Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 5 March 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN:

US Senate meets under tight security after new extremist threat

Brazil reports 2nd straight day of record Covid deaths

Buhari directs immigration service to tighten security around borders

Troops kill criminal gang leader, others in Kaduna

Price hike persists in Lagos despite end to food blockage from north

Senate panel orders perm sec to produce 55 missing vehicles

States yet to meet conditions won’t receive COVID-19 vaccines, says FG

Danger looms in Plateau over virgin land settlement

OPEC cuts may push oil above $70 fuelling petrol price hike concerns

Ex-military chiefs, security experts slam Northeast govs, reject mercenaries

High Internet cost forces people with 4G network coverage offline

US Senate meets under tight security after new extremist threat

Federal Government declares support for Pinnick’s FIFA Council bid

NLO club owners protest over ‘short notice’ to kick off of 2021 season

Guardiola says West Brom draw the catalyst for Man City’s winning streak

Man Utd to join Liverpool in not releasing internationals

Price hike persists in Lagos despite end to food blockage from north

Man arrested for unleashing dogs on detectives

LASTMA arrests dismissed officer for alleged impersonation

Police rescue 16 kidnaped victims, kill two suspected robbers in Delta

Man, 35, kills wife with knife stabs

Rotary gives e-learning equipment to school

Power bike accident kills Katsina businessman’s son

Who are the ‘bandits’ behind Nigeria’s mass kidnappings

Gov. Ortom commends Buhari’s order against illegal possession of AK47 rifles

Court orders DAAR communications to pay ex-newscaster’s entitlements

Putin says Russia vaccinated two million against virus

US House passes police reforms, voting rights bill

With threat of US Capitol ‘breach,’ House scraps Thursday session

Greece assesses damage from 6.3 magnitude quake

Eight injured in ‘suspected terrorist’ stabbings in Sweden

Cargo agents raise concerns about poor security, protocol at MMA2

New PIB should favour Abia, says Ikpeazu

Gunmen kill six policemen, soldier in another Cross River attack

Northern governors accused of turning kidnapping to money-spinner

Kano agency alleges fraud in relief materials distribution to IDPs

I didn’t get court injunction barring me as NLC boss, says Idima

Uzodimma paid group N1b to recall me, says Okorocha

PUNCH    

Insecurity: Drug barons funding terrorists, bandits Lawan

One dead in Gombe govs convoy accident

Five arrested with fake COVID-19 certificate in Lagos airport

Money laundering: Go after Yahaya Bello now, PDP tells EFCC

Gridlock persists as trucks return to Apapa roads

Oil soars above $ 67, Nigeria earns additional N318bn/month

Petrol queues abate as more stations resume operations

Notorious bandit Rufai Maikaji, others killed in Kaduna

Jigawa Rep, Yusuf Kila, is dead

NEPC vows to make Nigerian cuisines international brand

Herdsmen: Ogun to inaugurate Amotekun in Yewaland Abiodun

Manufacturing firms borrowed N570bn from banks in 2020 CBN

Buhari, Osinbajo for vaccination Saturday, exercise begins today

US companies plan $2.37bn investments in Nigeria

EFCC re-looted 222 assets recovered from Maina, others Witness

Old Mutual, group partner ahead of womens day

If coup plotters are pardoned, why not bandits Gumi

Senate queries 55 vehicles allegedly missing from federal ministry

Security agents, parents, youths clash over freed Zamfara schoolgirls

Ortom backs Buharis order on bandits carrying AK-47 rifles

Buhari orders security beef up around Nigerias borders

Ortom backs Buharis order on bandits carrying AK-47 rifles

Policeman, pregnant woman shot as gunmen abduct two in FCT

AbdulRazaq imposes curfew on Kwara communities over transporters violence

Its an aberration in a federation for govs to wait for Abuja before deploying security in their states DAWN commission DG

