Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 23 December 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

IOC may exclude boxing from Paris 2024 Olympics

Biden, Zelenskyy meet in Washington

Imo police sack, prosecute seven officers over unlawful acts

Delta police arrest retired fire officer for sexually abusing 12-year-old niece

Nigerians celebrate Christmas amid hike in prices of goods, foodstuff

Security: IGP accedes to Ugwuanyi’s requests for more personnel, equipment

FG annonces Christmas, New Year holidays

Military deactivates 57 illegal refineries, apprehend oil thieves

Ayade declares zero tolerance to Gender-based violence, commits to VAPP law

Again, ADC disowns presidential candidate Kachikwu, upbeat on winning 7 guber seats

Reps mulls jail term, fine for female circumcision

Media stakeholders wade into Arise TV, APC conflict

FG accuses Atiku, PDP of plans to worsen insecurity, unemployment

Wike to announce preferred presidential candidate January 2023

I’ll remove petrol subsidy, Tinubu vows at luncheon

Airline operators risk imprisonment, fines for non-remittance of sales charges

PUNCH

Omo-Agege visits boat accident survivors, promises support

Benue will resist further killings, says Ortom

Cleric marks 60th birthday, laments low life expectancy

Osun: PDP, APC adopt final addresses January 13

Even if I lose, Ive inspired youths Sowore

Cash limits not anti-people, CBN insists, Reps knock Emefiele

Unions vow to stop FGs airport city project

World Bank approves $311m for West Africa

Lottery firm rewards subscribers with car, phone gifts

Manufacturers pay N403bn tax amid economic crunch

Regulator warns investors against blacklisted Italian firms

2023 budget: NAssembly uncovers errors, delays passage

Stock market investors gain N13bn

100 LGAs now open defecation-free FG

FG inaugurates N145bn safe-schools plan, seeks financial support

Firms give $100m support to SMEs

Demand surge pushes oil firms profits to N103bn

FG raises N3.9tn VAT, company tax in nine months

Stakeholders back FG over excise duty suspension

FIFA ranking: Nigeria end 2022 35th in world, fifth in Africa

Dangerous Lagos paedophile weeps after life sentence

Fraud suspect jumps bail, lawyer remanded

Killers of US-based hotelier, Lagos-Ibadan highway kidnappers arrested

Retired fireman rapes 12-year-old niece, family condemns bail

Driver dies, passengers escape as container crushes vehicles

Police arrest terrorists drug supplier, robbery suspects

Extortion: Seven Imo cops sacked, prosecuted

Property worth N130m destroyed in Abia tanker fire

Okupes N13m fine not justice Sowore

Firm targets cost-effective renewable energy services

FG declares holidays for Christmas, New year celebrations

Lawan not working for Atiku APC campaign council

Obi to name Okupes replacement in 48 hours

JUST IN: Kano court affirms Mohammed Abacha PDP gov candidate

THISDAY

HURIWA Carpets FG over Planned Tolling of Second Niger Bridge

Scores Killed as Army, Others Raid IPOB Camps

Traders Seek Urgent FG’s Intervention on Road Infrastructure

Ex-APC Chieftain Alleges Assassination Plot against Emefiele

Dingyadi: Attacks on INEC Facilities Can’t Stop 2023 Elections

Nigeria is Breeding Poverty, Says Peter Obi

House to Buhari: Direct CDS to Flush Out Terrorists in Kaduna, Ebonyi

Stakeholders Blame Aviation Fuel Scarcity on Poor Logistics, Delays in Shipment of Petroleum Products

Analysts:Foreign Investor Drought May Have Spared NGX of Global Systemic Risk

SUN

Wike promises to unveil preferred presidential candidate in January

Atikull implement PIA host community fund provision Okowa

2023 polls: Buhari, NASS okay N4.5bn to fuel police vehicles

Peseiro writes NFF over unpaid 7 months salary

Airlines cash in on festive season to hike fare to N130,000

FG may imprison, fine airline directors N5m over indebtedness to NCAA

Africa accounts for only 2.4% of global GDP, says ECOWAS

Cash withdrawal limit: Experts seek gradual implementation of CBNs cashless policy

FEC approves 3 PPP projects for NIMASA, targets $1.1bn revenue

FG to investigate non-implementation of N30,000 minimum wage by states, firms

$1.5bnLekki Port to commence operations in Q1,2023

Debt market: Commercial paper market value hits N3.3trn FMDQ

NPAN, NGE, NUJ, media leaders caution against embellishment of outcome of meeting with Arise TV/This Day, Tinubu media team

