Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 14 April 2023  

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines


 

THISDAY

Tinubu, Biden, El Anatsui, King Charles Make TIME 100 Most Influential People 2023

Obi: British Govt Yet to Apologise to Me over Heathrow Airport Detention

Tinubu: Atiku, PDP’s Petitions Gross Abuse of Judicial Process

Ahead of Rerun Polls, IG Deploys Personnel, Logistics in 24 States

FG Cedes Exclusive Custody of Returned Bini Artefacts to Oba of Benin

PwC: Proposed NGX’s Tech Board to Promote Growth of Nigeria’s Tech Ecosystem

With 2.8% Growth Prediction, W’Bank Urges Nigeria to Ease Trade Barriers

With N30tn Losses to Petrol Subsidy, Oil Theft, NEITI Calls for Tracking of Nigeria’s Crude Swap Deals

CBN Warns Nigerians to Steer Clear of Fake Recruitment Portal

Suspend Planned National Population Census Until IDPs Go Back to Their Homes, Ortom Tells FG

UNAIDS Predicts Significant Reduction in New Cases of HIV in Africa by 2030

FG: Two Million Nigerians Benefited from Govt’s Poverty, Growth Strategy Projects in 2022

NEMA Alerts 314 LGAs of Impending High Risk Flood

Eight Killed in Kaduna as Troops Intercept Ammunitions Being Conveyed to Bandits

FAO: Closing Gender Gap in Agrifood System Will Boost Global GDP By $1tn

N’Assembly Transmits Peace Corps Bill to Buhari for Assent

FG: 2m Nigerians Benefited from Govt’s Poverty, Growth Strategy Projects in 2022

Katsina Whistleblower Slams Masari for Withdrawing N11bn Suit Against Ex-Gov Shema

College of Education Lecturers Embark on Indefinite Industrial Action in Kano

PUNCH

Supplementary elections: APC, PDP battle for two gov, 94 legislative seats

Troops arrest bandits ammunition supplier in Kaduna

Aviation workers plan strike over minimum wage, others

Census: NPC insists on May 3, Ortom demands shift

ASUU tackles Ambrose Alli varsity over sacked lecturers

Kwara student slumps, dies during lecture

National Assembly transmits peace corps bill to Buhari for assent

49 unclaimed corpses for mass burial in Kaduna

Transition: Shun last minute contracts, employment

House leadership: Reps-elect form 283-member alliance

Primary: Kogi gov picks auditor general as anointed candidate

Gov poll signals looming mega crisis in Ogun APC

South-West PDP begins reconciliation, woos Oni

Eight years after, FG farmers scheme fails as agro smuggling persists

10 million substandard tyres destroyed in six months SON

Govt forecasts massive produce losses over high temperature

NSIA assets hit N1tn, attract $500m FDI

SEC approves five fintech coys as capital market operators

Building collapse: Sanwo-Olu orders probe as LASEMA rescues 25 from site

Aviation unions threaten strike over unresolved grievances

Seven die, 18 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

10th Assembly: Training new lawmakers will be costly, says Lawan

SUN

Tinubu, Atiku continue bitter war

Rigging: APC, PDP bicker over Edo supplementary election

2023 polls: Nigeria may never be the same again Pat Utomi

Atiku, Obi, G-5 clash aided Tinubus victory Mayaki, APC chieftain

CBN to mop up customers funds in dormant accounts

SAfrica visa bottlenecks, tourism prospects, trapped funds, top agenda at NANTA conference

Why only few African airlines succeed in aviation business Mendis, ex-Africa World Airlines boss

IMF boss urges support for poorest countries

Survivors of collapsed 7-storey Lagos building narrate ugly experiences

Africans in diaspora remitted $95.6bn in 2021 -World Bank

10th NASS leadership: Waive declares for Reps Deputy Speakership

Lagos unveils platform for getting feedback from citizens on policies, projects

At last, NASS sends Peace Corps Bill to Buhari for assent

$1tr needed annually for renewable energy IMF

GUARDIAN

HURIWA faults continued detention of Eze Igbo in Lagos

Ogun police nab suspect, repel robbery attack in Abeokuta phone market

Delta police nab 24-year-old robbery suspect

Gunmen kill three, kidnap two in Rivers community

SEC blames lingering FX crisis on rising foreign investment outflows

Central Bank takes custody of dormant account funds from banks

Telcos need hyperscalers to harness $513b digital service opportunity

One year after, Echono’s achievements loud across public tertiary institutions

Nigeria targets over $500 million from cashew export

Lagos building collapses persisted due to lack of building reforms, says Rhodes Vivour

Police arrest seven riders, impound 245 motorcycles in Mile 2, Apapa

With over 300 stores, Food Concepts is West Africa’s largest quick service restaurant franchisor

Atiku, PDP’s petition an abuse of court process, Tinubu tells tribunal

Families of deceased policemen receive N20.6m in Katsina

 

VANGUARD

8 killed as troops intercept cache of terrorists’ ammunition in Kaduna

NSIA creates 560,300 jobs in 10 years

Unprofessional conduct: Police dismiss 3 officers

Police promotion bribery scandal: Commission calls for evidence, vows to deal with culprits

