Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 27 November 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN:

UK’s PM appoints chief of staff after aide’s stormy exit

Orji Kalu urges Igbo to forget restructuring, 2023 presidency

We sacked ex-acting chairman over alleged financial irregularities, says Jigawa APC

Lagos kicks off research project with 1,140 pregnant women

Court remands woman, others for alleged kidnap of boy in Kano

Vendor’s widow disowns family over N500m compensation

Maradona funeral cortege heads to cemetery near Buenos Aires

Maradona’s lawyer wants ‘criminal idiocy’ investigated as coffin arrives Presidential Palace

Firm supports NPA to cushion #EndSARS protests effect

Centre blames poor performance of key sectors on low productivity

Southern ministers doing dirty jobs

Wike tasks President Buhari on restructuring, fiscal federalism

Netherlands returns smuggled 600-year-old Ife terracotta to Nigeria

Low productivity, lack of reliable market, others hinder farmers -Buhari

PUNCH 

Yellow fever common in communities with low immunisation, but they call it strange illness

Court restrains PDP caretaker committee in Ebonyi

Ondo PDP, APC trade words over social welfare scheme

Imo PDP lawmakers boycott plenary, protest lopsided salaries, allowances

You cant try Peter Obi, lawyer tells #EndSARS panel

Five aspirants battle for Ohanaeze president-generals seat

Company income tax revenue hits N416.01bn in Q3

Fintech, FCMB drive contactless payment notification

NNPC presents first budget to NAssembly in 43 years

20 states, firms to implement methanol fuel technology

FG can no longer bear electricity tariff shortfalls -Buhari

FG hands over N105.3bn power plant to Transcorp

FEC approves plan to end statelessness

Oil falls to $47 as fate of OPEC+ deal uncertain

NNPC, Shell, Total generate N21bn to fight COVID-19

Work on Lagos-Ibadan rail commensurate with allocation- NASS

Senate seeks extra N9bn for Nigeria railways

Inland dry port operators seek FGs intervention

North, worst place to live, bandits operate freely Sultan

Buhari regimes second recession: NLC carpets FG, says cash sharing, loan misuse ground economy

North-East governors demand powers to prosecute BHaram suspects

APGA writes late Ojukwu, names Obiano as successor

Lai Mohammed recants, denies announcing N5m hate speech fine

66% of Nigerian rural children cant read, write FG

Why APCll continue to receive defectors from opposition Lawan

NECO ends exams without rescheduling missed papers

Kidnappers kill Ondo monarch

EFCC enlists US, Nigers support to arrest Maina

LG elections are organised crime, says AIbom REC

Go out, be civil, IG tells cops

NAF runway cant carry Tucano fighter jet, $493m payment threatened

Theres no plan to sack workers Obaseki

Sanwo-Olu begs Ikeja residents over road project

New Electoral Act ready March 2021, says Senate

SARS killed my son, extorted N1m from me, man tells panel

Strike looms as NLC, Niger meeting fails

Residents desert villages as bandits attack Kaduna communities

Court adjourns Kanus trial-in-absentia till Jan 27

Reopen southern borders now, Afenifere tells Buhari

Govt begins research project with 1,140 pregnant women

Abuja vendors widow faults N500m compensation demand

Cultists kill two, kidnap female teacher in AIbom community

Nigeria, Ghana, others move to address population growth

FG prioritising poverty reduction, business growth, says Osinbajo

One feared killed as armed robbers attack Ondo bank  

IGP lists conditions for policemen to use firearms

FG receives repatriated 600-year-old Ife artefact

Lai Mohammed denies announcing N5m hate speech fine despite video evidence

FG hands over N105.3bn power plant to Transcorp

There cant be development in an insecure environment -Buhari                                                                                

THISDAY

NERC: We Capped Estimated Billing to Protect Power Consumers

Buhari Seeks Better Deal from OPEC for Nigeria

Buhari Pledges to Exceed 35% Target for Appointing Women into…

Atiku, APC, PDP Trade Words over 2023, One-party State Claim

INTERPOL Arrests Three Nigerians for Scamming Victims in 150 Countries

Ehanire: Nigeria Loses $2bn Annually to Medical Tourism

Senate: New Electoral Act Ready By March 2021

I Didn’t Divert Recovered Assets, Magu Tells Salami Panel

One Killed as Robbers Attack Bank in Ondo

NERC Plans Another Electricity Tariffs Review

Nigeria Now Ungovernable, Says Afenifere

Gowon: Allegation of Looting Nigeria’s Treasury is Baseless

Onyeama Hands over Repatriated 600-year-old Ife Artefact to Information Minister

Report: Companies Diverting Export Proceeds

Nigerian Emerges First African Vice President of ACCA

NPA to Clampdown on Bonded Terminals over Container Stripping

Crisis Looms as Rail Contractor Demolishes Port Exit Gate

Akwa Ibom REC: LG Elections in Nigeria are Organised Crimes

17 Years After, Katsina Assembly Passes Child Protection Bill into Law

Two Armed Robbers to Die by Hanging in Ekiti

Female Lawmakers Seek Executive Bill on 35% Affirmative Action

Police Confirm Bandits’ Attack on Sokoto Community

EndSARS: PDP Backs UK Parliament’s Threat of Sanctions

SUN

Imo PDP legislators boycott sittings over slash in salary, allowances

APC, PDP, CUPP trade tackles over defections

Court nullifies Ebonyi PDP caretaker committee

INEC chair: Party leaders drum support for Yakubu

Kano LG election: Ganduje directs all contestants to undergo compulsory drug test

