Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 2 July 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

X-raying Chinas debt trap model for South Africa

External reserves slide further, lost $905.5m in June -CBN

Spiritual healing: Randy prophet bags life imprisonment for barren womans death

Human parts traders, exhuming Ondo corpses, selling in Osun held

Obiano predicts 90% win for Soludo in gov poll

Northern youths tackle Sagay for dismissing Bellos presidential bid

Kwara monarch sues Ilorin Emir for installing Hausa leader in Jebba

Debt servicing gulped N1.8tn in five months, says FG

Okowa swears-in commissioners, vows to work till last minutes

Oil shoots past $75 as OPEC+ reaches agreement

Communities should benefit first from mineral resources Fayemi

Youths flee as soldiers invade Enugu community for sacking herdsmen

Gas, water constraints shrink power generation, stall tariff hike

25-year-old arrested for extorting N7m over threat on womans nude photos

Edo Inland Dry Port promoters seek improved collaboration

We killed two, arrested 13 aides in Igbohos house raid, says DSS

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping undergraduate with charms

FG to establish Nigeria Geo Data Centre

Mob apprehends fleeing POS robber in Delta, sets suspect on fire

Wike predicts mass defection in APC, PDP, attacks Ayade, others

Kanus arrest: Lawyers write UK, protest extradition, FG guns for collaborators

Breastfeeding athletes can bring children to Tokyo Organisers

Benin Republic detains, prosecute Ogun activist for challenging land encroachment

States drive away mining investors with illegal levies, taxes Osinbajo

Oil experts list benefits as National Assembly breaks 12-year jinx, passes PIB

AstraZeneca: Nigeria faults EUs rejection, says decision political

Abia family protests as police kill father of five, label deceased unknown gunman

Suspected robbers of ex-Abia CJ in police net

Five oil thieves jailed in Rivers

Mosque attack: Detainees list lengthens, Imam, masquerader custodian s son held

Nigeria banned UAE flights over COVID-19 testing procedures FG

FG cuts 2022 capital expenditure by N758bn

Yoruba Nation: No rally allowed in Lagos, say police

Again, Zamfara villagers block Sokoto-Gusau road over bandits attack

THISDAY

Kanu’s Collaborators will Not be Spared, Vows FG

OPEC Defers Decision on Oil Output Cuts

Twitter’s Suspension was in National Interest, Malami Insists

FAAN Awaits FGs Directive on Enugu Airports Reopening for International Flights

NIMASA: IOCs Hindering Development of Nigerias Indigenous Shipping Business

DSS Confirms Raid on Igboho’s House, Orders Yoruba Activist to Report…

House Opposes Lifting of Twitter Ban

Breaking: Senate Passes PIB, Approves 3% for Host Community Trust Fund

UN Decries Continued Violent Extremism in Lake Chad Region

FG: Forensic Investigation Has Revealed ‘Treasure Trove of Information’ on Kanu, Collaborators

FG Distributes Engagement Letters to NSIP Independent Monitors in Katsina

FG Calls for Concerted Efforts to Avert Fire Incidents

PIB: Senate in Closed-door Session With Sylva, Kyari

Seven Killed, Igboho’s Wife Abducted During Attack on Yoruba Activist’s House,…

SUN

LCCI, oil experts in cautious optimism over PIB passage

COVID-19: Agribusiness critical to economic recovery ‘Agbaso

Emefiele, CBN Governor to deliver UNILAG Convocation Lecture

Army holds 40th day prayers for Attahiru, 10 others in Abuja

Enugu extends fire safety training workshop for staff, students to more schools

Insecurity in South East and the lingering questions

LCC boosts emergency response, launches more patrol vehicles

Mbaka exposes those behind Nnamdi Kanus arrest

OPEC to review oil market progress

Kill 73 terrorists in 2 weeks, 57 escapees surrender DHQ

Insecurity: Ondo govt reads riot act to cultists

Herdsmen scare in Delta community

Terrorists becoming increasingly innovative in world shaken by coronavirus UN

FG lauds China, Startimes for organising TV Quiz competition to engage youths

Why it’s difficult to secure Nigeria ‘Col Tony Nyiam

GUARDIAN

Outrage as gunmen attack Igboho’s residence, kill two, abduct others

Lagos Assembly considers establishment of education, science, technology varsities

