Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 23 April 2021         

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

MASSOB rejects asylum offer, says UK plotting to stop Biafra

Infrastructure devt boosting Lagos economy LSETF boss

Three Katsina varsity students killed in road crash

Investors embrace long-tenors, oversubscribe April bonds by N115.66bn

Food prices hike continued in March, says NBS

States’ cash cruch: Govs beg FG to postpone $2.1bn support repayment, CBN kicks

Nigeria fears arms influx over Idriss Deby’s death

No amount of Buhari’s inducement will stop Biafra, IPOB boasts

Presidency battles to save Pantami as Reps plan debate

Nollywood actor, Baba Ijesha, arrested for allegedly defiling 14-year-old girl

UNIBEN bursar escapes abduction as gunmen kill NSCDC officer

Aggrieved pregnant lady sets lover’s room ablaze in Benue

Police rescue Osun college student abducted from hostel

FG to drive agric mechanisation with 60,000 tractors

Reps probe delay in ports concession, privatisation review

WTO moves against harmful support for fishing

Police trail gunmen over ambush, killing of Amotekun operative

Ebonyi trigger-happy vigilante kills man seven days to wedding

Delta CJ disowns judgement on marriage dissolution suit

Petrol sells for N175/litre as queues reduce in Abuja

THISDAY

Oil Industry Trainers Lose $2bn in One Year

Why Kano, PH, Enugu are Yet to Resume International Flights

IMO Regulation: FG Charges Operators on $2bn Bunker Fuel Market

LCCI Inaugurates Maritime Sectorial Group

High Inflation Hurting Mortgage Banks

FG Plans Policy to Boost Local Syringe, Needles Manufacturing

Security Agents Foil Attempted Jail Break in Kano2023 Elections: SAN Wants Political Parties Limited to Six

PDP Laments Fresh Killings in Zamfara, Others

JAMB Introduces ‘Know Your Registration Officer’ in 2021 UTME Process

House Passes Bill to Specify Time Frame for Conduct of Census

Ondo Police Parade 27 Suspects for Alleged Child Theft, Kidnapping, Other…

Delta Police Control Room Gutted By fire

Lawmakers Probe Nationwide Jail Breaks

Gunmen Attack Kaduna Hospital, Kidnap Two Nurses

Gunmen Kidnap 18 Passengers in Oyo

SUN

How we spent $5.6bn COVID-19 fund ‘FG

Infrastructure devt: FG grants N20bn tax waiver to NLNG

BoI to tackle youth unemployment with tech hubs

CBN: FX spending on food importation dropped by half in January

Agbaje raises GTBank profit by N1.305tr, expands balance sheet by 12.07%

Nigeria to become Africa’s highest sugar exporter ‘NSDC

Nuclear energy key to stable power supply ‘ Onu

Presidency to Nigerians: Accept Pantamis apologies

Suspected herdsmen kill 4 in Benue

2023: Falana, 21 parties, groups form political movement

Yoruba group applauds UK for granting IPOB, MASSOB members asylum

Convoke national dialogue now, Ohuabunwa urges FG

Crisis rocks Kaduna APC as group threatens to forcibly remove party chairman

Court dismisses suit filed by seven political parties against Akeredolu

No fewer than 1.13m AstraZeneca shots administered NPHCDA

GUARDIAN

Nigeria needs 300,000MW electricity for double-digit growth

Lagos govt opens up on COVID-19 vaccines side effect

Why JUSUN strike cannot be faulted, by CJN

NEC disowns Obaseki on N60b currency printing crisis

NNPC, SEEPCO seal pact to unlock 1.2TCF gas from OML 143

‘60% of Nigerians lack access to smartphones, digital devices’

Nigeria can earn N1tr yearly from smoked fish, say Adamawa fishers

Commuters, residents protest over deplorable Edo highway

Nigeria needs 300,000MW electricity for double-digit growth

Lagos govt opens up on COVID-19 vaccines side effect

Row over N10.5 billion allocation to airports on concession list

Senate rebukes panel for poor oversight of Customs, probes NHRC composition

DPR sanctions antigen rapid diagnostic tests for offshore oil workers

Teachers protest against five-year unpaid salaries in Rivers schools

‘No amount of killings, intimidation will stop Igbo presidency in 2023’

Oil, gas trainers lose $2b to COVID-19

Pantami: Buhari government says minister’s apology is enough

Police Arrest Nollywood Actor For Allegedly Defiling Minor

Houseboy machete madam to death while asleep — Ondo Police

Mass sack: Labour to embark on 5 days protest

Group launch award programme to encourage dilligence among Police force

Reps to investigate alleged illicit trade in human organs

NCC arrests 5 suspects over alleged fraudulent registration of SIM cards

Kwara generates highest revenue since 2016 in Q1-2021

Buhari meets northern governors over insecurity

VANGUARD

Crisis hits pension unions as FEPPPAN tells members to shun Friday nationwide protest

