Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 16 April 2021          

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

    

PUNCH

We dont buy arms, we produce locally, IPOB tells DSS

Controversial payment: RCCG petitioner apologises as Fashola faces Senate

Vice-chancellor appointment crises in universities

Killer fruit juice: Kano confirms 10 dead, 400 hospitalised, Lagos, Cross River, Sokoto warn residents

You cant become President without Rivers votes -Wike

Nine power plants shut, FG apologises for outages

SEC, CBN in talks on crypto market regulation

FG demands NIN, approves new SIM activation registration

Govt begins commercialisation of Federal Mortgage Bank

Ganduje, Kano stakeholders end Dangote, BUAs rift CPS

Experts blame insecurity, low production, forex as inflation hits 18.17%

Over 43 oil, gas cases waiting to be resolved DPR

Nairabox launches cinema subscription service

Three-month-old boy stolen from mothers bedroom in Imo

Police arrest four suspected murderers, three cultists in Delta

Explosion at power station plunges Rivers residents into darkness

Patients protest poor food, sanitation at ESUT teaching hospital

Imo villagers rescue suspected kidnappers from mob

Windstorm kills one, injures three in Imo

Controversy as Osun youths protest mans alleged death after eating at child christening

EFCC hands over recovered N67.5m to Anambra businessman

LCC rescues pedestrian injured by hit-and-run driver

Customs seize N1.2bn contraband goods in Imo

Licensing 20 private universities is a blunder

US embassy, dRPC train 100 teachers in English translation

Food contents can influence academic gradesNutritionists

NGO trains Ogun pupils, teachers in mental arithmetic

Coronavirus antibodies may confer lower risk infection, say researchers

Nigerias exact crude oil production volume unknown NEITI

Printed N60bn: CBN faults Obaseki, governor maintains stand

Lab scientists protest exclusion from hazard allowance review

Dont embark on unwinnable war, Ohanaeze tells FG

Ogun corn seller alleges SARS killed husband, demands N20m

PDP congress: Saying I am quiet but deadly wicked, Makinde replies Fayose

BREAKING: Buhari arrives in Abuja after London medical trip

NPA suspends ticket issuance as protesting workers shut APM terminal

THISDAY

Report Shows Improved Transparency in States Budget, Procurement Processes

SEC Boss Accuses Operators of Frustrating e-Dividend Mandate Process

Death Toll from Kano ‘Killer Drinks’ Rises to 10

FG to Shame, Publish Names of Defaulting Contractors

Police Grill Anti-graft Activist, Suraju

NPA Suspends Ticket Issuance, Protesting Workers Shut APM Terminal

Osinbajo: FG Ready to Provide Reliable Energy for Nigerians

HEDA: Nigeria Loses $18bn to Illicit Financial Flows Annually

We are Mobilising More PDP Govs to Join APC, Says Kogi…

Delta Diaspora Group Petitions Senate President on Petroleum Industry Bill

DPR Adopts Dispute Resolution Mechanism for Oil Industry

Senate Spokesman Faults Buhari’s Nomination List for NHRC

SUN

Nobody can undermine Rivers in quest for Nigeria’s presidency ‘ Wike

Why PDP govs are desperate to join APC ‘ Gov Yahaya Bello

Osun FC management lifts suspension of Coach Omokaro, assistant coaches

Sugar, wheat to join forex exclusion list ‘Emefiele

Gwarinpa II: Residents urge FHA to stick to original plan

Discord over disbursement of N5bn bailout funds triggers NASS investigation

African airlines strongest performers as Air Cargo demand exceeds pre-COVID levels

