Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Fresh concerns over loans burden from China

Biden to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

More controversies as USSD debt rises to N45b

Adeboye predicts victory over insecurity, banditry

As new IGP takes rein, decentralisation of policing on front burner

Ministers, others seek new approach to stimulating investments in energy

FOREX scarcity stifling volume of importation

Apapa Customs facilitate N41.6bn exports in Q1 as revenue hit N159.5bn

Adebayo seeks better Nigeria-France business tie

Capitalisation plunges further by N58b as investors take profits

Flight movement rebounds despite low patronage

African CEOs prioritise digitalisation, operational efficiency to stabilise economies

Over 4.5m counterfeit print products seized globally

Legislative aides protest over unpaid salary arrears

OPEC sees rising oil demand as it plans to open taps

Student killed in Tennessee school shooting was the suspect: police

Police refute rumoured kidnap of students of Plateau University

PUNCH

Adeboye visits El-Rufai, gov says Nigeria needs divine intervention

EFCC picks up Okorocha, ex-gov faces interrogators over money laundering

Bandits raid Kaduna villages, kill four, injure one

Focus on insecurity, drop hijab bill, CAN tells NAssembly

JAMB accuses UNIABUJA, others of giving illegal admissions

One feared killed in Bayelsa cult clash

Two militia men, four others killed during search for missing soldiers Ortom

APC boycotts Rivers LG poll, 17 parties do battle

Rivers APC stakeholders insist on deadline for Amaechi, Abe reconciliation

FG committed to peace in Niger Delta Dikio

BUA, 27 others now have active refinery licences, says DPR

Kwara market fire razes 30 shops, destroys foodstuffs, others

3,499 CPS retirees not entitled to pensions in Q4 PenCom

Manufacturing sector intervention fund now N803bn CBN

Pipeline vandalism reduced by 37.21% in January -NNPC

Fuel scarcity resurfaces in Kano

UPDATED: PSG knock Bayern out of Champions League

People willing to get COVID-19 vaccine declined, says NBS

Disguised danger: How chemicals meant to boost living kill sperm, fuel infertility

Headless bodies uncovered under bridge in Cross River

IG seeks rehabilitation of dilapidated police barracks

COVID-19: Stop spreading rumours, get vaccinated, UNICEF tells Nigerians

BREAKING: Many injured in Lagos gas explosion

Ex-Mali rebel leader turned peacebroker shot dead

Clash: Gombe imposes curfew on three communities

BREAKING: EFCC arrests ex-Imo gov Okorocha

Amotekun arrests three suspected kidnappers in Ekiti

BREAKING: Legislative workers meet NASS management, shelve strike

Activist accuses Sowore of pocketing #EndSARS grant  

THISDAY

OPEC Raises Oil Demand Growth on Stronger Economic Recovery

House Intervenes as Legislative Aides Protest Unpaid Salaries

N’Assembly Suspends Plenary over Members’ Death

Nigeria, France Trade Lost $2.2bn to COVID-19, Says French Minister

CAN Rejects Wearing of Hijab in Christian Schools

32 Refinery Licences Expired, Not Revoked, Says DPR

PenCom Attributes N58bn Decline in Pension Assets to Market Volatility

Bandits Kill Five in Unending Attacks on Kaduna Communities

JAMB Accuses UNIABUJA, Others of Offering Illegal Admissions

Ondo Drags Ex-Dep Gov to Police over Unreturned Vehicles

Bauchi to Repatriate Commercial Sex Workers to States of Origin

Police Trust Fund Seeks N74bn for Operations

Five Feared Killed in Gombe, Adamawa Border Clash

Amotekun Operatives Arrest Three Suspected Kidnappers in Ekiti

OPL 245: Eni Threatens Legal Action against HEDA, Others for Defamation

Saraki’s 2023 Presidential Campaign Posters Flood PDP’s National Secretariat

Niger Police Arrest 35-year-old Man for Killing Chief Imam

Ekiti Police Arrest Man for Maligning Officers on Social Media

Nigerian Health Sector in Comatose, Says Former NMA Boss

Kano College of Education Academic Staff Members Begin One-week Warning Strike

Police Arrest Serial Rapist,Two Others, Rescue Kidnap Victim

EFCC Arrests Ex-Imo Gov, Okorocha

US Agencies Call for Pause in Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine

SUN

Ondo ex-deputy gov Ajayi reported to police for not returning govt vehicles

Rivers PDP candidate vows to replicate Wike’s development strides at grassroots

2023 presidential election: PDP too weak to wrestle power from ruling party’Govs forum DG

Insecurity: Army engages retirees to support national security operations

FG set to rejig expatriate quota administration

Police arrest man for stabbing Chief Imam to death in Niger

US suspends use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine over blood clots

FG intensifies peace efforts in Niger Delta

VANGUARD

Upon Resumption from Easter, Senate suspends plenary over death of N’Assembly members

