Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 23  December, 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

WHO predicts COVID-19 will end in 2022

Army, Navy, NAF get 91 new generals, others in massive promotions

FG declares Monday, Tuesday, Jan 3 as Yuletide, New Year holidays

Electoral Act amendment bill: Senate backs down on overriding Buhari, refers bill to constituents

Ex-President, Sultan, others ask FG to convene peace summit

2023: ADC Youth Council appoints seven directors

Okorocha weeps, calls on youths to vote out bad leaders 2023

Ayu, Wike boast of PDP capacity to win 2023 presidency

Wake up, tackle insecurity or resign, PDP Reps tell Buhari

Verification: FG introduces digital token to replace 11-digit NIN

FG rakes in N2.56tn from petrol, kerosene, diesel sales in 13 months

National Assembly to transmit N17tn budget to Buhari today Lawan

Nigerias oil revenue threatened as Shell stops Forcados exports

Drop plan to remove petrol subsidy, Diri advises FG

Edo loans LGs N850m to pay Dec salaries

FGs 2022 budget will be difficult to fund CPPE

One million Nigerians, under 24, died over healthcare, socioeconomic problems 2020 Report

Buhari inaugurates N348tn devt plan, eyes N298tn from private sector

Shipping council saves N900.81m from dispute resolution in five months

Grieving Ondo mother cries out as police sleep over alleged killing of man by friends

Four FCT police officers arrested for extortion

DSS operative kills admission seeker, suspect released after order from above

Four alleged Internet fraudsters arrested for killing friend, suspects blame drug

One dies, two injured as truck crashes into Jos building

Ogun truck driver kills FRSC official, injures another

Magodo residents protest planned demolition of buildings, barricade gates

Residents protest, barricade Katsina highway as gunmen kill seven

Bandits kill Kaduna ex-Army officer for resisting order, abduct scores

Tension envelops Delta community as three killed in cult clashes

Leadership crisis rocks Assemblies of God Church parish in Ghana

FEC approves N5.7bn for water, agric projects

JUST IN: NCAA dismantles Globacom Abuja base station over N5bn debt

INEC promotes 1,985 staff ahead of 2023 elections

Iwuohas death saddens Ikpeazu, Orji, others

How I almost committed suicide over loan -Ooni of Ife

APC crisis: Osun suspends teacher for disrespecting Gov Oyetola on Facebook

Osun 2022: Group calls for Aregbesola, others arrest over electoral fraud

Shatu Garko: MURIC backs Hisbah, says Miss Nigeria pageant is like BBNaija

THISDAY

Experts Calls for Expansion of Nigerias Energy Mix to Enhance Economic Growth

Islamic Dev. Bank Ploughs $55.5m into FCT Agro-Processing Zones

Report Identifies MTN, Airtel as Top Viable Telecoms Companies in Nigeria

FG Destroys 1,066,214 Expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines

Ahead of 5G Rollout, MTN Partners Google, Dotgo on Messaging Services

Edo Govt Offers LGAs N850m Loans to Pay December Salaries in…

Report: Malaria Cases Increased to 241 Million in 2020

FDA Approves First Injectable HIV Preventive Medication

Ayu Berates APC Governors for Abandoning State Responsibilities for Abuja Politics

UK Court Orders Dubai Ruler to Pay Ex-wife $700m in Divorce…

Military Chiefs Demand Loyalty from Newly Promoted 235 Senior Officers

Arik Air Sacks 40 Pilots over Demand for Improved Welfare

Customs Intercepts 607kg of Cannabis Sativa

Bandits Attack Kaduna Community, Kill One, Abduct 20

Ijaw Youths Stop Pipeline Project for Non-inclusion

Niger Assembly Passes 2022 Appropriation Bill, Increases Budget Size by N13bn

Clark Writes Obasanjo, Accuses Him of Increasing Disdain against N’Delta People

Alleged Murder: Police Arrest Four Suspected Internet Fraudsters

Apprehension in Benin Republic over Continued Incarceration of Opposition Leader Madougou

