Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 15 December 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

THISDAY

Electoral College Elects Biden US President

COVID-19: NMA Urges Strict Enforcement of NCDC Protocols

Governors to Stop Tax Collection Concession as States’ Revenues Decline

Deregulation of Petrol Price Irreversible, Says FG

Moody’s: COVID-19, Oil Price Shocks to Curb Nigerian Economic Growth

FG Suspends Issuance of Licences for Economic Zones

26 Army Generals Test Positive as 417 Undergo COVID-19 Test

Tinubu: APC Has Capacity to Put Nigeria Right

Senate, House Query NCC over N29bn Budget Increase

Gunmen Kidnap 19 People, Kill Clergyman in Niger

Anxiety over CJN’s Health, Misses SANs’ Inauguration

PUNCH

Deputy gov, ex-Reps leader alleged Makinde relegated them – Report

Marketers refuse to obey N5 reduction in petrol price

Police vow crackdown as Ogun mob kills travellers, burns car

II’ll continue to oppose impunity in PDP – Wike

Hindrances to APC’s promises should be weeded out – Tinubu

Ondo varsity expels student, returns fees as mother attacks founder

AAUA workers allegedly demand pounded yam to supervise students

Fleeing suspected baby factory operator arrested in Ogun

Harvest of deaths and destruction as soldiers quell protest over Akire’s stool

Bandits raid Niger churches, kill pastor abduct wife, others

Fear grips 26 infected generals’ aides, COVID-19 positive commanders spread

Church founder, herbalist get four-year imprisonment for trading in human parts

Students abduction: Masari briefs Buhari in Daura

COVID-19: 26 generals return positive as 417 officers undergo tests

CBN health intervention fund difficult to access -NMA

Burna Boy, Olamide, Mr Macaroni, others call for release of Omah Lay, Tems

Katsina PDP urges residents to go spiritual over students abduction

I wont allow PDP to die -Wike   

Ibadan: Gunmen kill soldier during rescue operation of kidnapped Lebanese

Police working to free Indians kidnapped on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Oyo PPRO

CJN absent from new SANs inauguration, Rhodes-Vivour presides

Students abduction: Northern group to take protest to Buharis Daura

US government confirms cyberattack

Significant number of abducted Katsina students rescued, says Buharis aide

How I escaped from bandits 18-year-old Katsina student                                                                                 

GUARDIAN

Presidency downplays number of missing schoolboys, says 10 missing

Report indicts Shell employees for causing oil spills in Niger Delta

If you don’t want another #EndSARS, don’t spy on our phones – use them to engage!