Govs not opposed to financial autonomy for legislature, judiciary

Police confirm killing of 3 personnel in Ebonyi

No plan to attack banks, institutions -IPOB

Were recruiting 104 new hands, says Enugu water corp

Delta group writes Senate, picks holes in draft PIB

Buhari displeased over killing of soldiers in Benue -Magashi

IGP gives AIGs, CPs marching orders to end escalating crimes

NSCDC, soldiers, police foil jailbreak in Edo

Windstorm kills 1, injures 3, destroys 35 houses, displaces 575 in Imo

Bandits operating in 24 states Ortom

Insecurity, South East and Ebube Agu

$1bn arms probe: Time for Defence Minister to speak up

Why we engaged retirees against terrorists, bandits, others ‘Army

GUARDIAN

Intrigues as Rivers conducts council polls tomorrow

Lagos PDP wants loopholes in electoral system fixed before 2023

Gunmen kill three policemen at checkpoint in Ebonyi State

Lagos to experience 261-day rainfall, plans own weather stations

Death toll on poisoned drink in Kano rise to 10

35 years after, Lagos relaunches metro line

Security operatives foil jailbreak attempt in Edo

Gunmen kill ex-LG director in Katsina

Why killings, kidnapping persist in Oyo, by Adams

Gunmen kill three, sack Taraba community

Odinkalu, Oloja, Sani, Yusuf urge dialogue to end insecurity

Nigeria not safe under Buhari, Ortom insists

William and Harry won’t be shoulder-to-shoulder at Prince Philip funeral

Africa to see slowest regional growth in 2021: IMF

Google goes international with vaccine-finding feature

Covid deaths among Europe’s elderly hits all-time low: WHO

North Koreans mark anniversary of founder’s birth

Drug-resistant malaria gaining foothold in Africa: study

FX scarcity cripples local airlines, spike airfares

Bears regain dominance as index plunges by 0.17%

Stakeholders bemoan security attacks, loopholes at airports

Osinbajo seeks fair transition towards global net-zero emissions target

PIB faces another hurdle as Senate recieves fresh petition

Customs FOU intercepts N1.3 billion contrabands

Government okays issuance of new mobile lines with NIN

Lagos to experience 261-day rainfall, plans own weather stations

IGP vows to restore public confidence in police

Buhari returns to Abuja as PFN labels trip as security risk

More worries over rising inflation amid static household incomes

Stop playing the ostrich, Obaseki fires back at FG

Shoprite sells Nigerian business to property company – Report

Emefiele justifies CBN printing more money to finance Nigeria

Africa CDC says cannot predict when second COVID-19 shots will arrive

Thousands flee after Nigeria jihadist attack kills 10 in northeast town

FG blames Nigerians, media for Twitter’s choice of Ghana for Africa office

Colton Underwood, Former Star Of ‘The Bachelor’, Says He’s Gay

Dispatcher Allegedly Pockets $1.2 Million Mistakenly Sent To Her Bank Account

FG intensifies effort to complete Numan-Cham road ‘ Fashola

VANGUARD

FG set to privatise FMBN

10 % of Kaduna residents abuse drugs ‘ Official

Bayer Nigeria trains farmers, extension officers on best agronomic practices

Akwa Ibom APC accuses PDP of planning fake defection of members

Twitter’s decision to cite HQ in Ghana, a non-issue ‘ APC counters PDP

Kwara APC faction rejects 61 revalidation/appeal committee over inclusion of Governor’s sister

Oyo APC bigwigs chart way forward ahead of 2023 general election

PDP Southwest Congress: Why I conceded defeat, Olafeso reveals

Nigerians still have trust, faith in APC ‘ Secretary

PDP South West Congress: Senator commends reconciliation committee

Stockbrokers’ Institute begins new certification structure

Why inflation will persist in months ahead, as March hits 18.17% ‘ Analysts

Nigeria’s abysmal vaccination rate won’t keep COVID-19 at bay

Why insecurity is deteriorating in the South East

TETFund spends N120bn on academic staff training since 2008 ‘ Chairman

Protected: Nigeria reaches 1.04m persons with 1st dose of COVID-19 vaccine ‘ NPHCDA

Nigeria vaccinates over 2 million against COVID-19 ‘ NPHCDA

More than $6bn invested to fight HIV/ AIDS in Nigeria ‘ US Consul-General

Gunmen kill 3 policemen in Ebonyi ‘ PPRO

Retailers, others list factors affecting cement prices

Drama as patients protest poor food, sanitation at ESUT Teaching Hospital

Police confirm killing of pastor in Enugu

Gunmen kill four as Katsina residents, vigilantes kill 30 bandits in reprisal attack

