Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 2 August 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

NEW TELEGRAPH

Biden confirms US killed al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan drone strike

JUST IN: US kills al-Qaida leader, Al-Zawahri, in Afghanistan

Wildfire spreads rapidly in California’s north

Ukraine grain tycoon killed in Russian shelling

Does Nigeria actually need the Water Resources Control Bill

Delta: Suspected IPOB member killed in shootout

Aftermath of Kuje Attack: FCTA pulls down several illegal structures

Insecurity: Protesters demand immediate sack of NSA, defence minister

Strike continues as ASUU NEC fails to suspend action

Membership of a big party no longer an advantage ‘Mascot Kalu

APC’s Muslim-Muslim candidacy based on political calculation ‘Umenzekwe

2023: You can’t halt OBIdient Movement, Ogene tells Melaye

NFF Presidency: Sultan of Sokoto did not endorse anyone ‘ Investigation

Nigeria to face Ghana again in CHAN final playoffs

PUNCH

Atiku seeks increased UK partnership with Nigeria

7,222 killed, 3,823 abducted in seven months Report

Police strategise, NSCDC warns as terrorists infiltrate South

Anambra residents turn sit-at-home to club meeting days

New Olowu begins traditional rites, meets Obasanjo

Wike: PDP BoT meets Wednesday, plans peace panel

Buhari lacks ability to tackle insecurity Katsina NNPP chairman

FG plans N712bn mortgage to fund 100,000 houses

Pantami rejects new tax on calls, data

Mass Android phones production to begin soon ITF

UBA appoints new GMD, others

Upstream future promising, says FG

Falcons, US friendly tickets sold for $25

Taraba, Plateau bandits kill 10, amputate baby

One dies as kidnappers fling victims into river

Lagos residents lynch mentally-ill, allege invasion of property

Suspected IPOB member killed, Delta police recover rifle

Internet: Two telcos invest N443bn in 4G, 5G

Most lawmakers backed Buharis planned impeachment- APC Senator

North-West, South-West lead as INEC registers 96.2 million

Legal tussle may threaten multibillion-dollar Eko Atlantic City project

We didnt increase petrol price, marketers did FG

After 168-day strike, ASUU issues four-week extension

FG may suspend free four million meters distribution

Edo to recruit forest guards to boost security

Insecurity: FRSC declares war on unregistered motorcycles

INEC decries fake voter registration site

Beyonc to remove offensive lyric from new album

THISDAY

UK High Commissioner: Atiku’s Ideas on Security, Economy, Development Interesting

Sylva: Future of Nigeria, Others’ Oil, Gas Industry Bright Despite Energy Transition Threat

OPEC’s New Head Assumes Office, Engages Nigerian Media on Stabilising Oil Market

NNPC Urged to Fix Nigeria’s Ailing Refineries

INEC: Ekiti, Osun Guber Polls Have Prepared Us Better for 2023

Insecurity: FCTA Demolishes Illegal Structures in Kuje

Minister Kicks against Planned Implementation of 5% Excise Duty in Telecom Sector

Benin River Port: Edo Govt, Regulators, Others Meet over Environmental, Social Impact Assessment

N22.45bn Wonder Bank Funds: Court Declares Nospetco Investors’ Suit against CBN, SEC Statute-barred

Al Qaeda Leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed By US Drone Strike in Afghanistan

UTME: No Guidelines on Uniformity of Scores for Institutions, Says JAMB

70% of Infants in Nigeria Denied Breastfeeding, Say WHO, UNICEF

El-Rufai: APC Still Consulting over Presidential Campaign Council

ASUU Extends Strike By Four Weeks, After Spending 168 Days at Home

Buhari’s Govt Clueless, Incapable of Curbing Worsening Insecurity, Says Obi Support Group