Obaseki to Increase Edo Workforce, Deepen Civil Service Reforms in 2022

Anambra APC Washes Hands off Uba’s Plan to Appeal Court Ruling

 SUN

APC scuttled bill for fear of defeat PDP

2023: Why PDPll win presidency Wike

2023: APC wont sink due to internal wrangling Bagudu

FG slams critics of NBS data

CBN withholds Stanbic-IBTCs N488bn over LDR default

NBS says critics of its data are misleading Nigerians

Water Resources Ministry honours 27 staff at maiden awards ceremony

Clark to Obasanjo: Your unprovoked outburst against Niger Delta, disappointing, unstatemanly

Makinde grants financial autonomy to Oyo Assembly

Obasanjo, Sultan, ethnic leaders, others list ways how to save Nigeria

Override Buhari, listen to Nigerians, northern group tells NASS

Saraki to NASS: Nigerians desire new Electoral Act

NNPC nets N203bn from petroleum products sale in July

APC stalwart opens campaign office for Tinubu in Ondo

Insecurity: Obasanjo, Sultan, CAN, ACF, others predict doom for Nigeria

GUARDIAN

2023: It’s time to deliver Lagos from autocratic reign, Jandor says

Businesses grounded, movement restricted over fear of forceful takeover in Magodo

Masari signs 2022 appropriation bill of N323b into law

How Kogi bank robbers, who killed 7 met their waterloo

Finland to vaccinate children aged five to 12

Asaba 2022 will re-write history of National Sports Festival, says Okowa

Losses in MTNN, 13 stocks drag capitalisation further by N76bn

Nigerians consume 19.535 billion litres, N2.563tr petrol in one year

Nigeria ranks 4th in Africa, retains 19th on global Internet affordability

COVID-19: Nigeria records highest single day infection

Electoral Bill: Senate halts action to override Buhari, to consult Reps

Gunmen kill seven persons, abduct five women in Katsina

Lagos spent over N3b to equip police in 2021, Sanwo-Olu reveals

NFF to name new coach for Super Eagles before AFCON

Makinde signs 2022 budget of N249.7 billion, Assembly financial autonomy bill into law

Bandits abduct 70 traders on Kano-Kaduna road

NDLEA secures 111 convictions in 11 months, arrests 11, 340 suspects

FG introduces digital tokens to replace NIN slip

Senate passes 2022 Appropriation Bill of N17.126trn

Gerrard says Villa player ‘reluctant to get out of car’ due to Covid fears

VANGUARD

Insecurity: Lagos requires N99bn to kit 33,000 policemen, says LSSTF boss

CBN policy to drive up diaspora remittances in 2022

Court remands man, 40, for allegedly duping prospective tenants of N610,000

FG finances to remain under pressure in 2022 ‘ Analysts

Court remands man for allegedly defiling, impregnating minor

Why FG won’t be able to fund 2022 budget ‘ Muda Yusuf

Labour decries worsening power supply across Nigeria

Nigeria needs N348.1trn investments to achieve 5-year NDP

ALGON sets up seven-member electoral committee

NBA-NEC directs online payment of lawyers practising fees from 2022

Expired permits: Lagos govt calls for final permit applications

Lagos requires N99bn to kit 33,000 policemen, says LSSTF boss

APC scuttled electoral act amendment for fear of 2023 ‘ PDP

Hizbah denies inviting parents of Miss Nigeria for questioning

Christmas: FRSC deploys 30,000 personnel

2023: Okorocha, Ihedioha unite for Imo

Cross River 2023: Ayade supports power shift to South

INEC promotes 1,985 Staff nationwide

Clark to Obasanjo: Your disdain, insincerity for people of Niger Delta hasn’t reduced

Breaking: Umahi dares IPOB, re-launches Ebubeagu in Ebonyi

APC accuses PDP of playing dangerous politics with banditry

ASUU-AKSU threatens resumption of strike over government’s failure to honour agreement

