Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 1 February 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS

Save us from herdsmen, Oyo community begs Igboho

Obasanjo: Buhari Should Wake up, Fight Banditry in His Backyard

Boko Haram terrorists kill two policemen, abduct two others, seize vehicles in Borno

Herdsmen brutality: I Slept on floor for 6 days, LCDA boss recalls kidnapping experience

N49.68bn spent on pipeline repairs in 10 months -NNPC

External reserves hit $36.39bn on improved crude oil price

Uncertainty over police leadership as IG Adamu retires Monday

Trouble for PIB as host communities insist on 10% equity share

Thirst for Nigeria oil fades as exploration drops

Nigeria has worlds highest unserviceable aircraft

NIgeria records 685 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 131,242

Nigeria recorded slight reduction in COVID-19 infections, recoveries, deaths last week

Comply with mask wearing order to avoid lockdown, Presidency warns Nigerians

Southern Nigeria accounts for 60% of deaths so far, says NCDC

PUNCH 
Nigerians attitude to COVID-19 will change if they understand its potentially devastating effects on economy  -US-based don, Declan

Criminals taking over my area, Abia council boss laments

Insecurity: Alaafin meets Oyetola behind closed doors

Yari appealing embezzled N248m forfeiture order, says aide

Ganduje laments rising COVID-19 deaths, inaugurates 200 marshals

Delta APC crisis deepens, chairman stopped from inaugurating exco

APC membership exercise’ll deepen democracy Bagudu

Kwara APC factions may conduct parallel membership registration

External reserves hit $36.39bn on improved crude oil price

Third Mainland Bridge partial reopening resumes

Naira may weaken to 470 in 2021 -Rewane

N49.68bn spent on pipeline repairs in 10 months -NNPC

Aviation operators fear travel ban as FG mulls lockdown

Equity market closes January bullish, gains N1.13tn

FG inaugurates yam storage facility to promote export

Dont follow Buhari to violate COVID-19 protocols, PDP tells Nigerians

Buhari fails to summon Police Council meeting, IGPs tenure ends today

Kidnappers kept us in cave, gave N10,000 for slippers Niger victim

Save us from herdsmen, Oyo community begs Igboho

States fail to make vaccine plans, FG blames politics for delay

Work with Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Zulum tells service chiefs

Fear grips Nasarawa community over new leprosy cases

PIB: Host communities disagree with minister, demand 10% share

NASS panelll probe N4.4bn fraud allegation Senate

Nigeria complicit in Aborodes murder UK-based group

Ban cattle movement, says Ganduje

FG should encourage state ownership of ranches -Ex-Rep

Five arrested for serial abduction of women, victims rape

Lagos creates special team to tackle Apapa gridlock

Ohanaeze disagrees as group seeks fresh election

Well rescue seafarers, NIMASA DG assures Turkish envoy

TI rating doesnt reflect anti-graft crusade, FG insists 

Observe COVID-19 guidelines to avert fresh lockdown, Presidency warns Nigerians

I didnt leave weak successors, says Obasanjo

Osun records five cases of UKs COVID-19 strain

Outrage as Buhari breaks COVID-19 law, removes mask in public

Lagos police arrest suspected female armed robber, 14 others                                                                  

THISDAY

Service Chiefs Converge on Borno to Plot Boko Haram’s Defeat

FG Justifies Reduction of Automobiles’ Import Tariffs, Seeks Cooperation

Presidency Threatens another Lockdown over Non-use of Facemasks

Power Sector Loses N26.4bn to Gas, Grid Challenges in January

Transparency International Rating for Nigeria Inaccurate, Says FG

Stock Market Investors Gain N1.124trn in January on Sustained Momentum

Farmers: Smuggling Threatening N3.4tn Investments in Rice Production

HoS Probes Alleged Corrupt Practices in Budget Office

Boko Haram Kills Two Policemen, Abducts Two Others in Borno

PDP Accuses Buhari of Violating COVID-19 Regulation

Obasanjo: Buhari Should Wake up, Fight Banditry in His Backyard

Lagos Police Arrest Suspected Female Armed Robber, 14 Others

NIMASA Promises Safe Rescue of Kidnapped Turkish Seafarers

Amended Electoral Act to be tested in Anambra Election, Says Lawmaker

FG Distributes N56m to 2,800 Indigent Women in Anambra

COVID-19: Osun Records More Cases of Deadly UK Strain, Says Govt

FG Disburses N56m to 2,800 Indigent Women in Anambra

Insecurity: Ganduje Wants FG to Ban Cattle Movement from North to…

SUN

Group calls for peaceful APC registration, alerts security agencies of attempt to scuttle it

