Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 21 February 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

GUARDIAN

After Macron call, Ukraine leader urges immediate ceasefire

Queen Elizabeth catches ‘mild’ Covid

APC Chairmanship: Race narrows between Adamu, Al-Makura

Pregnant woman, eight others burnt to death in Kwara auto crash

NDLEA nabs nursing mother after bail on drug offence

Imo court convicts 40 for indiscriminate dumping of refuse

Delta community protests incessant illegal arrest of residents

After sharing N45b, FCT primary schools remain shut

Buhari meets APC governors over national convention tomorrow

BUK first-class graduate shot dead in Anambra

NAFDAC raises alarm over circulation of contaminated Ponmo in Lagos

It’s not time to issue queries over dirty fuel, says FG

Local content retains $8b yearly, creates 50,000 jobs

Nigeria’s Internet speed ranks 16th in Africa as Airtel emerges fastest operator

Ekiti APC, PDP shadow election crises strengthen SDP

Equities market trades N30.8bn as financial stocks contribute 64.14%

Okagbare faces fresh four-year ban for alleged doping violation

Anambra owes LG retirees N14bn gratuities ‘ NULGE

No ban on religious activities in custodial centres ‘ official

4,438 Kaduna State indigenes eye police constabulary job

UK’s PM denies end to Covid law is reckless

PUNCH

Ignore AGFs advice on electoral bill, CSOs urge Buhari

Insecurity: Ex-Abia commissioner advocates more power for monarchs

NCC committed to tackling telecom infrastructure deficit Danbatta

NAPTIP, others secure release of 15 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali

Data bank’ll improve service delivery in Anambra Soludo

Convention: APC battles consensus crisis as Buhari, governors meet Tuesday

I wanted to sell my Olympic gold before I became bus driver Obiekwu, 1996 Olympic gold medallist

Senate orders UNIABUJA to refund N603m

243 FG workers fail to turn up for verification, salaries suspended

Firms seek cancellation of N80.6bn rail line contract awarded to CCECC

Suspected herders kill three mourners in Benue, troops rescue eight kidnap victims

CBN, explain 45m accounts not linked to BVN

16 communities, 24,000 voters may not vote in Plateau bye-election Group warns

2023: Ill get Nigeria working again, says Ohuabunwa

Buharill be remembered for not interfering in elections -Abe

We wont leave APC, Aregbesolas group vows as Oyetola defeats Adeoti

Polls without restructuring exercise in futility Adebanjo, Adams

Youll be a good presidential material, Bayelsa monarchs tell Osinbajo

Ekiti APC moves to reconcile aggrieved gov aspirants, others

2023 presidency: Yoruba ancestors will support you, Alaafin tells Tinubu

Amaechis courage, energy make him best candidate for APC presidential ticket Princewill

Two telcos raked in N2.02tn from airtime, data in 2021

Nigerian insurance sector rebounds, records 8.01% annual growth

FG wants EU ban on Nigerian beans exports lifted

Stock market capitalisation falls to N25.41tn

Nigerian content attracts $8bn annually, says NCDMB

TEF, EU express commitment to boost development initiatives

24 solar mini-gridsll be deployed this year FG

Lagos urges whistleblowers to report unapproved development projects

Firm moves to tackle housing deficit, partners mortgage bank

Inadequate mapping, surveying contribute to building collapse Surveyor-General

Increase mortgage to reflect high building costs, developer tells FMBN

FG managing over 1,000 roads, bridges construction contracts Fashola

NIWA deploys 17 officials to ensure safety on Lagos waters

eNaira cross-border use may fuel money-laundering, terrorism financing IMF

Actress Tonto Dikeh laments Nigerias healthcare system

Aubameyang hattrick fires Barca past Valencia as Sevilla slips

Fuel scarcity: Northern group demands sacking of NNPC top officials, threatens mass action

Gunmen kill NDLEA operative, raze van in Ebonyi

Akure ready for FUTA teaching hospital, says Olu Falae

2023: Gombe community vows to boycott elections

Pregnant woman, eight others die during multiple accident in Kwara

THISDAY 

Buoyed by CBN Financial Inclusion Policies, Financial, Insurance Subsectors Annual Growth Rate Reached 10.07% in Q4 2021

FG to Generate N5bn from Fishery Concession Project

FG Urged Turn to Portfolio of National Assets to Unlock Liquidity

United Capital Record 50% Increase in PBT, Proposes N1.50 Dividend

112 Emergency Number Will Enhance Implementation of NEMSAS, Says NCC

IATA Confirms Increase in Air Travel as Restrictions are Lifted

Agropartnerships Reaffirms Commitment to Agri-business Value Chain Development in Nigeria

