Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN:

US concludes Russia poisoned Navalny, imposes sanctions

US presses Saudis over Khashoggi killing amid calls to punish prince

US men accused of helping Ghosn escape arrive in Japan

Gunmen kill elder brother of former Benue State governor

Terrorists kill six in Kaduna, troops raid bandits’ hideouts

At last, FG takes delivery of COVID-19 vaccines

Buhari declares Zamfara no-fly-zone, bans mining activities

Our abductors threatened to kill, fry and eat us – Jangebe schoolgirl

EFCC arraigns BPE ex-boss over alleged N1 billion bribe

Don’t demonise Sunday Igboho, Akintola warns Makinde

Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie loses mother

INEC moves against hiccups in voters’ access to polling units

Wike, Fintiri broker truce between Ortom, Mohammed

Texas utility files for bankruptcy after $2.1 bn power bill

NPA offers to partner NLNG to increase gas production capacity

Nigeria’s opportunities great despite challenges, says Amina Mohammed

Government disburses N1.13bn to 11,636 artisans, employees under survival scheme

N4.2b North-East bridge ready for use soon, says Chinese contractor

Manufacturers to leverage $81m renewable energy fund to bridge gaps

Right gas pricing regime to aid industrialisation, says SPDC

Why Bitcoin ban undermines digital progress and damages public trust

Nigerians scramble for fuel as price hike, scarcity spread

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

DisCos’ sustainability questioned as FG pays N50bn monthly subsidy

Stakeholders lament rising piracy, kidnapping on Bayelsa waterways

One in four people will have hearing problems by 2050: WHO

PUNCH 

UK risks 27bn loss over delayed international travels -Report

Military, BHaram battle for control of Borno community

Court orders probe of KAROTA boss for rights abuses, bribery

Auto dealers battle forex challenge, duty reduction worries manufacturers

FG opens March savings bonds

Petrol scarcity persists, transport fares rise by 100%

Three million Nigerians lost N18bn to Ponzi schemes SEC

FG approves Warri airport reopening for daylight operations

Saraki meets Obasanjo, says APC cant handle Nigerias problems

CBN-financed farmers cultivated 3.64 million hectares Emefiele

Kwankwaso hails Wike, asks gov to prepare for national assignment

Reps move to restrict FG on loans, agreements, others

Obasekis ex-CSO demands N3.6bn from APC chieftains, for defamation

Investors lose N120bn as stocks resume decline

PDP tackles electoral agency over Kaduna LG poll

Insecurity, number one economic challenge facing Nigeria, others AfDB

Matawalle, ACF clash over kidnap leaders identities

NLC mobilises for protest over planned re-classification of minimum wage

I was made to swear on oath by Orji Kalus brother Abaribe

EFCC deepens Tinubu probe, demands asset declaration form from CCB

Kwara, Oyo meet, brainstorm on joint security squad

Victims lament as oil spill ravages Rivers farmlands, fish ponds

Wike, Fintiri reconcile Ortom, Mohammed in Rivers

DAWN meets SWest agric commissioners over food security

Varsities, polys behind mobilisation of illegal graduates for NYSC Oloyede

Kagara loses monarch after release of schoolchildren, Buhari mourns

Obiano orders herdmens census, crackdown on roaming herder

FG bans flight over Zamfara, goes after watch list actors

Two feared killed, houses burnt in fresh AIbom communal clash

Drama as Sowores supporter arrives court in cultural apparel

Three jailed 50 years for abducting housewife, baby

NURTW, RTEAN activities suspension for two weeks Akeredolu

Assembly demands resumption of international flights in Kano

Ogun Assembly moves to impeach deputy speaker for gross misconduct

Dont panic over hike in food prices, Lagos tells residents

Abduction: Going to school shouldnt be a risk, UNICEF tells FG

FIRS targets N5.9trn in 2021, Mani tells Senate panel

FG declares Zamfara no-fly zone, bans mining

Police ban covered number plates, sirens in Ekiti                                                                                

THISDAY

Military: Borno Town, Dikwa, Retaken from Boko Haram

Nigeria Needs to Boost Food Reserves, Says Emefiele

With Arrival of COVID-19 Vaccines, FG Steps up Vaccination Campaign

