Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 11 March 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

GUARDIAN

President of Honduras helped smuggle tons of cocaine into US: prosecutor

Reclusive Chinese water tycoon is now Asia’s richest person

FBI releases new footage of Washington pipe bomb suspect

UAE now among world’s top ten tax havens: NGO

No drama Biden quietly triumphs in first weeks

Police parade suspected kidnappers, ritualists in Delta

Senate alleges N120b fraudulent fuel subsidy payment

Bayelsa bans open grazing, orders arrest of armed herdsmen

Lagos residents decry fatalities caused by one-way drivers, riders

How to make PIB beneficial to govt, Nigerians, by stakeholders

Labour threatens to shut down economy over minimum wage

More polling units will enable voters freely choose leaders, says Okoye

Examination malpractice as nemesis of academic excellence, development

Return £4.2m Ibori loot to Delta State, Reps orders FG

Police parade suspected kidnappers, ritualists in Delta

Lagos residents decry fatalities caused by one-way drivers, riders

Police reunite 15 trafficked children with parents

Drug war: Arewa youths back Marwa, seek partnership with NDLEA

Court adjourns trial of internet celebrity Mompha

Kano receives 209,520 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Lagos may start adminstering COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday

EFCC arrests 10 suspected internet fraudsters in Port Harcourt

One killed as South African students protest over tuition debt

HRW questions official death toll in Equatorial Guinea army camp blast

Minister praises Rivers State, calls for more development projects

New ICT infrastructure targets national security, economic growth

Operator wants ban on SIM activation lifted soon

No assurance COVID-19 vaccine does not have side effect

PDP has brighter prospects in 2023, Okowa insists

LUTH recovers, hospitalises abandoned baby girl

PUNCH  

Trump Buddha statue on sale in China

Adamawa pastor arrested over hotel bills while working for Atiku

OPC tags Fani-Kayode lying merchant, misinformation expert

UAE extends ban on Nigeria flights to March 20

My greatest humiliation was being beaten, crying in front of my abducted daughter -Victim

Enterprises still closed by COVID-19 17% in Dec NBS

R4.2bn yet to be repatriated from Nigeria, says MTN

Osinbajo wades into Imo APC crisis, meets Okorocha

APC women demand 50 per cent of leadership positions

Senate pledges gender parity in constitution amendment

Senate asks FG to repatriate Ogun refugees from Benin

Reps panel tweaks NCDC power to order compulsory vaccination

NIMC charges citizens to report corruption among staff

Banditry is compounding Norths education woes

Rivers community decries blackout, begs Agip to restore power

EFCC asks Court to amend charges against ex-NNPC GMD

N1.4bn subsidy fraud: EFCC chairman, Bawa testifies against oil firm

Multiple ailments: Police battle attacks on cops, stations amid rising insecurity

Appeal Court orders ex-minister, others retrial over alleged N450m fraud

Bello withdraws defamation suit against Bayelsa blogger

Two out of five bank workers contract staff NBS

Senate panel summons accountant-general over TSA remittances

Lawmakers ask FERMA to fix Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta expressway

NLNG named gas company of the year

Senate proposes bitumen institute in Ondo

Nigerian stock market rises by N128bn on demutualisation

Majority leader carpets Senate for dumping Reps bills

Father of five on trial for raping 11-year-old pleads for mercy, remanded

Police probing Delta womans kidnap uncover human parts, arrest 12 suspects

FEC okays additional N500m for 18.7km Delta road

FG explores new technology to check oil-tanker explosions

Enugu FGC parents, PTA tango over alleged excessive levy

Protesting drivers block Benin-Ore highway, allege herdsmen killed two colleagues

CP vows to prosecute masterminds of Imo police station, court burning

Wike attacks FG, Amaechi over Rivers assets sale by ex-gov

Demutualisation: Nigerian stock market grows by N128bn

Senate mandates FERMA to fix Lagos-Ota Expressway

Removing minimum wage from Exclusive List, declaration of war on workers Ebonyi NLC

