Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH 

Kaduna fire killed 76 in 2020, says director

Elections in Kano like war, says KANSIEC boss

INEC chairman appears at Edo poll tribunal Friday

Labour plans strike over sacked Ekiti Assembly workers

Suspected Fulani teenagers, who abducted my wife and me, were so daring that they shared their loot along Akure-Owo road, no Amotekun or police challenged them Ondo-based engineer

Naira slumps further, exchanges for 473/$

Govt forecloses petrol, electricity subsidies

FG spent N6.46tn on debt servicing, personnel in 2020 Minister

Egbin, Shiroro power plants output hit record high

You cant link SIM with BVN-generated NIN -NIMC

Oil rises above $56 on tight supply expectations

Nigerias rice production gap now 500,000MT, says FG

Lawan alleges forces working to frustrate PIB

Group to empower 5,000 entrepreneurs

Merger, acquisition transactions reach $25.7bn in sub-Saharan African

Stock market gains N75bn on blue-chip firms

Youths storm Fulani settlement as herdsman kill Osun farmer

N40bn allowance: ASUU defends sharing formula, varsity workers begin protests

Amotekun disagree as police fault corps operation

Bandits raid Kaduna community again, kill two

Buhari approves envoys posting six months after confirmation

Lagos generates 400 cylinders oxygen daily Commissioner

Edo commissioner under Oshiomhole dies

Randy father arraigned, lands in prison for impregnating daughter

Stranded NDLEA cadets vacate Plateau training camp

Three killed as container falls on Oyo passenger bus

Protesting hoodlums block Osogbo-Ilorin highway, clash with drivers

Rivers community protests pirate attacks, victims recount ordeals

10 bandits, soldier killed in Katsina gun fight

Muslim forum asks Kukah to vacate Sokoto, tender apology

IG redeploys 21 CPs

Borno LG recruits 200 volunteers to tackle kidnappers, bandits

ASUU de-marketing FUNAAB, VC laments

Secondus, ex-minister disagree over fuelling of Fayose, Makinde fight

Army sentences soldier to death for killing superior

Second wave: FG issues fresh guidelines for travellers

Third US lawmaker contracts COVID-19 after Capitol invasion

COVID-19 treatment: Osinbajo meets Nigerian researchers

Oyo police didnt reject suspects delivered by Amotekun, says CP

Former Ghanaian president Rawlings for burial January 27

COVID-19: Anambra postpones schools reopening, threatens to close markets

COVID-19: Schools resume Jan 18 until further directive PTF

My life is under threats, DPO tells Akwa Ibom panel

IPPIS: Varsity workers protest,may downtools

Movement restriction can reduce COVID-19 spread in Nigeria -Report

Treat every patient as COVID-19 suspect, health workers told                                                                                 

THISDAY

Peugeot Forecasts Nigeria Importing N3tn Used Vehicles, Motorcycles in 2021

Lawan Guarantees Passage of Petroleum Industry Bill

CAN Kicks as Islamic Group Tells Kukah to Apologise or Leave…

Court Stops FG over Implementation of Abacha Loot Pact

FG Commissions Researchers to Assess Efficacy of Treating COVID-19 with Ivermectin

At Last, Buhari Approves Posting of 95 Ambassadors

Varsity Workers Begin Three-day Protests over IPPIS, Allowances

Soldier to Face Firing Squad for Killing Officer

Akwa Ibom DPO Alleges Threats to His Life

One Killed as Cult Groups Clash in Badagry

South-east Govs Set to Unveil Vehicles, Uniforms for Regional Security Outfit

DHQ: Military Killed 10 Katsina Bandits, Lost One Soldier

Election in Kano Like War, Says KANSIEC

Army to Deploy New Recruits to Sambisa Forest

FG: Nigeria’s Rice Production Gap Now 500,000MT

Amotekun Set to Begin Operation in Ogun

Appeal Court Upholds Final Forfeiture of N2.5bn Recovered from Air Force…

Oyo Police Didn’t Reject Suspects Arrested By Amotekun, Says CP

Edo Election Tribunal Summons INEC Chairman, Yakubu

Ondo Court Remands Man in Custody for Impregnating Daughter A…

COVID-19: Public Attitude will Determine Fresh Lockdown, Says PTF

Varsity Reopening: NANS to Set up COVID-19 Task Force

School Resumption Date Remains January 18, Says PTF

Moderna: Our COVID-19 Vaccine Provides One-year Immunity

Falana-led Coalition Urges Nigerians to Reject Planned Commercialisation of COVID-19 Vaccines