Enugu Never Zoned Governorship Seat, Group Replies Nnamani

Resettlement of IDPs: We are Largely Misunderstood, Says Zulum

Military Probes Killing of Seven Children by Fighter Jet Targeting Terrorists

Court Issues Bench Warrant in N10.7bn Ponzi Case

Politicians Stockpiling Arms, Ammunition, Osun Monarch Alleges

Sterling Bank Exposes Youths to Investment Opportunities on NGX

New Senate Bill Stops NIEPA’s Relocation from Ondo to Abuja

Stakeholders Task Niger Delta Govts on Human Capacity Building

Osinbajo Canvasses Considerable Developmental Gains for Niger Delta

SUN

2023: Push for Jonathans return gains momentum

Political offices not for selfish gains -Kaigama tell politicians

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

2023: Anxiety as Buhari dithers on electoral reform bill

Ugwuanyis humility, penchant for peacell take him to higher places Nwobodo

Convention: APC mulls 2 weeks shift

2023: Pressure mounts on Emefiele, CBN gov, to join presidential race

AIbom 2023: 6 groups endorse Onofiok Luke

2023: Why Enugu must sustain zoning formula Nnamani

Hoodlums behind Abia cattle market killings Ohanaeze

N51bn UBEC funds: Pay counterpart funds or face legal action, SERAP tells 36 governors

NDDC: Ijaw youths seek EFFC probe of alleged N20bn payment to contractors

Stop destroying FUTO over Pantami professorship, SSANU tells politicians

Goje distributes foodstuffs to 4,390 physically challenged

Fuel scarcity: Be patient, solution underway, Sylva begs Nigerians

LCCI calls for import process overhaul

Digital economy: 500,000 Nigerians engaged in digital training outlets Pantami

Fuel scarcity: Diversion, low supply compound motorists, commuters woes

Finance Act: Fresh crisis looms over stamp duties charge collection

Fuel scarcity: TUC threatens to direct workers to stop going to work

Pension reform bill : Retirees call for greater inclusion in ongoing amendment

Situation in Lake Chad region getting better MNJTF commander

Lets unite to rescue Nigeria- Freed Edo IPMAN Chairman

NIMASA renews MoU with World Maritime University

2nd term: Ogun assembly aspirant canvases support for Gov. Abiodun

VANGUARD

2023: Buratai distances self from Presidential election

EndSARS aftermath: RCCG DSA retools Pen Cinema Agege Divisional Police Headquarters

Osinbajo harps on administration of justice system

Gunmen kill NDLEA operative close to military checkpoint in Ebonyi

Fuel scarcity: FG appeals to Nigerians to be patient

Electoral Bill: NASS will override Buhari if’ ‘ Lawmaker

Breaking: I’m ready to get dirty ‘ Tinubu

Alleged exclusion: APC vows to void Wednesday Enugu LG poll

Bad governance, corruption responsible for fuel crisis ‘ Kokori

Herdsmen invade Ortom’s home town kill 3

LEADERSHIP

Loyalists Accuse Abe Of Working Against Rivers APC’s Interest

ECOWAS To Host First West Africa Peace, Security Forum

NCC Reiterates Commitment To AfricaNXT Tech-driven Vision

Adulterated Fuel: Pro-PMB Groups Want Marketers Prosecuted

Nigeria Lost 2,038 Lives To Air Crashes In 53 Years ‘ AIB

9 Die In Kwara Auto Crash

JUST-IN: Unknown Gunmen Attack NDLEA Operatives In Ebonyi, Kill 1

Man Dies From Fuel Tank Suffocation In Kwara

Queen Elizabeth II Tests Positive For COVID-19

NDLEA Arrests Man With Fake $4.7million In Abuja

Military Airstrikes Kill Buba-Danfulani, 4 ISWAP Commanders

Kaduna Traffic Officials Escape Mob Attack For ‘Causing’ Accident

TRIBUNE

2023: Use your number to change your situation, Northern leaders tell students

Kwara youths trained on how to use phones to make money legally

FCT Area Council election leaves much for parties to chew

Liquidity glut, mop-up expected as N345.3bn inflow hit financial system

More banks release names, BVN of customers involved in forex malpractices

Audience measurement: FG inaugurates 15-man panel

Profit booking dips local stock market by 0.13%

NEPC pegs non-oil export as Nigerian economy’s survival line

Thousands of imported vehicles trapped at seaports over VIN valuation

Edo IPMAN boss calls for concerted efforts to tackle insecurity

Osun PDP crisis deepens as Oyinlola’s LG protests against Adeleke

FCT to partner NCC for 5G broadband deployment in Abuja ‘ Minister

Buratai distances self from calls to contest for president in 2023

Give more support for traditional institutions to address insecurity

Time now to pay closer attention to issues affecting boy-child ‘ Lagos First Lady

