Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 28 January 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

GUARDIAN

WHO says new Covid-19 variants have spread to dozens of countries

Akeredolu, Makinde meet President Buhari, get nod to tackle criminals

Respond to calls for restructuring, Soyinka tells N’Assembly

Why Lagosians shun public hospitals for self-medication, herbal remedy

Oyo set to implement grazing law, registration of foreigners

EFCC re-arraigns oil firm directors over N1.4 trillion alleged fraud

Don’t expect magic in security fortunes, Northern elders tell Nigerians

Why FG’s planned assets sale can’t boost revenue

COVID-19 defaulters risk jail as Buhari signs regulations

Stop abusing Imo workers, PDP tells Uzodimma

Sell my house, car for ransom, kidnapped school principal tells wife on phone

DSS pledges justice for policeman allegedly killed by operatives

COVID-19: Four convicts get stiffer sentence for attempting to mislead court

Customs seizes lion bones, pangolin scales worth N952m

Investors’ wealth soar by N440 billion in three trading days

Edo has not backed out in hosting Sports Festival

Oyo workers embark on indefinite strike over deductions

Don’t expect magic in security fortunes, Northern elders tell Nigerians

Sanwo-Olu tasks building experts on solutions to reducing housing cost

Economy projected to recover in Q2 in absence of major shocks

Vested interests won’t stop passage of PIB this time, says Gbajabiamila

Outrage over whereabouts of kidnapped Anambra ex-commissioner 14 days after

Furore over COVID vaccination programmes

Police arrest 2 suspects over fake bank alert in A’Ibom

NYSC exempts corps members posted to Borno State from orientation camping

Two dead in Texas doctor’s office hostage standoff

NANS backs NDLEA over drug test proposal for students

Global financial markets may be overconfident, IMF warns

PUNCH 

APC suspends Ajasins daughter for alleged anti-party activities

IGP faces contempt charge over judgement disobedience

Septuagenarian slams N100m suit against lawyer for exposing will

Groups back Soyinka as Nobel Laureate says Buhari further dividing Nigerians

Registration: Dont allow hijack of process, Bello warns committees

1999 Constitution is satanic, says Gani Adams

Herdsmen attacks: Food crisis looms in South-West, says Gani Adams

Capitol riot: YouTube suspends Trump indefinitely

NANS endorses NDLEAs proposed drug test for students

Indigenous oil operators keen on expansion amid downturn

Investors gain N181bn as equity market sustains positive sentiment

AXA HMO introduces initiatives to curb COVID-19

Maritime stakeholders raise concern as Lagos restricts trucks to night

Ecobank to support MSMEs with N50bn funding

Global stocks fall on COVID-19, market concerns

NIA boss becomes ECOWAS schemes council chairman

Freight forwarders seek development of eastern ports

Company income tax drops by N120.29bn

We cant force Nigerians to take COVID-19 vaccine Sultan

We recovered N75m from ex-ministers wife EFCC

Its been difficult keeping our promises, says Buhari

Service chiefs appointment: Buhari goes against judgment, bypasses National Assembly

