Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 23 November 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN:

Biden to start naming cabinet picks Tuesday as Trump resists

FG’s alibi for botched meeting agitates South South leaders

Northern group backs 2023 Igbo presidency, charges parties on justice

Benue urges FG to redeem N10b reconstruction pledge, youths seek better roads

Volatility persists on NSE as profit-taking in high cap stocks drag index by 2.57%

Recession: Robust fiscal and investment policies way out

Amaechi tasks Lekki Port promoters on commencement of commercial activity by 2022

Minister moves to overhaul Super Eagles, football architecture

Local constraints may stall electric vehicle revolution

APC governors’ visit to Jonathan, apology for Buhari’s misrule, says PDP

How delayed preventive plans encouraged yellow fever, others, by FG, experts

No further talks with FG on Niger Delta, says UNDEDSS

Bank grossed N33.9bn, grew assets by 44% in 9 months

Wike imposes 24-hour curfew on Rumuokoro, Rumuodomaya

Lekki Deep Sea Port must be operational by 2022 ‘ Minister

PUNCH

Magus documents are with Salami panel, DSS Lawyer

APC demands Nasarawa chairmans killing probe, Buhari, others mourn

My philanthropy separate from politics, says Okorocha

Probe Obianos N25bn bond, Ubah tells Anambra Assembly

Six killed, 11 injured in Anambra road crash

Police probe pregnant woman, man over eating of cops roasted body

Abia APC members threaten to undermine party over alleged imposition

Train 7 to create 52,000 jobs, says NLNG

Ease Lagos-Ibadan Expressway congestion for Christmas, Fashola tells contractors

2nd Niger Bridge to gulp 68,000 tonnes of cement Fashola

We begged people to buy oil at $9 NNPC

Refineries gulped N81.41bn, refined zero crude NNPC

Public officials cant continue luxurious lifestyles and ask Nigerians to sacrifice Oluwadare, SERAP Deputy Director

NDPHC to re-award contracts for 2,000MW power plants

Rising petrol cost: Stakeholders demand full deregulation

Land use charge reforms law is people-friendly LASG

Lagos plans to sanction illegal tank farms

Nigeria needs $3tn to bridge infrastructure gap Report

Stock market halts weekly gains, investors lose N470bn

FG secures $72m for states on land development

NPA’ll approach FEC for burnt head office -Amaechi

Buhari regimes second recession: Cut governance cost, aid production, diversify, experts tell Federal Govt

