Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 2 March, 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

China starts evacuating citizens from Ukraine

UK warns Putin of indefinite sanctions, war crimes

Buhari leaves for Nairobi, London as fuel scarcity bites harder nationwide

National Assembly votes for devolution of power, council autonomy

Give us Peter Obi, get 10 million votes, youth group tells PDP

Nigerian volunteer ‘fighters’ besiege Ukraine embassy

12 people burnt to death in Kano auto crash

President writes Senate to review new electoral law

It’s time for stomach infrastructure, says Wike

Security personnel kill two bandits in Niger State

Northern elders back Igbo Presidency

NSCDC alerts on 62,271 schools without protection

Gunmen injured in fresh Imo police station attack

Delta farmer killed, buried in shallow grave

Digital identity sector to contribute 7% to GDP by 2030

Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea to jointly harness stranded gas resources

Willingness to pay for electricity critical to ending liquidity crisis

2022 Committee and how not to ‘save’ Nigeria

Reps reject bill for special seats for women in parliament

ASUU Strike: Ngige updates Buhari, says FG paid N92bn to ASUU

PUNCH

Adultery: Daddy Freezes N5m damages appeal for hearing May 17

Tinubu wont oppose reconciliation with Aregbesola, says aide

ECOFAIRS will boost regional trade, AfCFTA Convener

2023: CUPP kicks as INEC excludes deregistered parties

Group slams Edo Senators over slow pace of work on Benin-Auchi Road

FG loses out, NASS affirms states power to collect VAT

Nigerias roads require more than emergency

Nigerian printers warn against printing ballot papers abroad

NNPC vows to increase production as Brent crosses $105/barrel

CBN e-valuation: Clearing agents insist on strike despite Customs intervention

Four months after launch, major retailers shun eNaira

Nigeria signs MoU on gas supply to Equatorial Guinea

Buhari asks Senate to confirm MPC members

Inflationll limit CBNs ability to borrow from FG IMF, WBank economists

Low vaccination rate hampering travel in Nigeria, others IATA

Lekki Deep Sea Port operational December, says FG

Stemming incessant attacks on LASTMA personnel

Osun teaching hospital seeks information on unconscious accident patient

Hot weather: Man falls, dies while sleeping on storey building

Ekiti varsity students arrested for cultism, hemp, charms recovered

Anambra apprentice weeps, says master loaned him tricycle after 15 years labour

Suspected herdsmen kill Delta farmer, bury corpse in shallow grave

Delta vessel explosion: Five bodies recovered, recovery continues

Court frees final-year student detained for four years over defilement

Adamawa man jailed thrice re-arrested for terrorism

Cops absent as hoodlums raze Imo police station again

Transport fares rise, fillings stations sell petrol above N200

ASUUs demand mustnt violate wages commission procedure -Ngige

APC govs meet Buhari, say March 26 convention stays

Queen Elizabeth recovers from COVID-19, resumes to work

Terrorists attack Niger SSGs community

2023: CUPP kicks as INEC excludes deregistered parties

Badagry deep seaport project begins June Sanwo-Olu

THISDAY

Buhari Wants Nigerians to Collaborate with Security Agencies for Peaceful Resolution…

2023: INEC Meets Parties, Presents New Voters’ Lists

62,271 Schools in Nigeria without Security, NSCDC Laments

Obaseki Faults Sharing Formula for FG’s Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, Others

FG: Nigeria Ranks Low in Implementation of World Bank, Other Donor-funded…

UTME: About 250,000 Candidates Registered in 8 Days

New Conditions of Service for University Lecturers to Be Ready in…

Buhari Wants Nigerians to Collaborate with Security Agencies for Peaceful Resolution…

Obaseki Faults Sharing Formula for FG’s Conditional Cash Transfer Programme, Others