Ondo reads riot act to cultists, reiterates ban on ‘okada’ operators

Troops arrest suspected ISWAP terrorist in Ogun

PIB: Anger as Senate slashes host community share to 3% of oil profit

FG vows to expose, prosecute Kanu’s backers

Soludo names running mate for Anambra guber poll

FG to pay outstanding pension liabilities for retirees

COAS plans low-key Army Day celebration for Attahiru, 10 others

Methodist Church To Allow Same-Sex Marriage After Vote

Police arrest woman, 20, over suicide in Jigawa

Pope prays with Lebanese Christian leaders at Saint Peter’s

NCDC seeks stronger collaboration for health security in Nigeria

Chef Dies After Falling Into Giant Pot Of Chicken Soup

Financial crisis hits petrol marketers as subsidy gulps N1tr

VANGUARD

Senate passes Petroleum Industry Bill

Anti-corruption: CISLAC, FRC, engage varsity students on fiscal, extractive transparency

Herders’ crisis: Northern governors must act

Robbers invade Offatedo community in Osun

FG targets 5% growth as contribution to GDP for solid minerals sector by 2025

Anambra Election: Ikeotuonye emerges AA governorship candidate

Funding Nigerians’ education abroad with illicit funds

PDP says Presidency intimidated Matawalle into joining APC

FG’s equity in Dangote, other refineries will guarantee security ‘ Sylva

Kaduna govt promises realistic budget for 2022

Okonjo-Iweala’s challenges as WTO DG

Defections: FG celebrates ‘capture’ of PDP govs as if they neutralised Boko Haram leader’ PDP

APC South-South reconciliation committee submits report

Buhari’s disavowal of amnesty for terrorists

Police raid black spots, arrest 144 male suspects in Lagos

LCC boosts emergency response, launches more patrol vehicles

Army extends shooting training in Rivers to July 10

#ENDSARS: victims write Sanwo-Olu, seek tenure extension

Prophet bags life imprisonment for sexual assault in Ekiti

Refugees: Borno Governor meets Nigerien President Bazoum in Diffa

AbdulRazaq launches 7th Kwara free medical, surgical outreach

We buy human parts from cemetery attendants for N5,000 ‘ suspects confess

Reps reject, probe planned Privatisation of States’, LG shares in NDPHC by FG

COVID-19: New, faster spreading variants fueling Africa’s surging third wave

21-year-old man regains freedom after 3 years confinement in Ekiti

BREAKING: DSS parades 12 allies of Sunday Igboho arrested in night raid

AU, Africa CDC kick as EU denies ‘green pass’ recognition to recipients of Covishield vaccine

FDA includes warning of rare heart inflammation risk on Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

Apprehension as combined security team bombs IPOB settlement in Delta

Gunmen kidnap 6 ceramic company workers in Kogi

Attack on Igboho’s House: Yorubas should start mass protests immediately ‘ Prof Akintoye

Suspects’ Parade: When Police antics undermine fair trial

Police arrest woman over attempted suicide in Jigawa

Woman disappears into Imo River from FMC Hospital

Press Freedom: Report indicts FG, govs, senators as greatest violators

How to resurrect buried prosperity through sustainable mining ‘ Osinbajo

Maritime Security Challenges: Nigeria to seek closer security ties with Gabon

Fayemi commended growth in mining sector

Trust fund for journalists underway’ NUJ

Farmers/Herders Crisis: Nigeria losses N3.5trn annually ‘ SWOFON

10 things to know about Nigeria’s PIB

Refugees: Borno Governor meets Nigerien President Bazoum in Diffa

LEADERSHIP

#EndSARS: Lagos Hands New Courthouse Over To Judiciary

Insecurity: NIS Boss Harps On Efficient Border Management

Refugees: Zulum Meets Nigerien President In Diffa

APC Will Not Allow PDP To Drag Ondo Into Crisis

Police Ban Yoruba Nation Rally As Gunmen Kill 5 in Igboho’s House

20 Years After, Senate Passes PIB Into Law

Presidency Reacts To Passage Of PIB, Says Jinx Broken

PDP In Fresh Move To Unseat Uzodinma At Supreme Court

Anambra Gov’ship: Umeoji Emerges Factional APGA Candidate

Illegal Firearm Bearers In Trouble As Senate Passes Uba Sani’s Bill

TRIBUNE

FG commissions 46 independent monitors in Ebonyi

Equities market opens month with marginal loss amidst mixed sentiments

Enugu fire service trains staff, students on safety procedures

Policeman shot dead as armed robbers attack bank in Ekiti

Group rally supports for APC in Ekiti, tasks youths on INEC’s CVR

Why we invaded Igboho’s house and shot two people dead ‘ DSS

Death of 20-year old: Family cries out for justice, alleges foul play

Reps halt planned sale of NIPP plants, pending resolution of ownership interest by state, LGAs

