Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 17 February 2023

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 PUNCH

Biden, 80, declared medically fit ahead 2024 campaign

MAN warns of fresh job losses over economic crisis

Govs, hate speech, extremism among threats to polls IG

PDP shouldnt disqualify Ortom from senatorial race Court

FG to spend Alamieyeseighas $954,000 loot on Bayelsa hospital

Buharis govt clueless, directionless, says Atiku

APC govt handling of new naira promoting chaos –Udenta

Provide details of 56,872 new polling units, ex-APC chieftain tells INEC

How high cost may weaken mass adoption of 5G

Nasarawa oil drilling begins March, says NNPCL

IPMAN urges FG to reopen Enugu depot

NCDMB boss canvasses cross-border partnership

Banks may delay foreign loans repayment, says Moodys

FG sets up council on socio-economic research

Nigerias oil output rises by 31m barrels OPEC

Be committed to peace accord, UK envoy urges politicians

New naira: I have met with banks to make old N200 available, says Emefiele

My govt has delivered in eight years, Buhari claims

40 Osun communities get N518m micro projects

Nigerians now see APC as source of their sufferings Rep

Food security: Farmers endorse Obi, say Buhari failed us

New Naira: Respect rule of law, CDD knocks Buhari

New Naira policy good for security, anti-corruption Buhari

Wike rules out G5 reconciliation with PDP leadership

THISDAY

Nigeria, US Agree to Spend Repatriated Alamieyeseigha’s $1m Loot on Healthcare in Bayelsa

FG Urged to Review National Livestock Transformation Plan

Afenifere: Why We Insist on President of South East Extraction

Saraki: APC Leaders Sabotaged Their Own Policies for Selfishness

IG: Police to Deploy 310,973 Personnel for General Election

PDP to Nigerians: Resist APC’s Attempt to Derail National Polls

Supreme Court Upholds Alia as Benue APC Governorship Candidate

INEC: Youths Can Sway Electoral Outcomes, Must Eschew Violence

CUPP Alleges Clampdown on Opposition in Imo, Seizure of PDP Campaign Materials

North-east Crisis: US1.3bn Needed as Humanitarian Assistance for Six Million People, Says UN

59. 36% Pass Maths, English, Three Others as NECO Releases 2022 SSCE External Results

Abia SDP Dissolves into Labour Party, Adopts Otti as Guber Candidate

How Nigerian Airlines Spend N300bn Annually for Double Insurance on Aircraft

National Youth Council Threatens to Protest against Fuel, Naira Scarcity

Emefiele Meets Bank Chiefs, Directs Them to Make Old N200 Note Available

SUN

Nigeria Decides 2023: Posterity ll judge Buhari if he fails to ensure free, fair election Amakiri, YPP national chairman

Catholic bishops warn against inefficiency, malfunctioning of BVAS

Datti visits Obi of Onitsha, says pendulum swinging towards LP presidential candidate

Dont succumb to pressure to shift elections, Northern group tells INEC

Over $130m up for grabs at Abuja International Marathon

EFCC arraigns 4 over forged bank notes

Emefiele meets with banks heads, orders immediate circulation of N200 notes

CBN embarks on cash-out exercise in Delta

Governments investment in renewable energy, way to go Building experts

Cash scarcity: Buhari orders Emefiele to note, correct Reps committees recommendations

