MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:
25 killed, 30 injured in Niger communities for declining negotiations with bandits
One killed, as hoodlums set ablaze Ogun market, Seriki’s house
Bandits Kill Five People, Set Houses, Shops Ablaze in Sokoto
Residents flee Zaria neighbourhoods over kidnappers’ rampage
Gov. Akeredolu says Nigeria ripe for state police blames Foreign herdsmen for killings, kidnapping in forest reserves
Northern elders ask Fulani herdsmen to relocate from south
Nigerian Army denies secretly killing 6 ‘Igbo Christian soldiers’ in Abuja
Oil firms income tax payments drop to N47.74bn
Poor Nigerians’ll increase by 15 million soon -W’Bank
FG committing suicide by selling assets to fund budget’ Peter Obi
Nigerias idle refineries record N6b operational expenses
Senate constitution review cttee considers 2014 Confab, APC reports
PUNCH
Oil firms income tax payments drop to N47.74bn
Telcos collect 56.18 million NINs, FG fixes April 6 deadline
Poor Nigerians’ll increase by 15 million soon -W’Bank
Oil price rises above $57, highest in 12 months
FG, labour consider electricity, fuel price reports Feb 22
INEC to create more polling units, meet stakeholders
FG, SSANU, NASU create committee to address IPPIS dispute
Gunmen kill 26, abduct 40 in Niger, Sokoto communities
560,000 school age children have schistosomiasis in Nasarawa Govt
Mob burns Ogun market, Serikis house
15 incoming jets, eight unmanned aerial vehiclesll boost anti-insurgency war -Abubakar
Ekiti herdsmen registration begins as state dusts anti-grazing law
Nigeria ripe for state police, says Akeredolu
Foreign herdsmen behind killings, kidnapping in forest reserves Akeredolu
Reps deputy speakers aide sacked for fraud, says CoS
Panic in NYSC hqtrs, camps as resident officer dies of COVID-19
How I discovered three children with my ex-wife arent mine Judge
Ondo doctors protest salary slash, begin indefinite strike
Our corpsll enforce SEast govs open-grazing ban, says IPOB
Masked men kill three residents in Kaduna fresh attacks
There could be 10,00o Sunday Igbohos, Bakare warns
Kogi fumes over COVID-19 travel warning, alleges NCDC scaring investors
Drama as EFCC re-arraigns Kalu on N70bn fraud charges
Dont play politics with NDelta development, Wike tells NDDC
Assembly writes National Assembly, Buhari, insists on state police
300,000 killed, three million displaced in Nigeria since 2009 VC
Strike: FG, varsity workers meeting ends in deadlock
2023: Atiku, Tinubu are not good candidates for presidency Adeyanju
TI: Buhari breaking his own corruption records, says Adeyanju
NDLEA intercepts 3.30kg cocaine in Lagos airport
Oil thief bags two years jail term in Rivers
THISDAY
FG Inaugurates Storage System to Boost Yam Export
FG Vows Support for Proposed N2bn Animal Husbandry Centre
FG Puts up Recovered Assets for Sale, Invites Bids
Relief as FG Extends SIM, NIN Linkage Deadline to April
Obi Tackles Presidency, Insists Corruption Worsening in Nigeria
Army Denies Alleged Secret Execution of Six Soldiers
Fayemi: Nigeria Expects 140m Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines in 2021, 2022
JOHESU Threatens Nationwide Strike over MDCN Bill
FG, Labour Adjourn Talks on Petrol Price, Electricity Tariffs to February 22
Bandits Kill 21 People, Abduct 40 Others in Niger Communities
Ikpeazu Asks Security Agencies to Fish out Killer Herdsmen in Abia
Alleged N7.1bn Fraud: EFCC Seeks Re-trial of Orji Kalu in Lagos
Bandits Kill Five People, Set Houses, Shops Ablaze in Sokoto
FG, Varsity Workers’ Negotiations End in Deadlock
Senate Committee Rejects Voting Rights for Married Underage Girls
NDLEA Nabs Another Cocaine Trafficker at Lagos Airport
SGF: Nobody will Spend Billions of Dollars on COVID-19 Vaccines to…
