Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 15 February, 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

SIM-NIN: Telcos lose 9.28 million Internet subscribers in one year

Reps approve Customs N369bn budget, raises revenue target by N965bn

FCT loses N800bn annually to fraudulent estate developers – NAssembly

Insurance firms earned N630.36bn, paid N238.05bn claims NAICOM

Drug business: Police tackle NDLEA, agency detains Abba Kyari, four others

PDP govs accuse FG of insincerity, duplicity in dirty fuel saga

Self-appointed Makindes media aide, 25 others arrested for cyber fraud

Protesting Imo youths burn family house over camera mans killing

Katsina bans volunteer vigilantes, alleges criminal activities

National convention: APC fails to begin sale of forms, aspirants worry

Zamfara Assembly member alleges threat to life for not joining APC

Despite CBN interventions, rice records 92% price hike in six years

FG gross debt to grow by 92%, hits N136tn in 2026, says IMF

Police hunt for driver as Rivers truck kills man, injures four

Abuja beggar caught with N500,000, $100, suspect detained

Wife disagrees as husband testifies how spouse killed friend, dismembered body

Deadly flogging: Police await autopsy, parade suspects, Delta insists on justice

Lagos robbers shoot bizwoman, hospital demands police report, victim dies

Five arrested over murder of Kano woman, assault on children

Suspects withdrew money from Atagas account on birthday Super TV co-founder

Vigilantes wounded as terrorists abduct Zamfara directors wife, children

Four gunmen killed in Anambra police station attack

29-year-old Kaduna tailor kills neighbour with pestle during domestic argument

Market shut, Delta traders, others begin seven-day protests over redevelopment

Google records 50% drop in account breaches

JUPEB suspends DELSU for five years, cancels 2021 results

JAMB has no power to conduct admissions ASUU

ASUU begins four-week rollover strike, govs oppose action in state varsities

US relocating Ukraine embassy from Kyiv to Lviv -Blinken

Probe renewed killings in Enugu, HURIWA urges IGP

FCT Polls: INEC should audit BVAS before 2023 Rights group

THISDAY

NNPCs Pre-emptive Rights on Sale of JV Assets Will Demarket Nigerias Hydrocarbons

Stock Market Begins Week With Profit-taking in Airtel, BUA Foods

Dabiri: Lekki Port Will Reposition Nigeria as Regional Hub in Maritime Business

NERC, FCCPC Strike Deal to Enhance Efficient Service Delivery to Electricity Consumers

Former Shell Lawyer Cautions Prospective Buyers Against Purchase of SPDCs Toxic $3bn Assets

Galaxy Backbone Restores Service Outage, Assures Customers of Quality Service

FG, Japan to Sign $200m Power Transmission Agreement Next Month

Report: Retention of N3trn Fuel Subsidy to Raise Nigerias Budget Deficit from 3.4% to 4.7% in 2022

Wanted ‘Super Cop,’ Abba Kyari, Four Others in NDLEA Custody over drug dealings

Aregbesola Tears Into Tinubu, Accuses Him of Playing God

EU Okays €820m Digital Economy Package for Nigeria

EU Announces N21bn Fund for Graduate Employment Scheme in Nigeria

Senate Dismisses Petition against Buhari’s Nominee for NERC Job

Tanko Makes U-turn, Denies Kidnapping, Killing Hanifa

House Urges Nigeria Customs to Meet N3trn Revenue Target

NNPC Completes Withdrawal of Methanol-blended Petrol from Circulation

ASUU Adamant, Declares One-month Warning Strike, FG Says Action Illegal

Amaechi Drops Unremitted N165bn Allegation against Bala-Usman, Bases Query on Waivers…

Rewane: Dangote Refinery Will Not Guarantee Cheaper Petrol Prices

PDP Govs to Buhari: Sign Electoral Bill Now Without Further Delay

EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of General’s N3.7bn Property

FCTA Threatens Demolition of Senate President, Speaker’s Official Quarters over Masterplan…

Delta Govt Assures Justice for Boy Who Died after Flogging

Outcome of FCT Council Polls, Warning to APC, Says Ortom

COVID-19: Nigeria May Not Meet March Vaccination Target, Stakeholders Say

Alleged Plans by APC Leadership to Impose Consensus Arrangement Stalls Form…

NSCDC Arrests 11 Illegal Migrants from Niger Republic, 10 Suspected Kidnappers

NANS Gives Akeredolu Two-Week Ultimatum to Reverse Fee Hike

American-trained Surgeon, Nweke, Jailed 27 Years over N35m Fraud

‘Nigeria Needs Innovative Legal Solutions to Drive the Economy’, Agbakogba

FG Takes Delivery of 15 World Bank-funded Power Transformers

FG Ramps Up Disbursement of CBN’s N140bn Solar Intervention Fund

Piracy on Decline as NIMASA Seeks Collaboration to Strengthen Maritime Security

SUN

2023: Pressure mounts on Atiku to jettison presidential ambition

PANDEF tackles ex-VP, describes statement on zoning as mockery of constitution

Nigeria in urgent need of motivated politicians, not jobbers Olaopa

APC chairmanship race narrows to Al-Makura, Adamu, Musa

Sign Electoral Amendment Act immediately, PDP govs tell Buhari

Anxiety at party secretariat over non sales of nomination forms

Fuel scarcity:11 ships laden with petroleum products waiting to berth at Lagos ports

