Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Biden warns China against invading Taiwan, vows US military defence

Russian soldier found guilty of war crimes in Kyiv court, handed life sentence

Four dead, 80 trapped in Iran building collapse

Iran Revolutionary Guards member assassinated in Tehran

Primaries: Confusion trails Buhari, governors meeting as APC adjusts timetable

INEC tasks political parties on better deal for women

2023: General Abubakar kicks against zoning, defends 1999 Constitution

Lawyer sues FG, 12 northern states for sharing in VAT realised from sale of alcohol

EFCC operatives storm Okorocha’s Abuja residence, arrest him

Lagos PDP urges cancellation of HoA, HoR primaries as Oyo aspirants allege intimidation

Wike dissolves State Executive Council, APC kicks

Akwa Ibom, ADP sign 732MW agreement on Ibom Power Plant

Court bars Mc Oluomo, others from collecting levies

Court adjourns hearing on murder case by military man in Calabar

CBN backtracks, takes radical stance against rising inflation

Lingering forex crisis undermining stock market growth, say experts

Mines, steel key to diversifying economy from oil, says Adegbite

Nigeria, others can leverage Commonwealth advantage for strategic relationships

FG to train over 200, 000 civil servants on eGovernment initiative

Countries agree to overhaul WHO funding model

Police shoot live bullets, teargas as EFCC finally arrests Okorocha

FG activates passport tracking system

PUNCH

APC gov ticket: Aggrieved aspirants seek direct primary, allege hijack

NCDC, expert warn as Lassa fever kills 152

Train attack: Families cry to FG as terrorists issue death threat

My mother-in-law lost a daughter last year, now Okada riders have killed my husband wife of sound engineer killed in Lekki

Osun poly students design voters registration machine

Cabinet dissolution, self-serving, APC tells Wike

Buhari meets APC govs, others ahead primary

Jonathan lobbies Buharis nephew amid presidential bid

Buhari backed Osinbajo on Dauras removal, VP not religious bigot Lawyer

Oil marketers seek investments in new trucks

Cooking gas demand crashes amid rising prices, marketers groan

51 million phone owners lack NIN Report

ICT firms borrowing from banks rises to N982.87bn

Stop oil exploration in Niger Delta, group tells Shell

Mexico in US for Nigeria friendly, Eagles arrive Texas today

Pandemonium as cultists kill soldier in Ogun community

Gunmen kill Akwa Ibom youth leader, flee with bike

Ogun policemen, cultists clash, seven suspects arrested

Suspected Internet fraudster remanded for killing Ekiti inspector

Sexual abuse: Court orders teachers arrest for shunning invitation

ECOWAS awards N20m damages against FG over bizmans death in EFCC custody

Court orders MC Oluomo, Lagos, NURTW to stop levying drivers

Lagos teacher flogs pupil over homework, victim vomits, dies

MAN, LCCI, others kick as CBN raises lending rate to 13%

One feared dead as soldiers, cultists clash in Ogun

EFCCs siege, breach of human rights Okorochas lawyer

Delta Reps aspirant collapses after losing primary

Violent PDP primaries, breach of public peace Edo APC

Lawmakers murder: Treat gunmen as terrorists, APGA urges govt

THISDAY

Hayatu-Deen: 2023 Presidential Election is PDP’s to Lose

Sporadic Gunshots as EFCC Forcibly Arrests Okorocha for Jumping Bail

Clean Fuels: Nigeria, Others Require $15.7bn to Upgrade Existing Refineries, Says…

FG Moves to Strengthen Environmental, Gender Reporting in Extractive Industry

Court Bars Lagos Govt, MC Oluomo, Others from Collecting Union Levies

Terrorists Threaten to Kill Kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna Train Passengers, Issue FG Seven…

Buhari Promises to Sign Bill on Establishment of Forensic, Fraud Examiners’…

Nigeria Receives 4.4 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines

2% Tax on Telephone Calls will Stifle Telecom Growth, Telcos Insist

FG Approves N34bn Minimum Wage Adjustment Arrears for Varsity Workers, Others

NMDPRA Seeks Collaboration with Indigenous Oil Producers for Development of Midstream,…

