Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 16 October 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

LEADERSHIP

COVID-19: France Imposes Curfew Over Record Of 30,000 New Cases

#EndSARS: Beware Of Coronavirus, NCDC Warns Protesters

Govs Reject SWAT As #EndSARS Protest Spreads

Budget Funding: Revenue Agencies Shortchanging FG ‘ Senate

IPPIS: FG, ASUU Meeting Ends In Stalemate

Constitution Amendment: Consider Nigerians Interest First, Presidency Tells Reps’ C’tte

COVID-19: FG Orders All Civil Servants To Resume Work

FG, Govs Meet On Banditry, Kidnapping In North West

Mali: PMB Meets Jonathan, Expresses Delight At ECOWAS Successes

ASUU Strike Behind #EndSARS Protests, Says FG

NNPC Reduced Losses By 99.7%In 2019 ‘ Report

Gunmen Kill 3 Worshipers, Injure 2 In Kogi

Delta Tertiary Institutions Autonomous, Says Gov Okowa

Inclusive Elections: PWDs Commends INEC On Ondo, Edo

Nigeria At 60: The Imperative Of Building A Nation Together (3)

Creation Of SWAT Ill-timed, Govs Tell IGP

PUNCH  

IGs lawyer tackles PSC, says ACourt judgment twisted

INEC gives date for 2023 presidential election

Rivers youths block company premises, demand jobs

PDP cautions Fayemi on renaming Obas market

Police must be accountable to Nigerians

FG begins campaign to support girl-child education

WFD: Boosting food security through aggressive agricultural development

American firm acquires Nigerian start-up, Paystack, for $200m

ASUU strike: FG agrees to pay N30bn earned allowance

COVID-19: Always wear your masks, NCDC urges #EndSARS protesters

You cant control minerals, FG tells states

FG, states, LGs shared N639.9bn in September

20 killed in Burkina Faso attacks

Border closure boosts rice sufficiency, manufacturing, says FG

FG to offer N30bn bonds in October

Ministry eyes 45% ICT contribution to Nigerias GDP

FG commences application for N75bn youth investment fund

Nigerias September inflation rate hits 13.71%, highest in 30 months

Forex, infrastructure hindering readiness for continental trade NACCIMA

SON seeks standardisation to preserve environment

Nigeria has hundreds of profitable agribusiness opportunities IITA boss

Nigerians lampoon ex-presidential aspirant for threatening Twitter CEO

National Assembly asks youths to stop #EndSARS protests

Ban on protests: FCT minister, Bello, under fire

26 states struggling to meet COVID-19 test target FG

Court dismisses suit seeking N130m compensation for Onnoghen

Ize-Iyamu challenges courts jurisdiction on alleged N700m fraud case

Engage vigilantes against bandits, Katsina communities tell FG

Tension in Katsina community over killing of 11 suspected bandits

15-year-old award winner gives N225,000 scholarship to teacher, colleagues

36 states, FCT to establish panels on police killings

Alleged arms supplier dies in failed Katsina escape bid

South-East, North-Central politicians parley on 2023

We’ve reduced loss by 99.7% to N1.7bn NNPC

Waivers: Invite NIMASA, pass coast guard bill, Amaechi tells Senate

#EndInsecurityNow protests rock Kaduna, Gombe, Kano, Bauchi, others 

#EndSARS: Lagos bus service suspends operations indefinitely

BREAKING: FG okays football restart, bars fans

[BREAKING] Camp reopening: Corps members to undergo COVID-19 tests, says FG

BREAKING: All civil servants to resume Oct 19 -FG

N700m fraud: Ize-Iyamu challenges courts jurisdiction

Ronaldo violated COVID-19 protocol, says Italys sports minister

Retired Supreme Court Justice Akintan advocates judicial reform

Police release youth who attempted suicide

#EndSARS: Obiano sacks security aide accused of killings as SARS boss                                                                                 

THISDAY

Firm Pledges to Drive Economic Diversification, Food Security

NAHCO Renews Deal with Airlines, Supports FGs Export Drive

Businesses Need Customer-focused Innovation to Withstand Competition

Construction of Quay Wall Commences at Lekki Deep Sea Port

Olawepo Advocates Police Reform, Justice for Victims of Police Excesses

No More Destructive Interference in State Chapters, Says APC

Increasing Retirement Age May Heighten Youth Unemployment, Says ABCON

Court Convicts Seven SIM Card Registration Offenders

SUN

2023: Academics drum support for Igbo president

Election to pick Buhari’s successor holds February 2023

2023: South East parleys N’Central for support

APC assures party members of equitable reward system

Useni pushes for North Central development commission

#EndSARS: Our generation awake, says Super Eagles star, Ogu

NNPC records N1.7bn loss in 2019

Why Nigerian airlines suffer mistreatment overseas ‘Capt. Nuhu, NCAA DG

Explosions: Lagos bans construction of fuel, gas stations in residential areas

FG, States, LGAs share N639.901bn in September

Apapa Customs remits N367.682bn to federation account in 9 months

Inflation hits 13.71% in September

CBN freezes account of 15 textile smugglers

