Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 8th January 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Biden says Covid ‘not here to stay’ in its current form

Don’t rush installation of new Olubadan, Lawyer advises Makinde

Lekki residents protest allocation of coastal road to private developer

Amuneke tips Algeria to win AFCON again

Oromoni: Truth has prevailed, says Dowen College

APC’s Feb. Convention Shaky as a members drag Buni to court

For youths to thrive, they must have soft skills

Turning Nigeria to automobile manufacturing hub in West Africa

Foundation Awards Scholarship to UNEC Law Student

Herdsmen attack Ondo community, kill three, burn houses

PUNCH

How Zamfara terrorists invaded our villages, killed over 200, burnt houses Survivors

I feel accomplished becoming a professor, raising children alone after husbands death 75-year-old don, Odebiyi

Jonathans planned defection to APC, presidential ambition mere rumours Aide

Uzodinma, Okorocha: Two foes, one political party

Pension: 1,209 deceased workers relatives get N6.28bn

Oil price nears $83 as fears over Omicron ease

FG seeks to increase revenue to 15% of GDP

Nigeria moves to repeal law banning women from mining

Buhari appoints Gbajabiamila FG AFCON delegation leader

Sasa: 10 months after bloody clash, Yoruba, Hausa traders reunite, await completion of new market

How North-East children battling mental health, trauma of Boko Haram war find solace in rehabilitation home

Orphan battling mouth tumour needs financial aid for surgery

Ogun recorded 831 road accidents in 2021, 228 deaths, says TRACE

Build coastal road you promised us, protesting Lekki residents tell Sanwo-Olu

Three killed, houses burnt as herdsmen sack Ondo community

Police pledge to rescue retired Customs abducted officer in Kwara

After bagging first class in maths at OOU, Ive helped others to achieve same Dehinsilu

CSOs, SANs fault Buharis warning against court summons after office

I wont bury my son even if it takes 30 years to get justice Sylvesters dad

APC govs meet Sunday, to insist on convention before presidential primary

Foreigners dump Nigerian stocks worth N209bn in 11 months

Buhari sad over death of 19 in Kano-Zaria auto crash

Soot: Rivers monarchs seek South-South govs intervention

THISDAY

Gunmen Kidnap Retired Deputy Comptroller of Customs

Nasarawa Earmarks N9.7bn to Enhance Skills, Knowledge of Citizens

Budget 2022: Lagos Targets N1.237tn Revenue

A’Ibom NDLEA Arrests 272 Suspects in 2021

Masari, PDP at Loggerhead over Entitlements of Dissolved LG Chairmen

Why Bayelsa is Still Backward 26 Years after Creation, Says Kpodoh

Gunmen Kidnap 2 Sons of Ex-Taraba SSG as Wife, Daughters…

Labour Rejects FG’s Imposition of Tax on Carbonated Drinks

Lagos Police Warn Protesters in Oromoni Death Case, Autopsy Reports…

Lagos Police Warn Protesters in Oromoni Death Case, Autopsy Reports Eliminate Bullying Claims

3 Killed as Suspected Herdsmen Set Ondo Community Ablaze

Kano Records 106 Cases of Polio Virus

Bogoro Violence: Bauchi Govt Drags Dogara, 28 Others to Court

Buhari Sad over Death of 19 Passengers in Kano Road Mishap

APC to Meet Sunday to Fix Date for National Convention, Says…

South-west Govs Urged to Adopt Adire as School Uniform

How Oil-dependence Truncated Nigerias Industrial Development

Lekki Estates Residents Reject Breach of Lagos Coastal Road

SUN

National Assembly lacks courage to oppose Buhari Ogun, House of reps member

COVID-19 wont end this year, but will be contained Prophet Ayorinde

Traditional rulers are the antidote to security challenges Emir

Buharis warning to APC on intra-party rift timely Lalong

APC has jettisoned its campaign promises PANDEF, MBF, SOKAPU

APC reconciliation committee meets Abiodun, Osoba, Amosun in Ogun

Ohanaeze presses hard for Igbo president in 2023

Return Nigeria to regionalism before 2023 elections, OPC urges Buhari

Keke thieves on the prowl in Delta

Afenifere, YCE to Buhari: Youre not being properly briefed

2022 budget ll be fully implemented Lagos State govt

Why we killed police sergeant, by suspected kidnappers

VANGUARD

LAMATA debunks report on plans to employ 50 drivers Warns public

APC leaders are working for PDP in Abia

Poor Working Condition: 496 of Lagos’ 2,350 nurses have left ‘ UNION

Lagos nurses begin 3-day warning strike from Monday over govt’s insensitivity

Make profit, be globally competitive ‘ Buhari tasks NNPC board

2022 Budget: Mining laws amendment takes N8.4m; exploration, N161m

Forgery Allegation: Appointment of NIA D-G, exclusive prerogative of President ‘ ONSA

Gunmen abduct pregnant woman, husband, twins in Kwara; demand N10m ransom

Armed Forces Remembrance: We should prevent war, Sanwo-Olu preaches

Levy on Carbonated Drinks: FG has declared war on Nigerians ‘ Labour

Why Bayelsa is still backward 26 years after creation ‘ Kpodoh, Bayelsa APC chieftain