Wage bill protests: National Assembly, Labour meet Tuesday as sponsor knocks unions

Construction of 500 houses for 2018 Ogun flood victims begins

Lagos starts COVID-19 vaccination by weekend Sanwo-Olu

Youths shut transmission stations, blackout hits Rivers, Bayelsa communities

Using Ibori loot for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Abuja-Kano rail line unjust Sagay   

Bayelsa Assembly passes anti-open grazing bill

Lagos begins COVID-19 vaccine rollout weekend Sanwo-Olu                                                                              

THISDAY

Repatriated £4.2m Belongs to Delta, Say House, Falana, Azinge

FG to Spend Additional N500m on Delta Road

Labour Threatens Strike over Minimum Wage Decentralisation Bill

Okonjo-Iweala Cautions Nigeria, Others against Bilateral Trade Agreements

FG Grants Provisional Award Tenders for 57 Marginal Oilfields

OAP Maryam Musa Seeks N12m for Kidney Transplant

Zulum Receives 5,000 Nigerian Refugees from Cameroon

Miyetti Allah Backs Ranching, Says Open Grazing Obsolete

EFCC Arrests 40 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Anambra, Edo

Again, Bandits Kill One Person, Kidnap 18 in Niger

Police Arrest Four Fake Naval Officers in Ekiti

House Investigates Alleged Importation, Manufacturing of Substandard Steel

Nigeria Seeks Global Action to Combat Drug Trafficking

Deploy Personnel to Communities Attacked by Herdsmen, Senate Tells Police

Senate Uncovers Differential Subsidy Payment of N120bn by PPPRA

House Decries Bandits’ Attacks on 30 Villages in Sokoto

APC Women Demand Equal Representation in Party’s Elective Positions

N’Assembly Pledges to Expunge Laws Infringing on Women’s Rights

PFN President Cautions Politicians against Turning Nigeria to Failed State

Senate Wants Immediate Repair of Lagos-Ota- Abeokuta Road

Economic Imperatives of the NIS N9.1bn Infrastructure

SUN

2023: Crises stall PDP zonal congresses in North West, others

Rivers: FG shielding Amaechi from prosecution for corruption

Immortalise Balarabe Musa, CNPP urges Kaduna, federal govt

Real Madrid Academy: Wike has laid standard ‘Dare

NITDA commences specialised digital literacy programme for states

Energy transition: Experts express optimism over Nigeria’s oil, gas prospects

Apapa gridlock: Fraudsters clone e-call up tickets, as NPA revenue hits N350bn

COVID-19: UAE extends ban on Nigerian flights till March 20

Alleged N1.4bn subsidy fraud: EFCC chairman testifies in court

Body parts of kidnapped woman found in Delta

Money laundering: Another senior lawyer withdraws from Mainas trial

3 sisters abducted during sleep in Kogi

Bandits kill 1, injure scores, kidnap 18 in Niger State

Gunmen kill pregnant woman, son in Aba

Nigeria seeks global action to combat emerging drug trafficking threats

VANGUARD

Makinde to implement mini-grid scheme for rural communities in Oyo

Nigeria seeks global action to combat emerging drug trafficking threats ‘ Marwa

Senate to amend laws infringing on women’s rights

Buni seeks support for economic diversification to reduce oil dependence

Enugu NLC, TUC kick against bill to decentralise National Minimum Wage

Court says Maina’s request to summon witnesses was done in haste

We’re tired of open grazing ‘ Miyetti Allah

COVID-19: Taraba targets 56,000 health workers for vaccination

Senate to Establish Bitumen Training Institute in Ondo

2023: Kogi Speaker, others storm Kano, root for Gov Bello’s candidature

Police begin 2nd phase of NHIS enrolment of retirees in Kaduna

Ondo health workers withdraw services from hospitals

Reps, NMA, PSN, others back proposed Jos Orthopaedic hospital, medical centre

Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 3.98m mark ‘ Africa CDC

Lagos to begin administering of 507,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses, Thursday ‘ Sanwo-Olu

