Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday 14, October, 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Biden to meet with Kenyatta, first African leader to visit

Defectors sue N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Tokyo over repatriations

Don’t alter constitution to stay in power, Akufo-Addo cautions ECOWAS presidents

Putin says Iraq, Syria militants entering Afghanistan

LCCI to secure permanent site for trade fair to check costs

APC, PDP in flurry of activities to decide critical congresses

Nigeria pumped 1.45mbpd in September amid oil rally

Underage schooling: Parents, experts disagree on dangers, benefits of jumping classes

Edo governor meets Buhari, seeks funding for ranches

N’Delta stakeholders decry FG’s silence on NDDC forensic audit report

Be neutral during Anambra guber poll, IGP charges MOPOL commanders

Sight loss costs global economy $411b in productivity every year

HURIWA demands fair trial, justice for detained IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu

Court fines Fani-Kayode N200,000, threatens to revoke his bail

Africa rejects vaccine passport travel protocol

Ohanaeze seeks better deal for journalists

Nigeria committed to global drive on eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission, says FG

MDAs sabotaging Buhari’s efforts on critical infrastructure, says Lawan

NCFront commends National Assembly on adoption of electronic voting, transfer of results

Group partners international agency to train 50,000 African youths on soft skills

Zulum opens mechanic village in Maiduguri, disburses N305.2m

Lekki residents tasked on cleanliness, refuse disposal

Widow drags brothers of late husband to court over inheritance

Bandits kidnap Catholic priest in Abia

Ohanaeze calls for one-month ceasefire in South East

Afenifere raises concern over proliferation of insurgents’ camps in Abuja, others

N’Delta stakeholders decry FG’s silence on NDDC forensic audit report

Nigeria pumped 1.45mbpd in September amid oil rally

Be neutral during Anambra guber poll, IGP charges MOPOL commanders

Scientists explore detoxification effects of medicinal plants

Nigeria committed to global drive on eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission, says FG

Defectors sue N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Tokyo over repatriations

PUNCH

FG shortlists 10,000 youths from three million investment scheme applicants

NMA, health workers differ as FG plans ban on unvaccinated workers

Killings: IGP reads the Riot Act to commanders in Anambra

Three brothers, two others burnt in Adamawa tanker fire

Nigeria was excluded from malaria vaccine trial because we lacked required health infrastructure Prof Oyibo, director, malaria research centre

APGA fixes prayers over killings, targets gov victory

Buhari receives defected Anambra deputy governor in Aso Villa

Postpone Anambra election if insecurity persists, PDP tells INEC

APC plotting to rig 2023 polls with direct primaries -Rep

PDP chair: Ayu, Shema, Nazif make final list of contenders

State congress: Oyo APC leaders propose new zoning template

Senate summons power ministry, others over Buhari loans, warns of sabotage

SEC partners EFCC on capital market fraud

FG hails increased maize, cassava, rice production in 2021

National development plan implementation to gulp N350tn Govt

PIA: Fuel, gas levies cant fund infrastructure, says stakeholders

Reps fault budget deficit, loans, $57 oil benchmark, threaten MDAs

Firm urges FG to boost support for renewable energy

Nigerias oil output 360,000bpd lower than OPEC quota

Reps condemn banks avoiding probe into Customs revenue remittance

Nigeria, others oppose imposition of air travel vaccine passports

Apapa ports: TTP warns against destruction of e-call-up facility

Mans headless body uncovered in Rivers truck

Ondo masqueraders face prosecution for cash theft, phone recovered

EFCC arrests 22 suspected fraudsters in Oyo, recovers cars

Forex investment victims storm Rivers palace, seek monarchs intervention

FCT task force demolishes schools, car marts, shanties

Six escape death as container crushes car in Ogun

Gully cuts off Edo road, UNIBEN workers, residents decry neglect

Food poisoning: Enugu plans to adopt surviving nine-month-old orphan

Rivers community women protest farm destruction, rape by herdsmen

Gunmen kidnap Abia Catholic priest after morning mass

Gunmen attack policemen in Bayelsa ambush, injure cop, steal gun

Speeding, night travelling kill 532 on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, others in 2021

