Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 30 June 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

VANGUARD

AstraZeneca: Vaccine Group says no need for 3rd jab despite potential of peak immunity

NANS condemns killing of College of education student in Kaduna by police

$5.78m, N2.4bn Linked to Patience Jonathan: Court hears final forfeiture Oct 7

Gombe Gov heads Anambra APC governorship primary election appeal committee

Reps summon PPPRA boss over unremitted N1.62bn IGR

Delta Assembly approves Okowa’s N4bn loan request

NDLEA not recruiting ‘ Spokesperson

State of the Nation: Nigeria is bleeding in many parts ‘ Afenifere

FG, Tech4Dev to create skilled power for 36,000 young Nigerians by 2022

Yiaga calls on eligible Nigerians to avail self of INEC’s CVR

Defections: Let’s decide whether or not to obey laws, Dep Minority Leader tells Gbajabiamila

Killing me won’t abolish ranching law in Benue ‘ Ortom

Insecurity: African Church recommends capital punishment as panacea to tackle rate of criminality in Nigeria

Nigerian media should be self-regulated, not by govt’ NPAN President

2023: PDP’ll be back in Aso Rock- Secondus

Scientists investigate mRNA vaccine technology for cancer, HIV cure

Super TV CEO’s murder: I have not set my eyes on Chidinma in 10 years’ Mother

Direct Entry: JAMB accuses institutions of awarding fake certificates

Property seizure: Okorocha begs court to set aside Imo panels’ decisions

Court jails two women 15yrs for child trafficking in Rivers

Tuition Fee Hike: Kaduna Philanthropist pays fees for 100 students

Court sends LASU student to 21 years in prison for raping fellow students

Local Content: FG pushes policy for patronage of home-made products

Court remands IPOB leader, Kanu in DSS custody, fixes July 26 for resumption of trial

BREAKING: Makinde sacks cabinet

CAN says 4 Kaduna clerics killed, 18 kidnapped in 5 years

You’re shameless, hopeless, Wike tells Ayade, Umahi, other PDP defectors

AfCFTA: We’re ready to collaborate with FG ‘ Okowa

Alleged kidnap: Wife implicates husband in Evans’ trial

PUNCH

Nigerian experts allege politics as EU faults AstraZeneca vaccine

Hunters gun down two kidnappers collecting ransom in Kogi ambush

NYSC threatens sanctions as JAMB alleges fake mobilisation certificate

Electricity subsidy gulps N30bn per month, says FG

FIFA ban: Siasia lied, ministry gave him money, says Dare

18 judges Appeal Court elevation: EFCC fraud cases, 1,000 others to start afresh

Delta herbalist arrested with two human skulls, passengers nabbed carrying human blood

