Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 5 February 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

DAILY TIMES

Biden to pursue arms control, seeks to engage China U.S. envoy

FEC approves 20 private varsities, N36.3bn for power, aviation projects

APC denies wooing former President Jonathan for 2023

Akeredolu raises alarm over illegal immigrants in Nigeria

World Cancer Day: WHO raises alarm over increase in cancer cases

Ambassadorial role: Plan to shield Burutai from ICC probe will fail- Deji Adeyanju

FG tasks NIPOST on revenue generation

BREAKING: President Buhari extends IGPs tenure

PUNCH 

Persistent attacks driving Borno residents to Yobe Police

Suspected herdsmen burn Kogi school, timber contractor killed

There’s network of logistics supporting banditry El-Rufai

Police arrest Rivers varsity guard who defiled 16-year-old girl

APC membership registration constitutional, Buni replies Akande

INEC assures voters of additional polling units nationwide

Diri reshuffles cabinet six months after appointment

Again, Senate summons NDDC over N6.25bn COVID-19 palliative sharing

Investors lose N110bn as stock market extends decline

NLNG generates $108bn, delivers 5,000 cargoes in 21 years

FG plans increase of petrol freight to N9.11

Oyo farmers returning to communities seized by Fulani man

EFCC describes how Mainas son fled to US through Niger

Two brothers killed as vigilantes battle bandits in Kaduna

SSANU, NASU begin strike today over IPPIS, others

One burnt in shop as midnight fire ravages FCT market

PDP, other oppose Buratai, ex-service chiefs as ambassador

SANs fault IGPs three months tenure extension

Igboho supporters launch Gofundme to chase away killer herdsmen

EFCC asks A’Court to order Justice Yunusas retrial

Crisis in Zamfara insurgency, not banditry Gumi

Smugglers attacking us with AK 47, charms Ogun Customs boss

UNICAL students resume without hostel accommodation

Gunmen raid FCT community, kidnap PUNCH reporter, two others

EFCC arraigns five over N6m cyber fraud

Nigerians can do business anywhere they want Northern govs

Solution to insecurity not with foreigners Group

Ohanaeze warns against inciting comments, condemns herdsmens lawlessness

Ooni to Igboho: You are forgiven, I am behind you

Hunter Biden to publish memoir detailing drug addiction

Police offer N10m for information on two suspects                                                                                   

THISDAY

FG Begins Implementation of Ports Process Manual

DPR Links Oil Thefts to Insecure Land Terminals

NDLEA Arrests Suspected Drug Peddler at MMIA

Ibom Air Introduces Reward Scheme for Customers

160,000 Job Seekers Await NCS Employment Result Two Years After

Police: Four Borno LGs’ Residents Forced to Flee

NLNG Generates $108bn, Delivers 5,000 Cargoes in 21 Years

Buhari Kicks against Imposition of Election Candidates by Politicians

NDDC Worker Accuses Agency of Spending N6.25bn on COVID-19 Palliatives

Ekweremadu’s Elder Brother Slumps, Dies in Enugu

You are Forgiven, Ooni Replies Sunday Igboho

Man Jumps from 7th Floor, Dies during EFCC Raid

I Saw Insurgency in Zamfara, Not Banditry, Says Gummi

Gunmen Abduct The PUNCH Reporter, Two Others in Abuja

Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Probe of Yari over N900bn Fraud

Amotekun Arrests 37 Herdsmen, 5,000 Cows in Ondo

Former AG of Cross River, Joseph Abang, Debarred

House Member, Galadima to Forfeit N60m over Fleeing Maina’s Son

Shell May Exit Onshore Operations in Nigeria

Alleged Treason: Court Declines to Revoke Sowore’s Bail

Militants Attack Civil Defence Corps Operatives, Cart away Arms in Bayelsa

No Northerner Has Been Given Quit Notice in Igboland, Says Ohanaeze

Election: Buhari Expresses Opposition to Imposition of Candidates by Politicians

COVID-19: NDDC Official Accuses Management of Spending N6.25bn on Phatom Palliatives

Quit Order: Amotekun Arrests 37 Herders, 5,000 Cows in Ondo

SUN

Insecurity: Buhari should act fast to save Nigeria ‘Ortom

Rivers Assembly summons council chairman, principal officers over councillors’ impeachment

