Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 8 March 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Pope Francis prays for ‘victims of war’ in Iraq’s Mosul

At least 20 dead, 600 injured in Equatorial Guinea military camp explosions

Biden to sign order to make voting easier on Selma march anniversary

Senator accuses FG of treating bandits, terrorists with kids gloves

Jubilation as herdsmen warlord, Wakili, is arrested in Oyo

Special force kills six pirates in Akwa Ibom

EFCC recovers NHIS’ N10billion trapped in bank

Anxiety over fake COVID-19 vaccines

Schoolboy among five dead in Senegal unrest

Royal row reaches a head as Harry and Meghan speak to Oprah

Explosion kills three fishermen off Gaza

Merkel’s bloc slumps in polls on German virus woes

PUNCH

Unprecedented looting happening under Buharis watch, says PDP

APC registration to correct reward system -Great Ogboru

NaAbba, Agunloye, Nwosu, others lead NC Fronts merger committee

PDP sweeps Delta chairmanship, councillorship seats in LG election

NLC, Rep disagree over minimum wage decentralisation bill

Nothing wrong in NUC approving 20 universities at once, there are opportunities for varsities to tap Caleb University VC, Owens-Ibie

Grant Vatsa state pardon, family pleads with FG

Presidency names Buharis 32 women on Womens Day

Lagos seals 11 event centres, nightclubs

LASG begins monitoring of Lekki, Magodo converted property

Govt begins intervention in fishing communities

COVID-19 has worsened economic inequality for women Experts

UPDATED: Why we detained OPC members who arrested Wakili -Oyo Police

Shiroro, six others suffer from Discos load rejection

FAAN seeks suspension of statutory revenue contribution

Banks woo customers with new CBN naira-4-dollar policy

Investors lose N240bn as stocks extend losing streak

Nigerias gas can support West African market

Power sector loses N59.33bn despite 5,802MW peak generation

FG, firm sign MoU for oil palm development

Health workers lists: Uncertainty surrounds vaccination in Kano, Osun, Delta, eight others

We spent N966bn on pipeline repairs, NNPC replies AuGF

EFCC invites Ondo Speaker, Clerk over alleged fraud

A woman may succeed Buhari, says Marwas daughter

Police, hunters comb forest as gunmen abduct two fresh Osun travellers

EFCC helping to retrieve N11bn in bank, N6bn stolen NHIS

PDP alleges padding of N797.23bn Abuja-Kano road project

Presidency denies fire incident in Aso Villa

Police intelligence officer abducted in Edo

Firm asks court to block SAP accounts over breach

CILG gets new state coordinator

WAEC delists 30 Benue schools over exam malpractices

Four suspected pirates killed in Akwa Ibom shootout with police

Names unlisted as MACBAN alleges 21 herdsmen missing in Anambra

Zulum uncovers 650 ghost families in Borno IDP registers

Oshiomhole wanted to transform to godfather, derail our plans Shaibu

Leah Sharibus parents write Buhari, beg President to fulfill promise

Compel herdsmens leaders to produce farmers killers, PDP tells Fayemi

Cultists wives, man who killed 22 people arrested in Lagos

Wakili: Arrest of OPC operatives shows security forces encouraging terror on Yorubaland Group

Minimum wage: PGF warns NLC against continued reliance on strikes

NAF bombs bandits hideouts, kills scores in Kaduna

Attack: FAAN wont shut down Kaduna Airport MD                                                                                    

THISDAY

President Mourns as S’Court Justice, Ngwuta, Dies

Despite Improved Wheeling Peak, Power Sector Loses N26.6bn

FG Beefs Up Safety Measures at Northern Airports

APC Has No Zoning Agreement on 2023 Presidency, Says Bello

South-east PDP Elects Zonal Executive Committee

FG to Complete Digital Switchover By 2022

Afenifere Hails Arrest of Notorious Bandit Leader, Wakili

Gunmen Abduct Police Officer in Benin

Presidency: Fire Ravaged Villa’s Outside Perimeter Fence

PDP Sweeps All 25 Chairmanship Seats in Delta

Military Battles Boko Haram on Maiduguri-Damaturu Highways

Lagos Seals 11 Night Clubs, Event Centres over Breach of COVID-19…

SERAP Seeks Spending Details of $25bn Overdrafts

21 Herdsmen Missing in Anambra, MACBAN Alleges

Southern, Middle Belt Leaders Condemn Food Blockade by Northern Traders

CDHR Sues for Dialogue, Popular Participation to Resolve Security Challenges

My Govt Won’t Tolerate Killings in Ekiti, Says Fayemi

NERC: Three Million Electricity Meters Obsolete, Due for Replacement

Market Declines Further as Investors Ignore Companies Results

AfDB Offers SEC $400,000 Grant for Capital Market Devt

FG Directs Research Institutions to Focus on Early Maturing Crops

SUN

APC tackles Obaseki over growing population of lunatics, destitute in Edo

2023: APC has no zoning arrangement for presidency -Gov Bello

Protest as PDP sweeps Delta LGs polls

Ekiti: Sacked monarch appeals judgement, says he remains in charge

CUPP dissolves states chapter

Respect Court order on your planned demolition of Okorocha’s property, lawyer tells Gov. Uzodinma