Our governors being forced into APC, says Secondus

PTAD receives 26.5m repatriated pension fund from UK

UNIBEN student shot dead days after final examination

LASTMA officials arrested for extorting bizman, absconding with bleeding wife

Delta prophetess remanded for alleged murder over church dispute

Pandemic, insecurity worsen Nigerias health sector challenges Surgeons

Kanus arrest: ACF demands caution, Archbishop alleges woman trapped IPOB leader

Petrol price should be more than N280/litre, says Kyari

Petrol price should be more than N280/litre, says Kyari

Davido loses close aide, Obama DMW

Ex-Gombe commissioner, three Internet fraudsters jailed

Land Use Act review, plot to create grazing routes Ortom

24-year-old sentenced to death for stealing phones, cash in Ekiti

Family tragedy: Nephew kills okada rider over fare in Enugu

Lagos pastor in court for land grabbing, forgery

Matawalle emerges Zamfara APC leader, senators, Reps, others defect

Amnesty to be replaced with Niger Delta stabilisation programme Dikko

Five PDP senators set to join APC

Wike attacks PDP govs defecting to APC, knocks ex-NIMASA boss

Obaseki raises panel, gives two-week timeline in cabinet-nominees screening

Senate passes N329.96bn FCT budget, expects supplementary appropriation today

PenCom recovers N608.55m from 25 defaulting employers

Ritual killing: Police arrest native doctor in Delta, recover two skulls

Terrorism, greatest threat to human existence, says Monguno

Woman marries at 48, welcomes first child days to 50th birthday

BREAKING: England beat Germany 2-0 to reach Euro 2020 quarter-finals

Ohanaeze keeps mum over Nnamdi Kanus re-arrest

Nnamdi Kanu: Allow justice take its full course, Northern groups tell FG

THISDAY

NALDA Partners Abia on Job Creation for 3,000 Youths

Oil Price Predicted to Hit $100/bbl in 2022

AfreximBank to Support Ogun with $200m

Fashola: FG Undertaking 800 Projects through Works Ministry Nationwide

United Airlines Orders 270 Aircraft

NCDMB, NEXIM Bank Seal $30m Funding Deal for Oil Service Firms

Senate Receives PIB Report, Begins Consideration Tomorrow

Osinbajo Leads FG’s Collaboration with UN to Fight Hunger

Again, FG Shifts Deadline for NIN Verification to July 26

NNPC to Borrow $3.8bn to Acquire Dangote Refinery Shares

Niger Assembly Prescribes Capital Punishment for Bandits, Kidnappers, Informants

INEC Receives 1,669 Voter Transfer Request, 42,211 Applications

House Concurs, Confirms Yahaya as Army Chief

Buhari Seeks House’s Approval for N895bn Supplementary Budget

Assembly’s Hearing on Public Accounts Bill is a Hoax, Says PDP

Insecurity: House Urges IG to Investigate Jos Killings

NDLEA Raises the Alarm over Activities of Job Scammers, Blackmailers

Senate Rejects Committee’s Request to Present Budget Report Next Week

PIB: House Promises to Prioritise Petitions from Oil-producing Communities

Anambra Primary Election: Senate PDP Caucus Congratulates Ozigbo

Benin Coalition Tackles Obaseki over Proposed Return of Artefacts

FG Pledges More Support for Women Entrepreneurs

Delta Communities Threaten to Stop Protection of Agip’s Facilities

Poor Documentation, Fraud Major Challenges of Pensioners, Says Senator

Maduka: How I was Schemed out in PDP Primary in Anambra

We Saved 175 Lives, N3.7tn Property in Three Months, Says Fire…

Ebonyi to Seek N’Assembly, NBC’s Co-operation to Relocate Citizens in Benue

Direct Entry: JAMB Registrar Accuses Institutions of Awarding Fake Certificates

NLC Vows to Defend Kaduna Workers’ Rights Through Lawful Means

Benue Rejects Planned Review of Land Use Act

NCDMB, NEXIM Bank Earmark $40m for Women in Oil Sector

CSOs Raise the Alarm over Non-implementation of Police Trust Fund

2021 Constitution Amendment: SAN Warns against Elevation of Islamic Law

Non-oil Sector Grows Delta Economy to 51% in Six Years

Nasarawa Workers Resort to Mass Protest

APGA Faction Elects Njoku as Anambra Governorship Candidate

House Investigates Skewed Managerial Repositioning at Agip

House Asks FRSC to Ensure Proper Licensing of Tankers, Trucks to…

House Summons PPPRA Boss over Unremitted N1.62bn IGR

Kidnapped District Head Of Zungeru in Niger Regains Freedom

Navy Recovers 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher in Borno Operation

