Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 7 May 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Prolonged cough could lead to tuberculosis, says expert

Stakeholders outline malaria elimination strategies in Nigeria

Four COVID-19 survivors narrate ordeal

CBN extends naira-4-dollar deadline to boost remittances

Nigerian insurers settle N4bn #EndSARS claims

INEC plans converting 753 voting points to units in Osun

51 ex-councillors dump PDP, join APC in Gombe

Group protests N2m APC fee for Lagos LG poll aspirants

Dont field serial defectors, Anambra PDP group warns party

Reps summon NNPC, CBN, FIRS, EFCC, probe illicit financial flows

CBN vows to resist maize importation

Ease of doing business, our priority, says Ogun

Bishop declares fasting, prayer after Mbaka supporters attack

Efforts ongoing to revive Nigerias steel industry Onu

NIN-SIM linkage will help us identify crooks, says Buhari

Nigerian beer companies three-month revenue hits N189.63bn

Saving Lagos residents from acute water scarcity

Gunmen kill three policemen in fresh Anambra, Ebonyi attacks

One dead, vehicles destroyed as hoodlums clash in Lagos

We were ready to lose students in planned bandits’ bombardment – El-Rufai

Probe begins Monday as FG suspends NPA managing director, Bala-Usman

BREAKING: Cops repel attack on Imo police station, kill eight hoodlums

THISDAY

48 Arrested By Police as Hoodlum Stabs Another to Death in…

Abducted Kogi LG Chairman Regains Freedom

Gunmen Kill Inspector in Fresh Attack on Ebonyi Police Station

Armed Robbers Attack Bullion Van in Ondo

NECO Releases Results for External Candidates, Announces Date for 2021 Exams

Operators Kick against Revocation of 11 Marginal Fields’ Licences

PDP: Uzodimma’s Stance on State Police Exposed His Sympathy for Bandits

Heavy Flooding Expected in 121 LGAs, FG Warns

DSS Arrests Gbajabiamila’s Impersonator

Abaribe Should be in Prison for Failing to Produce Kanu, Says…

Oyo/Osun NCS Command Rakes in N15.8bn Revenue

Buhari Suspends Hadiza Usman as NPA MD

Insecurity: Senate Assures Service Chiefs of Support

N600bn Lekki Deep Sea Port Nears 50% Completion

SUN

2023: Nigeria can’t afford to abandon zoning ‘ Dakum

Buhari supporters accuse opposition govs, politicians of sponsoring banditry, terrorism

