Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

LEADERSHIP

Obama Returns To White House, Touts Healthcare Law With Biden

Primaries: Breach Internal Democracy, Lose Recognition, INEC Warns Parties

Ebonyi Commissioner Celebrates Umahi’s Victory At Appeal Court

2023: Interrogate Aspirants’ Promises, NGE Tasks Journalists

Easter Flight Cancellations To Continue For Days

We Need You To End Insecurity, CDS Tells Journalists

7 Days After Train Attack, Terrorists Kill 15 Soldiers In Kaduna

2023: PDP Jettisons Zoning, Throws Presidential Ticket Open

I Get Threat Messages Over Recruitment, Says Head Of Service

Lai Mohammed Blames Kwara Gov For Mass Defection Of APC Members In Kwara

2023: PDP ‘ll Give Nigeria A President Through Consensus ‘ Makinde

Federal Govt Uncovers 1,000 Fake Employments In 1 Ministry

NDDC Is A Den Of Corruption, Princewill Alleges

Train Attack: Tinubu Storms Kaduna, Donates N50m To Victims

Senator Goje Set To Join PDP Wednesday

2023: MKO Abiola’s Daughter Lambasts Sister For Using Dad’s Name To Campaign For Gov Bello

FCTA To Spend $272m On Additional 5.76km Light Rail Track

Minister’s Factional APC Secretariat Turns To SDP Office In Kwara

Again, Senate Extends 2021 Budget’s Lifespan To Complete Ongoing Projects

Why Nigeria Is A Fertiliser Powerhouse In Africa ‘ Buhari

PUNCH

Gunmen kill two after prayer session in Anambra

How ex-JAMB registrar acquired NBC radio licence -Witness

Nigerias imports rise by N12.11tn despite forex shortage

Gridlock crippling business activities at Lekki FTZ Operators

No crack in Benue PDP, says Ortom

Kano court jails atheist 24 years for blasphemous Facebook post

Presidency: PDP panel dumps zoning, fears Norths voting strength

Return to APC, Lai Mohammed begs aggrieved loyalists

We didnt clash with soldiers over cows, says Amotekun

Omo-Agege asks aides to resign ahead of primaries

Ive not declared gov interest yet, says Malami

Confusion in APC as Adamu takes over media centre, displaces journalists

NSITF fails to remit N3.8bn to FG, say Reps

Total assets of 882 microfinance banks hit N1.35tn

Man bags life imprisonment for raping UNILAG student, judge slams victim

Rivers communities protest two years power outage

Delta community protests delay in FUTO students graduation

Osun policemen accuse Cyprus-based student of Internet fraud, extort $504 crypto from victim

