Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 3 August 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Death toll in central China floods rises to 302, 50 missing

Important considerations to make before using Bitcoin for your travel plans

FG confirms COVID-19 third wave amid doctor’s strike

After $75b investments in 20 years, telecoms service still struggling

No plan to convert dollar account holdings to naira, says CBN

Traders move to avert total closure of Ladipo spare parts market

Court adjourns Sunday Igboho aides’ trial till August 4

Osinbajo, APC governors, ministers seek safe option after Supreme Court ruling on caretaker chairman

Police arrest five suspects for kidnapping, robbery in Imo

Police kill three kidnappers, rescue commissioner’s wife, driver in Benue

Concerns over IPOB’s threat to lock down Southeast over Nnamdi Kanu

Anambra Guber: Frustration, adulation, platform switch trail INEC deadline

NNPC earns N2.129trn from product sales

NDLEA recovers 35 wraps of cocaine at Lagos airport

Experts seek AfCFTA dispute resolution mechanism for non-state parties

LCCI tasks government on job creation, infrastructure to check irregular migration

Anxiety over earnings pushes indices up by N327 billion in July

Ese Brume wins Nigeria’s first medal at Tokyo Olympics

Oborodudu a result of 10 years meticulous training, says Igali

Shelter Afrique signs MoU with estate developers for 6,000 homes

COVID-19, poor economy trigger low investment in warehousing

Customs intercepts 6 containers, arrests 2 in Rivers

DSS fails to produce 4 out of 12 detained Igboho’s aides in court

FRSC records 5,320 crashes, 2,471 deaths nationwide in 6 months

Millions under virus lockdown as China battles Delta outbreak

PUNCH

Schools in US state offer $1,000 bonus to vaccinated staff

Hushpuppi saga: IGP appoints ex-Lagos RRS boss to replace Kyari in IRT

Sarakis EFCC invitation to scuttle his 2023 presidential bid -Yakasai

Community leader puts recovered bodies at 43 in Plateau clashes

30 caskets, four vehicles, three bikes destroyed in Imo hotel invasion

Oborududu guns for Olympic wrestling gold today

Soldier stabs Ibadan tailor for alleged disrespect

Kano Assembly gives LG chairmen ultimatum to swear-in officials

Stock investors reap N30bn as 18 firms gain

Lawyers fear assasination plot against Igboho, pursue asylum

Yabatech student celebrating final exam engages in fight, dies

PDP alleges proliferation of illegal firearms, detention centres in Ebonyi

Seplat posts 143% profit rise, declares 2.5 cents dividend

Tokyo Olympics: Long jumper Ese Brume wins first medal for Nigeria

Buni: Osinbajo, govs begin talks as fear grips APC

Allow private sector to procure vaccine, PSN tells FG

DSS keeps four Igboho aides, produces eight, assaults journalists in court

Nigerian startups raise $276.5m in seven months

Dont sack house officers, NYSC doctors, Medical Guild tells govt

Naira strengthens to 512/$1, banks sell dollar for N412

No case of COVID-19 on Lagos camp NYSC

Senate alleges irregularities in FGs N1.1tn investments in UK firm, others

Govt hospitals grounded as resident doctors begin strike

BREAKING: IGP appoints Disu as Kyaris replacement at IRT

FMC Katsina offers services amid resident doctors strike

Nigerian stock market opens August trading with N30bn

[BREAKING] BBNaija S6: Whitemoney, Yousef, three others nominated for eviction in 2nd week

THISDAY

CBN: No Plan to Convert Bank Customers Foreign Currency into Naira

Merits in CBN Stoppage Sales of Forex to BDCs

Interrogating NNPCs Fuel Consumption Figures

Jega: e-Transmission of Results a Global Practice, Nigeria Can’t Lag Behind

FG to Make Cash Transfer to 200,000 Senior Citizens Impacted by…

NNPC Will Protect Nigeria’s Interest in Divesting Oil Companies, Kyari Assures

FG Threatens to Sanction Striking Doctors

Kyari Out, Disu in as IG Rejigs Intelligence Response Team

APC Ward Congresses Null and Void, Says Ozekhome

DSS Produces only Eight Igboho’s Aides in Court

Itsekiri Leader Asks Court to Restrain Buhari from Constituting NDDC…

Lagos Police Arrest Two Suspected Drug Peddlers

FG to Be Compelled to Investigate Attacks Against Journalists

Yakkasai Expresses Worry over EFCC’s Action against Saraki

APC May Annul Last Week’s Ward Congresses

Nigeria Quits Maritime Regional Body over Electoral Illegalities

Mining Contribution to GDP Unacceptable, Says NEITI

Judge Decries Absence of Law to Regulate Nigerian Electronic Transactions

‘Executing Death-Row Prisoners to Reduce Prison Congestion is Outrageous’