[ICYMI] Gunmen attack Kaduna hospital, kidnap 2 nurses

Apapa traffic costs Nigeria N140bn weekly economic loss ‘ Experts

Police refute alleged collection of N400,000 bribe from street sweeper in Kwara

Kaduna Mass sack: Labour to embark on 5 days protest

Nasarawa Gov’t poised to ensure budget transparency ‘ Commissioner

COVID-19 test results: NCDC attributes travellers’ complaints to technical failure

Police debunk kidnapping of 18 passengers in Oyo state

Abduction of Nurses: Health workers threaten strike after 78 hour ultimatum

OML 143: NNPC signs gas development deal with SEEPCO to unlock 1.2TCF

Banditry/Kidnapping: Buhari meets 7 Govs from N/West, N/Central

Passport Racketeering: FG to install body cam on immigration personnel

Zamfara: Redouble your efforts to bring to end mindless killings, Buhari tells security agencies

LEADERSHIP

COVID-19: India In Critical Need As Cases Surge

FG Excited As $1m Worth Saudi Medical Equipment Arrive Soon

CBN Didn’t Print N60bn In March, NEC Insists

Presidency Alleges Smear Campaign Against Pantami

Deby: Porous Borders May Compound Nigeria’s Insecurity

FCTA Raids Illegal Parks, Impounds 51 Vehicles

Again, Traditional Ruler, 3 Others Feared Killed In Benue Herdsmen Attack

JUST IN: Pro-terror Utterances: Presidency Defends Pantami

State Police: Federal Govt, States To Decide After Consultations

Lagos Police Arrest Popular Actor, Baba Ijesa, For Defiling Minor

JUST-IN: CBN Didn’t Print N60bn In March, Says NEC

Federal Govt Mulls Policy To Boost Local Syringe, Needle Production

TRIBUNE

States urge FG to double performance for results grant to $1.5m

KWASU benefits N600m EU solar power grant

Nigeria records 100 new COVID-19 infections, total now 164,588

Alleged link to terror groups: We stand by Pantami, says Presidency

Ibom Plaza: No longer tourists delight

Nigerian Idol: The search continues as 68 contestants proceed to ‘theatre week

Stop thinking government lacks capacity to stop you, Buhari tells bandits

Minimum wage: TUC says implementation not negotiable

Oil mining lease: NNPC, SEEPCO sign agreement to unlock 1.2tcf gas

Social media influencer’, Pankeeroy, 34 others arrested in Lekki over internet frauds

Nurses protest in Kaduna, give govt 48-hr ultimatum to secure release of abducted colleagues

Nollywood actor, Baba Ijesa, arrested for allegedly defiling 14-year-old girl for seven years

With eye on Islamist fight, France backs military takeover in Chad

Reps propose N5m fine for non-renewal of broadcast licence

NATION

FRSC cautions motorists against driving under fatigue

Protests continue as SANS kick over Lagos workers partial resumption

Fed Govt goes tough on passport racketeering

Edo residents block East-West road in protest

KASU students reject tuition fees increase by Kaduna Government

Abiodun gives best 2020 LASU graduating student bungalow, N2m

Four arrested over killing of would-be groom in Kwara

Man held as police exhume mums body in Lagos

FG grants NLNG 20bn tax waiver

Houseboy machete madam to death while asleep Ondo Police

Senate moves to make Yabatech, Ilaro Poly universities

DAILY TIMES

Lagos shuts down all COVID-19 vaccination centres

Shells pipeline spills 213 barrels of crude into Bayelsa community

IG withdrawal of police officers in EFCC in line with panels recommendations

Nollywood actor, Baba Ijesha, arrested for allegedly defiling 14-year-old girl for 7 years