SUN

INEC to review, introduce new technologies toward 2023

Obiano’ll be APGA’s last governor in Anambra ‘Nwankwo

APC to triple membership ahead of 2023 poll

I won’t dump PDP ‘ Wike

2023 Elections: INEC ponders review, introduction of new technologies

Kaduna APC chairmen laud Senator Sani’s performance

WhatsApp’s update sparks criticism, as users switch to other apps

MAN urges FG to position SON for AfCTA implementation

FG spent N118.37bn on COVID-19 in 2020 ‘Minister

Couple,13 others killed, 14 injured in auto accidents in Ogun, Niger

Stop mortgaging future of younger generation through borrowings, Bishop Onuoha advises FG

Fire outbreak: Furniture dealers lose N3bn, seek FG assistance

COVID-19 vaccine: Home grown remedy best response, says NIPRD

GUARDIAN

Apapa Customs command seizes 133 containers of drugs, generates N518b

Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun, 13 killed in Niger road clash

Cultists kill one in Badagry, cut off victim’s hand in Ogun

Dimeji Bankole to remarry, weds Kebbi governor’s daughter

2021 budget: Prepare for more pain, FG tells Nigerians

Stakeholders chart path to maritime sector growth

Customs intercepts 5,200 live ammunition in Cross River

NDLEA arrests two for cocaine trafficking at Lagos airport

Dangote Cement, 26 others lift NSE capitalisation by N76 billion

Importers, clearing agents caution against blockade of Apapa port for rail project

DisCos warehouse prepaid meters donated by FG

Nigeria can compete with developed countries in ICT

Persistent soot raises cancer scare in South-South

Ayade begs labour over picketing of AG’s office

OPC cautions Miyetti Allah over plans to infiltrate Amotekun

Presidency welcomes report of COVID-19 research team
Awaiting CBN’s foreign exchange rate unification
Hospitality sector’s revenue dips by nearly 90 per cent
10,000 women benefit from agric intervention
Court grants Sowore N20m bail, others N1m each
Airline to pay Nigerian $1.630m, N50m for missing luggage
Bandits levy Niger communities N5m monthly
Notorious Abuja kidnapper abducted, pays N1.5m to regain freedom
Police arrest female corps member for allegedly killing boyfriend in Uyo

VANGUARD

Labour suspends 2-weeks planned industrial action against CAC

Listen to Nigerians on insecurity, Catholic Bishops urge Buhari

Election: INEC to review, introduce new technologies toward 2023

COVID-19: UNICEF decries unending school closures

Police arraign ‘okada’ rider for alleged failure to remit N2000 daily to owner

US FTC’s antitrust case against Facebook gets new judge

NAF to partner private sector to combat insurgency

Bauchi: We are now poorer, we regret joining IPPIS ‘ University unions

Eminent Nigerians, Igbo leaders hail Obiozor’s election as Ohanaeze president

Protest as Ekiti Assembly allegedly sacks workers

UNIJOS resumes January 22’ Deputy Registrar

2023: Zoning not subject of discourse yet, PDP insists

2023: Umahi, Dogara, others will return home ‘ PDP

2023: Bello, best candidate to succeed Buhari ‘ Group

2023: Okorocha calls for new political group

German police take down ‘world’s largest darknet marketplace

Establish home economics, nutrition extension agents to curb malnutrition ‘ Expert