Justice Roseline Bozimo Tasks Judiciary Workers to Enhance their Performance

IG Replaces Kyari, Appoints DCP Tunji Disu as Head of Intelligence…

Breaking: FG Receives 4m Doses of Moderna Vaccines from US

Foreign Investors Exit Takes Toll As Stock Market Decline by N973.2bn in Seven Months

VANGUARD

Stop abusing us to launch your political career, APC tells Jega

Strike: Our doors, open to dialogue on contending issues ‘ Doctors

AFENIFERE: Southern Nigeria Frontier says CNG is national security threat

Court declines request to jail Lekki Gardens for Contempt

No faceless group can call for proscription of Afenifere, YCE replies CNG

Osun APC Ward Congresses: Only candidates who got nomination forms, passed screening process were declared winners ‘ Committee Chair

Don’t vote for PDP, APC again; they have bad antecedents, Jega warns Nigerians

Aderinokun extends deepest sympathy to Dapo Abiodun over father’s death

Police rescue kidnapped wife of Benue Commissioner, another; kill 3 suspects

Whither the interim common services agency and ESIALA(3)

Man shot by police dies after 3 days in coma

FG, ASUU meet in Abuja, as Ngige expresses shock over NARD strike

Court shifts hearing of suit by Igboho’s 12 detained aides till August 4

BBNaija: Boma is the Head of House for this week

COVID-19: FG threatens stricter restrictions, as one in 10 Lagosians now positive

Security guard allegedly steals 170 chickens, 3 bags of feed in Abuja

Buhari determined to close national unemployment gap ‘ Osinbajo

UUTH resident doctors join nationwide strike

COVID-19 Spike: Lagos records 6 deaths daily in last 1week ‘Sanwo-Olu

Oduduwa Republic’: Yoruba group petitions UN against Ilana Omo Oodua

FBI give details of how Hushpuppi allegedly paid N8m to DCP Abba Kyari to detain fellow fraudster, Chibuzo

Breaking: IGP appoints DCP Disu as Head, IRT, replaces Kyari

Ayade relaxes curfew from 10pm to 12 midnight after 10 months

Turkey battles wildfires for 6 days in coastal resorts

FG yet to pay Covid-19 allowance ‘ Resident Doctors in Imo

LEADERSHIP

COVID-19 3rd Wave: Federal Govt Declares Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Kano, FCT Hotbeds

Appeal Court Dismisses Suit Against Soludo As APGA Candidate

Federal Govt Declares Meeting With ASUU Successful, To Release N30bn

Federal Govt Executing 895 Road, Bridge Contracts, Says Fashola

Military, Police Chiefs Renew Efforts To Check Illicit Arms Flow

Lawyers, NGOs Welcome Ban On Forex For BDCs

Atan: Lagos Cemetery Where 3 Corpses Are Buried In 1 Grave

FOREX: Ethnic Youth Leaders Back CBN Ban Of BDCs

17 Year-old Student Allegedly Stabs Teacher To Death

Benue Police Kill 3 Kidnappers, Rescue Commissioner’s Wife, Driver

Centenary Celebration: Doctors To Honour Jonathan, Fayemi, Others

JUST-IN: Again, Kaduna LG Polls Postponed, Now To Hold Sept 4

Arms Control Center Partners Service Chiefs, Seeks Collaboration To Mop Illegal Arms

TRIBUNE

NGX: Investors gain N30.1bn as market begins August with positive sentiments

Firm hosts Nigerian Idol top 11, seeks to support youth-themed events

BDCs: Lawyers, NGO hail CBN’s move on forex supply

Corruption: Don’t compare us with PDP, APC counsels Jega

Police nab abductors of wife of Oyo APC youth leader, other suspects

Christian pilgrims to Jordan return, trip worthy and successful, says NCPC boss

PDP to Jega: APC and Buhari failed Nigerians, not PDP

Delta variant: Nigeria’s COVID-19 positive ratio up by 6 per cent ‘ PSC

Christian pilgrims to Jordan returns, trip worthy and successful, says NCPC boss

IGP names DCP Tunji Disu as head, Police Intelligence Response Team

Mother, daughter, motorcyclist killed as truck rams into building in Ijebu-Ode

Moderna vaccine: Sanwo-Olu expresses hope of Lagos getting larger chunk

Rivers finally closes down Trans Amadi Slaughter Market

Lekki deepwater sea port, free zone, great strides despite Nigeria’s challenges ‘ US Consul General