Buhari confirms appointment of 18 judges for appeal court

Anxiety in Itsekiri land over whereabouts of Olus crown

Otaru of Auchi: Nigerians will appreciate Buhari after president leaves office

Police invite powerful chief over crisis in Warri kingdom

Abiodun: I met five functional ambulances when I assumed office

Oyo sets up Rapid Response Team on Waste Evacuation, releases hotlines

Police apprehend 4 kidnappers terrorizing Adamawa communities

Senate frowns at Customs N257bn budget

2023: If Nigeria is to remain one, give S/ East Presidency Senator Ogba

DAILY TRUST

Out-of-school children to rise as 60 northern schools shut

FG gives N10m to 5 tech innovators

North-East coalition condemns attack on Isa Pantami

Lawmaker donates patrol vehicle, empowerment kits to constituency

How Bauchi community secured secondary school from miscreants

Fed University Wukari gets 3 new faculties

Lawmaker donates patrol vehicle, empowerment kits to constituency

Saudi Kingdom donates relief items to 3,971 IDPs in Yobe

Borno generates N4bn in four months

Lawmaker donates N47m less privileged in Jere

Akwa Ibom residents decried spate of robberies

Cholera outbreak: Environmentalist urges govt to open blocked river

Edo traditional ruler appeals for road construction

Communities lament decay of 30-yr-old wooden bridge

Agency partners TETFUND on projects, research in varsities

Plateau: Lalong charges new Archbishop of Jos to be ambassador of peace, unity

FCT: FCTA apologises to residents over blackout along Airport Road

Kaduna: Blind retirees in Kaduna appeal for payment of entitlements

Alleged link to terrorists: We stand behind Pantami — Presidency

Jailbreaks compounding security challenges — Reps

FG fixes 6-week timeline for passport processing

Labour declares strike over sack of workers in Kaduna

Parents, teachers demand security in schools, release of abducted students

60 buried as death toll in Zamfara attacks rises

US House passes bill to prevent another ‘Muslim ban’

12-yr-old, others shine as Lagos Qur’an contest ends

Knocks, kudos as APC kicks against fresh petrol hike

Ohanaeze raises alarm over ‘arrests’ of Igbo youths

HERALD

Houseboy machete madam to death while asleep ‘ Ondo Police

Police arrest Nollywood actor, Baba Ijesha, for alleged defilement

My God Is Working’ ‘ Davido Celebrates As ‘Jowo’ Hits Over 25M Views

JUST IN: Fire Guts Delta Police Headquarters

Boko Haram: Chad President’s Death Will Affect Nigeria Most ‘ Defence Minister

NCC arrests 5 suspects over alleged fraudulent registration of SIM cards

Police deploy 1,000 personnel to check traffic robbery in Lagos

FG approves intervention funds for FRSC

AUTHORITY

Kano/Jigawa Customs Generates Over N7.6 Billion In Three Months

Electricity Theft Reason For Unstable Power Supply, KEDCO Tells Customers

FCT Area Councils Poll: Why Yamawo should fly APC AMAC ticket, by support group

Judiciary funds must be deducted directly from source by AGF JUSUN insists

Ganduje Emerges Most Pensioners Friendly Governor

Ganduje Sponsors Seven Surgery Patients, Plans To Establish Hemoprodite Centre

Attahiru tasks Senate on appropriate funding for Nigerian army

BUSINESSDAY

NPA appoints four general managers, eight asst. general managers

French companies see opportunities in Nigeria, but security, taxation are hitches

Inside Nigeria’s plan to attract oil investment

Nigerians switch diet over rising food cost

The dangers of a rubber-stamp legislature

French companies see opportunities in Nigeria, but security, taxation are hitches ‘ France’s Trade Minister

DAILY INDEPENDENT

NEC Writes Off Obaseki’s Allegation Of Printing N60bn

Reps Order Probe Of Alleged Illicit Human Organs’ Trade

Corruption Under Buhari’s Government Worse Than Previous Administrations ‘ Gyoh

MAN Canvasses Partnership With FG To Evolve Industrialisation Agenda

United Nigeria Airlines Commences Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt Routes

FG To Implant Security Operatives At Passport Offices To Check Extortion, Hoarding, Others

El-Rufai Incurs Labour’s Wrath, Protest Sack Of 4, 000 Workers

Covenant, UI, UNILAG Retain Spots On 2021 THE Impact Rankings

Abiodun Rewards Best LASU Student, Others With Houses, Cash

Lowering ICAN Standard Will Negatively Impact On Quality Of Professionalism- Adewuyi

Tension In Enugu As Demolishing Of Hausa’s Settlers Triggers Clash

Ibarapa: Kidnapping Of 25 Persons In A Day Scary, Oyo NUJ Says CP Should Relocate

NEW TELEGRAPH

Insecurity: Ohanaeze decries arrest of Igbo youths by military

Chad: FG to control influx of weapons, refugees

We cannot suspend strike now, JUSUN tells CJN

Stampede as imported cow escapes from cargo hole at Lagos airport

Ambassadorial clearance: Disquiet as Olonishakin, Buratai, others await postings

Pantami: Nigerians fret over 51m NIN database

Airline industry moves to cut losses by $79bn in 2021

Presidency: Pantami made enemies by putting people first

Customs seizes N3.1bn contraband, drum of explosives

Nigerians have lost faith in N’Assembly on constitutional amendment ‘Afenifere

BLUEPRINT

NDPHC, BEDC sign agreement on stranded 250MW

Niger/Kaduna/Oyo: Bandits sack another military base, attack hospital, abduct 2 nurses, 33 others

INEC reorganises, creates more depts

Equity Market gains N2bn

FG grants NLNG N20bn tax waiver for Bonny bridge construction

Shareholders applaud FCMB, approve N2.97bn dividend at AGM

Breaking: Finally, Buhari speaks on Pantami ‘s alleged terrorism link

 

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