Uduaghan Demands Probe into Delta Couple’s Assassination

House Extends Deadline for Committee to Probe Freezing of Accounts

Osinbajo Leads FG’s Collaboration with UN to Fight Hunger

Buhari Seeks House’s Approval for N895bn Supplementary Budget

Kanu Now Dot in a Circle, Arrested in Addis Ababa, Remanded

Senate Receives PIB Report, Begins Consideration Tomorrow

IPOB Leader, Kanu, Arraigned in Court Nearly Four Years after Jumping…

JAMB: Ill Preparedness of Candidates Responsible for UTME Mass Failure

FG Approves Award of Bayelsa Oilfield to New Owners

Osinbajo Lists FGs Achievements in Infrastructure Development

SUN

Mass defection hits PDP camp in Senate

Poaching our governors, APC only achievement ‘PDP

Anambra guber: APGA’s parallel primary nominates factional chairman as candidate

Anambra guber: SDP’ll take advantage of crisis in APGA, PDP, APC ‘Okonkwo

Anambra guber: Saraki congratulates Ozigbo on emergence as PDP candidate

Anambraguber: Anambra youths solidly behind Soludo ‘Omenugha, YESS convener

Anambraguber: Uche Ugwuoji emerges ZLP candidate

Insecurity: APC chieftain wants state of emergency in Kaduna

Buhari, 11 govs welcome Matawalle into APC

GUARDIAN

Disbelief, shock trail IPOB leader’s arrest, re-arraignment

Niger political appointees to declare assets July 16

Kogi NUJ condoles with Bello’s aide over father’s death

FG’s $4b stake in Dangote refinery raises dust

Nigeria bleeding in many parts, says Afenifere

Niger political appointees to declare assets July 16

Kogi NUJ condoles with Bello’s aide over father’s death

Nigeria bleeding in many parts, says Afenifere

Senate passes PIB tomorrow, Gbajabiamila promises two weeks

Obaseki seeks support to develop Edo, insists politicking is over

Nigerians task judiciary to emulate South Africa as Zuma goes to jail

CashBox has made online savings platforms popular ‘ Aigbogun

LEADERSHIP

NCDMB, NEXIM Bank Deploy US$40m Fund For Women In Oil Sector

UN Food System Fits Into PMB’s Plan To Lift 100m Out Of Poverty ‘ Osinbajo

CAS Calls For Regional Collaboration To End Security Threats

Speed Violations Accounts For 33% Of Road Crashes ‘ Fashola

Presidency, Stakeholders Reject Board For Proposed SDGs Fund

Insecurity: Nigeria Will Emerge A Peaceful Nation ‘ Osinbajo

Leverage Social Media To Make Legitimate Wealth, Omo-Agege Tells Women Entrepreneurs

Agitations Will End If Govt Address Injustice ‘ Kumuyi

DLM Retains Position As Best Structured Finance, Securitisation Team In W’Africa

Employment Scam: Beware Of Fraudsters, NDLEA Warns Nigerians

Aigbogun Foresees CashBox As Leading African Online Saving Platform

Zamfara Senator Quits PDP, Says Party Factionalised, Lacks Internal Democracy

TRIBUNE

NDDC states readiness to partner stakeholders of ecosystem

IPOB lawyer says Nnamdi Kanu remains innocent, calls for calm

8 million Nigerian farmers to benefit from new GM beans variety ‘ AFAN

Our relationship with CAN, PFN, cordial ‘ Synagogue

Students clash: Ogun Assembly urges Education commissioner to interface with security agencies, PTA, others

20,000 rice farmers in Bauchi benefit from CBN anchor borrower scheme to boost production, RIFAN discloses

UPDATE: Governor Makinde sacks Chief of Staff, 17 commissioners

Alleged N220m contract scam: How former Kwara governor’s aide refurbished, converted Toyota Hiace to Ambulances ‘ EFCC witness

Reps task FRSC on improved vehicle licensing process

FG targets more SMEs owned by women for industrial development

People with vested interests out to kidnap Auxiliary ‘ Park managers

NATION

Banks to lend NNPC $3.9b for equity in Dangote Refinery

11 APC governors receive Matawalle

Judge remands IPOB leader till July 26

PDP loses two lawmakers to APC

Kanu should face justice, says Archbishop Chukwuma

Senator Kalu Applauds Fed Govt for Containing COVID-19 Spread

Buhari: Matawalles defection a welcome development

Ecobank, Ogunba didnt abuse court process, Appeal Court tells Honeywell

Nigerians in Benin seek govt intervention in leadership crisis

2021 MSME week: Bookshop hosts Osinbajo, trade minister

APC, PDP, APGA set for Anambra governorship

Moghalu calls for fresh primary in Anambra APC

BREAKING: Davido loses another close associate, Obama DMW

Court jails ex-South African President Zuma

Ebonyi Commissioner didnt die in Enugu- Police

Afenifere to Buhari: send bill on restructuring to National Assembly

Minister warns against discrimination of home-based players in Super Eagles

Two killed, ten injured as police team allegedly storms Oyo community

Direct Entry: JAMB registrar accuses institutions of awarding fake certificates

DAILY TRUST

FG seeks UN intervention on food security

Reps concerned over non-conduct of census 15 years after

Senate okays bills to establish health sciences varsity, ICT institute in Benue, Niger

