Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

America is back, says Biden, unveils team

Educated Nigerians should work for a bloodless revolution or hungry people will kill everybody one day Aisha Yesufu

We support Makindes leadership of PDP, says Ondo PDP

INEC: Buhari asks Senate to confirm Yakubu for second term

Air Peace resumes Dubai flights, begins operations to JoBurg, Jamaica

Emirates offers travellers $500,000 multi-risk travel cover

Aviation sector contribution to GDP slumps by 38.86%

Airlines to lose $118.5bn in 2020, says IATA

FG fixes roads connecting Nigeria, African countries

Feed scarcity: Poultry investors divest, sell off birds

Explosions rock Shell, Agip platforms, Bayelsa residents fear attacks

Failure to support SMEs will cause job losses Experts

Continued border closure, an error ACCI

Senate approves FGs N148.14bn refund to Ondo, Osun, others

Buhari inaugurates 5,000bpd refinery in Imo

CBN retains lending rate at 11.5%

Implement zero duty on aircraft importation, spare parts Senate

Well rather close down than cut corners AON

Food prices increased in October, says NBS

101,567 beneficiaries received N3.18bn COVID-19 survival fund FG

NAICOM profiling companies with huge unsettled claims

Stock market gains N144bn on blue-chip firms

Rotation in APC, a gentlemans agreement Fashola, party leaders

Rivers summit: SSouth govs, leaders demand restructuring, Amaechi absent

CP vows to arrest fleeing ex-minister Gbagi

My cousin lost memory, had brain tumour after SARS torture -Witness

Sanwo-Olus wife bemoans rising gender-based violence

Kanus trial in absentia begins Thurs, MASSOB defends Abaribe

Police arrest 500 Ogun cultists in two years

Family demands N500m from Gbajabiamila over vendors death

Plateau looters return stolen items, seeking forgiveness

Rebuild vandalised facilities in Lagos, Calabar, Senate tells FG

Dont allow external forces destroy us Sanwo-Olu

40 Reps panels fail to present 2021 budget reports

FG may ban tankers above 10 years, enforce load capacity

Trial-in-absentia: Court orders Maina sons arrest for jumping bail

Ndume spends second night in prison, appeals remand

Were not working for any interest, says Ogbuagu, COVID-19 vaccine researcher

Confusion over missed NECO exams, candidates fate unknown

Palace warns against sharing fake pictures of Oonis newborn

Monarch seeks unity among Igbomina

NARD fumes as patients relative slaps doctor in Ogun

US imposes $15,000 visa bond on African countries, Nigeria escapes

Stock market gains N144bn on blue-chip firms

Girl dies after obtaining seven A1s in WASSCE

COVID-19 lockdown measures worsen gender-based violence Buhari

#EndSARS: Drama as petitioner accuses police counsel of assault

600 dead in Tigray unrest Ethiopia rights body                                                                                    

THISDAY

South-south Leaders Meet FG Delegation, Demand Restructuring, Federalism

CBN Battles Recession, Raises COVID-19 Facility to N300bn

US Excludes Nigeria from N7.5m Visa Bond Policy

NNPC Assures Buhari on Petrol Export by 2023

Okonjo-Iweala’s Rival to Pull out of WTO DG Race

Senate Asks FG to Implement Zero Duty on Aircraft Importation, Spare Parts

Electoral Act: House Moves to Limit Presidential, Governorship Campaign Expenses

Court Revokes Bail of Maina’s Son

House Passes PIB for Second Reading

El-Rufai: Those Opposed to Restructuring Not Representing the North

Slain Vendor’s Family Demands N500m from Gbajabiamila

House Issues Warning to MDAs over Non-rendition of Audited Accounts

EndSARS: Ekiti Panel Gives Deadline for Submission of Petitions

DPR Okays New LPG Guidelines for Investors, Operators

Total Expresses Concerns over Low Investment in Nigerias Oil Industry

NSE All-Share Index Rises 0.65% as Stock Market Rebounds

FG Moves to Power Katsina Hospitals, Schools with 300KVA, 30KWP Facilities

For Ezekwesili, Its Time Fix Nigerias Broken Political Process

New Pressure Group Challenges Tinubus Control in Lagos

NEITI: Nigeria to Earn More Oil Revenue in 2020 than Estimated

Agbakoba Urges FG to Reduce Cost of Governance

FG Will Complete Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Despite Revenue Shortfall

