Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 19 February 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Russia Trying To Provoke Ukraine’s Military To Attack, Kyiv Says

Biden Signs Stopgap Spending Bill Averting Shutdown

FG To Rebuild Agric Value Chain Processing Centres In Nasarawa

FCT Council Poll: Abuja Indigenes Commend INEC, Minister For Credible Election

Why Okagbare Bagged 10-Year Doping Ban

UEFA Dismiss Man City Appeal Over Kyle Walker In Champions League

Herdsmen Attack: Five Killed In Benue Community

Saraki Canvasses Release Of Ebonyi PDP Spokesman, Nwoba

Court Remands Two teenagers For Gang-Raping Female To Death In Ibadan

PUNCH

UK: Boris Johnson submits response to party gate probe

Two factions of Ebonyi varsity ASUU issue conflicting strike directives

Tension in Osun as Oyetola, Aregbesolas man battle for APC gov ticket

14% women raped, 91% sexually harassed by bosses

New CP assumes duty in Katsina, warns criminals to repent

Police move to clear trucker protests in Canada capital

Court slams N10m against Ogun PDP factional chair, upholds suspension

Alleged cyber stalking: FG arraigns HEDA chairman, Suraju

Account for N31bn allocations, PDP chieftain tells Zamfara gov

Sign electoral bill to safeguard elections integrity, CSOs tell Buhari

Matawalles thugs attacked us in court, says Marafas aide

How I was attacked by MC Oluomos boys, framed by Lagos policemen TOOAN chairman, Istijabah

Buhari seeks Europe leaders support for AU measures against coups

PDP group disowns Oni, backs Kolawole for Ekiti gov poll

Punish dirty petrol importers, overhaul imports system, LCCI tells FG

Telecoms operators lament multiple taxation, fibre cuts, others

Currency in circulation hits N3.33tn on cash transactions

How fleeing Sokoto residents work in Nigeria, sleep in Niger Republic to escape bandits bullets

It was a grand moment seeing UNIJOS classmates 20 years after Rivers man battling mental illness

Court remands woman for killing rival in Ondo

Valentine: Fun-seeker drowns in Lagos hotel pool, family suspects foul play

27 die in Ogun tanker fire, Anambra, Rivers crashes, Benue herders attack

Police nab woman spending fake naira notes on Vals Day in Ogun

Again, gunmen attacked Okomu oil to avenge suspects arrest Firm

Delta community leader confessed to defiling 12-yr-old girl Police

THISDAY 

NULGE Alerts Soludo of Continuous Subletting of Anambra’s Revenue…

2023: PDP BoT Chairman Cautions Party’s Presidential Aspirants against…

Presidency Should Be Zoned to South-east for Equity, Says Ex-NERC…

Magodo Estate Crisis: Lagos State Returns to S’Court, Seeks Clarifications on…

Ex-Abia PDP Chairman, Nwaka Wants to Succeed Ikpeazu in 2023

Alleged Scam: Court Remands Suspected Money Doubler in Prison

APC Convention: CSO, Donor Agencies Call for Integrity

Ebonyi Varsity Ignores ASUU Warning Strike

President Buhari, Other G4 Leaders Strengthen Platform for Conflict Resolution in Africa

17 Die as Tanker Explodes on Lagos -Ibadan Expressway

Why Canadian Consular Officers Deny Nigerians Studying Visa By IRCC

Report Under-aged, Illegal Miners to Security Agencies, Minister Charges Operators

SUN

N10 Billion worth of property: Reveal identity of military officer, Group tells EFCC, NSA

Delta: PDP, APC in hot exchange over election violence, rigging claims

Five feared killed by herdsmen in Benue communities

Nigeria women play critical role in crisis management IHRC Ambassador

Cocaine saga: Buhari needs to save Nigerias image NAS

Adulterated fuel: Coalition absolves NNPC of blame, asks FG to sanction oil marketers

Digitalisation enables smarter, safer oil, gas camp mgt Huawei

Cocaine deal: Kyari, 4 others know fate Monday

Nigerian airlines increase cost of economy flight tickets to N50,000

At EU-AU Summit, Buhari calls for heavy sanctions against unconstitutional leadership change in Africa