27 megawatts Tinapa power plant to boost power supply for greater Calabar, MSMEs ‘ Ayade

Panic at APC secretariat over blast from construction workers

Tinted glass permit: Reps tackle Police over unlawful intimidation of Nigerians

FG will not tolerate business entity that violates Nigerian law ‘ Malami

Remove impediments to inclusive education policy for disabled in Abia, CCD implores ABSG

NATION

Osinbajo seeks collaboration in mining sector

OPEC: Oil demand to grow by 6mb/d in 2021

Buhari projects N900b for subsidy in 2022

How Kanu orchestrated killing of 60 in four months

Fed Govt: we are going after IPOB leader Kanus backers

Igboho: Afenifere, ARG, OPC, others condemn action

Senate, House split on fund for host communities

DSS declares Igboho wanted after arms recovery in home raid

Media stakeholders have right to reject Press Council Bill

We still believe in our leader, says IPOB

MASSOB: Arrest wont halt Biafra agitation

Mbaka slams governors for selling out Kanu

The parents are not always to be blamed

Twitter ban in national interest, says Malami

PDP governors to resist APCs attempt to foist one-party dictatorship

$40m fund for women entrepreneurs

How my house was invaded, by Sunday Igboho

Troops arrest Lagos-bound ISWAP fighter

Police detain Chief Imam, son of masquerades custodian over Osun mosque attack

Rivers council chair locks out workers for lateness

World leaders arrive Lusaka for Kaundas state funeral

DAILY TRUST

Zakzaky: Kaduna court to rule on no-case-submission July 28

FG writes western diplomats, lists Kanu’s atrocities

DSS declares Igboho wanted, confirms raid on his residence

Zamfara ban will be lifted if security situation improves – Minister

REDAN to build 77,400 housing units in Nigeria

Robbers kill policeman in Ekiti bank robbery

Nigeria records 45,614 epidemic-prone diseases in 2019 — NCDC

Court convicts 3 internet fraudsters in Ogun, Oyo

Buhari mourns Zamfara lawmaker killed by bandits

Follow due process in Kanu’s trial, Wike tells FG

Ijaw not part of any group agitating for secession — Diri

Refugees: Zulum meets Nigerien president

FG kicks off advocacy campaign on volunteerism in Kano

FG targets N900bn for petrol subsidy in 2022

Baobab MFB mulls expansion to South East, South South

DBN to train 1000 youth entrepreneurs

FG to unlock N500bn auto investment

How I sustain cement distribution firm, others, create jobs – Rabiu

Reps oppose lifting of Twitter suspension

UniAbuja to construct N1bn fence, N150m hostels, N2.5bn Senate building

‘Nigeria’s population to hit 400 million by 2050’

Outrage as Benin Republic police storm Ogun, arrest Nigerian activist

Professor jailed for electoral fraud seeks bail pending appeal

Makinde names Emir of Katagum LAUTECH’s Chancellor

Travellers trapped, attacked in Calabar

Rivers waste management agency clamps down on scavengers

Bayelsa ex-council boss installed as Onuaboro of Tarakiri kingdom

I want to be best motorcycle, tricycle engineer in Kwara – 17-year-Old female student

Insecurity, bad policies throwing our members out of business – NICOBPA

Northern governors urged to work for welfare of women, children

Zamfara APC: Fresh crisis looms as Yari, Marafa reject Buni’s declaration of Matawalle as leader

Voter’s card lifespan limitless — INEC

Buni c’ttee: N/Central APC asks stakeholders to convene NEC meeting

Mass defection will rock APC, PDP soon — Wike

Ethnic crises: Kogi monarch calls for review of pre-colonial history

87 prisoners enroll for degrees in Nasarawa

2 motorcycle thieves nabbed in Kubwa

NDLEA nabs 30 drug peddlers at airport

Abuja hotelier, 8 others released after N15m ransom

Man uses nude picture to swindle woman N7m

FG introduces Sayana press to scale up family planning

NLC: 90% of civil servants Niger retired forcefully were on payroll till May

Staff flee APC headquarters over building collapse scare

‘Nigeria’s population to hit 400 million by 2050’