SUN

PTF rejects Dec 3 date for National Sports Festival

Minister orders overhaul of Super Eagles

Recession: NACCIMA calls for urgent recovery plan, appropriate remedies

FG to fix infrastructure deficit with pension funds

Customs intercepts N767m cargoes atLagos ports

Moghalu tasks FG to prioritise nation’s waterways for economic devt

FG to reopen land borders soon, says Finance Minister

Plans to hijack N200bn unclaimed dividend illegal ‘ISAN

Buhari approves crude oil supply to Waltersmith refinery

Parallel market tainted, corrupt CBN

Senate approves N148 bn refund for 5 states

#EndSARS: Senate rejects compensation request for states affected by violence, looting

Nigeria not included in visa bond pilot programme US mission

Nigeria constitution has outlived its usefulness CAN

Okowa pledges to sustain standard in customary law process

Fowler left behind N38bn debt in FIRS -Nami

Police set to rescue kidnapped priest in Abuja

Ohanaeze presidency: Obiozor emerges Imo consensus candidate

GUARDIAN

It’s insulting to ask if Umahi will contest for president

Saraki heads PDP reconciliation panel

APC targets Taraba 2023 as it reconciles state chapter

Three missing children found dead inside car in Enugu

Lagos calls for behavioural change over plastic disposal, marine litters

Tears as Lagos govt auctions 44 vehicles for traffic offences

Trading defies recession, as renewed bargain-hunting lifts index by 0.64%

AfDB seeks faster industrialisation of Nigeria, others

Zenith Bank records N509b gross earnings,N177bPBT in Q3

Experts urge intervention for Nigeria’s fragile innovation system

FG disburses COVID-19 Survival Fund to MSMEs in Bauchi

Explosions rock Shell, Agip oil fields, pipelines in Bayelsa

Northern youths seek Abaribe’s arrest, prosecution over Kanu

Police reject N1.9m bribe from cybercrime, defamation suspects

Reps’ panel begins probe of abandoned Customs’ scanners in Apapa port

Reps pass PIB for second reading

UN urges world leaders to end gender-based violence

Airline operators fault Senate committee’s claims of imminent air crashes

Nigeria not included in visa bond pilot programme ‘ U.S. mission

Burna Boy Snags 2021 Grammy Nomination With “Twice As Tall” Album

I am ashamed I don’t know my husband’s grave’ ‘ Widow tells SARS panel

Senate wants Lagos, others to get 1% of VAT allocation over violence, looting

India bans 43 more Chinese apps in latest salvo at Beijing

VANGUARD

Electoral Act Amendment Bill passes 2nd reading in the House of Reps

#EndSARS: Looters in Plateau return items, seek forgiveness

Cybercrime suspect offers N1.9m bribe to police detectives

Obudu Airport :Cross River conducts open bidding for project

Edo Rep empowers youths, Women with skills, cash, tricycles, motorbikes, yam seedlings