10,000 Nigerian boys and girls still held by Boko Haram ‘ Ortom

Church unveils platform to advance national discourse

Twitter: You lack understanding of governance ‘ PDP replies APC

Personnel injured as NSCDC foils jailbreak in Edo

UBTH: How computerization makes care delivery seamless

JUSUN strike: What FG, States must do ‘ SANs

APC fixes Anambra Guber Primary for June 26, pegs form at N22.5m

LEADERSHIP

CSO Seeks End To Maltreatment Of Nigerians In Cape Verde

Wally Sajimi Speaks On Working With Content Creators, Musicians, Others

FG Lifts Suspension On New SIM Registration April 19

10% Of Kaduna Residents Have Drug Abuse-related Challenge ‘ KADBUSA

CDQ Released On Bail As NDLEA Continues Probe Of Rapper

Ivan Pacheco Shares What It’s Like Growing Up As First-Generation American in NYC

Fight Against Drug Trafficking Will Block Insurgency Funding ‘ Federal Govt

TRIBUNE

Complete justice will address insecurity in Nigeria ‘ Ortom, Ndume others

French language knowledge crucial in addressing insecurity, Chief of Defence Staff, Ayeleru declare

FG rolls out distribution of agricultural inputs to 7,500 smallholder women farmers

Don’t allow politicians exploit your pulpits for selfish reasons, Lalong tells clerics

Nigeria records 80 new COVID-19 infections, total now 164,080

Five killed, several injured in Ondo road accident

Angry residents kill 30 bandits in Katsina

Stop spreading falsehoods against Oyo governor, Fayose, Olafeso told

CDQ still being investigated, case not over ‘ NDLEA

Governors call for special review of insecurity challenges, killing of soldiers

Sanwo-Olu kicks off construction of rail mass transit 37-km Red Line

Ogun becomes major global site in emerging innovation economy ‘ Osinbajo

NATION

Governors appeal to judicial workers to end strike

Nigeria in jeopardy without restructuring, says Gani Adams

Nigeria lacks courageous leaders, says Ortom

Killing of soldiers, attacks in Owerri worry governors

Buhari to IG: dont fail Nigerians

CBN: states must start paying $2.1b budget support loan

Alleged N7.9b fraud: EFCC offers Okorocha bail

Nigeria, others need $245b external funding in five-years, says IMF

Acting IGP disbands Monitoring Units in Lagos, Port Harcourt

Buhari to EU, World:Dont end gas funding now

Gunmen smash cars, hoist Biafran flags in Anambra

Expert: inflations rise to 18.17% cause for concern

EU warns of looming humanitarian crisis in Northeast

Fed Govt lifts ban on new SIM activation

Eight power plants, Shiroro hydro station collapse

DMO lists N150b Fed Govt bonds for auction

More PDP Governors will join APC, Bello boasts

Five feared dead in Ondo road accident

End fiscal rascality, Obaseki replies FG

Twitter saga: Your understanding of governance poor, PDP slams APC

UPDATED: Buhari returns after UK medical check-up

SEC to establish N100bn health fund to support COVID-19 fight

DAILY TIMES

Nigerians in Diaspora slam those calling for countrys breakup

BREAKING: Buhari back to Nigeria from medical trip

ALGON Tussle: Court restrains factional leaders from interfering in Association affairs