2023 elections: Conspiracy against Bauchi governor will fail ‘ Bibi Dogo

Anambra guber: Presence of projects, appointments, will give APC victory ‘ Okoye

NIMASA DG assures Turkish Ambassador over kidnapped seafarers

Stakeholders seek FG’s intervention on UAE’s policy on Nigerian passengers

Portfolio investment firms petition Buhari, NASS

Seplat, NNPC appoint Nwachuku, Eshiett to AGPC Board

Smuggling threatens N3.4tr investment in rice processing

Herders attacks: Food insecurity looms, as farmers flee tense states

Strong government institutions panacea to volatile politics -PGF DG

GUARDIAN

Boko Haram victims adopt begging, early marriage for survival, says report

SERAP seeks probe of alleged missing N4.4b NASS funds

PDP tasks Buhari on apology for alleged violation of COVID-19 law

Trouble for PIB as host communities insist on 10% equity share

Lagos finalises vaccine strategy, hopeful of fair deal from FG

OPC urges South East governors to back Eastern Security Network

Third Mainland Bridge remains totally closed till Monday night

Police arrest seven suspects for multiple abduction, child pornography

Defamation of character: Court orders substituted service on Ohakim

FG inaugurates cash grant for 3,500 Ogun rural women

Trump hires new impeachment defense lawyers

More than 4,400 held as Russian police clamp down on protests

Niger Government refutes reports of COVID-19 cases at NYSC camp

LASG issues immediate stop on land extension, reclamation on Banana Island, Osborne Foreshore

FCT Minister urges town planners to address urbanisation in Nigeria

Regulation law on COVID-19 will curb spread ‘ NMA

VANGUARD

Ganduje calls for ban on cattle movement from North to South

Fresh registration: Petroleum Minister, Sylva revalidates, mobilises Bayelsans for APC

CAP grows revenue by 3.9% to N8.7bn in 2020

Naira gains as external reserves rise $1.11bn in January

Investment houses warn on bullish run, say it’s not sustainable

Herdsmen brutality: I Slept on floor for 6 days, LCDA boss recalls kidnapping experience

Herdsmen: Why are we reducing Nigeria to nation of cows, Dele Momodu queries

COVID-19: Comply with mandatory mask-wearing to avert lockdown ‘ Presidency

Nigeria badly damaged, broken, needs urgent rescue, Atiku says

Edo Insecurity: CSO writes Buhari to save our soul letter

Boko Haram: New Service chiefs make first trip to Borno, meet Zulum

LEADERSHIP

Senate To SERAP: Channel Your Grievances To Our Appropriate Committee

COVID-19: Osun Recording More Cases Of Deadly UK Strain

Gov Makinde’s Aide Alleges Plot To Derail Oyo’s Economy, Chase Away Investors

GWD Foundation Trains 50 Youths On Entrepreneurial Skills

Ex-Gov Yari Denies Assets’ Forfeiture, Appeals Verdict

Brass Methanol Plant To Create 35,000 Jobs ‘ FG

TRIBUNE

FG to distribute N56m to 2,800 Anambra rural women

Edo CSO drags FG to court over NIN-SIM linkage

NIgeria records 685 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 131,242

Nigeria recorded slight reduction in COVID-19 infections, recoveries, deaths last week

NSE suspends trading of LASACO shares for 2 weeks

Why we slashed DSTV, GOTV decoders prices ‘Multichoice

CBN takes lead role to revive commodity exchange, injects N50bn

APC membership registration: Discordant among stakeholders as exercise commences nationwide tomorrow

Danger of FG’s over-borrowing from CBN

Rates to ease further on N822.08bn boost in financial system liquidity

NNPC assures on speedy completion of $3.6bn brass methanol plant

Osun shuts courtrooms, asks judicial workers to go for COVID-19 tests

Boko Haram terrorists kill two policemen, abduct two others, seize vehicles

Apapa gridlock: Sanwo-Olu constitutes special traffic management, enforcement team