Save Ogun APC from plunging into crisis ‘ Group begs Buhari, Buni

Kano PDP condemns threats to public servants to register with APC

Nigerians will vote out APC in 2023 ‘ Gov. Wike

APC committed to wider spread across six geo-political zones ‘ Registration Committee Chairman

COVID-19: Lack of medical volunteers worry Tokyo 2020 organiserd

Nigeria records $5.1bn portfolio investments

NEPC will partner NITDA, Communication Ministry in fast trackingexport -Awolowo

Earned allowance: UNN, ABU, UNICAL get lion share of released N40bn

ASUU tasks newly approved private varsities on quality education

FG expects over N1tr OPS investments from road concession

Buhari nominates Buratai, Ibas Olonisakin, Sadique as ambassadors

NSIP: FG kicks off onboarding of 5,000 independent monitors

Sylva receives former Bayelsa commissioner, others into APC

2023: What we are doing for APC to win Delta ‘ Omo-Agege

GUARDIAN

Indian Celebrities Hit Out At Rihanna For Farmers’ Protest Tweet

Edo records 30 new cases in second wave of COVID-19

Uzodimma lifts curfew in remaining four local councils

Ganduje bars Islamic cleric from preaching, accuses him of incitement

Oyo Afenifere chides Buhari over insecurity in South West, proffers solutions

Bandits kill two in Kaduna as natives repel invasion

Four cannabis farmers apprehended in Ondo Forest Reserve

FG needs to support Pinnick’s bid for FIFA Council, says Oneya

Stakeholders raise concerns over future of energy in Nigeria

Oworonshoki-bound lane of Third Mainland Bridge closes weekend

NDLEA intercepts men with cocaine at Lagos, Abuja airports

NDDC in fresh trouble over N6.2b COVID-19 palliatives fund

EFCC gets court approval to arrest ExxonMobil MD

Hunter Biden to publish memoir detailing drug addiction

Minister laments incessant fire outbreaks in major markets across FCT

FG extends IGP’s tenure by 3 months

VANGUARD

Survival Fund: FG disburses N27bn, opens last scheme portal Feb. 9

Ekweremadu’s brother dies after slumping during budget defence in Enugu State House of Assembly

ASUU, students union leader bemoan proliferation of universities in Nigeria

2021 outlook: NESG advises FG on priority areas for economic growth

Alleged treason: Court awards N150, 000 fine against Sowore’s co-defendant, Bakare

ECOWAS leaders re-elect Ghana President Akufo-Addo for another term

Tenure Elongation: What we have now is retired IG illegally occupying office ‘ Ozekhome

Why we’re investing in digital innovation, entrepreneurship centre ‘ FG

We won’t treat establishment of polling units as constituency projects ‘ INEC

APC membership registration meant to strengthen party, says Buni

Ambassadorial nomination: Pass law to stop Buhari’s nepotism, disrespect for public opinion, Junaid tells NASS

DSS warns against ethnic, religious violence in Lagos, Sokoto, Kaduna, Rivers, Oyo, S-East, others

Regional autonomy’ll address Nigeria’s diversity challenges, Agbakoba tells Buhari

Man jumps from 7th floor of 1004 Estate to avoid EFCC

Gunmen kill man 24hrs after LG chair’s disbandment of local vigilante

BOI reiterates commitment to partnering indigenous firms

N6.25billion COVID-19 Palliatives: Senate gives Pondei, Others last Warning to appear before it

I earned N200 daily as labourer, now I own construction company ‘ Muibi Hammed, Destiny Crest boss

Nothing wrong with Buhari nominating ex-Service Chiefs as ambassador designates, says NEF

