Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 2 September, 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

 DAILY INDEPENDENT

Cristiano Ronaldo Breaks Int’l Scoring Record, Scores Brace In Portugal Win Over North Ireland

2023 Presidency: Who Flies PDP’s Flag

Loud Calls For Self-Defence As A Vote Of No Confidence

INEC And Political Party System Reform

Telecoms Industry Remains Resilient Amid Regulatory Changes, COVID-19 Pandemic

No New Constitution, No 2023 Election, Afenifere Insists

BREAKING: Three Lawmakers Escape Death As Gunmen Fire At Official Vehicle

FG To Make Provision For Subsidy In 2022, Say NNPC Boss

Iwuanyanwu Clocks 79, Quits Partisan Politics, Insists Restructuring, Devolution Of Power Will End Insecurity, Agitations

Security Operatives Bar Olubadan, Other Monarchs From Entering Adamasingba Stadium

PUNCH

Court orders interim forfeiture of firms N5.3bn

FG knocks Amnesty International over stand on IPOB, others

Strike: Were still consulting, says ASUU

Bag containing money, jewellery found by MMA2 driver

Well arrest NDA attackers no matter how long, COAS vows

Strike: Govt hasnt called us for discussion, says NMA

Sacked ministers failed to meet target, Buhari plans more evaluation

73 Zamfara students abduction: ACF fumes as gov tells residents to fight back

Akume has sold out Benue people Ortom

PDP crisis worsens, ward suspends Secondus

Akeredolu disowns 2023 presidential campaign posters

Iwuanyanwu retires from politics, says Nigeria due for restructuring

Only NEC can discipline Secondus, aide reacts to Rivers PDP ward suspension

APC orders inauguration of ward executives, silent on appeals

Buhari sacked two ministers to cover up failures -PDP

NLC threatens industrial action over proposed electricity tariff hike

Nigerias Eurobonds debts rise by $9.37bn in five years

Partial access on Twitter restored

EFCC helping Customs to recover N10.6bn Reps

FG gazettes PIA, sets one year for community fund

OPEC+ sticks to 400,000bpd monthly oil output increase

Dont increase electricity tariff, ActionAid urges NERC

AfDB, partners mobilise $520m for agric zones in Nigeria

Buhari lauds Sahara Group for electricity provision

Shipping sector can generate 75% of oil revenue NIMASA

FEC approves N89.6bn for Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene road, aviation projects

Lagos to secure 185bn bond following positive financial ratings

Banning fossil fuel investments will hurt Nigeria Osinbajo

Were committed to climate agreement, says Total Nigeria

NCDMB to unveil 10-year road map for research, devt

Stock market investors gain N332bn in one month

Nigerias open arms towards terrorists

Widow, children rendered homeless as brother-in-law takes over house

Gunmen shoot Edo DPO in the eye, stomach

Enugu youths lynch man, burn corpse for beheading farmer

Three repentant Katsina bandits, others nabbed for robbery

Abductors of Kogi poly students, CUSTECH worker demand N3m

FEC approves N89.6bn for road, aviation projects

Constitution review: Catholic group wants elected officials accountable

PROFILE: Sacked 75-year-old agriculture minister who built N30m mosque for herders

