Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 1 July 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

BLUEPRINT

Breaking: Court frees popular US Comedian, Bill Cosby, from prison

Minister drums fresh support for Home- based Super Eagles

Super Eagles will soon have a home ‘ Dare

NAWE wants FG to unveil policies on female business operators

Onaiyekan tasks religious leaders on good relationship between Christians, Muslims

Yiaga Africa alerts Nigerians on INEC’s Continuous Voters Registration

Stanbic IBTC enables single sign-on capability on mobile App

NCDMB, NEXIM Bank empower women in oil & gas with $40m

PUNCH

We’re seeking explanation from FG on Kanus arrest, says Britain

Youth unemployment, a time bomb in North -ACF

CITN drafts plans for FG to tax global tech companies

NBA faults planned Land Use Act review, SANs say move suspicious

PRP picks herbalist as candidate for Anambra gov polls

Shut up and work, Dare tells Rohr

Finidi denies receiving FG house gift

INEC expresses concern over safety of staff, facilities

Wike threatens to sack monarchs, others over alleged extortion

Nigerians must rise in defence of democracy, says Fayemi

Why weve not taken Super TV CEOs suspected killer to court Police

Alleged N500m fraud: BSIEC boss, eight others, granted bail

House of Reps may consider PIB report today

Zamfara senators defection boosts APC lawmakers number to 70

Lawmakers probe sharp practices by Abuja estate developers

Vaccine: Nigeria waits as WBank gives $4bn to Ghana, 50 others

Nigerian-born Bahrain athlete Naser banned for two years

PDP enlists five SANs against Matawalle, others, Wike chides gov

Grieving mother knocks FCT school, alleges 14-year-old daughter died after defilement

FG has ordered payment of outstanding arears PenCom

NCDMB, NEXIM unveil $40m fund for women in oil sector

Ex-Lagos LG boss remanded for alleged drug trafficking

Secondus, others storm Senate over Onochie, threaten sacking defecting legislators

Energy transition’ll fuel oil divestments in Nigeria, others -Report

Well sanction errant officer over bizmans bleeding wife LASTMA

NNPC saves $1bn on petrol imports, says Kyari

Generator fumes kill man, leave lady unconscious in Ebonyi

National Assembly misses June target for PIB passage

Reps probe Army over non-payment of soldiers allowances

Fallen petrol-laden tanker causes gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

UK to provide assistance for Nnamdi Kanu

Senate amends Firearms Act, illegal arms importer risks N1m fine

Two women jailed 25 years for child trafficking, stealing in Rivers

Bill Cosby to be freed today as court overturns sexual assault conviction

COVID-19: Air Peace suspends flights to South Africa

Nnamdi Kanu was arrested in Kenya, brother reveals

Illegal arms importer to pay N1m fine as Senate amends Firearms Act

Mother demands justice as defiled pupil dies from condom infection in Abuja

THISDAY

FG, Tech4Dev Collaborate on Youth Empowerment

Buhari Approves PenCom’s Payment of Outstanding Workers’ Pension Liabilities

Bandits Attack Ganduje’s Convoy, Kill Zamfara Lawmaker

Govs Seek Stronger Ties with Canada, China, S’Africa

Kyari: Nigeria Needs Framework on Energy Security

Irabor Rallies Stakeholders to Curb Transnational Terrorism

NEITI Seeks Review of Law to Tackle Illicit Financial Flows

Stock Market Sheds N1.303trn in First Half of 2021

Ozigbo Receives PDP Certificate of Return for Anambra Governorship

NDDC: ACWCN Calls for Inauguration of Board Screened by Senate

House Queries NECO over N636m Unremitted Funds

Senate to Consider FG’s N895.84bn Supplementary Budget Request Tuesday

Kanu: Abaribe Asks FG to Be Guided by Rule of Law

Three Killed, Others Injured in Communal Clash in Niger

NALDA Partners Abia on Job Creation for 3,000 Youths

Oil Price Predicted to Hit $100/bbl in 2022

Fashola: FG Undertaking 800 Projects through Works Ministry Nationwide

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

SUN

Anambra guber: We didn’t cancel APC primaries ‘INEC

Banditry, kidnapping threat to Anambra, 2023 elections, INEC raises fresh alarm

Anambra guber: Ozigbo receives PDP certificate of return

Anambra guber: Njoku’s emergence as parallel candidate exposes confusion in APGA ‘Obasi, ex-Scribe

