Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Biden has not spoken to other world leaders since Kabul fall White House

47 migrants feared dead off Mauritania UN official

Stop election preparations, referendum must hold Akintoye, others

Buni seeks reconciliation as APC inaugurates Anambra campaign council

Monarchs stipend: Delta APC urges Okowa to intervene in brewing crisis

Hushpuppi: Seven fatal mistakes Abba Kyari made

NGF meets today, discusses doctors strike

Esperance confirm Iwuala’s invitation for Eagles World Cup qualifiers

Experts raise concern as Nigerias inflation falls to 17.38%

Signing of PIB: Buhari bowed to majority wish, says Presidency, South-South blames lawmakers

Nwoyes impeachment followed due process, says Enugu APC youth leader

Rivers cultists storm funeral, behead vigilante leader, guest

Government, labour have agreed on deregulation Minister

PDP NWC cant lead party to victory, says Wike

Policeman, wife, five children found dead in Osun community

Lawyer reports policemen to PSC, alleges forgery, unlawful detention

Nigeria has 20% women in executive level Report

Family kicks as 14-year-old girl drowns in Delta hotel

Cote dIvoire begins Ebola vaccination for health workers, others

Itsekiri graduates bemoan casualisation by Chevron, threaten shutdown

BBNaija S6: Ex-housemate Princess debunks car gift rumours

Security chiefs to brief Buhari on terror war Thursday

Court freezes bank accounts of forex trading platforms

APC congratulates Buhari for signing PIB into law

BBNaija S6: Cross describes Peres action towards Whitemoney as evil

Why Pantami should condemn events unfolding in Afghanistan -HURIWA

27 players arrive Falconets camp ahead of qualifiers for Costa Rica 2022

New petroleum law, injustice to South-South Orbih

THISDAY

CBN Threatens to Prosecute Abusers of Naira

Experts: Ground Handling Companies Lose N14bn Annually to Poor Cost of Services

COVID-19: PenOp Organises Knowledge Sharing Session for PFAs

NNPC: Oil, Gas Exports Hit $1.6bn in One Year, April Sales Fall by 60%

Like NNPC in Dangote, Saudi’s Aramco Dangles $25Bn for 20%…

Banditry: Masari Officially Sanctions Self-help in Katsina

CBN Moves to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Other Financial Institutions

Zamfara Bandits Demand N350m to Free Abductees

Malami: Mutual Legal Treaties Not Domestic Laws Determine Appropriation of International…

Orji, Oteh, Awosika Appointed into UK’s G7 Presidency Impact Taskforce

Wike: Secondus’ NWC Can’t Lead PDP to Victory in 2023

One Suspect Arrested as Military Investigates Abduction of Bayelsa SSG…

Jos Violence: Three UNIJOS Students Killed, Two Missing, Says NANS

2023: Group Roots for 50-year-old Nigerian to Take over from Buhari

Bribery: ICPC Arraigns University Registrar, Project Manager

FG Wants, Functional, Viable Airports, Says Sirika

Nigeria, Sierra Leone Police Chiefs Sign Agreement on Regional Security

Acquire Weapons to Defend yourselves against Bandits, Masari Tells Citizens

Malami: Mutual Legal Treaties not Domestic Laws Determine Appropriation of Repatriated…

Breaking: Bring Repentant Boko Haram Insurgents to Justice, ACF Tells FG

Federal Governments Funding for Priority Projects in Oil Industry Hits $1.54trn Deficit in June

Nigeria Pumps Additional 45,000bpd Crude Oil in July as FG Activates Two More Oil Rigs