IPOB’s Nnamdi Kanu Orchestrated Killing Of 60 Persons In 4 Months ― FG

AU kicks as European countries reject persons vaccinated in Africa

$10m project to offer surgeries for women in 5 states

Finally, National Assembly passes Petroleum Industry Bill

COVID-19 Paradox: Nigerian Households Suffer Food Price Surges, amidst Dwindling Income

HERALD

Ortom to FG: ‘If you can arrest Nnamdi Kanu in foreign land, arrest Fulani herdsmen here

Ekiti man bags life imprisonment for raping College student with charm

Igboho cancels Yoruba nation rally in Lagos

Abuja teacher allegedly steals N70k phone, claims ex-employer owed him N19k debt

Don’t confirm Onochie as INEC commissioner ‘ Concerned Nigerians cautions Senate

Gani Adams speaks on motive behind attack on Sunday Igboho’s home

Lobby Firm Hired By Nnamdi Kanu Engages US Govt On His Arrest ‘ Report

BUSINESSDAY

Lagos partners Effects Best Perfect Solution on family reality show

How to build an effective feedback system in leadership

Nigeria struggles with poverty that private sector can fix

Igboho’s residence attacked few hours to Lagos rally

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

SAHCO restates creation of bespoke solutions to address clients’ needs

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

Investment in female founders is our collective responsibility

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Afenifere Berates Buhari Over Attack On Igboho’s House, Says Nigeria Fast Returning To Abacha Days

Shiites Raise Fresh Concern Over El-Zakzaky, Wife’s Health

2023: When ‘Otoge’ Leaders Fight To Finish In Kwara

World Bank Financing For COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Exceeds $4 Billion In 50 Countries

IPOB: Biafrans Won’t Negotiate With Buhari Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Release ‘ BNL

IPOB: British Lawyers Give Buhari 48 Hours To Release Nnamdi Kanu, Pledge To Drag Kenya To ICC

Yoruba One Voice Berates FG Over Spate Of Insecurity In Nigeria, South-West

Health Workers Union Appoints Auwal Kiyawa As Acting General Secretary

IPOB: How Nnamdi Kanu Was Arrested ‘ Adeyanju

PEOPLESDAILY

No meaningful development without peace, says ‘ NCPC boss

Troops kill 73 BHT, as 55 escapees surrender in Borno

$151m Paris Club Refund: Why I petitioned EFCC against Abia govt, officials ‘ Witness

N895.8bn supplementary budget scales second reading in Reps

Insecurity: Reps want protection for foreign, local investors’ premises

Senate considers N895.84bn supplementary budget Tuesday

Electricity: Reps want 132/133 KVA substation in Osun Communities

Reps probe non disbursement of allowances to Army personnel

NEW TELEGRAPH

Reps to pass N895bn 2021 supplementary budget in two weeks

PIB will fast track transparency in petroleum industry ‘Sylva

Twitter: Reps reject calls to lift ban

Civil War unfortunate incident ‘Army Chief

FG: We won’t spare IPOB sponsors, collaborators

Subsidy: FG projects N900bn in N11.9trn 2022 budget

13 yrs after, Senate passes PIB

Huge debt threatens Nigeria’s foreign reserves

Airlines: Jet fuel price increase impacts $43.2bn bill

CBN: External reserves dropped by $905.54m in June

Defections: Stop intimidating us, PDP govs tell Buhari

IPOB: FG writes western diplomats, highlights Nnamdi Kanu’s ‘sin

FG: Reawakening 40% cassava flour inclusion in bread

SON intensifies clampdown on sub-standard electrical/electronic items

Insecurity: Farmers seek reopening of more borders for food import

APC chairmanship: Gladiators jostle for Buni’s seat

NIGERIAN PILOT

FCT Area Councils, stakeholders share N2.7bn in May

Lock-up Capital in Land breeds huge economic loss SGoF

Nigeria trade relation with Qatar is very low Nigerian Envoy

Panic in APCs Buhari House as staff scamper for safety over building collapse rumour

Okowa restates commitment to increasing women visibility in governance

Nigerian civil war was an unfortunate tragedy COAS

NAWOJ seeks equal safety for female gender balance

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