: My response to Trump ‘ Buhari

Southern-Kaduna Christian leaders boycott peace summit

God will use El-Rufai to end Southern-Kaduna crisis ‘ Luther Agwai

UN urges Nigeria to prioritise school safety, learners’ protection

We’ve been robbed of our rights long time ago ‘ Sowore

Increased participation in oil and gas industry will create more jobs

FG, states, LG, others received N3.9trn from FAAC in six months ‘ NEITI

Review levies on imported electricity meters, EMMAN urges FG

COVID-19: FG denies knowledge of alleged N42,000 test fee

LEADERSHIP

South Africa’s Recession Continues As Economy Contracts By 51%

Niger PDP Congress: Protesters Storm National Secretariat

Rivers: Labour Suspends Planned Protest, Reaches Agreement With Wike

Manual Exchange Of Court Processes Will Be Phased Out Soon ‘ CJN

Niger Uncovers 1000 Unqualified Teachers In Primary Schools

NAFDAC To Make Nigerian Herbal Medicines Internationally Acceptable

Judgement Debt: Nwoko’s Company To Get $68m Consultancy Fees

Parents, Guardians Barred From Call To Bar Ceremony

Treatment Of A Patient Costs Over N400, 000 ‘ el-Rufai

No Going Back On Strike, Resident Doctors Tell FG

Edo Poll: APC, PDP At War Over Allegations Of Gun-running

Dreaded Benue Militia Leader, Gana Killed, Says Military

What I Told Trump About Alleged Killings Of Christians ‘ PMB

Constitution Amendment: CSOs Push For Devolution Of More Powers To States

FG Begins Disbursement Of N2.3trn Stimulus Package

CBN Replies NESG, Says Interventions Targeted At Saving Economy

ACT Urges PMB To Freeze NDDC’s Account, Says Commission Spent N9bn In August

Edo 2020: Obaseki’s Agents Impersonate NYSC Members, APC Alleges

Edo Refinery, PetrochemicalsTargets 60,000bpd

Edo 2020: APC, Edo Dep Gov Clash Over Allegation of Gun-Running

TRIBUNE

Nigeria’s revenue dropped by 60% due to COVID-19 ‘Buhari

Fourth republic (1999) governors and posterity

De-radicalisation, reintegration of Boko Haram terrorists

The N450bn surpluses unremitted by MDAs

COVID-19: NCDC confirms 296 new cases, total now 55,456

Review of Dr Opeyemi’s ‘Sex Education Made Easy’ by Olorunsogo Toluwani

Oyo govt begins recruitment of Amotekun corps on Wednesday

Equities market sheds N44.3bn to profit-taking

Sanwo-Olu inaugurates task force to curb human trafficking

Constitution review: Middle Belt Congress seeks additional 19 states, abolition of local councils

Instant rain claims 25 lives in Jigawa ‘ Badaru

NNPC/Chevron JV donates COVID-19 laboratory, equipment to Delta hospital

Edo guber: APC stalls hearing in PDP’s suit seeking Ize-Iyamu disqualification

NATION

Alleged assembly invasion: Court awards N2.52m damages against police

Politicians plant toxic waste deaths report to discredit Akeredolu

Be ready to pay more taxes if Akeredolu returns, says YPP candidate

NLC, NUJ, others invite candidates for debate

Dont use Amotekun against opposition

Ajayi: why I will defeat Akeredolu, Jegede

Buhari orders quick release of N2.3tr stimulus funds

Govt to create millions of jobs, says Osinbajo

Buhari: Trump asked me about killing of Christians

Protests in Oyo, Lagos, Osun, Ogun, others over fuel price, electricity tariff hike