NDLEA operatives raid Lagos nightclub, customers allege brutality

Ogun church scatters as preacher dies during sermon against ritualists

Seven abducted Abia varsity students released, traders kidnapped

Kaduna residents flee as bandits kill 17 soldiers, three others

IGP orders dismissal of nine policemen for planning strike

Train attack: Nigeria is bleeding, says Tinubu

DMO releases FGs N720bn second quarter borrowing plan

Niger gov aspirant donates items worth N27M to IDPs

2023: God decreed next president will be from SEast Igbo -Elders

FG detects 1,500 federal workers with fake appointment letters

Confusion trails alleged suspension of Anambra PDP chairman

2023: Fayose resigns from PDP zoning committee

THISDAY 

Finally, PDP Ditches Zoning, Throws Presidential Ticket Open

Senate Extends 2021 Budget Implementation to May 31

Once Again, Terrorists Strike Kaduna, Attack Military Camp, Kill 15…

FG to Address Challenges Facing Cotton Industry, Says Minister

Kyari Rallies NUPENG, NARTO, Others to Tackle Crude Oil Theft

Lawmakers Investigate Crude Oil Production, Revenue Generated by NUPRC

PwC: Over 80% of Central Banks Considering Launch of Digital Currencies

Buhari: Nigeria Fast Becoming Leading Fertiliser Producer in Africa

Aid Groups: Nigeria, Other West African Countries Facing Worst Food Crisis…

Igbo People Are Not Cursed, Okorocha Replies Bakare

APC Evicts Journalists from Press Centre in Party Secretariat over Adamu’s…

Gbajabiamila to Disband Unproductive House Committees Tomorrow

Uproar as Telcos Bar Outgoing Calls on Unlinked SIMs

2023 Election: INEC Warns Parties against Disobedience to Elections Guidelines

Fashola: MKO Won 1993 Presidential Poll After Defeating Tofa at Debate

Makinde: PDP ‘ll Give Nigeria Acceptable President through Consensus Option

Omo-Agege Gets Seven-Day Ultimatum to ‘Repair’ Delta APC

Amotekun, Soldiers Clash over Arrest of 100 Cows Belonging to Officers in Ondo

Russia-Ukraine War: NESG Wants Measures to Improve Food Security

I’ll Sponsor Bill against Defection, Says House of Representatives Aspirant

At 6.03% Decline, Insurance Sector Emerges Worst NGX Performing Sector in 3 Months

NAPE Seeks Collaboration to Bridge Skills, Knowledge Gap in Petroleum Sector

Banks Borrowing from CBN Decline by 0.45% in Q1

SUN

Implosion looms in Oyo PDP as aspirants reject consensus arrangements

Guber: Ayu appeals to PDP stakeholders not to allow party lose Abia

Mixed reactions as PDP throws presidential ticket open

INEC reads the riot act to political parties over conduct of primaries

Telecoms operators want FG to intervene in Kogi sites shutdown

Govt rakes in $6bn in taxes from Shell

SGF seeks amendment to Establishment Acts of FG-owned enterprises

Julius Berger grows revenue by 40%, recommends N2.50k dividend

Ukraine-Russian war: Global economic growth drops to 2.6%

Nigerians lament as FG blocks unlinked lines from making calls

MultiChoice appoints Ohanugo as Executive Head, DStv Media Sales

Kyari partners NUPENG, NARTO, others to tackle crude oil theft

Danbatta reels out achievements as Nigeria hands over WATRA chairmanship to Guinea

CITN expresses concern over move to regulate tax practice

Monitor politicians compliance with Electoral Act, NGE tells media

Kaduna train attack: Nigeria bleeds, says Tinubu

Sit-at-home: Gunmen kill cathedrals security man after Soludos visit

65-year-old man rescued from jumping into Lagoon on birthday

Oil theft: Rivers NSCDC arrests 14 suspects, impounds trucks, boats

FGs policies reason Nigeria is Africas fertiliser powerhouse -Buhari

Ex-Envoy predicts hunger, inflation for Africa if Russia/ Ukraine crisis lingers

2023 presidency: I have capacity to salvage Nigeria Wike

Military troops seize arm cache, medicals from BHaram, ISWAP

GUARDIAN

Tinubu visits Kaduna governor, donates N50m to train attack victims

‘Why Kaduna is vulnerable to attacks despite military presence’

Release Kanu for lasting peace in S’East, Ohanaeze advises Buhari

Rivers NSCDC arrests 14 suspects, confiscate two boats, four trucks

Senate extends 2021 budget implementation to May 31

48 CSOs ask IGP to probe attack on HEDA director’s home

Keep safe, less than five per cent of Nigerians vaccinated, Abayomi warns

Oyetola frees eleven prisoners in Osun correctional centres

HURIWA accuses EFCC of ethnic profiling against Igbo

Easter: NSCDC tasks commander on security operations

Lagos Police rescue 67-year-old man from jumping into lagoon

Malami yet to declare interest in elective office, says aide

Benue PDP: Ortom, Ayu tango over party’s governorship ticket

Igbokwe joins Abia guber race, promises transformational change

Delta guber aspirants increase as youths insist on South-South presidency

Abuja residents worried over scourge of kidnapping, armed robbery

Police confirm release of three kidnap victims in Lagos

Nigeria Police partner U.S., ONSA on capacity development for EOD-CBRN personnel

7.1 million internally displaced in Ukraine: UN

Federal Government inaugurates MOC for National Sports Festival

Nigeria’s informal retail market makes return-and-refund policy difficult

Stakeholders want government to check excesses of foreign jetty operators

Renewed bargain hunting in 18 stocks lifts indices by N36b

Mixed reactions trail CBN’s warning on depositing of composed banknotes

Zamfara government cautions against miss use of Matawalle’s number

Court sentences Mubarak Bala to 24 years imprisonment for blasphemy

Twitter announces Elon Musk to join board of directors

VANGUARD

9 policemen dismissed for mobilising colleagues in failed strike over poor salary