Abuja fire outbreak: Minister directs NEMA to assess damage for relief items

LEADERSHIP

Nigeria To Receive Largest Share Of MTN/AU’s COVID-19 Vaccine Soon

Lagos Tasks Contractors On Prompt Completion Of Projects

Avoid Sit-tight Syndrome, Akande Advises APC Caretaker Committee

Oyo CP Harps On Synergy With Security Agencies To Defeat Bandits

COVID-19: UI Bans Hostel Accommodation For Students

Future Of APC Lies In Internal Democracy,Transparency ‘ PMB

TRIBUNE

What is happening in Zamfara is insurgency, not banditry, says Sheikh Gummi

Herdsmen: We are discussing with CBN for security funding ‘ Cassava farmers

It is wrong to equate cattle to human beings ‘Asemota

NCDC confirms 1,340 new COVID-19 cases, toll now 136,030

Stop intimidating civil servants to register, PDP tells APC in Kano

Oyo CP advocates joint patrol by sister agencies to fight crime

Improvement in cancer screening, treatment boosting patients’ survival rate ‘ AGPMPN

Southern, Middle Belt leaders fault ex-service chiefs nomination as non-career ambassadors-designate

OPL 245: Documents admitted by Italian court against me not authentic, Adoke alleges

Ex-service chiefs ambassadorial nomination plot to avert investigation ‘ PDP

Nigeria presently has no IGP properly recognized by law ‘ Adegboruwa

Amotekun flushes out 37 herdsmen, 5,000 cows from forest reserves, streets in Ondo

Nigerians will vote APC out 2023, says Wike

NATION

Commission seeks judges retrial for alleged bribery

Court dismisses suit asking EFCC to probe ex-Zamfara Governor Yari for N900b fraud

Treason: Judge frowns at Sowores, Bakares conduct

Nigerians will vote out APC in 2023, says Wike

Mainas son Faisal flees to U.S., EFCC tells court

Buni to Akande: membership registration constitutional

Buhari nominates ex-service chiefs for non-career ambassadorial jobs

Medical director cautions workers on handling of psychiatric patients

Gunmen abduct Punch reporter, others in Abuja

Catholic Dioceses initiative sensitises Sokoto community on curtailing spread

Lawyers fault Buharis extension of Police IG Adamus tenure

PTF is unfair to Yobe on alleged under-reporting of virus

Why COVID-19 new variant is deadlier, by health commissioner

NCDC report: cases decreased by 13.4 per cent last week

Buhari nominates Olonisakin, Buratai, others for non-career ambassadorial positions

Youths, students threaten protest over primary healthcare crisis

Senate vows to probe N6.25bn NDDCs palliatives scam

APC has changed Nigeria tremendously- Minister

Alleged treason: Judge frowns at Sowore, Bakares conduct

Labelling all herdsmen killers could lead to war -El-Rufai

HERALD

Nigeria Customs Seized Goods Worth N2.4bn in Ogun

Adegboruwa faults Buhari over extension of IGP’s tenure

N2bn Ponzi Scheme Alleged Fraud: Lawyer Petitions EFCC, AGF, Others

NIN, Prerequisite for Issuance, Renewal of Driver’s Licence ‘ FRSC

NSE’s Capitalisation Drops Further by N112bn on Profit Taking

Police announce N10m reward for 2 suspects (Photo)

Reps Express Concern Over 5 Years Unaudited Accounts of FMB, TETFUND

APC Membership Registration to Begin on Feb. 9 in Delta

DAILY TRUST

FG alerts farmers of bird flu outbreak

Sunday Igboho: Over N7m raised for bus purchase to rid herdsmen in South West

Varsities may close again as SSANU, NASU begin strike today

Afenifere, NEF, diplomats react as Buhari appoints ex-service chiefs ambassadors

Access to cancer screening, treatment still poor in Africa — WHO

Cattle rearing: Nasarawa gov wants Fulani to embrace NLTP

What I saw in Zamfara is insurgency, not banditry — Sheikh Gummi

Wike inspects projects in Adamawa, commends Fintiri

FG to raise petrol haulage rate to N9.11/litre

NLNG earned $108bn, paid $35bn dividends in 21 yrs

FG rolls out N5bn grant for MSMEs

Equities shed N112bn as performance dips

Reps direct CBN, NSITF to pay mortgage bank equity

Buhari to APC Youths: I Appreciate How Our Online Warriors Defend Me

Purchasing index hit 6 months low in January

‘Blame ship-owners on failed import waiver’

Sustained social investment programmes will reduce poverty — NECA

‘Nigeria may lose out as auto investment destination’