Rivers community explains reason for its youths face-off against Navy

Miyetti Allah’s call for inclusion, ploy to infiltrate Amotekun ‘ OPC

Troops neutralized 10 bandits, loses one soldier in fierce battle in Katsina

Oil: Nigeria to generate more revenue with PIB -Lawan

3 killed, 4 injured as container falls on commercial bus in Ibadan

Armed Forces Day: FG orders closure of roads, Federal Secretariat

FG orders closure of roads, Federal Secretariat to celebrate Armed Forces Day

Nine State commands, other Police formations get new CPs

Former Ghanaian President Rawlings to be buried 27 January

COVID-19: NANS opposes postponement of schools’ resumption

Sultan directs Muslims to look out for new month moon

HERALD

SMAN: Only prostitutes threaten to close legs to stingy men ‘ Reno Omokri

Armed Forces Day: FG Orders Closure of Roads, Federal Secretariat

Court Martial Sentenced Soldier to Death by Firing Squad

PAN Decries Reduction on Vehicles Import Duty

Troops kill 10 Bandits, Arrest Collaborators in Katsina ‘ DHQ

INEC to Introduce New Technologies Toward 2023 Election

My neighbour’s son impregnated my 17-year-old daughter ‘ Father alleges in court

TRIBUNE

Calls for my impeachment ‘absolutely ridiculous’, says Trump

FG targets 7 million MT food production, as Japan donates farm inputs

NITDA features five startups at digital CES 2021 in United States

Italian police smash Nigerian drug mafia, arrest woman, son, sister-in-law, 13 others

Six women blazing the trail in banking industry

With Akala factor, APC set to unseat Makinde in 2023 ‘Agunyanmole

Nigeria records 1,270 new cases of COVID-19, toll now 102,601

Jigawa governor commends ex-Gov Lamido on roads projects

Court remands father for allegedly raping, impregnating daughter

115 newly-qualified nurses get automatic employment in Sokoto

UK begins mandatory Covid-19 testing for all international arrivals on Friday

We joined IPPIS in error, we are now poorer than before, ATBU SSANU, NASU laments

Insecurity: Miyetti Allah’s call for inclusion ploy to infiltrate Amotekun, says OPC

COVID-19: Obiano postpones January 18 schools resumption date

NANS kicks against postponement of schools resumption

NATION

Trump declares state of emergency in DC ahead of Bidens inauguration

States divided over plan to review school resumption

Muslim forum threatens Kukah

Ex-Speaker Bankole to wed Kebbi governors daughter

NAF to partner private sector to fight insurgency

Lagos panel decides petition on Monkey Village land

Cattle truck burnt for killing boy in Oyo

Stop giving excuses about our challenges, Lawan tells Nigerian leaders

UNILAG, FUTO, BUK, others join SSANU, NASU three-day protest

Olujimi to supporters: Ekiti 2022 gov poll not my priority yet

I cant work with people who hate Nollywood, Akinmolayan

National Assembly sets first quarter deadline for PIB passage

Soldier gets death sentence from court martial

INEC mulls new technologies for 2023 polls

Gunmen kill two in Kaduna

ABU fixes reopening for January 25

PHOTOS: Huge crowd at Lagos NIMC office

NDLEA arrests three suspects with 137.8 kg cocaine at Lagos Airport

Secondus to Makinde, Fayose: take your problems to Saraki

COVID-19: FG to vaccinate 103m Nigerians for free

2021 budget: FG to vaccinate 103m Nigerians for free

I wont leave uncompleted projects for my successor, says Wike

NYSC to FRSC: Dissuade corps members from traveling beyond 6pm

Abducted Ibadan farmer found dead after N2m ransom

DAILY TIMES

Elder statesmen berates Garba Shehu over support on service chiefs

Japanese agency donates to Small holder rice farmers as Nigeria set to attain self-sufficiency status

#EndSars: NHRC panel postpones sitting indefinitely

Hardship worsen in Kaduna over demolition fear

Insecurity: Ekiti APC allays fears of residents

Land Dispute: Meadows Family Takes Possession of Demolished Monkey Village in Opebi