PGF DG: TI Report a Political Campaign ahead of 2023
Hoodlums Kill One Person, Set ablaze Seriki’s House in Ogun
INEC to Engage Stakeholders on Voter Access to Polling Units
SUN
2023: Power must shift to the North Central ‘Benue CAN Chairman
Why power must move down South in 2023 ‘Kokori
APC massive registration in S’ East will ensure Igbo president ‘ Uzodimma
APC registration exercise: Abiodun calls for mass mobilisation
Underage married girls will not vote ‘ Sen Gaya
German court rejects complaint over male-dominated parliament
El-rufai excited, as Kaduna Bishop floats football club
FG releases N34bn for 377 rural roads to stop post-harvest losses
25 killed, 30 injured in Niger communities for declining negotiations with bandits
EndSARS: 64-year-old widow accuses 2 police officers of breaking her teeth
NEF over-heating polity -Afenifere
Insecurity getting worse, very worrisome Obi
GUARDIAN
EFCC seeks transfer of Kalu’s trial to Lagos
21 killed, 40 kidnapped in Niger
Northern elders ask Fulani herdsmen to relocate from south
Foreign airlines blame extra tests on fake COVID-19 results
Bad roads in North East stifle military operations, says CDS
Delay costs FG additional N679b on road projects
New petrol rule wants forex parity between NNPC, marketers
NDLEA arrests suspected drug peddler at Lagos airport, bursts cannabis warehouse in Nasarawa
Court remands teacher for allegedly killing 3 policemen
US voices concern on Iran satellite rocket launch
Anger after US police pepper-spray 9-year-old girl
FIFA thwarts Nigerian bid to scuttle Pinnick’s Council election
Naira depreciation increases cost-input pressures, weakens production
SON warns dealers under-dispensing oxygen, medical gases
Uneven vaccination pace may slow oil demand, amid huge stockpiles
Profit-taking drags capitalisation further by N164 billion
FG seeks support of AU, others to create African Single Digital Market
NIMASA assures Turkish ambassador of kidnapped seafarers’ rescue
Court adjourns Orji Uzor Kalu’s arraignment until June 7 as EFCC seeks transfer
NASS to submit report on Electoral Act amendment bill to Buhari in February -Gaya
EFCC arraigns corps member, one other for over ‘$500 love scam’ in Ilorin
Service chiefs: CSO carpets Garba Shehu for defending exclusion of Igbos in appointments
VANGUARD
INEC plans to meet stakeholders on Polling Units expansion
Electricity: Local producers of pre-paid meters kicks-off operation in Lagos, February ending
Law to ban moving cattle from North to South: PDP Senate caucus backs Ganduje
Buhari returns to Abuja after 4-day official visit to Daura, Katsina
Group challenges Oyetola to make members of public procurement board names’ public
Akeredolu raises alarm over illegal immigrants in Nigeria
Herders’ Eviction: Act now before it degenerates, Bashir Tofa tells Buhari
Confusion over appointment of new IGP, as Adamu welcomes Buhari to Abuja
One killed, as hoodlums set ablaze Seriki Fulani’s housein Ogun
INEC moves to create new Polling Units, set to engage stakeholders
Security Measures: APC South-West Reps caucus backs Akeredolu
I’ll love Igbo presidency, but democracy is game of numbers’ Tunde Bakare
FG committing suicide by selling assets to fund budget’ Peter Obi
Oil Market: Prices surge over $57.49 per barrel as OPEC, non-OPEC commit to output cut
FG extends deadline of NIN-SIM integration by 8 weeks
COVID-19: Kano govt shuts hospital for attending to severe COVID-19 cases
5.7m Nigerian women, girls use contraceptives ‘ Study
Why we’re inaugurating a Mega Political party next month ‘ Pat Utomi, Na’aba, Agbakoba, Moghalu, others
NEF tells threatened Fulani communities in South to relocate to North
LEADERSHIP
Gov Darius Urges FG To Embrace LG, State Police To Curb Insecurity
NDLEA Nets Another Cocaine Trafficker At Lagos Airport