Katsina new police commissioner issues warning to bandits, terrorists

Kaduna NYSC coordinator backs establishment of Trust Fund

IMSU student escapes lynching over alleged rape

2023: Abia town unions endorse power shift to North

2023: Afenifere, MBF, SOKAPU lead agitation for Igbo president

GUARDIAN

Resolve leadership crises in NBBF, players tell Minister

Super Falcons dispatch Lady Elephants, win 2-0

Lagos State retirees receive over N1b pension benefits

Electoral Amendment Bill: INEC in Dilemma as Buhari delays assent

Nigeria, others evolve new strategy to resolve Africa’s conflicts

Okagbare gets career-ending 10-year ban

BudgIT demands location of 22 projects worth N2.1billion

Stop intimidating Northerners with Amotekun Corps, coalition tells Akeredolu

17 burnt to death as tanker catches fire on Lagos-Ibandan Expressway

Igbo group commiserates with Northern leaders over Abia killings

I won’t let you down, Balogun assures Ibadan people

Yoruba monarchs move to resolve Tinubu, Aregbesola conflict

VANGUARD

2023: Arewa Network backs Emefiele, blasts PFN

Scammers target hotel customers in Lagos

FG allocates 3.5GHz frequency bands for 5G deployment

We won’t allow FG criminalise our struggle for Yoruba Nation, says Akintoye, as he clocks 87

Inadequate qualified artisans cause of building collapse ‘ Minister

2023: Group to Buy Nomination/Intent Form For Gov Wike

UNICAL kick-starts NUGA preliminaries games in Calabar

A’Ibom first Lady cautions against out-of-court settlement for rape cases

Benue to access $3million counterpart fund for immunization- Ortom

Elect youths or risk our votes, Arewa youths tell APC, PDP, others

2023 Presidency: Don’t sacrifice competence for zoning, group warns

Katsina LG polls: We’ve no plans to replace any candidate ‘ APC

Man, son, 3 others killed, houses razed as herdsmen attack Benue community

One dead, scores injured as mysterious fire hits IDPs’ camp in Borno

Court remands prophet over murder in Ekiti

Tragedy: Jealous housewife, 25, stabs rival to death over s3x turn with husband in Ondo

Effects of colonialism still being felt ‘ UN chief

Masari compensates victims of Katsina underpass bridge with N133.4m

LEADERSHIP

2023: Osinbajo Is The Best, Clark Tells Tinubu

JUST-IN: Tragedy As 17 Die In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash

OPEC, Sylva, NNPC To Discuss Upstream, Gas Investments At Nigeria Energy Forum

UNIAbuja VC Commends Federal Govt For Road Rehabilitation

NNPC’s Energy Bank Proposal Receives African Oil Producers Backing

Aregbesola, CSOs Trade Tackles Over Violence In Osun

APC Convention: Aspirants’ Forum Adopts Mustapha As Consensus Candidate

Democracy Backsliding In West Africa ‘ UK

APC Primaries: Osun Claims Stockpiling Of Fake NSCDC Uniforms

COVID-19 RDT Test Compulsory For All Camp Participants ‘ NYSC DG

Kano APC Crisis: Shekarau Faction Goes To Supreme Court

Covid-19: WHO Picks Nigeria, Others For Vaccine Production

CSOs Mobilise For Protest Over Electoral Bill

Doping: AIU Slams 10-year Ban On Nigeria’s Okagbare

2023: Pro-Osinbajo Group Seeks Ooni’s Support For VP

TRIBUNE

Nigeria joins countries to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines

PDP extends tenure of North-West zone, Lagos state caretaker committees

Two persons die as trailer rams into 6 vehicles at Anambra police checkpoint

Suspected herders kill five in Benue communities

Ogun govt approves appointment of Orimolusi of Ijebu Igbo

2023: APC Executive, Legislative, chieftains converge on Lagos to strategize

FCTA makes clarifications on Asokoro hospital fire incident

Retired teachers protest non-payment of pension arrears in Anambra

FG arraigns HEDA chairman, Suraju, over alleged cyberstalking

(UPDATED): Nigerian Sprinter Blessing Okagbare banned for 10 years for doping

Oba Tejuoso, an embodiment of biblical leadership and investment of love, says Buhari

