Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 8 February 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH 

Pregnant cop: Ekiti sues IG, says police regulations violate constitution

APC membership registration: Hoodlums kill party chairman in Benue

Imo North: APC senatorial candidate heads to Supreme Court

PDP faults APCs claim of attack in Rivers LG

Buhari seeks reformed AU to remain relevant

Well oppose cultists becoming gov, Senator in AIbom Ex-Prelate

Diri backs electronic voting to solve poll challenges

Foreign investment in construction drops by $8m

17.03 billion litres of fuel consumed in 13 months NNPC

Petrol price may hit N190 as oil nears $60

Cryptocurrencies breed illegal activities, raise risks CBN

Audit query: NNPC, subsidiaries must appear before us, say Reps

Rosabon plans N10bn loan facility for SMEs

PenCom moves to reduce unfunded retirement savings accounts

Stocks post N370bn weekly loss amid profit-taking

FG to close Falomo Bridge after Third Mainland repairs

UK, Lagos boost waterways transportation, climate resilience with hovercraft

Consumption of soybeans, fish will reduce malnutrition Don

Firm earmarks $2.9bn for seaport project

Senator demand release of Kano barber arrested over anti-Islam hairstyle

Middle Belt, CNG disagree with Gumi over amnesty, cash for bandits

FCT kidnap epidemic: Ex-Immigration officer, three others abducted

Businessman, wife kidnapped in Delta community

Dont resume collection of levies at parks, Abiodun tells NURTW

Policeman who forced me to lie down and pointed his gun at me, cant do that to Yoruba or Hausa traditional ruler 77-year-old Igbo king

IYC carpets Wike for threatening protesters against NDDC

Three Chinese miners abducted by workers still in captivity

Five kidnap victims rescued, stolen cows, vehicle recovered

We achieved our objective despite COVID-19 outbreak LAPO boss

Resident doctors begin three-day warning strike in Nasarawa hospital

Osun imposes curfew as one killed in communal clash

Well dismiss lazy teachers, Akwa Ibom warns

Lagos factory ll be sanctioned for repackaging expired products

Again, bandits raid Kaduna communities, 19 killed, houses burnt

How Taraba NLC chairman was abducted – Brother

Use polling units for COVID-19 vaccines distribution, Kaigama advises FG

DR Congo announces resurgence of Ebola

Lagos police raid criminal hideouts, arrest 27 suspects

Herdsmen crisis: Address Nigerians now, Soyinka urges Buhari                                                                                   

THISDAY

Stakeholders Raise Concerns over Distribution of Extra Polling Units

Bandits’ Terror Reign Persists as 19 Killed in Kaduna LGs

Buhari, Tinubu, Okonjo-Iweala, Others to Speak at Lagos Economic Summit

Nigeria Meets Cameroon over Repatriation of 4,982 Borno Refugees

NNPC Earned $108.84m from Oil, Gas Exports in November

Ekiti Sues IG over Dismissal of Pregnant Constable

Senate: We Can’t Be Induced to Screen Ex-Service Chiefs

Why Nigerians are Afraid to Accept COVID-19 Vaccine, Says Kaigama

Retired NIS Officer, Three Others Abducted in Abuja

Police Confirm Murder of Former Owerri NBA Chairman

Ortom Seeks Arrest of Fulani Spokesman over Comments on Benue Killings

One Injured as another Building Collapses in Lagos

SERAP Urges W’Bank to Publish Documents on $500m Electricity Projects in…

NCFront Laments FG’s Inability to Calm Heightening Ethnic Violence, Civil Strife

NMA Attacks Health Workers’ Union, Says JOHESU Envious

Marauding Herdsmen Have Launched Guerrilla Warfare in Yorubaland, Says Agbekoya

House Committee Investigates Alleged Financial Mismanagement in NNPC Subsidiaries

Ganduje Organises Debate for Controversial Islamic Preacher, AbdulJabbar, Other Scholars

How FBI Warned FG, CBN on Scammers Using Cryptocurrencies to Defraud the West

How Troops Overran Terrorist Camps, Killed 60 Insurgents in North-east

Nigeria Pre-qualified for COVID-19 Vaccines, Not Disqualified, Says WHO

With $60 Per Barrel, FG in Dilemma over Deregulation

Drug Trafficker Excretes 86 Wraps of Cocaine at Abuja Airport

SUN

APGA wins Niger House of Reps by-election

Why new Service chiefs may fail to secure Nigeria ‘Akinkumni

Leveraging PIB to boost economic fortunes, safeguard national assets

Kwara APC: Dissidents risk suspension, says Gov AbdulRazaq

Anambra Guber: I will establish industries to create 80% jobs for youths within 1 year in office, if elected Gov ‘ Aspirant, Oligbo

FG gets revenue boost as oil prices near $60

COVID-19: Businesses need more support for survival, competitiveness ‘Adeniyi, NECA President