France says Omicron to be dominant variant soon, resists new restrictions

FG destroys over 1m donated doses of expired Astrazeneca vaccine

Experts urge FG to sign occupational safety law for workers

26-year-old Timi seeks N5m for spinal cord surgery

Unvaccinated people more likely to die from COVID-19 ‘ NPHCDA Boss

N’Assembly to transmit 2022 budget Thursday ‘ Lawan

Police confirms death of female traffic officer crushed to death by truck in Calabar

Social injustice, failed economy fueling insecurity ‘ Eminent Nigerians

Edo butchers alleges government interference as court frees member

COMTUA Signs New MOU, Kicks Against Operations Of Electronic-Call Up

NYSC to Corps Members: Army won’t allow violation of military tradition

Electoral bill: Save Nigeria from Buhari now, PDP Reps’ caucus cries out

Court remands mason for allegedly defiling 9-year-old girl

Anxiety, chaos in Magodo Estate as residents protest planned demolition

BREAKING: Bandits kidnap over 70 traders in Kaduna

Call Osun CP, Ooni’s chiefs to order, Ife monarch urges IGP

S’East ‘ll remain political orphan until it adopts own regional party for power negotiation ‘ APGA chair

LEADERSHIP

Akume Loses Bid To Stop Ortom’s N60bn Libel Suit

Governor Sule Commends Assembly Over Commissioners’ Confirmation

Federal Govt Okays N3.51bn For Water Projects In Yobe

Resource Control: Clark Upbraids Obasanjo Over Comment On Niger Delta

We Spend N30bn On N-Power Monthly

Nigeria Needs N348.1trn Investment In National Development Plan ‘ Buhari

UNIABUJA Reserves 20% Campus Workforce For Students

NASS Should Act Fast On Buhari’s Concerns On Electoral Bill ‘ Saraki

Police Promote Husband, Wife, 8,224 Senior Police Officers

Military Promotes 233 Generals, Others

Fix Date For National Convention, PGF DG Tells APC Leadership

STATE OF THE NATION: Convene Reconciliation Confab Now, OBJ, Sultan Tell President Buhari

Electoral Bill: Senators Chicken Out On Overriding Buhari

Banks Slash Cash Withdrawal Limit To N150,000 Ahead Of Yuletide

JUST-IN: 70 Traders Kidnapped On Birnin Gwari-Kaduna Road

Unicaf Varsity Doctoral Student, Akerewusi, Appointed CIS Registrar/CEO

INEC Promotes 1,985 Staff

Police Begin Trial Of Officers Involved In Extortion

Federal Govt Destroys Over 1m Doses of Expired Astrazeneca Vaccines

Federal Govt To Replace NIN Slip With Digital Tokens January 1

Federal Govt Launches National Development Plan

24 Hours After Reps, Senate Passes N17.12trn Budget For 2022

Sylvester Oromoni: Family Alleges Conspiracy Over Release Of Suspects

Akwa Ibom Emerges Nigeria’s Most Cleanest State For 4th Time

Electoral Bill: Buhari Missed A Golden Opportunity ‘ CDD

TRIBUNE

Local stock market extends previous day’s sentiments as investors lose N76bn

AFF supports FRSC to kickstart anti-corruption sensitisation in training centres

Why extortion thrives along Nigeria’s ports access roads

Nigeria’s lopsided BASAs: Chickens have now come home to roost

UK bans promotion for Arsenal cryptocurrency

Bandits kidnap over 70 traders in Kaduna

Kano Hisbah denies inviting parents of new Miss Nigeria

Obaseki signs N222.6bn 2022 appropriation bill into law

AfDB receives over 19,000 applications for Coding Digital Ambassadors programme

APC South-South adopts Yari as national chairman

Osun queries teacher over disrespectful comments, postings against Oyetola, govt on social media