24-hour after parade of suspects, gunmen attack Okomu oil to avenge arrest

Saraki canvasses for release of Ebonyi PDP spokesman detained since January

Return of commercial rail transport will boost economic development process

NATION 

Nigerian becomes Oxford University’s first Igbo language lecturer

APC govs pressure state chairmen to shift convention

Again, gunmen attack Okomu oil palm plantation in Edo

FG reforms to meet demand for additional 15,262Mw

Economy: PDP not qualified to cast aspersion – APC

FUTO alumni reject Pantanmi’s professorial award

Orientation exercise: COVID-19 test compulsory, says NYSC

Court remands four men for allegedly burning Obasanjo’s mango farm

Soldiers, police, DSS deployed as Osun APC holds guber primaries

Court to address disruptions caused by Kanu’s trial – Chief Judge

COVID-19: Nigeria, five others to begin production of vaccines

Group demands identity of military officer behind forfeited N10.9b assets

DAILY TRUST

Banditry: How lack of camps worsens plight of displaced persons

Minister booed during presentation of certificates to FCT council chairmen

One dies, scores injured in Maiduguri IDPs camp fire

Nigeria joins 4 other countries to produce COVID-19 vaccine in Africa

Adulterated fuel: Pro-Buhari groups want marketers, foreign partners prosecuted

2023: Tinubu knows Nigeria’s problems like the back of his hands – Sanwo-Olu

Those that cut my son’s hands have imposed sufferings on us – Mother of Nasarawa mechanic

PDP extends tenure of North-West, Lagos State caretaker committees

How Ondo Jealous woman stabbed co-wife to death over sex

Electoral Act: 23 CSOs tell Buhari to sign bill into law by Tuesday

Saraki demands release of Ebonyi PDP Spokesman, accuses police of bias

5 killed in fresh Benue attack

Travellers stranded as truck drivers block road in Jigawa

17 people die as truck, bus catch fire on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Woman’s body found by riverside in Maiduguri

Buhari wants weighty sanctions for coups in Africa

Nigeria has made progress in infrastructure, agric, others – AU report

Insecurity: Oyo govt to host hoodlums, cult groups

Why we’re insisting on water resources bill – Minister

Osun APC primary: Govt alleges importation of fake NSCDC, correctional service uniforms

Police kill 2 bandits, rescue 8 kidnap victims in Katsina

NYSC extends service year of 33 corps members in Nasarawa

APC convention: Buhari in tight corner over chairmanship, zoning

Young professionals to hold entrepreneurial summit in Delta

AUTHORITY

FG officially handsover 5G spectrum allocation to NCC

Osinbajo, Tinubu Take 2023 Prez Battle To FHA Ex-lawmaker may be first collateral damage

Killing of 8 traders at Abia cattle market, evil, despicable Anyim

10bn Fraud: Come clear on identity of military officer, group tells EFCC, NSA

Primate Ayodele empowers journalists, less-privileged Nigerians

FG approves $2.8m for Ibadan-Lagos, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railway projects

BUSINESSDAY

Nigerian Breweries proposes N9.69bn final dividend amid N12.7bn full year profit

MTN Group expects full year profit surging 35% as mobile giant unlocks significant value

Nigeria equities shed N29bn in trading week ended Feb. 18

Nigerian Breweries proposes N9.69bn final dividend amid N12.7bn full year profit

Binance takes crypto education to Nigerian universities

Nigeria’s economy grew at 3.40% in 2021

2 million Nigerians still living with HIV/Aids ‘ USAID

NEW TELEGRAPH

Introduction of eNaira will improve monetary policy, manage inflation, says CBN

Ogun tanker explosion kills 17, injures scores

Magodo Estate: Lagos heads to Supreme Court over settlement disagreement

Fuel Scarcity: IPMAN, DAPPMAN differ on product sales, prices

Brent drops to $92 per barrel, risks more shedding

Nigeria, 5 others to get technology for production of COVID-19 vaccines ‘WHO

2023: Obasanjo, Lamido, others move to form new party

FIRS banks on Finance Act to achieve adequate funding for budget

Governorship primary: Tension in Osun as APC factions lock horns

Malami canvasses diversification of economy to boost non-oil sector growth

Agric firm pays N246m to 124 investors as proceeds

Okagbare may appeal 10-year ban at CAS

BLUEPRINT

Wife stabs senior rival to death in Ondo

2 die, 9 injured as truck crashes into vehicles

Buhari welcomes designation of Nigeria as vaccine manufacturing base

We’ll improve govt IGR via our operations’ franchise ‘ SGoF

Zamfara PDP chieftain accuses Gov Matawalle of misappropriating N31bn

NANS urges probe of contaminated fuel, seeks prompt rectification

NDLEA staff cries foul over accumulated promotion

TSA: EFCC returns recovered N1.5bn to NHIS

EFCC has no accountant in charge of N13bn NIA loot

Court remands 2 teenagers for ‘rape, victim’s murder

Building collapse: Senate rejects plans to return NIBRI to Ministry

AYCF warns Akeredolu over Amotekun’s ‘harassment of Northerners

EU-AU summit: Buhari urges weighty sanctions against coup plotters

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