APC LG congresses to hold September 4 -Secretary

FEC approves new policy for IDPs

Ex-minister loses son in auto crash, three hospitalised

THISDAY

In Surprise Move, Buhari Rejigs Cabinet, Fires Agric, Power Ministers

Ihekweazu Named WHO Assistant DG, Heads Global Pandemic Hub

Court Restrains Buni, Others from Parading as APC Caretaker Committee Members

Ahmed: NSIA Assets Grew by 250% to $3.5bn in Six Years

Labour Threatens Industrial Action to Halt Electricity Tariff Hike

FG Okays N86.6bn Projects for Aviation, Works Ministries

NBA Calls for Total Overhaul of Judges’ Recruitment Process

Crisis Looms Over Planned Recall of 11 DPR Deputy Directors

NDA: Army Chief Vows to Track Down Killers of Military Officers

MMA2 Driver Turns in Bag Containing Money, Jewellery worth Millions of…

Matawalle Imposes Curfew in 14 LGAs After Bandits Abducted Over 100…

CBN Faults Senate’s Position on Alleged Unremitted Operational Surpluses

COVID-19: Obaseki Insists on No Vaccination, No Access to Public Places

Corporate Earnings, Others Lift Stock Market by N350bn in August

Akpabio Submits NDDC Forensic Audit Report Today

Gunmen Kill Nine Persons, Injure Others in Kogi

Finally, Anambra Joins League of Oil-producing States

Ortom to Sue Akume over Allegation of N500bn Fraud

Ekiti Residents Protest as Kidnappers Abduct Four, Demand N10m Ransom

Don’t Waste Party’s Ticket Again, PDP Group Tells Atiku

Policemen Teargas Commuters, Protesting Handicapped Persons in Bayelsa

Kano Allocates 100 Hectares of Land for Naval Base

FCT Minister Decries Dearth of Infrastructure in Area Council

2023: Akeredolu Dissociates Self from Pseudo Presidential Campaign

NCC Reaffirms Nigeria’s State of Readiness for 5G Rollout, Lauds Industry’s…

Presidency: IPOB Stockpiled Weapons, Bombs Across Nigeria

CBN Faults Senate’s Position on Alleged Unremitted Operational Surpluses

Profit-Taking Persist as Stock Market Drops by N18bn

Unity Bank Builds Office Complex for Borno SUBEB

Sylva to Launch $50m Oil Industry Research, Development Fund Protocol

NEPZA, NIPC Partner to Facilitate Investments Migration to Economic Zones

Chidoka: Policy Consistency Important Key to Attracting FDI

HoS Lauds 50 Civil Servants on Oxford Leadership Programme Shortlist

GUARDIAN

Massive loan default in North West Anchor Borrowers Programme

Stakeholders hail sack of ‘under-performing’ Agriculture, Power ministers

Air Peace now Eagles’ carrier as NFF signs N500m deal

HIV vaccine quest falters as experimental jab fails

FCTA shares N4b July allocation among councils, others

NCDC boss, Ihekweazu, gets WHO job

Sokoto enacts law against banditry

Police probe killing of rice farmer in Enugu

Edo records 13 COVID-19 deaths from Delta variant

NGX resumes September bearish as investors lose N18bn

NEPZA partners NIPC to invest in three economic zones

0.71% of 1,500 fraudulent attacks aimed at Nigerian crypto investors

Nigeria’s economy strengthened in last six years, Buhari insists

JAMB abolishes cut-off marks, tertiary institutions to decide

ICPC moves to track 1,251 constituency projects

Shuttle driver recovers $20,000, other valuables at Lagos airport

Air Peace now Eagles’ carrier as NFF signs N500m deal

Politics transcends partisan meetings, consultations, Wike declares

VANGUARD

Banditry: Zamfara imposes dusk-to-down curfew, closes schools

1 in 4 girls abused before attaining 18 years ‘ Lagos Commissioner

Army debunks recruitment advert for graduate interns

FG begins cash transfer payment to 8,105 beneficiaries in Anambra

Katsina Assembly passes contributory pension scheme bill

Gombe receives 100,154 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Ndokwa communities decry poor access roads, barricade Govt House

Presidency replies Amnesty International, vows to fight terrorism to standstill

Only NEC can suspend me, Secondus blows hot

Police confirm attack on Nasarawa lawmaker

Just In: 5 feared dead as armed robbers barricade East/West Road

Insecurity: Tambuwal signs 10 executive Orders in Sokoto

1 in 4 girls abused before attaining 18 years ‘ Lagos Commissioner

Northern youths jubilate over freezing of Kogi’s bank account

FG’s warning to religious, political leaders against inflammatory remarks, step in right direction ‘ JNI

Police confirm abduction of 73 Zamfara students

NDA Attack: No matter how long it takes, we’ll get perpetrators ‘ Army Chief, Yahaya vows

28-year-old herdsman in court over alleged kidnap in Ekiti

2022 Budget: Adamawa proposes N142 bln ‘ Commissioner

PDP extends sale of congresses forms to September 9

Delta High Court restrains Buni, others from parading as members of APC’s Convention Planning Committee

Ban on open grazing: Fast-track implementation of livestock reform plan, Gombe gov tells Buhari

Ortom threatens legal action against Akume over allegations of killings, diversion of public funds