Police kill 4 gunmen, recover weapons in Anambra

NSCDC parades 9 suspects for criminal offences

FG begins digital training for 10,000 IDPs

Police arrest Abba Kyari, 4 others, urge NDLEA to investigate indicted officers

Wanted DCP Abba Kyari, 4 others now in our custody NDLEA

ASUU strike: We would mobilise against FG, ASUU NANS

WASSCE: 49 per cent of candidates obtain 5 credits, including English, Maths

GUARDIAN

PDP governors knock FG over duplicity on fuel subsidy, delay on electoral bill

ASUU ruffles JAMB, Pantami as it fires four-week warning shot

Sell-off in 23 stocks drags capitalisation by N75 billion

Nigeria fingered as England records Lassa fever death

VAT increase will trigger extreme poverty, Oxfam warns FG

Amotekun blacklists Yahoo Yahoo boys, ritualists in Ondo

Regulator mum over scarcity as NNPC relocates team to Lagos

PDP governors knock FG over duplicity on fuel subsidy, delay on electoral bill

ASUU ruffles JAMB, Pantami as it fires four-week warning shot

Nigeria fingered as England records Lassa fever death

VAT increase will trigger extreme poverty, Oxfam warns FG

Amotekun blacklists Yahoo Yahoo boys, ritualists in Ondo

Soludo denies requesting applications for political appointments

Hanifa’s murder: Suspects deny killing victim, reject confessional statements

Secure release of Igboho, OPC charges Osinbajo, Tinubu, South West govs, monarchs

Police arrest 5 for alleged murder of Kano housewife

One killed, many injured in commuter train collision near Munich

Police hands over Abba Kyari, others to NDLEA after arrest

VANGUARD

FG launches 5-yr strategic roadmap on sustenance of effective humanitarian interventions

Banditry, insurgency led to closure of all schools, institutions in 8 Katsina LGAs, says Prof San Lugga

Sparkle assembles industry leaders to empower small business owners

FCT loses N800b annually in revenues from real estate sector-Reps

FRSC begins clamp down on motorists using drugs, intoxicating substances

I will accept a date with any available gentleman ‘ Actress, Chesan Nze

CP Frank Mba, five other police officers proceed to NIPSS

Anambra guber election petition tribunal begins sitting in Ilorin

WASSCE: 48.61% obtained 5 credits in English, Maths as WAEC releases results

Man allegedly defiles own 3 daughters in Lagos

Court fixes March 28 to rule on NIS prayer to join DSS, NIA in El-Zakzaky’s suit

Sylvester Oromoni: Father reveals deceased was not taken to hospital

Ondo court jails widow for brutalizing 12-yr-old help with razor blade

7 things you didn’t know about Abba Kyari

Nigerians celebrated Kyari’s bravery but recent revelations show sharp contradiction ‘ CAN

Hanifa: School proprietor recants, denies killing pupil

Bad fuel: Inland depots yet to receive clean petrol, says IPMAN

EFCC arrests 26 suspected internet fraudsters in Ibadan

Master Plan Violation: FCTA to demolish Senate President, Speaker’s Houses

Chidinma: I got fake WhatsApp messages from Usifo Ataga’s phone, co-founder of Super Network tells court

Fuel scarcity may last for another two weeks ‘ IPMAN

LEADERSHIP

Northern Youths Tell Atiku To Support Southern Presidency

Schools Shut In 8 Katsina LGAs Over Banditry

Stakeholders Canvas New Approach To Security Threats

Oromoni’s Father Admits Late Son Was Treated At Home

Family Of Student Whose Throat Was Slitted, Decries Non-release Of Findings

EFCC Secures Forfeiture Of Military Officer’s N3.7bn Property

Osun Govt, Aregbesola Trade Blames Over Gunshots As Minister Visits Osogbo

Federal Govt Woos Best Students In STEM With Scholarship Up To PhD

WAEC Results: Only 48.61% Candidates Pass English And Mathematics

Disagreements With FG Force ASUU To Strike For 15th Time In 23 Years Cumulative 4 Years

NDLEA Indicts Abba Kyari, 4 Other Cops Of Drug Trafficking

Illicit Drug Deals: Police Finger NDLEA, Arrest Kyari, 4 Others

N455bn Unaccounted For In 2019 Budget ‘ Report

Financial Inclusion Will Boost Nigeria’s Digital Economy ‘ FSI

TRIBUNE

2022 budget: Reps support N3trn revenue target for Nigeria Customs

Three persons were killed, houses, cars vandalised, burnt in Bogoro, Tafawa Balewa crisis ‘ Report

At tributes session for Alao-Akala: No past, present Oyo governor had human relations as Alao-Akala, Akintola says