Return Nigeria to regionalism before 2023 polls ‘ OPC tells Buhari

5 APC chieftains ask court to stop planned national convention

700,000 indigent patients receive free blood transfusion annually at Kebbi FMC

Rtd Deputy Comptroller of Customs kidnapped by gunmen in Ilorin

Zamfara communities bury over 60 killed by fleeing bandits

Imo lawmaker throws away kola nut after constituents reject him

Prison officer commits suicide over inability to pay house rent

Sylvester Oromoni: Aggrieved persons should visit Coroner Inquest, court ‘ CP Lagos advises

LEADERSHIP

We Expect Military To Decimate Bandits Before Rainy Season ‘ Northern Govs

You Must Be Accountable, Profitable, Buhari Tells NNPC Board

Appointment Of NIA DG, President’s Prerogative ‘ NSA

APC Govs To Choose Convention Date Tomorrow

PDP Has Agreed To Rezone Presidency To The North ‘ Aliyu

APC Reconciliation Committee Visits Ogun, Promises Fairness

2022: Insecurity, Climate Change Threaten Nigeria’s Agric Sector

Non-communicable Diseases, Poor Health Behaviours Fuelling Sudden Deaths ‘ Experts

TRIBUNE

Ebonyi governor suspends Principal Secretary over alleged negligence, dereliction of duty

How vaccinating Nigerians against Hepatitis B won us international recognition ‘LASU final year students

SFH supports Lagos, Kaduna to avert 17,871 unintended pregnancies

Establish special courts for sexual, gender-based violence cases ‘WARDC

Umahi suspends commissioner, SSA few hours he suspended his secretary

Coalition lauds FG’s imposition of N10/litre on carbonated drinks

Oyo Housing Corporation mediates between Bodija Estate residents, club owners

Minister’s cousin narrates ordeal with kidnappers

Appointment of NIA DG an exclusive right of the President ‘ONSA

NATION 

Capital importation hits $1.7bn, says NBS

I spent N1.2bn borrowed funds on charity in 2021 — Mbaka

Restructuring not threat to Nigeria’s unity – Ohanaeze

NLC wants excise duties on non-alcoholic, carbonated drinks reversed

Buhari tasks NNPC Ltd Board to be profit-focused, globally competitive

Security agencies probe ex-NIA boss over alleged leaks, petitions

Electricity: Nigeria now has capacity to generate more than 13,000MW – Garba…

Bauchi govt sues Dogara, 28 others over communal violence

Margaret Okadigbo: Buhari remembers one-time running mate? January 8, 2022

Cross River communities where girls are used as collateral, turned into sex slaves

2023: PDP has settled for northern presidential candidate – Babangida Aliyu

Capital importation hits $1.7bn, says NBS

DAILY TRUST

Convention will hold in February, APC governors assure Buhari

Popular Abuja pastor accused of owing church workers salaries

COVID-19 Cash Transfer: Ogun registers 7,000 traders, SMEs owners, artisans

COVID-19 Cash Transfer: Ogun registers 7,000 traders, SMEs owners, artisans

Magodo crisis: If not for immunity, Sanwo-Olu ought to have been arrested – Lawyer

How Buhari compensated allies with NNPC board appointments

Mininum wage: N/Assembly workers to embark on strike Monday

Drug war: NDLEA, NSCDC strengthen partnership

COVID-19 kills 27 Nigerians in 5 days

Sanwo-Olu tasks APC national reconciliation c’ttee on party unity

Abducted victims of Kagara market attack regain freedom 3 months after

Bandits kill two passengers, abduct 40 in Taraba

2023: Anxiety in APC as Jonathan meets Buhari twice in 7 days

APC, PDP trade words over stakes in Zamfara mining activities

Zamfara massacre: 143 buried as search for more bodies continues

BUSINESSDAY

NLC rejects excise tax on non-alcoholic drinks

Experts call for increased women participation in tax policy making, administration

Nollywood Celebrity, Eniola Badmus’ ‘Feed the Needy’ initiative receives Rite Foods’ support

Scholastic art creations releases new film

MTNN public offer: Subscribers allotment likely in February

Agric growth under Buhari weakest since 1999 despite investment

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Buhari’s Prediction Of PDP Clinching Power In 2023 Timely ‘Lalong

APC Chieftains Drag Buni To Court Over Convention

Nigerians Should Do Everything Possible To Prevent War ‘ Sanwo-Olu

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: We Must Always Remember Families Of Fallen Heroes, Makinde

Herdsmen Kill Three Persons, Set Farms Ablaze In Ondo

IPOB’s Cattle Ban, Declaration Of War ‘ ACF

Aggrieved APC members drag Buni-led caretaker committee to court over convention

2023: APC mulls consensus for president, NWC members

Brother Generals: We’re not surprised, excellence is in our genes ‘ Capt. Gagariga

Presidency: South South governor bankrolling aspirant ‘ Sources

CBN adjusts naira to N414.14/$1

2022 budget: Lagos targets N1.237 trn revenue to finance N521.275bn deficit

NLC warns FG against provoking strike over tax on carbonated drinks

Kanu: Ndigbo to meet President Buhari on political solution ‘ Ohanaeze

2023: Nigeria can’t have elections amid rising insecurity ‘ Arogbofa

BLUEPRINT

Buhari to new NNPC board: I want transparency, accountability

2 yrs after Nigeria’s certified polio-free, 25 Kano LGs record 106 fresh cases

Ugwuanyi invites security agents, community heads on security

Food security: FG commissions Okuta dam in Kwara

Nigerians raise concerns over rising divorce cases

Election cancellation tears NSE apart

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