Oyo Govt Accuses EFCC of Intimidation over Alleged N9b Money Laundering

NANS Protests ASUU Strike, Block Anambra Roads

Insecurity: FCT Police Command Seeks 10 APCs, Drones, Arms, Ammunition

Amnesty Programme Denies Owing Scholarship Students

Lawmakers Kick as Osinbajo’s Wife Visits House to Observe Voting on…

Bandits Abduct Construction Workers, Burn Vehicles in Niger Communities

Russia-Ukrainan War: Sokoto Students Now in Budapest, Says Tambuwal

By-elections: CUPP Backs Ayu, Urges DSS to Desist from Threatening PDP…

Buhari Insists on Adamu as Preferred Candidate for APC Chair

FG: Nigeria Ranks Low in Implementation of World Bank-funded Projects

Contributory Pension Scheme Will Aid Infrastructural Development, Says PenOP CEO

Ukraine Invasion: Expert Predicts Increased FDI in Natural Gas

By-elections: CUPP Backs Ayu, Urges DSS to Desist from Threatening PDP Chairman

Buhari Insists on Adamu as Preferred Candidate for APC Chair

FG: Nigeria Ranks Low in Implementation of World Bank-funded Projects

APC Govs Meet Buhari, Rule out Shift in Convention Date

Collaborate with Security Agencies for Peaceful Resolution of Nation’s Challenges, Buhari Tells Nigerians

Breaking: Senate Okays Financial Autonomy for State Legislature, Judiciary

SUN

Buhari rejects APC governors request to dump Adamu as anointed national chairman

Ekiti 2022: APC candidate for governor Oyebanji makes first public appearance with deputy Afuye

NASS okays VAT, airport, rail, electricity decentralisation

ALGON hails NASS decision on LG autonomy

Ganduje sacks 4 officials over forgery, land scam

Alleged flogging: 19-month Delta child died of septic shock, autopsy reveals

Benue: Police confirm two lives lost, houses burnt in renewed communal crisis

Nigeria to strengthen bilateral ties with Israel

Court orders Abuja businessman to clean church for 90 days

Rivers to commence social welfare scheme

Oyo: Arrest of Accountant-General by EFCC is unconstitutional, unacceptable Govt

 VANGUARD

Reps reject bill for special seats for women in parliament

Market Capitalisation closes at N25.59trn on NGX

Trial of Sowore stalled as new judge takes over case

Nigeria signs MoU with Equatorial Guinea to develop, supply natural gas

Senate receives Buhari’s request for bill to reposition digital technology in Nigeria

Get your PVCs, sweep APC out of Ekiti ‘Oni tells voters

Ukraine-Russian war: Ben Bruce bombs Nigerian billionaires

Electricity: Investments in sector surpasses N2trn post-privatisation

Nigeria’s upstream oil investment remains flat

Sylvester Oromoni: Dowen College principal weeps at coroner inquest

Motorists lament over fuel scarcity, price hike in Kano

Strike: We’re with ASUU ‘ TUC

FG plans N15bn revitalisation fund for its polytechnics

President Buhari commissions 120-bed Mother and Child Hospital in Makurdi

Man, 25, bags 5 years in prison for stealing N17,000

Stop converting checkpoints, stop and search, patrols into avenues for extorting, fleecing of Nigerians ‘ IGP warns Policemen

Obasanjo visits Olubadan-designate, promises to prostrate on next visitation

31 Strokes of Cane: 19-month-old Obinna died of septic shock ‘ Autopsy

Two feared dead in renewed Benue communal crisis

How FAAC lost 89% of oil revenue to subsidy, operational issues

FG opens bids for nuclear power

PDP rejects result, accuses umpire of compromising by-elections in Cross River

IOC’s divestment of assets beyond energy transition ‘ Kachikwu

UNDP trains, empowers 200 victims of violence with starter packs

LEADERSHIP

Constitution Review: President, Governors May Go To Jail For Rejecting Legislative Summons