COVID-19: Akeredolu takes first jab, advises Nigerians to shun unfounded rumour about vaccine

Hearing Centre advises annual evaluations, as 1.5bn live with hearing loss

Alleged Religious Bias: Leave Sheikh Gumi alone, Northern Groups tell Army

Bola Ahmed Tinubu Foundation donates 18-seater bus to Lagos NUJ

Human Right Lawyer threatens to sue South- West governors over ranching

FG approves $526m for power projects, N190m for UI microscope

Okorocha meets Osinbajo over feud with Uzodinma

2023: PRP not joining Mega Party- National Chairman

LEADERSHIP

Customs JBT Arrests 5 Foreign Women Specialised In Duping Nigerians

AAC Disowns Sowere, Wants Him Prosecuted

Money Laundering Trial: Maina’s New Lawyer Withdraws From Case

Reps Halt Appropriation Of 4.2m Ibori Loot

Bandits Demand N7m For Katsina Kidnapped Victims

Ali Modu Sheriff Wanted As APC Next Chairman

COVID-19: Reps Urge Govt To Reopen Kano, P/Harcourt, Enugu International Airports

Okorocha Meets Osinbajo Over Feud With Uzodimma

Bandits Kill 13 In Zamfara

Developing Nations Demand Equal Access To Vaccines

Kaduna: Insecurity Cuts Across Ethno-religious Divides ‘ El-Rufai

Royal Fathers Demand Council Of State Membership

Insecurity: Increase Deployment Of Personnel To Affected Areas, Senate Tells NSA

Minimum Wage Bill: Labour Threatens To Shut Down Nigeria

Revenue Agencies Fail To Reconcile Accounts Since Introduction Of TSA

Advancement In Cyber, Information Technology Fueling Bank Fraud ‘ NDIC

Zamfara: Fresh Bandits Attack Kill 13 At Damaga

Court Jails Trader 3 Years For Raping 19-years-old Girl

Banditry: N’West, Niger Didn’t Sustain Joint Funding Of Military Operations ‘ el-Rufai

IPMAN Hails Kogi Gov For AvertingFood Crisis

Armed Bandits Kill 2 Luxury Bus Drivers Along Lagos-Benin Express Road

TRIBUNE

Rape: We’ll paste pictures of suspects in their communities to deter others, says Bauchi CP

FAAN MD, others back first international export oriented aviation cargo conference in Nigeria

Okorocha meets Osinbajo over feud with Uzodinma

Kano receives 209,520 doses of COVID-19 vaccines

Nigeria records 394 new COVID-19 infections, total now 159,646

It will be impossible for anybody to stop 2023 elections ‘ Onochie, PDP presidential aspirant

2023 presidency: South-West crisis threatens PDP

Maritime university key to Niger Delta peace, stability ‘Okowa

NPA contributes N151bn to FG in 4 years

Technicality of NPA Eto app behind delay, early struggles ‘Truckers

NIWA waterways ambulance: Another waste of public asset

Lagos govt, Gradely tech partner on home-grown learning app for schools

Govt will hold students responsible for vandalism of furniture ‘Delta Commissioner

Free education has taken 43,000 children off the street in Oyo State

Federal PolyBida inaugurates N1bn projects

Equities investors gain N127.9bn as NSE close bullish

Reps unhappy over recurring terrorists’ attacks in Borno State

Contribute positively to policy-making process, NILDS DG tasks legislative aides

Court sentences man to 3 years jail term for raping 19-yr-old girl

APC constitution review: Minister demands equal seats for elective, party offices

FG should return 4.2 million pounds Ibori loot to Delta State ‘ Falana

Oyetola swears in five Judges, charges them to discharge their duties diligently

Bandits killed 937, kidnapped 1,972 in 2020 in Kaduna ‘ Commissioner

Allow states to fix Senators, Reps, state houses assembly, govs’ salaries ‘ Labour challenges NASS members