COVID-19 violators face imprisonment as Buhari signs regulations

I was abducted in church, sold to Fulani kidnappers -NIS spokesperson

Ooni, Makinde, Akeredolu meet Buhari, Oyo demands more MOPOL units

Oyo tackles Ibarapa, others kidnappings, killings with 200 Amotekun corps

Court admits CD analysis of Naira Marleys phone

Herdsmen: Oba kicks as Abiodun denies petition against soldiers

PDP asks ICC to probe ex-service chiefs for war crimes

IGP vows to apprehend criminals who burnt Igbohos house

FCC commissioners write Buhari, accuse chairman of lopsided recruitment

300 female soldiers drafted to battle Kaduna-Abuja highways criminals

Ohanaeze demands IGP position

Senate seeks ultimatum on end of insurgency, banditry

OPC raises alarm over influx of northern youths into Kwara

Igangan area hails Sunday Igboho for delivering community

Zamfara bandits kill three, burn food items, animals

Plateau lawmaker laments as bandits kill one, injure another

Delta plans upgrading colleges, polytechnics to boost admission space

Stakeholders decry influx of herdsmen into Niger Delta

Nigerians in Italy seek NASS, NIS intervention over passport shortage

Shun Feb 1 resumption, NUT tells Edo primary school teachers

Benue worries over influx of heavily armed herdsmen

Rivers community protests, demands IOCs relocation to Niger Delta

Nigerians lambast Buhari for disabling comment on tweets

Stop fortifying cultists, CP warns Ikorodu traditionalists

COVID-19 vaccine jab not by force, says Sultan

Herdsmen: Igangan community expresses gratitude to Sunday Igboho

Service chiefs aware of expectations on security, says Buhari

IGP orders probe of female cop sacked for getting pregnant

How to achieve restructuring before 2023 Olawepo-Hashim

I was shattered when I found my adoption papers- Actress, Joke Silva

300 female soldiers to tackle Kaduna-Abuja highway banditry

Nigeria in a state of emergency, Buhari tells new service chiefs

Fire guts trailer park in Ibadan

How Seriki Fulanis son freed arrested herders Igangan residents

Buhari signs regulations to make use of face masks mandatory                                                                                 

THISDAY

Barkindo: OPEC Halted 1.3bn Barrels Supply to Raise Oil Price

FEC Approves Policy to Stop Rejection of Nigerian Goods

APC Warns against Theft, Hijack of Membership Registration Materials

Sanwo-Olu Builds 216 Homes in Lagos Communities

Soyinka Chides N’Assembly for Ignoring Clamour for Restructuring

Buhari Signs Regulations Making Use of Face Mask Mandatory

FG Earns N2.94tn from VAT, Tax in 2020

IG Vows to Arrest Arsonists Who Set Igboho’s House Ablaze

802 Nigerian Returnees to Arrive from Saudi Arabia

Ondo Amotekun Reads Riot Act to Herders

Ortom Tests Positive to COVID-19, Commences Treatment

Nasarawa Counters Lai Mohammed, Says Boko Haram Regrouping in the State

NSCDC Arrests 29 Suspects in Kwara over Illegal Migration

Amnesty International Accuses FG of Cover-up in Lekki Shooting

DSS Probes Alleged Killing of Policeman By Operatives in Osun

Negotiations on Sale of OMLs 86, 88 Still Ongoing, Says Chevron

Benue Raises the Alarm over Influx of Herdsmen

EFCC Arrests Three Dubai-based Suspected Fraudsters, 14 Others in Lagos

Inclusive Governance Panacea for Agitations, Says Okowa

Ohakim: Defendant Asks Court to Vacate Arrest Order, Challenges Jurisdiction

Banditry: Army Deploy 300 Female Soldiers to Kaduna-Abuja Highway

NCDC Confirms 200 Cases of Cholera in Benue

SUN

Dust over lawmakers’ seeming move against Diri

CTAcommends INEC on Anambra guber

Niger by-election: INEC assures adequate security Feb 6

Eastern ports to create 20,000 jobs ‘Nwabunike

VAT increases by N29.98bn in Q4 2020 ‘NBS

Economy:Govt should boost investor confidence-‘LCCI

Sufficient funding to NMDC will boost economy ‘ Prof Asuquo

45 senior military officers submit retirement letters

Cholera: Benue records 20 deaths 200 confirmed cases in 4 LGAs

Okowa calls for inclusive governance to curb agitations

Alleged fraud: Court admits CD analysis of Naira Marleys phone

VANGUARD

COVID-19 has cost $28trn; time to prepare for next epidemic ‘ Bill Gates

With 200 additional Amotekun operatives, Oyo sets to rid Ibarapa, Oke Ogun of kidnapping, banditry

My father has been having se3 with me for years ‘ Daughter cries out

Buhari charges new Service Chiefs to be patriotic, serve the country well

Police arrest 25 suspected cultists during alleged initiation in Ogun

Army: 32 Artillery Brigade gets new commander

Lai Mohammed reveals how he relates with his Orderly

Breaking: Delta Assembly majority leader, Tim Ohwefere is dead

Rehabilitation: FG to shut 3rd Mainland Bridge for 3 days

Israel, Denmark to vaccinate all athletes for Tokyo Games

Minimum wage, others: Teachers give Bayelsa govt 14-day strike notice

Civil war has not united Nigeria, but a political settlement will

Ortom tests positive for COVID-19

Egypt flags off COVID-19 vaccination exercise

Stop going to baby factories, medic cautions infertile couples

COVID-19 has cost $28trn; time to prepare for next epidemic ‘ Bill Gates

NANS backs NDLEA on drug tests for students

COVID-19 vaccines rollout gives global economy fresh prospects ‘ IMF

Probe ex-service chiefs over crime against humanity, PDP charges ICC

COVID-19: We can’t force Nigerians to accept vaccines ‘ Sultan of Sokoto

Insecurity: We’re in state of emergency, Buhari tells new Service Chiefs

30 oil companies, Niger Delta States, Labour mount opposition to PIB

How I relate with my Orderly ‘ Lai Mohammed

Buhari to new Service Chiefs: Be patriotic, serve the country well

How PIB’ll promote economic growth, ensure transparency in oil, gas sector ‘ Minister, NNPC, FIRS

