Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 18 Sept., 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Rape, mental health survivor battles foster parents for her child

Wike redeems N30m pledge to police over Boboskys arrest

Kwara rice, cassava farms destroyed as flood wreaks havoc

My stepson knows where Lulu-Briggs corpse is Widow

Nigeria mustnt forget lessons from COVID-19, says Olanipekun

Schools with COVID-19 spike will be shut Lagos

Jonathan proposes grading system for elections

Popular actor, Jimoh Aliu, dies at 85

41,000 African health workers infected with COVID-19 WHO

Messi: Is this how Spaniards treat heroes

Traditionalist canvasses teaching Yoruba beliefs in schools

Im committed to free, fair election in Edo -Buhari

VIDEO: Kwara First Lady, Emir reconciled us, mended our broken marriage Blue-eyed woman, husband

NNPC records N20.36bn trading surplus

Hike: Electricity consumers to pay N417.09bn in four months

Mining can address Nigerias infrastructure deficit Minister

PH-Maiduguri rail line construction begins soon, says FG

FG reviews treasury forms, accounting documents in MDAs

FG asks bank account holders to submit Self-Certification Forms

NCC warns against illegal use of GSM boosters

FG orders schools to conduct weekly COVID-19 assessment

Well resume deductions of state loans in May 2021 FG

SOKAPU, Miyetti Allah clash over Mailafias invitation

PDP berates Fayemi on Ekiti rising killings, kidnappings

Fani-Kayode, wife separate, ex-minister demands N2bn from blogger

13 killed on Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa highway crash

Sensitive materials already in all Edo LGs, says INEC

IG orders restriction of movement in Edo

Babalakin faults panel, resigns as UNILAG Pro-Chancellor

Lagos waste basket compliance unit officials fraudsters Bello

Rivers LG workers threaten strike over 13-month unpaid salaries

LASU lecturers behind minimum wage protests impostors -ASUU

333 deceased Niger workers collected N5bn as salaries Panel

PDP leaders demand credible polls in Edo, Ondo

Edo 2020: Obaseki declares Friday work-free

Edo 2020: IGP orders restriction of vehicular movement

Fuel hike: Nurses, midwives serve strike notice

El-Rufais law on castration of rapists must be enforced Foluke Daramola-Salako

Nigeria will support democracy in West African countries -Buhari

Protesting youths shut down Shell facility in Bayelsa

Trump faces fresh sexual assault allegation

THISDAY

NIMASA Securing Sea Time for Cadets Trained Under NSDP

Concerns over Flight Disruptions by Labour Unions

NSE Restates Commitment to Providing Access to Funding by Firms

Transcorp Hotels Hard Hit by COVID-19, Outlines Business Sustainability Strategy

CBN Grants Greenwich Trust Merchant Banking Licence

LASAA Announces Palliatives for Outdoor Advertising Practitioners

NDLEA Foils Attempt to Smuggle Tramadol to Turkey

Quaratine Measure Hampering Restart of Aviation in Africa

NSCDC Urged to Clampdown on Quack Security Companies

NAGAFF Threatens to Expose Corrupt Govt Agencies at Ports

Google Earmarks $3m Grants to Support Businesses across Africa

New Report Seeks Repeal, Re-enactment of Cybercrime Act 2015

Survey: With COVID-19, HR Role Requires Reinvention

Poultry Farmers Hail CBN Intervention

SUN

Northern leaders have failed their people ‘Yerima

Make election a model, Wike tells Buhari

Edo guber: IGP orders restriction of vehicular movement from 11:59pm to 6pm tomorrow

2023 poll: APC to abolish Unity Forum, SENACO, Lamist groups in Oyo

Edo: Do or die politics threat to democracy ‘Buhari

Group sues for peaceful, free, fair polls in Edo, Ondo

APC Caretaker Committee awaits NEC for tenure extension

Edo 2020: PSC to monitor election, releases phone numbers to report police excesses