Bus crushes pregnant woman, two others in Rivers

MASSOB faults South-East govs for rejecting Biafra

Gombe judge petitions CJN, alleges illegal exclusion from CJ list

#EndSARS campaigner, Moyinoluwa, in detention, 30 days after arrest

Wike imposes 24-hour curfew on Rivers LG over cult killings

Why were not pressing charges against arrested hoodlums Folarin

Labour stages a walkout as fuel talks collapse again

Lekki shootings: Were considering tendering CNN report, says lawyer

N784m debt: Court rules in AMCONs suit against Ogboru

N120bn Bodo-Bonny road ready in 2022 FG

Katsina PDP mourns as bandits kill council chair

Lagos partners private sector to improve school attendance

South-West plans 44-town rail network, seeks law review

Groups condemn Obaseki over halt of NDDC projects

Gunmen invade Katsina Reps residence, abduct two

State reviews responses to infectious diseases

FG owing us N43bn on road rehabilitation, says Anambra

Gunmen kill two vigilantes in Delta community

Falola, others celebrate US-based Nigerian author, Wariboko

Assailants gun down LG worker in Rivers

N242m looted goods recovered in Osun Panel     

Abducted Nasarawa APC chairman, Shekwo, found dead

Nine kidnapped ABU students regain freedom                                                                

THISDAY

CCB Invitation: Magu Can’t Access Assets’ Documents, Says Lawyer

Nine Abducted ABU Students Regain Freedom

PDP Accuses Buhari of Plunging Nigeria into Recession

NDPHC to complete 2,000 MW Power Stations in Abia, Imo, Bayelsa

Gbajabiamila Promises Scholarship, Foundation for Children of Slain Vendor

One Dead as Policeman Allegedly Shoots Two Persons in Ekiti

Wike Imposes 24-hour Curfew in Parts of Port Harcourt

ASUU Wants Children of Public Holders Banned from Schooling Abroad

FG Targets Q4 2022 for Commercial Operation of $6bn Lekki Deep…

Nigerian Guild of Editors Holds Annual Conference November 26

No Attack on Zulum’s Convoy, Security Aides, Says Gov’s Spokesman

NNPC to Intensify Oil Search in North

Stock Market Declines 2.5% on Profit Taking

Rumble in the East Over Defection of Umahi to APC

SUN

Summit to determine Igbo future in Nigeria underway

Recession: You’re not running economy well, PDP tells Buhari

I am not afraid of probe, financial scrutiny ‘ Fayemi

Anambra 2021: I’ll build 21 universities if elected governor ‘ Maduka

2023: Northern elders drum support for Igbo presidency

We’ve no ethnic crisis in ANLCA ‘Iju Nwabunike

FRSC Sector Commander wants movement of heavy duty trucks restricted in Lagos

Fuel price hike: NLC, TUC walk out of meeting with FG

Gov. Umahi meets Sen Orji Kalu; hosts him to dinner

FG sets 2022 deadline for completion of $1.65bn Lekki Deep Seaport

15 oil communities appeal to FG to revive operations at OML 42

Obaseki to spend N20.8bn on education in 2021

ASUU branches to decide fate of 8-month-old strike

Ex-governors pension: Sanwo-Olus example should be replicated in SWest states YCE

EndSARS protest: FG, CBN and hounding of promoters

Junaid Muhammed to Ndigbo: Force won’t give you presidency in 2023

Nigeria’s situation scary ‘ Senator Abba Moro

Nobody can dispute presidency going to Southeast in 2023 ‘ Prof Akin Osuntokun

APGA has outlived its usefulness in Anambra ‘ Ezeemo, PDP governorship aspirant

VANGUARD

Sirika acquires three new aircraft for NCAT

Recession: We need painful actions, adjustment to 2021 proposed budget ‘ Atiku

Fuel price: Labour walks out of FG, insists on reverting to old price

Putin says ready to work with any US leader, wants formalities settled

COVID-19: No plan to shut schools, lockdown country ‘ Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu

Lekki Deep Sea Port must be operational by 2022 ‘ Minister

Strike: We’re not greedy, selfish as FG is potraying us ‘ ASUU

Recession: We need painful actions, adjustment to 2021 proposed budget ‘ Atiku

Tinubu proposed alliance with Buhari as far back as 2011 ‘ Pastor Bakare

Umahi didn’t invite us to defection rally ‘ Ngige

No PDP NASS member will leave party for APC in Ebonyi ‘ PDP Chieftain

Ebonyi stakeholders slam Umahi for dismissing appointees while repositioning govt

Breaking: Kidnapped APC Chairman in Nasarawa murdered

2023 presidency: Rep urges South-East politicians to join APC

Detained Imo lawmaker attacked colleague with dagger ‘ Police

Naira in mixed fortunes as External reserves drop to 5mths low

Legal regulatory, institutional reform necessary to boost economy ‘ Agbakoba

FG must create enabling environment to tackle diabetes ‘ Dr Afoke Isiavwe

US supports malaria control in Benue with 3.6m ITNs

Put an end to kidnapping of doctors in South-South, NMA tells govs

Six dead, 11 injured in Anambra auto crash

Just In: Wike imposes 24 hours curfew on parts of P-Harcourt, warns youths against cultism

Buhari condemns murder of Nasarawa APC chair

APC says PDP rattled by visit of its governors to Goodluck Johnathan

APC chairman’s killers were assassins, not kidnappers ‘ CP Longe

Gridlock: Tension rises in Apapa as suspected miscreants launch attack on Presidential task team

LEADERSHIP

36 Blind Persons Regain Sight After Medical Outreach In Adamawa

2023 Presidency: Concerned Borno Citizens Root For Zulum, NNPC Boss, Kingibe, Others

North Has Moral Responsibility To Provide Quality Education For Children- Bugaje

INEC Chairmanship: ZLP Asked To Be Joined In Suit Against Senate

2023, Reason Why Politicians Are kicking Against Prof. Yakubu’s Renomination ‘ Rights Group