Johnson & Johnson vaccine halted in US, roll-out delayed in Europe

Northern Governors decry killing of Army personnel in Benue

JUSUN: Lagos lawyers back call for suspension of strike

FCT Police lose personnel in a shoot out with suspected kidnappers ‘ spokesperson

Biden proposes to hold summit with Putin in coming months

NBA threatens protest in support of financial autonomy

Security: Warri South LG seeks collaboration with Army

PDP minority leader in Nasarawa defects to APC

UNIOSUN rejects students below 16 years offered admission

Bauchi govt to pay JAMB, NECO, other fees for students

COVID-19 vaccine: UNICEF urges Nigerians to get vaccinated

COVID-19 pandemic long way from over says WHO

FG develops SOPs for digitalization project

Ekiti govt releases N250m for pension

SGBV: Only 11 of over 3,000 cases prosecuted ‘ Minister

NEITI’s work improves Nigeria’s business environment ‘ Orji

LEADERSHIP

FG, Stakeholders To Deliberate On 2nd Expatriate Quota Administration

Nigeria Preparing For Post-Crude Oil Era ‘ FG

Creative Industry, Social Media Influencers To Be Involved In Politics, Policy Making

COVID-19: Guild Of Editors Calls For Training Of Journalists

As Heat Wave Intensifies FCT Residents Groan Over Poor Electricity Supply

15 Killed As Gunmen Invade Nyuwar, Hemen Communities In Gombe

Nurses Declare Strike Over Incessant Abduction Of Members In Ogun

Twitter To Recruit Nigerian Language Translators

DPR Denies Revoking 32 Refinery Licences

Adeboye Says Victory Against Insecurity Near, Meets El-Rufai In Kaduna

Electoral Offences Bill: Political Parties, Officials Risk N50m Fine Over Unqualified Candidates

Money Laundering: EFCC Arrests Okorocha After 5-hour Chase

JAMB Accuses UniAbuja Of Illegal Admissions

NNPC Supplies 1.44bn Litres Of Petrol In January

JUSUN Strike: NBA Threatens To Embark On Mass Protest

Man Kills Chief Imam For Allegedly Sleeping With Wife In Niger

BREAKING: EFCC Grills Former Imo Governor, Okorocha

Why Nigeria, France Bilateral Trade Dropped To $2.3bn ‘ French Minister

EU Supports Group’s Fight Against Gender-based Violence In Lagos

Strike: Gbajabiamila Visits Doctors,Reps To Invite Finance Minister Next Week

Insecurity: We’re Praying For You, VictoryIs By The Corner, Adeboye Tells el-Rufai

TRIBUNE

Gov’s wife secures appointment of 20 members of Miyetti Allah as Special Assistants in Zamfara

UPDATE: 10 feared killed, entire village razed during clash between Gombe, Adamawa communities

PASAN shelves strike as Clerk to NASS surrenders

Kidnappers launch attacks on Abuja suburb, abduct four, kill police Inspector

JAN: Building new generation of youth entrepreneurs in Nigeria

Nigeria records 74 new COVID-19 infections, total now 163,911

PDP zonal congress: We’re all winners ‘ Olabode George

Anti-graft war: HEDA calls for collaboration between nations to tackle menace

Zonal congresses: We’re poised to regain political dominance ‘ PDP

Nigeria-France bilateral trade hits $6.8bn between 2019, 2020

JAMB raises alarm over illegal admissions by universities

FG inaugurates 33-member technical working group committee on alternate school programme

Doctors’ strike: Reps to invite finance minister next week

COVID-19: We have been strategically curbing the menace ‘ Oyetola

FG constitutes new governing council for OAU

Governors move to end judiciary workers strike, hold meeting with JUSUN excos Wednesday

NATION

Investors place N5.2b blue chip shares for borrowing

Legislative aides shelve protest over salary arrears at National Assembly

Unemployment fuelling insecurity in Nigeria, says CAN

Why security challenges persist, by governor

Army engages retirees to support national security operations

Senate, House suspend plenary over Reps death

NBA threatens protest in support of JUSUNs strike

Soldier abducted, two police inspectors killed in Oyo, Delta, Abuja

BREAKING: EFCC arrests Okorocha in Abuja

USAID launches $3m grants to support food security

BREAKING: Many injured in Lagos gas explosion

Eight decomposed, beheaded bodies found in Calabar

Bandits kill man, son, three others in Kaduna communities

IPOB mocks Seast Govs over Ebubeagu

Amotekun arrests three kidnap suspects in Ekiti

I havent touched one kobo of council funds, says Wike

DAILY TIMES

PDP disowns Bakare, other defectors to Ogun APC

Northern Group denies endorsing any presidential candidate for the 2023 election

Minister harps on need to improve funding for healthcare

Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe, says UNICEF

Illegal admission: JAMB caution Abuja university, others

COVID-19: Nigeria-France trade volume drops by $2.2bn in 2020

JUST IN: EFCC Arrests Ex-Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha

BREAKING: 24-Hr Curfew imposed in 3 Gombe communities

Jonathan wants priority for primacy of the ballot in electoral process reforms

DAILY TRUST

Experts urge restraint on FG’s currency printing, overdraft

NNPC records 37% drop in pipeline vandalism

FG develops operation procedures for workers

Corruption, unemployment, insecurity top Nigerians’ woes – Report

US says troops to leave Afghanistan September 11

Poverty of governance and illegal weapons in circulation

Borno South Senatorial District and the need for inclusiveness

NRC’s worthless N900m ticketing App

As Nigerians battle inflation: Where are the mercenaries and tools to tame the monster?