PDP backs Buhari on re-circulation of N200 notes

Police hand over 7,395, arms, ammunitions, cartridges to NCCSALW

Political parties must respect outcome of 2023 elections Laing, BHC

Dont allow anyone to use your blood, cleric charges Nigerians ahead of polls

GUARDIAN

Foreign airlines’ access to parallel market will end stranded fund crisis

Naira redesign, queues and quest for a new Nigeria

Naira crisis: Take responsibility for failings, Atiku tells APC

NRC insists on cash transactions, defies moves to go cashless

Investors’ fortune rises by N86 billion in four trading days

Finance ministry tasked on Nigeria Railway unbundling

APC has enough achievements to campaign, Lai Mohammed says

General Elections: The world is watching you, British Govt tells politicians

Port-Harcourt refinery to begin operation in second quarter, says NNPC

VANGUARD

Currency swap: FG has disregard for S-Court order, NCS — Gbajabiamila

Murder of soldier: Army denies attack on police station

Naira policy: Get saboteurs arrested, tried — Buhari tells CBN

Lagos distributes empowerment items to over 2000 less-privileged residents

40 Osun communities receive N518 million in support from Adeleke

App to monitor violence in 2023 elections launched

We are considering deploying telemedicine in our hospitals — Adeleke

Yoruba Obas affirm Tinubu’s preeminent qualification for presidency

Naira swap: You can’t veto Supreme Court decision, CDD slams Buhari

Over N5bn, 7 banks branches lost to attacks — ASSBIFI

G-5: Too late to reconcile with PDP National -Wike

Nasarawa guber: INEC REC urges strict adherence to peace pact

NAFDAC destroys over N326m expired drugs, food, others in Nasarawa

$954,807.40: ANEEJ hails Nigeria, US agreement to recover loot

Old Naira notes: Comply with S’Court order, Falana tells Buhari

Polls: Don’t succumb, bow to pressure to shift elections — CSOs tell INEC

Anger, pains as Buhari declares N1,000, N500 notes illegal tenders

IPOB leader, Ekpa to be part of Ohanaeze peace summit

Compel APC leaders to release hoarded naira notes, PDP urges

Reject candidates with questionable traits, Catholic Bishops tell Nigerians

Why we insist on president of South East extraction – Afenifere

We’re fully set for 2023 polls – INEC

Old naira notes: LP VP candidate faults extension by Buhari

LEADERSHIP

Federal Govt Publishes 8,611 Nigerians With Uncollected Passports

NASS, Monitoring Group Join Forces Against Drug Abuse

NIN Registration: Nigerians Battle Revalidation As Fake Agents Reign

Navy Arrests, Hands Over Vessels To NIMASA For Switching Off Tracking Device

False Marriage: EFCC Arrests Man For Defrauding American $200,000

CBN Merely Confiscating Nigerians’ Money, Says Gov Sule

Tinubu: Power Must Return To South ‘ Bago

Pensioners Lament Over 2019 Pension Adjustment By PTAD

TRIBUNE

Cash policy: Security, anti-corruption major beneficiaries ‘ Buhari

Lagos restates support for artisans/tradesmen in developmental programmes

Emefiele meets with Buhari, orders 15 commercial banks to circulate old N200 notes

Naira scarcity protests: Take responsibility for your policy failure, Atiku tells APC

CUPP releases CCTV footage of those behind attacks on its spokesman, Ikenga

Again, Naira appreciates, exchanges at N461.50 to dollar amid cash crunch

2023 Presidency: G-5 does not stand for anybody, Wike tells Tinubu, others

Tell APC leaders to release hoarded notes, PDP tells Buhari

Naira redesign: We’re waiting for Supreme Court judgement, Kogi govt insists

Poll survey: Tinubu to win 2023 presidential election ‘ NHRC

I’ll abide by the rule of law if elected President ‘ Obi

Cashless policy: We need ‘hard cash’ to prosecute elections ‘ Lawmakers

NAHCON fixes Feb 28 deadline for 2023 hajj remittance

Currency swap: Gbajabiamila faults FG’s disregard for Supreme Court order

Cash Swap: Buhari breaching rule of law, separation of power principles ‘ CDD

Naira redesign: Kwara business community loses N30m daily

General Elections: IGP returns recovered weapons to arms agency

Cash Out: CBN staff escape lynching at Ogbe-Ijoh community in Delta

CBN cash policies: Jigawa drags FG to Supreme Court

Obaseki meets PoS operators to strategise cash disbursement across Edo

NATION

Court stops PDP from expelling Ortom

NECO releases 2022 SSCE external results

Nigeria, U.S. sign agreement for repatriation of $954,807.40 linked to Alamieyeseigha

Disregard for Supreme Court ruling dangerous, says Gbajabiamila

El-Rufai: N1,000, N500 to remain legal tender in Kaduna

ECOWAS Court adjourns hearing in alleged extra judicial killing of 58 Gambians

FG agents planning Interim Govt, military takeover, El-Rufai alleges

Currency swap: Gbajabiamila faults CBN implementation of policy

Frustration as Abuja residents fail to access N200 note

Ohanaeze begs IPOB, Ekpa, others not to disrupt polls in Southeast

Three times Buhari’s administration disobeyed court orders

Court bars PDP from expelling Governor Ortom

NECO urges defaulting states to pay up N3bn debt

Edo Police caution against further violence over cash crunch

DAILY TRUST

Tragedy As Student Drowns In Ondo River

Cash Scarcity A Blow For Politicians Ahead Of Elections – Doguwa

Old Notes: You Can’t Override Supreme Court, CDD Tells Buhari

Security Agencies To Deploy 404,106 Personnel For General Elections, Says IGP

FG Promotes 8 NSCDC ACGs, 45 Commandants

Ortom Finally Endorses Obi, Rates Him Above Atiku

Naira Crisis: Emefiele Meets Bank Executives On Old N200 Notes’ Release

US To Return $954,000 Alamieyeseigha Loot

Unbundling Railway Will Not Lead To Job Losses – Minister

Air Peace Kicks Off Mumbai, India Flight March 31

Local Content Board, Senegalese Agency Sign MoU For Energy Security

FG To List Free Trade Zones On Capital Market

Gombe enrolls 40,000 vulnerable persons in health scheme

South Africa’s deputy president to step down ahead of Cabinet shake-up

38 die of suspected Meningitis in Jigawa

AUTHORITY

2023 Elections: Group inaugurates peace committee, decries 52 cases of vote buying in Plateau

Naira crisis : CDD knocks Buhari over breach of rule of law, separation of powers principle