Strike: Unions shut out Aviation Minister

MTN Group named most valuable African brand, worth $3,3bn

2021 budget: FRC urges FG to invest borrowings in infrastructure

Gunmen kill 3 worshippers, injure 2 in Kogi

Scores homeless as flood submerges Delta community

Federal projects executed by Rivers met global standards Senate

Army gets more equipment to battle terrorists, others

Reflections on 60 years of U.S.-Nigerian engagement

Court reinstates sacked NIA director, awards him N1m

GUARDIAN

Southeast demands regional support for 2023 Presidency

APC, PDP should be ashamed over exclusion of women in governance, says Lar

South East group seeks Middle Belt’s support for Igbo President

Lagos bus service suspends operation indefinitely

33-year-old Christiana seeks 10m for kidney transplant

Delta, Edo states bid to host Super Eagles’ AFCON qualifier

Paris completes next generation take-over in women’s tennis

Abuja agog as Federal Government honours 60 sports icons

Service providers outside GSM operators, ISPs generate N449b in 2019

Stock market index loses N1 billion as blue-chip stocks decline

Experts seek regulation, investment in cleaning sector

OPEC raises 2020 demand forecast on China’s recovery

Buhari applauds developments in Mali

UNIOSUN management prevents reinstated workers from resuming

Jos demonstrators reject SWAT, demand overhaul of NPF

Imo Assembly under attack for approving governor’s N7.5b loan request for vehicles, others

How N14, 000 per FG worker wreaks havoc on IPPIS platform

Lagos to clamp down on gas, petrol stations in residential areas

Lagos sets up panel to probe police brutality

Aviation workers picket FAAN over welfare as FG restates support for sector

Apprehension as suspects allegedly escape from SARS cell

339 companies bid for 2020/21 crude oil sales contract ‘ Kyari

NCC to accelerate licensing of new spectrum to facilitate new technologies

FG says National Policy on Ageing ready for approval

#EndSARS: Wizkid Bashes Reekado Banks For Promoting Collaboration Amid Protests

Many injured as hoodlums attack protesters against insecurity in north

Troops impound stolen products, destroy illegal refining sites in South-South

VANGUARD

LASG vows to seal illegal gas/petrol stations in residential areas

Chief of Air Staff inaugurates airmen quarters in Calabar

ASUU strike boosting EndSARS protests, FG laments

Nigeria needs to invest 1.7% GDP to tackle water scarcity ‘ NESG

Inflation rate hits 30-month high at 13.7% ‘ NBS

FG says National Policy on Ageing ready for approval

#ENDSARS: NEC directs governors to set up judicial panels of inquiry

Troops impound stolen products, destroy illegal refining sites in South-South

FG to bridge unemployment gap through digital skills acquisition ‘ Minister

Ijaw elders head for court over marginal field bid round

UPDATED: FG, ASUU meeting over IPPIS ends in deadlock

#EndSARS protest: Policemen involved in Surulere killing identified, under orderly trial ‘ Sanwo-Olu

Constitution Review: Nigeria battling to survive ‘ Gbajabiamila

Timely budget passage has improved implementation of 2020 Budget ‘ Lawan

Breaking: #ENDSARS Protesters hold National Assembly down

Growing the economy on Nigerian States to achieve their true potentials

ASUU: FG denies replacing UTAS with IPPIS

Unknown gunmen kill FUOYE security guard

#ENDSARS protest: The kind of Police Nigeria needs ‘ Lawyers, CSOs

VIDEO: Huge crowd of #ENDSARS Protesters at Ago, Okota

FAAC shares N639.901 b among FG, States, LGs

INSECURITY: Demand emergency rule, Olowu Kuta tells N-East elders

TRIBUNE

Fayemi tasks Ekiti residents on payment of taxes for developmental projects

#EndInsecurityNow protest rocks Kaduna

#EndSARS protest continues peacefully at Lekki-Toll Gate

#EndSARS: Kwara governor leads protesters to police headquarters

UPDATE: Northern states have not rejected SARS ‘ Gov Lalong

Gunmen kill Federal University Oye-Ekiti security guard in his farm

CBN invests N120bn to resuscitate textile industry

Reps promise Nigerians workable constitution, as Speaker inaugurates Constitution Review Special Committee

APM issues ultimatum to Gbajabiamila over Ogun Rep’s defection

# ENDSARS: Protesters turn down Senate spokesman

#EndSARS protesters lock down Benin-Lagos expressway

#EndSARS: Governors ask IGP to halt creation of SWAT, embark on wider consultation

#EndSARS /#EndSWAT protesters lock down Benin-Lagos expressway + VIDEO

LG polls: KOSIEC tells parties to collect nomination forms, keep to time

Makinde’s mum died without any sign of sickness ‘ Family

Group backs #EndSARS protesters

Nigerian Army issues warning against ‘trouble makers

COVID-19: Why palliative care must not be undermined

TD Jakes chides Nigerian government, backs #EndSARS protest

UN speaks on #EndSARS

Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, endorses #EndSARS, donates bitcoins