Sell-offs continue as market shed N60bn

‘How FG can implement AfCFTA to boost trade’

‘Cost of goods high because of transportation’

FG woos foreign, local investors to energy sector

How we’ll achieve N3bn revenue target – DOAS director

Kidnappers demand bags of rice as ransom in FCT councils

Lawmaker urges traditional rulers to lead with fear of God

Police inspector dies after shootout with kidnappers in Abuja

741 prison inmates awaiting trial in Gombe — Chief judge

Bayelsa volunteers arrest wanted rapist, robber

Man arrested for killing pregnant wife while on sick bed

NANS new leadership calls for release of remaining Afaka students

Southern Kaduna community calls for government’s intervention in education

Ramadan: Kano anti-graft agency warns against artificial fuel, foodstuff scarcity

Farmers/herders conflict: Ogun monarch demands shelter for displaced residents

Rep sets aside N200m for Quranic schools

HERALD

JUST IN: EFCC Arrests Rochas Okorocha

11 out of 3,000 domestic violence cases prosecuted ‘ Women Affairs minister

COVID-19: Stop spreading rumours, get vaccinated ‘ UNICEF tells Nigerians

Nigeria’s battle against insecurity will end soon ‘ Pastor Adeboye

Dangote: Cement price from our factories is between N2,450 and N2,510 per bag, VAT inclusive

Why FG alone can’t crash cooking gas price ‘ Marketers

Why price of cement is high ‘ Dangote

We’re committed to autonomy for legislature, judiciary ‘ Northern governors

We’re fast losing our identity’ ‘ Gani Adams tells S/West govs

NIGERIAN PILOT

Ebonyi killings: Group charges Police, DSS to mop up illegal arms in circulation

2023: APC will succeed if caretaker committee returns party organs to normal operation

Amaechi berates CCECC Over Slow Pace Of Work On Lagos-Ibadan Rail Line

Breaking: Kidnapped Ogun doctor, nurse regain freedom

DAILY INDEPENDENT

I Wanted To Drop Out Of School At 200 Level ‘ Bells University Overall Best Student

Indemnity Form: JAMB Introduces New Regime, Warns Against Infiltration

Present Constitution Of The Federal Republic, A Fraudulent Document ‘ Adebanjo

Doctors’ Strike: Govt Should Honour Agreements

Why Niger-Delta Communities Kick Against 2.5% Equity

Why CAC Sets Three-Hour Timeline For Company Registration In 2021

Many Injured In Lagos Gas Explosion

Insecurity: Cleric Task Nigerians On Love, Unity

Negative Sentiments Persist On NGX, Indices Down By 0.29%

Successful South West, North Central Zonal Congress Pointer To Taking Back Political Dominance- PDP

Kogi Mega Bus Terminal To Commence Operations Thursday

Bayelsa Varsity Institute Rekindles Conversations On Niger Delta Issues

PEOPLESDAILY

COVID -19 pandemic opens up talents of Nigerian scientists -Buhari

Edo Assembly grants Obaseki’s request to appoint 15 SA’s

NAFDAC evolves programmes to support small businesses

Gunmen attack Ebonyi community

WOFAN empowers farmers, extension workers, agents

Sultan declares April 13, 1st of Ramadan 1442 AH

WHO, Yobe govt train 40 doctors on clinical management of rape victims

NHRC advocates law to award compensation for human rights violations

PDP zonal congress success will roboff positively at national level ‘ Gov Makinde

NEW TELEGRAPH

Insecurity: Time to adopt multipronged approach

JAMB accuses UniAbuja, others of illegal admission

Nigeria will triumph over insecurity soon ‘Adeboye

Alleged abuse of office: EFCC arrests ex-Imo gov, Okorocha

Guber screening: We’ve no case of fake certification ‘Wada

Insecurity: Ndigbo still behaving like war captives, says Chekwas Okorie

Coronavirus: Nigeria lost $2.2bn in trade with France

COVID-19: Only 2m Nigerians’ll be vaccinated now ‘Tomori

Attack threat: Rivers beefs up security around Correctional Centre, Police HQ

BLUEPRINT

IPOB to Southeast youth: Embrace Ebubeagu, join your ancestors

Drama as NASS staff protest unpaid salary arrears

Commonwealth Games to organise keep fit programme in Lagos

Volleyball: Nimrod donates 111 balls and 24 nets to state associations

IGP bemoans dilapidated state of Police barracks, seeks PTF support

UTME: Admissions processed by schools cannot stand ‘ JAMB

 

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