Governors Meet Today on Court Ruling against their Objection to LGs’…

CSOs Demand Shell’s Immediate Restoration of Means of Livelihood for Polluted…

Ekweremadu to Appeal as Court Dismisses Suit Seeking to Nullify Enugu…

PDP Working to Prune Presidential Aspirants to Three

CAN: Killing of Mother, Four Children in Anambra Barbaric

Ortom, Suswam, Moro Clinch PDP Senatorial Tickets

Soludo Denies Religious Killings in Anambra, Warns against Incitement

Group Berates APC Chairman for Poor Handling of Party in…

FCTA Arrests 15 Suspects for Dei-Dei Market Mayhem

Yuguda: SEC to Resolve Issues of Unclaimed Dividend with Identity Management

Buhari Appoints Gov Sule Digital Economy/E-government Member

Agusto & Co: Nigerias Debt Rose Steeply by 226% to N39.56trn in 7 years,

FG Raised N5.58trn via Saving Bonds in 5 Months to Fund 2022 Budget Deficit

U.S. Consulate Promotes Entrepreneurship, Supports 30 Emerging Fashion Designers in Niger Delta

SUN

PDP elders intensify moves for consensus presidential candidate

Ill turn around Nigeria if elected president Umahi

2023: Its difficult to predict what South Eastll do ABC Nwosu

Enugu guber: Ekweremadu may join APC, opens discussion with party stakeholders

Imo PDP crisis deepens as youths protest alleged 3-Man delegates lists from Abuja

Amazon, Facebook register for tax in Nigeria

FG approves tax relief, incentives for startups

Forex: Shippers decry high exchange rate, as imports drop by 60%

Kanu speaks from detention, appeals for stoppage of killings in SEast, release of Mama Biafra

COVID-19: FG takes delivery of 4.4m doses of J&J vaccine

EFCC rearrests Okorocha, vows to prosecute him

Bandits kill 12 in fresh Katsina attack

Kaduna train attackers threaten to kill abductees in 7 days, demand release of members in custody

2023: Its difficult to predict what South Eastll do ABC Nwosu

Road to 2023: SEast insecurity: What Id do if I were president Utomi

Road to 2023: Large number of presidential aspirants source of worry for APC George Moghalu

2023 general electionll hold without obstacles Ayorinde

VANGUARD

PDP Primaries: Three Benue HoR Members fail to secure party’s tickets

Lagos APC primaries: Pressure mounts as group rejects Sanwo-Olu’s brother, others as c’ttee members

Absence of off-takers stalls CBN’s support to fishery sector

I won’t stop the production of electric cars ‘ Engr Robert

Ex-VP Sambo’s son loses primary, allegedly request refund of money given to delegates

Goje writes Ayu over inclusion in PDP primaries, threatens legal action

PDP Primaries: Dino Melaye fails to secure PDP Ticket, loses rerun to Reps Member, TJ Yusuf

Breaking: EFCC invades Okorocha’s house

Don’t touch Hausa’s again, they’ve suffered enough, IPOB roars

Women protest gender imbalance in reconstituted transport, maritime sector boards

NIMASA reiterates commitment to effective pollution prevention, control

IOCs violate Nigerian diving regulations ‘ NAPROD

Residents jittery over approval for 2nd container terminal at Kirikiri Canal

IOPC Fund harps on progress, worry over non-submission of report by Nigeria

Amaechi calls for strengthening of port state control, others

Lagos Agberos: Stop collection of levies from non-members ‘ Court orders Mc Oluomo, NARTO, others

Delta: Girl who allegedly inhaled tear gas did not die ‘ Police

Why we stormed Okorocha’s Abuja home ‘ EFCC

We’re yet to recover from trauma of Operation Python Dance ‘ Nnamdi Kanu’s family

COVID-19 pandemic far from over, WHO warns

You’re biased in your Monkeypox reporting, African journalists blast foreign media

Gas flaring, atmospheric pollution, hindering asthma care in Nigeria ‘ ACUF

Siege: EFCC has stopped me from going for APC presidential screening, says Okorocha

Threat to kill train passengers:Any organized security knowshow to dislodge terrorists ‘ CAN, CNG, Arewa Youth, react

TrainAttack: We’ll start killing abducted passengers in7 days ‘ Terrorists

Ansaru terrorists protecting, indoctrinating some Kaduna communities ‘ Community leader

FG can’t increase wages, downsize workers without productivity measurement ‘ Ngige

IPOB condemns beheading of Anambra lawmaker

Terrorists kill 12 Jibia community residents in Katsina

Cargo agents urge FAAN to reduce cargo charges

LEADERSHIP

Primaries: PDP’sOghene Egoh Wins Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency Ticket

