Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 3 March 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

US downplays likelihood of Russia oil ban, but says on table

Russia pounds Ukraine as Kyiv rejects ‘ultimatums

Residents scoop fuel as petrol tanker falls on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Excitement as Lagos moves against dilapidated school buildings

Lagos task force arrests two pickpockets

Delta reacts to protests against hike in varsities fees

Oyo government tackles EFCC over arrest of accountant-general, N9b council fund

UI Prof ‘s wife seeks dissolution of 20-year-old marriage

Reps PDP caucus flays alleged persecution of Ebonyi party loyalists

Group flays plot to impose Lagos Assembly candidate in Alimosho

HOMEF uncovers life-threatening conditions at Delta gas flaring site

Clearing agents kick against arbitrary pricing of imported vehicles

Africa desirous of winning ILO DG election, says Ngige

Africa, procurement policies and AfCFTA regime

ASUU strike: Varsity education sinking, stakeholders warn

Buhari approves $8.5m to evacuate 5,000 Nigerians

Governors plotting to scuttle councils’ autonomy, NULGE alleges

Nigeria deserves Qatar 2022 World Cup ticket, says Eguavoen

Our demands from politicians in 2023, by NLC

Why I was sacked as Kano emir, CBN governor, by Sanusi

IMF, World Bank partner on $5.2 billion to support Ukraine

Buhari approves $8.5m to evacuate 5,000 Nigerians

Residents scoop fuel as petrol tanker falls on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

APC came to power unprepared, says Saraki

Delta reacts to protests against hike in varsities fees

FEC approves revised National Gender Policy

Senate passes bills for Federal Universities in FCT, Rivers

Covid has taken severe mental health toll: WHO

PUNCH 

 Russian invasion: One million refugees have fled Ukraine, says UN

2023: Bring defaulters of election timetable to book, gov aspirant urges INEC

Abia NSCDC takes war against illegal refinery to Ukwa West

Reps caucus tackles Umahi over Ebonyi PDP spokesman’s detention

IPOB carpets Uzodimma for denying Ebubeagu

Invasion: Nigeria, 140 others vote against Russia, Ukraine to get $5.2bn lifeline

Ogun contractor kills girlfriend, writes wife, commits suicide

Nigerians suffering under reckless misrule of elites – Jega

Gender bills: No going back says National Assembly, women fume

Alleged $1.6bn fraud: Omokore denies buying houses, cars for Diezani, others

FG receives over 850,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from Japan

Armed robbers stab Nigerian Tribune’s Abuja bureau chief

Ukraine: Putin detains 8,000 Russian protesters

Road accidents: Reps demand establishment of mobile clinics nationwide

BREAKING: I will sell Chelsea, send proceeds to Ukraine victims -Abramovich

OAU student: Adedoyin, others trial begins in Osun Thursday

Power supply: Patients offered to buy fuel for Ondo hospital

2023: Oshiomholes boys clash with Edo senators group over senatorial ticket

Reps caucus tackles Umahi, police over Ebonyi PDP spokesmans detention

2023: Group partners US Consulate on credible elections

THISDAY 

Convention: APC Set to Roll, Appoints Abdulrazaq Zoning Committee Chairman

Lawan Asks Buhari to Forward PIA Amendment Bill to National Assembly

UN Votes, Demands Russia Ends War as Attacks Intensify in Kharkiv,…

Aviation Fuel Scarcity Persists, Heightens Flight Delays, Cancellations

FG to Save $1.8bn in Forex as Dangote, NNPC, Shell, Others…

FEC Okays N3.5bn Security Screening Equipment for Abuja, Lagos, Kano Airports

INEC Chairman: Our Greatest Achievement is Deepening Technology in Election Management

Women Protest over Constitution Review, Allege Discrimination

2023: Labour Seeks Improved Political Leadership

Edo Partners Petroleum Marketers, Security Agencies, Others to Check Hike in fuel hike

Insecurity Biggest Threat to 2023 Elections, CAN tells EU

Court Has Restricted EFCC from Arresting, Further Inviting Our Lawyer, Says Innoson