2 BEDC staff on the run for alleged corruption as mgt pledges better services

1 killed, others injured as 40ft container fall on three vehicles

Imo CP dismisses 7 officers over extortion

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Police nab 10 suspected kidnappers

Ortom inaugurates 25 security vehicles, 769 motorcycles

VANGUARD

Senate fails to pass 2023 budget, cites errors, late submission

Fares soar as petrol sells at N270 per litre

DSS boss, Bichi honoured by International Security Organisation

BOAT MISHAP: Omo-Agege visits survivors, families of victims

Aftermath of insecurity, soaring inflation: It’s bleak, drab Christmas

1 killed, others injured as 40-ft container falls on 3 vehicles in Lagos

Insecurity: FG begins data collection of victims of terrorism

Why POS agents are needed in CBN’s cashless policy ‘ Emefiele

We won’t abandon Port Harcourt road ‘Ikpeazu

EFCC, ICPC competent to investigate state govt accounts ‘ Falana

Naira Redesign: We ordered 500m new notes, says CBN

Police prosecute 14 over violence at political rallies in Borno

It’s indirect war’, Russia faults US aid to Ukraine after Zelensky’s visit

Interpol arrests 15, rescues 90 in anti-human trafficking raids in Togo, Burkina Faso, others

Imo Police dismisses 7 officers over checking of phones, extortions

NDDC: Okotie-Eboh condemns FG for disobeying court order

Buhari’s s neutrality will push INEC to conduct credible elections ‘ Idahosa

Funding in public varsities has to be diversified, says Osinbajo

2023: Army will set stage for peaceful elections ‘ COAS

Nigeria loses N1.6trn to rice importation annually before 2015 ‘ Malami

Cash withdrawal limit policy based on research, not against politicians ‘ CBN

FG declares Dec 26, 27, Jan 2 public holidays

9 attackers of Atiku’s convoy charged to court ‘ Borno CP

LEADERSHIP

Court Declares Mohammed Abacha As Kano PDP Gov’ship Candidate

Minister, Others Celebrate Veteran Journalist, Eugenia Abu At 60

Fresh Move To Arrest CUPP Spokesman Suffers Setback

1 Dead, Several Injured As Container Falls On Vehicles In Lagos

2023: I ‘ll Unveil My Preferred Presidential Candidate In January ‘ Wike

Buhari Assures Police Of Improved Welfare

7 UniAbuja Researchers Win N1bn Grants

Fresh Move To Arrest CUPP Spokesman, Ugochinyere, Suffers Setback

Emefiele: UK Lawmaker Says Nigeria’s Democracy Under Attack, Seeks Buhari’s Intervention

TRIBUNE

2023: Nigeria not ready for a sick president, says Delta PDP Chairman

Wike promises to unveil preferred presidential candidate in January

Reps defer passage of 2023 budget to Wednesday, December 28

FG declares public holidays for Christmas, New Year celebrations

Court affirms Mohammad Abacha as PDP guber candidate in Kano

Attack on Chinese nationale: Police neutralise 11 bandits, recovers two AK-47 rifles in Zamfara

Anambra deputy speaker, traditional ruler houses set ablaze by gunmen

BEDC staff on the run for alleged corruption, mgt focuses on customer-centric policies

[Update] 2023: Insecurity can’t deter us from holding election anywhere ‘ FG

Police arrest 3 murder suspects of LAUTECH final year student, US-based hotelier

NATION

Nobody above law, NDLEA chairman warns drug barons

N1.5tr lost to rice imports annually before 2015, says Malami

Police confirm killing of Chinese in Zamfara by bandits

2023: INEC predicts 50 per cent voter turnout across country

Court dismisses suit seeking removal of Kola Abiola as PRP presidential candidate

Court affirms judgment voiding Al-Mustapha’s, others’ candidacy

Criminals won’t stop 2023 general election, says minister

Tax increase for sugary drinks gets National Assembly’s backing

Poultry farmers promise affordable egg, chicken

Fed Govt declares Dec 26, 27, Jan 2 as public holidays

Bayelsa renews battle with Rivers over Soku oilfield

Extortion: Police dismiss seven officers in Imo

40-feet container falls on vehicles in Lagos

Court again rejects Abacha’s CSO Al-Mustapha as Action Alliance presidential candidate