S/South leaders engage FG delegation, demand restructuring

US president-elect Joe Biden presents his national security team

Why FG stepped down restructuring of Nigeria by El-Rufai

Reps begin debate on new electoral law

Senate approves Buhari’s request to refund N148.14bn to five states

Buhari receives Chadian Envoy, says Nigeria’ll always stand by Chad

Why Restructuring Bill was stepped down in 2018 ‘ El-Rufai

Buhari writes Senate, seeks confirmation of Yakubu as INEC chairman

Convention: Yari, best replacement for Oshiomhole, says APC Aspirants Forum

2023: Buhari should be wary of people trying to market Tinubu ‘ Bode George

2023: APC hasn’t shut out any geopolitical zone, says PGF boss

Digital Revolution: Do away with charlatans, FG tasks youths

Grammy Awards: Burna becomes first Nigerian with consecutive nominations

Minister orders overhaul of Super Eagles

HIV/AIDS: FG laments poor response to testing, begs citizens to embrace it

I’m committed to APC campaign promises not 2023 politics ‘ Fashola

#EndSARS: Rebuild vandalised infrastructure in Lagos, Calabar, Senate tells FG

Nigeria not included in visa bond pilot programme ‘ U.S. mission

We remain committed to improving economic status of women ‘ Buhari

US exempts Nigeria from Trump’s new $15,000 visa bond policy

Customs Strike Force nab 2 smugglers, seized counterfeit goods worth N24.3m DPV

LEADERSHIP

WTO DG: Coast Clears For Okonjo-Iweala As South Korea Withdraws Candidate

NAF Destroys ISWAP Logistics Base In Borno

Court Orders Arrest Of Maina’s Son, Summons Surety

$15,000 Visa Bond Policy Won’t Affect Nigerians ‘ US

PMB Commissions 5,000bpd Waltersmith Modular Refinery In Imo

2023: North Central Qualified For Presidency, Says NCPF

Stakeholders Demand Restructuring Of Police To Tackle Insecurity

C’River Conducts Open, Competitive Bidding For Obudu Airport Project

Gov Fintiri Lauds Revenue Board For Boosting IGR

2023: They’ll Dump You, APC Chieftain Warns Ex-president Jonathan

TRIBUNE

Electoral bill: Reps restrict expenses for presidential, governorship elections to N5bn, N1bn

Increasing threats to internal security requires quality police investigators ‘IGP

Burna Boy’s ‘Twice as Tall’ nominated for 2021 Grammys

INEC chair: Buhari rebuffs anti-Yakubu forces as Lawan reads nomination letter

Reps pass Petroleum Industry Bill through second reading

PAYE Tax refund: No evidence of shady financial dealings ‘Oyo Internal Revenue Service

Removal of Service Chiefs not answer to Nigeria’s security challenges ‘ Ex-Perm Sec, Usman

Sanwo-Olu’s wife raises the alarm over rising gender-based violence in Lagos

Dickson vows fish out killers police officer in his compound

COVID-19 containment measures worsened violence against women ‘ Buhari

CBN economic agenda remedy to quick exit from recession

COVID-19: Nigeria recorded more cases, fewer deaths, recoveries last week

COVID-19: NCDC confirms 56 new cases, toll now 66,439

NATION

Nigeria not included in $15,000 visa bond, says U.S. mission

Pennsylvania, Nevada certify election results in favour of Biden

Three killed as bandits seize Kaduna-Abuja, Zaria-Funtua roads

WTO DG: Coast clear for Okonjo-Iweala as South Korea withdraws candidate

Multi-million dollar scanners rot away at port

Fed Govt disburses N10b MSMEs fund

Deploy troops in Chibok now, House of Reps tells Fed Govt

Buhari orders regular crude supply to modular refineries

Amnesty Office owing contractors N71.4b, says Dikio

Ondo, Osun, three others to get N148.14b for road

Naira value not decided by parallel market, says Emefiele

Southsouth zone calls for reform, power devolution

Fashola to APC: respect your zoning plan in 2023

Buhari urges Senate to confirm INEC Chair Yakubu, others

Court revokes Mainas sons bail, orders his arrest

How youths can optimise, social media, by Fed Govt

FERMA proposes N55.5b for road repairs

#EndSARS protests: Senate seeks special fund for Lagos, others

About 1.1 million voters for Lagos East by-election, says INEC

Police Reform Bill: Gbajabiamilas initiative for better policing

Burna Boy wins 2021 Grammy nomination

Global regulators move to strengthen money market funds

Low yield on securities, rising inflation, threat to pension assets growth, says LCCI

Court frees videographer who made viral SARS brutality video

Violence looms as two PDP factions in Ebonyi lay claim to Secretariat

How SARS damaged traders brain, broke his legs

#EndSARS: List of States with judicial panels of inquiry

South South Govs, stakeholders demand restructuring, relocation of NNPC subsidiaries