Court grants counsel to Sunday Igboho’s aides request to amend processes

NATION

Osinbajos team working on ways out of APCs legal ditch

Entries open for ISN medical lab scientist of the year award

BREAKING: Ese Brume wins Nigerias first medal in Tokyo 2020

Varsities to get N30bn revitalisation fund next week, says Ngige

BREAKING: IGP appoints DCP Disu to replace suspended Abba Kyari

BBNaija Shine Ya Eye: Yousef admits having a crush on Liquorose

BBNaija Shine Ya Eye: Cross says Angel doesnt want a serious relationship with Sammie

BBNaija Shine Ya Eye: Big Brother rewards, punishes housemate

BBNaija Shine Ya Eye: Boma emerges new and first male Head of House

Igboho filed for asylum before arrest

Lagos records six COVID-19 deaths daily in one wee

DAILY TRUST

COVID-19: Lagos records 30 deaths in 1 week — Sanwo-Olu

A/Ibom orders 1m doses of COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19: FG raises alarm over Delta variant in Lagos, A/Ibom, Kwara, others

APGA legal battle: We’re confident of winning at A/Court – Okeke’s faction

Abia director nabbed for collecting illegal fee from students

Kidnapping: Relatives mounts pressure over suspects’ arrest

Police arrest IPOB/ESN financier, 26 others in Imo

Nigeria loses 2.5tr oil barrels in 4 years

Mining contributes less than 1% to economy — NEITI

Nigeria quits W/Africa maritime body

We won’t convert forex in Dom accounts into Naira — CBN

Don’t give permanent vehicles, houses to boards, MDAs told

FG approves 114 new standards for energy, others

Third dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine boosts immunity against Indian ‘Delta’ variant’

Newly sworn-in FCT Chief judge becomes NJI administrator

15 arraigned, forfeit vehicles over violation of Lagos traffic laws

2023: Why Nigerians should reject APC, PDP — Jega

Persons with disabilities seek representation in N/Assembly, others

Don’t use 2023 politics to destabilise Nigeria — Yakasai

Police kill 3 kidnappers, rescue Benue commissioner’s wife

NYSC warns corps members to shun drugs, other vices

Katsina distributes 8,000 motorcycles to teachers

Be ruthless with those perpetrating violence in Plateau, Lalong tells security agents

CSOs back CBN over ban on sale of FX to BDC operators

Abba Kyari’s travail should serve as a lesson, retired CP tells policemen

Six daily deaths recorded in one week as Lagos COVID outbreak worsens

Nine things to know about the celebrity cop who replaced Abba Kyari

COVID-19: FG confirms 32 Delta variants, declares Akwa Ibom hotspot

COVID-19: Diplomats to quarantine in FG facilities – PSC

Labour minister Ngige shocked doctors went on strike

PDP youth leader gets 2 years in prison for insulting Buhari

APC congress: Kano reps Sha’aban, Jobe march to submit parallel ward results

Ward congress: Kano reps Sha’aban, Jobe march to APC secretariat with supporters

Bandits raid Kaduna communities, kill policeman, 11 others

IGP replaces Abba Kyari with Tunji Disu

Patients stranded as resident doctors begin strike

Senegal seeks Nigeria’s support to develop oil, gas sector

FG raises alarm over COVID-19 Delta variant in Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Kwara

FG bars MDAs from allocating vehicles, houses to board members

Abia director arrested for taking N500 from students

Man evading police in Rivers drowns in swamp

Police arrest ESN/IPOB financier in Imo

Jega: Plunderers can’t keep steering the affairs of Nigeria

2023: How Osinbajo’s failure to halt APC congresses worsened party’s crisis

3 months on, Uzodimma recalls attorney-general banned for misconduct

Kidnappers shot dead as police rescue wife of Benue Commissioner

PDP, APC failed our nation, don’t trust them again, Jega tells Nigerians

HERALD

Boy, 15, leads police to hotel where ESN members plot attacks on Imo

Do not give refuge to any fleeing criminal’ ‘ Taraba gov warns traditional rulers

Soldiers Seize Our Fertilisers, Resell To Us At Exorbitant Prices’  -Adamawa Farmers

Police Rescue Wife of Benue Commissioner, Kill 3 Kidnappers

Sunday Igoho not seeking asylum in Germany ‘ Lawyer

Lalong: Criminals destroying crops waging food terrorism, want to starve our people at all cost

