Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday,25 August, 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

India aims to raise $81 billion by leasing state assets

Putin vows funds boost to protect Russian forests from fires

FG to partner Hungarian firm on local production of light aircraft

Motorists protest enforcement of temporary one-way rule along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway

MTN tasks states on broadband access, to invest N600b till 2024

Firm empowers manufacturers, others with N400 million grants

We are rebuilding new generation of athletes, says minister

Stakeholders move to stop transit cargo losses to neighbouring ports

96-year-old ex-soldier, others nabbed over illicit drugs

NPA vows to dismantle multiple checkpoints as extortions continue

WHO says only has week of medical supplies left in Afghanistan

Restructuring incomplete without reorientation of citizens, says Okupe

South Africa teen pregnancies surge during Covid pandemic

Poor infrastructure, inconsistent policies keeping factories idle

Pandemonium as gunmen kill six in Rivers

Kebbi Assembly Speaker, deputy impeached

Police get 14 days to release or charge ‘militants’ spy girl

HURIWA seeks full investigation of Amnesty’s report on killings in South East

Delta hands over Asaba Airport to concessionaire

MTN tasks states on broadband access, to invest N600b till 2024

Youths block NDDC gate, accuse Akpabio of frustrating substantive board

Motorists protest enforcement of temporary one-way rule along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway

FG tasks governors on protecting COVID-19 vaccines, cold storage

Traditional rulers resolve to rescue Abia women, girls from gender-based violence

Oyetola orders APC chair to withdraw suit against Aregbesola’s loyalists

Aftermath of ward congress: Umahi, Onu groups spoil for control of APC

FG to partner Hungarian firm on local production of light aircraft

Firm empowers manufacturers, others with N400 million grants

Stakeholders move to stop transit cargo losses to neighbouring ports

Nigeria’s current food system weak, vulnerable to shocks, says minister

Gunmen invade Nigerian Defence Academy, kill two officers, abduct one

ICAN seeks amicable resolution of VAT collection dispute

Sharia Court Sentences Kannywood Actress To Islamic School For Six Months

PUNCH

Attack on NDA, further proof of Buharis failure -PDP*

Rivers LG chairmen protest over CVR

Delta variant: Our fatuous behaviour towards deadly COVID-19

Hoodlums kidnap Kwara varsity female student, demand N50m ransom

PIA: Okowa rejects three per cent allocation to host communities

Consultants, other senior doctors storm Saudi Arabia recruitment centre, another holds Thursday

Ex-soldier with eight wives, 50 children arrested with 3kg skunk

Auditor-Generals damning report on MDAs

Grid collapse followed drop in system frequency, says TCN

PIA: Govt can sell NNPC shares to individuals, says Kyari

594 Nigerian communities renounce FGM UNICEF

NECA seeks enabling environment for job creation

Truck kills Abia final-year student on motorcycle, rider unhurt

PDP handled economy better than APC Atiku

CIBN plans conference, seeks finance industry transformation

PDP splits as two chairmen emerge, Wike, Secondus divide NWC

Soldier dies in army detention centre, widow demands probe

COVID-19: Experts lament slow recovery of Nigerian travel industry

COVID-19 outbreak hits Rangers camp

FG to partner Hungarian firm to produce aircraft locally

Nigeria wont accommodate secessionists NSA

Imo union leader laments attempt on life, faults police

Concession to leave $1bn loan for FAAN Aviation workers

South Africa, Namibia, Nigeria top global unemployment rates Report

Four die, many injured in Delta crash

Outrage as uniform-wearing gunmen invade NDA, errant officers to face trial

LCCI calls for collaboration against girl-child abuse

Protesting youths accuse Akpabio of working against Niger Delta

Gunmen invade Rivers community, kill Okada rider, five others

Crowdfunding platform, charity body support not-for-profit school

Police neutralise six bandits in Plateau

FG approves Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

Trading rebounds on NGX, up by 0.07%

Why eight states havent been supplied second-phase COVID-19 vaccines -FG

Attack on defence academy a national embarrassment, says ACF

THISDAY

Stock Market Reverses Weak Investors Sentiment, Appreciates by N14bn

New Petroleum Law Will Cut Wastages in Oil Sector, Says Ex-FGs Adviser

Expert Harps on Good Agricultural Practices for Improved Productivity of Farmers

NEITI Seeks Closer Ties With Foreign Affairs Ministry on Transparency

House Threatens to Withhold CAC’s 2022 Budget over Missing Financial Reports

Five of 136 Abducted Tegina School Children Dead, Says Head Teacher

Kidnappers Abduct 300-level Student in Kwara, Demand N50m Ransom

NHRC Condemns Unlawful Detention of Citizen by Police

Nigeria, Cameroon Secessionist Groups Forming Alliance, Says Monguno

NDPHC Signs Deal to Supply 20MW Electricity to Kano

FG Restates Commitment to Students’ Safety, Lauds QC’s Development Strides

House Threatens to Withhold CAC’s 2022 Budget over Non-rendition of Financial…

Osinbajo: FG’ll Complete All Ongoing Projects in S’East

ACF: Attack on NDA, a Desecration of Military Institution of High…

New Revenue Sharing Formula to be Ready Before End of 2021,…

TETFund to Disburse N292bn Research Grant to Select Public Tertiary Institutions

Revisiting $30bn LNG Projects

Insecurity: Will Farmers Return to The Farms

Sylva: Frontier Basins Fund is Critical for Nigeria

AfCFTA: Nigerian Industries Need Investment Friendly Environment to Thrive

Assessing FGs Gas Network Code One Year After

Investors Lose N25bn as Stock Market Open Week Negative

Pantami: FG Earned N1tn from Digital Economy in Two Years, 5G 95% Ready for Deployment

