Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 28 May 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Rivers plans cassava production, processing, Wike seeks CBN loan

PDP group lampoons ex-gov Aliyu for attack on Wike

Ohanaeze canvasses restructured Nigeria, internal autonomy

Yakubu laments, NSA sounds tough over attacks on INEC facilities

Go after insurgents, criminals, APC charges new Army Chief

Constitution review: NC Front makes case for referendum, electronic voting

Buhari mortgaging our childrens future with reckless borrowing PDP

Firm to invest $500m in Ogun forestry project

NCF introduces grassroots programme in Abuja

NNPCs trading surplus rises to N39.85bn

China-Nigeria cargo flights return empty weekly NAHCO

FG clears N-Power payments, enrols one million new beneficiaries

Cameroon: Amuneke, Dosu query Ozornwafor’s Eagles inclusion

Making annual rainfall pattern forecast impactful

Nigeria to earn $2bn through plant protection bill NESG

Eko bridge closes for emergency repairs June 4

Naira slips to 490/$ at parallel market, CBN plans digital currency

Abia killer vigilante arrested in PHarcourt for killing US-based bizman

NSCDC to prosecute Enugu 48-year-old man for defiling three daughters

Lawyers raise the alarm over female inmate who gave birth in 2008

Pirates kill five-year-old girl, shoot speedboat driver in Bayelsa

Ebonyi social media activist allegedly missing

Police release detained man after PUNCHs report

Police impound 70 Okadas, declare fresh clampdown on Lagos errant riders

The quarrel Sunday Igboho picks with Pastor Adeboye

48 bodies recovered as search intensifies for Kebbi boat victims

Schools declare emergency holiday, others shut, residents panic over IPOB sit-at-home

25 generals, others may go as Yahaya emerges COAS

COVID-19 vaccination suffers setback, FG laments vaccine shortage

Dont introduce Sharia in South-West, PFN warns Senate

Officers injured as Ogun cultists, land grabbers, police clash

BREAKING: Fayemi suspends Ekiti provost as 100 students hospitalised after fumigation

Vandalism: Gov Sules aide, 16 others arrested in Nasarawa

Kebbi mishap: 48 dead bodies recovered as search continues

NGF proposed fuel prices provocative, hikes will be met with strike NLC

11 offices, 13 vehicles, 429 generators, others lost to 41 attacks INEC

Cholera kills seven in Gombe, six hospitalised

Buharis refusal to appoint Igbo COAS shows he doesnt believe in one Nigeria HURIWA

THISDAY

WBank Approves $700m for Water Supply, Sanitation Programmes in Nigeria

Dangote: Nigeria to Earn $700m Annually from Sugar Backward Integration

We Still Retain Concession Rights over Ibadan Road, Says Contractor

Customs Intercepts Fake Drugs, Generate N426m from Importers

Nigerian Marketing Industry Prone to Budget Decline without Collaboration

Understanding FMoT, NPA, INTELS Brouhaha

INEC: Attacks on Facilities Threaten Democracy, Elections

Labour Threatens Strike without Notice over Kaduna Dispute, Fuel Price

FG Not Doing Enough to Protect Lives, Says AI

Sokoto Records 411 Rape Cases in One Year

Military Releases Malian Civilian Leaders after Jonathan’s Mediation

Don’t Bring Sharia to South-west, PFN Warns Senate

Saraki Kicks as Kwara Panel Urges AbdulRazaq to Prosecute ex-Govs

Berekete: NBC Suspends Licence of Radio Station

Oyo Community Petitions Makinde over Chieftaincy Crisis

PDP Alleges Plot to Attack Members in Ebonyi

NEMA: 7,000 People Affected by Attacks in Two Sokoto LGs

Triller Celebrates ‘Africa Month’ with Creativity Challenge

LCCI Backs NNPC’s Plan of 20% Stake in Dangote Refinery

House Demands Record of Withdrawals from Recovered Loots Account

Emefiele: N35tn Infrastructure Investment Required for Double-digit Growth

WBank Approves $700m for Water Supply, Sanitation Programmes in Nigeria

Telecoms Operators, Senate Differ over 5G Rollout

ICT Can Propel Nigerias Economic Growth

Report: NDPHC Delivered 22 Substations, 3000km Transmision Lines in Six Years

SUN

Defection of elected officials to another party is corruption ‘Aliyu, ex Niger State governor