APC, PDP like Siamese twins with bad antecedents in the last 20 years ‘ Jega tells Nigerians

I overheard my wife talking to another man in Kano’ ‘ Husband tells Kaduna Sharia court

AUTHORITY

Nigeria pulls out of MOWCA over gang-up by member countries

Gunmen Killed 334 Corps Members in N/East: NYSC debunks story

How Operation Safe Haven stopped further crisis in Irigwe Community Group

Yoruba nation agitation: YAF petitions UN, USA, others, accuses agitators of stockpiling arms

HURIWA asks UNs human rights council to sanction Nigeria on her crackdown of independent media

BUSINESSDAY

Experiential marketers’ industry braces for survival, business growth amidst economic challenges

NEF 2021 virtual conference to focus on powering sustainable energy for Africa

Companies navigate COVID-19 third wave to stay open, protect staff

NAHCO records N478m profit, declares dividend despite COVID-19 impact

Transcorp Plc sustains growth in half-year as profit leaps by 713%

Office space demand drops to 5-year low

COVID-19: Nigeria battles slow vaccination as variants increase infections

The Nigerian elder and the problem of selfishness

Nigeria needs to put value on productivity to drive growth ‘ Ogunbiyi

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Senegal Seeks Nigeria’s Support To Develop Oil, Gas Sector

NMA Seeks Withdrawal Of Controversial Circular On Doctors’ Scheme Of Service

Ashafa: Achieving President Buhari’s Promise On Affordable Housing

British Government Not Showing Interest As It Should In Kanu’s Case ‘ Ejiofor

NEITI Laments Low Impact Of Mining Sector

Firm To Generate N7bn Annually From Sale Of Moringa Products

Police Rescue Wife Of Commissioner, Driver From Kidnappers In Benue

COVID-19 Delta Variant: Nigeria Recording 500 Cases Daily For Last One Week ‘ FG

[BREAKING] BBNaija 6: Boma Wins Challenge, Emerges Week 2 Head Of House

Igbos Are Blessed With Spirit Of Creativity, Entrepreneurship ‘ MD Tropicalgate

ICYMI: Biggie Punishes Housemates For Disobeying House Rules

PEOPLESDAILY

Police rescue 2 abducted Kebbi students in Zamfara

Abuja’s waste management gulps N8bn annually ‘ says Minister

Delta govt okays proposed N425bn ‘indicative budget’ for 2022

Paris Agreement : Nigeria submits 2021 final climate change report to UN

Hushpuppi: Abba Kyari suspended as IGP panel begins probe

Cholera: Abuja records 69 fatalities as FCTA races to curtail spread

Group calls on FG to wade into Benue communal crisis

5 States to benefit from N143bn FG Roads refund

FCTA,NADDC partners to develop environmentally friendly public transportation

NEW TELEGRAPH

Islamiyya 136: We know where the bandits, pupils are but’ ‘Niger SSG

Senate uncovers irregularities in N1.1 trn FG investments in financial institutions

COVID-19 3rd wave: Sanwo-Olu laments mortality rate in Lagos

CBN allays fears over domiciliary account deposits

Jega to Nigerians: Reject APC, PDP in 2023

2023: Implosion in APC inevitable ‘Banire, ex-legal adviser

Why FG slashed gas-to-power price ‘ Sylva

S’West has highest abusers of drugs in Nigeria ‘NDLEA

Apo killings: FG have complied with award of damages, says AGF

FG receives 4m doses of Moderna vaccines from US

Group expresses concern over INEC’s online voter registration

Ohakim: APC’s gain, PDP’s loss

Organisers to name LOC for Zenith Bank/Delta Principals’ Cup soon

Wife honours Joe Blankson with swimming competition

Tokyo 2020: Unlucky Adegoke bows to injury in 100m final

Kane misses Spurs’ training amid transfer speculations ground

Tokyo 2020: Oborududu makes Historic Final, Guarantees Silver Medal for Nigeria

BLUEPRINT

Supreme Court ruling: Osinbajo, APC govs move to reconcile, Keyamo, others

Breaking: Ese Brume jumps to victory, wins first 2020 Olympics medal for Nigeria

NiMet advocates adoption, implementation of national planning weather information

DBN gets ‘AAA’ rating from Agusto & Co

Nigeria quits Maritime election over illegalities, disrespect for rule of law

Seplat grows $62.1m half year profit before tax, declares interim dividend of 2.5 cents per share

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