Atiku: Nigeria will Be Doomed If It Fails to Get it…

200 Gunmen Neutralised as Niger SSG’s Village is Invaded

Dikio Seeks Stronger Partnership with Military to Empower Ex-agitators

March 3, 2022 3:34 am

Lawmakers to Probe Status of Stolen Nigerian Artefacts

Kwara Maintains Lead on Performance Ranking

INEC Registers New 113,255 Voters, Creates 960 Polling Units…

Lagos Sensitises Stakeholders on New Resident ID Card

Anti-open Grazing Law: Bayelsa to Set Up Enforcement Teams in LGAs

Work Begins on 37km Electrification Project in Edo

Lawmakers Task IG, Service Chiefs to Rescue Anambra Kidnapped Victims

Rivers Community Turning into Tourism Hub, Attracts Global Prominence

How Nigeria’s Tax Earnings Fell by 26% in Q4 2021

Independent Investigation Panel on SARS Gives Police Six-day Ultimatum over Missing…

SUN

Farmers/herders clashesll soon be history in Sokoto Prof Junaid, Commissioner for Animal health and Fisheries

Oshiomholes loyalists plot against senators 3rd term bid

2023: Atiku meets PDP Reps over presidential bid

APC chairmanship: Ali Modu promises to obey Buharis decision on consensus

PDPll improve national economy, quality of life from 2023 Wike

APC convention: S/East leaders reject dep chairman, opt for national secretary

APC appoints Kwara gov to head 8-member zoning committee

Fuel scarcity may linger over haulage, CAPEX constraints

Ukraine: Air Peace, Max Air confirm evacuation of Nigerians, to deploy Boeing 777-300, 747-400

Fuel subsidy: Senate President urges Buhari to transmit bill to amend PIA

Police kill prison escapee in Edo ,recover arms

Again, suspected militia kill four in Benue

UBEC, COREN partner on project execution

Yoruba cultural values must be accepted, celebrated, preserved, says Olubadan-designate

2023 poll: INEC identifies balanced distribution of voters to polling units as priority project

Buhari does not deliberately delay assent to bills Presidency

Stop destroying Imo in the name of politics ,coalition warns PDP

I never said Nigeria will impose sanctions on Russia -Onyeama

600 African youths compete for 3-year GAIN-GU mentorship program

VANGUARD

Over 200 bandits killed by security operatives in 3 days ‘Niger govt

COVID-19 triggers 25% increase in anxiety, depression globally ‘ WHO

Our Dubai trip to meet with agencies interested in investing in education coincided with Aisha Buhari’s birthday’ Governors’ wives

Birthday: We didn’t visit Aisha Buhari in Dubai, we were on her entourage ‘ Govs’ wives

Oil Market: Prices surge toward $120 per barrel on OPEC decisions

COVID-19: Nigeria has received over 67m doses of vaccines so far- NPHCDA

Cost of governance, big threat to Nigeria development ‘ Peter Obi

2023: Alimikhena’s third term bid in jeopardy as Oshomhole’s boys gather

INEC has implemented many recommendations on 2019 general elections ‘ Yakubu

Edo North 2023: Akoko-Edo, Owan stakeholders kick against Oshiomhole’s Senatorial ambition

Buhari commissions 120-bed mother, child hospital in Makurdi

Glo Battle of the Year: Nigeria treats viewers to acrobatic displays

Woman docked for alleged N1.6m visa scam

NSCDC reconnects 10 missing children to families in Imo ‘Commandant

Six feared dead in Port Harcourt fatal accident

FG to train 850 unemployed graduates in innovative business from 17 Southern states

Fuel scarcity: Motorist slumps, as consumers resort to clashes at filling stations in Lagos

Electoral Act: We hope NASS’ll delete section 84 (12) to allow govt officials partake in Congresses ‘ Presidency

