Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 31 December 2020

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

UKs Boris Johnson signs brexit trade deal

Robber stabs Lagos trader to death

Command launches probe as gunmen shoot dead Delta businessman

Enugu community protests demolition of civic centre by developer

Kaduna aborts publicised sex party, police apprehend organisers

Gunmen kidnap another Imo man

Gunmen invade Rivers community, kill two, injure others

A’Ibom community disowns village head over alleged misconduct

CP warns Rivers vigilantes over harassment, rights abuse

N300bn loan: Suit against Kano for hearing February 2

We secured 865 convictions, received 10,152 petitions in 2020 – EFCC

Court upholds INEC’s deregistration of AUN

Court admits more exhibits against Obaseki over certificate forgery

External reserves rise, end December at $35.35bn

Why Afenifere supported PDP in 2015, 2019 presidential elections Odumakin

FG moves to rescue Nigerian on death row in Saudi Arabia

Brexit: Air France reintroduces transit visa for Nigerians travelling to UK

UPDATED: Lagos vows to enforce 12am to 4am curfew

Ban on crossover vigil not anti-Christian Ondo COVID-19 Committee

Crossover: Comply with COVID-19 protocols, FCTA tells churches

Second wave: NMA warned FG against reopening of schools, says president

Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria to compete in 11 sports, says minister

Police nab organisers of Kaduna nude party

UK approves Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Nigeria has all the ingredients of a failed state -Odumakin

ENDSARS: Ekiti panel recommends N1.5m compensation for policemen, others

Ogun bans waste cart pushers for constituting security risk

Churches can observe cross-over services Kogi CAN

Nepotism: Buhari supporters blackmailing Kukah Afenifere                                                                               

THISDAY

Again, Troops, ISWAP in Fierce Gunfight in Borno

FG Plans to Boost Domestic Gas Usage by Q1 2021

Buhari Asks NASENI to Distribute Refurbished Tractors to Farmers

FG Targets 100 Isolation Centres, 400 PHCs in New Electrification Drive

Expert Proffers Ways to Ease NIN Data Capture

COVID-19: Self-medication Dangerous as the Disease, FG Warns Nigerians

NCDC: 242 Persons Died of Lassa Fever in 2020

Air France: Transit Visa Compulsory for Nigerians Travelling to UK from…

Second Wave: NMA Cautions FG against Reopening of Schools

FG Moves to Rescue Nigerian on Death Row in Saudi Arabia

Kukah: Ortom Asks FG Not to Muzzle Nigerians

EFCC: COVID-19 Lockdown Impacted Our Operations for Five Months

Report: Africa Needs Millions of MSMEs to Create Required Jobs

Nigeria is Running Expired Vision, Says Group

7 Borno Hunters Killed, 19 Others Injured by Landmine

EndSARS: Ekiti Panel Recommends N1.5m Compensations for Six Petitioners

Students Accuse Sowore of Stoking Division in NANS

SUN

How Community policing’ll end security challenge ‘Shehu, ex lawmaker

APC chieftain commends Makinde on developmental projects

S/West caretaker committee nullifies suspension of 5 Ondo PDP chieftains

Ayade’s aide on Presidency, N’Assembly matters quits

Alleged forgery: Court accepts Obaseki’s nomination form in evidence

We never planned defection to APC with Umahi -Ebonyi NASS members

Anambra 2021: Competence, equity should count ‘ Archbishop Ibezim

FG reopensmore borders this week as experts foresee spike in forex rate

MAN, agric stakeholders disagree over FG’s ban on forex for food import

2020: COVID-19 grew digital transformation, adoption of ICT solutions

FG eyes $200m revenue from NPDC gas facility

MTN Nigeria expands rural connectivity programme

Maritime Review 2020: Govt ineptitude, COVID-19, #EndSARS hobble maritime growth in 2020

ANLCA advocates creation of maritime ministry to boost revenue generation

Lawmakers inspect Lagos tank farms, orders them to operate by the rules.