NATION

2023: Ogoni monarchs pledge support for Abe, Tinubu

CSO urges states, parties to adopt Osun APC primary’s model

Zoning: Nnamani, Ekweremadu clash over 2023 Enugu governorship ticket

Enugu shuts markets, offices as council poll holds Wednesday

Governors meet Monday over new APC convention date

2023: Division in PDP Governors’ Forum deepens over zoning

Budglt accuses lawmakers of diverting N100b constituency funds

Drama as Niger Councillor chases govt officials with dogs, thugs

HERALD

NAPTIP, 2 others secure release of 15 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali

Miyetti Allah meets to find solution to herdsmen, farmers crisis

Ritual killings: Buhari raises alarm over deadly attacks on innocents

South African govt reacts to deadly attacks on Nigerians

CBN and ‘endless possibilities’ of its eNaira

Imo governor shares 2,700 smartphones, cars to youths

How Kenyan ambassador slumped, died in Abuja

Northern youths back Osinbajo presidential bid

DAILY TRUST

8 months after abduction: 13 Yauri schoolgirls ‘married off’ to bandits

Nigeria: 2,038 killed in Air crashes in 56 years – AIB

Fuel scarcity: TUC threatens to direct members to stop work

Pregnant woman, 8 others burnt to death in Kwara auto crash

Cleric charges late Idahosa’s disciples to be good ambassadors

2023: Kaigama warns youths against violence, electoral fraud

Soldiers rescue 8 kidnap victims in Benue

NAFDAC impounds 120 tons of imported chemical-laden ‘Ponmo’

Nigerian airstrike targeting terrorists ‘kills children’ in Niger Republic

Groups to occupy NNPC over adulterated fuel

Gov Obiano: What I will do next after leaving office as governor

Banditry: Coalition asks Kebbi to establish security outposts in schools

NDLEA officer gunned down in Ebonyi

AUTHORITY

Mining clusters to enhance wealth creation, says Adegbite

Why Niger Delta deserves to be developed Osinbajo

Nigeria military take out Amir Buba Danfulani, 4 other ISWAP Commanders

CDS, govs, meet on protection of oil facilities

2023: Buratai disassociates self from partisan politics, campaign posters

GPMI hails COAS on Protection of Human Rights, Prevention of Abuse and Reparation

BUSINESSDAY

Manufacturing investments to rebound as UK project kicks off in Nigeria

The Nigerian code of corporate governance 2018: Principle 5, executive directors

Nigeria’s decrepit refineries turn money guzzlers

The South must unite to create a healthy balance of power in Nigeria

Projects in Nigeria gulp trillions with little results

CBN solar intervention to domesticate renewable energy technology in Nigeria

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Senate Tackles UniAbuja Over Non-Remittance Of N603m To Federation Account

It Doesn’t Matter Where Nigeria’s Next President Comes From ‘ Agbakoba

Global Trade Hits Record High Of $28.5trn In 2021, But Likely To Be Subdued In 2022

Land Grabbing: Lagos Businessman Accuses Police Of Leading Thugs To Demolish His Property, Begs IGP To Intervene

PDP Members Protest Attack On Oyinlola By Ademola Adeleke’s Supporters

2023: Oyedepo Places Ritual Politicians Under Curse

APC Provides Governance Opportunities For Youth ‘ Banki

Delta 2023: Edevbie Not Interested In Mudslinging ‘ Fred Edoreh

NEW TELEGRAPH

N2.9bn fraud: Judge threatens to close prosecution’s case in Amadi’s trial

CJ promises to end distruption of court’s activities during Kanu’s trial

Court remands more suspects over monarch’s killing

Stray Nigeria air strike kills seven children in Niger ‘ Governor

FG expresses sadness over Lagos -Ibadan Expressway carnage

Kwara: Pregnant woman, eight others burnt to death in auto crash

Court asked to reverse FG’S alleged unlawful N80.6bn rail line contract award

FG’s a slave merchant, says ASUU

2023: We’ll mobilise Christians to produce Buhari’s successor -CAN

JUST IN: Queen tests positive for COVID-19

NLC: Niger owes pensioners over N50bn gratuities, death benefits

Du Preez: We need safety conscious, visionary airline to partner with in Nigeria

Importers order N527bn sugar over dicey masterplan

Telecoms: Kano displaces Ogun with 12m mobile subscriptions

Agric: Experts address inclusivity, transformation in Nigeria, Ghana

AfDB commits $164m to promote renewable energy in Nigeria, others

BLUEPRINT

Pregnant woman, 8 others burnt to death in Kwara auto crash

Senate tackles UniAbuja over ‘mismanagement of N603m

Abia killings: Ohanaeze dismisses IPOB threats to cattle business, appeals to Northerners

29-year-old Aliyu Samba emerges Kano PRP chairman

Kwara: 9 perish in early morning auto crash

Osun: Community protest against harassment of Oyinlola, demands probe

Strike: FG implementing IMF, World Bank policy against Nigeria’s interest ‘ ASUU

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