Anti-open Grazing Law: Bayelsa to set up enforcement teams in LGAs

LEADERSHIP

Senate To Pass 2022 Amended Budget Next Week

Fuel Subsidy: Send PIA For Amendment, Senate Tells Buhari

Ukraine Crisis: China’s ‘Zero COVID’ Weighs On Global Growth

Illegal Refineries: Senate Wants Federal Govt To Introduce Pollution Tax

Legalisation, Not Criminalisation Of Artisanal Miners To Boost Economy

BREAKING: 370 Nigerian Students Trapped In Ukrainian City Surrounded By Russian Troops

BREAKING: 200 Terrorists Killed In Niger

Ukraine: Sokoto Students Now In Budapest ‘ Tambuwal

Bill To Amend 2022 Appropriation Act Scales Second Reading In Senate

Drop Charges Against Ebonyi PDP Spokesman, Reps Caucus Tells Umahi

Africa Remains Attractive For Institutional Investors But Needs Bankable Projects ‘ Report

Ports Shutdown Continues As Customs, Clearing Agents Meeting Deadlocked

Air Peace Resumes Direct Flight To Dubai

TRIBUNE

NEPC trains Kwara exporters on how to write bankable business plans

Akpabio charges Presidential Support Committee members on unity to enable Buhari produce successor

Getting Ondo seaport approved, turning Ore to major industrial hub my priority, says Senatorial aspirant

2023 presidency: North in search of a common agenda

Climate change: IPCC report a dire warning about consequences of inaction ‘ Chair

Govt urged to review Social Studies curriculum to include Peace Education

Edo Police kill prison escapee turned armed robber, recover arms

Nigeria to sanctions Russia according to UN resolution framework ‘ FG

Report exposes failure of commercialised healthcare amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

Reps task FG to construct rail tracks to Lekki Free Trade Zone

NATION 

When U.S forces will attack Russia, by Joe Biden

836,000 flee Ukraine conflict, says UN

UN General Assembly denounces Russia over invasion

Over 2,000 Ukrainians killed in war with Moscow

115 volunteers storm Ukraine embassy to fight Russian troops

Fed Govt denies imposition of sanction on Russia

Buhari approves $8.5m for evacuation of Nigerians from Ukraine

Netherlands targets 9.7m euros income for farmers

Court fixes May 23 for verdict on Fed/states dispute over council funds

Strike: Fed Govt sets timeline to implement agreements with ASUU

HERALD

Governors Wives fly to Dubai from Nigeria to present Aisha Buhari with birthday cake

VIDEO: US President Joe Biden Confuses Ukrainians For Iranians

He’s too promiscuous’ ‘ University of Ibadan lecturer seeks divorce from professor husband

Russia says it has taken control of Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant

Court remands 2 friends for allegedly stabbing their neighbour

Ekiti 2022: Use your PVC to vote out APC ‘ Segun Oni urges supporters

If we want the country to work, we must invest in education’ ‘ Peter Obi

DAILY TRUST

LG autonomy bill: NULGE accuses govs of plotting to scuttle passage

Supreme Court fixes March 16 for judgement on Abaji APC chairmanship candidate

NSCDC set to fight gender-based violence in Kano

Our traffickers made N6.7m using us as sex workers for 6 years – 2 Libya returnees