Senate Concurs with House, Confirms Service Chiefs’ Appointments

FG, China Finalise Financing Negotiations for Katsina-Maradi Rail Line, Others

SEC Raises the Alarm over Rise in Ponzi Schemes

UK Nominates Nigerian Lawyer, Akande, for UN Law Commission

NLC Plans Protest over Bid to Decentralise Minimum Wage Negotiation

Bandits Kill Six in Multiple Attacks on Kaduna Communities

NDLEA Recovers 27 Rifles in Niger, Destroys 5 Hectares of Cannabis…

More Nigerians At Risk of COVID-19 Infection, Tomori Warns

Gunmen Assassinate Suswam’s Brother

398 Firms Bid to Evaluate Assets Forfeited to FG

PIB: 2.5% Fund for Host Communities Not Acceptable, Says Diri

Fuel Queues: We’ve Enough Petrol to Last for 40 Days, Says…

House Urges FG to Secure Release of Pastor Yikura from Boko…

Again, Bandits Kidnap 18 Persons in Niger Community

INEC: Inadequate Polling Units may Hamper 2023 Elections

COVID-19: SEC Raises the Alarm over Rise in Ponzi Schemes

Senate Passes Older Persons Rights Bill, Amends Child’s Right Act

Fire Guts Army Headquarters, No Casualty, Says Army Spokesman

Nigeria Needs to Boost Food Reserves, Says Emefiele

FG Delegation to Understudy Egypts Siemens Power Project

Seplat Posts N191bn Full Year Revenue, to Pay Final Dividend

PIB: CSOs Fault 2.5% Proposed Fund for Host Communities

Shell Pledges Support for FGs 5,000 BCF Gas Expansion Plan

SUN

Ahead of Delta local polls, commissioner warns political operatives, police

Amnesty to bandits: How Buhari’s pronouncement doused tension

PDP crisis: Party group asks Makinde to tame his followers

Alleged libel: Obaseki’s ex-CSO demands N3.6b from APC chieftains, threatens court action

Crude diversion: Court fixes March 9 for ruling on Shell’s blocked accounts

Emefiele tasks Nigerians on farming for food security

LASAA begins awareness campaign on regulation of outdoor adverts

Scarcity: FG promises raw deal for marketers hoarding petrol

Food blockade to south, bad resolution strategy ‘ Stakeholders

FG, OCP Group partner on fertiliser production for farmers

Ponzi schemes threat to investor protection, says SEC

Lekki Port project’ll address Nigeria’s maritime infrastructure deficit ‘Du Ruogang

Consult opposition parties, others for solutions, Saraki tells Buhari

1 in 4 people may have hearing problems by 2050 WHO

Schoolgirls abduction: You must reveal those behind it, ACF tells Matawalle

FG declares Zamfara no-fly zone, bans mining activities

Niger: Bandits kill 1, abduct 30 in separate attacks

US tasks new service chiefs on insecurity, human rights

VANGUARD

Witness reveals in court how N74bn recovered by Maina was used to finance 2012 Budget

NSCDC arrests 50 over pipeline vandalism in Imo

Again, three students kidnapped in Katsina

Convention: APC sets up constitution review committee

Five injured in fresh attack on Fulani settlement in Oyo village

Armed men suspected to be late Gana’s loyalists assassinate Senator Suswam’s elder brother

My Herdsmen/Fulani profiling feud with Gov Ortom regrettable ‘ Gov Mohammed

Reps seek to enforce treatment of victims of gunshot wounds

Volvo cars to make only electric vehicles by 2030 ‘ Official

Nigerians must fight the anti-terrorism war as one

Nok Varsity will create new civilisation of love to counter bigotry, hate’ Bishop Kukah

Vaccines: FCTA warns residents against flouting COVID-19 protocols

Students’ Abductions: Plateau women want schools to teach security drills

Boko Haram retakes Borno LG, residents trapped

Discriminate against older persons, pay N2 million Fine,Senate warns

Kaduna Electoral Commission is the best ‘ El Rufai

Trial of Sowore, others adjourned to May 7 as ‘babalawo’ storms court in solidarity

Two feared killed in Akwa Ibom community renewed boundary clash

Police nab 5 notorious armed robbers, recover fire arms in Nasarawa

NLC threatens strike over minimum wage

LEADERSHIP

Reps Consider Direct Debit Of Utility Bills From MDAs’ Budget

Reps, NADDC Unveil Electric Car Assembled In Nigeria

NYSC Formidable Platform For National Unity ‘ Gov Sule

Youths Alert On Diversion, Sabotage Of Nigeria’s Crude Oil

Bandits Asked Us To Marry Them, Be Their English Teachers

FG Takes Delivery Of 3.9m Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines

Court Asked To Nationalise Shell Petroleum

Nigerians Have Lost N18bn To Ponzi Schemes ‘ SEC

Fuel Hoarding: DPR Threatens To Shut Down Erring Filling Stations

CBN Unveils Rice Pyramids In Kebbi

Lagos Seals Project Sites For Contravening Building Regulation Laws

Saraki, PDP Top EchelonVisit Obasanjo, Rally Supports For PMB On Insecurity

Continuous Attack On Benue Farmers, Threat To Food Security- -BATJ

TRIBUNE

3,000 women receive FG cash grant in Kogi

21 million people across six states benefit from WaterAid’s Covid-19 protection project

2023 Delta Guber: Emerhor laments infighting, bickering, calls for unity in APC

How FG’s unstable policy hindering growth of Nigeria automobile industry

Nigeria records 479 new COVID-19 infections, total now 156,496

8,292 policemen to man Delta LG election

Court sentences labourer to death by hanging in Ogun

Revocation of visa restrictions on Nigeria affirms close ties between Americans and Nigerians ‘ US secretary

Investors lose N122.5bn as equities market reverses gain

Senate prohibits sexual offenders from working with children

Police officer narrates how petitioner’s brother died in gun duel with robbers

Fresh political realignment as ZLP, Ladoja group join APC in Oyo

NLC, TUC set for nationwide strike over FG move to remove minimum wage from exclusive list

Okowa harps on sustained provision of infrastructure for Deltans

COVID-19 vaccines will cushion humanitarian challenges in Nigeria ‘ Minister

NATION

CBN votes N50b for Commodity Exchange

TCN records 5,801Mw peak wheeling

How traditional birth attendants reduce maternal deaths in IDP camps (I)

Family of 14-year-old detainee petitions National Assembly, PSC, IGP

Gunmen kill Suswams brother, aide

Freed 279 Zamfara pupils: they threatened to kill, eat us

Panic in Kwara over herders relocation from Oyo to 13 villages

Buhari orders crackdown on bandits, kidnappers, others

COVID-19 vaccination begins in Abuja Friday

Nigerians lose N18b to Ponzi schemes

LCCI projects higher February inflation

CBN to phase out $40b OMO Bills market

Obasanjo, Saraki, Oyinlola in closed-door meeting

Shell blocked accounts: Court rules March 9

Herdsmen: Abiodun deploys joint squad to Yewa

DAILY TIMES

Zamfara schoolgirls: We saw our schoolmates father with bandits -Victim reveals

MASSOB leader, Uwazuruike accuses Nnamdi Kanu of causing mayhem in Igboland

Nigeria records highest power transmission of 5,615.40MW

Afenifere, Gani Adams, Igboho to launch campaign against Beef consumption Friday

BREAKING: Buhari declares Zamfara state No-Fly Zone over rising insecurity

South-east professionals lauds Buhari over developmental projects in the zone

2023 presidency: Fani-Kayode names two zones that should produce Buharis successor

BREAKING: Fire Guts Nigerian Army Headquarters

BREAKING: COVID-19 vaccines arrives Nigeria

BREAKING: Senate confirms Irabor, others as Service Chiefs

Boko Haram: Terrorists patrol Dikwa town, urge residents not to panic

Dangote Sugar up production by 13.7% amid COVID-19

FG targets 500,000 employees under survival fund scheme

2023: Sunday Igboho Threatens Ambitious Yoruba Politicians

Food threat: Biafra group unveils plans against North

DAILY TRUST

EFCC asks CCB to produce Tinubu’s assets’ declaration form

EU, British Council pledge support to civil society in Nigeria

We must move from talks to results — WTO DG, Okonjo-Iweala

Emefiele seeks sustained agric investments

Market loses N122bn after stocks sell off

‘Nigerians vulnerable to scams without cryptocurrency’