255 million full-time jobs lost in 2020

Kaduna: Bandits kill 19, burn church, several houses

Ganduje accepts public debate between Kabara, opponents

COVID-19: NCDC records 1,588 new Infections, total now 139,242

LASEMA rescues man from attempted suicide in Ikeja

Fayemi begs Ekiti residents to see police as their friends, confidants

GUARDIAN

Biden foresees ‘extreme competition’ with China, not ‘conflict

Africa records 27% decline in COVID-19 cases, 8% deaths

NOUN staff resolve to join ASUU

NIMC registers 3m NINs in two months

‘Government needs N2tr to immunise over 200 million Nigerians’

Devolution of power, solution to Nigeria’s problems, says Agbakoba

Enugu elders petition IGP, allege threat to life, intimidation

YCE solicits support for Gani Adams, Sunday ‘Igboho

Lady demands N1billion, employment for family of man allegedly killed by soldiers

Edo monitors COVID-19 protocol compliance at event centres

Africa records 27% decline in COVID-19 cases, 8% deaths

South African women turn to guns to fight rape, murder scourge

Biden says US won’t lift sanctions to bring Iran to talks

Communal clash: Osun Govt. imposes 24 hour curfew on 2 LGAs

AU must be reformed to stay relevant ‘ Buhari

Saudi says intercepted armed drone launched by Yemen rebels

200 missing in India after burst glacier causes flash flooding

Police arrest six suspects over kidnapping in FCT

VANGUARD

Police rescue kidnapped victims, recover rustled cows, stolen vehicle in Zamfara

Ganduje inaugurates APC registration, revalidation exercise

APC tasks security agencies to investigate killing of its ward chairman in Benue

COVID-19 palliative: Lagos Senator gives financial empowerment to 1,000 vulnerable in constituent

Police rescue kidnapped victims, recover rustled cows in Zamfara

Herders’ Eviction: Soyinka calls on Buhari to speak up, says crisis capable of causing civil war

Obaseki decries corruption in state healthcare system

Army Lieutenant to Captain promotion exam 2021 begins in Delta

Akwa Ibom: Teachers to face sack over truancy, laxity

Kachikwu’s books attest to our govt’s transparency in oil sector ‘ Buhari

PDP urges INEC to prioritize election integrity over polling units expansion

Gbajabiamila commiserates with House member over gunmen attack in Sokoto

Service Chiefs, Buratai, other ambassador-nominees top agenda as Senate resumes

War in Cross River APC over registration of new members

APGA wins House of Representatives by-election in Niger state

Delta LG polls: My running mate never a member of APM ‘ APC candidate

Naira depreciates as external reserves decline persists to $36.12bn

Introduction of electric vehicles will reinvigorate the economy ‘ NITDA DG

Principle of ‘no work no pay’ should apply to lecturers,others in Nigeria ‘ COPCSUN Chairman

Ekiyor begs Okowa to include Ijaw in university upgrade

Amid COVID-19 2nd wave, experts worry over late presentation of cancer patients

Commonwealth doctors raise alarm over rising incidences of cervical cancer

Nigeria not disqualified from accessing COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX ‘ WHO

Tension as teenage miscreants terrorise Lagos community

Bandits kill 19 in two Kaduna LGAs ‘ Commissioner

18 year girl kills mother in domestic crisis

Lagos clears air on controversial Opebi land tussle

Hoodlums kill APC ward chairman at registration training centre in Benue ‘ Police

Wamakko inaugurates APC membership registration, revalidation exercise in Sokoto

COVID-19 vaccination: Religious leader cautions against conspiracy, fake news

Banditry Offensive: Troops eliminate 52 bandits in Zamfara state, recover 16 Motorcycles, Arms, Ammunition.

Police arrest 6 kidnappers in Abuja, rescue victims

LEADERSHIP

We Should Stop Playing Politics With Security ‘ Lai Mohammed

Citing Neglect, IDPs Resort To Begging, Prostitution, Drugs

Insecurity: Afenifere, SOKAPU, Others Want 1999 Constitution Scrapped

Membership Registration: APC Leaders Not Against Process ‘ PGF DG

Gov Sani Bello Flags Off APC North Central Revalidation/Registration Exercise

PMB, Tinubu, Mo Ibrahim, Okonjo-Iweala Others To Speak At Ehingbeti

Don’t Confirm Ex-Service Chiefs As Ambassadors, Frank Urges Senate

Money Laundering: 2 Suspects In EFCC Net Over 3.1m Saudi Riyal

Bandits Kill 19 In Kaduna Villages

Nigerian AU Commissioner Will Strengthen War Against Terrorism- Onyeama

Refugee Commission Meets Cameroonian Officials Over PMB’s Repatriation Directives

Over 31,000 Applies For 2,000 Teaching Jobs In Adamawa

CSO Hails ‘Operation Safe Haven’ Over Mass Arrest Of Kidnappers

Nasarawa Hospital Declares No Work No Pay As ARD Commences Warning Strike

CBN’s Crypto Ban Will Stop Terrorism Financing, Money Laundering ‘ ACJHR

TRIBUNE

FG to build digital schools in Nigeria ‘ UBEC Boss

Approval of 20 private universities a mockery of Nigeria’s education ‘ ASUU President