Igbo group endorses Olorunrinu for Amuwo-Odofin chairmanship seat

Nnamani seeks end to burning of police, INEC offices

INEC begs security agencies to halt attacks on facilities

PDP dismisses rumour of gov Obaseki leaving party

FG working to facilitate export processes to benefit from AfCFTA ‘NEPC

NNPC records N578.79bn revenue, 54 pipeline breaches

Green Africa airline triggers price war on domestic routes

COVID-19: Ethiopian Airlines medical centre commences staff vaccination

Diaspora bonds’ll checkmate FG’s borrowing instinct ‘Analysts

Well make giving you better country our greatest legacy, Buhari promises children

Kebbi Customs hands over seized 632kg cannabis, drugs, worth over N22m to NDLEA

Riversll divest equity stake in cassava processing firm Wike

UK investors to explore Nigeria’s creative sector

World Igbo Congress celebrates Biafran heroes

No going back on May 31 sit-at-home IPOB

NCDC records 48 new COVID-19 infections, 1 recovery

Benue people are starving due to Insecurity-Benue Lawmaker

GUARDIAN

Nigerians to pay more for imported vehicles from June 1

We’re targeting more 3m children for free feeding, says Buhari

SARS disbandment creating security challege, IGP cries out

Military, AIB may not release plane crash report to public

Ladipo auto spare parts market risks closure over environmental issues

Lawan tasks ECOWAS Parliament on terrorism, cross-border crimes

New Olu of Warri for coronation August 21

Lagos State will continue to look like a construction site, says Sanwo-Olu

Nnamani urges caution, dialogue over burning of police, INEC offices

Akpabio blames delay in NDDC board on lack of budget, others

‘Increase in fuel price, electricity tariff, inflation pose difficulty for Nigerians’

You frustrated recovery of $60b loot, prosecutor accuses Malami

Christians, Hausa/Fulani agree to split Kaduna into two states

Stakeholders decry bottlenecks as FG claims additional 3,400MW to grid

States to get $20m each as COVID-19 interventions

FG constructs 37 ‘smart schools’ to boost ICT

NCDC records 48 new COVID-19 infections, 1 recovery

Janus Films Acquires North American Rights For EYIMOFE

Government banking on PIB to unplug subsidy

Shareholders okay Dangote Cement’s N272.6 billion dividend

Why Nigeria should not legalise cannabis, by NDLEA

Nigeria needs $2b monthly for fiscal sustainability as FG builds oil reserves

VANGUARD

CBN sets to cut imports of cassava by-products import

Kaduna speaker hails choice of Major General Yahaya as COAS

Food prices rise in April despite fall in inflation

54 oil pipelines vandalised in February ‘ NNPC

Borno govt closes 2 Colleges of Education over unrest

WIKE TO NASS, FG: Give Nigerians constitution that’ll guarantee collective progress

Constitution review: Yakasai opposes calls for state police

Benue Security Council orders youths of feuding Bonta/Ukpute communities to fish out criminal elements amongst them

LAGOS LG POLL: Youths vow to resist ‘sponsored Political thugs

Construction of 4th Mainland Bridge to start in December, Sanwo-Olu assures

Children’s Day:Our greatest legacy is to give you better country ‘ Buhari

Niger Delta group warns against implementating proposed N385 fuel price increment

Ayade’s defection: Duke indicts Imoke, calls for return to founding fathers ideals

100 Students: Ekiti govt suspends College of Health Provost

Ortom’s assassination attempt: We’re shocked by the IGP’s comment ‘ Akase

NNPC trading surplus rise by 314% to N39.85bn in one month

Children’s Day: CSO calls on FG to address crisis of 10.5m out of school children

AfDB President calls for more investment in science

Why universities should be in synergy with industries ‘ Afolayan, Anchor varsity VC

Why Nigerian men no longer marry foreigners ‘ Koko Kalango

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT: Bayelsa, Delta, Edo women demand 100 per cent oil derivation

Reps query AGF over N19b ‘illegal’ withdrawals from recovered loot accounts

Saraki felicitates with Nigerian children on world’s children day

POWA President moves for ban of beer parlours in Police barracks nationwide

Constitution Review an exercise in Futility, waste of time, public funds ‘ Afenifere