Moghalu announces six-party planned merger, hails e-transmission of results

Sagay, BudgIT condemn N700bn National Assembly constituency projects in six years

N4.9bn fraud: Judge angry as Fani-Kayode shuns trial for fifth time

Amidst downward forecast, IMF increases Nigerias growth prospect by 0.1%

THISDAY

Anambra: IG Orders MOPOL Commanders to Be Ruthless with Violent Elements

FG: COVID-19 Vaccination Now Mandatory for Civil Servants from Dec 1

Report: Nigeria is Africa’s Third Most Attractive Destination for Foreign Investment

Nigeria Pumps Additional 155,000 bpd in September

Masari Warns Judges, NBA against Granting Bail to Bandits

2022 Appropriation Bill: Lawmakers Express Divergent Views over Planned Fresh Borrowing

Foreign Registered Private Jets Ought Not Pay Customs Duties, Says Iwuajoku

Save Nigeria from Terrorists Now, Afenifere Tells FG

Electronic Transmission of Results will End Malpractices, Says VON DG

Kogi Doctors Advise FG on How to Reduce Brain Drain

Kidnappers Abduct Catholic Priest, Unidentified Woman in Umuahia

Economic Hardship: Man Commits Suicide in Kwara

FG to Construct Museum in Oba’s Palace for Repatriated Artefacts

FG Makes Covid-19 Vaccination Card Mandatory for Civil Servants from Dec…

FG Removes South Africa, Turkey, Brazil from Travel Restriction List

Aisha Buhari to Flag off National Women’s Conference in Lagos

October 13, 2021 7:02 pm

Wike Signs Judicial Officers’ Housing Scheme, Institute Bills into Law

Nigeria After Buhari: Healing a Divided and Traumatised Nation

Anti Malaria Programme: FG to Save N293.7M on Logistics, Data Collection

SUN

7 political parties plan merger

APGA tackles Anambra dep gov, says defection irrelevant

PDP chair: Northern caucus intensify push for consensus candidate

NACCIMA advocates continued economic diversification

LCCI opens Lagos Trade Fair Nov 5

WFD: Buhari sets aside N600bn loan for 2.4m farmers

2022 Budget: National development plan will require N350trn, says FG

African aviation ministers kick against imposition of vaccine passport on air travelers

AXA Mansard pledges sustainable lifestyle protection

Reps want oil benchmark at US$60 per barrel

Igboho critically ill, may have deteriorating internal organs Lawyers

Obaseki meets Buhari, demands FG funding for Edo ranches

Were committed to building affordable houses for Lagosians Sanwo-Olu

Food poison: Ugwuanyi promises full responsibility of deceaseds couple surviving childs welfare

MASSOB condemns Izombe massacre, rejects Imo gov, Ohanaezes actions

2023: No restructuring, no elections NADECO

VANGUARD

Oyo, Osun, Ondo record 1,033 road crashes in 9 months ‘FRSC

2022: APC leaders reiterate commitment to Oyetola’s re-election

Repatriation of 1,130 looted Benin bronzes from Germany on course ‘ FG

Anambra Elections: We have uncovered plans to scuttle process ‘IGP Alkali

School dropouts in Kankara LG of Katsina hit 75% ‘ Report

ABCON advocates measures to curb naira depreciation

Nigeria’s rig count rises 20.8% to 29 in Q3’21

TUC tasks shipping companies on improved workers’ welfare

Ember months: FG to spend N75.8bn on road rehabilitation

African Ministers of Aviation kick against imposition of Vaccine Passport for air travels

Uzodinma renames Heroes Square Owerri after Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu

Lack of enforcement cause of lingering gridlock along port roads ‘ NPA

Oshodi-Apapa Expressway: Mayhem in Mile-2 as transport union members clash

Electoral Act Amendment: Buhari has no reason to withhold assent ‘ Northern Elders

IPOB: We’re interfacing with secessionists ‘ Uzodinma

2022 Budget Debate: N3.9trn for debt servicing worrisome ‘ Reps

Why Edo is yet to pass anti-open grazing law ‘ Obaseki

Obaseki vows not to go back to APC, meets Buhari in Aso Rock

Reps want oil benchmark at US$60 per barrel

COVID-19 worsening poverty, mental illness ‘ Psychiatrists

Breaking: 74 Nigerian medical specialists urgently needed in Guinea Bissau ‘ MDCN