2023: APC group urges Bagudu to ‘institutionalise power rotation’ in Kebbi

FG sacks Bala-Usman as NPA chief, names Koko as replacement

CBN extends ‘Naira 4 dollar scheme’ indefinitely

How Anambra airport’ll boost state’s economy

Crisis hits pension unions as federal retirees exit NUP

Emefiele vows to block maize importation

Residents desert streets over military shootings in Imo community

Reasons unoccupied estates rise amid housing deficit

Nigerias unity must not be compromised Osinbajo

Kill 2 policemen, attack Anambra, Ebonyi stations

GUARDIAN

US expected to see hiring surge as vaccines resurrect ailing economy

At least 25 killed in police drug raid in Rio slum: media

Government plans portal for sale of houses to Nigerians

Osinbajo canvasses improved collaboration for service delivery

Rumours of bandits attacks unsettle Abuja

$1.6 billion Lekki deep sea port reaches 50% completion

FEC okays N6.2 billion for power projects

NPA Investigation: Buhari directs Hadiza Usman to step aside

RCCG confirms death of Pastor Adeboye’s son Dare

EFCC arrests alleged human organs trafficker in Port Harcourt

Again, hoodlums kill two policemen in Anambra

Enugu solar-powered water scheme to deliver 28,000 cubic metres daily

Pope hails ‘tireless’ work of India medics

Merkel urges richest nations to up climate game despite Covid

Mexico president hits back at critics over metro crash

Americans handed life sentences in Italy for cop murder

Marginal field operators will grow Nigeria’s oil if supported

Airlines record 73% traffic slump amid restrictions, quarantine

CBN extends ‘Naira 4 Dollar Scheme’ indefinitely as FX crisis continues

VANGUARD

Int’l travel ban: FG to sanction erring airlines ‘ Ministry

Buhari suspends NPA MD, Hadiza Usman

FG tasks Financial Reporting Council on accounting standards

Woman strangled, shot dead for turning down marriage proposal from 2 men

Ondo raises N800m through COVID-19 Response Fund

Drama as APC, PDP Reps clash over comments on Buhari’s ‘sins’, APC lawmakers’ defection plan to PDP

Insecurity: Killings in S’East fuelled by misguided comments of politicians ‘ Gov Umahi

Reps may summon Buhari over alleged oil licensing fraud

NAICOM chief tasks insurers, banks on collaboration, deeper penetration

CBN extends Naira 4 dollar incentive for diaspora remittances

Don’t take extension of SIM-NIN linkage deadline for granted, NCC warns

Breaking: Kairo market, Oshodi on fire

LEADERSHIP

Abdulsalami Committee Seeks Massive Recruitment Of Security Personnel

Redefining Philanthropy: Dangote’s Sterling Example

Why 27 Freed Kaduna Students Have Not Rejoin Thier Families ‘ State Govt

JUST-IN: Presidency Confirms Suspension of NPA MD, Hadiza Bala Usman

Reps Summon Minister, CBN, Others Over Revenue Loss To Illicit Financial Flows

Nigeria, Guinea Bissau Take Bilateral Ties To Higher Levels

TRIBUNE

Gunmen abduct Abia State University students

Parents of 27 released Kaduna students appeal to FG to rehabilitate their children

Dubai to host first world’s in-person travel, tourism event

NCPC flags off screening exercise for intending pilgrims in Jos

NPA: Buhari orders Hadiza Usman to step aside

Awolowo seeks assistance for SMEs from government agencies

NATION

Abaribe should be in prison for failing to produce IPOB leader Kanu, says Wase

Mbakas action shakes Enugu Catholic diocese

53 herders intercepted in Niger

Insecurity: Our challenges, by Service chiefs, others

Gumi raises hope on varsity students release

Minister laments community collusion with bandits, abductors

Police: our efforts at preventing attacks

Suspended NPA MD Bala-Usman for probe

U.S.: Nigerias security challenges are quite extraordinary

DAILY TIMES

Buhari ministers statement confirms Presidency has surrender to terrorists PDP

Chief Bode George: I will tear my passport if Tinubu Becomes President in 2023

Obasanjo opposes secession, ransom payment

Accusations, counter accusations as 29 abducted Afaka students regain freedom

Nigerian military got maximum budget allocation Finance Minister

APC Senators tackle opposition, insist Buhari in charge of govt

Two killed, many injured, others kidnapped as bandits attack 2 churches in Kaduna

Reps to FG: Commence N10 billion IDP intervention to distressed states

Nigerians in South Africa protest against delay, high cost of passport processing

DAILY TRUST

IPOB: 4 cops killed, police stations burnt in Anambra, Ebonyi

Media Trust, Nigeria Health Watch partner on solution-based reportage

NIN-SIM linkage will help us identify crooks – Buhari

Insecurity: Too much tension, confusion in the land — NSCIA

NYSC remains major promoter of national unity — FG

NECO releases 2020 SSCE external results

Blasphemy: Many injured as hoodlums go on rampage again at Mile 12

Niger governor sacks works commissioner

Osinbajo advocates improved FG/states collaboration

NAF seeks media collaboration against security threats

‘Migrant herders transiting Kaduna, Niger not bandits’