Bayelsa lawmakers shoot down Water sector bill

COVID-19: Recession may slow down aviation sector’s recovery

Recession: Economy still buoyant, FG insists

Buhari to OPEC: Consider Nigeria’s population, infrastructure deficit in oil production cuts sharing

Labour to occupy Accountant-General’s office over failure to retire

Nigeria’s population to hit 411m by 2050, says Minister

No improperly registered SIMs in our networks anymore, says Pantami

LASG partners FirstBank to promote access to affordable healthcare

Nigeria’ll lose fresh oil, gas investments without passage of PIB ‘NNPC GMD

Investment in transport infrastructure key to economic growth ‘Group

NDDC: Reasons Niger Delta leaders must support Akpabio -Ojo

12 varsities get N12b to establish Centres of Excellence

Engage youths in dialogue to avoid repeat of EndSARS protests, Buhari charges women

EndSARS protest caused by youth unemployment North East govs

Nigeria ranks 3rd in global terrorism index despite FGs claims of degrading insurgency

Igbo elite biggest threat to actualization of Biafra -Bianca Ojukwu

Umahi sacks Anyims kinsmen

VANGUARD

FG generates N416.01bn as Company Income Tax in Q3, 2020- NBS

Ogoni-Opobo-Andoni unity road project to be completed by December ‘ Wike

Akwa Ibom commences immediate employment of 1000 secondary school teachers

Literacy, skill acquisition keys to liberating less-privileged from poverty ‘ MUSWEN

Supply electricity 24/7 to your customers, BPE DG charges Geometric Power

Reps move to strip President of powers over Ecological Funds

Funds shortage slows pace of work on federal roads in Edo ‘ Works Controller

Private sector, businesses in Nigeria should tap into AfCFTA treaty ‘ Osinbajo

Politicians’ failure on campaign promises responsible for voter apathy, says INEC boss

Shock Nigerians with improved livelihood, not defection, CUPP tackles APC

Those defecting to APC intimidated, have skeletons in their cupboards ‘ MBF

One major challenge as INEC Chairman was postponing 2019 Election by one week ‘ Yakubu

No improperly registered sim on networks ‘ Pantami

Nigerians: Groping towards a post-pandemic world

16 million people get stroke annually ‘ Health Stakeholders

Yellow Fever: Death toll hits 133 as disease spreads to more communities in Enugu

Bandits now overrunning North, Sultan raises alarm

Ex-Minister, Gbagi flays British lawmaker over allegation against Gowon

Netherlands returns smuggled 600-year-old Ife terracotta to Nigeria

Secure business interests of Nigerians to reciprocate FG’s gesture, Lawan tells South Africa

Nigeria ranked 3rd most terrorised country worldwide

FG prioritizing poverty reduction, social inclusion, business growth ‘ Osinbajo

LEADERSHIP

Social Distancing: National Library Reading Campaign Goes Electronic

EndSARS Protest: Police Officers’ Lives Matter

Minister Of Police Affairs Tasks Newly Promoted Police Personnel On Efficiency

2023 Presidency Should Be Between North-Central, South-East’Abdullahi

APC Flags Off Advocacy On Violence Against Women

Wike To Buhari: Heed Clamour For Restructuring, Fiscal Federalism

Senator Abbo: Declare Adamawa North Senatorial Seat Vacant, Ardo Tells Lawan

Selection Process For New UI VC Suffers Setback

TRIBUNE

#EndSARS: Family demands N1bn compensation, prosecution of officers over son’s murder

Nigeria records 169 new cases of COVID-19, total now 66,974

JUST IN: Gunmen kill first class traditional ruler in Ondo State

The North is the worst place to be in this country ‘Sultan

General Gowon denies looting ‘half of CBN

Nigeria ranks third on 2020 Global Terrorism Index despite drop in deaths ‘ Report

FG launches new group, individual, family programme under NHIS

One feared dead as armed robbers attack bank in Ondo, cart away millions

Insecurity: Nigeria risks losing $493m paid for fighter jets, Senate raises the alarm