Bandits kidnap 60 women, children in Zamfara communities

Deposed emir Sanusi heads Kaduna investment board

JAMB plans N6bn head office in Abuja

Bauchi govll join APC soon, says Zulum

When leaving office, I decided not to remote-control my successor- Dickson

Yahayas declaration of Tangale new monarch executive recklessness Lawyer

NEast plans airline, bank, Zulum lays Bauchi Govt House foundation

Criminals, sponsors must face justice to stop killings Cardinal Okogie

Food traders not asking for too much compensation, says Bello

Seven Rivers task force officials arrested for alleged extortion

Hope rising for Lassa fever vaccine

Miyetti Allah backs Obiano order declaring AK-47-carrying herdsmen criminals

Lagos, Chinese investors sign agreement on automobile assembly plant

Jonathan, Obasanjo, Sirleaf, others inaugurate West African Elders Forum

Buhari meets Kogi gov, says Nigerias unity not negotiable 

WhatsApp introduces voice, video calls to desktop app

Twitter users lambast IrokoTv boss for saying N4.6m school fees is cheap

Ortom lauds Buhari over order to shoot persons wielding AK-47

EU trains military, police, others on border security

Abduction: Police deploy more officers as temper rises in Jangebe                                                                 

THISDAY

FG: No COVID-19 Vaccine for States without Cold Stores’ …

Farmers Access N122.63bn CBN’s Agriculture Credit Scheme

Obasanjo, Abdulsalami, Jonathan, Others Inaugurate Forum to Promote Democracy

Lawan: Drug Barons Financing Terrorists, Bandits

PANDEF Supports Buhari’s Shoot-on-sight Order

Bandits Kill Three, Abduct One as Insecurity Spreads to Kano

Bandits Ambush Soldiers in Katsina, Abduct 60 in Zamfara Village

Bala-Usman: NPA Contributed N151bn to FG in Four Years

Delta Police Kill Two Armed Robbers, Kidnappers, Rescue 17 Victims

Ali Accuses Border Communities of Protecting Smugglers, Killing Customs Officers

Police Parade Five Fake COVID-19 Certificate Racketeers

Five Feared Killed in Fresh Kwara Communal Crisis

Drug Barons Financing Terrorists, Bandits, Says Lawan

FG Formally Endorses Pinnick for FIFA Council Seat

SUN

My trial was pure display of naked power by Magu ‘ Obla

Anambra: APGA dismisses ‘false alarm’ over collapsing flyover bridges

2023: Igbo group begins lobbying for South- East presidency

Imo Assembly sacks Majority Leader Uche Ogbuagu

One-third signatories to Single African Air Transport treaty lack safety requirement

COVID-19 vaccine: Arik Air CEO wants aviation workers given priority

Port congestion: NIWA to move cargo from Lagos to Onitsha Port through ACTL

30,267 farmers got N4.32bn ACGSF loan in 2020, says CBN

IMF projects Nigeria’s GDP growth to be 3.3% in 2021

Oil workers shut down Brittania U over anti-labour practices

FG inaugurates FCCPC governing board, consumer protection tribunal

Shareholders endorse Vitafoam’s N979m dividend

Police shoot 2 suspects dead, rescue 16 kidnapped victims in Delta

Man nabbed for unleashing dogs on policewoman, others

No problem with NDDC Act, group tells lawmaker

Ihonvbere vows to champion amendment of UBE Act

Agony for commuters as bus operators shut down Badagry road over extortion

Nigerias COVID-19 deaths near 2,000 mark

VANGUARD

NSCDC bursts illegal foreign SIM card dealer

How police rescued 16 kidnap victims in Delta

Ghana’s Supreme Court upholds Akufo-Addo’s election victory

Arrest killers of Suswam’s brother, Orji Kalu tasks Police

NSCDC bursts illegal foreign SIM card dealer

Osun boosts MSMEs with N100m for job creation

Buhari meets Gov Bello of Kogi, says Nigeria’s unity not negotiable

Jonathan, Obasanjo, six other ex-Presidents inaugurate Elders Forum to promote democracy, good governance in West Africa

N3.7bn Fraud Allegation: Probe Bello, PDP charges EFCC; act your usual comedy, Kogi replies

BREAKING: Ogun Deputy Speaker impeached

Cold war: Imo Assembly removes majority leader

Akeredolu forwards list of four commissioner nominees to House of Assembly

PANDEF to FG: Give us new Nigeria, all zones ‘ve accepted restructuring, federalism principles

CBN guarantees N122.6bn agric loans

FG considers 20% hike in petrol freight cost

Nigeria is stuck in a rut, yet its citizens rule the world. Why

JAMB plans to build N6bn new headquarters in Central Area, Abuja

Schools re-opening: Some female students are pregnant ‘Educator

Coronavirus: Leading South African journalist dies from epidemic

Border communities team up with arms smugglers to kill officers ‘ Customs boss

Businessman bags 9 months jail term for receiving stolen generator

Woman in court for allegedly sending fake bank alert

Court nullifies practice against female inheritance in Akwa Ibom community

Cash Grant: FG empowers 5,280 women in Oyo

FG empowers 600 South-South women with start-up kits, seed grants

Again, troops engage Boko Haram at Marte village, rescue 28 locals in Sambisa

Okonjo-Iweala, Aisha Yesufu, Amina Mohammed, others lead Pack of 100 top women leaders in Nigeria

