Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 16 February 2023

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

NATO debates raising defence spending target

Old N200 notes valid until April 10, says Buhari

Buhari orders CBN to release old, new naira notes to coexist

Afenifere, YCE, OPC, others blast IGP over allegation of arms stockpiling in Southwest

Lagos: Passengers resort to trekking as two containers fall on Mile 12 bridge

Court remands suspected killers of Fatinoye’s family, others in prison

NIPC seeks synergy among agencies on investment promotion

GTI seeks increased funding for Nigeria’s sports development

Obaseki advocates deployment of technology in procurement process

FG, Edo govt commence bidding process for Benin port

Police arrest 5 people for setting 2 banks ablaze in Delta

Alleged redesigned Naira spraying: Court admits Nollywood actress to N5m bail

South Africa’s inflation dips below seven percent

FG inaugurates 22-man Transition Council for seamless handover of power

NATO debates raising defence spending target

PUNCH

New naira crisis: Violence spreads in states, three killed, banks burnt

New naira: SANs urge restraint on Supreme Court order

Report of DSS siege to National Assembly false

Naira crisis ruining Buharis reputation, says Ortom

Naira crisis may further reduce life expectancy PSN

Judgment disbanding Ebubeagu dead on arrival, says Ebonyi

Buhari, CBN, halt the naira redesign chaos

Emefiele shouldve been sacked over presidential bid Akeredolu

Tinubu, Shettima, others meet Wike in Rivers

Naira crisis: Dont shift polls, parties tell INEC

EFCC chair warns against vote buying, selling

Northern elders demand free, fair polls

Adamu knocks PDP for failing to honour power rotation agreement

Coup allegation: Fani-Kayode playing APCs script Atikus aide

Remove Wike before elections, PCC spokesperson tells FG

Nigeria a developing country, cashless policy ill-timed Rep

Private sector blames fuel scarcity as inflation hits 21.8%

FEC okays cargo e-tracking to curb revenue leakage

NNPCL projects N367bn annual savings from local refining

FG plans to repair Warri, Kaduna refineries

Fire outbreaks: FG threatens to sanction erring fuel marketers

How rising bird strikes worsen airlines revenue woes

Refinery: Lekki LCDA trains host community youths

120 Edo residents benefit from ITF training

Kano traders, okada riders defy Gandujes order on old notes

115 patients benefit from UBTH subsidised surgery

10,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded in one week, says WHO

Election materials, officials will arrive early INEC

Customers besiege Yenagoa CBN to deposit old naira notes

Six die in Kwara auto crash

Navy arrests vessel for violating IMF, NIMASA regulations

THISDAY

Buhari Considers Recirculating Old N200 Notes to Ease Pains of Naira Scarcity

Edo Govt Accuses Oshiomhole of Masterminding Protests, Riots, Calls for His Arrest

Higher Food, Commodity Prices Push Inflation to 21.82%

Benin Port: FG, Edo Govt Commence Bidding Process for Devt of 300,000 TEUs Per Annum Project

Patronise Only Filling Stations Selling at Appropriate Prices, Delta Govt Tells Residents

Stick to February 10 Deadline,Shehu Sani Tells Fed Govt

Buhari Signs Bill to Establish Research Agency for Nigerian Military, Others into Law

FG Okays Electronic Cargo Tracking System to Curb Crude Oil Theft

Nigeria, Others May Lose Oil Buyers as EUSet to Ban Petrol, Diesel Vehicles by 2035

Tinubu: We Need Authority to Change Life for Prosperity

Police, Parties’ Supporters Injured as Guber Debate Turn Bloody in Sokoto

EFCC’s Intimidation, Threats against Bello, Allies Won’t Yield Results, Says Kogi Govt

Court Orders Kidnap Kingpin, Evans to Refund ‘233,000 Ransom to Victim

Court Asked to Order INEC to Permit Use of Temporary Voter’s Card

Fani-Kayode Should be Prosecuted If’, Atiku Charges DSS

Protests: Obaseki Calls for Calm, Orders Deployment of Security to Protect Banking Assets, PoS Operators