Court adjourns trial of internet celebrity Mompha

NATION

Tinubu Foundation gives Lagos NUJ bus

Senate, House: we will kill bill on wage negotiation

NLC declares nine governors anti-workers

APC, PDP, three others for Ekiti East by-election

Senate uncovers discrepancy in N120b subsidy payment

Wakilin: Fani-Kayode cant be taken seriously, says OPC

Traditional rulers should be chief security officers, says Okorocha

Strike paralyses Ondo hospitals over half pay

2020 Report: 937 killed, 1,972 abducted in Kaduna

50 projects awaiting inauguration in Niger Delta

Herdsmen: Bayelsa bans open grazing

Alleged N2.1bn fraud: Malami, Falana, Magu, others shun invitation to testify for Maina

Over 200,000 persons with HIV incur huge treatment cost Report

Weve paid ransom in hundreds of millions to bandits- Emirs

Wike, Amaechi trade words over alleged corruption

DAILY TIMES

Many injured as traffic robbers attack motorists in Lagos

Man appears in court for allegedly assaulting police officers

Senate issues one-week ultimatum to NNPC over unremitted N4.076 trillion

CAN urges govt to emulate Bello in religious balance, honors him

UBAs gross earnings surpassed N600 billion, profit hit N132 billion in 2020

Join politics for you have limitless potentials, Peter Obi urges women

Merchants making huge foreign exchange on COVID-19 vaccines

2023 right time for Igbo Presidency Okorocha

2023: Presidency, APC cabals pencil down Amosun as running mate for AGF, Malami

PDP Congress: Calabar Court Stops South-South PDP zonal Congress

Michelle Obama to be inducted into U.S. National Womens Hall of Fame

Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter for not deleting protest content

FG improving gender-inclusive environment

Minimum Wage Bill: NLC protest wont prevent NASS from sponsoring DG, PGF

Kaduna: NLC urges Lawmakers to implement of financial autonomy of Judiciary

Bauchi to allocate 20 hectares of land to NASENI

Bayelsa Assembly supports labour position on minimum wage law

Police smash fake Covid-19 certificate syndicate, apprehend five

Naira4Dollar: MAN, LCCI laud CBNs move to address forex squeeze

Eastern Rail Projects will boost economic fortune Amaechi

Russia slows Twitters speed over failure to remove banned content

DAILY TRUST

Reps probe importation, manufacturing of substandard iron steel

NIPOST, capital market registrars seek stronger tie

Dismantling the culture of victim blaming

Media framing: Wakili is Fulani warlord but Igboho an activist

Kudos to Governor Bala Mohammed for completing abandoned projects

FEC okays power projects for Kano, Benue, 2 others

Senate uncovers N120bn varying oil subsidy payments

HERALD

Dealing in Fake Drugs, Worse Than Armed Robbery ‘ NAPPMED

Nigerian Stock Market Reacts to Demutualisation Approval, up N128bn

Gov. El-Rufai, Deputy Receives First Dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine

There’s Nothing Worse Than Dating A Violent Man’ ‘ Laura Ikeji-Kanu

Court faults Maina over Malami, Emefiele, Magu, Falana summons

Reps move to halt appropriation of 4.2m recovered Ibori loot

Our Nation Is In A State Of Veiled Emergency ‘ By Doyin Okupe

Troops wipe out 25 Boko Haram, ISWAP members

AUTHORITY

ITF Allegations: Muslim group warns MURIC against divisive utterances

Restructuring: Easier and best route to greatness Nwodo

COVID-19:Ganduje Launches Aggressive Vaccination Campaign As 209, 520 Doses Of Vaccine Arrive Kano

NLC protest, a needless distraction, says PGF DG

NLC Storms National Assembly

COVID-19:Ganduje Launches Aggressive Vaccination Campaign As 209, 520 Doses Of Vaccine Arrive Kano