2023: Internal wrangling can’t sink APC ‘ Gov Bagudu

We have no confidence in your representation, Constituents tell Ekiti senator

Senate to commence work on report on constitution review January ‘ Lawan

APC scuttled Electoral Act amendment for fear of 2023 ‘ PDP

N-Power: FG spends over N360bn yearly on empowerment of graduates, non-graduates

NATION

Afenifere, PANDEF, MBF, Ohanaeze to shun Obasanjo dialogues, Clark threatens

Electoral Act: Why senators dropped plot against Buhari

Youths urged to participate in governance

Climate change: How govt can secure food production

Fed Govt targets 21m jobs in five years

APC, PDP clash over loans

Digital tokenisation solutions adopted to replace NIN slips

Senate okays Buhari’s N276.8b virement request

FEC okays N5.7b for Water, Agric projects

41 Major Generals among 117 elevated Army officers

Govt boosts LSTF with N3b security kits, says Sanwo-Olu

Alaafin seizes beaded crown from Ifa priest

Gunmen attack convoy, abduct many on Kaduna road

Umahi to pro-Biafra groups: sheathe your swords

Yahoo boys dump 20-year-old’s body on bridge

LASHMA seeks more participation in health scheme

Fed Govt targets 21m jobs in five years

Digital tokenisation solutions adopted to replace NIN slips

41 Major Generals among 117 elevated Army officers

Court strikes out suit seeking Delta APC congress nullification

Benue distributes 4,500 bags of rice to IDPs

NEMA, FRSC begin operation eagle eye in Kano

APC won’t bequeath banditry in 2023, says Masari

DAILY TIMES

BREAKING: Senate passes 2022 budget, increases it by N1trn

Maid reveals how she allegedly killed Lucky Igbinedions mother

Electoral bill: NASS given one month to override Buhari

Nnamdi Kanu gets senior lawyer to shore up defence against Buhari Govt

Man stabs neighbour to death during misunderstanding over goat

Over 20 Farmers Killed, 5,000 Displaced In Nasarawa Clashes

IPOB Warns Presidential Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, Against Falsehood

I had suicidal thoughts, felt Ill die before 30 Nancy Isime

Tension over influx of suspected criminals into Damaturu

DAILY TRUST

Electoral bill: How governors scuttled senators’ moves to override Buhari

FG destroys over one million expired COVID-19 vaccines

FEC okays N3.51bn for water projects in Yobe

Bandits burn man alive in his car in Katsina

Northern youths asks FG to destroy all bandits’ enclaves

Police arrest 3 for drug trafficking, distribution in Kano

Electoral Bill: National Assembly members don’t have structures in their states, says Umahi

Killings: Passengers trapped as protesters block major road in Katsina

Hisbah: We’ll soon invite Shatu Garko’s parents over her participation in Miss Nigeria contest

Pregnant women protest closure of antenatal clinic in Edo hospital

Senate passes N17.126trn budget for 2022

Bandits attack convoy on Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Highway, abduct scores

FG launches National Development Plan 2021-2025

Electoral bill: Senate stays action to override Buhari, to consult Reps

NASRDA, NASENI to fabricate rockets, drones in Nigeria

FG declares public holidays for Christmas, New Year celebrations

NECO sets to make examinations compulsory in all schools

$418m Paris Club: Court fixes Feb 15, 2022 for hearing

Buhari mourns ex-NUJ president, Nwoha

‘80,000 African journalists, activists detained for demanding good governance’

NSCDC secures 122 convictions, 503 arrests in one year

NSCDC Commandant-General, Dr Audi Ahmed

Yuletide: FG warns against over-speeding as FRSC deploys 30,000 officers

NILDS faults audit report on N375.8m vehicle purchase

Reps decry Kaduna killings, urge FG to halt bandit attacks

Make 2022 tougher for drug traffickers, Marwa tasks NDLEA officers

Nasarawa farmers’ killings heart wrenching, senseless – Buhari

Makinde receives draft of Oyo development plan 2021-2040

COVID-19: El-Rufai directs vulnerable residents to register for FG’s intervention