Secession threat as a tool of blackmail

Banks’ suffocating taxes on customers

Lagos anti-corruption law unnecessary

Ripples in Ogun over LG polls nomination form charges

You can’t force Buhari out of office before 2023 — Supporters

Ekiti 2022: INEC warns political parties against premature campaigns

2023: Offa backs Kwara gov for second term

Nigeria loses N53.2tr to illicit financing in 14 yrs

NNPC submits P/H refinery to contractor for repair

CBN heightens move to curb maize import

Minister urges FRC to enforce accounting standards

NiMet to deploy 200 rain gauges to aid farming

Lagos spends N20bn on rice mill

FG tasked on exploring digital taxation

Heirs Oil & Gas appoints CEO, Board members

Paul Okoye hits 1m subscribers on YouTube

Insecurity keeps Benue council chairman away from domain

Group warns of imminent food shortage in Benue

NDE trains 100 Plateau youths in agriculture

Beef up security on Damboa-Maiduguri road – NURTW

HERALD

NBC fines Channels TV, inspiration FM N5m each for broadcast code infractions

Buhari commiserates with Pastor Adeboye over son’s death

Insecurity: MURIC bashes Clarke for asking Buhari to delegate executive power to CDS

Leke Adeboye Reacts To Sudden Death Of His Brother, Dare

Why Defeating Boko Haram Is Such A Difficult Task ‘ By Doyin Okupe

PDP urges FG to intervene, restore peace in Imo

Anti-Corruption Agency vows to end corruption in Oyo

BUSINESSDAY

Reps to probe N2bn safe school initiative programme

Insecurity: Senate to approve any amount as supplementary budget

Moody’s places First Bank on review for downgrade

Vaccine bubble lifts Moderna to largest profitable quarter in history

Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange set to list first Gold

Nigeria equities shed over N370bn in 3 days

DAILY INDEPENDENT

27 States, 121 LGAs At Risk Of Severe Flooding, Agency Warns

CBN Extends Naira 4 Dollar Incentive For Diaspora Remittances

Encomiums As Independent Newspapers Honoured Atiku, Wike, Ishaku, Others

Private Investors To Raise $250m For Formation Of New National Carrier ‘ Sirika

Global Smartphone Shipment Rises By 25% In First Quarter Of 2021’ Report

IOC To Receive Coronavirus Vaccine From Pfizer/BioNTech

PEOPLESDAILY

#IstandwithBuahri group warns Govs, individuals to disband private militias groups

Bandits attacks: Reps want Buhari to begin N10bn intervention in Benue, Nasarawa, others

27 kidnapped Afaka students regain freedom

FEC approves N6.2bn for six electricity projects

Online Learning: Find solutions to students, lecturers challenges ‘ Reps tell UNILAG mgt

Police arrest vigilante, 3 others over phone snatching in Kano

Governor Inuwa to ensure continuous partnership with FUK

Reps move to end 100, 000 yearly death of children due to sickle cell

Reps decrie lose of $70m to illegal fishing by Chinese, European trawlers

NEW TELEGRAPH

WHO: Vaccine supply crunch adds to risk of COVID-19 resurgence

Senate keeps mum after four hours meeting with service chiefs

Linking SIM to NIN’ll enhance security, aid planning ‘Buhari

Catholic Church suspends Fr. Mbaka for 30 days

Students’ abductions: Bandits targetting govt ‘Sheik Gumi

FG inches closer to new national airlines, picks ‘preferred’ partner

FG suspends NPA MD

#EndSARS protests: Underwriters to pay N4.5bn claims

NIGERIAN PILOT

NPA boss,Hadiza Bala Usman suspended

Enforce Accounting Standards, Adebayo Tasks FRC

Special operations unit of Police Headquarters in Port Harcourt to be inaugurated soon-Akpabio

NECO releases 2020 SSCE external results, records 6,465 malpractice cases

Stop agitators plot to attack security agents in South-West, YAF urges govt

Special operations unit of Police Headquarters in Port Harcourt to be inaugurated soon-Akpabio

2023 elections: Southeast politicians support Peter Obis presidential ambition

 

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