Pan Atlantic University trains journalists on solution, data journalism

16 million people suffer from stroke worldwide every year, says expert

Rivers restates commitment to complete Ogoni-Opobo-Andoni Unity road

NATION

Kidnappers kill Ondo monarch

Troops take on bandits after Kaduna attacks

Man flees after dumping sack of ammunition in Anambra

#EndSARS: No room for blackmail in Lagos, says APC

SARS detained my brother, collected seven cows, N500,000

IG to policemen: your firearms for self-defence, not killing

Victim demands N4.1m compensation

CAN urges Fed Govt to reverse petrol, electricity prices

ASUU divided over Fed Govts offer to end strike

Why Buhari should heed restructuring call, by Wike

Account for N50tr derivation funds, militants tell Niger Delta governors

Equities in tight trade with N17b gain

Why APC will continue to harvest defectors, by Lawan

IGP to officers: your firearms for self-defense, not to kill

Ganduje: Ive spent N1.8b on students abandoned by Kwankwaso

Boko Haram: Nigeria may lose $493m over bad runway

DAILY TIMES

Revealed: Fighter jets worth $493m may be grounded over bad runway

Building Collapse: NIA mulls bill against unprofessional practice

Army to investigate assault of Lagos woman by soldier

Widow of vendor killed by Gbajabiamilas aide disassociates self from N500m demands

Nnamdi Kanus family raises alarm over military presence

Buhari administration established 16 initiatives for youths Presidency

Buhari has opportunity to address demands of the people Wike

People who knew me would speak in my defense- Gowon

DAILY TRUST 

15 things to think about before #EndSARS

What US rescue mission in Nigeria exposed

Another Party Merger Looms Before 2023 

Turning the tide on gender-based violence in Nigeria in the midst of COVID-19

Abuja businesses lost N900m in recent protests — ACCI 

PAN urges FG to save N10trn poultry industry 

Reps to probe dormant VAT waiver for airlines 

Transcorp pays 25% for Afam power plants — BPE 

HERALD

NSE Sustains Positive Momentum With 0.10% Growth

Netherlands Returns 600-Year-Old Ife Terracotta Antiquity to Nigeria

14 Candidates to Contest for Imo North Senatorial bye Election Dec. 5

EU, British Council Partner NGO, FG Toward Addressing Cases of Sexual Violence

NCCE Boss Receives Award of Early Child Development Ambassador

Federal High Court to Rule on Sen Ndume’s Plea for Bail on Friday

PAN Threatens to Shut Down Poultry Industry by January

No Fewer Than 108 Bandits Killed Last Week- DHQ Says

Over borrowing Is One Of The Reasons Nigeria Is Currently In Recession’- Don

AUTHORITY

International Day For Elimination Of Violence Against Women: Anambra at forefront of women protection, says commissioner

Defections: PDP pushing Nigeria into one party state, says APC

Mahmood Yakubu, others mourn late ex-TETFunds boss

Troops eliminate 114 terrorists/bandits in operations across the country

12 varsities get N12bn for TETFunds centre of excellence projects

Ikpeazu promised to join APC during his supreme court trial Orji Kalu

BUSINESSDAY

Diabetes Awareness Month: How to avoid serious eye diseases

Group to launch ‘Why Are Women Dying While Giving Birth in Nigeria” report

Osinbajo seeks private sector support to end open defecation

Delta to launch first quarantine-free, COVID-free travel to Europe

APC planning change of name, PDP alleges

Outgoing Uniuyo VC denies involvement of bursar in school fees scam

APC inherited bad governance, empty treasury from PDP, says Lawan

Senate seeks additional N9bn for Nigeria Railways

DAILY INDEPENDENT

OPEC To Revamp Global Oil Industry With $12.6trn

Gunmen Kill Monarch In Ondo

Umahi’s Defection Stirs Political Waters Ahead Of 2023

Jos High Court Nullifies Plateau State PDP Congress

We’ve Invested 260 Million Euros On 14 States Of Nigeria To Facilitate Access To Clean Water- EU

NIGERIAN PILOT

Kano spends N1.8bn on sponsored students

Ortom urges Benue youths to access N2bn BoI funds

Recession: 2021 budget wont be reversed FG

FG to inaugurate 18-man team for COVID-19 vaccine

Court set for Nnamdi Kanus treason trial

How Maina, others looted N14bn from pension account witness

NEW TELEGRAPH

Wike: Restructuring, fiscal federalism will save Nigeria

Naira plunges to N495/$1 on parallel market

IGP: EndSARS targeted at removing Buhari

North-East govs seek power to prosecute Boko Haram suspects

Nigeria on brink of collapse ‘ Afenifere

Bandits overrunning the North, says Sultan

Global Terrorism Index: Nigeria remains 3rd most terrorised nation

Consider 200m Nigerians in oil production cuts, Buhari tells OPEC

BLUEPRINT

Shock Nigerians with massive human, capital devts, not defections, CUPP chides APC

NOUN advocates digitisation for effective service delivery

FG hands over N105.3bn power plant to Transcorp

Felony’: IPOB leader, Kanu, counsel absent as trial continues

NASS bemoans persistent negative perception

Court restrains Ebonyi PDP caretaker committee

 

 

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