Edo guber: IGP orders restriction of vehicular movement

Pinnick restates NFF’s support for Nigeria Pitch Awards

FIRS generates N438bn non-oil tax revenue in July

NNPC records 9% increase in pipeline ruptures

FG, States, LGAs share N682.060bn in August

Money laundering: 13 rich Nigerians under probe

UNILAG: Babalakin resigns as visitation panel submits report to FG

Water Resources Bill: States to review, present common position

Corruption: FG launches database on recovered assets

FG unveils plans to tackle unemployment, poverty

IPOB rejects Miyetti Allah business intention in SEast

Flood sacks over 70 communities in Kogi, displaces over 50,000 persons

Fuel price increase and the peoples elasticity limit

Counting the gains in Nigerias derive for digital economy

SPDCs oil production hits 514,000 bpd Report

COVID-19: 3,442 recovery, 126 new infections for Wednesday

CBN takes delivery of INEC sensitive materials for Edo election

GUARDIAN

Dickson, Ebebi at war in Bayelsa West Senatorial bye-election

Wike gives police N30m for arrest of ‘notorious kidnapper

NSCDC deploys 13,311 officers, 60 dogs

DEPOWA donates COVID-19 palliative to orphanage home

FIFA ranks Nigeria 29th best, Belgium maintains number one spot

Lagos National Stadium for consortium of investors, not an individual

NAHCO acquires N500 million ground handling equipment

Onne port gets facelift with two new mobile cranes

Quarantine measures in Nigeria, 34 others stall aviation restart

Local production of facemasks, others to bolster import substitution

Why Nigeria may not need delayed $1.5b additional World Bank loan

Equities extend losing streak as indices plunge further by N9bn

NEPC targets improved capacity, increased market access for farmers

Cryptocurrency can reduce foreign exchange burden

Buhari needs disciplined cabinet to fight corruption

Economists canvass agent banking to save economy

NCDC, experts differ on ending face masks, temperature checks

FG reviews treasury forms, other accounting source documents – AGF

Buhari signs Police Bill 2020 into law

VANGUARD

State Of Nation: Coalition of CSOs fault Obasanjo’s claims over statement on Buhari

African CSOs Intensify Campaign on COVID-19 Effects on Wildlife Trade, Others

Maritime Agencies synergise for safety of waterways, improved transportation

Kano woman allegedly clubbed 7-year old stepson to death

INEC distributes sensitive materials to Edo LGs, to recruit more ad hoc staff in Ondo

Niger Delta Govs See 13% Derivation As Free Money, Rep Dagogo Says

Edo polls: Do-or-die mentality, threat to free, fair elections ‘ Buhari

COVID-19: INEC to enforce physical distancing in Edo election

Constitution review: INEC wants NASS to approve recommendations on electoral reforms

Biafra doesn’t need your investment, IPOB replies Miyetti Allah

Edo, Ondo guber: PDP storms INEC headquarters, demands assurance of credible polls

Ban on election riggers: Wike urges US, UK to name indicted persons

Aggrieved APC chieftains unite ‘to unseat PDP’ in Oyo

PDP warns party exco from fraternizing with aspirants

EDO 2020: With over 30,000 security personnel, there should be no rigging, violence ‘ ADP

PIRACY: NIMASA, NAF commence aerial surveillance

Why companies are borrowing huge from money market ‘ Standard Chartered

CBN probes betting houses, requests account statements of owners

FG directs all account holders in financial institutions to re-register despite BVN

TikTok, Oracle face several hurdles to keep afloat

Ebonyi to reopen schools Oct 5, nursery/creche to resume 2021

Rivers community laments school’s state, says has only 2 teachers, pupils sit on bare floor

Only N38,639 needed to prevent 8 Nigerian children from any Pneumococcal in their lifetime ‘ Study

Bandits kill DPO, Inspector, abduct housewives in Sokoto village

Wike redeems N30m bounty promise to police on arrest, killing of Bobosky

FG reviews treasury forms, accounting documents for digital compliance

NNPC trading surplus rises by 860% to N20.4bn in one month

NERC forbids landlords from imposing outstanding electricity bills on new tenants

Recovered Loots: EFCC, ICPC agree to transfer records to central database

LEADERSHIP

100-year-old Leaves Hospital After Surviving Coronavirus Fight

WHO Warns Of Alarming Transmission Across Europe

Nigeria Backs Consolidation Of Democracy In ECOWAS Countries

NTCA Visits APCON, Advocates Tobacco Advert Prohibition

NEC Adopts Measures To End Out-of-school-children Menace

FG Moves To Stop Relooting Of Recovered Assets

Edo Poll: Behave Responsibly, PMB Warns Candidates, Parties, Security Agents

Global Economic Recovery May Take 5 Years ‘ W/Bank

COVID-19: Schools To Conduct Mandatory Weekly Assessments

My Reelection Not Worth Spilling Of Blood ‘ Obaseki

Edo Guber Election: IGP Orders Restriction Of Vehicular Movement

TRIBUNE

Edo: PDP leaders storm INEC office to demand for free election

NEC adopts measures to stem out-of-school-children

Road accident claims 13 in Kwara

Edo poll: Behave responsibly, Buhari tells politicians, security agents

Insecurity: IGP identifies effective intelligence gathering as panacea

Bandits strike in Sokoto, kill two policemen, abduct housewives

Lawmaker gives IGP seven-day ultimatum to fish out those behind murder of 21-year-old man in Osun

Nigeria records 131 new COVID-19 cases, total now 56,735

COVID-19 curve beginning to flatten ‘ PTF

Obaseki hails Buhari’s call for peaceful, transparent Edo governorship election

Babafemi, 22, needs N15m for spine surgery

Concession of assets is a win-win situation for government ‘ OYSIPA boss

Five months after closure, stakeholders divided over reopening of tertiary institutions

NSE: Dangote sugar loss drags market further by 0.1 per cent

President of Nigeria calls on CBN to stop issuing foreign exchange for food imports

Banks in Nigeria are intensifying financial madness in Kenya

FAAC shares N682.060bn to beneficiaries for August

Reps move to compel Executive to get NASS approval before signing agreements

Agbakoba lauds FG over establishment of new anti-corruption Agency

Buhari assents to police bill 2020

Appeal Court reserves judgment in Shekarau, Aminu Wali’s alleged N950m fraud

NCC, telecoms agree to revisit compensation policy

NATION

DELSUTH forges ahead with donations for international research, quality health care