VANGUARD

Police Forum, Kaduna govt partner to train 5,758 youths in crime prevention

Senator Orji, Ohuabunwa mourn lady Aguiyi-Ironsi, Okpara’s wife

PDP crisis: Removal of Secondus unknown to our party’s constitution ‘ Olafeso

Osun APC crisis: Why Oyetola directed chairman to discontinue court case

IGP charges police on fight against separatists

I’m PDP’s authentic acting national chairman ‘ Akinwonmi

Summit Estate bags Icon Noble Award best real estate brand 2021

IPOB: Detained 21-year-old Gloria Okolie drags IGP, Malami, others to court

Malaria: FG to focus on lessons from SuNMaP 2

Police arrest suspected pirates, kidnappers, 24 others in Cross River

Surgical patients at higher blood clot risk after recent COVID-19 infection ‘ Study

BREAKING: Major abducted by bandits in NDA is dead

Gunmen invade Rivers community, kill 6

COVID-19 claims 3 lives in Ekiti in 2 weeks

Tenant stones landlord to death in Delta

Doctors adamant as FG hails court order on strike

Nigerian Army denies enlisting former terrorists into the Force

NDLEA nabs 96-year-old ex-soldier, trans-border drug traffickers in Niger, Adamawa

Attack on NDA indication that Nigeria’s intelligence network has collapsed-Northern elders

Buni approves recruitment of 45 midwives in Yobe

Court remands tailor, 24, for alleged possession of gun

Buhari’s anti-corruption war not targeted at opposition- BMO

Court remands tailor, 24, for alleged possession of gun

Budget 2022: FG to spend N13.98trn, with N5.22trn deficit

FG approves Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

594 Nigerian communities renounce female genital mutilation through UNICEF intervention ‘ Official

Police neutralise 6 bandits in Plateau

FG boosts power supply to Awka with 120MVA substation

25 aspirants jostling for PDP gov’ship ticket in Benue ‘ Chairman of aspirants, Igbawua

Female genital mutilation, worst human rights violation in Nigeria ‘ UNICEF

LEADERSHIP

Zepz Raises $292m New Financing, Hits $5bn Valuation

Makinde Evacuates 85 Students From UNIJOS

Sanwo-Olu, Fayemi, Abiodun Mourn Senator Durojaiye

Oyetola Orders Osun APC To Discontinue Suit Against Factional Members

4 Modular Refineries Complete Construction, To Start Operations Soon ‘ Sylva

Kwara Varsity Student Abducted, Kidnappers Demand N50m Ransom

Anti-terror War: Buhari To Commission 6 Super Tucano Aircraft August 31

Naija Teachers Reality Show Ends As Winners Cart Away N39.5m Prizes

Constitution Review: Women’s Voices Must Be Heard ‘ Omo-Agege

PDP: Secondus’ Deputy, Akinwonmi, Takes Over, Postpones NWC Meeting

TRIBUNE

Buhari’s economic initiatives have stimulated growth in Niger Delta region ‘ APC legacy group

Attacks: Nigerians have lost hope in Buhari, APC, says PDP

Stakeholders reassess Nigeria’s agriculture policy implementation

How Nigerians sell homes, land to free kidnapped children

Evacuation of indigenes from Jos by states hasty, says Plateau governor

Nigeria records 565 new cases of COVID-19, total now 187,588

COVID-19 is real, people are truly dying, Ali Baba admonishes followers

NDA attack an assault on Nigeria’s territorial integrity ‘ Kaduna Speaker

Scores feared dead, vehicles razed as fuel tanker goes up in flames after colliding with bus in Delta

Insecurity: 5,758 youths to be trained on intelligence gathering in Kaduna ‘ Police