Adoption of 2014 Conference report panacea to EndSARS protests ‘ Braithwaite

#EndSARS: Armed men fired shots at Osun govt secretariat ‘ Govt

Fayemi tasks Ekiti residents on payment of taxes for developmental projects

#EndInsecurityNow protest rocks Kaduna

#EndSARS protest continues peacefully at Lekki-Toll Gate

#EndSARS: Kwara governor leads protesters to police headquarters

UPDATE: Northern states have not rejected SARS ‘ Gov Lalong

Gunmen kill Federal University Oye-Ekiti security guard in his farm

CBN invests N120bn to resuscitate textile industry

Reps promise Nigerians workable constitution, as Speaker inaugurates Constitution Review Special Committee

APM issues ultimatum to Gbajabiamila over Ogun Rep’s defection

NATION

Lawan, Gbajabiamila promise to push Fed Govt to implement protesters demands

My brothers have been victims of police brutality, says Regina Daniels

Mannie Essien: Nigerias problem is beyond protest against SARS

Sirika: Airlines local flight simulators, others, will boost GDP

Northern youths back calls for Police reform

#EndInsecurityNowprotests rock Kaduna, Niger

Norths states want SARS, says Lalong

Creation of SWAT hasty, governors tell IG Adamu

Protesters block Benin-Lagos, Enugu-Onitsha highways

Thugs attack protesters in Lagos, Osun

IG outlines SWAT structure as training begins Sunday

INEC plans e-transmission of results in 2023

NNPC cuts loss to N1.7b

Dont politicise #EndSARS protests, says APC

UPDATED: FG directs civil servants back to work from Monday

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu reveals identities of policemen involved in death of #ENDSARS protester

Training for new SWAT personnel kicks off Sunday

#EndSARS: FG blames civil unrest on ASUU strike

VIDEO: #EndSARS protesters chase Yele Sowore out of protest in Abuja

Court voids sack of NIAs ex-Acting DG

Release all detained #ENDSARS protesters, IGP told

BREAKING: FG directs civil servants back to work from Monday

Amaechi denies granting waivers to foreign vessels

DAILY TIMES

Festus Keyamo loses driver to #EndSARS protest

FG reiterates commitment to halt infant, maternal mortality

Omo-Agege accuses FG of double standards on resource control

2021 budget passing second reading in Senate

BREAKING: INEC announces date for 2023 Presidential election

Isi-Uzo by-election and burden of political compensation

Experts seek end to vote buying, call for responsible leadership

Strike: FG, ASUU meet today Ngige

FG reopens NYSC orientation Camps, gives date for opening

Nigerias inflation rate 13.7%, highest in 30 months

$1.96b Kano-Niger Republic rail project has no economic impact Analysts

BUSINESSDAY

Apapa gridlock: How corruption, vested interest ambush solution, hurt businesses (2)

T-bills yields shrink to 2% as investors post record N493bn unsuccessful bids

Preparing for the brave new world of 2050 (2)

How to groom frontline leaders at the workplace

ART seen as most efficient management of endometriosis, infertility

Need for lasting solution to infrastructure deficit in Nigeria

DAILY INDEPENDENT

NEC Asks Govs To Raise Judicial Panel Of Inquiry Over Police Brutality

Why North East Elders Must Demand Emergency Rule From Buhari ‘ Makama

Ondo Guber, Proof That Credible Election Is Possible In Nigeria ‘ Olokoba

We Need Price Regulatory Board ‘ Opeyemi-Raji

Nigerian Businesses Need To Digitalise Their Operations ‘ Chigozie-Nmonwu

Knicks Reportedly Interested In Russell Westbrook

Protest: Kaduna Speaker Meets With Coalition Of Northern Youth Groups

PEOPLESDAILY

FG okays $2m for West African Power Pool

SARS protests: Reps move to appropriate compensation for victims

Edo govt tasks Psychiatric hospital mgt on peace-building

Alleged unlawful land seizure: Ex-Army Gen loses N8b suit against Lagos, NJC

Buhari solicits NASS support to fight corruption

Gbajabiamila assures of key reforms in Nigeria Police

Reps pass N13.8trn 2021 Appropriation Bill through second reading Amidst disagreements

Reps to inaugurate constitution review committee on Thursday

NEW TELEGRAPH

NNPC cuts loss from N803bn to N1.7bn in one year

Textile smuggling: CBN freezes 15 firms’ bank accounts

Judicial panels to probe police brutality in 36 states

Buhari pledges to sign amended constitution

Govs: SWAT unnecessary now

#EndSARS: Military warns thugs against attack on peaceful protesters

Army vows to deal with troublemakers

Again, FG, ASUU meeting ends in stalemate over IPPIS

BLUEPRINT

#RevolutionNow: Family tasks IG over missing son

FG to produce modernised alarm, sensor canes for blind Nigerians

Covid-19: FG orders all civil servants to resume, testing for NYSC corps members

Breaking ‘ COVID-19: FG issues fresh directive to all civil servants

Anambra: Protesting NANS chase away commissioner, Chief of Staff with water

EndSARS: Don’t interfere with protest, ActionAid tells Army

Visual impaired persons seek bursary in Edo

 

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