Again, Ibadan Residents Protest against CBN’s Naira Redesign Policy

Protest Rocks Kwara over Shortage of New Naira Notes, Fuel Scarcity

3 Feared Dead as Protest Rocks Edo over Naira Scarcity

SUN

Nigeria Decides 2023: Factors that ll swing votes in Ijaw nation

Major boost for Obi as Nzuko Umunna backs LP candidate

Why Datti Yusuf, I better than Tinubu, Atiku Obi

Attack on Igbo votersll be met with commensurate action, IPOB warns

Fasuba predicts 6-year ban for Oduduru

Naira scarcity: Long queues in banks as SCourt adjourns to Feb 22

SON to begin calibration services for industrial, SME devt

Inflation rises to 21.82% in January, says NBS

IPOB: Finland considers ways to address Ekpa activities

VANGUARD 

Old Naira Notes: Buhari mulls extension of validity till April 10

Ekiti PDP NASS candidates authentic, irreplaceable — INEC tells court

Currency Redesign: No meeting between FG, Governors — Elrufai insists

Naira Redesign: Buhari to address Nigerians today

Police summon 5 officers for allegedly extorting student

Lagos New CP warns officers against accidental discharge

CBN creates portal for old Naira notes

How to report POS agents selling new naira notes – CBN

Nigeria’s oil production rises 1.9% to 1.258 mb/d — OPEC

Why Ikorodu port records low patronage

Inflation resurges to 21.82 % over rising food prices

Aggrieved Nigerian Governors should join Sowore’s party – Shehu Sani

PDP refuses to sign INEC Peace Accord in Gombe

Bloody Valentine’s Day: 9 die in Rivers cult mutiny

CBN should apologise to Nigerians over Naira scarcity – Adamu Garba

We don’t have any cash in 10 days to elections – INEC

Fuel, naira scarcity: 3 killed as protests rock Oyo, Edo, Benue, others

Policeman kills soldier; colleagues burn station in reprisal attack

False Marriage: EFCC arrests suspected fraudster for duping American $200,000

Why El-Rufai refused Buhari’s proposal of extension of naira deadline

Protesters takeover Otukpo-Enugu road over scarcity of Naira

Vote any candidate of your choice, IPOB tells Igbos

Court backs EFCC on freezing Dariye, son’s accounts

Evans to refund 233,000 Euros ransom taken from kidnap victim

LEADERSHIP

Federal Govt Approves N26bn For Electricity Conductors, Transformers Contracts

Naira Value Depreciation, Forex Hiccups Cripple Manufacturers’ Performance In Q4

Cash Crunch: 3 Killed As Protests Erupt In 8 States, FCT

President Muhammadu Buhari Meets Tinubu In Presidential Villa

JAMB Extends 2023 UTME Registration To Feb 22

Court Orders Evans To Refund ‘233,000 Ransom

Prices Of Bread, Cereals Push Inflation To 21.82%

Abuja Lawyer Drags EFCC To Court Over Assault

Valentine’s Day Tragedy: 9 Killed As Rival Cult Groups Battle For Supremacy In Rivers

JUST-IN: Amaechi Absent As Tinubu Campaigns In Rivers

CBN Opens Portal For Deposit Of Old Naira Notes

Scores Injured As Security Agents Disperse Protesting Customers From Banks In Akwa Ibom

EFCC After Kogi Officials To Distract Gov Bello From Campaigning For Tinubu ‘ State Govt

3 SMEs RaiseN100m In 10 Days Through Regulation Crowdfunding

TRIBUNE

INEC to give priority to elderly, pregnant women, PWDs in polls

Atiku in Jigawa, promises to revive farming, cattle rearing

Navy hands over arrested merchant vessel to NIMASA for further investigation

Court grants Nollywood actress 5m bail for allegedly spraying new notes

Six die in Kwara multiple auto crash

Simon Ekpa: FG meets Finland, seeks end to Biafra agitator incitement

Presidential spokespersons peddling disinformation, breaching peace accord ‘ CDD report

Naira redesign: Edo, Bayelsa join FG against 10 other states in Supreme Court

UPDATED: Supreme Court adjourns suit seeking to restrain Naira redesign policy

Obi most popular choice among Nigerians ‘ New survey reveals

Strategizing for Success: Hiring Professional Fundraisers

Naira swap protests: Keep calm and maintain the peace, Tinubu begs Nigerians

Again, Buhari, Emefiele meet over cash crunch

Delta APC apprehensive of alleged tampering with BVAS machine

Protesting Ondo residents paralyze activities over lingering naira scarcity

Naira redesign protests: Edo govt fingers Oshiomhole, calls for his arrest

Metering: BEDC begins enumeration of unmetered customers in four states

Naira scarcity: Sanwo-Olu warns against rejection of old notes

FCT minister vows to sanction filling stations over fire incidents

Youths protest scarcity of naira notes in Benue

Naira, fuel crisis: Don’t push Nigeria into anarchy’Ekiti elders warn FG

NATION

APC PCC kicks as police invite Fani-Kayode

Tinubu will reform education, health, other sectors, says wife

Buhari assents to Defence Research,Development Bureau Bill, three others

JAMB extends UTME registration by one week

Fed Govt invites Finnish ambassador over Simon Ekpa’s threats to stop polls

FEC okays electronic tracking system to curb oil theft, monitor maritime cargo movements

Court declines suit seeking to stop polls over exclusion of Nigerians abroad

Court rejects suit seeking to stop elections over Diaspora voting

Cash crunch: Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, Adeleke, others talk tough