IPOB floats security outfit for South East, South South

Kano IPMAN shuns new fuel price

Infrastructure, weak policy push printing losses to N3tn

Endless instability at NDDC as commission gets sole administrator

Army fumigates headquarters as 26 officers test positive for COVID-19

Ministry working on showcasing benefits of traditional medicine in Nigeria

I did not placate cultists with N3m, says Umahi

VANGUARD

Just in: US Attorney General, Barr, resigns

Libyan MP dies of Covid-19 in Morocco hospital

Biden to Trump: Time to respect the people’s will

EU body says approval of Covid vaccine going as quickly as possible

12 ships, 2 helicopters, boats to participate in Naval Chief sea inspection

Covid, pandemic and lockdown: how 2020 changed the world

Tackle malnutrition, add soybeans to your staples — Experts

Lagos COVID-19 deaths rise to 231

Herdsmen attacks: OPC vows to end killings in Oyo

Gunmen invade Niger, kidnap 19 persons

NASS query NCC for inflating salary budget to N29.195bn

Miyetti Allah blames herders for worsening insecurity

FG to construct captive hybrid power plants in 15 universities — REA boss

Ohanaeze denies allegation of Igbo attacks on muslims, mosques

Katsina abduction: 2 students killed by kidnappers — Escapee

COVID-19: NCDMB, PETAN sign $30m capital scheme for oil coys

FG calls for transparent election of judges, prosecutor for ICC

FG inaugurates Technical Committee to monitor, stabilise pump price

How 7 suspects escaped from Cross River prison ‘ Police

Lagos Govt to begin sales of rice at N20,000 per bag before Xmas

I did not placate cultists with N3m ‘ Umahi

Why we need to rethink regulation of small businesses in Nigeria ‘ Osinbajo

LEADERSHIP

#EndSARS Protester Remanded Over Impersonation In Osun

AfDB President, 3 Others Win Academy Fellowship Award

Okowa Calls For Sustained Prayer For Nigeria

APC Non-NWC Forum Backs Buni, Hails NEC For Reappointment As Caretaker

First Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Arrive New York

APC Different From PDP In Internal Democracy

TRIBUNE

How bandits moved abducted 333 Katsina schoolboys – DHQ

36 states, FCT recorded 11.7% negative growth in IGR – Fayemi

Confusion as thugs disrupt Northern security summit in Kaduna

WAEC gets tough, cancels results, bars candidates over exam malpractice

No fresh recruitment for 774,000 FG jobs in Nasarawa ‘ Committee chairman

Katsina school attack: Group seeks 1,000 local hunters to rescue missing boys

Gunmen kill Delta prince, friend

Judicial correspondents condoles with Oyo judiciary over Chief Registrar’s death

Over 2,500 business owners affected by #EndSARS protest ‘ Sanwo-Olu

Economic downturn bites hard, as 36 states, FCT recorded 11.7 per cent negative growth ‘ Fayemi

NHRC panel summons DCP Kyari, IRT officer, Suleja correctional centre official

NATION

Groups to protest in front of Buharis Daura home indefinitely

Mob kill three, injure two in Ogun

Ekiti varsity students owe N2bn tuition fee VC

Court strikes out suit challenging DPRs power to stop oil firms sack of workers

I did not placate cultists with N3m Umahi

$85.8b debt: Court declines Seplats oral bid for property access

Nigerians berate Buhari over Katsina abductions

HERALD

140 Yahoo Boys Arrested Over 3 Months In Lagos ‘ EFCC

N4.3m Fraud: EFCC Presents First Witness Against Accused

Katsina School Attackers Have Contacted Us ‘ Masari

How Ndigbo can win 2023 presidency ‘ Uzodinma

Correctional Centres are not there for decoration’ ‘ CJN warns those flouting court orders

My husband sleeps with church members ‘ Pastor’s wife tells court

DAILY TRUST

Empire of Wilderness and Terror: Inside Rugu Forest where hundreds of schoolboys are being held

COVID-19 spike: Why FG’s home care policy is unsustainable 

FG inaugurates c’ttee to monitor, stabilise pump price  

Council makes case for Nigeria to procure two new satellites  

1 killed, 19 kidnapped in Niger  

Police guards detained over escape of 19 armed robbers 

Nasarawa gov abroad for medical check-up  

ECOWAS supports global response to climate change threat  

Decline in oil prices, EndSARS protests worsened our conditions – Govs  

Strike: FG finally cancels meeting with ASUU 

COVID-19 positive cases among generals rise 

Sultan to military: Occupy Lake Chad, Sambisa forest 

WAEC lists sanctions for exam malpractice   

ASUU strike: Where is Mallam Adamu Adamu?

Formula-100: Solution to the growing banditry and insurgency in the North

Gridlock: Cost of moving container from Lagos port rises to N1.2m

We lost N1bn to vandalism during protest — NPA  

2500 research products flood markets — Minister 

Employers worry over N17trn planned pension borrowing

Regulation makes biz environment difficult for SMEs — Osinbajo

AUTHORITY

*ICC, AI, others plot to prolong war against insurgency and terrorism in Nigeria CNM*

*Blacklist: Review hasty terrorism-clad conclusion on Nigeria, Northern Christain leaders tell U.S*

NEW TELEGRAPH

CBN commits N200bn to FG’s housing scheme

NBS: Banks cut 5,547 workers in one year

We’re still searching for 333 students, says gov

COVID-19 upsurge: PTF to make recommendations to Buhari

Kalu: I discovered many secrets in prison

Presidency: 20 states plan to build 300,000 houses for N2m each

UNICEF demands unconditional release of abducted Kankara students

PDP to Buhari: Tear gas attack on abducted students’ parents callous

 

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