FG, Moroccan firm partner on fertiliser production

We’ve 100 techs for commercialization — FIIRO

AfDB gives $320,000 grants to ECOWAS agency

Reps seek direct debiting for MDAs’ utility bills

FCT minister orders AEPB to sanitise pedestrian bridges

Kafanchan residents appeal to KEDCO to restore electricity supply

Why we chose foreign varsities for our scholarship scheme – Kwankwasiyya

FG to build 600 houses for IDPs in Kano

FG commissions facilities at Katsina FMC

Start agric revolution now, Bode George, Gen Olanrewaju tell Sanwo-Olu

Sacked Ganduje’s aide speaks after regaining freedom from DSS

ACF asks union to lift ban on South-bound food

Group launches $10M campaign fund for women in politics

Senator Suswam’s Brother Shot Dead

‘Let’s see if this will crush bandits’ – Matawalle rejects FG’s no-fly zone

Niger: Bandits on rampage again, kidnap 50 passengers

Again, bandits ‘abduct’ 3 students in Katsina

Pastor who blocked masquerade from his church beaten to coma in Kogi

Why we want to convert existing polling points to polling units – INEC

Sokoto businessman killed after payment of N5m ransom

Herders/Farmers crisis: Ortom, Bala Mohammed reconcile in Port Harcourt

How CBN Agric interventions enabled GDP growth

Saraki tells Buhari to include opposition, others in fight against insecurity

HERALD

N74bn Recovered by Maina, Was Used to Finance 2012 Budget, Witness Tells Court

Jos Electricity Distribution Invests N800m to Improve Power Supply in Benue

Anambra Assembly Expresses Worry Over Increase in Crime Rates

Intelligence report available on those profiting from insecurity ‘ NSA

Police Establish Additional 5 Units to Address Banditry in Sokoto

Not all governors are like you ‘ Kwankwaso hails Wike’s strides in Rivers

NSE Market Capitalisation Drops N123bn on Nestle Loss

IMF, European Commission Urge Africa to Embrace BRAVE Fiscal Policies

Those destroying Nigeria won’t give up easily ‘ Mailafia

AUTHORITY

IPP- SARS DNA test shows woman not the mother of her son

No casualty in Army Hq fire incident

Take fight to bandits, insurgents, Lawan charges new CDS, Service Chiefs

3.92 million doses of Covishield vaccine arrived Nigeria from Indian Institute

2023: APC inaugurates Constitution review Committee

Fuel Queues: It is Artificial Scarcity APC

Abia 2023: Zoning must be respected- Apugo

2023: NASS will support INEC to achieve electoral integrity, transparency Lawan

BUSINESSDAY

Buhari directs security chiefs to recapture areas occupied by criminals

How smaller non-profits can manage their fund raising

Nigeria’s drag on US fish export ban questions FG’s diversification plan

Food prices spike over blockage of trucks

ANALYSIS: Business owners recount tales one year after COVID-19

After rough 2020, optimism rises for investment in Nigeria

SMEs report rise in demand as Nigeria PMI swings back to positive

Concern grows over stoppage of food supply to southern Nigeria

Twelve things we learnt from Seplat’s 2020 financial report

How a gas company raised $650m facility during COVID-19

China Africa Business Council opens first African office in Nigeria

Naira weakens the most in 3 months as dollar shortages persist

DAILY INDEPENDENT

FG Declares Zamfara No-Fly Zone, Bans Mining Activities

COVID-19: AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe, Efficacious ‘ PTF

Allow NDDC To Operate, Uzodimma Urges Stakeholders

Okowa Promises To Restore Warri Lost Glory As Diri Inaugurates Road, School Projects In Delta

How FG Wants To Eliminate Multiple Taxation In Mining Sector

ASUU Embarks On Indefinite Strike In Taraba Varsity

COVID-19: Don’t Hoard Vaccines Like Palliatives ‘ Nigerians Beg

Army: No Mass Resignation Of Soldiers In 2020′ Reps’ Report

Six People Killed In Fresh Kaduna Village Attacks

NIGERIAN PILOT

Group petitions EFCC, ICPC, others over alleged corruption by Kogi govt

Senate receives Buharis request to confirm Space Research DG

APC to Police: Unmask sponsors of kidnapping, banditry now

Agric to boost sector value chain for business in Nigeria

NLC threatens indefinite strike over fuel price, says hardship overwhelming

Army confirms fire incident in its Headquarters

Court orders Daddy freeze to pay N5m for committing adultery

NEW TELEGRAPH

Zamfara kidnap: We slept on faeces, human parts ‘ Schoolgirls

Take battle to terrorists, Senate charges Service Chiefs

APC amends constitution to accommodate Caretaker C’ttee

Buhari to Security Chiefs: You must flush out criminals

Emefiele unveils rice pyramids in Kebbi

3.94m COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive in Nigeria

ACF seeks Zamfara gov’s probe over students’ abduction

FG: 398 firms bid for valuation of forfeited assets

BLUEPRINT

Obasanjo’s ex-aide suit gets May 11 date for hearing

Enugu gov to provide space for NITDA South East zonal office

Fuel scarcity: IPMAN urges Nigerians to stop panic buying

PIB: 2.5% for host communities not acceptable ‘ Gov. Diri

Actors Guild presents N200, 000 to member affected by explosion

 

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