Man jailed 14 years for sexual abuse of two boys

Masqueraders arrested for stealing in Ondo

Trader gets 80 strokes of cane for denying paternity of 6th son

Unknown gunmen kidnap Catholic Priest in Umuahia

76 suspects paraded in Borno for murder, armed robbery, kidnapping

Inspector fatally injured as gunmen attack police post, cart away rifle in Bayelsa

Man, 38 years old commits suicide in Ibadan

I will commit suicide if you don’t separate us ‘ Man tells court

LEADERSHIP

300 Students Share 1 Classroom In Katsina

Sani Bello Showcases Niger’s Potential At UK Business Reunion

Nigeria Will Witness Boom In Lottery Sector ‘ Gbajabiamila

We Give Credible Intelligence To Security Agencies ‘ Etsu Nupe

Senate Reconstitutes Committees, Appoints Chairmen, Vice Chairmen

Minister Hails MoU On Repatriation Of Benin Bronzes

WHO Announces New Expert Group To Investigate Origins

Nnamani Lauds Tinubu’s Contributions To Democracy

PDP Chairman: Northern Leaders Narrow Down On Ayu, Shema, Nazif

Avoidable Labour Disputes, Threat To Budget Implementation

Federal Govt Meets Transporters, To Fix Roads With N75.8bn

Reps May Increase Allocation To Roads By N500bn

1 Year After #EndSARS Protests, Police Foot-drag On Reforms

Power Shift: In New Twist, North Central Backs Northern Governors

Federal Govt, States, OPS To Fund Capital Projects With N350trn In 5 Years

COVID-19: Federal Govt To Make Vaccination Compulsory For Civil Servants

MDAs Sabotaging Buhari’s Efforts To Provide Critical Infrastructure ‘ Senate President

TRIBUNE

Your arrest by EFCC is in order, Court tells Crime Alert boss

2022 budget: Reps task FG on repair of existing, new refineries

Anambra guber poll: IGP assures maximum security, says state safe, secure

World Food Day: Agric ministry trains 100 IDPs, provides farm inputs

FG authorises compulsory vaccination for civil servants

Ridding Nigeria of fraudulent travel agencies, beyond NANTA alone

COVID-19: FG to enforce compulsory vaccination of workers December 1

SEC, EFCC collaborate on capital market development

Ethiopian airlines never engaged in weapons transportation ‘ GM

Virgin Atlantic targets 2026, 2030, 2040 to achieve significant reductions in CO2 emissions

20 years after, NCAT repossesses encroached land

Nigeria remains good infrastructure investment destination

DAILY TRUST

Pandora: Secret deal between Sambo Dasuki’s family, billionaire contractor exposed

Igboho’s organ might have been damaged – Lawyer

Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho

FG, private sector to bridge N350trn infrastructure gap

Bandits kill 5 soldiers in Zamfara

Obaseki meets Buhari, asks FG to fund Edo ranches

Foundation partners FRCN to promote disability inclusion in Nigeria

Gunmen invade gov’t offices in Nasarawa, cart away riffle, other valuables

Senate passes 2022 budget for second reading

Five die in Adamawa petrol tanker fire

How we will repay railway loan – NRC MD

AEDC tells Kogi communities to expect blackout

Centre wants Child Rights Act domesticated in Kano

Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)

Ogun riverine vulnerable to attacks, kidnapping – Abiodun

Ganduje sends N33.8bn supplementary budget to Assembly

NNPC: We’ll rebuild dilapidated roads across Nigeria

Cyber Crime Prohibition Law: AESID gives Ebonyi gov’t 24 hours to release journalist

Gridlock as group, Benin residents protest deplorable Warri road

How El-Rufai created a territory in Kaduna and appointed son’s friend as administrator

FG: Siemens power project to start soon

Reps approve creation of Southwest, Southeast Development Commissions

Senate to FG: Declare state of emergency on roads

Boat mishaps killed over 400 in 16 months – Rep

Allegations against NSCDC CG unfounded – CGACT

Despite bid disqualification: FG moves to award INTELS multibillion Naira boat service contract