700,000 PVCs not yet collected in Oyo ‘ INEC

Govs leaving our party because of intimidation from APC govt ‘PDP

Anambra 2021: Nwanwuo emerges PRP candidate as 2 aspirants step down

PenCom gets presidential approval to pay 2.5% differential, outstanding pension liabilities of retirees

Kanus brother reveals how IPOB leader was bundled to Nigeria

I dont foresee war in Nigeria Rev Mother Esther Ajayi

We’re installing free meters for customers ‘EEDC

2 remanded for abducting Ekiti monarch

Non-oil sector to grow by 2.31% y/y

Kidnapped Abia lawyer released

Macron inaugurates France ‘Nigeria Business Council

Drug trafficking: Court remands ex-Lagos LG boss in prison

Ebonyi woman wants her marriage dissolved over sex

Why UNILAG hasnt suspended Chidinma VC

Final year UNIBEN student killed, another shot by suspected cultists

Getting around Nigeria, NATOP and peacock of Akwa Ibom

Bandits kill Zamfara lawmaker, kidnap son, driver

GUARDIAN

Allow me finish my tenure, Wike tells 2023 guber aspirants

Tinubu welcomes Matawalle into APC family

APC risks Zamfara treatment in Anambra guber poll

APC faults opposition party over alleged move to rig 2023 polls

Anambra poll: PDP presents certificate of return to Ozigbo

Lagosians lament indiscriminate parking of vehicles on streets

Forensic audit to make NDDC more trustworthy, says Akpabio

‘Passing of PIB without 10% equity for host communities fruitless’

Mines minister seeks synergy with security agencies

VANGUARD

Defections: PDP becoming weaker, says Gov Sule; APC mere vehicle to hijack power, PDP fires back

You’re hallucinating, PDP blasts APC, Buhari over ruling party’s popularity remark

Out-of-school children: The burden of a nation

Creation of new tertiary institutions despite confessed inability to fund revival of educational system: Duty of FG to revive education in Nigeria

Drug abuse killing our youths, says Diri

Kidney disease tilting towards pandemic ‘ Expert

Reps recommend N1m fine for hospitals that fail to report gunshot patients

No woman should die giving birth ‘ Minister of Women Affairs

BREAKING: Buhari approves payment of retirees’ pension liabilities, funds disbursed

FRSC to auction unclaimed vehicles in Akwa Ibom

JAMB: 335 visually impaired write UTME, get stipend, tools

Bandits kill Zamfara lawmaker, kidnap son, driver

Ataga case: We cannot deny Chidinma, she is our student ‘ UNILAG VC

Man prays court to recover his grandfather’s house from tenant

Engineer docked for allegedly killing landlady’s chickens

Nigeria can achieve $10 oil production cost, Kyari insists

Nigeria misses out on $4.4bn World Bank COVID-19 vaccine rollout package earmarked for 51 countries