Southern Kaduna killings: Christian leaders, SOKAPU shun peace summit

ECOWAS postpones single currency launch

PPPRA: petrol price unconnected with crude price

Fed Govt, states, councils shared N3.88tr in six months

Naira exchanges for N441 a dollar at parallel market

Transport varsity: Developing backbone for tech transfer

BREAKING: Wanted Benue gang leader Gana surrenders

Abducted NSCDC officer killed in Kaduna

Edo will punish Obaseki for attacking Oba of Benin APC

Alexander-Arnold named PFA Young Player of the Year

Southern Kaduna killings: CAN, SOKAPU shun peace summit

Tension as Ondo Monarch announces death of rival monarch

Situation report on counterinsurgency in Borno

NAPTIP rescues 2,884 Lagos indigenes from traffickers in 16 years

DAILY TIMES

41 attacks on journalists recorded in Nigeria within eight months

Chike-Obi urges FG to make politicians salaries less attractive

Create Presidential Task force on Tuberculosis Stakeholders to Buhari

Buhari, AGF saved Nigeria from huge burden PGF

Fuel hike: Buharis govt is military in structure Bode George

2023: Orji Kalu plans to meet Nnamdi Kanu to negotiate United Nigeria

Tariff increase: 5m households to get solar home systems Buhari

Nigerians react as Atiku faults APCS increase in petrol pump price

Edo 2020: Elections will still hold despite raging emotions INEC

Okunbo is bankrolling Ize-Iyamu to have access to Edo treasury Osagie

Soldiers kill Benues most wanted criminal, Gana

CAN dissociates self from NCPC peace summit in Southern Kaduna

COLUMNIST: A womans handbag and her identity

APC screening committee voids emergence of Ibezim as senatorial candidate

Cristiano Ronaldo becomes second to reach 100th International Goals

Investors lose 13bn as the stock market falls NSE

My only fear in life is not being successful- NOME

Wike succumbs to labour demands, suspends strike

Akeredolu reveals Ondo elections will determine APCs fate in 2023

Abide by the constitution, Buhari urges West African leaders

How Nigeria can avoid fraudulent contract deals

NFF pledges support for African Beach Soccer Union

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

AUTHORITY

Ndigbo must do something strategically about their security, says Bishop Obi

China endeavors to open up new vistas for aiding Tibet

Ecological restoration helps Tianjins Qilihai Wetland regain vitality

2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services to create Global Services, Shared Prosperity

COVID-19: FCTA Subsidizes Grians For Residents

Yari backs call for APC caretaker committees tenure elongation

We are not missing Aisha Alhassan in APC, says Taraba Chairman

BUSINESSDAY

Subsidy removal: Why labour unions should see positive side of govt action

FRSC issues travel advisory as year-end safety campaign begins

Covid-19: India’s case upslope shows why Nigeria must tread cautiously

Is cryptocurrency the key to defeating Nigeria’s adversarial government

IMF, World Bank & Nigeria: We are reaping what we sowed!

How low mechanisation hinders Nigeria’s agric potential

Lagos, Century Group, IOSH canvass for healthy environment

Recapitalisation if properly handled will lead to growth of insurance business ‘ Borokini

Between insecurity and economic strangulation: It’s possible to breathe

DAILY INDEPENDENT

We Only Spilled 43 Barrels Of Oil In Angiama Community ‘ Shell

Nigeria’s Future Lies In Maritime Development’ Gov Diri

Oil Down On Bleak Near-Term Demand Outlook

European Markets Slide Amid US Tech Sell-Off

Orange Launches Ericsson-Powered 5G In Spain

UNILAG Alumni Association Holds Empowerment Webinar On COVID-19

PEOPLESDAILY

Why Nigerians won’t survive fuel, electricity price hikes, by PDP

COVID 19: ASUU decries poor handling of health, education

Edo Refinery and Petrochemicals company set for 60,000bpd

MURIC seeks special court for corruption cases, wants rapists castrated

Flood: Kebbi Reps ask Bihari to intervene, lament impact on rice production

Manual exchange of court processes to be phased out soon ‘ CJN

Gov Badaru insists on removal of LGs support to Lamido Varsity

P&ID: Governors Forum commends FG on UK Court order

Correspondent Chapel Kaduna produces first female Chairman

NEW TELEGRAPH

UNICEF: 3.1m Nigerian children need $55m for education

Parents, friends barred from attending Call to Bar Sept 15

Rivers: Workers suspend strike after labour, govt sign truce

FG slams amended charge on Malabu Oil, others

CBN to NESG: We embark on extraordinary measures to stabilise economy

BLUEPRINT

How notorious bandit leader Akwaza terrorising Benue, Nasarawa was killed ‘ Army

PPPRA restates petrol price’ll be driven by market forces

2019/20 season: PFA footballer of the year emerges’ see details

Amidst raging anger over fuel price, electricity tariff hike’ FG kick-starts full deregulation, insists on market forces

UN on N/East: 611 teachers killed, 910 schools destroyed, 4.2m kids affected

MBC seeks re- configuration of Nigeria into 12 provinces

 

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