Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 15 February 2023

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines


GUARDIAN

Biden secures 100th US judge, blunting Trump’s impact on bench

US inflation eases in January but kept high on rent and energy costs

Battle for Ukraine’s Bakhmut far from over: Wagner chief

Tinubu, Shettima assure Christian leaders on national devt, unity

Sowunmi’s call for Bode George’s arrest sign of frustration

Violence, killings threat to 2023 elections in Ebonyi

Ondo: Two security guards to die by hanging for killing employer, daughter

Hoodlums set Imo lawmaker’s ancestral home ablaze

Valentine celebration: IHVN cautions against HIV/AIDs contraction

Security body warns against inflammatory statements by politicians

MAN’s optimism about GDP contribution dwarfed by lingering challenges

Nigerdock deploys renewable energy for green ports

Stakeholders intensify safety campaign to forestall falling of containers on roads

Indices rise further by N70b amid sustained gains in 17 stocks

Manufacturers’ confidence in economy wanes over lingering problems

Africa needs pro-poor, inclusive recovery efforts to foster economic transformation

Bawa not disobeying court orders, EFCC reacts to protests

PUNCH

Apple releases updated operating system

Seven things to consider before buying phones

Trapped earthquake victims cry for help, deaths now 41,200

Court orders Benue to pay retirees N26.3m

Senate threatens CSOs for opposing Buharis nominees

NYSC warns corpers against crime as orientation ends

BoI, French agency sign 2.5m funding deal

Naira crisis worsens, Emefiele justifies redesign

Tinubu returns to Imo three months after Bala blu gaffe

Polling agents: Sowore seeking attention, says LP PCC

Atikus victory will shock Wike, others, says Tapgun

Elections: NEF raises concern over violence in South-East

Sanctions best option to tackling building collapse Registered builders chair

BREAKING: Fire guts Abuja fuel station as tanker explodes

N3bn fraud: Kogi Govs nephew, others seek bail

Elections: Obaseki tasks media on peaceful, inclusive reportage

NDE begins management training for 65 artisans in Delta

BREAKING: Fani-Kayodes interrogation not over, says DSS

Mum of seven gives birth to quintuplets in Poland

Coast clear for Tinubus Rivers rally, APC factions reconcile

UI VC calls for liberation of underprivileged

New naira: Ganduje threatens to revoke banks licences

THISDAY

Presidency: FG, CBN to Take Position on Currency Swap after S’Court Determination Today

Kyari: Energy Demand in Nigeria, Others to Increase by 35% in 20 Years

Buhari Appeals to UAE President to Lift Visa Ban on Nigerians

Court to Hear Final Forfeiture of Patience Jonathan’s $5.8m, N2.4bn On March 28

All Eyes on Supreme Court as Suit against Banning Old Naira Notes Resumes Today

OPEC Confirms Nigeria’s Oil Output Grew by Just 23,000 bpd in Jan

TAJBank Becomes First Corporate to List Sukuk Bond on NGX

NEC Okays Nigeria Agenda 2050 with 165m Jobs in the Offing

Fitch: Nigeria to Face Post-election Economic Policy Challenges

Military Moves to Secure Nation’s Territory Ahead of Elections

FG at Advanced Stage of Repossessing Hundreds of Artefacts from UK, US

Amnesty International Tasks FG on Violence-free Elections

DSS Reinvites Fani-Kayode, Warns Parties, Media against Unguarded Utterances

Afenifere Reiterates Opposition to Interim Govt, Calls for End to Cash, Fuel Scarcity

New Notes: February 10 Deadline Stands, as Emefiele Says No Need for Extension

Court Extends Order Restraining PDP from Suspending, Expelling Wike to March 6

Buhari Appeals to UAE President to Lift Blanket Visa Ban on Nigerians

NEF to Buhari: Assert Your Authority, Don’t Allow IPOB Intimidate, Prevent Nigerians from Voting

Cultists Kidnap, Rape Pastor’s Wife to Death in Rivers

Court Remands Nollywood Actress for Spraying, Stepping on New Naira Notes

SUN

Nigeria Decides 2023: Concerns, fears, questions over Lagos RECs neutrality

Tinubu promises prudent management of Nigerias resources

Wike setting booby trap for PDP, Atiku -Aniagwu

Ignore those calling for election boycott, ex-NADECO chieftain tells South East

Petrol subsidy to gulp N5trn in 2023 Agusto & Co

FG to release new revenue allocation formula before April

Shippers abandon land borders 2 years after reopening over harsh trading policy

Petroleum marketers seek Customs CGs arrest over auction of N1.56bn petrol laden tankers

