Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 23 December 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

DAILY INDEPENDENT

FIFA Cancels U17, U20 Women World Cups ‘ CAF

Oyo First Lady Urges Women On Periodic Medical Check, Says Health Is Wealth

Don’t Down Guard On COVID-19, Says Makinde

Stop Buying Transformers For DisCos, Group Advises Nigerians

PenCom Extends Pre-Retirement Verification Of FG’s Treasury-Funded MDA Employees To Q1 2021

NPFL Can’t Develop Without Content ‘Dare

Making Agriculture More Attractive For Youths

Female Corpse Found Along Express Road In Delta

PUNCH 

Buhari orders sanctions for in-bound passengers evading COVID-19 test

#EndSARS: Groups seek joining in $1bn suit against Twitter

Amotekun combs Oyo forest, goes after female quarry workers abductors

FG shuts Third Mainland Bridge Sat, partially closes Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Ondo PDP suspends five members for alleged indiscipline

Alleged elopement: Shariah court orders probe of Kano singer, producer

One arrested, houses burnt in Rivers community cult war

Zulum visits Bama, announces Christmas largesse for 700 soldiers, commanders

Wike challenges APC states to showcase projects

Threats to sanction PDP caucus leader wishful thinking

PDP will remove Akeredolu at tribunal, says Jegede

Ekiti PDP faction berates Fayose for attacking Makinde

How suspected herdsmen killed couple who were expecting their first child after seven years of marriage Relative

Cooking gas price rises 20% on weak naira

Debt servicing hindering Nigerias economic growth efforts -NECA

COVID-19 frustrates physical verification of FG intending retirees

SIM/NIN linkage applicants stranded as NIMC website crashes

Nigeria closer to full gas utilisation potential Buhari

NNPC adopts third party financing for oil projects

BUA, Chinese firm to build $1.05bn cement plants

28 million Africans earning below minimum wage ILO

Stock market sustains positive sentiment, gains N235bn

CBN debits 23 banks N349.72bn

Abachas family dusts FG, others over bid to reclaim Malabu

Senate plans law for hunters to tackle bandits, kidnappers

Buhari under fire, says only God can police Nigeria, Niger border

Police claim ignorance as gunmen kidnap many travellers in Edo

Security agents to enforce civil servants stay-at-home order

Ex-minister Agada dies in Benue isolation centre

No fresh lockdown over COVID-19, FG clarifies

Ondo election: APC jittery of losing at tribunal, says Jegede

Top US scientist Fauci receives COVID-19 vaccine

Senator condemns alleged killings of Ogun youths by Customs officers

FG to close Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after Christmas

COVID-19: Failure to wear mask could land you in prison, Lagos warns residents

Zulum rewards soldiers gallantry with Christmas package                                                                                  

THISDAY

Govs Lament Worsening Insecurity

Nigeria’s Forex Inflow Hits $21bn in Q3

Presidency: How We Forced Bandits to Free Abducted Katsina Pupils

BUA, Chinese Firm Sign Pact to Build $1.05bn Cement Plants

DSS Alleges Bombing Plot during Yuletide

FG Targets $200m Yearly Revenue from NPDC Gas Facility

Immigration Upgrades FESTAC Passport Office for Processing Enhanced e-Passport

Presidency Dismisses FT’s Claim of Nigeria Being Near Failed State

NEITI, NNPC Resolve 55% Outstanding Audit Issues

Niger-Nigeria Border Too Large for Effective Policing, Says Buhari

Reopened Borders Could Still Be Shut If Need Be, Presidency Warns

House: We Increased 2021 Budget Due to Economic Realities

Olu of Warri Indisposed, Receiving Treatment, Says Palace

Insecurity: Senate Moves to Legalise Hunters’ Group

Failure to Wear Face Mask Can Land You in Prison, Lagos…

SUN

Court orders APC to open case against Obaseki in alleged forgery suit

Only PDP means well for Nigerians ‘ Wike

Unremitted N46.8 billion: Prosecute Dankwambo, Gov. Yahaya urges new LG chairmen

We ‘ll occupy NASS in January if ‘, Lere Constituency members threaten Speaker, Gbajabiamila

Lagos APC swears in caretaker committee

COVID-19: PenCom adopts automation forannual verification, enrolment of MDAs employees