Convention: Fresh Crisis Hits APC Over Imposition Of Candidates

5 Days After Assent, Buhari Seeks Amendment To Electoral Act

We Are Fighting For Our life,’ Zelenskyy Tells European Parliament

Oil Prices Hit $104 A Barrel As Russia Intensifies Ukraine Attack

By-elections: Stop Threatening PDP National Chairman, CUPP Tells DSS

Google To Charge Nigerian-based Advertisers 7.5% VAT From April

Missed Flight Row: Air Peace To Meet Emir of Kano Soon ‘ Onyema

Senate Okays Conference C’ttee Report On NIPOST Bill

Buhari Should End Illegality At NDDC, Inaugurate Board ‘ Group

TRIBUNE

Armed Robbery suspect killed as police rescue kidnapped victim, foil cult initiation, recover weapons in Delta

I poured hot water on my husband because I was angry over incessant beatings ‘ Ramota Bello

February PMI highest in two years amid stronger demand ‘ Stanbic IBTC Bank

Court dismisses ex-Kano anti-corruption boss’s application seeking to stop his arrest

APGA kicks as 22,000 apply online for Soludo’s political appointments

Wike announces commencement of ‘stomach infrastructure’ in Rivers

Kano govt sacks four officials over forgery, sale of landed properties, others

I will prostrate in my next visit, Obasanjo tells Olubadan-designate

Ooni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo meet Aregbesola over feud with Tinubu

Niger govt recovers N300m as tax payment from commercial banks, AEDC

NATION

‘Govt should curb vessel pollution’

2023: Bello inaugurates youth campaign wing in Southwest

Fed Govt planning N15b revitalisation funds for poly, others, says Adamu

Sani Musa unveils plans, mission for APC

Oil, gas operators must account for impacts on environment, says Sylva

Wike: It’s time for stomach infrastructure in Rivers

Buhari reminds National Assembly to rework controversial clause in Electoral Act

Buhari turns down governors’ plea to drop Adamu

 

HERALD

Huawei develops technology to tackle oil theft in Nigeria

FG plans N15bn revitalisation fund for its polytechnics

My govt tackling kidnapping with all seriousness ‘ Buhari

Could the Nigerian Stock Exchange Be the New Home of Tech Startups

Constitution Amendment: Senate begins electronic voting on 68 amendment bills

Ukraine govt offers amnesty, $40,000 each to Russian soldiers who surrender

Taiwan to join SWIFT sanctions against Russian banks ‘ Reports

DAILY TRUST

Bandits destroy Niger SSG’s hometown

N/Assembly stops state, LG joint account, rejects slots for women

Kaduna Police deactivate bomb in another hotel

Don’t use roadblocks, raids for extortion, IGP warns officers

ASUU Strike: TUC threatens solidarity protest, flays minister for walking out on students

2023: Kwankwaso ‘set to join NNPP’ one week after floating new movement

2023: More reactions trail time table for party primaries

ASUU strike: We are not opposed to good pay for lecturers – FG

Shun Drug Abuse, Cultism, NYSC DG Tells Corps Members

FG pursues N15bn for revitalization of facilities, others in Polytechnics

Fuel queue: Lagos Govt warns motorists against traffic obstruction

Air Peace will meet Emir of Kano over rift — Airline Chairman Onyema

It’s time to end politics of killing in Bayelsa -Jonathan

Ukraine crisis: My Wife, 5-year-old kid trapped at a train station, Lobi Star Coach cries out

National Assembly votes against life pensions for presiding officers

Senate okays financial autonomy for State Assemblies, Judiciary, LG

12 people burnt to death in Kano road accident

Electoral Act: Buhari seeks removal of section barring appointees from contesting elections