School Feeding: Federal Govt To Spend N999m Daily On 10m Pupils

PDP Primaries: Benue Commissioner, Olofu, Hails Peaceful Conduct

Why We Stormed Okorocha’s House ‘ EFCC

Fuel Tanker Explosion Claims 2 Lives In Anambra

Fraudster Convicted In Kwara, Forfeits Lekki Mansion, Car To Federal Govt

IPOB Condemns Killing Of Hausa Woman, 4 Children In Anambra

TRIBUNE

Oyo/Osun Customs intercept 141 drums of petrol, generate over N5 billion as revenue in April

BON motivates Nigeria’s broadcast journalists with merit awards

Ikpeazu, Akobundu secure PDP senatorial tickets as Abia North primary ends in fiasco

MDCAN appeals to FG for immediate implementation of hazard allowance

Soludo budgets N4bn to complete Anambra International Airport

FG tasks agencies to accomplish greater goal for mining sector

N-Power scheme: FG set to train victims of drug abuse, hands over starter-packs

NATION 

Katsina, Kano to get 330kv transmission substations

Petrol scarcity in Ondo over leadership crisis

Ex-lawmaker withdraws from assembly race

Deborah Samuel: Strengthen laws to criminalise blasphemy

Sule appointed presidential council member

Ministry to insist on NEITI comments before environmental approvals

Monkeypox outbreak ‘containable’, says WHO

Realtor threatens legal action over ‘threat to life’ report, demands…

Tension in states over PDP, APC governorship primaries

Inflation pushes up interest rates to 13.5 per cent

What rates hike means for Naira, investors, borrowers, by experts

N2.9b ‘fraud’: EFCC whisks away Okorocha after hours of showdown

HERALD

Biden at Indo-Pacific summit says war in Ukraine global problem

WHO says monkeypox outbreak ‘containable’, confirms 131 cases outside Africa

Soludo reacts to killing of woman, 4 kids in Anambra

EFCC finally arrests Okorocha after siege on Abuja home

Dino Melaye crashes out in Kogi West PDP senatorial primary election, alleges gang up

FG cannot increase wages, downsize workers without productivity measurement ‘ Ngige

IPOB’s Full-Blown Barbarous Terrorism Must be Stopped ‘ By Farooq Kperogi

2023: I’ll end unknown gunmen menace in Imo ‘ Lawan

Extortion: Nigerians complain, NIMC denies aiding fraudsters

S/ Korea’s Samsung plans $360bn investment over 5 years

Abductors of Abuja-Kaduna train passengers threaten to kill all hostages in 7 days

Wike sacks commissioners, Chief of Staff

5 Best Forex Brokers with Minimum $1 Deposit in Nigeria

Relying solely on salary, no longer fashionable, Gov. Ayade tells Civil Servants

Amaechi: ‘I don’t believe in 35 per cent affirmative action for women

 DAILY TRUST

Buhari promises to sign forensics, fraud examiners’ institute bill

Imo assembly passes N65bn supplementary budget

Abuja-Kaduna train attackers give conditions to FG

I’m now left with nobody – Husband of woman killed with 4 kids by IPOB

An Aspirant has recovered N100m from Kaduna delegates – Shehu Sani

Politicians who overspend to win election will recover the debt from govt coffer – Sen. Baba-Ahmed.

EFCC arrests Okorocha after 7-hour siege

Terrorists kill 65 farmers, others in Katsina, Borno attacks

Aba will compete with China, Japan if I’m elected, says PDP guber aspirant

Nigerians’ problem is looking for one-man messiah – Pat Utomi

Killings: Northerners not targeted, says Soludo as police reassure Anambra Hausa community of protection

We made mistake endorsing presidential candidate in 2019 – Nollywood actors

Dino Melaye defeated in PDP primary, loses bid to return to Senate

Gunshots as supporters protest siege at Okorocha’s residence

AUTHORITY

Detribaliszed, respected by all governors, Osinbajo is presidents top confidante El-Rufai

Minister approves establishment of A Level data bank, says JAMB

2023 : Adopt Osinbajo as consensus candidate, Ogun students urge Buhari, other APC leaders

Presidential aspirant, Jack-Rich, pledges establishment of International Trade Hub in South East