LEADERSHIP

Gbagyi Traditional Council Backs Anti-drug War In Kaduna

Remove Us From LG Payroll, A’Ibom Monarch Begs Governor

THE PALACE: New Long Kwo Begins Tour Of Domain, Harps On Peaceful Co-existence

Kwara Governor, Emir Greet Etsu Tsaragi On 30th Anniversary

Foreign Herdsmen Aggravated Farmers/Herders Crisis ‘ Ebonyi Commissioner

PMB Promises To Bequeath Better Country To Nigerian Children

Oil Magnate, Bashar, Bags American Varsity’s Honorary Degree

CITAD Accuses Politicians Of Promoting Hate Speech

No Kwara Child Will Miss Out On Life Opportunities ‘ Gov AbdulRazaq

Gov Ortom’s Narration Of Attack Inaccurate ‘ IGP

Brekete Assault: NBC Suspends Human Rights Radio License

TRIBUNE

Equities investors lose N98bn as bears persist

Foundation trains NAPTIP, Immigration, Police, others on human trafficking

Disability inclusion requires collective, deliberate effort ‘ NOA

Greenfield University kidnap: It’s been one month of horror, hell

Ogun launches Sexual Assault Referral Centre

No work, no pay: Health workers demand payment of withheld salaries

Fayemi suspends provost over controversial fumigation exercise

NNPC records N39.8bn trading surplus in February

Makers of juju, sellers of hard drugs are problems bedeviling youths ‘ Umahi

We’ve met all ASUP’s demands ‘ FG

NLC says no to further fuel increase

NATION

Childrens Day: Schools get hand washing machines

Families petition Makinde over imminent crisis at Iresa-Adu

Contextualising Southwest APC leadership meeting

IPOB and image laundering

Finance firm offers customers free, unlimited transfers

26 bodies recovered in Niger boat accident

Malami denies receiving N2bn from recovered loots

PFN warns against proposed Sharia laws in S/W

Polytechnic students threaten to disrupt flights at Abuja Airport

How INEC recorded 41 attacks on its facilities in 2 years Yakubu

Seven things to know about new COAS, Major General Farouk Yahaya

DAILY TIMES

Nigerian democracy threatened as B/Haram, bandits,thugs, EndSARS protesters attacks 41 INEC offices Yakubu

Russian court fines Twitter for failure to remove illegal content

Buhari reassures children of protection against attacks

A profile of new Chief of Army Staff Farouk Yahaya

Ijaw youths shut down NDDC headquarters over absence of agency’s substantive board

Southern, northern Kaduna want state split

EFCC, ICPC, others under lawmakers scrutiny over recovered Loots

Lagos attracts $8.32 billion investment in two years

Open grazing of cattles is unIslamic, practice should be discontinued says Gov. Masiri

Some Local Government areas in Borno exist just in name with no people Borno speaker calls attention to council fraud

Crypto: Nigeria will soon have its own digital currency CBN

Nigeria needs new Constitution, not amendment Okowa

Burning of INEC offices: APC plans to truncate 2023 poll, PDP insists

How COVID-19, scarcity of funds is affecting TB services in Nigeria

DAILY TRUST

NLC threatens to resume suspended strike action in Kaduna

IGP: State police currently exists in states

Ibori loot: We are yet to be formally informed, Finance Minister tells Reps

46 corpses recovered in Kebbi boat mishap

After Daily Trust report, Sokoto gov’t orders arrest of quack doctor, suspends head of Basansan Clinic

COVID-19: FG declares additional 132 wanted for violating quarantine laws

Cleric says prayers main weapon against insurgents, kidnappers

Adamawa journalists to boycott Fintiri’s media chat over police brutality

Governor’s aide, Chinese national arrested over vandalism of railway tracks

High expectations on Sokoto-born new Chief of Army Staff

Fulani ethnic nationality suffering greater hate in Nigeria — MACBAN

N-power: We’re not owing any backlog — Minister

‘Burning Police, INEC offices in Southeast will alienate Igbos from rest of Nigeria’