Court orders Kogi LG commission to recall dismissed staff

Son stabs mother to death in Niger

Man beats father to death over witchcraft

Tragedy in Kano as baby drowned in well

Ukraine crisis: Only Nigerians registered With Embassies Will Be Evacuated – FG

I want to revolutionise Africa’s tech space, says 24-year-old Nigerian engineer

Policeman who carried VIP’s food summoned to Force Headquarters

Gunmen kill tax collector, three others in Benue

Nigeria in process of collapsing, says Jega

Violence breaks out In Filling Station as Fuel Scarcity Worsens

Nigerians who join Ukraine’s war against Russia won’t need visa

AUTHORITY

Projects execution : UBEC strikes deal with COREN

Emir OF Kano Hopeful Of Economic Boom As Qatar Airways Commences Kano-Doha route

2023: CEO of Mykmary Fashion makes case for Nigeria youths

Feminist Forum lambasts Senate, Reps for rejecting pro-women bills

Nigerian women have been betrayed -Rep Nkiruka

Mass demolition hits old Federal Secretariat in Abuja

I dont need a successor that will be loyal to me Tambuwal

BUSINESSDAY

What kills small-scale businesses so fast in Nigeria

Five things Nigerians should know about electricity bill

Govt agencies probe fare hike by Nigerian airlines

Petrol marketers lament supply shortage as queues worsen

Devolution of ‘power’: States to benefit from new electricity law

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

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

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

DAILY INDEPENDENT

FG Earmarks $8.5m To Evacuate Nigerians

Commission Orders Airline Operators To Halt Airfare Hike

Almajiri System Can’t Be Banned Without Providing An Alternative ‘ Tambuwal

Remita Fast Tracks Registration For 2022 JAMB Examination

IMF, Experts Project Optimistic Outlook For Nigeria In 2022

COVID-19: Japan Donates 859,600 Doses Of AstraZeneca Vaccine, 175 Solar Refrigerators To Nigeria

Gender Equality: Men Against Bill Have No Respect For Women ‘ Minister of Women Affairs

I Was Not Buried Alive, Says Anambra Community Chief

2023: Oshiomhole Boys Vow To Stop Alimikhena’s 3rd Term Bid

Group Berates Northern Senators For Failing To Support FCT Ministerial, Mayoral Status

NEW TELEGRAPH

Dehumanising school children in the name of discipline

2023: EU calls for implementation of the Electoral Act

APC constitutes Zoning C’ttee, appoints Gov. AbdulRazak head

Petrol subsidy to increase as oil price rises to $112 a barrel

FEC approves N3.5bn for security screening systems, lightening of airports

Buhari approves N3.536bn for evacuation of 5,000 Nigerians from Ukraine

PERSISTING QUEUES AT FUEL STATIONS: We now have 1.7bn litres of fuel, says NNPC

Nigeria needs $30bn investment for energy demand

Fuel subsidy: Senate urges Buhari to transmit bill to amend PIA

NNPC Limited to debut in July as commercially driven -GMD

MAN blames unstable policies for poor economy

NACCIMA reports progress on insolvent firms’ data

Fuel scarcity: Experience from seat of power

Fintech firm launches writing challenge for Nigerian journalists

PDP’ll overrun APC in Lagos come 2023 ‘Kuye

Russia-Ukraine war: When Reps moved for evacuation of Nigerians

Olawepo-Hashim: Electoral Act ushers new beginning for Nigeria

APC Chairmanship: I’ll wait for President Buhari’s official statement ‘ Sheriff

Nigeria deserve World Cup ticket more than Ghana ‘Eguavoen

BLUEPRINT

Fayemi, NGF planning to scuttle LG autonomy at state assemblies ‘ NULGE

Ukraine-Russia war: FG sends flights, approves $8.5m to evacuate Nigerians

Bye-election: PRP heads to tribunal, rejects PDP as winner of Bassa/Jos-North

FCT: Kwali chairmanship polls rape on democracy ‘ Haruna

INEC solicits EU ‘s support on electoral process, democratic governance

Forum lauds Buhari on assent of Electoral Bill 2022

IPC laments repressive attacks on journalists

NGOs partner to facilitate effective advocasy ahead 2023 polls

Fuel scarcity: NNPC reveals working plans to clear queues

VIDEO: Watch as Nigerian governors’ wives visit Aisha Buhari with birthday cake

VIDEO: Watch as Cardinal Onaiyekan tells Christians what to do at lent season

Mother, 3 kids die in Ebonyi mystery fire

Don’t allow politicians truncate our democracy, NGE tells Nigerians

Electoral Act tool for credible polls- El-Yakub

N26m fraud’: Court admits evidence against Fani-Kayode, adjourns to May 3

NAFDAC moves against counterfeit medicines, commissions 73 vehicles

Suleja-Minna road:Police kill 2 banditsas Niger places residents on alert

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