Katsina Assembly passes contributory pension scheme bill

Sacking Nanono, Mamman not enough to cover your failures, PDP tells Buhari

PDP Reps reject Emergency Rule in Benue

Congresses: APC approves inauguration of Ward executives

PDP shifts inauguration of campaign council for Anambra poll

Ortom has tremendous respect for Buhari, but ‘., says Ngbede

UPDATED: Buhari sacks Agric, Power Ministers; Adesina reveals why

Banditry: Prove your allegations before Nigerians, PGF DG challenges Ortom, Olawunmi

Why ICT will remain Nigeria’s top GDP earner

Nigeria’s data industry to benefit as Oyewole becomes Country CDO Ambassador

Govt’s call for self defence: A sad admission of failure to secure lives and properties (2)

WHO tasks govt on strengthening traditional medicine production in Africa

Lagos airport bus driver returns missing $20,000, jewellery, others to owner

IPOB has stockpiled weapons across Nigeria ‘ Presidency

Suspected kidnappers shoot DPO in Edo, abandoned for dead

Court remands trader for allegedly stealing cell phone

Court orders man to apologise to wife for not providing shelter

40-year-old man remanded for allegedly defiling daughter in Ekiti

Nigeria’s New York consulate-general raises alarm over ‘fake passport website

We’ve conducted 5 orientation exercises without COVID-19 infractions ‘ NYSC

Opinion: A Thank you note to JAMB’s Oloyede

MMA2 driver returns missing bag containing $20,000, cheques, jewellery

Nigeria Customs Service wants excise duty on carbonated drinks

Avert bloodshed, Opobo community tasked Wike

APC LG Congresses to hold nationwide on Sept 4 as scheduled ‘ Secretary

LEADERSHIP

Without Facilities, Bayelsa Students Take Exam On Bare Floor

Inter-agency Collaboration Panacea To Farmers-Herders Crisis ‘ Varsity Don

Abuja Area Councils, Stakeholders Share N4.119bn In July

Gov Sule Directs Perm Secs To Take Charge Of Nasarawa Ministries

COVID-19: Obaseki Rejects Court Judgment, Insists On Vaccination

APC Women Leader To Flag Off Capacity Building Workshop For PYWF

COVID-19: More Schools In India Reopen Despite Fears

NLC Threatens Strike Over Planned Electricity Tariff Hike

Rivers Judgement: States Can Collect VAT Until’ ‘ SANS

No Plot To Impeach Gov Lalong ‘ Plateau Speaker

Neglecting Underprivileged People, Recipe For Disaster ‘ Dogara

Insecurity: Olumba Olumba Obu Urges Nigerians To Turn To God

President Buhari Launches Annual 20,000 Jobs Scheme

TRIBUNE

NGO empowers 1000 youths, widows, others in Abuja

Revenue formula stale, unjust, unfair, says Masari

APC LG congresses to hold nationwide on September 4 as scheduled, says Secretary

Customs, NDLEA, DSS uncover hard drugs inside imported machine at Lagos port

Piracy decline to end war risk insurance, reduce shipping cost ‘ NIMASA

Five remanded in court over export of N22.3bn pangolin scale

Ban on open grazing: Fast-track livestock reform plan, Inuwa tells Buhari

Police confirm 73 students abducted in Zamfara

Army cautions against fake recruitment into 44 Reference Hospital, Kaduna

Two killed, one missing, four injured in Benue communal clash

Our people are concerned due to lopsidedness of FG’s projects ‘ Fayemi

IPOB has amassed substantial weapons, bombs stockpile ‘ Presidency

PDP to Buhari: Nigerians not swayed by ministers’ sack

Customs: Reps move to recover N10.6bn trapped fund in 5 banks

NATION

Menace of Lagos miscreants and open defecation

Ronaldo breaks international goal scoring record

NDA yet to find kidnapped Army officer 8 days after

Buhari: full impact of our projects will be felt long after my exit

PHED loses over 30 per cent revenue monthly over meter bypass

Zoning: Pressure mounts on Secondus as more PDP govs threaten defection

Showdown looms in Senate over appointment of Buratai, others as envoys

Senate panel, CBN disagree on remittance of revenue surplus

Why Buhari fired Power, Agriculture ministers

Minimum wage: Workers to have bumper harvest in December

Joint forces still searching for kidnapped Major, says NDA

Don’t set Nigeria ablaze with incendiary rhetoric, FG warns leaders

Insecurity: Tambuwal signs 10 executive orders