Police repel bandits’ attack on Katsina village, kill 4 suspects

INEC: How we suffered 41 attacks in 2 years — Yakubu

Only restructuring can prevent Nigeria’s disintegration — Ohanaeze

Saraki accuses Abdulrahman’s govt of false and diversionary claims

Interesting tales of Nigerians who are Indians in tongue

Stormy session at Reps hearing on forensic bill as groups differ

Zidane resigns as Real Madrid coach

Brekete Family to go off air as NBC suspends license of Human Rights Radio

Cholera outbreak claims 7 people in Gombe

Kebbi boat mishap: 13 more corpses recovered

5-year-old killed as pirates attack passengers boat in Bayelsa

HERALD

FG restates partial closure of Eko Bridge June 4th

LCCI backs NNPC proposal to acquire stake in Dangote refinery

COVID-19: 1,638 to benefit from Action Recovery Economic Stimulus programme

Commission engages supermarket operators on fake, substandard products

Soldiers threaten to shoot EFCC officials enforcing court order on Army general’s properties

Lai Mohammed: Nigeria in safe hands despite security challenges

BREAKING: Buhari Appoints Farouk Yahaya New Army Chief

BUSINESSDAY

COVID-19: How the impact turned a learning curve in real estate business

Green Africa disrupts airline business with cheap airfares

France and the perils of tributary Pan-Africanism

Ibom Deep Seaport to complement other Nigerian ports, enhance maritime industry, ease burdens of importers, exporters

How leaders should respond to emotional conflict (3)

Proposed bill scraping NYSC: A call for re-assessment

DAILY INDEPENDENT

54 Oil Pipelines Vandalised In February ‘ NNPC

Assets: Try Saraki, Others, White Paper Panel Tells Kwara Gov

AbdulRazaq: Two Years Of Reasserting Kwara’s Leadership

Those Uncomfortable With Southern Govs Resolution Should Go To Court ‘ Clark

Constitution Review Exercise in Futility ‘ Afenifere

Oyo-Ile Forum Calls For Investment In State Economy

Constitution Review: Group Canvases Creation Of 37 Senate, 72 Reps Seats For Women

Reps Invite CBN Governor On Recovered Loots

Children’s Day: President Buhari Hosts Nigerian Children At State House (Photos)

54 Oil Pipelines Vandalised In February ‘ NNPC

Health Commissioner Lauds Governor Bello’s Commitment To Reposition Kogi Health Sector

Nigerians Must Never Get Tired Of Speaking On Corruption ‘ Sateolu

PEOPLESDAILY

Children’s Day: SCI says pandemic threatening to push millions of children into acute food insecurity

Insecurity: previous, current approaches didn’t yield desired results ‘ Gbajabiamila

200 feared dead as boat capsizes in Kebbi

Why Libya’s stability matters to us ‘ Buhari

Delta Police arrest robbery suspects, foil kidnap attempt

We must engage youth to solve security challenges ‘ Ooni of Ife

El-Rufai sacks 19 political appointees

Customs in Kebbi hands over seized 632kg of cannabis, drugs worth N22m to NDLEA

Essence of Nigeria’s existence is under serious threat ‘ Lawan

NEW TELEGRAPH

IGP: We’re going after IPOB, ESN leaders, financiers

Sanwo-Olu: Lagosians to witness more people-oriented projects in 24 months

Constitution review: Ohanaeze seeks internal autonomy based on restructured Nigeria, insists on nation of equals

Constitution review waste of time, public funds ‘Afenifere

Don’t bring Sharia to S’West, PFN warns Senate

300% fuel hike, NLC vows to cripple economy nationwide

investigation: Over 20 senior military officers may go

NNPC’s trading surplus rises by 314% to N39.85bn

BLUEPRINT

We lost 13 vehicles, 1,105 ballot boxes, others in 41 attacks ‘ INEC

FCT Monarch demands concerted action against insecurity

Nation building: FCT monarch preaches peace, love

PDP cabal held Cross River to ransome for years, Ayade alleges

PDP cannot afford to lose Oyo 2023 ‘ Vice Chairman warns

PDP charges national, state assemblies to strengthen child rights legislations

How Nigeria can enact a new constitution ‘ Ekweremadu

Kaduna awards foreign scholarship to 76 students

Coalition alleges irregularities in filling perm sec. vacancies

NIGERIAN PILOT

FG reiterates commitment to effective waste management system

NAPTIP DG calls for implementation of policies for protection of children

Childrens Day: UNICEF calls for protection of child rights

NIN, Network slowdown 2021 UTME/DE registration process CBT centre operators

FG launches Accident prevention initiative for school age children –

Agric commissions 450 metric tons of Cassava in Rivers

New Army Chief: APC sets battle against insurgency as top agenda for Yahaya

 

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