President Buhari writes reps, present Nigeria start-up Bill

Zinoleesky speaks after release from NDLEA custody

Ukraine officially appeals for EU membership

NRC blames Lagos-Kano train derailment on vandals

Bandits kill one, abduct 10 others in Kaduna

Kano Commissioner empowers 1, 275 youths, donates vehicles to Hisbah, others

Terror war: We’ll tap from Egypt’s experience – DHQ

Cocaine Deal: Again, court rejects Abba Kyari’s bail application

Alleged N96bn fraud: Amaechi knows fate May 27

Katsina registers 2.7m births in 5 years – NPC

FG decries infrastructure abuse, urges attitudinal change

FG, JAMB, WAEC, others reject creation of agency to regulate exam bodies

COVID-19 killed over 3,000 Nigerians in 2 years – NCDC

7 days to Buhari’s ultimatum, ministry yet to seal NPA’s pilotage contract

BUSINESSDAY

Seplat’s bid for ExxonMobil assets meets NNPC brick wall

Oil majors’ asset sales bad for Nigeria ‘ Kachikwu

What proposed sale of ExxonMobil assets means for Nigeria’s economy

2023: Optimism grows on back of INEC timetable release

IEA to release 60 million barrels of oil amid Russia, Ukraine conflict

Clearing agents’ protest to continue as meeting with Customs turns deadlock

Nigerian States get legal autonomy to supply their own electricity

Nigerians’ petrol tanks running on empty, yet fueling inflation

AUTHORITY

FG has paid N92bn to ASUU, as Ngige briefs Buhari on strike

Corruption: Kano Govt. Sacks Four Staff Of Bureau For Land Management

Group begins nationwide 10 million trees planting campaign

Buhari off to UK for medical checks

Russias invasion of Ukraine: End of peace, start of World War III

Implement CDAs for peaceful coexistence with mining communities, says Adegbite

 DAILY INDEPENDENT

Seplat’s bid for ExxonMobil assets meets NNPC brick wall

Oil majors’ asset sales bad for Nigeria ‘ Kachikwu

What proposed sale of ExxonMobil assets means for Nigeria’s economy

Omo mi (My child)

The importance of the forthcoming Population Census

2023: Optimism grows on back of INEC timetable release

IEA to release 60 million barrels of oil amid Russia, Ukraine conflict

Clearing agents’ protest to continue as meeting with Customs turns deadlock

Nigerian States get legal autonomy to supply their own electricity

Brewers hustle for market share with flavour trend

Nigerians’ petrol tanks running on empty, yet fueling inflation

ASUU: TUC Threatens To Embark On Nationwide Strike

APC Group Warns Progressive Governors Against Subverting 2022 Electoral Act

Nations Agree To Release 60M Barrels Of Oil Amid Russian War

INEC Publishes Notice Of General Election In Enugu

NEW TELEGRAPH

2023: Peter Obi, my best Presidential option from S’East ‘Dele Momodu

PMS: Four vessels to berth with 120.35m litres this week

Badagry seaport: Sanwo-Olu, host communities agree on operational modalities

OPS: Russia/Ukraine war, sanctions to cost Nigeria’s GDP trillions of naira

Senate removes railways, airports, power, VAT from Exclusive List

APC chairmanship: We don’t want PDP stock ‘Stakeholders

Oil price rises above $105 ahead OPEC+ meeting

CBN: Targeting increased non-oil FX with RT200

Boosting capital formation via national savings strategy

As FG reports liners’ anti-trade practice to global regulator

Maritime threat: UN warns Nigeria, others on response

AfDB leads calls for $100bn SDRs reallocation to Africa

76% investors to grow African investments

UK Coastguard rejects Nigeria seafarers certificates

Revenue generating MDAs remit N2.7trn

Electoral Act: Senators extol Buhari over assent

APGA guber aspirant calls for scrapping of state electoral bodies

Presidency: Nigeria cannot afford another experiment in 2023 ‘Kwankwaso

BLUEPRINT

orruption, abuse of fire arms by officers worry IGP Baba

Imo bye-election: PDP leadershail Ikengaforsupport

APC Chairmanship: I’m more qualified than others, Abdullahi Adamu declares

Stop threatening PDP Chairman, CUPP cautions DSS

Lagos to develop new urban policy

EU launches ‘150bn fund for green transition, sustainable growth in Africa

PIA: FG reassures investors of safety of investments

Analysing the Zamfara impeachment saga

Voter education: CSOs urge Nigerians to support INEC

2023: Akwa Ibom youth leaders warn Gov. Emmanuel against imposition of candidate

ASUU strike: FG spends N92 billion on allowances, revitalisation ‘ Ngige

APC chair: Adamu’s political coup against Al-Makura

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