Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN:

Trump endorses rival to Republican who voted to impeach

French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy convicted for corruption

Stakeholders lament rising piracy, kidnapping on Bayelsa waterways

Bandits out to embarrass FG with abductions, says minister

FG launches homegrown strategy for COVID-19 vaccination roll out

Terrorists kill 10 in Kaduna, abduct three in Niger

Telcos count losses as inactive telephone lines hit 7.6m in two months

DisCos’ sustainability questioned as FG pays N50bn monthly subsidy

PDP queries Supreme Court’s refusal to hear its application on Ihedioha

IPC condemns assault on The Guardian reporter by armed police

NBA partners Hennessy to develop basketball in Nigeria, Africa

With Usoro, Ofili, Nigeria now has nine Tokyo Olympics track/field tickets

UNILAG, IFMA partner to train facility managers

NCDMB admits smart concepts threaten jobs in oil industry

New loan benchmark may trigger asset bubble in banks

FG says it’s set to receive COVID-19 vaccines tomorrow

Agitators demand arrest of Gumi, Bauchi governor over stance on banditry

Two killed during attempt to detain Chad opposition figure  

PUNCH

Police summoned us to Abuja over cows death, but failed to probe our obas murder President, Ifon Development Union

Host communities challenge FUTO over land

Diri assents Bayelsa anti-open grazing bill this week

We’ll secure schools from bandits, Niger vows

Panel grills Abuja CMD over alleged negligence in corpers death

PGF DG cautions Buhari, APC against politicising Nigerias challenges

Apapa residents relieved as e-call up begins LASG

External reserves drop by $1.1bn in one month

Stock market begins March with N70bn gain

Monthly instant payments, PoS deals drop to N19tn

Ibom Air airlifted 500,000 passengers in 20 months Management

Petrol scarcity, ploy to hike price, say marketers

NMA faults NPHCDAs registration portal for COVID-19 vaccination

Nigeriall overhaul power grid through Siemens deal FG

Amnesty, ransom will encourage bandits, kidnapping -Peter Obi

Oil, power firms bank debts rise to N5.94tn

LASAA seeks compliance with outdoor advert regulation

IPOB wont kill soldiers if Kanu lives in Nigeria- Uwazuruike

NDLEA nabs commercial driver with human heads

Dangote Sugar Refinerys profit rises to N29.78bn

Southern states dismiss blockade, North food traders insist on strike

Residents flee Niger community in trucks over incessant attacks

Armed men in military uniform, hoodlums burn Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom police stations

NDLEA seizes N60bn drugs in six weeks

One unconscious, police aide escapes death in Bauchi govs convoy crash

Artiste, 10 others paraded for robbery, fraud in Osun

Over 1,000 Ogun refugees now in Benin, villagers tell govt

Police-Military team neutralises eight bandits in Katsina

Appeal Court faults order stopping Rivers APC revalidation

Okonjo-Iweala resumes as WTO DG, meets 164 delegates

Seven northern states shut schools over rising banditry, abductions

Gunmen kill 10, raze houses in fresh Kaduna attacks

Igbo cant afford another war MASSOB

DSS invited our leaders for blocking food to South Northern traders

Osinbajo asks NIPSS participants to unravel mystery of failed projects                                                                                    

THISDAY

NCDMB Selects 40 Beneficiaries in Second Round of Project 100

Oil Price Rebounds to $66 Ahead of OPEC Meeting

FG Begins Online Registration of Nigerians for COVID-19 Vaccination

COVID-19: Lagos Extends Work-from-home Directive by Four Weeks

IPC Demands Retraction of Gumi’s ‘Journalist-are-criminals’ Statement

Okonjo-Iweala Assumes Duty, Rallies WTO Officials for Reforms

Boko Haram Regrouping in Nasarawa, Gov Warns

Nigeria, Emirates Count Losses as PTF Moves to Resolve Rift

Again, Bandits Kill 10 in Kaduna Communities

Gunmen Kill 10, Injure Others in Sokoto

Niger Residents Flee Homes over Incessant Attacks

Policeman in Coma, Nine Others Injured in Bauchi Gov’s Convoy Accident

US Tasks Nigeria on New Approaches to Combat Terrorism

Ex-BPE DG, Dikki Arraigned over Alleged N26bn PHCN Severance Benefit Scam

We will See Better Security in Nigeria, Says Presidency

Residents, Motorists Excited as Apapa Gridlock Eases Off

Despite DSS Intervention, Northern Foodstuff, Cattle Sellers Insist on Supply Blockade