GUARDIAN

Despite PIA, FG to retain subsidy, sell petrol at N162

Makinde promises to upgrade Ibadan airport to international standard

Why insurgency, uprising thrive, by Obasanjo

The problem with Northern Nigeria, by Jega, Makarfi, others

Protect yourselves against banditry, Masari tells Katsina residents

FG extends Special Public Works programme

Repentant Boko Haram members deserve no pity, Arewa leaders tell FG

Wike urges PDP’s reengineering for electoral victory in 2023

Group slams finance minister for tagging Nigeria hub of smuggled vehicles

How ward congresses worsened crises in Southwest APC

Appetite for high cap stocks lifts capitalisation by N24b

NIMASA assures proper maintenance of Deep Blue Project assets

APC deploys 23 governors to tackle APGA, others in Anambra guber

Stimulating investment, economy through family businesses

The fall of Kabul and the images that could tarnish Biden’s legacy

Swiss paper faulted for sexist headline about WTO chief

PIB not a perfect law, but a good start for Nigeria – APC

Spain marks 4th anniversary of deadly Catalonia attacks

North Lebanon hospitals grapple with power, telecom outages

VANGUARD

PIB: Buhari has again shown courage to do the right thing ‘ APC

Makinde gets Assembly’s approval for fresh N6b loan

Zoning started in Enugu in 1991, Onoh counters Onuaguluchi

Police burst syndicate of notorious kidnappers in Adamawa

Anambra 2021: Our growing popularity in S’East ‘ll give us victory ‘ APC

Couple, 5 children die mysteriously in Osun; lone survivor in critical condition

How Lagos airport police took N40,000 from Alex Ekwueme Varsity students

Ortom advocates increase of federation allocation to states to 42 percent, LGs 23 percent

Those seeking to destroy IMN failed woefully, says El-Zakzaky

COVID-19 helped to reduce cost of oil production in Nigeria ‘ Sylva

Female monarchs meet in Delta over Anioma culture

Plateau killings: Lalong cautions against rush to bail suspects

Jos Killings: Killers of Ondo travellers will not go unpunished ‘ Akeredolu

NEMA refutes allegation of hoisting Islamic, Taliban flag

Adequate security, farm inputs; solution to food crisis ‘ survey

Security agencies uncover new suspected militant group in S’East

Police arrest 5 suspected armed robbers/kidnappers, recover arms, vehicles in Delta

Commuters stranded in Lagos, as ‘Danfo’ drivers withdraw services over extortion by task force officials

I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E: Herdsmen chase farmers, seize farms for grazing in Delta

Anti-graft war: EFCC advocates synergy with heads of security of banks

2023: Aniagwu tasks INEC on electronic transmission of results

Benue govt begins process to fill 300 vacant chieftaincy stools

Youth unemployment rate in Africa highest in the world ‘ Obasanjo

LEADERSHIP

3 UNIJOS Students Killed, 2 Missing In Commuters’ Attack ‘ NANS

US Defends Troops’ Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Nigeria Receives 699,760 Vaccines Doses, Donated By UK

Troops Kill 45 Bandit Leaders, Others In Zamfara

INSECURITY: Tofa, Yayale Ahmed, Jega, Agwai, Others Move To Save The North

Withheld Certificate: Melaye, Others Seek Justice For Late NANS President

Pro-Saraki Group Distributes Fertilisers To Farmers

1999 Constitution Deficient, Says Gov Ikpeazu

Delayed Results: Former NTI Students Seek Federal Govt’s Intervention

Bauchi Reconstructs Second Oldest Mosque With N40m

COVID-19: UI Mulls Online Teaching, Learning

TRIBUNE

Enugu State Government denies having any aide on security

NPF Special Investigation Panel on Abba Kyari yet to submit report ‘ FHQ

Ekweremadu mourns Mantu, says Nigeria has lost legislative icon

Kano assembly calls on govt to assist 500 farmers affected by flood

Spraying naira is unpatriotic, we’ll prosecute those doing it ‘ CBN

Nigeria, Sierra Leone Police sign MOU on training of senior police officers

Traditional methods, potent tools to address insecurity ‘ Gani Adams

Oyo police nab banker for allegedly siphoning N10m from customer’s account

36 states sue FG over recovered funds’ remittance

Killings of oil workers in Imo: Commissioner of Police vows to track down perpetrators

PIB: Sector deregulation now constitutional ‘ FG

Makinde seeks N50 billion budget increase for circular road, airport improvement, Iseyin-Ogbomoso project

Unilorin rape/murder case: Suspect captured on bank’s CCTV footage

Oyo CJ inaugurate Appeal tribunal for LG election petitions

Fawehinmi’s son to be buried August 27 in Ondo

Repentant Boko Haram fighters must face trial ‘ ACF

NATION

NLC to govt: Allow  market forces determine petrol price

Recovered N2.28tr loot: States ask Fed Govt to give account

Sylva: Deregulation coming after talks

Governors pick six holes in Petroleum Industry Act

36 Govs meet on doctors’ strike, COVID vaccination, PIB, others

Abba Kyari’s saga: Police panel yet to submit report

PDP plans new plaintiffs in suit seeking Buni’s sack

Ogun, Ondo, Kwara, Oyo fail to access UBEC’s N29.3 cash

DAILY TRUST

Buhari reshuffles National Honour panel

‘Mantu died when PDP needed his wise counselling’