Aregbesola endorses Adeoti as next Osun gov

FCTA set to demolish senate president, speaker, deputies’ official residences

P&ID: EFCC opens case in money laundering charge against Nolan, companies

PDP governors raise panel to examine Nigeria’s security architecture

Sign electoral act amendment bill into law now, PDP governors urge Buhari

Customs, smugglers clash claims one in Ogun

NATION

Gunshots, panic as Osun govt, Aregbesola trade blames

Buhari to grant scholarship to 3 best young Nigerian scientists

Police arrest five for alleged murder of Kano housewife

Strike: NANS begs FG, ASUU to resolve impasse

Super TV: How killer’s bad SMS English tipped off Ataga’s friends, by witness

DCP Abba Kyari, four policemen in our custody – NDLEA

Bishop urges CAN to begin registration, licencing of pastors

12 things you probably didn’t know about Abba Kyari

BREAKING: Makinde announces Balogun as 42nd Olubadan of Ibadanland

Panic over deployment of Ebubeagu in Imo

Alleged drug links: Arrest Abba Kyari immediately, Lawyer tells FG, Police

Gunshots, panic as Osun govt, Aregbesola trade blames

FRSC begins clamp down on motorists using drugs, intoxicating substances

Ex-Zamfara commissioner raises alarm over threat to life

Police arrest five for alleged murder of Kano housewife

DAILY TRUST

BREAKING: Police arrest Abba Kyari, four others

2023: Choice of presidential candidate will determine Igbo’s status in Nigeria – Ohanaeze

BREAKING: ‘Killer’ proprietor makes U-turn, denies murdering 5-year-old Hanifa

JAMB has no power to decide qualification for admission – ASUU

Truck drivers block Wukari-Zaki-Biam highway to protest extortion

JUST IN: Pantami should not be treated as a professor — ASUU

BUSINESSDAY

First time for Nigeria, $100 oil price means nothing

Cancellations worsen as 16 airports lack night facilities

ASUU’s return to the barricades

Is inflation too big for the CBN to handle’ (I)

Why many free trade zones in Nigeria don’t work

What may likely happen if CBN stops dollar sales to banks

Stanbic IBTC completes 2021 Infrastructure Fund distribution to unit holders

Bendel Insurance unveil N50m sponsorship deal with Sterling Bank

Investors lose N75bn as stock market opens week on negative note

Dirty petrol saga: Middlemen explore fresh tricks in Nigeria’s opaque oil contracts

Assessing Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the question of Ukraine’s sovereignty

Local governments are key to development: Nigeria must safeguard their autonomy

How SMEs in northern Nigeria are leveraging gas to grow their business

Strengthening health research, development capacity: Urgent need for African-led approach

AUTHORITY

Abba Kyari Just One Out Of The Many Corrupt Officers Group

APC National Convention: Youth, Stakeholders Kick Against Malamis Involvement With BackDoor List

2023: No South Easterner should vote for a South West Presidential Candidate Prof. Udenta

PDP governors demand inquest into fuel subsidy regime

DCP Abba Kyari arrested, handcuffed

2023: Anti-Atiku protests erupt in Lagos, Adamawa, Kaduna, Plateau, Benue

Over 20, 000 Protesters March to Aso Rock Villa Over Plot By APC Governors To Hijack National Convention

DAILY INDEPENDENT

US Response To Security Guarantee Proposals Cannot Satisfy Russia ‘ Lavrov

A’Ibom Tasks Immigration Service On Illegal Immigrants, Human Trafficking, Others

WAEC Releases WASSCE Private Candidates Results, Records 49% Pass, Withholds 3,968 Results

FCTA To Demolish Senate President, Speaker’s Official Residences

Stolen Buddha Statue Returned To Indian Officials In Italy

One Die, Two Injured In Customs Smugglers Face-off In Ogun

Man Reveals How His Wife’s Friend Was Murdered In Their Home

BREAKING: Customers Groan As Gombe Revenue Board Seals Access Bank

Adulterated Fuel:Concerned Nigerians Threaten Mass Protest Against NNPC For Shielding Erring Importers

Hanifa: Principal suspect Denies Killing Five-Year-Old Pupil

Atiku’s Statement On Zoning Disappointing, Hypocritical ‘ SaMBA

EU To Invest 820m In Nigeria’s Digital Economy

 BLUEPRINT

Legislative aides write EFCC, ICPC Buhari over salary arrears, minimum wage, others

FCT loses N800bn revenue annually in real estate-Reps’ panel

Police nab Abba Kyari, 4 others, hand them over to NDLEA

Engage war contractors to end banditary, insurgency ‘ Waziri Katsina tells FG

UNICEF calls for end to child soldiers, abuse

Nasarawa assembly moves to create additional district areas

Enugu council polls: IPAC demands credible polls, warns against apathy

2023: 19 northern states clamour for Ladaja

20,000 protesters march to Aso Villa over ‘APC governor’s plot to hijack National Convention

Amuneke’s appointment will add value to Super Eagles ‘ Okocha

Police, Army rescue 20 people, neutralise scores of bandits in Niger

NDLEA detains Indian over 134,700 bottles of smuggled codeine

Baker decries raw material cost, multiple taxation, poor electricity

Akwa Ibom threatens monarchs with certificate withdrawal over boundary squabbles

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