Police nab suspected Lagos/Ibadan road kidnappers, recover AK-47s, cash

DAILY TRUST

Forbes: Getting in and moving up the list of billionaires

Why Nigeria Is Not Ready For A Cashless Economy

Certificates Not Meal Ticket, El-Rufai To Corps Members

FG Declares Public Holidays For Christmas, New Year Celebrations

Troops Kill 103 Terrorists In Northeast Nigeria

Fuel Price Hike: EFCC Raids Kaduna Filling Stations

Atiku’s Promise To Reopen All Borders Attempt To Worsen Insecurity – FG

Reps To Investigate, Sanction Unregulated Online Money Lenders

Gas Flaring: FG Seeks 50% Tax Increase On Erring Firms

PDP Crisis: I’ll Disclose My Preferred Presidential Candidate In Jan. – Wike

INEC Urged To Employ More Ad Hoc Staff To Hasten PVCs Distribution

Poverty has a foothold in Nigeria, yet solutions are not being discussed

ALERT: FG warns against hackers’ money-lending app

AUTHORITY

FG declares public holidays for Christmas, new year celebrations

Court Declares Mohammed Abacha As Kano PDP Guber Candidate

Showdown imminent in Abuja market as traders resist illegal levy

FCTA gets pass mark on implementation of new teachers policy

1.6m Abuja residents vaccinated as COVID-19 protocols ends

FCTA loses N400m to illegal connections to water pipes

HoR Election, Ihiala people can no longer be deceived, youth leader insists

BUSINESSDAY

Dangote refinery nears completion, faces oil output, subsidy hurdles

What you need to know about Lagos Blue Line Rail

Cost of Christmas meal in Nigeria rises 28%

Buhari seeks fresh N1trn loan from CBN, taking total to $52bn

Insurers rake in N533bn as demand for life policy rises

Dangote Refinery to begin operations in March as pre-commission tests near end

Company tax for Q3 2022 stood at N810.19bn ‘ NBS

Naira falls to all-time low despite 181.62% liquidity increase

JAMB announces date for registration, examination for 2023 UTME

Nigeria burns $685m gas as flare sites project drags on

DAILY INDEPENDENT

FG Declares Public Holidays For Christmas, New Year Celebrations

NDE Empowers 26 Youths On Environmental Beautification In Edo

Over 200,000 Youths To Gather For Young Ministers’ Retreat

Insecurity: Elections Will Hold In Every Part Of Nigeria, FG Assures

Hackers Using Money-Lending Apps To Blackmail Users, NITDA Warns

Troops Crush 429 Motorcycles Seized From Terrorists, Kidnappers, Other Criminals In Abuja

POS Operators, Seven Others Paraded For Terrorizing Lagos/Ibadan Expressway

Seyi Akinwumi Charity Tourney: I’m Driven By Joy On Children’s Faces ‘ Akinwumi

CBN: Coalition Takes ‘Emefile Must Go Protest To Presidential Villa

Tinubu Must Tell Nigerians His Background ‘ Bode George

NEW TELEGRAPH

Deduct over-voting, Adeleke still won, Forensic expert tells tribunal

FG tackles Atiku over promise to throw open Nigeria’s borders

FG moves to reorganise, rename Federal Inland Revenue Service

CBN: Banks’ total assets rise 21.58% to N69.67trn

Presidential errors’ stall passage of 2023 budget

Redesigned Currency: CBN orders 500m new notes

2023: We’ll ensure hitch-free, credible elections ‘ FG

Military kills 153 terrorists, arrests 100 in 3 weeks

Buhari: FG’s agric revolution created over 13m jobs for Nigerians

Rewane: Global oil price to hover around $95pbd in 2023

NMA warns against attacking medical personnel

Next president’ll have great task to get things right ‘ Azubogu

Pele’s cancer has advanced, says hospital

BLUEPRINT

LP will recover Nigeria from those who put it in poverty, hunger ‘ Abure

2023: ‘Media ready to work with INEC to ensure democracy works

I’ll run youth, women government, fund education, Obi tells Port Harcourt residents

FIFA rankings:Super Eagles now 35thglobally after 2022 World Cup no show

Since 1989, no budgetary allocation from FG, Nigeria legion cries out

Buhari receives PSC audited report, promises improved police welfare

Picture: How Christmas was celebrated in the past

2022 Finance Bill: Senate begins consideration as FG seeks amendments

Yuletide: FRCS deploys 584 personnel on roads in Akwa Ibom

2023: Wike set to announce preferred presidential candidate

FG announces fresh public holidays

Looted artifacts belong to Edo people ‘ Obaseki

Participants want Teens Life Camp repeat after life experience

Christmas: Dattijo distributes bags of rice to Christians, orphans

Army will set the stage for peaceful 2023 elections ‘ COAS

 

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