BUA to construct $1.05bn cement plants in Sokoto, Edo, Adamawa

Insecurity: We’re frustrated, governors cry out

Countering Boko Haram, ISWA remains our top priorities -US

Nigeria on the brink of failing London Financial Times

Again, gunmen abduct passengers on Benin-Auchi Road

Soldiers nab killers of Benue lawyer, pregnant wife, kill one other

Residents protest, barricade road as Customs kills 3, injures many in Ogun

COVID-19: Nigeria health system cant survive another outbreak, FG warns

Buhari extends PTF mandate till March 2021

Expect mass protest if you impose lockdown again, cleric tells Buhari

Oil slips again as new coronavirus strain proves ‘nightmare before Christmas

COVID-19: NCDC registers 356 new Infections, 6 deaths in 24hrs

549 Kebbi entrepreneurs receive N2b FG loan Malami

FG urged to tackle climate change with renewable energy

GUARDIAN

Again, gunmen reportedly kidnap 17 in Katsina

Senator condemns death of three in customs, smugglers Ogun clash

Reps member donates equipment to Mushin PHC

Teenager dies in Ondo after smoking Colorado

NPA electronic call-up system to decongest ports

Reciprocity to determine tariff concessions under AfCFTA

Nigeria, South Africa bilateral trade hits $8.2b yearly

Nigeria contributed 7% to intra-African trade

Inflation, new year concerns drive consumer apathy

NCC endows N40m professorial chairs in two varsities

5G will generate 7 billion tonnes of CO2

How Bola Ige ‘washed’ Soyinka’s Nobel Award in 1986

Buhari deserves to be replaced not praised

43 vessels stuck in Lagos waters

Doubts as Buhari hinges revenue, job creation on gas sector

Buhari extends COVID-19 panel’s mandate to March

Nigeria keeps mum about Financial Times’ ‘failed state’ verdict

Merchant Navy, others make case for Nigerian seafarers

Amaechi commissions ‘Operation Command Centre’ in Apapa port

Nigeria, 44 others designate seafarers ‘key workers

Bottlenecks stall Africa’s $4tr yearly income from blue economy

We are getting closer to self-sufficiency in liquefied petroleum gas production ‘ Buhari

VANGUARD

Pressure on income may limit household investments in education, others ‘ NBS

NEPC seeks one window platform for export efficiency

Why we jerked up 2021 budget to N13.58 trillion ‘ Kalu, Reps’ Spokesman

Police warn cultists against procession in Cross River at yuletide

Police unravels 7-month-old murder case

Boat operators destroying our nets, Lagos fishermen cry out

Court dissolves 6-year-old marriage over defamation, attempted murder

Police arraign man, 24, over alleged theft of N240,000

If Wike says I am a thief, he’s the bigger thief ‘ Bazia

Covid-19: Our health system can’t bear major outbreak ‘ FG

COVID-19: Japanese agency supports NCDC laboratories with test kits

Lafia infectious diseases diagnostic centre staff tests positive for COVID-19 ‘ Official

Nigeria’s health system fragile, may not withstand major COVID-19 outbreak ‘ FG

Sultan tasks community advocates on elimination of gender-based violence

Benue presents vehicles to security agencies, traditional rulers

COVID-19: We’re observing Benin Republic, Togo, Ghana before decision on UK flights’ FG

Again bandits kill 7, injure 4, kidnap 3 in Southern Kaduna

Criminals planning to bomb public facilities during Xmas ‘ DSS raises alarm

Nigeria has the highest number of poor people living with less than $1.90 a day ‘ Financial Times

Farouq inaugurates governing council of Nat’l Commission for Persons with Disabilities