Group Seeks Shettima’s Arrest, Prosecution over Alleged Double Nominations

Insecurity: Masari Changes Mind Again, Urges Katsina People to Defend Themselves

Arewa Youths to Buhari: It’s Time to Seek Foreign Help, Sack Your NSA

UTME: No Guidelines on Uniformity of Scores for Institutions, Says JAMB

SUN

2023: PDP BoT to meet over Wike Jibrin

Atiku, British envoy meet over security, economy, education, others

Road to 2023: Peter Obi threat to PDP not APC Eluaka, Delta APC chieftain

Road to 2023: Time for old generation to allow youths takeover power Faith Yaasa, AAC House of Assembly candidate

Insecurity: Northern group asks Buhari to sack Monguno, seek foreign help

FIFA orders NFF to pay Rohr N157m

Commonwealth Games:Yusuf wins Nigerias fourth weightlifting medal

Forex scarcity: Emirates airlines to reduce flight frequencies to Nigeria over trapped funds

NCC doles out N500m for research in Nigerian universities

$1.5bn Lekki Port reaches 95% completion, commences operations in September

No approval for petrol price hike Sylva

Pantami faults FGs imposition of 5% excise duty on telecoms sector

Insecurity: Abuja protesters kick against NSA, Defence minister

Edo finalises documentation, audit of forests, to begin recruitment of forest police

Insecurity: Majority of APC senators back Buharis impeachment Bulkachuwa

Bloody day in Plateau, Taraba as terrorists strike

Experts give reasons for high number of stunted children in Nigeria

Kuje jail attack: Police re-arrest inmate in Minna

Kidnap nursing mother, 4 months baby, husband, sales boy in Bauchi

IPOB to Igbo politicians: Dont return to South East until Nnamdi Kanu is released

Militias and governments gunmen in Imos killing fields

GUARDIAN

Pelosi has ‘right’ to visit Taiwan

US to send $550 million of new weapons to Ukraine

JANDOR receives Lagos APC decampees into PDP, distances self from Ajayi

Nigeria going into 2023 without reliable options from major parties, says Nwoko

Edo youths, motorists protest deplorable condition of Benin-Sapele Highway

Delta traditional rulers call for military action to end insecurity

Rivers police pick six suspected criminals, recover gun, two cars

18 aggrieved APC guber aspirants, others form Plateau Project 2

Deputy Commissioner of Police wins silver medal at U.S. Open Judo Championship

Furious German media claim England ‘cheated’ in Euro 2022 ‘Wembley scam

U.S. Consulate-backed OBN HOOP Summit Championship dunks offwith six teams

NCC commits N500m for research in Nigerian universities

Stakeholders claim double taxation stifling MSMEs’ growth

Stock market resumes August trading with N227b loss

How CBN’s tight monetary policies hit stock market

Nigeria missing as BRICS moves to cut Western domination

PDP: Wike demands Ayu’s removal, single term for Atiku, BoT meets tomorrow

Confusion as communications ministry rejects FG’s 5% excise duty on sector

FG insists on price control amid 12 new oil regulations

Inflation will remain below 20 per cent by year end

Schools closure insensitive to children’s future says CSO

Sudan reports its first monkeypox case

DR Congo fires warning shots to disperse anti-UN protesters

VANGUARD

Don’t run to S-East without Kanu, IPoB warns Igbo politicians

Economic sabotage: 13 Naval officers, ratings face General Court Martial for connivance, oil theft

Buhari set to give jumbo pay to judges soon ‘ Olanipekun

NDDC: Intrigues as S-South heavyweights battle for control

FCT residents call for sack of Defence Minister, NSA over increased kidnappings

DSS disowns security advisory in circulation

COVID-19: 19 months after, FCTA reopens Abuja’s Millennium Park

NDDC: Delay in board inauguration may lead to renewed hostilities in the region ‘ Groups