Police raid black spots, arrest 144 male suspects in Lagos

Reps’ bill empowering State Assemblies to create LGAs passes second reading

NDDC: ACWCN drums support for senate screened board

NDDC Board: Ex-agitators warn against sidelining Urhobos

LEADERSHIP

INEC: PDP Protest At NASS Over Onochie’s Nomination

FG Seeks Justice For Nigerian Footballer, Igweani, Killed In UK

$151m Paris Club Refund: Why I Petitioned EFCC Against Abia Govt ‘ Witness

71-year-old Emerges Best PhD Graduate At UNILAG Convocation

Senate Approves N74.773bn Budget For Police Trust Fund

Senate Increases Firearms Fine To N3m From N1,000

Bill Seeking Power For States To Create LGs Passes 2nd Reading

NiDCOM Boss Condemns Alleged Murder Of Nigerian Footballer By UK Police

Race For APC National Chairman Hots Up

INEC: PDP Stages Protest Over Onochie’s Nomination As Commissioner

Nnamdi Kanu: Abaribe Urges Respect For Human Rights, Rule Of Law

TRIBUNE

FG and its endless borrowings

NSIPs: FG employs 222 independent monitors in Zamfara

Local stock market closes month bullish as investors earn N139bn

Nigerian Amanda Obidike bags 2021 Princess Diana Award

Don urges FG to tap into $200bn global traditional medicine market

Parents tasked on quality Western, Islamic education for their wards

Police, local hunters rescue three kidnapped victims in Oyo

Anambra poll: Ozigbo gets PDP certificate of return

Reps support continued closure of land borders

Anambra 2021: ADC, ADP, SDP conclude guber primaries to beat INEC July 1 deadline

Gunmen kidnap eight ceramic workers in Kogi

IPOB tells FG: Nothing should happen to our leader

Cab driver cries for justice in Edo over police brutality

Anambra election: PRP selects native doctor as standard-bearer

Reps committee queries NECO over N636.77m unaccountable revenue

NATION

Afriexim Bank to lend NNPC $1b for Dangote Refinery equity

British High Commission to initiate talks with Fed Govt over Kanu

Buhari: Nigerias problems not ethnicity, religion

Odigie-Oyegun submits report on Southsouth APC reconciliation

ACF: Norths governors not tackling unemployment

Security probes Kanu to uncover IPOB financiers

Economy at half year: Investors lose N1.2tr, Naira depreciates by 8 per cent

How Kanus arrest will affect peace, security in Southeast

PDP leaders protest at National Assembly over Onochies nomination for INECs job

Defections: APC senators grow to 70

71-year-old is UNILAGs best Ph.D graduate

Gates Foundation earmarks $2.1b for gender equality in Nigeria, others

Six states owing N1.8b for exams, says NECO

APCs electoral successes based on public trust, integrity

Umahi sacks all zonal Education Supervisors in Ebonyi

Bandits invade Osun community, injure residents

Sanwo-Olu demonstrates love to 50 less privileged

EFCC seeks order to play video evidence in courtroom against ex-NNPC GMD

$151m Paris Club refund: Why I reported Abia to EFCC, by Witness

Why Immigration extended timeline for passport re-issue, by Comptroller General

Lagos Assembly to establish organ transplant dept

NIGERIAN PILOT

Strictly adhere to rule of law on Kanus case, Abaribe tasks FG

APC reconciles Omo-agege, Sylva, Amaechi, Ehanire, others

Air Peace to resume Warri, Freetown flight in July

2023: APC denies planned rigging allegation by PDP

Buhari committed to sustainable food self- sufficiency APC Legacy group

PDP leaders storm NASS, reject Onochie as INEC commissioner

INEC expresses fear of attacks on personnel during physical CVR exercise

DAILY TRUST

Family planning saves lives – we need to spread the message to men and women

Security agencies should maintain the tempo

A vote for Kano-Maradi, other railway projects

Kaduna, Warri refineries’ repairs start July, ready in 18 months – Kyari

Electricity consumers await revised tariff today

FG to pay pension arrears of retired civil servants

Igbo youths accuse S/east gov working against zone’s interest

Husband of slain Kwara pregnant woman freed

Learn from Kanu’s downfall, Yoruba group tells Igboho

S/West Muslims call for calm as police arrest traditionalists

Drama as Kano govt ‘probes’ anti-corruption agency

Why we extended passport re-issuance to 3 weeks – Immigration

COVID-19: Travellers from India, South Africa to be restricted from Nigeria

Anambra guber: Ex-APGA aspirant picks ADC governorship ticket

Kano tricycle riders to pay N100,000 for new permit

‘Zamfara, 5 other states owe NECO N1.8bn exam debts’