Naira scarcity: Ooni postpones annual Aje festival indefinitely

EFCC: Bawa must go protesters besiege Lagos House of Assembly

Kaduna guber: Appeal Court strikes out NNPP case against Uba Sani, INEC

VANGUARD

150 distressed Nigerians in Niger Republic arrive Lagos

Economic crunch: Sanwo-Olu flags-off distribution of palliative items to vulnerable

Polls: We oppose Interim National Govt —Afenifere

Court to hear final forfeiture case in Patience Jonathan’s $5.8m, N2.4bn, March 28

Money swap: Buhari demarketing APC — NEF spokesman

Customs officers invaded our community, shot 2— Lagos monarch cries out

No need extending deadline for old notes — CBN

Economic crunch: Sanwo-Olu flags-off distribution of palliative items to vulnerable

LEADERSHIP

COVID-19: Tokyo Reports 2,232 New Cases

Osinbajo Inaugurates National Devt Steering Committee

Coup Allegation: Fani-Kayode Should Apologise To Me, Military ‘ Atiku

Kano LP Guber Candidate’s Defection To APC, A Ruse ‘ LP

DMO Raises N724.9bn In February Bond Auction

Court Renews Order Stopping PDP From Expelling Gov Wike

Thugs Attack Supporters Of CBN Currency Swap Policy In Abuja

G-5 Not Dead, We Are Set For Action On February 25 ‘ Wike

Ogun Gov Threatens To Shut Banks Rejecting Old Naira Notes

Osinbajo Inaugurates National Dev’t Steering Committee

TRIBUNE

NYSC DG assures corps members of security during elections

Ogun to shut commercial banks rejecting old naira notes

2023 elections: Buhari committed to fair, credible electoral process ‘ FG

NCDC records 216 diphtheria cases, 40 deaths

Gombe APC crisis deepens as Goje, party chairman shun Tinubu’s campaign

Govs, ministers to attend APC presidential rally in Ibadan Thursday

PDP campaign council outlines Atiku’s pathway to victory in 2023 poll

INEC signs peace accord with political parties in Ogun

Fuel/Cash Scarcity: Election threatened, FG, CBN must intervene ‘ Accord party

Naira litigation: Fireworks as Supreme Court entertains FG’s objection today

Two Nigerian startups win $300,000 at LEAP’s Rocket Fuel Pitch competition in Riyadh

Use technology to educate citizens on electoral processes ‘Experts

Petroleum Marketers demand arrest of Customs CG over N1.5bn auctioned assets

Lift blanket visa ban on Nigerians, Buhari pleads with UAE President

Court sentences cleric to life imprisonment for defiling, impregnating two sisters

Lagos commences distribution of palliatives to indigent residents

My principal advised me to quit high school for tailoring business ‘ Lagos master tailor

Angry protesters in Ondo, storm CBN to change old Naira notes

10 Govs launch syndicated attacks on implementation of new Naira policy ‘ CSOs

NATION

How we changed narrative on $9.6b P&ID judgment suit, by Lai Mohammed

CSOs take petition against EFCC chair to National Assembly

Our achievements must be preserved, says President

Nigerian Fintechs and the cashless policy

Why DSS invited Fani-Kayode — Spokesman

G-5 not dead, will act on February 25 – Wike

Imo Traditional Council honours Buhari with ‘brother in Diaspora’ title

No need to shift February 10 cash swap deadline – Emefiele

Court renews order barring PDP, Ayu, others from suspending, expelling Wike

Ogun files application to join Kaduna, Zamafara, Kogi in suit against FG

Kastina withdraws N11bn suit against Shema, others

Sowore lacks experience to lead Nigeria – AAC guber candidates

Naira notes: Ganduje threatens to sanction erring banks, business owners

Police arrest two suspected buyers of murdered Ogun couple’s car

CBN’s cash swap may affect polls, INEC official warns

We’ve nothing to do with branded wine stunt – APC PCC

Two sentenced to death for killing employer, daughter

My dad’s death broke me – Diri

Protesters storm CBN in Ondo to change old notes

Final forfeiture hearing begins March 28 on Patience Jonathan’s $5.8m, N2.4b

Matawalle cautions banks against hoarding new Naira notes

HERALD

N3bn Scam: Yahaya Bello’s nephew, others to remain in prison

Davido’s Blow My Mind Is Now Officially Certified Gold In Canada

Portable excited as Tiwa Savage replies Instagram DM

Ayra Starr Reveals Hidden Mini Skirt While Performing on Stage

Old naira notes have ceased to be legal tender ‘ CBN

Yahoo boy jailed for stealing thousands from First Bank customer’s account in Sokoto