AUTHORITY

INEC To Establish More Polling Units In Registration Areas

Buhari nominates Olonisakin, Buratai, Ibas, Abubakar, Usman as non- career ambassadors

Gunmen Kidnapped PUNCH Journalist in Abuja

Cliff village in SW Chinas Sichuan province becomes Internet-famous tourist attraction

Survival Fund: FG rolls out Guaranteed Off-take, general MSMEs grant

BUSINESSDAY

It’s time to talk about state-directed anarchy in South-eastern Nigeria

Uncertainty over electricity tariffs leaves many in the dark

Visible or feasible: Differentiating between similar English words

Explainer: Oil is heading for $60: Here is what it means for Nigeria

India doubles healthcare spend, opens up insurance in ‘get well soon’ budget

What AfCFTA can learn from West Africa trade pact pitfalls

Five ways Lagos is trying to solve its ugly traffic problem

With collapse in cost of funds, IFC sees fall in demand from Nigeria

Digital Bank, Carbon processed $240m in payments in 2020

Nigeria’s food imports rise to 5yr-high despite FG’s local production push

Annual retreat for employee engagement and productivity

War Agaist Coro (WAC); A mixture of bad and good news

How to forge inclusive economic recovery in Nigeria

The oil boom is over, toll roads, build a fund now

DAILY INDEPENDENT

National Assembly’s Push To Break PIB’s Glass Ceiling

Nigeria’s Worsening State Of Corruption

Presidency, APC Using Decoy Of Ambassadorial Nomination To Shield Ex-Service Chiefs From Investigation ‘ PDP

Incessant Killings: Groups Give Herdsmen 14 Days To Quit Edo Forests

FRSC To Partner Stakeholders On Workstations For Training, Retraining Of Drivers’ Oyeyemi

Alleged Treason: Court Awards N150, 000 Fine Against Sowore’s Co-Defendant, Bakare

Fresh Crisis In Delta APC As Registration Exercise Turns Riotous

PEOPLESDAILY

N1bn cancer fund: Stakeholders push for creation of Agency

Experts preach compliance as violation of COVID-19 protocols persists in FCT

FG okays 20 new private universities

Gov. Zulum inaugurates rehabilitation of Maiduguri-Bama road

Stop Adamu from parading as IGP, lawyer tells court

COVID-19: NGF wants states to set up centres for disease control, reveals Fayemi

PDP extols Babatope, Oyinlola, Kawu Baraje on their birthdays

Woman, 40, in court over alleged attempt to steal 3 children

NEW TELEGRAPH

APC tackles Akande, says membership registration constitutional

INEC receives 5,747 requests for new polling units

Wike: Nigerians’ll surely vote out APC in 2023

20% hike in petrol freight cost looms

Buhari taps Olonisakin, Buratai, ex-military chiefs as diplomats

Eviction: Northern govs warn against attacks on herdsmen

Fraud trial: Maina’s son flees to U.S., EFCC tells court

SIM registration suspension: Telcos lose N4.5bn in one month

Ekiti: Robbers snatch N20m from Gov’s Office accountants

FEC approves establishment of 20 new private varsities

Ortom attacks Buhari over insecurity

$20bn crude unaccounted for in seven years ‘Reps

COVID-19: Pfizer targets $15bn from 2021 vaccine sales

Loan: Chinese firm illegally obtained N5bn waiver ‘Reps

BLUEPRINT

6 killed, 7 houses burnt in Gwarimpa market fire

Group harps on societal re-orientation for good governance

Stop illegal connections from distribution transformers, KEDCO boss warns

Ohaneze declares: We never issued quit notice to northerners

Defence minister tasks DIA on intelligence gathering

Oba of Benin sacks priest over unauthorised sermon

Updated: Buhari nominates Olanisakin, Buratai, other ex-service chiefs as non-career ambassadors

NIGERIAN PILOT

Group blasts IPOB for portraying Igbo as a violent tribe

2023: I have no political ambition MC Oluomo

Buhari Media Organization to PDP: Stop showcasing your ineptitude

PDP will reclaim Presidency in 2023, says Kawu Baraje

APC Registration: Delta APC will have more members registered from opposition parties Omo-Agege

Momoh helped Buhari to pick his running mate Ngige

 

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