HERALD

Updated: Senate increases fine for illegal importation, sale of firearms from N1,000 to N1m

Kano footballer, 20, bags death sentence for stabbing coach to death

Dabiri-Erewa condemns killing of Nigerian footballer in UK

Reps order investigation into non-payment of army personnel’s 4-year allowances

3 PDP senators defect to APC

Gov Ganduje’s Convoy Hit by Bandits

Yoruba Nation: Do a video if you want Lagos rally stopped ‘ Sunday Igboho dares critics

UTME: We didn’t reschedule another exam for candidates ‘ JAMB

BUSINESSDAY

Despite population 7 times Nigeria’s, China gives malaria final blow

SAHCO restates creation of bespoke solutions to address clients’ needs

Re-examining the leadership deficit in Africa

Buhari: Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks

Investment in female founders is our collective responsibility

Remove fuel subsidy to end cross-border smuggling

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

China grew economy on land reform, Nigeria can

#EndSARS to cost Nigerian insurers N20bn

Nigerians bypass Dubai ban, travel through Ghana

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Several Migrants Drown As Boat Capsizes Off Italy’s Lampedusa

2 Pakistani Troops Killed In Cross-Border Attack

Buhari Doesn’t Believe In Nigeria’s Restructuring ‘ Briggs

EU Agrees To Ceasefire With Britain In ‘Sausage War

Bill Cosby To Be Freed After US Court Quashes Sex Crimes Conviction

COVID-19: World Bank To Boost Vaccine Financing By $20bn

Defection: Matawalle’s Integrity, Credibility At Stake ‘ Wike

Zamfara Tops Debtors’ List As Reps Query NECO Over N636. 778m Unremitted Revenue

Manufacturing Sector Currently Facing Myriad Of Challenges ‘ MAN DG

Anambra: Police Launch Investigation Over Only Son Killed During Land Dispute

Yahaya Bello Warns Fleeing Bandits To Stay Off Kogi As NSCDC Launches RRS In Lokoja

PEOPLESDAILY

PDP: Zamfara masses solidly behind us

Gov Matawalle finally defects to APC, as Yari assures total support

2021: Senate passes N329.963bn budget for FCT

Reps summon PPPRA boss over unremitted N1.62bn IGR

Inmate in Awka bags PGD, Masters degree in Info -Tech

Reps to pass Buhari N895.8bn supplementary budget, PIB, others in 2 weeks

PDP NWC affirms disclaimer on Illegal inauguration of LG Chairmen in Niger State PDP

NEW TELEGRAPH

Nigerians still awaiting dividends of democracy

Two more Senators defect from PDP to APC

Insecurity: We’re concerned about Anambra poll ‘INEC

I suffered injustice from my kinsmen ‘Buhari

Afenifere: Resource control, restructuring, panacea to Nigeria’s troubles

Kanu was abducted, not arrested ‘IPOB

My brother was arrested in Kenya ‘Kanu’s brother

Igbo Congress, Nzuko Umunna fault Kanu’s ‘interception’ drama

Tackling dwindling revenue amid surging debt stock

Abaribe: FG must respect human rights, rule of law in K

Capital market investors lose N1.3trn in H1’21

FG: Revised MSMEs policy captures innovations, reforms

Oil producing states enmeshed in N1.6trn debt

Appraising Nigeria’s plans for 5G deployment

9mobile empowers journalists via workshop

Western Digital unveils storage solution for 5G phones

How govt can address challenges of oil producing communities

Cancelled Anambra APC primary: We are vindicated ‘ Moghalu

Dare to Rohr: Keep shut, face your work

 

 

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