Russia’s Sputnik V Vaccine Has 92% Efficacy In Trial
FCTA Warns Schools Against Violation Of Protocols
OPEC Applauds Russia For Provision Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Nigeria
US Still Facing Difficulties Curbing Pandemic
25 Killed, 40 Abducted In Niger Communities
Return Home, Northern Elders Tell Herders
Constitution Review: Senate Rejects Voting Right For Married Underage Girls
2023: Violence Will Decrease As New Electoral Law Ready In June ‘ Lawan
Insecurity In Southwest: Traditional Rulers, State Government Intervention Is Key- Churchill
PIB: Idjerhe Kingdom Kicks Against Sole Power Of Oil Coys
Gunmen Kidnap Father Of Bwari Council Chair
Orji Uzor Kalu Begs Court To Stop EFCC From Retrying Him
Underage Married Girls Will Not Vote ‘ Sen. Gaya
Court Remands Teacher For Allegedly Killing 3 Policemen
7 Banks Provide $260m Funding To AGPC To Generate 1.2GW Electricity
Investment Tribunal: NDIC Moves To Appeal N5m Judgment
COVID-19 Protocol: FG Threatens To Suspend UAE, Netherlands Flights
TRIBUNE
FG warns farmers against early rainfall planting in 2021 season
El-Rufai visits Niger, says terrorism, banditry, other criminalities will soon come to an end
No parallel registration exercise in Kwara ‘ APC stakeholders
PIB: Group rejects 2.5% vote for oil-bearing communities
Chevron oil spill: IYC blames FG over IOCs delay on Niger Delta clean-up
Nigeria confirms 1,634 new COVID-19 cases, toll now 133,552
PDP has no plan to change name ‘ Secondus
Another passenger caught with 3.30kg cocaine at Lagos airport
PIB: RMAFC chairman tasks National Assembly on redistribution of 13% Derivation Fund
Over 6500 books burnt as fire razes Bishop Idowu-Fearon’s 4-bedroom duplex in Kaduna
Danfodiyo University denies death of two students over hostel fire
Katsina communities now fully involved in matters of security
Wike says no ethnic group should claim dominance of NDDC
Expect electoral offences commission before 2023 elections, Senate President assures Nigerians
NATION
Alleged fraud: Kalu asks court to stop EFCC from retrying him
Naval chief warns personnel against criminality
$36.4b Foreign Reserves keep naira stable
Labour demands independent probe of fuel price increase report
Govts poverty reduction efforts wont work, says Obi
Lawan seeks establishment of Electoral Offences Commission
Anxiety over killer-herders persists in Oyo, Kwara
Buhari doesnt interfere in NNPC operations, says Kyari
Fed Govt to establish mining clusters in six geopolitical zones
Nigerias idle refineries record N6b operational expenses
Nigeria to get 140m COVID-19 vaccine Fayemi
How DNA proved Im not father of three kids, by Delta Judge
Apprehension in Abia as gunmen raid police station, kill one
Insecurity: Ibadan councils begin stakeholders meeting
DAILY TIMES
NDIC Kicks as Tribunal Slams N5m judgement
Alleged fraud: Orji Uzor Kalu asks court to stop EFCC from retrying him
Lagos Assembly passes 21 Years Imprisonment Bill Into Law For Cultists
Senate constitution review cttee considers 2014 Confab, APC reports
Service chiefs: CSO lambast Garba Shehu for defending exclusion of Igbos in appointments
Lukman accuses TI, CSOs perception of CPI 2020 as anti-APC smear campaign
Invest 10% of Nigerias revenue in industrial development, expert charges FG
Manufacturers confidence dipped in Q4 2020 to 42.06%, says survey
DAILY TRUST
Thieves break into late Media Trust director’s company, cart away valuables
Residents flee Zaria neighbourhoods over kidnappers’ rampage
FG extends NIN-SIM linkage by 8 weeks
FG to tackle interests crippling ports reforms
Gunmen abduct father of Abuja council boss
Maid retracts statement indicting employer of killing colleague
Why I built an orphanage in memory of my grandmother- Senator Yar’adua