GUARDIAN

Troops rescue 23 victims, arrest bandits’ collaborator in Katsina

CAN orders churches to comply with scheduling of cross-over services
Boko Haram landmines kill 11 Nigerian security personnel

Nurse Suspended After Stripping Off PPE To Have Sex With COVID-19 Patient

We’ll permit crossover nights under strict COVID-19 protocols ‘ Makinde

Food Security: Buhari orders NASENI to deploy refurbished tractors to farmers

The Naira tipped to recover against the Dollar in early 2021

Apple loses copyright suit against security startup

2020 UTME: No date fixed for sales of application documents yet’ JAMB

Yemen airport blasts kill 26 as government plane arrives

Omoni Oboli Threatens To “Hunt Down” Whoever Falsely Accuse Her Sons Of Rape

At least 15 feared dead in PNG landslide

Hundreds evacuated after landslide in Norway

Wuhan virus cases may be 10 times higher than reported: China health study

Mask up: South African police enforce ‘zero tolerance’ drive

COVID-19: FG cautions against self-medication, says can cause organ damage

VANGUARD

Nigeria stock market advances further by N214bn

Kukah’s message was a true reflection of current situation in Nigeria — Ortom

EFCC secures 865 convictions, receives 10,152 petitions in 2020

Ayade signs 2021 budget of ‘Bliss and Blush’ into law

Tin-can gridlock drives up trucking cost by over 100%

2021 budget: Lagos Govt earmarks N500m as Disability Fund

Gov Sule signs Nasarawa state N115.7 bn 2021 budget into law

2020: Another year of utter lack of government effectiveness in Nigeria

Two dead, others injured as gunmen invade Rivers community

2021 may be year of famine

Nigerians harbour too much hatred to handle guns — Ogundokun

AfCFTA: If Govt fails to fix power problem Nigeria’ll be disadvantaged — Dr Iyama World Bank facility, COVID-19 and herders-farmers crisis

We haven’t abandoned corps members positive for COVID-19 ‘ NYSC

Ohanaeze poll must not hold in Govt House ‘ Ikokwu

COVID-19: I warned against reopening of schools but was seen as enemy of education sector ‘ NMA President

CAN urges adherence to COVID-19 protocol, as Makinde approves crossover service

Southeast APC vow to take over Anambra, reconcile aggrieved members

Kukah must not be harmed ‘ Fani-Kayode

Kano NDLEA seizes 9kg of illicit drugs, arrests 1,036 in 2020

Forgery Case: I’ve never set eyes on Obaseki’s original certificate, don tells Court

Insecurity: ‘Current government can’t be scored excellent’ ‘ Gov Sule

Happening Now: Buhari in a closed-door meeting with Zulum

We’ll permit crossover nights under strict COVID -19 protocols ‘ Makinde

Tourism in 2021: Runsewe calls for faster COVID-19 testing, certification

Over 10m children in Nigeria, 6 others may face acute malnutrition in 2021, UNICEF warns

Chibok community cries out as Boko Haram escalates attack on residents

Two dead, others injured as gunmen invade Rivers community

Buhari orders NASENI to handover refurbished tractors to farmers

EFCC secures 865 convictions, receives 10,152 petitions in 2020

Ekiti judIcial panel recommends N1.5M compensation to four policemen, others

Don’t attach religious sentiment to ban on crossover service, Ondo tells church leaders

Nigeria has more pressing issues than Davido and Burna Boy- Yul Edochie

Insecurity: Activist blasts Obaseki over security vote

Eastern Security Network: Coalition condemns Kalu’s threat to S/East governors, vigilantes

LEADERSHIP

Senate President Mourns PACAC Member, Prof. Odekunle

Abiodun Signs 2021 Appropriation Bill Of N338.6 Billion Into Law

Sanwo-Olu, Wife Fete People With Disability

Ayade Signs 2021 Appropriation Bill Of N281.9bn Into Law

Gov Fintiri Warns Against Second Wave Of COVID-19

Delta 2023: Gbagi Receives Royal Blessings From Pere Of Gbaramatu Kingdom

U.S. Nurse Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Receiving Vaccine

Gov Okowa Promises To Complete Ogwashi-Uku Agro-Industrial Park

Terrorism: 299 People Killed In 6 Years, Chibok Community Cries Out

NCDC Records 749 New COVID-19 Infections

COVID-19: Number Of Infected FCT Health Workers Now 476

PMB Expresses Shock Over Demise Of Prof. Femi Odekunle

NPFL Resumption Will Trigger Economic Recovery, Reduce Social Vices ‘ Dare

Wike Not Concentrating Projects In Port Harcourt Alone ‘ Nsirim

Police Brutality: Rivers Panel May Extend Public Sitting By 1 Month

Calls For Kukah’s Arrest Baseless, Senseless ‘ SOKAPU

TRIBUNE

Makinde, Fayose fight may destroy PDP in Nigeria ‘ Prophet

NIN registration: Bauchi Assembly directs state govt to intervene to mitigate citizens suffering

How Femi Odekunle battled for life in his last minutes

Oyo govt cancels morning, afternoon classes, sets January 11 school resumption date