Troops in total control of Damasak Army

Stakeholders Meeting: Gov Fintiri has killed PDP in Adamawa- Sen Grace

Sit up and perform, Fintiri warns LG chairmen

Destiny of Akwa Ibom in your hands, Akpabio tells indigenes, others

PDP South-West Congress Election Was A Scam Fayose

Buhari, APCs misrule ushered Twitter out of Nigeria to Ghana says PDP

Your govt is floating on the water of deceits- Adamawa APC replies Gov Ahmadu

U.S. House group to propose adding 4 Supreme court seats

Updated: Buhari returns, says: I have high expectations from IGP, service chiefs

Lagos kicks off major rail project, compensates hundreds of affected persons

Police invite warlords, broker peace among factions in Itsekiri palace battle

Itsekiri Royal Rumbl: Suspicion, posers over Olu of Warris death

Financial autonomy: Governors propose assembly, judicial service commissions

Reports on bandits killings indict 5 Emirs, 27 District heads, Military, Police in Zamfara

JUST IN: FG lifts ban on registration of new SIMs

Insecurity festers on deficit of sustainable leadership Ortom, Ndume

Nigeria records 18.1% worst inflation rate in 4yrs

DAILY TRUST

How acting IGP Usman Baba was appointed — Buhari

NDLEA arrests Chadians, Nigeriens supplying drugs to insurgents

Why past civil service reforms failed – FG

Ameh appointed council chair of Fedpoly, Ohodo

Why community policing may not work in Nigeria – Expert

Abductors of Kaduna students make u-turn, reach out to parents

We must democratise access to internet, Osinbajo tells states

Pay your debts, or we pursue you: CBN tells defaulting govs

Troops rescue herders from attack in Zangon Kataf

Herdsmen kill another farmer in Igangan 

HERALD

Ganduje, Dantata, others reconcile Dangote, BUA over sugar plant

Lagos police admit causing prison congestion

10% of Kaduna residents abuse drugs ‘ State govt

Guard your farms against herdsmen invasion ‘ Akeredolu tells Ondo farmers

Buhari returns to Nigeria after UK medical trip

TB Joshua protests as YouTube suspends channel over ‘hate speech

N60bn: Don’t play the ostrich, end monetary rascality ‘ Obaseki tells FG

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria’s March inflation widens negative real return on investment

Why we are supporting FG, states ‘ CBN

Nigerians spend 25% of minimum wage to cook a pot of jollof rice

Declining oil production signals more trouble for Nigerian economy

Nigeria key beneficiary as France adds ‘1bn to boost African businesses

Despite lockdown, banks earn paltry 4% increase from e-transactions in 2020

Imperative of local government’s participation for UBE success

ExxonMobil’s continued defiance of Nigeria’s extant laws

What Nigeria can learn from East Asia’s industrial experience

DAILY INDEPENDENT

FG Identifies Causes Of Failure Civil In Service Delivery

Time To Tap Into Nigeria’s Enormous Gas Reserve

United Nigeria Airline Boss Laments High Cost Of Aviation Fuel

Private Sector Growth Records Improvement In March ‘ Report

Russia Alters Look Of Uniforms After National Flag Is Barred From Olympics

Budget Transparency: Ekiti Soars From 28th To 4th Position

FG Blames Nigerians, Media For Twitter’s Choice Of Ghana For Africa Office

Man, 49, Arraigned For Allegedly Obtaining N1.3m Under False Pretence

We Can’t Attack Banks, We Are Not Criminals, IPOB Tells Security Agencies

Police Nab Alleged Killers Of Two Brothers In Aba’ PPRO

No Life Lost At Ubiaja Attempted Jail Break’ NCoS

NEW TELEGRAPH

High cost of food items pushes inflation to 18.17%

Volume of crude oil Nigeria produces unknown -‘NEITI

Power minister apologises as Nigeria suffers nationwide power outages

Police reorganisation begins

Aftermath of Obaseki’s comment: CBN to go after states for $2.1bn loan recovery

Relief as FG lifts ban on new SIM activation

IMF: Nigeria, others require $425bn to finance recovery

BLUEPRINT

COVID-19: Nigeria has vaccinated over 1 million people ‘ NPHCDA

Insecurity: Focus on enemy, don’t be rivals, Ohaneze tells ESN operatives

Ife-Iwara road: Fashola debunks payment of N151million as Redeemed Church apologises to ministry

100 days to go: Minister Dare shifts focus on Olympics, team Nigeria to camp in Lagos, PH

 

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