APC presidential candidate calls for calm

Masari warns traders against helping bandits swap old notes

Tinubu calls for truce over cash swap protests

APC Govs reject FG proposal on cash swap

Arewa youths declare Atiku enemy of masses over cash swap

Protests rock Ilorin over cash swap

Court orders Evans to return 233k Euros ransom

Buhari assents to Defence Research,Development Bureau Bill, three others

JAMB extends UTME registration by one week

DAILY TRUST

Download result app, INEC tells political parties

Political parties, candidates sign peace pact in Delta

APC accuses Osun CP of bias, seeks his transfer

Akeredolu to Buhari: Sack Emefiele, he’s out to frustrate Tinubu

No northerner should be stopped from becoming president’ NEF

Naira crisis may worsen vote buying ‘ CODE

Kebbi Gov Approves N1.1bn Palliative To Cushion Currency, Fuel Scarcity

6 Killed, 9 Injured In Kwara Auto Crash

FEC Okays $53.13m, N2.13bn For Power Projects In Borno, Others

Emefiele, Bawa Plotting To Scuttle Tinubu’s Chances — Kogi Govt

Oil Theft: FEC Okays Electronic Cargo Tracking System

Naira Crisis: FG, States Consider Out-Of-Court Settlement

Fani-Kayode: After Intensive Interrogation, DSS Asked Me To Report Every Day

‘Exclusive Falsehood’, El-Rufai Shoots Down Report On Naira Redesign

MC Oluomo: Why We Won’t Redeploy Lagos REC – INEC

Elections: Political Parties Manifestos Not Gender Specific – Plan International

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria’s rig count surges to highest since 2020 but oil production stuck at 1.3mbd

Economy seen facing further slowdown on naira crisis

Naira, petrol shortages push inflation to new 17-year high

Confusion over naira swap lingers as Supreme Court adjourns suit

Banks, PoS charge cuts Nigerians purchasing power

Nigeria’s inflation surges despite drop among Sub-Saharan African peers

Stock market moves slightly up by 0.02%

DAILY INDEPENDENT

How To Deepen Local Content Regional Partnership ‘ NCDMB Boss

2023: Vote PDP To Rescue Nigeria ‘ Okowa

Nigeria Generates 1.5m Tones Of Plastic Wastes Annually ‘ FG

Ukraine: NATO Plans To Increase Ammunition-Making Capacity

FG Told Governors That Old Notes Of N1,000, N500 Have Been Destroyed By CBN ‘ El-Rufai

Old Naira: Keep The Peace, Emir Tells Residents In Ilorin, As Police Nab Five Miscreants

Banks Shut In Hurry As Protesters Hit Akure Again

Court Orders Evans To Refund 233,000 Euros Ransom Taken From Kidnap Victim

Naira Swap Laudable, Aims To Control Cash Flow- Pastor Ube

Desist From Rejecting Old Notes or Face Prosecution, Sanwo-Olu Warns Lagosians

Metering: BEDC Begins Enumeration Of Unmetered Customers In Four States

We’ll Provide Adequate Security For Free, Fair Election In Delta-CP Ari

NEW TELEGRAPH

Governors divided over CBN’s cash swap policy

FEC okays electronic cargo tracking system to curb oil theft, targets $235m annually

FG officials seeking out of court settlement ‘El-Rufai alleges

Petrol Crisis: More vessels berth, additional marketers to load next week ‘IPMAN

Presidency: NEF’ll announce choice candidate in few days ‘Prof Abdullahi

Naira Scarcity: JAMB extends 2023 UTME registration to Feb 22

8 Days To Presidential Poll: Wike, G5 govs taking a political gamble ‘Shehu Sani

Cash Crunch: Buhari meets Emefiele, considers extending validity of old notes

Bread, yam, others raised inflation to 21.82% in January

Polls: We’re ready ‘INEC

Tax reform as panacea to achieving huge revenue threshold

Illegal importation of LPG, cylinders rocks Nigeria’s gas investment

NAFDAC, PMG-MAN to collaborate on local vaccine production

Firm celebrates clearing 100,000 plastic bottles from Lagos shorelines

How Nigeria produced over 100m SIM cards in 6 months

Buhari’s early transition committee an article of faith ‘ Group

Lagos: When Friends become foes over governorship

General Elections In Nigeria: Preparatory stage draws to its end

U20 AFCON: F’Eagles players’ll form new Super Eagles ‘ Ladan

BLUEPRINT

2023: Nigeria needs good economic policies for security of lives, property ‘ Ajanaku

2023: Prioritise substance over technicalities to ensure justice, Forum tells Judiciary

Naira notes, others: Buhari set to address Nigerians few days to 2023 presidential election

Youths raze popular bank over naira scarcity in Edo

Mayhem: Investigate, arrest Oshiomhole, Edo government tells police

Officers lost in action: IGP presents N37.9m cheque to 52 families

Commuters stranded, transporters reject old naira notes in Akwa Ibom

Zamfara expels NGOs for allegedly fueling insecurity

WAEC, JAMB exams: NDE engages 36 graduates as tutors for Ogun students

2023: Even with Wike’s posture, PDP ‘ll win Rivers state ‘ Ayu

 

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