Yoruba Leadership Group Tasks Buhari on Insecurity

Ex-Finance Minister, Usman Demands N5bn Compensation for Niece’s Murder

WTO: Japan Congratulates Okonjo-Iweala

Buhari, Osinbajo to Get COVID-19 Vaccines on Saturday

CBN Calls for Greater Policy Coordination to Support Economic Recovery

FG Mulls Policy to Earmark Procurement Contracts for Women

SUN

Petrol scarcity bites harder in Abuja, Oyo, Yobe

FG, 2 foreign investors partner to develop solar farm

DSS invites cattle dealers’ union for questioning

SCI, journalists move against child marriage

Strike: Abia teachers defy govt, remains at home

Editors kick against amnesty for bandits

Nigeria insecurity no longer acceptable APC PGF DG

US envoy opens Window on America in Nigeria

1157 students kidnapped in 7 years

FG orders Customs, NAFDAC to seize unauthorised vaccines

No plans to hike petrol price in March NNPC

VANGUARD

Kano Hisbah arrests 2 men suspected of sending pornographic materials to married woman

Security operatives neutralise 8 bandits, recover arms in Katsina ‘ Police

EFCC raises alarm over fake recruitment advert on WhatsApp

Apologise to Ikpeazu, PDP tells senator Adeyemi

Sanwo-Olu commissions refurbished Ajeromi council secretariat

Marketers warn against hoarding of petrol, assure adequate supply

COVID-19 violation: Court sentences 32 people in Edo

Police arrest robbery gang terrorising Osogbo

FG set to launch housing scheme for IDPs

Illegal Arrest: Court orders EFCC to pay N50m to Applicant, tender apology

Kidnappings: FG tasks NSCDC on school protection, to establish Women Corps

Apologise to gov Ikpeazu, PDP tells Smart Adeyemi

Igbo can’t afford another war ‘ Uwazurike

Akeredolu appoints new Chief Press Secretary, retains Chief of Staff

Delta LG polls can only be rigged if electorate sleep ‘ Omo-Agege

Reps summon finance minister, DG budget over ‘controversial’ waivers

Boko Haram members, strange herdsmen in 5 Nasarawa LGAs ‘ Gov Sule

Flood: Warri/Uvwie drainage ‘ll be ready by 2022 ‘ Okowa

LEADERSHIP

EFCC Arraigns Ex-BPE DG For N26bn PHCN Severance Scam

Bauchi Gov Threatens To Revoke Non-performing Contracts

US Begins Distribution Of Third Vaccine As Concerns Grow

Halting Food Supplies: DSS Invites Cattle, Foodstuffs Dealers Union

Again, Gunmen Attack Ebonyi Police Division

PDP: Plot To Remove Secondus Will Fail ‘ Suswam

Terrorists Now In Border Towns With FCT ‘ Governor Sule

COVID-19: Fear Of Executive Order Forces Civil Servants To Observe Protocol

Fuel Scarcity: Black Marketers Take Over Abuja, Lagos, Oyo, Others

US Create More Opportunities For Nigerians With New Centre

Fmr French President Nicolas Sarkozy Jailed In Historic Ruling

Uncomplimentary Remarks: Apologize To Kogi Gov, APC Tells Abaribe

NDLEA Nabs Man With 2 Human Heads

Convert All Grazing Reserves To Ranches, NIAS Tells FG

COVID-19: Nigeria To Receive 4m Doses Of AstraZeneca Vaccines on Tuesday ‘ FG

After Releasing Schoolboys, Bandits Strike Again In Kagara

How N100 Tricycle Levy Made Kano Residents Trek Long Distances

Abduction Of School Pupils Threat To Nigeria’sFuture’ Ansaru-Deen Chair

FG May Compel DisCos To Refund Money For Prepaid Metres To Customers

TRIBUNE

FG launches online portal for COVID-19 vaccination registration

Nigeria records 360 new COVID-19 infections, total now 156,017

Benin group warns against dragging Oba to politics

Corps member’s death: Petitioner’s allegations against Garki Hospital untrue ‘ CMD

Local equities market opens month bullish, adds 0.33 per cent

Gridlock: LASG issues 6-day quit notice to illegal structure owners in Apapa

Return to site or lose your job, Bauchi governor threatens contractor

Obaseki vows never to negotiate with NUT over industrial issues

NYSC empowers 30 corps members with N9 million under SAED

Demolition: Over 1000 traders in Abakaliki building materials market displaced

Doctors seek special healthcare package for indigents in Ogun

NATION

My husband sent me packing after 39 years of marriage

Sanwo-Olu: We will conduce to give priority to security

70% of Nigerians will be vaccinated by 2022 PTF

Akeredolu: There will be no abandoned project

PDP, APC tied to apron strings of financiers in Cross River

COVID-19: Global insurance remains resilient

Anxiety over fuel price hike thickens with bullish oil price predictions

Only prepared States will get vaccines, says FG

Drama as police parade 172 Cubana clubbers, workers

Dont demonise Sunday Igboho, Akintola warns

Ibadan residents decry scarcity of fuel, cows

I was to deliver two human heads in Akure, says suspect

Gunmen attack another police station in Ebonyi

DAILY TIMES

Police arrest 172 clubbers at Cubana Night Club for violating Covid-19 protocols

FG to Flag-Off Eastern Rail Corridor 9TH March 2021 Transportation Minister

Concerned Nigerians demand release of Salihu Yakasai, other critics of Buhari

2023 Presidency: Fight for power, Power is not given, Zwingina tells South-East

APC advocates tighter security around schools

China outlaws new corporal punishment, verbal abuse in schools

It is less evil for school children to be kidnapped than ransack communities Sheik Gumi