Comply with mask wearing order to avoid lockdown, Presidency warns Nigerians

Five kidnapped victims regain freedom after paying N1.7m ransom in Niger

NATION

Lagos extends junior workers resumption to Feb 26

Osun warns residents over five cases of UK COVID-19 strain

Southern Nigeria accounts for 60% of deaths so far, says NCDC

Uncertainty over police leadership as IG Adamu retires Monday

Nigeria has worlds highest unserviceable aircraft

NIMASA to assist in rescue of abducted 15 Turkish

PDP accuses Buhari of violating COVID-19 law

Nigeria needs urgent rescue Atiku

Brother of late Igbudu chief priest, one other stabbed in Delta

You are haunted by your failures, PDP tells Buhari

FG reopens Third Mainland Bridge

DAILY TIMES

Lagos govt slashes LASU tuition fees

200 jobs assured as FG commissions Yam storage facility in Nasarawa

Oil spill: Shell, environmentalists differ on Dutch courts ruling

Reactions as NNPC pledges support for $3.6bn brass methanol plant

Minister charges town planners to address urbanization

COVID-19: FCT intensify efforts to enforce strict compliance of Health Protection Regulation

Why Tinubus alleged presidential ambition may hit the rock with APCs membership re-registration

Wike affirms resolution of South-West PDP crisis

Implementation of APC True Federalism report key to restructure Nigeria Lukman

DAILY TRUST

As IGP Adamu retires today: Buhari to appoint new police boss

PDP accuses Buhari of violating COVID-19 protocols

COVID-19: Presidency warns of second lockdown

Why Nigeria should favour health care over COVID-19 vaccine – Bill Gates

COVID-19: Japan, UNDP, SDGs empower 2,320 people in Kano

Bagudu approves death sentence, life imprisonment for kidnappers, rapists

How infrastructure concessions yielded N2.4bn in 8 months

Income tax dropped by N120.29bn in Q4 — NBS

NIMASA to aid rescue of 15 kidnapped seafarers

Standardising cargo services can optimise air operations — NAHCO boss

Lagos to commence building of workers’ village

FG inaugurates council on construction

Minister charges town planners on urbanisation challenges

Screen teachers before minimum wage payment, minister urges NUT

Yobe: Over 1,000 eye surgeries conducted in 2020

Kaduna: Traders laud NGOs over hand washing facilities

Police nab suspected robbers, kidnappers in Abuja suburb

Driver nabbed for defiling 4-year-old girl in Ogun

13 suspected traffic robbers nabbed by police

Why I presented Yar’Adua for presidential election despite his kidney transplant – Obasanjo

HERALD

Presidency: Nigerians must obey PTF or risk fresh lockdown

Former PDP Lawmaker, 500 Others Defect to APC in Enugu

Federal Govt Reopens Third Mainland Bridge

Smear Campaign: Your Failures Are After You ‘ PDP Mocks Buhari

Agitation for Yoruba, Biafra nation is nonsense ‘ Northern prof

Police nab international child porn syndicate in Kano

Herdsmen: Peace can’t reign if Nigerian govs don’t accommodate Ruga ‘ Prof Yusuf

Probe ‘missing N4.4bn NASS funds’ ‘ SERAP writes Lawan, Gbajabiamila

BUSINESSDAY

Beyond tolls, Nigeria needs a sustainable road fund

Thirst for Nigeria oil fades as exploration drops

Oil rents should not be the PIB’s major goal

Small businesses manage to survive COVID-19 thanks to e-commerce

Evil forests and terror gangs in southwest

Observe COVID-19 protocols or risk another lockdown- Presidency

Nigeria 2021 budget ignores recession, includes ‘frivolous’ allocations

DAILY INDEPENDENT

NIMASA Assures On Rescue Of Kidnapped Turkish Seafarers

Pursue Aggressive Collaboration With Chad, Cameroon, Niger, Zulum Charges Service Chiefs

Why I Want To Become Nigeria’s President In 2023 ‘Ohuabunwa

82% MAN CEOs Call For Customised Approach To Forex Management

ITF Partners NDA On Capacity Development Of Staff

BLUEPRINT

Irabor leads new Service Chiefs to Borno as search to end insurgency continues

Farmers/herders crisis: Akwa Ibom ex-lawmaker advocates state ownership of ranch

Nigeria Sugar Institute ‘ll develop manpower in industry -Minister

Family member testifies against ex-AMAC manager in land grabbing case

200 Amotekun operatives deploy to Oke Ogun to end banditry, kidnapping ‘ Commandant

Ex-gov’s son takes mum to court over Dad’s property

 

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