TRIBUNE

NAAPE parleys airlines for recall of members sacked during COVID-19

Celebrations as Oyinlola turns 70 on February 3

LAWMA hikes domestic waste tariffs by 100 per cent

NSCDC arrests 29 ‘Northern youth farmers’ in Kwara

APC stakeholders back Kwara gov for providing dividends

Nigeria records 1,861 new COVID-19 infections, total rises to 126,160

COVID-19: Buhari signs regulations to make use of face masks mandatory

Scholars embrace Chinese curriculum to revamp technical, vocational education in Nigeria

Unrecognised blood clots results in sudden deaths in hospitals

Surge in contact lens-related eye complications worries OSN

Hypertension: Consuming mushroom regulates blood pressure

Should we talk about mental health in work place

Investors stake N7.32bn on positive trade

802 Nigerian returnees to arrive from Saudi Arabia Thursday, Friday

PDP asks ICC to probe alleged atrocities committed by security operatives during tenure of ex-service chiefs

FG seeks EU support in tackling deteriorating national security

COVID-19: Gombe may impose lockdown to check spread ‘ Deputy gov

Lagos committed to ensure residents live in well-planned communities ‘ Sanwo-Olu

APC membership registration: Don’t allow yourself to be used to sabotage process, Niger gov warns

Insecurity: We are in state of emergency, Buhari tells new service chiefs

NATION

FEC okays N9.44b for roads, ICT, street lighting, others

Olawepo-Hashim urges compromise, consensus on restructuring

UNILORIN dons endorse pineapple skin, core for COVID-19 management

Induction for ambassadors-designate, spouses next month

NUT directs striking teachers to shun Obasekis directive

Northern governors, Zulum, Oyetola welcome service chiefs

Makinde asks Buhari for more riot policemen

One killed, five injured in Imo plantation explosion

Buharis anti-graft war weak, says Soyinka

Service Chiefs to resume without Senate confirmation

NEF: service chiefs appointment wont dramatically end insecurity

Lockdown likely if high COVID-19 infection rate continues, says PTF

Third Mainland Bridge to be shut for three days

Ekiti PDP: Appeal Court affirms Fayoses faction ward congress

Im coming for killer herdsmen in Ogun Sunday Igboho

Soldiers killing civilians in Orlu, IPOB alleges

DAILY TIMES

Governor Ortom test positive to COVID-19

NNPC bags new telegraphs award for transparency

APC will observe Covid protocols in membership drive, party replies Rep

1999 Constitution is satanic, says Gani Adams

Giving your skin that glowing and glossy look

APC will not tolerate hijacking of membership registration exercise Niger Gov

We recovered N75m from ex-Ministers wife, EFCC tells court

Anambra man kills wife, only child after smoking India herm.

If politicians dont stop talking trash about me, I will expose their secrets Sunday Igboho threatens

It will surely get worse, your new service Chief will prove unable to stop BokoHaram-Nnamdi Kanu

DAILY TRUST

Furore over gov’t’s night raid on Dahiru Bauchi’s tsangaya school in Kaduna

Many killed as rival bandits clash in Katsina

Amnesty Int’l alleges continued police brutality

802 stranded Nigerians in S/Arabia to return today

Buhari okays 6-month jail for COVID-19 protocols’ violators

Nigerien police often rescue us from bandits – Sokoto district head

Insecurity: Obasanjo tasks youth to douse tension

Police parade 59 for murder, rape, kidnapping in Ogun

Deadly second wave of COVID-19 and youth vulnerability

Not just new Chiefs, but a new strategy is needed

Equities market gains N180bn in 3rd-day trading

VAT increased by N29.98bn in Q4 2020 — NBS

No aviation agency benefited from N5bn palliative — NCAT rector

Oil dealers worry over PIB clauses

Oil, gas to meet over 50% global needs by 2045 — OPEC

1,200 people gets N5,000 each in Kaduna

I foresee more trouble for poultry sector – Animal College provost

AUTHORITY

Kano CP Parades 31 For Drug Peddling, Phone Snatching, Thuggery

NIS, NAPTIP Synergize to combat Trafficking, Smuggling of Migrants in Nigeria

APPEALS Project: Gawuna Commissions Wheat, Tomatoes Markets In Kano

Service Chiefs: Pro-Democracy group pays glowing tribute to Buratai, others on exit from service