State of the Nation: Yoruba journey to redemption has started -Akintoye

LEADERSHIP

NCDC Begs Nigerians To Celebrate Christmas Responsibly

Task Force Begins Enforcement Of COVID-19 Protocols

Why We Have Not Imposed Travel Ban ‘ FG

COVID-19: No Fresh Lockdown ‘ FG Clarifies

Governors Fume, Vow To Tackle Insecurity At The Root

COVID-19: PTF Gets 3 Months To Enforce Restrictions

Delta Exco Approves Construction Of 13 Roads, Flyover

SOKAPU Berates APC Over Claims N/West Gov Is Behind Bandits’ Attack

Experts Urge FG To Tackle Environmental Degradation

Olu Of Warri Not Dead, Palace Chief Debunks Rumour

NATION

APC governors have failed their states, says Wike

Palace: Olu of Warri not dead but indisposed

DSS raises alert over bombings, others during yuletide

Capital market puts public offers online

Varsity teachers get two-month salary arrears

Fed Govt intensifies push for COVID-19 vaccine

SGF: my four children tested positive

Why we soft-pedalled on travel ban, by Fed Govt

Lagos-Ibadan speed train passengers grow to 187

Fayemi: govts working on plans to make youths shun crimes

What Buhari must do to save Nigeria from failing, by FT

Alleged $2m fraud: How Atikus lawyer laundered $2m, by witness

Many Nigerian graduates cant defend certificates, says Afe Babalola

17 killed in Kogi auto crash

El-Rufai sacks 23 Education Secretaries, GM SCDA

Three feared dead as Customs battle smugglers in Ogun

Tributes as Nigerians bid Domkat Bali farewell

Judge visits Ikoyi site over Igbosere High Court relocation controversy

COVID-19: Buhari extends PTF mandate till March 2021

JUST IN: Police confirm abduction of Quarry worker in Ibadan

SWest crisis: Ekiti factional PDP rejects Fayose, backs Makinde

DAILY TIMES

Bilateral relations: Nigeria, Jamaica launch inaugural direct flight

Radical policies needed to reverse decline in FDI NIPC Boss

2023: Group tasks Buhari to sack SGF, those with political ambition

Nigeria cant continue with herdsmen Presidency

Nigeria on the verge to be declared a failed state Financial Times

DAILY TRUST

Governors visit Masari, vows to tackle insecurity holistically

17 killed in auto crash in Kogi

Zulum offers Xmas largesse to 151 battalion soldiers

Looking Back on 2020 with a sense of optimism towards 2021

Gunmen abduct monarch, 15 others in Katsina village

1 dies, 3 injured in Ogun Customs, youth clash

How police killed my son, FRSC officer tells panel

553 HIV/AIDS carriers to access free healthcare in Kano

Olu of Warri not dead, palace says

Nigeria must become regional power

Coping with the second wave of Covid-19

Nigeria closer to self-sufficiency in LPG — Buhari

DPR assures of fuel supply in yuletide

Smartphone firms to open plants in Nigeria — Sylva

Foreign investments to drop by 50% in 2021, worst in 20 years — NIPC

ICAN inducts 1,233 chartered accountants

Power privatisation yet to deliver benefits — Minister

Dangote wins 2020 best company in CSR

Firm launches one-stop logistics platform

Nigeria needs huge ICT, manufacturing investments — Report

AUTHORITY

*This is the Buhari we used to know, elders forum reacts to Kankara schoolboys rescue*

*Summit makes case for citizens partnership with armed forces to overcome insurgency*

China-Europe freight trains makes institutional innovation to improve efficiency

SOEs in Guangzhou initiate customized classes to help combat poverty in SW Chinas Bijie

Photovoltaic power generation alleviates electricity shortage, helps poverty reduction in Chinese village

HERALD

Armed Men Abduct Rivers Councillor, Set Ransom At N50 Million

Disclaimer: Royal Palace Denies Claims Olu of Warri Is Dead

FG Predict ASUU Will End Strike Before January 15, 2021

1 Confirmed Dead As Customs, Ogun Community Youths Clash

Jennifer Lopez Having Doubts Over Marriage To Heartthrob, Alex Rodriguez

COVID-19 Second Wave: FG Addresses Fears Over Fresh Lockdown

JUST IN: DSS Warns Churches May Be Bombed During Yuletide

Delta Government Approves N40 Billion for Construction of Roads, Infrastructure

Financial Times: Nigeria On Verge Of Becoming Failed State

New Oredo Gas Plant will Boost SMEs in Host Community ‘ NNPC

Apostle Suleman furious as American alleges church got $188k COVID-19 relief fund

COVID-19: Federal Government Orders GL.12 Civil Servants to Stay at Home

Dangote Cement, UBA, Zenith Bank sustain NSE rally by N235bn

COVID-19: FCTA Task Force Begins Enforcement of Safety Protocols to Halt Second Wave

Makinde Inaugurates Oyo Anti-Corruption Agency

BUSINESSDAY

Minister, stakeholders decry proliferation of govt agencies, high cost of ‘unproductive’ governance

Buhari extends mandate of COVID-19 task force to March 2021, urges vigilance

NIWA seeks Amnesty Programme’s support to secure inland waterways

Government must encourage development of private sector-led innovations to enhance credit access for MSMEs ‘ Ehigiamusoe

PR remains custodian to helping businesses, government communicate with the public

FG extends deadline for NIN update to January 19, February 9, 2021

FG begins recruitment of 5,000 Nigerians into NSCDC, tasks youth on self-sufficiency

Major smartphone companies to set up plants in Nigeria, says Sylvia

2020 budget: Senate approves N453.2bn for NDDC

Insecurity, economic downturn overwhelming Nigeria’s relevant agencies ‘ Okowa

PEOPLESDAILY

Christmas: DSS uncover plots to attack public places

NASS okays N13.58trn as 2021 budget

Reps Probe N19.2bn Railway Rehabilitation Contract award to ESER Company

UNIBEN breaks new ground in alternative Medicine

2023: Sack SGF, those with political ambition in your cabinet, group tells Buhari

Insecurity: Reps want Buhari to release N3bn for local production of firearms

We’re not a political forum, North Central Governors’ Forum Chair

PRP names National Secretariat after Balarebe Musa

Zamfara Legislative member attributes refreshed banditry to negligence of security agencies

NEW TELEGRAPH

BUA Cement to build $1.05bn plants in 3 states

Reps: Why we jacked up 2021 Budget by over N500bn

Insecurity: We’re tired, frustrated, govs lament

Minister: Why we’ve not imposed travel ban

FG orders workers below GL. 13 to stay at home

Buhari: Nigeria in perilous situation with COVID-19

Financial Times: Nigeria risks becoming a failed state

NSE: Dangote Cement, UBA, Zenith sustain rally with N235bn

BLUEPRINT

Breaking the jinx around Petroleum Industry Bill

Nigeria, Jamaica deepens bilateral relations with Air Peace inaugural flight

Security agencies probe killing of 7 in Chikun LG

AfDB to expand solar energy generation under Desert-to-Power scheme

Kaduna: El-Rufai removes agency boss, LG education secretaries

Deploy local technologies to arrest insecurity, expert tells FG

Insecurity: Benue distributes 36 vehicles to security agencies

NGF laments insecurity in North-west, says it’s time to go tough

 

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