FG Begins Online Registration Of Nigerians For COVID-19 Vaccination

Oil marketers, retailers kick against plans to re-introduce petroleum tax

Equities market sheds N1.36trn in one month

Ajaokuta steel plant can create 10,000 jobs for Nigerian engineers

DAILY TRUST

FG inaugurates 105-room hotel for Correctional Service

Gunmen slit throats of father, 2 sons in Zamfara community

Amnesty will encourage more criminal activities — Peter Obi

We have what it takes to keep schools safe – FG

Failed implementation of policies, programmes bane of Nigeria’s devt – Osinbajo

Gunmen kill 22 in Kaduna, Sokoto

Kidnapping: Lagos deploys policemen in schools

Gombe gov sacks information commissioner, 2 others

3 kidnapped as bandits attack another Niger community

Power system collapses lowest in 12 years

Gov Emmanuel donates land for proposed Air Traffic School

Strategic leadership, effective risk mgt key to good performance in hard times — Chambers

FG may approve fuel price hike this week

HERALD

President Buhari Receives Briefing on Zamfara Schoolgirls’ Abduction

Food blockade of south by north ‘ not in Nigeria’s best interest ‘ By Fredrick Nwabufo

Dangote Grooms Nigerian Engineers to Manage Refinery Complex on Completion

Ignore fake recruitment advert on WhatsApp ‘ EFCC urges Nigerians

Military action alone can’t end banditry, kidnappings ‘ APC Govs Forum

Grandmother’ tag: Okonjo-Iweala accepts Swiss newspaper’s apology

Igboho now S’West’s most popular, powerful man ‘ Fani-Kayode

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria’s local gas focus opens investment opportunities

How COVID-19 impacted policy measures in Nigeria

Here’s how FMBN leverages good financial accounts for business growth

FG, crude oil theft, pipeline sabotage is getting out of hand

Will Northern Nigeria ever find peace

Nano, micro, small, and medium-sized businesses in Lagos State -Way Forward

Small businesses groan under rising diesel cost

MTNN sets record in 2020 with largest revenue of any Nigerian company

Northern Nigeria flour mills sees first nine-month profit in five years

Naira gains 0.26% after CBN admits currency devaluation

Nigeria’s stock market opens March on a positive note

After rout in February, will March bring any relief for Nigerian stocks

Local investors account for 79.56% of Nigeria’s equities trade in January

SEPLAT shows resilience in FY 2020 despite challenging year

Financial market to see excess liquidity as CBN issues N4.1trn special bills

DAILY INDEPENDENT

We Can’t Depend On Buhari Alone For Security ‘ Presidency

NBC Jams Radio Biafra Signals In Lagos, Says DSS, Police Will Go After Operators

Bakassi Council Presents N9.6bn 2021 Appropriation Bill

Electoral Bill: Group Begins Countdown, Tasks National Assembly On Speedy Passage

NUJ Decries Lack Of Potable Water In Enugu

DG PGF To Buhari: Nigeria’s Security Situation No Longer Acceptable

Siemens Power Project: Nigeria To Understudy Egyptian Model For Effective Implementation

National Institute: Lalong Advocates Implementation Of Formulated Policies

Nigeria’s Insecurity Fueled By Collapse Of Public Character ‘ Pat Utomi

Don’t Subject National Aspirations To Political, Ethnic Or Religious Biases ‘ Gov Lalong

C/River Speaker Inaugurates Classrooms, Pays Fees For 169 Students

Abuja Residents Lament As Fuel Queue Surfaces In Filling Stations

Bayelsa Assembly To Pass Anti-Open Grazing Law Wednesday

NEW TELEGRAPH

Mother of six appeals eviction from matrimonial home

Insecurity: Bandits attack Katcha LGA, abduct 3 persons

PDP Reps calls for immediate release of Yakassi by DSS

NNPC debunks March fuel price increase

Insecurity: It seems Buhari doesn’t care about Nigerians ‘ Catholic bishop

Fuel pump price may drop to N100 ‘ Presidential Aide

NANS urges FG to declare abductors of students terrorists

Education is bedrock for nation building ‘ Jonathan

BLUEPRINT

Boko Haram regrouping in 3 Nasarawa LGAs, Gov Sule raises fresh alarm

2023: GYB posters flood Yenagoa, Portharcourt, Warri

RMRDC working towards establishing NEEM product to fight Covid-19

China outlaws corporal punishment, verbal abuse in schools

Insecurity: FG assures of schools’ safety

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