Two PDP deputy national chairmen claim Secondus’ post

Court strikes out DSS suit seeking further detention of four Igboho’s aides

Angry tenant stones landlord to death over electricity bill in Delta

NATION

Court rejects DSS’ motion for reversal of bail to Igboho’s associates

Ex-military officers to be engaged to boost security, says CDS

Plateau killings: Those instigating reprisals not from our state, says Lalong

Insurgency: 10% of Borno residents missing, says Zulum

Flash floods coming in Lagos, Ogun Oyo, 31 other states, NiMet warns

Nigeria fared better under PDP, says Atiku

PIA one year take off plan ‘strange to law’, says Kyari

Court strikes out DSS’ motion seeking reversal of bail to Igboho’s associates

2023: Tension as PDP NWC considers sack of Secondus

Suspected gunmen abduct female KWASU student

FG to spend N13. 98 trn on 2022 bud

300 members languishing in jail, IPOB alleges

NIMET predicts heavy rainfall, thunderstorms

NiMet predicts flash flood in 34 states

DAILY TRUST

We’ll track down killers of our troops, DHQ fumes

Bandits cut off fuel supply to Zamfara communities after setting tanker ablaze

Fresh crisis in PDP as two factions lay claim to Secondus’ seat

Tunde Bakare: Nothing wrong with the north producing Nigeria’s next president

Group demands sack of NSA, says NDA attack shows intelligence collapse

Insecurity: Most Nigerians unaware of procurement, digital laws – PPDC

We’ll track down killers of our troops, DHQ fumes

Zulum: I’ve survived over 50 Boko Haram attacks

Over 100,000 killed, 2,600 surrender in Borno, says Zulum

Plateau crisis: Nigerian Army uncovers plot to perpetrate unrest in Jos

Army to engage retired officers to tackle insecurity in northeast

Six ‘gunrunners’, one policeman killed in Plateau

BUSINESSDAY

Nigerian fresh graduates and labour market challenges

Previous social interventions in Nigeria worsened poverty

NPA implores Police, Navy to stop attacks on barges, illegal checkpoints

Citizens helpless as bandits humiliate Nigeria’s military

Nigeria Customs leads charge to tax sugar-sweetened drinks

Nigeria gets liquidity boost with IMF’s $3.5bn special drawing rights

OPay’s $2bn valuation equals 33% of Nigeria’s biggest banks

Anambra as ‘trade centre of the South East’ will be revived ‘ Maduka

Nigeria’s digital agency forges ahead with broadband penetration

AUTHORITY

PMB to induct newly acquired A-29 Super Tucano aircraft

BREAKING: Speaker Of Kebbi State Assembly Impeached

NDA confirms death of 2 personnel during attack on premises by bandits

NDA confirms attack on premises by bandits

Release Gloria Okolie unconditionally or charge her to court, NHRC charges Police

LGA boss gift vehicles to Vice Chairman, Councillors

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Jonathan Will Be Heavily Defeated If He Contests In 2023 ‘ Idahosa

2023: Will Sanwo-Olu Get APC Leaders’ Nod For Second Term

Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan, Global Peace And Lessons For Nigeria

FAAN Commences Installation Of Check-In, Screening Equipment

PDP Crisis: Secondus Can Challenge Order Removing Him In Court ‘ Babatope

Buhari Preside Over Induction Of NAF A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft

Zepz Raises $292m Primary Series E Financing

Nigeria Records 304 More COVID-19 Cases, Three Deaths

Stakeholders Validate 5-Year Federal Civil Service Strategic Plan

Jos Crisis: Oyo Govt Evacuates 85 Students From UNIJOS

Ministry Of Police Affairs Responsible For Dissolution Of SARS ‘ Dingyadi

PEOPLESDAILY

SCI REACH project contributes to devt of Nigeria’s adolescents ‘ FG

Confusion in PDP, as 2 Dep Chairmen lay claim to acting Chairmanship

Attack on NDA assault on Nigeria’s territorial integrity ‘ Kaduna Speaker

NDA vows to track down invaders of its premises

DSS appeals bail granted Igboho’s four aids

Gunmen invade NDA, kill two officers, abduct two others ‘ Official

NEW TELEGRAPH

Politicians are responsible for failure of civil service ‘ Bala

Insurgency: NAF to induct A-29 Super Tucano aircraft Aug. 31

Rejecting surrendered terrorists’ll escalate insurgency, Borno gov warns

Leadership crisis: Two chairmen emerge in PDP

Court order: Secondus moves to stop removal

Moderna vaccine distributed to 29 states -NPHCDA

Earth Networks, NiMet ink weather services pact

Court orders ex Air Chief, Ebong, to prove oral award of N731m contract

PDP crisis: Deputy chair steps in, suspends NWC meeting indefinitely

Jailed Chadian ex-leader Hissene Habre has died, says Senegal

OML 11: Shell loses Nigeria’s oil block renewal case

2023 guber: Who will fly PDP’s flag in Lagos

NCDMB recovers $100m NCDF remittance

BLUEPRINT

Naturgy Spain gas coy alleges discriminatory practices against NLNG shareholders

We’ll prosecute all perpetrators of crises in Plateau, gov Lalong vows

Attack on NDA horrible, embarrassing, unacceptable ‘ Public Analyst

Bandits’ attack on NDA: El-Rufai empathises with NDA, families of slain officers

NDA attack: Nigerian security on reverse gear ‘ ACF

Anambra guber: Accord running-mate slams APGA over UBEC funds

CNPP to Lawan: Your advice on external borrowing smacks of incompetence

 

 

 

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