DSS warns against plans to incite religious violence in the country

FG generates N3.94 trillion revenue in 2020

DAILY TRUST

Protest rocks Ekiti Assembly over workers’ sack

21 die in Niger, Oyo road crashes

Court orders Emirates Airlines to pay Nigerian $1.36m, N50m over missing luggage

Xmas message: Apologise or leave Sokoto, Muslim forum tells Kukah

ABU to resume academic activities on January 25th

Kidnapped farmer found dead after family paid N1.65m ransom

Fresh crisis as varsity workers embark on indefinite strike Thursday

Cholera kills 7 in Benue

IGP redeploys 21 police commissioners

FG’s move to borrow from unclaimed dividends, dormant accounts

2021 budget: FG to borrow N850bn from unclaimed dividends, dormant accounts

Business loans increased in Q4, may go higher — CBN

FG names bidders for aviation leasing, maintenance coys

FCTA demolishes 5 wrestling, drama houses over COVID-19 violations

Etsu of Bwari urges FCT minister to open rural roads

COVID-19: Management assures on safety in Abuja markets

Gunmen kidnap bizman in Anambra

EFCC arraigns Access Bank staff over N197.2m theft

Cattle-laden truck torched over killing of boy in Oyo

Prices of grains soar, overwhelm low-income earners in Kaduna

NGO trains people living with HIV, others in Katsina

Stakeholders call for engagement on Kafanchan urban renewal project

#EndSARS: Policemen now visible in Ebute-ero

Court discharges lawyer, council official over N167.8m fraud

AUTHORITY

Ijaw Youths shutdown NDDC New Headquarters over alleged injustice in leadership

Insecurity: Elders demand sack of Garba Shehu for insensitivity

Taraba State: Gov. Darius Ishaku Committed to the Welfare of States Civil Servants

OPERATION SAHEL SANITY: Troops Kill Bandits, Arrest Collaborators in Katsina

BUSINESSDAY

Nigerian airlines buy planes in anticipation of rebound despite low passenger traffic

Why FG, Siemens’ revolutionary power deal is in limbo

Investors seek alternatives as FX challenges dampen appetite

Nigeria needs to establish an Oil Palm Council to manage the industry

#EndSARS protest: How best to mitigate the losses at least in the future

Our Governors & fiscal sustainability of states: Absence of strategic thinking and innovation

Why Africa’s upcoming 2021 elections must envy Ghana’s ‘boring’ polls, not America

DAILY INDEPENDENT

#EndSARS: Rebuilding Lagos Won’t Be An Easy Task ‘Okoya

Borno: Zulum Launches Training For 800 New Teachers

Obasa Fires Chief Of Staff, CPS, Special Advisers

South East Governors And Worsening Insecurity In The Region

NSE Market Indicators Sustain Rally By 0.36%

NPA Expects 20 Ships With Petroleum Products, Others At Lagos Port

PEOPLESDAILY

FG spends N118.37b on COVID-19 in 2020 ‘ Minister

Facility mgt of public buildings necessary- ESV Akhidenor

CSO expresses concern over conflict in pipeline security surveillance in N/Delta

DSS alerts: Criminals in plot with external forces to incite religious violence

Kankara abduction: Katsina emir pays sympathy visit

Road network: Jigawa Gov lauds ex-gov Lamido, Turaki others

3 die as fire guts ground floor building in Kano

NEW TELEGRAPH

Promoting African heritage through arts, crafts

Upcoming artistes need to invest more on promoting their works ‘Sholly Cole

The sales of fake COVID-19 results

IG posts 21 commissioners of Police to states, other formations

Election: INEC to review, introduce new technologies toward 2023

NYSC DG tasks coordinators on COVID-19 safety protocols in camps

BLUEPRINT

COVID-19 spike: Anxiety over schools’ resumption

2023: INEC to review, introduce new technologies

COVID-19: Obiano postpones schools’ resumption, threatens to shutdown markets in Anambra

Breaking: Golden Eaglets qualify for WAFU U17 Cup semi finals

Protect youth from traffickers, NAPTIP charges Nigerians

Labour picket Ekiti assembly over sack of 21 staff

NIGERIAN PILOT

FG approves posting of Ambassadorial Designates

ASUU insists on not returning to classes, speaks on alternative learning

COVID -19: Small holder rice farmers get JICA donation

Air transport fares to drop following VAT removal

APC ll win 2023 election landslide Yahaya Bello

NMA scores Governor Lalong high on health care

Why north is afraid of restructuring Pat Utomi

 

 

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