NANS seek justice for late leader over withheld certificate

Jibia Killings: Acquire arms to defend yourselves – Masari tells citizens

Police nab notorious cult kingpin in Bayelsa, recover pistol

Jos killing: Ondo govt visits Hausa/ Fulani community in Akoko

Over 300 traditional stools vacant in Benue

FG to borrow N4.89trn to finance 2022 budget

Fulani travelers: Don’t take reprisal against anybody – Plateau Ulama Council

Jos killings: Bauchi gov advises residents against reprisal

South East APC youths fault PDP, PANDEF’s opposition to PIB

Ikpeazu calls for a new Constitution

Flights may be disrupted as FG alerts Nigerians of heavy rainfall

Why IPOB’s sit-at-home order records compliance in southeast – Umahi

Jos killings: Only justice can stop reprisals – MURIC

774,000 jobs: FG directs zonal, state coordinators to retrieve procured tools

BUSINESSDAY

Host communities get fair deal in new oil law

Here’s why Green Africa may not be Nigeria’s cheapest airline

Driven by local content, Nestoil’s capacities mirror global standards

Apapa: Property owners still worried amid gains of call-up system

2023: Nigeria’s next president faces biggest test since 1999

Five major changes expected as Buhari signs PIB

Is Nigeria prepared for future security challenges

CBN and the burden of forex on manufacturers

NBCC: Strengthening Nigeria’s bilateral frontiers for economic growth

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Ogun Communities Cry Out Over Land Grabbers’ Threat, Call For Governor, Police Intervention

Why ASCSN Wants Restoration Of Gratuities Payment To Public Service Employees ‘ Okon

Ronaldo Breaks Silence On Madrid, PSG, Man City Transfer Links

Breaking Culture Of Silence To End Rape, Gender-Based Violence In Nigeria

Plateau Attacks: Three UNIJOS Students Feared Killed, Two Others Missing

FG Assures New ECOWAS Cross-Border Programme Will Strengthen Regional Cooperation

Nigeria’s inflation rate falls to 17.38% in July ‘NBS

Restrict Your Governance To Rivers, Abia PDP Elders Tell Wike

Jos Killing: Display Of Apathy By Security Forces Encourage Perpetuation Of Crimes ‘ MBF

Aviation Workers Call Airports Concession A Threat To National Security, Economic Terrorism

PEOPLESDAILY

MTEF: Buhari to borrow N5.62trn to finance deficit in 2022 budget

Ngeria requires assessment of economic dynamics on budgeting, spending ‘ Gbajabiamila

PDP berates Buhari for signing PIB, despite public outcry

Plateau attack: IGP deploys surveillance helicopter

Lalong visits victims of Jos attacks in hospitals

Shun temptation, intimidation in your duties, CJN tells FCT Chief Judge, Khadis

Concession: Kano businessmen move to acquire Aminu Kano Airport

Army, residents clash over demolition of 100 houses in Edo

NEW TELEGRAPH

Hushpuppi: Why IGP rejected Panel report on Abba Kyari

FG grants N78bn tax credit to 14 firms for road projects

PIB: Host communities got fair deal ‘Sylva

All is not well with Northern Nigeria ‘Elders cry out

Olu of Warri: Missing crown can’t stop coronation ‘Prince

State govts stall dry port projects

ACF to FG: Put ‘repentant’ B’Haram members on trial

Reinforcing measures to curb unclaimed dividend

PIA: Govt failed to address major bottlenecks ‘OPS

CBN: Intensifying support for Nigeria’s food security quest

CBN moves to prosecute abusers of naira

AfDB, partners seal agreements on $20m SEFA investment

Inflation drops to 17.38% in July

Report: E-payment transactions to hit N30trn in Q3’21

Consumer goods’ stocks gain N161bn in 3 months

Nigerians must scrutinise people jostling for leadership ‘Obi

Shippers lament vessel delay, disruptions as COVID-19 persists

Adefuye: Any zone in the South can produce president in 2023

Analysts project more revenue for FG in Q3

Pension assets: Investment in FG securities gulps N444bn in 5 months

Okowa is authentic AFN President ‘ WA

AFCON 2021: Eagles may face Egypt, Cape Verde, Comoros

Team Nigeria’ll get better in areas of strength, says Amokachi

BLUEPRINT

N1.8trn recovered loot, N450bn assets: 36 states drag FG to Supreme Court, allege diversion

Breaking: Super Eagles in AFCON 2021 group of death, face Pharaohs’ Egypt, Sudan, Guinea Bissau *See full draw

Quickteller highlights practical business strategies for SMEs to thrive

UN says 1.6m people die globally from cooking stove fumes yearly

Investors at NASD OTC market gain N121.53bn as capitalization hits N652.51bn

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