2023: PDP remains the only hope of S’East ‘ Senator Anyanwu

VANGUARD

Use of Hijab in Kwara schools: Cheribim Church rejects Govt decision

Thinking out of the box way out of country’s challenges ‘ PGF DG

Towards driving economic growth from SMEs perspective in Lagos

Myanmar military carries out overnight raids following demonstrations

APC condemns killing in Ekiti community

PDP clears all chairmanship, councillorship positions in Delta polls

N797.23 bn: PDP raises alarm over alleged padding of Abuja-Kano road Cost project

LG polls: One killed in Delta community

2023: Imo APC Rep supports Igbo presidency

Delta LG Polls: PDP clinches all 25 chairmanship seats

Our congresses showcase PDP’s readiness to end misrule in Nigeria ‘ Ologbondiyan

Mutual Funds defy Covid-19 effect, as returns rise 50% to N1.5trn

How I landed in prison, Police DSP narrates

Herders/Farmers Crisis: Ekpenyong recommends using Sambisa forest for ranching

Police, OPC, local hunters combing Wasinmi forest as gunmen abduct two travellers in Osun

56 suspected cultists, armed robbers arrested in Ikorodu, Ibeju Lekki

LEADERSHIP

Infrastructure Devt: We Are Rewarding Rivers People For Resisting Soldiers In 2019 ‘Wike

4 Kidnapped In Taraba

Gov Sule Awards N1.9bn Gudi-Moroa Rural Road Project

NAHCON Awaits Saudi Arabia Pronouncement On 2021 Hajj

No-fly Zone Ban On Zamfara, Move To Intimidate Matawalle

Nigerian Leaders Come To Power Unprepared ‘ Kukah

Zulum Discovers 3,900 Ghost IDPs In Borno Camp

Strike: Kebbi Juducial Staff Give Govt 3-week Ultimatum

No Fire Incident Inside Presidential Villa ‘ Presidency

Police Officer Kidnapped From His Residence In Benin

Again, S’East Governors Shun Regional Meeting In Enugu

2 Die In Foiled Boko Haram Ambush On Soldiers On Maiduguri-Damaturu Highway

Ngwuta’s Death Signals Unexpected Changes In Supreme Court

Lawan Sympathises With Potiskum Market Fire Victims

COVID-19: Lagos Govt Shuts Down 11 Night Clubs, Lounges, Event Centres

Rivers: S’Court Judgement Ends Factionalization In APC- Giadom

PIB Must Address Delisting Of C’River As Oil Producing State ‘ Ayade

APC Chieftain Canvasses For New Members In Rivers

Dangbala Gold: Core Investors Seeks FG Intervention over Activities of Illegal Miners In Edo

Family Petitions IGP Over Monies Received From Oil Companies

Troops Rescue 10 Expatriate,4 Nigerians Kidnapped By Sea Pirates

In Major Shakeup, Nigerian Army Appoints, Redeploys Senior Officers

9 Pregnant Women Deliver Fleeing B’Haram Attack In Dikwa

Child Protection: Banditry Exposes Nigerian’s Illness For Education ‘ SCI

Alleged Attacks: Kwara APC Stakeholders Decry Transfer Of Suit To Ilorin

Anti-corruption War Should Focus On Prevention ‘ ANAN President

TRIBUNE

Solid minerals investors decry illegal mining in Edo

Group honours Osinbajo at 64th birthday celebration

International Women Day: NAFDAC tasks Nigerian mothers on nation-building

Nigeria records 269 new COVID-19 infections, total now 158,506

COVID-19: Nigeria close to ‘flattening the curve’ ‘ Analysis

FCMB introduces paperless, cardless transactions at branches, ATMs

Outdoor ad: Unfair regulation, lopsided concessions threaten over 150,000 jobs

Austria suspends AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine batch after death