COVID-19: Nigeria records 506 new infections, 20 deaths

More Nigerians continue to test positive, die of COVID-19 complications ‘ Analysis

Nigerian entertainers should participate more in politics ‘ Producer

Cryptocurrencies speculative, anonymous, used for money laundering, terrorism ‘ CBN

Investors lose N368bn in five days as bears persist at NSE

APC validation: Nothing unusual in Tinubu, Akande’s reservation ‘ PGF DG

PDP condemns alleged forced Kano APC membership registration

Gunmen kidnap Nasarawa State LG auditor general

Tambuwal hosts Sheikh Gumi, says drug trafficking, abuse fueling insecurity

FG, Cameroon parley on repatriation of Nigerian refugees

NATION

Governor threatens Kwara APC dissidents with explusion

We will continue to maintain transparency in oil sector, says Buhari

APC must plan, campaign well to win Anambra

How to end herders/farmers crisis, by PDP chieftain

Deputy Speaker, constituents disagree over constituency projects

Cryptocurrency: Bureaux de change operators back CBNs ban

North South Power Company seeks N5.5b for solar project

Nigerian equities lose N368b amid interim earnings

NAFDAC shuts SOMGEO for revalidating expired products

One kidnapped, three shot in Abuja community

Ayade swears-in Ikpeme as Cross River Chief Judge Monday

FG to repatriate 4,982 Nigerians from Cameroon

Zamfara APC factions resolve crisis, pick ex-Gov Yari as leader

I can finish off Boko Haram without govt support Sunday Igboho

DAILY TRUST

A/Ibom threatens to demote defaulting principals, sack teachers

Gombe religious’ leaders back law to protect children

Doctors fault JOHESU over MDCN bill, others

Police rescue 5 kidnap victims, recover 11 cows in Zamfara

NAFDAC shuts food coy for revalidating expired curry, thyme

Poverty, ignorance worsening COVID-19 in Nigeria — Kaigama

COVID-19: FG urged to prioritise vaccination of seafarers, dockworkers

Forgive one another, Lalong charges Nigerians

NYSC seeks expansion of facilities at Osun orientation camp

774,000 jobs: FG flags off special works programme in Benue

$500m: SERAP asks W/Bank to publish documents on funded electricity projects

HERALD

African Union must be Reformed to Stay Relevant ‘ Buhari

Herdsmen: Fani-Kayode blasts Unongo for advising Buhari to deploy soldiers to S’West

Terrible economy, insecurity chasing foreign lecturers away from Nigeria ‘ UI don

PDP is doing Boko Haram’s work’ ‘ Presidency

Sex party worse than COVID-19 ‘ FG

Train your children not to be like Bobrisky ‘ Runsewe advises parents

BUSINESSDAY

Revised PIB won’t guarantee Nigeria’s energy security

COVID-19 cure: Vaccine nationalism is a game Nigeria can’t play

N1.8bn daily subsidy worsens Nigeria’s precarious finances

Don’t ban transaction of cryptocurrencies, Atiku advises FG

Revamping Nigeria’s economy: Service chiefs to the rescue

After ‘killing’ public universities, FG now hands over tertiary education to private investors

Nigeria: Still On The Best Way Forward

How internal party affairs deny Nigerians benefits of good governance

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Osun Govt. Imposes 24-Hour Curfew On Two LGAs

Northern Elders Forum Should Stop Politicising Farmers, Herdsmen Crisis ‘Idahosa

Nigeria’s Capital Importation May Remain Low Till Q3:2021 ‘ Analysts

NEPC Will Partner NITDA, Ministry Of Communication To Fast Track Export ‘ Awolowo

Abia Orders Killer Herdsmen To Leave State Or Be Prepared To Face Prosecution

IYC Knocks Wike Over Threats To Stop Protests Against NDDC

Ban On Crypto: CBN Has Dealt Fatal Blow On Terrorist Financing In Nigeria, Africa ‘ ACJHR

NEW TELEGRAPH

Dust over Ganduje’s proposed ban on cattle movement

Troops kill 52 bandits in Zamfara ‘DHQ

Stay away from parks, Ogun warns NURTW members

NNPC cuts spending by N4.81bn in one month

How I prayed, fasted not to be made RCCG General Overseer ‘ Adeboye

Cryptocurrency: How cyber-criminals’ activities triggered CBN’s clampdown

BLUEPRINT

Herdsmen/Farmers Clash: Clamour for disintegration too Late- Gbenga Daniel

Lawmaker trains 35 Kogi youth, women on cashew farming

COL commends outgoing NOUN VC

Muslim students thumb up Osun govt on teachers’ recruitment

Embrace breast, cervical cancer screening, coalition urges women

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