Osinbajo has capacity to take Nigeria to great heights, says gov. Zulum

2023: Osinbajos Message To APC Delegates is Crucial to Nigerias Future

BUSINESSDAY

The de-listing of Nigeria from emerging markets by JP Morgan

Businesses face higher loan costs on CBN’s rate hike

Naira gains after CBN rate hike

Bank stocks set to gain as Nigeria hikes interest rate for first time in 6yrs

Stocks lose N519bn as CBN raises key interest rate

FBS Re boosts West African capacity in blanket bonds, cyber insurance

NCRIB broadens insurance frontier with UK

Recapitalisation for PFAs and the welfare of Nigerian pensioners

For a few clicks more’the case of the rumoured acquisition of Jumia by Zinox

Mitigating the effects of climate change to achieve food security in Nigeria

 DAILY INDEPENDENT

INEC, ICPC To Prosecute Candidates With Forged Academic Credentials

IPOB Agitation Is Not Good For South-East ‘ Umahi

PDP Primaries: Ex-Speaker Picks Bayelsa Central Senatorial Ticket

David Beckham Plotting Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez Reunion To Dominate MLS

11 Dead In Central Mexico Shooting

Taliban Set To Sign Agreement With UAE Over Afghan Airports 

Soludo’s Media Chief Debunks Report Of Ethno-Religious Killings In Anambra

2023 Enugu Guber: Jim Nwobodo Tips Peter Mba To Succeed Ugwuanyi

Isaiah Luke Saldivar is on Mission to Cast Out Demons, Save Human Lives

Oyo APC Senatorial Hopeful Restates Commitment To Urban Renewal

CAN Decries Killing Of Women, Children In South-East Nigeria

African Accountants Optimistic About Continent’s Economic Prospects ‘ Report

Abuja Residents Vows To Shut Down FCTA If There Is JAAC Meeting

 PEOPLESDAILY

We’re bound to give Buhari soft landing as he vacates Villa, Adamu tells APC Govs

NASS to support judiciary to discharge mandate ‘ Lawan

Buhari’s wife, Aisha, Pauline Talen storm APC, strike deal with Adamu for women

Independent, SilverBird Staff win chair, VC of FCT correspondents chapel

Southeast bleeding, unknown gunmen are terrorists ‘ Moghalu

2023: Banky W wins PDP ticket for Eti-OSA Constituency

NEW TELEGRAPH

NFIU: Governors meet over court judgement

Power: FG considering alternative to national grid ‘Osinbajo

AfCFTA: Nigerian trade structure threatens $450bn potential

Wike dissolves cabinet, fires chief of staff

Submit fake certificates, go to jail ‘INEC warns politicians

PERCEIVED TARGETED KILLINGS: No religious/ethnic killings in Anambra, says Soludo

Drama, gunshots as EFCC arrests Okorocha for jumping bail

Terrorists give FG seven-day ultimatum on kidnapped train passengers

Rewane: Global tightening may trigger decline in Diaspora remittances

How I’ll solve security issues if elected president, by Nnamani

APC Convention: Amaechi’s robust engagement with delegates

PDP Primary: Dino loses senate ticket to Rep member

BLUEPRINT

Why we nabbed Rochas Okorocha on APC screening day ‘ EFCC

Alleged killing of northerners: Anambra government cautions on reportage’ CNG, CAN warn on conspiracy of silence

After losing PDP senatorial ticket to Reps member, TJ Yusuf, Dino Melaye breaks silence

Terrorists kill 12 farmers in Katsina attack

Breaking: Tension as teenager invades school, kills 14 children, teacher

Stock market loses N519bn

NNPC, Sahara Group invest $300m in gas carriers to drive clean energy

FG calls for midstream, downstream sector synergy to boost domestic refining

EFCC smashes 22 internet fraudsters in Delta

Sexual abuse charges: Court orders police to arrest dismissed teacher

Killings in South-east: No ethnic group has monopoly of violence ‘ AYCF

Killings in South-east: Nigerians no longer safe anywhere ‘ ACF

IPOB accuses FG, DSS of beheading Anambra lawmaker

2023: Nasarawa female aspirant woos APC delegates for votes

Dei-Dei mayhem: FCTA raids Jiwa forests, arrests 15 suspects

COVID-19: There’s no quick-fix cure, get vaccinated, NPHCDA tells Nigerians

2023: Rising poverty may lead to uprising, Mogahlu warns

Ngige links poverty to child labour in Nigeria, Africa

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