SOSG donates N400m worth of foodstuffs, textiles to orphans, needy

Reps consider 6-month jail term for crossdressers

Senate passes Human Rights Commission Bill

Powershift debate: PDP shouldn’t lose Abia, Iyorchia Ayu tells Ikpeazu, aggrieved party chieftains

Senate approves Human Rights Fund to tackle sexual, gender-based violence, others

Blasphemy: Court sentences atheist to 24 years imprisonment

NLC Deputy President, Yasin asks FG to tackle Nigeria’s security challenges headlong

2023: We’ve not lifted ban on political campaigns ‘ INEC warns political parties, supporters

FG inaugurates new agency, tasks mgt. on data protection

APC: NWC reorganises national secretariat, takes over media centre

IPOB not criminals to be granted amnesty, Kanu’s brother tackles Soludo

2023: We’ll address ‘little irritations’ in Benue, Akume assures APC NWC

2023 Presidency: APC group warns against campaign of calumny against Emefiele

E-payment transactions rise 2.1 % to N29trn

CBN endorsed special bank CEOs summit postponed

NIN-SIM Linkage: Deactivated Subscribers lament, as telcos promise total compliance to FG directives

Anti-Grazing Law: Ondo Amotekun, Soldiers clash over arrest of 100 cows

NIN-SIM Linkage: Subscribers lament, 119m lines at risk as telcos begin deactivation

I wanted to end it all, says man police prevented from jumping into Lagoon on 67th birthday

Updated: 17 soldiers, 3 locals die in terrorists’ raid of Kaduna military base

2 women seek divorce over ‘dead’ manhood, religion

Ambulance drivers, mortuary attendants protest extortion by Abia task force, threaten strike

Chinmark Ponzi scheme investor dies days after attempted suicide

9 days after train attack, whereabouts of 141 persons unknown

Don’t incite religion crisis in Osun ‘ Muslim group warns railway boss

Evil spirits dwell in minds of Nigerian politicians ‘ Gani Adams

Insecurity: FCTA to demolish suspected criminals’ den

Eko Atlantic is new home of US Consulate General

Police arrest 23 hoodlums, recover dangerous weapons in Bauchi

Be analytical, futuristic, Diri tasks ANAN

Igbos are not cursed, Okorocha fires back at Pastor Bakare

NBA laments harrasment of lawyers by security agencies, sets up committee

TRIBUNE

Under your watch, no one should feel cheated in APC, Okorocha tells Senator Adamu

Tricycle operators lament skyrocketing price of tricycles

67-year-old man attempts suicide on his birthday in Lagos lagoon

Pantami, Danbatta lead industry experts to chart way for 5G rollout

We are still receiving surrendered terrorists, COAS says

Unseen evil spirits dwell in minds of some Nigerian politicians ‘ Gani Adams

2023 election: Tambuwal, Peter Obi meet PDP Caucus in Abuja

Anti-grazing law: Amotekun, soldiers clash over arrest of cows in Ondo

Akume pays visit to Adamu, says no intention to seek refund of nomination fee

I did not receive request to test substance found on late Dowen College student, says Toxicologist

AfCFTA: FG to champion extension of rail lines to link coastal countries

Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping, robbing student at UNILAG

NATION 

Kano earmarks N550m for Sahur, Iftar

Firm targets 2,000 jobs in finance sector

Court affirms expiration of farmers association exco

Security agencies need new tactics to tackle banditry, others

Cleric joins Delta governorship race

‘Make technology centre of agricultural development’

DAILY TRUST

Insecurity: Reps ask NSA, IGP, others to deploy men to Katsina

Gunmen kill 2 security men for attending Soludo’s prayer

Secrecy plagues MDAs’ revenues, spending as open treasury portal shuts down for days

Anambra PDP crisis gets messier as Uba faction suspends Acting Chairman

IGP decries attack on police formations

Court restrains Kano LG from taking over farmlands

Drama as soldiers, Amotekun operatives ‘clash’ over seized cows

Award-winning Spanish filmmaker seeks global action for caregivers

Man attempts to jump into Lagos lagoon on 67th birthday after losing job

Okowa meets Obasanjo, says Nigerians not sure of tomorrow

JMA presents excellence award to Daily Trust Foundation

Ambulance drivers, undertakers protest extortion in Abia, threaten strike

Despite court order, Police seal Kano Chamber of Commerce

Plateau Killings: Lalong asks security agencies to track down arsonists

Confusion as Deacon dies while preaching against ritual killings in Ogun

Bandits in ‘military uniform’ kill Zamfara commissioner’s son, 3 others

Terrorists kill 17, abduct several others in 2 Kaduna LGAs

We’re not evacuating A/Ibom indigenes – Katsina govt

Kidnappers of 7 ABSU students demand N14m ransom

Ganduje rejected my resignation, says KAROTA boss

Appeal court reinstates 86 sacked Ekiti varsity employees

Hours after sack, Abuja imam gets new mosque

1.2m at risk of explosive mines in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe – UN Official