Intels Nigeria CEO Gabriele Volpi and Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi

1,153 civilians, 176 security personnel killed in 3 months – Report

BUSINESSDAY

Workplace culture determines employee behaviour and productivity

Why the Nigerian army cannot defeat Boko Haram or ISWAP

Social entrepreneurship: The business of solving social problems

How Ethiopia plans to attract 10 million inbound tourists by 2035 ‘ Kebede

Commercialized animal feed: Lessons from advancing local dairy development in Nigeria

Vietnam cancels lockdowns in bid to let economy recover

Nigeria’s foreign portfolio investment slides 3-year low on FX crisis

Here’s why Nigerians may pay more for cooking gas in festive period

Nigeria’s economy to grow on oil boost but won’t outpace poverty

IMF upgrades Nigeria’s GDP growth on oil price rally

Nigeria needs N350trn to execute 5-year national development plan ‘ FG

What Nigeria must consider to devalue Naira

SEC, EFCC collaborate on Capital Market Development

Stocks gain N81bn as buy-side activity on Nigerian bourse strengthens

Blockchain industry is creating new job opportunities for Nigerians, reducing poverty ‘ Binance Africa director

DAILY INDEPENDENT

PDP Convention: Ayu, Shema, Nazif Battle For Chair Position

Govt. Should Grow Revenue, Pull Nigerians Out Of Poverty To Check Criminality ‘Obi

It Is Hypocritical For Anyone To Say That Nigeria’s Unity Is Non-Negotiable ‘ Bakare

Time For Urgent Rethinking Of The Super Eagles’ Composition

Access Bank Finalises Acquisition Of Majority Stake In BancABC Botswana

Electronic Transmission: We Must Nip All Bickering In The Bud -APC Tells Stakeholders

Your Arrest By EFCC In Order, Court Tells Crime Alert Boss

12 Hours After, Abductors Of Father Chimezie Yet To Contact Family

Akufo-Addo Cautions Sub Regional Presidents Against Tenure Elongation

AU, IOM, ECOWAS Review Migration Governance As Migrant Remittances Dwarf FDI

NEW TELEGRAPH

Sunday Igboho critically ill in Cotonou ‘Lawyer

2022 budget: Senate summons MDAs on fresh loan requests

IGP: We’re set to reorganise mobile police unit

Budget: Reps seek downward review of N6 trn deficit, borrowings

Congress: APC mulls sharing arrangements in troubled state chapters

Nigeria, Africa reject vaccine passports for air travel

NATIONAL CARRIER: Intrigues, power play may truncate project

Anambra 2021: 5 Obiano’s SSAs, hundreds of others defect to PDP

Pension: FG clears 26.5m repatriated fund for agency

Buhari receives Anambra D/Gov Okeke, into APC

CBN directs MfBs, others to comply fully with IFRS

Expert: Why Nigeria may not achieve 100% telecoms coverage

Telecoms: Inactive mobile lines rise to 139m

LCCI to FG: Invite private sector to invest in commercial projects

Cybersecurity: NCC inaugurates incident response facility

Being ex-governor shouldn’t be criteria for presidency ‘Okupe

Igbo presidency’ll end secession clamour in S’East ‘Nweze

2023: Let’s approach elections as a unit ‘ APC

BLUEPRINT

NASC: Senate confirms Nwoha as South East Commissioner

Zulum flags off disbursement of N850m to 4,250 SMEs

Doctors may resume nationwide strike if’ ‘ UCH NARD president

2022 budget: Reps seek upward review of Doctors’ hazard allowance, may reduce N6trn deficit, borrowings

In Benue, Ortom encourages youth to acquire skills to create wealth

Seaports repositioned to take advantage of AfCFTA trade benefits ‘ NPA

PDP urged to zone chairmanship to North-central, North-east

Surveyor-General bows out, asks FG to appoint successor from OSGoF

Language centre to unveil Gbagyi language orthography

World Food Day: Nigeria food reserve stock hit 109mt ‘ Buhari

CBN directs banks to apply I & E rates for PAPSS transactions

National Chairman: PDP North-central stakeholders adopts Senator Ayu

 

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