Arrest Killers Of Nasarawa Party Chair, Outraged APC Demands

Visit To GEJ: Focus On Yourself, We’re On National Appeal, APC Tells PDP

Abductors Kill Kidnapped Nasarawa APC Chair

TRIBUNE

Bandits ambush policemen, kill activist, abduct another in Kaduna

Fuel price increase: FG summons Labour to emergency meeting today

Lekki shootings: Why we lied about our presence ‘ General Taiwo

NATION

PDP leaders begin search for Secondus successor

APC, PDP clash over governors visit to Jonathan

Experts: recession to hit major sectors of economy

IPMAN boss urges privatisation of refineries

APC chairmans murder: Buhari charges security agencies to do better

Gunmen kill council worker in Rivers

Ondo APC decries murder of Nasarawa helsman

JUST IN: Many feared dead as tanker, bus collide in Anambra

Kidnapped Nasarawa APC chairman assassinated

APC charges security agencies to fish out killers of its chieftain in Nasarawa

DAILY TRUST 

Security operatives wished us luck as we went to pay ransom – Families of ABU 9 

Fuel price hike: Labour walks out of talks with FG 

Aviation Minister acquires 3 new aircraft for NCAT 

Recession: Atiku wants estacodes, others expunged from 2021 budget

Nigeria, 10 others to get $500m grant to fight TB, HIV, malaria

6 killed, 11 injured in Anambra road crash

Cancel pensions for ex-govs, deputies – Yoruba elders

185 victims of #EndSARS protests benefit from N20m medical intervention

We didn’t visit Buhari because of 2023 – Olusi

Recession: SERAP asks Buhari to cut cost of governance

Lekki tollgate: Rules of engagement allow blank, live ammunition – Army

Wike imposes 24-hour curfew in Rumuokoro

Appeal to FG for empowerment of our merchant navy 

P/Harcourt refinery’s rehabilitation begins Q1 2021 — NNPC 

Insurance firms can demand refund from FG after paying EndSARS claims — MD, NICON 

Shoprite opens stores for local producers

HERALD

Shekwo’s Killers Were Assassins, Not Kidnappers ‘ CP Longe

Beggar policemen shoot hotel guest dead in Ekiti

Goodluck, I’ll marry you again ‘ Patience Jonathan pours encomium on husband

Terrorists ambush Zulum’s convoy, kill 7 soldiers, others

UPDATE: Kidnapped APC Chairman Has Been Murdered

Embrace Cleanliness To Halt Spread Of Yellow Fever- Enugu Govt. To Residents

Lekki shootings: Army reveals reason for initially denying presence at toll gate

AUTHORITY

2021 Ohanaeze presidency election: OYC alleges South East Governors plot to hijack platform

APC governors visit to Jonathan, a prove that Nigerians were better under PDP, says party

*2023: SERG Issues 14-Day Ultimatum to Gov. Umahi to Convince Region Stakeholders on His Mission in APC*

Nigerian Armys actions at Lekki in tandem with international best practices Expert Witness

Dont extort motorists, CP warns officers in FCT

2021 Ohanaeze presidency election: OYC alleges South East Governors plot to hijack platform

FCT minister pledges to partner FHA on housing schemes

BUSINESSDAY

Labour leaders walk out on FG over fuel price hike, electricity tariff

Crisis of confidence and legitimacy caused of Nigeria’s recession ‘ Mailafia

Emefiele to unveil policy direction for 2021 at CIBN bankers dinner

PDP dismisses purported suspension of Egwu, others in Ebonyi

More worries for real estate investors, landlords as economy slips into recession

Nigeria inches toward local refining capacity as President Buhari commissions 5000bpd modular refinery

Okowa promises to build bridge in Ughelli as he sees COVID-19 end

APC Governors’ visit to Jonathan affirms Nigeria is better with PDP

Amid recession, Nigeria’s 2021 budget no longer tenable ‘ Atiku

NIGERIAN PILOT

War Against Crime: Joint Security Taskforce raid Upper Sakponba, comb riverine communities, arrest suspected kidnappers

2023: Igbo presidency not negotiable, group says

13% Derivation: Okowa not against communities agitation, says Spokesman

Nigeria is broke, cant afford 2021 budget Atiku

2023: Gov Sule inaugurates youth vanguard

Benue youths urge Buhari not to politicise IDPs resettlement

CAC Issues NYCN new certificate of Trustees, Council President now Secretary of BoT

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Gunmen Attack Mosque, Kill Five, Abduct Several In Zamfara

Gov. Oyetola, Aregbesola Set For Showdown In Osun This Week

#EndSARS: CNN’s Investigative Report On Lekki ‘Massacre’ Raises Dust

Ebonyi: PDP Dismisses Purported Suspension Of Egwu, 23 Others

SON Moves To Delist Registered Cloned Brands

Obaseki Owes Over N1bn Varsity Salary Arrears

NEW TELEGRAPH

2023: PDP’s furore over Umahi’s defection to APC

Nigeria’s rating in quality governance

Securities dealers kick against FG’s unclaimed dividends bill

Healthy sleep habits can lower risk of heart failure

Budget, constitution top agenda as Senate resumes tomorrow

Recession: Yoruba group blames ruling class

Borno: Boko Haram kills three soldiers, two CJTF members

BLUEPRINT

FG gives Lekki Deep Seaport 2022 operational deadline

Lagos begins crackdown on illegal tank farms

NASSI to MSMEs: Register with trade groups to access N75bn MSME Survival Fund

ABCON warns forex speculators over forceful naira depreciation

Cloned brands: SON reads riot act to promoters

Breaking ‘ Fuel price hike: Labour walks out as talks with FG break down

 

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