Death after castration for rape of minor

Vigilante, soldiers battling terror suspects, says monarch

Ganas death: Council chairmen, traditional rulers flee to Makurdi

Minister promises resolution of crisis as panel submits report

Edo: Buhari warns against violence, rigging of poll

NNPC begins rehabilitation of refineries

NBS: kerosene price rose by 3.28% in August

Children under five dont have to wear masks FG

Buhari to electoral officials, security agents: be neutral in Edo

FG, States and LGs share 682.060bn in August 2020

FG in talks with Russia on vaccines

Gunmen kill hotelier in Osun

Falana to FG: reverse fuel, electricity tariff hike

DAILY TIMES

Former model drags Donald Trump for alleged sex assault

BREAKING: Buhari approves Nigeria Police Bill 2020

Nigerian Content Bill timely, will save economy Ajumogobia

Nigerian banks kickstart QR code payment in Ghana

From 1914, Nigeria has always been divided Presidency replies Soyinka

Edo Election: APC raises alarm over entrance of thugs into Benin City

Edo Election: Ndigbo seek support for Ize-Iyamu ahead of the election

Edo Election: DSS, INEC must stop manipulating election results PDP

Edo Election: Tinubu has no right to identify a democrat Wike

Ohaneze, south-east govs will regret conniving with FG -IPOB

Failed State: With Buhari, our future is bright Arewa youths replies Obasanjo

Group begs U.S.,UK to place Visa ban on INEC officials involved in rigging elections

Southern Kaduna: DHQ brings healing to indigent community

Hypertension highest silent, dangerous killer of pregnant women

FGs special visitation panel on UNILAG crisis submits report

Edo heads to poll amid violence, COVID-19, vote-buying fears

Use Edo polls to restore hope in our electoral process Wike to Buhari

FIFA ranks Nigeria 29 position after return

Anger greets FGs funds disbursement in Edo

Nigerian traders: Ghana still adamant after assurances given Osinbajo

Fuel hike: JAF begins nationwide protest

FG approves establishment of another Anti-Corruption Agency

Anyone convicted of rape in Kaduna will be castrated, El-Rufai signs law

Over 10,000 sign petition seeking travel ban against El-Rufai & family

AUTHORITY

Xi Jinping reviews poverty relief progress in Hunan as Chinas war on poverty nears end

Hon. Jingi Rufais Good Governance Recognized By G4 Media International

NAF to deploy air assets to protect NIMASA Deep Blue Project

Edo Election: We are ready for action Police

Tension in Bayelsa as state task force allegedly kills keke operator

BUSINESSDAY

Hoteliers may abandon franchise, agreement as business declines

Lagos labs scramble for reagents as flight resumption surges demand for COVID-19 test

Has Buhari emptied Nigeria’s food reserves

Handwashing: simple act with far-reaching benefits in fight against COVID-19

CBN’s backtracking on Maize import renews fears of policy flipflops as N39bn eludes farmers

Building economic resilience in a time of adversity

Analysis shows only 25% of Nigerians are impacted by tariff review

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Anambra General Hospitals Not Conducive For Patients ‘NMA

Return To Work, NAUTH CMD, Nnewi Appeals To JOHESU

Assembly Financial Autonomy: PASAN Threatens To Shut Down States

North-Central Govs Disassociates Self From NCPF

NNPC Records N20.36bn Trade Surplus In July

Transcorp Hotels Hard Hit By COVID-19

Guber Poll: Suspense, Panic As Edo Votes Tomorrow

Nigerian Doctor Discovers New Method For Ending Bleeding During Childbirth

PEOPLESDAILY

Court orders resident doctors to resume work

NSCDC withdraws licences of 2 Guard Companies

Peoples Daily reporter emerges Niger NUJ Correspondents Chairman

Schools in Benue to resume Sept. 21

Buhari justifies borrowing, says loans in public interest

Military air strike kills several bandits’ destroy facilities in Zamfara

Edo Polls: Group canvasses large voter turnout

NEW TELEGRAPH

UNILAG: Babalakin accuses panel of bias, resigns as Pro-Chancellor

Airlines operators bemoan sector’s woes

FAAC shares N682bn to FG, states, LGs

IGP orders restriction of vehicular movement for 18 hours

Obaseki to electorate: Don’t shed blood for my re-election

Buhari: Politicians, security agents must behave responsibly

Edo: Soldiers, policemen in show of force ahead of poll

BLUEPRINT

FG lists Nasarawa for out-of-school women project

Edo guber: Sensitive materials now in 18 LGAs ‘ INEC

Edo polls: Buhari tells parties, security agents what to do

FG set to commence construction of Portharcourt-Maiduguri, Kano- Maladi railway projects

Edo guber: IGP orders restriction of vehicular movement

Constitution review: Abuja natives demand for state, more senatorial, federal constituencies

Nigeria ‘ll support consolidation of democracy in ECOWAS countries ‘ Buhari

A/Ibom traders give Customs 7 days to return seized goods

 

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