ABU gives security tips as students resume academic activities
How ban on street begging forced me into business – Physically challenged cobbler
HERALD
Cattle is the crude oil of the north’ ‘ Shehu Sani advises Northern govs
Man, 63, beats cancer only to die by COVID-19 three weeks after
Kidnappers, herdsmen, cultists, all sorts of criminals in S’East forests ‘ Ebonyi gov
Court Adjourns Orji Uzor Kalu’s Arraignment Until June 7 as EFCC Seeks Transfer
Nigerian Army denies secretly killing 6 ‘Igbo Christian soldiers’ in Abuja
BUSINESSDAY
Nigeria’s growing debt fails to lift citizens
FG’s borrowing does not reflect share of economy
NESG highlights 4 reforms for Nigeria’s economic recovery in 2021
Timely intervention saves Nigeria N2.4bn PPP revenue
FG lauds partnership with private sector on Nigerian Sugar Institute
Nigerian nurses fleeing to UK hit 4yr high
Is national generosity capable of alleviating poverty
Covid-19: Manufacturers delaying vaccine delivery in Nigeria ‘ Minister
DAILY INDEPENDENT
NESG Identifies Four Key Areas To Jump-Start Economy
Strike: FG, Varsity Workers’ Parley Inconclusive
COVID-19: Kogi Government Threatens To Sue PTF, NCDC
Restructuring Has Become A Political Campaign Tool ‘Sani
Former Lawmakers Have Serious Roles In Proffering Solutions To Challenges Facing Nigeria- Lalong
New Salary Structure For The Police
How Finance Act 2020 Will Shape Nigeria’s Tax Environment In 2021 ‘ Oyedele
International Passenger Traffic Declines By 60% In 2020 ‘ ICAO Report
Expect Low Turnout In APC Membership Registration Exercise- APC Chieftain
Police Arraign PDP Youths’ Leader, Others For Allegedly Burgling Party Secretariat
Again, NDLEA Arrests Passenger With Cocaine At Lagos Airport
Your Strategy May Lead To Tribal, Ethnic War, Set South West On Fire- NANS Cautions Igboho
PEOPLESDAILY
Ensure full enforcement of COVID-19 health protection regulations 2021- IGP orders AIGs, CPs
Widow bags 1 month jail term for attempting to steal laptop
Why anti-graft war is difficult in African countries ‘ Expert
Senate calls for harmonious relationship among health professionals
Miyetti Allah accuses Vigilante for killing 80 of members in Niger
Maiduguri thrown into darkness as insurgents destroy electricity tower
Northern govs hail Buhari for appointing new Service Chiefs
Kano set to evacuate millions of street beggars, hawkers, homeless people
NEW TELEGRAPH
PDP to U.S.: Prevail on Buhari to protect Nigerians
Kalu to court: Stop EFCC from trying me again
2023: Electoral Act amendment’ll reduce violence ‘Senate
COVID-19: No vaccination, no pilgrimage, PTF tells Nigerians
FG extends NIN-SIM linkage deadline to April 6
Northern elders to Buhari: Protect herders from eviction
Buhari has never interfered in NNPC operations ‘Kyari
FG begins sales of forfeited multibillion naira assets
BLUEPRINT
Corruption: PGF boss faults CPI report, accuses body of political motives
Service Chiefs: CSO replies Presidency on exclusion of Igbos
2021 Hajj: NAHCON committed to ensuring acceptable pilgrimage for Nigerians ‘ Chairman
Group hails Buhari on infrastructural development in FMC Asaba
Breaking: In Borno, Zulum sacks health commissioner
Utomi urges youths to believe in Nigeria, marks 65th birthday
FG announces new deadline for NIN registration, linkage
NIGERIAN PILOT
Northern Elders express worry over ejection of Fulanis in Southern Nigeria
Chief of Naval Staff evolves with a new strategy to fish out personnel that collude with criminals
Borno, Adamawa, Yobe to benefit from GPEs $20m Funding Grant
Sustain capacity building, effort of NAF, Abubakar urges new CAS
Reflections as Nigerias reputation cries for Help
Stop promoting nepotism, CSO tells Garba Shehu
Alleged corruption: Gov Umahi threatens N1bn legal actions