Ekiti teachers contribute N500 to pay ransom for kidnapped colleague

NCFront condemns Buhari’s refusal to sign Electoral Bill

Man lures friend’s daughter with N200, rape her in Kwara

El-Rufai approves N1.38bn bonus for civil servants

El-Rufai meets Buhari, says bandits must be killed

Banditry: Southern Kaduna people, other residents back El-Rufai

Wike okays N473.1bn budget, says 2022 will be turbulent

Banditry has dented Nigeria’s image – Farida Waziri

2021 budget: Buhari seeks Senate’s approval for N276.8bn virement

BUSINESSDAY

Who says the poor do not pay tax in Nigeria

Again, Nigeria misses from oil price gain as Shell shuts Forcados export terminal

2021: Insurance industry shows resilience amid rising claims

NNPC generates N203bn revenue from petroleum products sale in July

Omicron Hospitalization Risk Is Far Below Delta’s in Two Studies

Nigeria must address insecurity, naira depreciation to tackle rising prices ‘ FSDH

Nigeria’s 10 most profitable companies in 2021

Stanbic IBTC offers loan solutions to SMEs

Nigeria’s debt binge lacked ambition in 2021

Need for cooperation between Igbo leaders and southeast secessionists

Here are 11 most dangerous roads to avoid this Christmas

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Senate To Consult With Reps, Responds To Buhari In January

FG Okays Full Implementation Of New National Development Plan

Banditry Must Be Dealt With Collectively, Irrespective Of Party, Religious Affiliation ‘Tambuwal

NSCDC Deploys 428 Personnel, 9 Vehicles For Yuletide Operation In Enugu

NNPC Rakes In N203bn From Petroleum Products Sale In July 2021

Al-Mustapha Advocates Synergy With Border Nations To Address Security Threats

CP Orders Investigation Into Viral Video Of Officers Involved In Extortion

PDP Will Clear National Debts Incurred By APC When We Return To Power ‘ Ayu

Yuletide: FCT Urges Residents To Follow COVID -19 Protocol, Assures Of Safety

Edo Loans LGAs N850m To Pay December Salaries In Lieu Of FAAC Receipt

Minister Inaugurates Committee On Trade Disputes With Ghana

NEW TELEGRAPH

Clark to OBJ: Your interventions on Nigeria hypocritical, biased against N’Delta

Petro Union’s $15bn fraud case: S’Court Grants Union Bank’s application to appeal on merits

FG destroys over 1m expired COVID-19 vaccines

NNPC rakes in N203bn from petroleum products

ELECTORAL ACT: Senate makes u-turn, shelves plan to override Buhari

Chaos at airports as airlines’ capacities overstretched

FG declares Monday 27, Tuesday 28 Dec, Jan 3 public holidays

Broadband: Pantami, Danbatta assure of FG’s plans to bridge infrastructure deficit

Buhari: FG needs N348.1trn to achieve 5-yr National Dev Plan

Analysts: Nigeria’s debt service to revenue may exceed 72%

Stakeholders laud Africa’s blockchain payment infrastructure

BLUEPRINT

Electoral Bill: Senate, Reps to make fresh move

INEC elevates 1,985 staffers nationwide

But for music, I would have committed suicide over N8bn loan ‘ Ooni

70 traders kidnapped on Birnin Gwari ‘ Kaduna highway

Group trains 189 people in agribusiness in Niger, Kogi

NSIP: 3,000 beneficiaries receive start-up kits in FCT

FG destroys over 1m donated doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccines

Senate President reveals day National Assembly will transmit 2022 budget

AFCON 2021: Super Eagles will play attacking football in Cameroon ‘ Eguavoen

Illegal structures proliferation fallout of population explosion- FCTA

2023: Nasarawa APC stakeholders yet to decide on Tinubu ‘ Speaker

NNPC presents N621bn cheque to FG for construction of 21 road projects

COVID-19 4th wave: FCTA harps on non-pharmaceutical strategies

Uzodimma approves 13th month 100% salary for Imo workers

Oyo NSCDC deploys 2,000 personnel for Christmas, New Year ‘ Commandant

Kwara to name popular bridge after Idiagbon

RMRDC, ECOWAS to develop industrial potential of livestock slaughter- waste

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