Breaking: Police arrest five Covid-19 certificate forgers at Lagos airport

LEADERSHIP

Freed Pastor Has Rekindled Hope On Chibok Girls ‘ Parents

Bandits Leader, Dozens Of Fighters Killed In Kaduna

Mambilla Power Project Exists Only On Paper ‘ Governors

Why We Did Not Meet With Bandits’ Commanders ‘ Niger SSG

Barons Giving Arms, Drugs To Bandits ‘ Lawan

Gunmen Kill 3 Persons In Kano, Abduct 1

States Yet To Meet Conditions Won’t Get COVID-19 Vaccines ‘ FG

Immigration Installs Technology To Monitor Borders From Headquarters

NDLEA Seizes N60bn Illicit Drugs In 6 Weeks

Change Tactics, Retired Generals Tell Service Chiefs

NIN Extension: Queues Persist At Registration Centres

CUPP Dissolves State Chapters With Immediate Effect

How Illegal Mining, Sales Of Gold Is AIDING Terrorism In Nigeria

Insecurity: Ortom Declares War Against Criminals, places Dusk To Down Curfew In Sankera

Food Blockade Would Have Snowballed Into A National Catastrophe ‘ Kogi Gov

Ortom Commends PMB Directives Against Illegal Bearing Of AK47

Fake COVID-19 Results: 5 Racketeers Arrested At Lagos Airport

Immigration Technology Centre To Make Identity Disguise Impossible ‘ Aregbesola

Ogun Assembly Impeaches Deputy Speaker Over Allegations Of Gross Misconduct

TRIBUNE

Katsina to re-introduce community, cattle tax system

Despite uptick in activity, equities market records third consecutive loss

Licensed local miners resolve to partner FG to tackle insecurity

JAMB to build N6bn headquarters in Abuja

Nigeria records 708 new COVID-19 infections, total now 157,671

My father never wanted me to become an actress ‘ Jumoke Odetola

How hike in prices of food will increase cases of domestic violence ‘ Experts

COVID-19: LASG assures tourism stakeholders of support to grow industry

Switzerland trains sniffer dogs to detect COVID-19

PIB: We hope 9th Assembly will keep its word ‘Stakeholders

NNPC: Reps probe 5.2m barrels Direct Sale Direct Purchase crude oil allocation

Customs generate N1.562trn from import, VAT in 2020, as Reps query spate of abandoned projects

Five arrested over fake COVID-19 negative certificates at Lagos airport

We’ve lost three doctors to COVID-19, over 1,000 other health workers infected in Delta ‘ NMA

We must not allow Benin Republic take advantage of our people on Tongeji Island, Abiodun begs FG

NDLEA needs restructuring, Senate President tells Marwa

NATION

101 Boko Haram suspects sue Fed Govt for N303m

UNILAG admission: Cut-off marks not yet released, says Registrar

Wike advocates 10 per cent to host communities in petroleum bill

Governors: NAFDAC must guarantee efficicacy

Small businesses get N53b to create 1 million jobs

Governor, ACF back order to shoot bandits with AK-47

ACF backs Buharis shoot-on-sight order against AK47 bearers

Uzodimma urges NDDC stakeholders to shun politics

Auditor-General queries ministry over missing 55 vehicles

2023: Igbo group pushes for South- East presidency

Five arrested for issuing fake COVID-19 certificate

Abductors of travellers in Osun speak Fulfulde -Police

Court sets aside interim forfeiture order against Sarakis Ikoyi homes

Shasha: Court remands seven for alleged arson, murder

Notorious bandit leader, gang members killed in Kaduna

Army debunks reported troops desertion

DAILY TIMES

Hoodlums earn more than professors in Nigeria -Peter Obi

Buhari, Osinbajo to get COVID-19 vaccines Saturday

BREAKING: Deputy Speaker of Ogun State Assembly impeached

Delta Local Council polls: Cp Mohammed Ari, restricts vehicular movement

Kaduna bows to pressure, shift LG elections to 5th June

2023:Igbo youth group hails Adebanjo, others for supporting S/East

Katsina state government approves the repatriation of 7,893 Almajirai

Police in Katsina vows to eradicate banditry

Food Blockade: FG to pay N4.75bn to Northern cattle dealers

I was forced to swear an oath by Orji Kalus brother Abaribe

Gov. Ortom commends Buharis order against illegal possession of AK47 rifles

FIRS targets N5.9trn tax and other revenue collection for 2021

I will shoot whoever I see: Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters

UK starts probe on Apple over alleged App Store monopoly

Pope insists on going to Iraq

Insecurity capable of undermining your govt, southeast elders tells Buhari

DAILY TRUST

Court refuses forfeiture of Saraki’s Ikoyi houses

Driver killed, 4 journalists injured in Gombe gov’s convoy

Shasha: Court remands 7 over arson, murder

Mixed reactions over call for beef boycott by Afenifere, others

2 killed, 16 workers rescued as police battle kidnappers in Delta

Rescind shoot-at-sight order, SERAP tells Buhari

… Ortom hails president’s directive

Senate queries Environment Ministry over 55 missing vehicles

HERALD

Lawan reveals source of funding for terrorists, bandits

INEC Trains Supervisory Polling Officers Ahead Ekiti-East by-Election

Money Laundering: Go After Yahaya Bello Now ‘ PDP Tells EFCC

NSCDC Bursts Illegal Foreign SIM Card Dealer

Buhari reacts as Bishop Wale Oke emerges PFN President

#EndSARS: Probe Oba of Lagos over looted $2m, N17m ‘ Nigerians urge EFCC

BUSINESSDAY

Double wahala for electricity customers: bad service, unresolved complaints

Import vs Produce Locally’ ‘ An enduring economic misconception

With a PhD at 26, her eyes on the mark, WENDY A. OKOLO steadily soars

How NEXIM is powering Nigeria’s quest to grow non-oil exports

Failed food blockage in Nigeria confirms law of economics

What Nigeria must do to attract more diaspora investment

Diaspora Nigerians face same challenges discouraging other investors ‘ NIPC boss

OPay outlines growth plans as total transactions hit $2bn in 2020

Naira firms by 1.09% as liquidity improves at investors window

Nigeria’s equities market loses over N200bn in 4 days

Demand in Morocco seals $1.4bn deal for Nigerian gas

A peep into Nigeria’s internal security and why the country is unravelling

The pains of doing business online in Africa

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Sasa Market Crisis: Court Remands Seven Suspects Over Arson, Murder

COVID-19: Governors, Deputies To Be Vaccinated March 10- Fayemi

Nigeria’s Economy May Crumble Over 5% Automobile Duty Waiver

Access Bank Unveils SwiftPay To Boost Digital Payments For SMEs

FG To Assist ABU In Sports Development’ Minister

We Are Not Bankrolled By Delta State ‘ Civil Society, DSIEC

NAN MD Tasks Online Publishers On Professionalism

NSCDC Bursts Illegal Foreign SIM Card Dealer

Police Apprehend COVID-19 Certificate Syndicate At Lagos Airport

2023: Igbo Presidency Will Engender Equity, Justice For Southeast ‘ Group

Rep. Yuguda Hassan Kila Is Dead

Police Rescue 16 Kidnap Victims In Delta

NIGERIAN PILOT

Legislative laxity stalled Nigerias gas master plan Expert

Investors lose N82.35bn

Protecting Consumers right, crucial for devt goals Adebayo

CBN reduces interest rates on intervention facilities from 9% to 5% P/A -NigPilot

Probe money laundering allegation against Gov Yahaya Bello

NEW TELEGRAPH

Five arrested for selling fake COVID-19 certificate at MMIA

Zamfara: Again, gunmen abduct over 60 women, children

Reps query FIRS for failing to meet N5trn target

EFCC loses bid to forfeit Saraki’s houses to FG

Senate orders Ministry to account for missing 55 vehicles

Drug barons sponsoring terrorism, banditry ‘ Lawan

Tighten border security, Buhari tells Immigration

BLUEPRINT

Newly married woman shot dead in Otukpo

Breaking: Chelsea beat Liverpool at Anfield, land in Premier League top 4

NAFDAC to determine Buhari, Osinbajo’s Saturday COVID-19 vaccination ‘ NPHCDA boss

Assault’: Court sentences driver to 9 months jail

NDLEA in financial mess, owes workers N4bn entitlements, morale low ‘ Marwa

Senate sustains query on 55 missing vehicles against Environment Ministry

Crude oil price hits $67 per barrel

 

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