My throne has set aside fund to rehabilitate thugs in Iwo land ‘ Oluwo

Bishop Kukah spoke on behalf of genuine Nigerians on Buhari’s govt ‘ PFN President

Lagos’ll always prioritize needs of Persons Living with Disability, Sanwo-Olu assures

#EndSARS: Ekiti panel recommends N1.5m compensation for four policemen, two other petitioners

Ayade signs 2021 appropriation bill of N281.9bn into law

Court fixes date for suit to stop Kano govt’s N300bn loan from China

Bishop Kukah is right, all is not well in Nigeria, Ortom tells FG

We didn’t abandon corps members in isolation centre ‘ NYSC

Ekiti workers threaten to shut down govt activities over minimum wage

NATION

January will be tough, NCDC warns Nigerians

Police arrest organizers of Kaduna sex party

Abiodun seeks monarchs support to contain second wave

Police, others kill six bandits in Katsina

Declare state of emergency on security

WHO celebrates discovery of vaccine

Soyinka boards Lagos-Ibadan train

IGPs visit: Katsina to get 10 Mopol units

BREAKING: Lagos to fine cross-over service defaulters N500,000

Nine-year-old limbless Indian boy churns out artworks using mouth

Cross-over services may hold in churches in Delta CAN chairman

U.S. nurse contracts COVID-19 after receiving Pfizers vaccine

Ekiti labour threatens showdown over minimum wage, unpaid salaries

HERALD

CAN Urges Worshippers to Adhere to COVID-19 Protocol on Crossover Service

Security Network: Don’t Be Intimidated By Nnamdi Kanu’s Threat ‘ S’East Groups Tell Govs

2023: We’ve not endorsed Tinubu, Fayemi for president ‘ Afenifere

WapTv acquires over 500 hours of fresh Nigerian movies

Molested Student: Mother Accuses A’Ibom Commissioner Of Intimidation

Recuse yourself from the peace committee: MURIC tells Kukah

Buhari congratulates Dakuku at 50, after removing him as NIMASA DG

DAILY TRUST

Nigerians must cooperate in fight against insecurity

How COVID-19, taxes stifled MSMEs in 2020

Investors gain N213bn as stocks appreciate

BOI gets $1bn syndicated loan for more lending

FG to commercialise NASENI automobiles

Society to train, lift 40,000 women from poverty

N340bn Loan: Kano govt, others to be put on notice

We’re denied 52-month pension in Nasarawa – Union

Oyo permits crossover vigil as Lagos ends service 11:00 pm

Ogun bans waste cart pushers for ‘constituting security risk’

Vigilantes foil kidnap attempt of Abuja village chief

How man killed his tricycle-operator friend in Jos

Ogun police arrest three assailants over murder

Gov’ship: Why APC must win Anambra – Uzodimma, Umahi, others

I’ve not been impeached – Shiroro LGA chairman – Chukuba

Nasarawa gov returns from US, notifies assembly

David Mark gave Nigeria credible elections – Bala Mohammed

2 farmers killed in Bauchi

Avoid divisive tendencies for peaceful, united Nigeria, Tanko Yakasai urges

Lagos: Council warns against denigrating late Sarkin Hausawa

Edo teachers threaten strike over condition of service

Phone theft, traffic robbery on the rise in Lagos

BUSINESSDAY

Recapitalization as a catalyst for deepening insurance penetration in Nigeria

I see a stronger microfinance bank sub-sector emerge post Covid-19 pandemic

Maturing TBs, OMO worth N556.1bn to hit financial market this week

2020: The year Nigeria’s tech start-ups were forced to grow up

Investors need to be at peace with high cost of doing business in Nigeria

2023 Presidency: Key business risk!

Africa has everything but nothing to show ‘ Patrick Lumumba

Manufacturers fault port operations over extortion, rigorous process

AfCFTA seen as major event that will shape African economy in 2021

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Troops Rescue 23 Victims, Arrest Bandits’ Collaborator In Katsina

Court Admits Documents In Alleged Forgery Suit Against Obaseki

Nigeria Stock Market Advances Further By N214bn

Norway Landslide Buries Homes, Leaves Over 20 Missing

Emirates Redeploys W’African Regional Manager To South Africa

Gov. Ayade Signs 2021 Appropriation Bill Of N281.9bn Into Law

NLC Appeals For Reinstatement Of 2,414 Teachers Sacked In Kwara

2020: Oyo SUBEB Has 95% Projects’ Completion Despite Pandemic ‘ Chairman

 

 

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