DSS investigates death of Police Corporal

HERALD

Set targets, timelines for new service chiefs ‘ US-based Nigerians urge Buhari

Insurgency: Niger Republic Air Force Seeks More Collaboration with NAF

BBNaija’s Cee-C Tests Positive For Coronavirus

MTN Supports Africa Union with US$25 Million COVID-19 Vaccination

House of Reps to Pass Petroleum Industry Bill in April- Gbajabiamila

Ortom tests positive for COVID-19, issues warning

Nissan to Electrify all New Vehicles in Key Markets in 2030s

Alleged 2.55bn Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Oil Company Directors

BUSINESSDAY

$36m Jebba Power Plant rehabilitation to bring additional 96.4mw

E-governance initiative: How it improves people, business, regulations, and government

FirstBank’s commitment to grooming ‘children entrepreneurs’ holds lessons for financial literacy

The destruction of our educational system and its concomitants

Boris Johnson picks March for schools reopening in fresh plans to restore normalcy

From health to tech, COVID-19 opens opportunities for investment

Nigeria’s VAT is growing, but here is why it’s still not enough

Company taxes paid via e-channels surge to most in 5yrs

Naira reverses loss, strengthens by 0.42% on black market

Stock market rally masks Nigeria’s wobbling economy

It’s unlikely Nigeria met 80% financial inclusion target of 2020 ‘ EFInA

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Why Downstream Oil Sector Deregulation Will Not Benefit Nigerians ‘ LCCI

Air Peace Unveils Multiple Domestic Routes, Returns Aircraft On MRO In February

Pope Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day With Warning Against Extremism

Police Nab 25 Cultists, 3 Herbalists During Initiation In Ogun

With 200 Additional Amotekun Operatives, Oyo State Set To Rid Ibarapa, Oke Ogun Of Kidnapping, Banditry

Buhari To New Service Chiefs: Be Patriotic, Serve The Country Well

Lagos Govt Names 132 Iponri Housing Units After Babatunde Fashola

Ozubulu Boils Again As Man Kills Wife, Daughter, Injure Vigilante

Police Nab 25 Cultists, 3 Herbalists During Initiation In Ogun

COVID-19: Focus On Building Health Facilities, Not On Paying High Price For Vaccines, Bill Gates Tells FG

Delta Gives Reasons For Establishing 3 New Varsities

With 200 Additional Amotekun Operatives, Oyo State Set To Rid Ibarapa, Oke Ogun Of Kidnapping, Banditry

Buhari To New Service Chiefs: Be Patriotic, Serve The Country Well

PEOPLESDAILY

Buhari to new Service Chiefs: Be loyal, dedicated to your fresh duties

Mother, 3 kids, 8 others die in auto crash in Benue

PDP expresses worry over worsening national challenges

Buhari orders NASENI to bridge gaps in COVID-19 research, technology

FG to spend N30bn on Katsina airport

Nigerian children among 60m in need of help to survive this year ‘ Save the Children warns

FG reels out statistics of victory in terror war

COVID-19: Mamora, U.S. Ambassador commission America donated field hospital

Borno Special School enrolls 215 blind, deaf students

COVID-19: CACOVID supplies FG with Oxygen to stem high death rate

Boko Haram not regrouping in Nasarawa ‘ Gov. Sule

Retirement age: Court asked to sack Accountant General of Federation

NEW TELEGRAPH

Four die, 56 hospitalised as diarrhea breaks out in Sokoto

MTN backs Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination bid with $25m

NBS: Nigeria generated N1.53trn from VAT in 2020

Gov, 9 aides test positive for COVID-19

Major reorganisation looms in Armed Forces

President meets Ooni, vows not to politicise security

Buhari to Service Chiefs: We’re in state of emergency

BLUEPRINT

Buhari to Service Chiefs: We’re in a state of emergency, I’ll pray for you

300 female soldiers dare bandits on Kaduna/Abuja highway

Nigeria’s contribution to global ginger output low ‘ RMRDC

Equity market sustains bullish run, gains N181bn

NASC constitute steering committee for seeds monitoring, adoption

FG train elderly Nigerians in beekeeping, bead making, other skills, sets aside N30,000 as take-off grant

Insurance Bill 2020 ‘ll stamp out bad eggs from sector ‘ Report

Retirement: Group hails Buratai, other outgoing Service Chiefs

NIGERIAN PILOT

Change of Service Chiefs will not bring automatic victory over security challenges, Northern Elders warns

Onerous task before the new Service Chiefs

FG moves to address ravaging flood in Ondo

Fresh membership registration will determine APC chances in 2023 election Gov Bello

Nigeria discloses readiness to host Safe School Declaration conference

Abia APC crisis: Uche Ogahs associate threatens to decamp

 

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