2021 budget: FERMA proposes N55.5bn for road repairs

DAILY TIMES

CSOs justify alleged N4.6bn payment to staff accounts by Fashola

Army gifts soldiers renovated, furnished accommodations in Lagos

EndSARS: Seme Customs intercepts contraband worth over N182.8 million

2023: APCs commitment to good governance will help defeat PDP, retain presidency Fashola

Buhari shouldnt fall victim to those blocking issues in Lagos Bode George

Shame me by ceding Presidency to S/East Umahi dares PDP

Looming clash of Lagos godfathers over a senatorial seat

Pennsylvania certifies election results in favour of Joe Biden

Senate approves N148 billion promissory notes for 5 states

Modular refineries will eliminate fuel importation-President Buhari

DAILY TRUST

Slain newspaper vendor’s family demands N500m from Gbajabiamila 

The need to avert going into depression 

Insecurity: Should the government take all the blame? 

Effective opposition as an antidote against abuse of power by the Executive in Nigeria 

No to evacuation of Nigerian traders from Ghana 

CBN retains 11.5% interest rate, worries over parallel forex market 

Deploying modular refineries will raise products’ export — Buhari 

FG disburses N3.18bn to 101,567 employees

Abuja-Kaduna rail: Amaechi orders Chinese to fix trains 

AfDB invests $25bn in agriculture 

Planned 5% levy threatens N264bn auto investment — Firms

How 2 died in farmers, herders clash in Gwagwalada

HERALD

Fashola gives condition for APC to retain power in 2023

Subscribers call out Fiberone Broadband over dilapidated services

Burna Boy’s Twice As Tall Album Gets Grammy Nomination

Pipelines at Shell, Agip Oil Fields Explode in Bayelsa

ECOWAS Court of Justice to Begins Full Digital Operations 2021′ Asante

BREAKING: After sending Senator Ndume to jail, court begins trying Maina in absentia

BUSINESSDAY

FG facing reality of futile border closure on soaring food prices, low agric output

Beware of the deceptive ‘nice guy’ in Nigerian politics

Lekki Port: Construction rate gives hope of achieving 2022 completion target

Recession or depression: Beyond economic solutions!

END SARS: It is time to elect a ‘Professor

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Senate Seeks 1% VAT Reward For States Affected By EndSARS Violence

We Need To Strengthen INEC For Credible Elections In 2023 ‘ Afegbua

Why South-South Governors Must Build A Refinery Now ‘ Onuesoke

#EndSARS: Palliative Looters Return Items, Seek Forgiveness

NIGERIAN PILOT

Unknown persons blew up pipelines in Bayelsa

Unknown gunman kills father, son in Kano

Soldiers nab 11 illegal miners, kill 9 bandits

ISSS to partner FG on internal security

Each state to acquire N2m for land devt FG

Ohanaeze: Chieftain decries bickering, endorsements ahead of elections

HURIWA condemns move to import fuel from Niger Republic

N2bn fraud: Defence counsels ill health stalls ex-Gov Aliyu, Naskos trial

NEW TELEGRAPH

Two police stations burnt, looted in Ibadan

Bayelsa: Explosions damage Shell, Agip crude, gas pipelines

Reps peg election expenses for president at N5bn, govs N1bn

Fashola: How APC can retain power beyond 2023

22 Senate committees fail to submit budget reports

El-Rufai: Northerners against restructuring are selfish

South-South leaders demand restructuring, fiscal federalism

CBN: Our interventions’ll pull Nigeria out of recession

BLUEPRINT

ASUU: Students issue one-week ultimatum to FG, lecturers, want NYSC age limit reviewed

Electoral act amendment proposal: Spending by presidential candidate pegged at N5bn

Open Defecation campaign takes stock, unveils more initiative

New multi-million naira jetty to berth in Badagry ‘ NIWA

NAICOM to sanction insurance firms with huge unsettled claims

BUK seeks NCC’s support in digital drive for learning

 

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