Gunmen abduct 73 students in Zamfara community school

DAILY TRUST

How Some Governors Plan To End Banditry

How to end banditry in Nigeria

Poor performance: More ministers to go as Buhari sacks Nanono, Mamman

Fulani’s fears of restructuring

Zamfara shuts schools, imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew

Fight against insurgency, banditry under-reported – Army

Buhari: Nigerians will feel impact of my projects when I leave office

Gunmen kill 4 in Kogi

Students abducted as bandits hit another school in Zamfara

NIPRD seeks herbal medicinal plant farms in states, FCT

DSS alleges plot of smear campaign against it

Sokoto suspends cattle markets, bans sale of fuel in jerrycans in bandit-prone areas

We’ll resist increase in electricity tariff – NLC

Insecurity: Ex-IGP Okiro wants better weapons for security agents

IPOB has amassed bombs across Nigeria – Presidency

DAILY TIMES

BREAKING: Buhari inaugurates NSIA board

FG hints on sanctions for Nigerians who refuse vaccination

Malnutrition, biggest threat to child survival in North-East Nigeria Experts warn

2021 UTME: Universities to decide cut off marks as JAMB hands off

Well apply basic law on Nigerians rejecting CoViD-19 vaccine FG

Akume sacrificing Benue for a plate of maze Elder Statesman

BUSINESSDAY

How FG’s aviation roadmap can help create viable international airports

In rare shake-up, Buhari implies sacking more ministers

Our law on VAT out in few days, says Lagos

Shell’s reincarnation gathers more steam, to Install 50,000 Electric Chargers in UK by 2025

Reps give Customs 14 days to reduce cargo clearing stages

Sack of divers from Bonga renews calls to regulate Nigerian divers

Shippers Council partners FRSC to harp on quality of trucks

Agric growth lowest since 2018 as insecurity takes toll on farming

Financial sector contracted by 4.5% in Q2 despite banks resilience

NIMASA seeks to end higher risk insurance on Nigerian cargo

PEOPLESDAILY

Breaking: Buhari sacks two minisers, announces their replacements

2023: Group tasks PDP on need for acceptable presidential candidate

Alleged defamation: Ortom files fresh suit against Journalist, Ode

Current revenue sharing formular stale, unfair, unjust- Masari

Security agencies responsible for Apapa gridlock ‘ NPA boss

Benue Killings: PDP charges DSS to investigate Akume

Kaduna LG polls: Police deploy over 11,000 personnel

NEW TELEGRAPH

Whose cause is IPOB really fighting in the S’East

Malnutrition claimed 239 children in Borno within 7 months

UN appoints Ihekweazu WHO’s Asst DG

Zamfara: Gunmen abduct 73 students, principal, vice principal, teachers

Electricity tariff: Labour vows to defend workers’ rights

Ortom drags Akume to court over fraud allegations

CBN tackles Senate over remittance of operational surplus

Customs boss to Senate: We can’t stop smuggling due to bad governance

CAC begins 2 more business registration models

NEPC reforms boost exports to N50.2trn in 3 years

Study: Low sugar in foods, beverages could prevent deaths

MDAs: Maximum sanctions as remedy for revenue leakage

LCCI: Q2 GDP shows economy fast recovering from COVID-19

NARTO, Dangote Refinery collaborate on efficient product distribution

Food security: MAN tasks processing firms on raw material measurement

NACCIMA calls for suspension of FIRS’ tax appeal implementation

Report: Nigeria’s telecom attracts $3.9bn in 6 years

Budget 2022: FG mulls technology to monitor projects above N150m

2023: Focus must be on a pan Nigerian president ‘Okowa

BLUEPRINT

NLC reveals what will happen if FG implements electricity tariff hike

NEPZA, NIPC ponder pact on investments’ migration

NIMASA, Edo state initiates partnership on capacity building

OPEC dreams supply boost as prices bounce back

MTN clarifies on indebtedness as UBA explains delay in H2 results

NAICOM switches to online operations, commands, controls

Expert calls for recapitalization of DisCos, unbundling

Breaking: Zamfara govt imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew, shut down schools

Breaking: Police confirm how many students were kidnapped at another Zamfara school

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