Many universities awarding fake certificates – JAMB registrar

Attack on Muslims in Oshogbo: MURIC demands justice

FG to release new guidelines for contract agreement negotiations

Bandits, kidnappers to die by hanging in Niger

Afenifere to Buhari: Initiate and transmit restructuring bill to NASS

Journalists must embrace multimedia to remain relevant – Pella

Makinde dissolves cabinet, retains SSG, 2 others

Nigeria will lose nothing if Igbo becomes president in 2023 – Ekweremadu

Nnamdi Kanu: Unmasking IPOB’s controversial leader

How Igbo traders control critical sectors in 31 states, FCT

Nigeria learnt from Dikko fiasco to smartly nab Nnamdi Kanu

After releasing N5bn, operators await N17bn aviation bailout balance

No petrol price increase in July — NNPC

Senate to debate PIB report Thursday

PTAD gets £26.51m pension funds from UK firm

NCC donates N500m ICT Park to Ibadan

‘FG losing N2bn monthly over import fraud at ports’

Senate okays N329.9bn budget for FCT

FCTA trains farmers, agric officers on organic fertiliser

Reps urge FCTA to fix faulty traffic lights

Abuja residents resort to dry fish as beef price soars

3 fake police, NSCDC operatives arrested in Ogun

Herbalist arrested with 2 human skulls

Housewife drags 5 friends to court for calling her a witch

10 years after, PLWD in Lagos decry poor implementation of law

Missing woman found dead in Ondo Cocoa farm

Osun vows to step up Social protection initiatives at grassroots

How we rescued abducted Oyo Traditional Chief – Agbekoya Chief

Ogun asks residents of 24 flood-prone communities to relocate

Lagos LG elections to gulp N3.5bn

Northern govs’ wives seek increased women participation in politics

Anambra guber: Aggrieved APC aspirants threaten legal action

How to prevent your phone from being tracked

Dare wants end to discrimination against Home-based Super Eagles

Arresting ‘urban bias’ to stimulate growth of rural Nigeria

Nnamdi Kanu was not arrested in UK – British govt

PHOTOS: Buhari’s children storm London for sibling’s convocation

Journalist threatened over report on Dogara’s Constituency

PHOTOS: French President hosts Nigerian billionaires

Protest: NLC attacks El-Rufai plans to set up Judicial Commission of Enquiry

Zamfara dep gov sticks with PDP after mass defection

Heavy loss for PDP as senators, reps, 24 state lawmakers join Matawalle in APC

Civil Service Week: FG honours 98 civil servants

Buni declares Matawalle leader of Zamfara APC, dissolves state exco

Governors who defect to APC lack conscience – Wike

Okowa wants regular training for judiciary workers

Kano sharia police arrests 40 teenagers for ‘immoral acts’

He should be locked up with a cow, El-Rufai’s son mocks IPOB leader

Voter registration: INEC receives 42,211 online applications in 24 hours

Immigration Service launches 5000 units housing scheme for personnel

Fall of Nnamdi Kanu and Asari Dokubo’s vow to end his ‘evil empire’

Reps summon PPPRA boss over unremitted N1.62b revenue

LASU undergraduate who raped colleagues bags 21-year jail term

Kidnapper shot dead while attempting to collect ransom in Kogi

Tuition hike: Donate your salary to sponsor students, PDP chieftain urges El-Rufai