Deregulation: We haven’t removed subsidy ‘FG

Energy crisis: Nigeria not ripe for nuclear power plant ‘experts

Ex-APC presidential aspirant dumps Tinubu, endorses Obi

PDP crisis: Wike’s group lists demands as elders meet

Capacity to lead: Datti-Ahmed tackles Okowa over Peter Obi

PDP’s problem not as bad as APC’s Muslim-Muslim issue ‘ Walid Jibrin

Your experience not enough to handle Nigeria’s problem, Okowa hits Peter Obi

Minister attacks FG’s plans to impose 5% tax on call, text, data

Army allegedly dehumanize Town Union President in Enugu Community

Native doctors drag CAC to court over registration

ASUU extends strike by four weeks

4 burnt to death in Delta as vehicle conveying diesel rams into truck

Okada ban: Doctors battling to save man shot by policeman in Lekki

Police kill suspected IPOB member in Delta

8 killed in Plateau community Sunday night attack

Commuters groan as residents block Benin-Sapele road over dilapidated state

Bandits block Enugu-P’Harcourt highway, burn Army van, abduct scores of passengers

Revealed: Teenager arrested with unknown gunmen 7 months pregnant ‘ Report

Man kills sister’s friend over N50,000, buries corpse in room

FG describes death of physically-challenged man in Italy ‘brutal murder

Monkeypox: LASUTH confirms Vanguard’s story, says no cause for alarm

WHO, UNICEF urge Govts to allocate resources to protect breastfeeding policy

Sudden Death: Cardiologist mulls early detection of heart-related diseases

Show me anyone more experienced than Peter Obi, Datti Baba-Ahmed replies Okowa

Atiku proposes increased collaboration between Nigeria, UK

Group urges Umana to end illegality, says his plan on NDDC projects is diversionary

LEADERSHIP

Pantami Kicks Against FG’s 5% Excise Duty On Calls

Marketers Responsible For Petrol Price Hike, Not FG ‘ Sylva

Kogi, Chinese Govts Discuss Partnership In Nuclear Energy, Others

Stop NDDC Administration With Sole Administrator, Group Tells Umana

JUST-IN: CAF Revises AFCON 2023 Qualification Calendar

Police Kill IPOB Member Who Killed 3 Policemen ln Delta

JUST-IN: Tambuwal’s Commissioner Dumps PDP, Defects To APC

TRIBUNE

Institutions decide cut-off mark, conduct admissions ‘ JAMB

High cost: Bakers seek temporary suspension of govt taxes, other levies on bread

2023: Nigerians in diaspora task youths on strength of collective voting

Zack Orji’s wife, Ngozi, declares for Peter Obi, as he declares for Tinubu

Scarcity: We’ve not removed fuel subsidy ‘ FG

PDP BoT moves to reconcile Atiku, Wike

INEC disowns online voter registration website

Unless people repent, there’s no remedy for present security challenges ‘ Emir of Daura

Sanwo-Olu, media chiefs for corporate governance workshop in Lagos

FRSC boss orders enforcement on unregistered motorcycles

NATION

Atiku/Wike face-off: PDP set to meet Rivers governor, aggrieved members, says BoT Chairman