DAILY TRUST

NEC okays plan to reduce poor Nigerians to 2.1 by 2050

Lagos PDP to petition DSS, others over attacks

Buhari inaugurates transition council, says ‘my achievements must be preserved

Kwara APC suspends secretary

I’ll reduce out-of-school syndrome in Borno ‘ Jajeri

I will continue with Buhari’s legacies ‘ Tinubu

Atiku: I’m stepping stone to Igbo presidency

Buhari inaugurates transition council, says ‘my achievements must be preserved

Falana, group to fight injustice against people with HIV

FG worries over states’ attitude to open defecation

AUTHORITY

Fani-Kayode to return to DSS on Wednesday

NUC approves new university for Kano

Be professional, disband Ebubeagu now, Ebonyi indigenes task new Police Commissioner

Military need to recruit 12,000 annually to confront security challenges Minister

Prof. Ango Abdullahi, Chief Ezeife, Pa Adebanjo, other prominent Nigerians unveil Peter Obis book in Abuja

Expelled, non-active members joined APC in Ondo LP chair

Death toll rises above 35,000 in Turkey, Syria quake

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria’s biggest test to go cashless faces old foes

Nigerians besiege e-payment channels as CBN insists on Feb. 10 deadline

Oil spills down by more than half in five months

Manufacturers’ confidence in Nigerian economy drops on inflation, FX crisis

Nigerians caught in politics of naira redesign

Nigeria records N2.32trn equities transactions in 2022

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Air Travel: 48, 683 Luggage Missing, Delayed In Nigeria In 12 Months

120 CSOs Petition NASS, Insist EFCC Boss Must Go, Serve Prison Term

Sowunmi’s Call For Bode George’s Arrest Sign Of Frustration

Fuel Price Hike: Patronize Only Filling Stations Selling Lower Prices ‘ DTSG

Police Rescue Kidnapped Victim In Zamfara

Alleged N3bn Fraud: Yahaya Bello’s Nephew, Others Remain In Prison Till Feb. 20

Katsina Government Withdraws N11B Suit Against Shema, Dankaba

NUC Okays Upgrade Of Sa’adatu Rimi College Of Education, Kano To University

Student, 60-Year-Old Woman, Others Narrowly Escape Death In Ghastly Auto Crash

Naira Redesign Has Severely Impaired Govt Ability To Deliver Economic Agenda, Ogun Joins Suit Against FG

Civil Society Groups Condemn Sponsored Protests, Attacks On EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa

NEW TELEGRAPH

Nigeria emerges OPEC’s most improved crude oil supplier

Atiku: We cancelled Rivers rally to avoid bloodshed

Buhari To UAE: Lift blanket visa ban on Nigerians

Army orders GOCs to ensure conducive atmosphere for election

Naira Policy: Shifting Feb. 10 deadline not necessary ‘Emefiele

MTN’s network crash puts over 80m subscribers offline

2023: We need a leader that’ll unite, secure Nigeria ‘ Baba-Ahmed

CBN’s naira swap policy political, says Wike

CBN’s Cash Policy: CSOs allege hidden plot by govs to cause mayhem

NNPCL: Nigeria must capitalise on oil and gas gains to meet energy demands

Calabar Port Dredging: Fresh hope after failed promises

Cashless Drive: Banks’ e-payment structures under scrutiny

Customs deploys special tools for manuafctuers’ bulk cargoes

Port terminal operators lament low January imports

Analysts: Scarcity of banknotes may worsen forex crisis

Stanbic IBTC Bank rewards more customers in savings promo

Offshore Investment: Dominican Republic woos Nigerians with CBI status

Fitch: Naira scarcity may boost demand for forex

Polls: Group deplores campaign of falsehood against Obi, LP

Osimhen like legendary Pele, say Serie A legends

BLUEPRINT

Buhari calls for suspension of blanket visa ban by UAE

Moscow’s decades-old gas ties with Europe lie in ruins

OPEC urges countries to invest more in oil

FG set to concession 6 hydropower dams through PPP

RMAFC assures of objective review of political, public office holders’ remunerations

Revealed! How to deposit old naira notes in bank

Coup allegation: Fani-Kayode returns to DSS

APGA factional candidate worried over police involvement in Supreme court matter

Tragedy! Goalkeeper slumps, dies after saving penalty

New naira policy: Again, group passes vote of confidence on Buhari

Quarry workers, investors appeal for FG’s quick action on compensation

Supreme Court strikes out NNPP case against Uba Sani, INEC

Naira scarcity: Protest along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway

CSOs to Bawa: Ignore mischief makers, focus on anti-graft war

FG tasks NLC, employers on Employees Compensation Act

 

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