President Buhari does not mean well for Nigerians

Northern States Civil Society Networks Condemn Protests Calling For Sack Of EFCC Chairman

NECO releases 2022 SSCE external candidates results

BREAKING: Buhari confirms invalidity of old N500, N1000 notes

BUSINESSDAY

Naira policy: Construction workers abandon sites as cash crunch worsens

Pilot training schools’ fee hikes frustrate students

Obi’s rise and rise in NOI polls

Banks, businesses reject N500, N1,000 after Buhari’s broadcast

Moody’s says Nigeria FX shortage may threaten bank liquidity

Naira crisis: Banks lose N5bn to attacks on facilities

Buhari extends deadline on old N200 note only till April 10, 2023

How hunger affects education and elections

Poverty, hunger, and hardship threaten the credibility of Nigeria’s 2023 elections

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Tinubu Holds Closed-Door Meeting With Southwest Traditional Rulers In Ibadan

El-Rufai Defies Buhari, Says Old N1,000, N500 Notes Remain Legal Tender

APC Doesn’t Care About Lagosians, PDP Will Win Lagos In 2023 ‘ Apena

PDP, APC, LP Reel Out Security Plans Ahead Of Polls

ITF Congratulates NECA DG On Governing Council Member Appointment

Hoodlums Swoop On POS Operators In Anambra, Cart Away Money, Phones At Gun Point

Tinubu Visits Makinde As Gov Says Oyo ‘ll Vote Equity, Fairness On Feb 25

Don’t Give Power To Thief ‘ Yusuf Datti Cautions NEF

Yusuf Datti Storms Obi Of Onitsha Palace, Says Pendulum Swinging Towards Peter Obi

Lagos Reiterates Continued Support For Artisans/Tradesmen

Stakeholders Advocate For More Funding Of Health, Family Planning

Naira Redesign Policy Will Effectively Tackle Insecurity, Corruption ‘ Buhari

Buhari’s Cashless Policy Has Set Him Up Against Parasitic APC Elites ‘ Shehu Sani

NEW TELEGRAPH

Alamieyeseigha’s $954,807 Looted Funds: FG, US sign assets return agreement

Why we insist on Peter Obi, by Afenifere

CBN promises to inject over N700bn new notes into circulation by February ending

Oil drilling starts in Nasarawa March 21 ‘NNPCL

Naira Scarcity: Catholic Bishops task FG on increased circulation of new notes

33,914 students obtain 5 credits in English, Maths as NECO releases 2022 SSCE results

Naira Notes: Knocks, kudos as Buhari declares N200 valid till April 10

Port Harcourt Refinery: Confusion as FG derails oil production take-off

Truce between G5, Atiku no longer possible, says Wike

Labour Party: To save Nigeria, Nigerians shouldn’t vote for corrupt leaders

Fuel, Naira Crisis: Outcome of insufficient democracy ‘Aremu

Egbin Power graduate engineer inductees tasked on innovation

Renewable Energy Solutions: Excel Plus joins Canada-Africa Chamber of Business

BoI, French firm in N1.23bn pact to tackle climate change

I’ll raise the bar in legislative representation of Ojo Federal Constituency ‘Ezeoke

Electoral Act: NASS raises the alarm over implementation

Naira Redesign Protest: Channel your anger against APC on election day, Atiku tells Nigerians

NHRC opinion poll projects Tinubu, APC to win presidency

BLUEPRINT

Nigeria’s forex shortage may threaten bank liquidity ‘ Moody’s

TotalEnergies to end gas flaring after 67 years of operation in Nigeria

Nigeria signs MoU to assist Senegal grow its oil & gas local content

Buhari counts blessings of new naira policy, sees lower inflation, stable exchange rate

Weak online banking mars cargo clearance at ports

Naira scarcity: Obaseki meets CBN officials, PoS operators

Mop up: Police hand over 3,980 arms, 2,358 ammunition, others to control centre

Buhari launches advisory council on support for women, girls

February 25 2023 elections: INEC signs peace accord with parties, candidates in Imo

Supreme Court quashes appeal on Taraba APC guber ticket

Cash crunch: Obaseki okays 5-day free transport for residents

Revert to official pump price, Ortom tells petroleum marketers

Fuel scarcity: IPMAN calls on FG to reopen Enugu depot

Emir of Kano advocates inclusion of more women in politics

2023: NSCDC commandant warns officers against partisan politics

Currency swap Buhari’s worst policy ‘ Ortom

 

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