Kano NLC Protests Move To Decetralise Minimum Wage

Unpaid teachers turn Rivers Govt House to prayerground

BUSINESSDAY

Bulk of young Nigerians shut out of N75bn youth investment fund

The infinite stake theory ‘ Built to last or built to lose

NEXIM unlocks opportunities in mining sector

NSIA triples profit on investment opportunities created by Covid -19 pandemic

Poor funding stifles operations of Financial Reporting Council

Updated: Nigeria records first trade deficit in 4yrs as COVID-19 hurts export

As more car brands go electric, Nigeria’s oil future dims

Air cargo down in 2020 as COVID-19 takes toll

Banks begin implementation of new policy on diaspora remittances

Clipping poverty’s wings: Financial inclusion to food security

Nigeria’s $6bn maize industry and the supply shortfall

DAILY INDEPENDENT

9-Man Kidnap Gang Nabbed With Human Parts In Delta

Wakili: Fani-Kayode Doing The Bid Of His Northern Paymasters ‘ OPC

FG To Partner KACCIMA On Kano Trade Fair Complex Rehabilitation

COVID-19: CACOVID Donates Incinerator, 260 Oxygen Cylinders To Lagos

Party Crisis: Sowore Remains Expelled As AAC Chairman ‘ Ezenwa

Labour Party Supports Protests Against Removal Of Minimum Wage From Executive List

Minister, Women, CSOs Storm APC, Push For 50/50 Affirmative Action

Nigerian Stock Market Reacts To Demutualisation Approval, Up N128bn

Nigeria Seeks Global Action To Combat Emerging Drug Trafficking Threats ‘ Marwa

Alleged $9.8m Fraud: EFCC Seeks To Amend Charges Against Former NNPC GMD, Yakubu

PenCom Seeks EFCC’s Support In Tackling Pension Fraud

Gov. Akeredolu Reassures Ondo State Workers, Pensioners On Priority Of Welfare

Police Begin 2nd Phase Of NHIS Enrolment Of Retirees In Kaduna

PEOPLESDAILY

Court subpoenas Malami, Magu to testify in Maina’s trial

NLC frowns at politicising N30,000 minimum wage

I’ll continue to empower Nigerian women ‘ Buhari

INEC fixes Delta bye election for April 10

Benue gets delivery of 50,000 Covid-19 vaccines

NNPC is legally empowered to make running cost deductions from source ‘ Kyari tells Reps

PIB: South-South Govs demand 10% as host community Trust Fund

Edo: Police claim ignorance as 5 die in communal clash

NEW TELEGRAPH

Kaduna govt: 937 killed by bandits, 1,972 kidnapped in 2020

Senate to NSA: Deploy more security personnel

FEC approves $27.7m, N5.18bn for sub-stations in Benue, Kano

Reps halt 4.2m Ibori loot spending, back Delta

NLC, TUC storm Assemblies, threaten to shut down Nigeria

EFCC chair testifies in N1.4bn subsidy fraud charge

PIB: Nigeria loses $235bn to delayed passage ‘ Omo-Agege

Quitting smoking can improve mental health’ Study

BLUEPRINT

El-Rufai insists on force against Bandits as gunmen attack another Zamfara school, kill 13

NERC: Discos to replace faulty, obsolete meters under Mass Metering Programme

Minimum wage: Labour storms NASS, threatens country’s lockdown

We’ve mapped 22 states for rural electricity ‘ FG

IWD: AGED decries lack of access, ownership of land by women

ANEEJ wants 4.2m recovered from Ibori assets returned to Delta

Kogi workers give 12- day ultimatum over minimum wage

Kogi gov withdraws defamation suit against Bayelsa blogger

NIGERIAN PILOT

Well end NDDC foreign scholarships soon- Akpabio

Pilgrimage: NCPC, Benue traditional ruler to partner in faith building

Aba North/Aba South bye-election: Nwagwu wins APGA primaries

Delta: INEC fixes April 10 for Isoko North State Constituency by-election

Soldiers kill 25 BH/ISWAP terrorists in Borno

NLC Katsina joins its counterpart nationwide to protest

Banditry: CDS, Service Chiefs storm Zamfara

NLC stage walkout at NASS over plans to amend national minimum wage

 

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