Masari to Katsina residents: defend yourselves against terrorists,…

No more illegal admissions, JAMB warns heads of tertiary institutions

Peter Obi not experienced enough to lead Nigeria, says Okowa

Kumuyi: we’ve reached 3m people worldwide through crusades

Nigerians, businesses groan as naira continues free fall

Northwest, Southwest lead in voter registration

Intrigues as Amaechi, Akpabio, Sylva battle for control of NDDC

Scarcity: We’ve not removed fuel subsidy, says Fed Govt

Knocks for Fed Govt, ASUU over extension of strike

Don’t return without Kanu, IPOB tells Abuja-based Southeast politicians

Minister reopens millennium park two years after

Tipper crushes father of 30 children in Kogi – FRSC

Ex-militant leader denies operating illegal crude oil camp

Schools decide UTME cut-off mark — JAMB

PDP sets to meet Wike, aggrieved members – BoT Chairman

INEC shuts registration portal as CVR ends

FG orders NDDC to resume suspended scholarship scheme

Over 70 percent infants in Nigeria denied breastmilk – WHO, UNICEF

HERALD

FRSC threatens to impound unregistered motorcycles nationwide

Police arrest man, 30, friend over 500 packets of Tramadol in Kano

Attack on village in Jos South, a ploy to instigate disharmony ‘ Lalong

Sell-off: Fidelity Bank, BUA Cement shares drop market capitalisation by N226bn

Police drag 2 men to court for stealing 20 Bibles in Ekiti

I stayed in a mosque for 2 weeks’ ‘ Captured Kuje prisons escapee

INEC disowns online voter registration website

DAILY TRUST

 Experts list ways of mitigating ethnic tension, grievances

Dollar remittance: Presidency wades into CBN, NNPC ‘feud’

Group Urges Supreme Court Judges On Fairness

#NotebookGate: Again, Oyo Awards Contracts Worth N694 million to Companies Owned by Cronies

FCT Minister reopens Millennium Park 2 years after

Cost of flight tickets will go higher, says aviation expert

FRSC clamps down on unregistered vehicles After Daily Trust story

49-year-old lawyer arraigned for forgery in Anambra

UK based Nigerian wins engineer of the year award

Okowa: Peter Obi does not have experience to lead Nigeria

Six important ways to prepare for flood

Experts list ways of mitigating ethnic tension, grievances

I had to delete Tik Tok, Instagram to be focused – Babcock’s overall best student

What to know about Marburg virus

Dollar remittance: Presidency wades into CBN, NNPC ‘feud’

Sanusi, Ganduje reunite in Abuja Airport two years after dethronement

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria’s housing deficit data unreliable ‘ Experts

How BDCs fared since CBN dollar ban

Nigeria’s rainy day fund fails when needed most

5 top economies with weak currencies but no dollar scarcity

Pertinence Group unveils 10th year anniversary with Wealth Summit 3.0

How income from insurance claims drove BUA’s earnings to 4-year high

Resource Intermediaries taps new outsourcing practices to support businesses

Explainer: Why U.S. dollar is stronger than Naira

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Putin’s New Naval Doctrine Lists US, NATO As Main Threats To Russia’s National Security

OPEC’s New Secretary General, Al-Ghais Of Kuwait, Takes Office

INEC Promises To Issue PVCs To Last Batch Of Registrants Before December

Buni Approves N619m For Payment Of Pension, Gratuity Arrears

Ebonyi 2023: I’ll Complete Abandoned Projects If Elected ‘ Odoh

2023: I’ll Involve Communities To Tackle Insecurity In Taraba ‘ Kefas

Buni Flag-Off Fertilizer Sales, Distribution For 2022 Cropping Season In Yobe

Terrorist Abduct 50 In Kaduna community

2023: You Can’t Halt OBIdient Movement, Ogene Tells Melaye

INEC Reports Fake Online Registration Portal

2023: Finally, Wike Agree To Support Atiku’s Presidential Bid

FG Insists Fuel Subsidy Still Intact, Accuse Marketers Of Price Hike

Royal Father Lauds Obasaki’s Education Reforms Programme

Federal Mortgage Bank Has Achieved Much Under Buhari ‘ Fashola

BLUEPRINT

Popular Nollywood actor, Nkem Owoh, rejects N10m offer to endorse Tinubu

Ogun pensioners carpet Abiodun over unpaid gratuity

Nigerians spend N1.25trn on calls, data in 6 months ‘ NCC

Salvage South-east from marginalisation, injustice, Bishop Ibezim beckons media

Stakeholders call for breastfeeding inclusion in school curriculum

Varsity don worried over policy inconsistency on environmental issues

Gunmen kill 7 in fresh attack on Plateau community

History’ll be kind to Buhari on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, 2nd Niger Bridge ‘ BMO

Demolition: FCTA begins week-long clean up in Kuje

 

 

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