Brain drain: Nigeria lost over 9,000 doctors in 2 years – NMA

Kaduna train attackers were teenagers – Survivor

DSS arrests syndicate kidnapping toddlers

DSS arrests syndicate kidnapping toddlers

Nigerians spend 67.7% of monthly income on utilities

2023: I’ll make Nigeria great if elected president –Anyim

El-Rufai to Tinubu: We’re aware of your presidential ambition but God will choose the best for Nigeria

Train attack: Tinubu donates N50m to victims, says Nigeria is bleeding

AUTHORITY

NIPRD, South Africa sign MoU to improve traditional medicine value chain

Medical Tourism: Indian hospital sensitizes journalists

Abuja Court Restrains Edo From Conducting LG Election

JAMB sets for mock exam, laments false accusation over alleged multiple fees

FG launches ACReSAL to reverse land degradation

2023: Why Peter Obi should be Nigerias next president- Middlebelt Youth Council

BUSINESSDAY

Nigerians canvass change in voting pattern in 2023

How intellectual property can change Nigeria’s trajectory

Oil theft: Kyari rallies NUPENG, others as Nigeria loses $3.2bn

Bank customers groan under multiple charges

$1.5bn Lekki Port seen spurring competition

Russian-Ukraine war threatens Africa’s food security, US warns

Transcorp Hotels doubles revenues to N22bn, though energy costs remain huge concern

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Lawmaker Seeks Prohibition Of Crossdressing In Nigeria

Buhari’s Government Must Take The Issue Of Security Seriously ‘ Babatope

Delta Central: PDP, APC In Show Of Strength

How We Lost Over N20m To Hoodlums’ Attack On Our Secretariat ‘ Nwabunike, ANLCA President

FG Commends Julius Berger Over 2nd Niger Bridge

NSCDC Arrests 14 Suspects In Rivers, Recovers Over 100,000 Litres Of Illegally Refined Diesel

Police Arrest Seven Suspects Planting Indian Hemp In Ogun

Tinubu Visits El-Rufai, Donates N50m To Victims Of Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

Reps Demand Details Of Crude Production, Revenue By NUPRC

2023: Primate Ayodele Warns Wike About Picking Successor

2023: APC Group, Others Adopt Tinubu As Consensus Candidate

FCT Taskforce Identifies Suspected Criminals Hideout For Demolition

NEW TELEGRAPH

Ijaw group backs FG’s renewed campaign against oil theft

IPOB not criminals to be granted amnesty, Kanu’s brother tells Soludo

Gani Adams: S’West leaders must emulate Awolowo’s leadership qualities

Zamfara PDP aspirant slams Matawalle over deputy gov’s sacking

APC Convention: Akume forfeits N20m refund

DMO releases N720bn Q2 borrowing plan

IMF: $15bn required to manage long-term risks of COVID

Economy needs right financial, fiscal policy interventions ‘FIRS boss

Report: Cost pressures from Ukraine war hit African economies

PDP’s reign in Oyo will end in 2023 ‘Oladimeji

Whoever takes over in 2023 must devote more resources to tackle insecurity ‘Ikuforiji

FG inaugurates MOC for National Sports Festival

BLUEPRINT

2023: ‘PDP zoning c’ttee may throw presidential ticket open

Indiscriminate recruitment:MDAs’ personnel cost rose fromN1.832trnto N3.494trn in 7 years’ ICPC

[Breaking] Resignation call: Amaju Pinnick adamant, convenes NFF executive committee meeting

Reps lament losses due to negligence by medical practitioners

Effium crisis: Ebonyi parishioners urge Umahi to release detained priest

World Bank, Akwa Ibom partner to empower 54,000 women

FCTA distributes over N3.74bn to area councils, stakeholders

Buhari names Abubakar Sani chair of 4-member NAICOM board

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