Bears persist to fifth week as equities investors lose N245bn in five days

PDP raises alarm over alleged padding of Abuja-Kano road contract

APC kicks, as DSIEC declares PDP candidates winners in Delta LG poll

No-fly zone: Ganduje warns against politicising security matters

Why I fought against Oshiomhole ‘ Edo Deputy Governor Shaibu

FG cannot grab land from states for ranching ‘ Osinbajo

Ayade weeps, decries delisting of Cross River as oil-producing state

Stop playing politics, be decisive with killer herdsmen, PDP tells Fayemi

Buhari mourns Justice Ngwuta

Only self-determination will save the Yoruba ‘ Akintoye

NATION

BBNaija Lockdown returns with top highlights

Some MFBs are bigger than commercial banks

PR firm makes case for crisis management service for businesses

Industry players deepen core competence in oil & gas

Wakili: Why we arrested OPC operatives, by police

Air Force kills bandits, bombards hideouts in Kaduna

Gunmen abduct police officer in Edo

Three soldiers feared killed as Boko Haram attacks military checkpoint

Four OPC operatives allegedly in police custody for arresting Wakili

UPDATED: Gunmen kidnap driver, passenger in Osun

DAILY TRUST

4 bandits killed, rifles recovered in Kaduna

10 die in Bauchi road crash

OPC razes settlement, kills woman, arrests blind Fulani leader

FG approves landing gears for Kano, P/Harcourt, Katsina airports

No fire outbreak in Aso Rock Villa — Presidency

Zulum discovers 650 ‘ghost’ households at IDP camp

NHIS’ N21bn trapped in TSA, Heritage Bank — Executive Secretary

35,000 killed, 2m displaced in B/Haram war — Borno gov’t

The dangerous health impacts of child marriage in Nigeria

HERALD

No fire incident inside Presidential Villa ‘ Presidency

$25bn CBN overdraft: SERAP writes Buhari, seeks spending details of overdrafts since 1999

Full Deregulation of Petroleum Downstream Sector -Expert

NBC Explains use of N9.4bn Approved for DSO

Cross River Govt Destroys Over 10 Structures in Marian Market

FG Resumes Rehabilitation Works on Marine Beach Bridge

BUSINESSDAY

As social media restrictions grow, African democracy dies in silence

SMEs and the current economy ‘ Our concerns and influence

New African gas producers and digitalisation

High demand for OMO bills as yields top 10%

SEC has recorded significant Master Plan achievements, says Yuguda

New policy on remittance inflow to reduce cost, check round-tripping ‘ CBN

We will not allow PIB to pass if it gives undue power to a Minister ‘ Gbillah

Lasgidi FM announces Ehigiamusoe Sarah as acting general manager

How FG’s double-standard fuels insecurity in Nigeria

Illicit arms movement: The root of Nigeria’s insecurity crisis

DAILY INDEPENDENT

I Will Mention Names Of Fake NADECO Activists In My Book ‘Bode George

CBN’s Extension Period On Interest Rates Intervention Facilities In Order ‘ Analysts

WAEC Cancels, Reschedules Exams For Private Candidates

Oyo Police Command Pledges Diligent Prosecution Of Wakili, Others

Verbal Attack On Ikpeazu: CSO Threatens Sen. Adeyemi With Legal Action

NNPC To Appear Before Senate For Non-remittance Of N4trn Into Federation Account

Women Day: NLC Kicks Against Gender-Based Violence In Work Places

Stop Planned Demolition Of Okorocha’s Properties, Imo Govt Urged

Presidency Describes Reported Aso Villa Fire Incident As Fake News

Grant Pardon To Late Mamman Vatsa, Family, Community Appeals To FG

NIGERIAN PILOT

New forex policy on remittances to attract $34.89bn by 2023 PwC

NGO seeks practical approach to ending poverty among women

FCT minister agitates compulsory inclusion of health insurance scheme

PDP mocks APC from withdrawing from Delta LG polls

Assault: Factional APC members finger Kwara government

NEW TELEGRAPH

FG’s treating bandits’ insurgents with kid gloves ‘ Senator Okon

Students’ abductions: Benue to mobilize vigilante groups, traditional rulers

Contract breach: B4G seeks order to block SAP accounts in CBN, 22 banks

Gunmen kidnap senior police officer in Edo

PDP to Buhari:Speak on alleged N2.5bn transfered to family member

IPOB: Ndigbo need social justice ‘ Metuh

Gen. Mamman Vatsa: 35 years after, family, community begs Buhari to pardon patriach

BLUEPRINT

Kidnapping: FG’ll not shutdown Kaduna Airport ‘ FAAN MD

Dangote Cement emerges best performing firm in Africa

NITDA completes digital training for 50 PLWD in Enugu

SEC relishes significant master plan achievements

Arewa Assembly cries out over plots to cancel eligible customer scheme from electricity market

APC national chair: Yari has all it takes to lead the party- AMAC VC

 

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