We fight insurgents with locally made rocket launchers – Air Force

‘Why I went underground’, Nnamdi Kanu speaks in court

UTME 2021: JAMB debunks mass failure, says right syllabus was used

Senate to debate PIB report Thursday

Zamfara lawmaker writes Senate, announces resignation from PDP

Zuma, ex-South African President, sent to prison

How police gunned down Nigerian UK-based footballer in his apartment

Northern governors’ wives forum concerned over drug abuse

FG extends NIN-SIM verification deadline

NNPC says no petrol price increase in July

HERALD

UPDATE: How IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Was Arrested, Sneaked Into Abuja Court

Kano: Hisbah Board Arrests 40 Teenagers For Buying Condoms, Smoking Marijuana, Others

Include us in pipeline surveillance contract ‘ Ondo ex-militants tell FG

Experts divided over FG’s plan to tax telecoms airtime charge

Lawan: Senate to debate PIB report Thursday

TB Joshua: SCOAN Announces Order Of Programme For Burial

Super TV CEO: ‘I see his face in my dream every night’ ‘ Chidinma Ojukwu

BUSINESSDAY

Cabotage Fund hits N136.5bn as NIMASA picks 11 firms as potential beneficiaries

Okitipupa Oil Palm hits highest revenue in 12yrs

#EndSARS to cost Nigerian insurers N20bn

Nigerians bypass Dubai ban, travel through Ghana

Lagos Assembly warns LGs, LCDAs to stop extorting dispatch riders

Why has wealth creation been elusive in Nigeria’ (2)

Nigerian economy: Its human resources and managing citizens’ migration

Re-awakening school sports as a unifying catalyst

1,548 Nigerian schoolchildren kidnapped seven years after Chibok girls

DAILY INDEPENDENT

COVID-19 Vaccination: Misinformation Spreads Despite Assurances By WHO, NPHCDA, Others

PDP Leadership: Can Secondus Survive Fresh Onslaught

ASR Africa Awards $3m Education Infrastructure Grant To Ghana

Avengers’ Demand: Buhari Has Not Met NDDC Board Inauguration Yet ‘ Group

India Approves Moderna’s Covid-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

Nnamdi Kanu: Northern Groups Commend FG

Evans: Wife Of Alleged Kidnapper Testifies Against Husband In Court

NDDC Board Inauguration: Edo APC Chieftain Urges Buhari To Resist Temptation For New Nominees

Visit To Buhari: Ijaw Activists Demand Resignation Of INC Leadership Over Misrepresentation

Bayelsa Court Sentences Kidnapper To Death By Firing Squad

Niger Govt Dismisses 764 Civil servants Over Fraudulent Activities

NIGERIAN PILOT

APC govs target aggressive media engagements to get partys program across to public

Defection: Gov Matawalle has lost his memory PDP Chairman

Anambra guber: I have video, pictorial evidence to prove Gov Abiodun rigged APC primary election Moghalu

Terrorism: NAF advocates for regional collaboration

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has been arrested

2021 UTME: JAMB denies using wrong syllabus, links performance to ill-preparation

NEW TELEGRAPH

FG shifts NIN-SIM linkage deadline to July 26

Anambra: Non-indigene, Edozie Njoku, emerges Nat’l Chair, guber candidate of APGA faction

Reps summon PPPRA boss over unremitted N1.62bn IGR

Afenifere to Buhari: Initiate, transmit restructuring bill to NASS

Defections: Pressure mounts on Secondus to resign

Abaribe, others lose N300m bail bond as FG rearrests Kanu

Yari promises total support as Zamfara gov finally defects to APC

Ensuring forex stability amid Nigeria’s import dependence

AfDB’s shareholders back plan to tackle COVID-19

Stanbic IBTC releases 2020 sustainability report

FCMB: Why we are intensifying support for small businesses

AFD, NPA partner on port infrastructure master plan

Abia North: Appraising Kalu’s two years in the Senate

FG moves against importation of rickety vessels

Saraki’s Ally, Buhari resigns as Kwara PDP Scribe

BLUEPRINT

FG says 57.3m NIN already generated, extends SIM verification deadline to July 26

Minister urges technology domestication

Advancing women equality can add $12trn to GDP ‘ Omo-Agege

ILO launches global estimate on migrant workers Wednesday

FG set to ratify Convention No.187

Yobe: British Council, MCN resolve 409 disputes through traditional system

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