No local refining, no subsidy removal, NUPENG warns

Frustration as Festac residents ask Eko Disco to end long outage

World Bank lists challenges for Nigeria’s in-coming govt

7 die, 18 injured in Lagos-Ibadan auto crash

UK apologises to Peter Obi for wrongful detention

IFAD commits $604.6m in Nigerian agric sector

SEC expresses zero tolerance to money laundering, others

Ortom to FG: Return IDPs home, ensure security before 2023 census

$460,000 forfeiture: You can’t rewrite history, Atiku’s aide tells Tinubu

Supplementary polls: Parties, candidates dig in for 2 gov seats, 5 Senate, 31 Reps, 57 state assembly seats

Kogi dep gov, 6 others withdraw from guber race, as Bello anoints Auditor-Gen

Dormant accounts: CBN slams N2m fine on erring banks

55-yr-old Celine Dion announces musical comeback amid health battle

Katsina: 21 deceased police officers families receive N20.6m from IGP

Police sack escorts of Kano singer, Rarara, over misuse of firearms

College of Education Student in Kwara dies during lecture

No fatalities in Banana Island building collapse as Lagos Govt assures investigation

Why Kano is experiencing poor power supply ‘ TCN

Killers of my son yet to be arrested 2 months after death ‘ Onitsha widow laments

 

LEADERSHIP

10th NASS Leadership: Gbajabiamila, 283 Reps Vow To Respect APC Zoning

APC Holds Gov’ship Primaries in bayelsa, kogi, imo today

Commission Probes Alleged $10,000 Bribe-for-Promotion In Police

Ghana Becomes First Country To Approve Oxford Malaria Vaccine

British Govt Declines Comment On Obi’s Detention By UK Immigration

JUST-IN: Bandits Kill 8 In Renewed Attack In Southern Kaduna

Illegal Detention: UK Govt Apologises To Peter Obi

Army Admits Eviction Of Retired Officer, Denies Brutalising Family

Illegal Detention: UK Hasn’t Apologised To Me ‘ Peter Obi

APC Musician’s Police Escorts Dismissed Over Illegal Shooting Of Firearms

JUST-IN: Tinubu Makes TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People List

Federal Gov’t Denies Bailing Peter Obi Out Of Detention In UK

 

TRIBUNE

You have no right to decide economic development for FAAN, union leader tells Sirika

In Kaduna, Bauchi rural women are creating wealth from tomatoes

Sanwo-Olu orders probe into collapsed building on Banana Island

NEMA warns against high risk of coastal flooding

Buhari performs Umrah rituals in Mecca

Fuel subsidy removal will address oil swap deals ‘ NEITI

Tinubu, Dimie Ogoina, Messi, Musk among Time’s 2023 ‘100 most influential people

Govt to continue crushing commercial motorcycles in FCT

Police nab suspected kidnappers of Kwara magistrate

Oyo: Movement restriction as supplementary elections hold in 8 polling units

Ibadan business owners urged to harness platforms to boost trades, economy

Oyo: We arrested 56 suspects, seized 235.89kg illicit drugs in2023Q1’NDLEA

 

NATION

TETFund okays N30b for projects

All set for tomorrow’s governorship rerun in Adamawa, Kebbi

Ex-President Jonathan, Senate spokesman, others dispute Nigeria’s 200m population figure claim

2m Nigerians benefited from Fed Govt’s Poverty, Growth Strategy projects in 2022

PSC probes cash for promotion allegation

TETFund okays N30bn for projects in six varsities, polys, CoE

Police dismiss three operatives attached to Kano musician

President-elect Tinubu named among TIME magazine’s 100 most influential

UNIPORT Works Director Ogali dies in auto crash

Postpone planned census for IDPs, Ortom tells FG

Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos, Rivers more prone to flooding – NEMA

Encomium, emotions as UNIZIK bids slain lecturer farewell

Postpone planned census for IDPs, Ortom tells FG

Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has asked the Federal Government to

Bayelsa, Delta, Lagos, Rivers more prone to flooding – NEMA

Troops nab bandits’ supplier with large ammunitions in Kaduna

LASEMA reveals cause of seven-storey building collapse

 

HERALD

CBN disowns fake recruitment portal asking applicants to submit BVN

Troops recover large quantity of ammunition, arrest suspect in Kaduna

Tinubu named among 100 most influential people in the world

3 police escorts caught shooting into the air in Kano dismissed

Obi: Labour Party debunks ‘British govt apology’ on Heathrow incident

Kefee’s Husband Remarries After Nine Years

I won’t hold Nigerian passport with Bola Tinubu as president’ ‘ Ex-Lagos deputy governor

 

DAILY TRUST

Nigeria needs a data protection law now

Senate Presidency should be competence-based

Teenager drowns in river during expedition in Kwara

Water shortage looms as trailer damages pipes in Lagos community

Student killed, others missing as flood ravages Ogun community

Insecurity: Police create divisional headquarters in Plateau

Ghana approves Oxford’s malaria vaccine for children

First-ever crowned portrait of King Charles to feature on new Coronation coins

Sovereign Authority grew assets to N1.02trn in 2022 despite volatility

FG spent N13trn on subsidies in 16 years, thieves stole N16trn oil ‘ NEITI

Nigeria’s cashew export hits N116bn in 2022 ‘ NEPC

CBN debunks fake recruitment portal

Despite inflation, we recorded N382.3bn profit from cement ‘ Dangote

Nigeria off-grid scheme funds N370m renewable energy

 

LP crisis: ‘Don’t screen candidates for elections’, state chairmen warns Apapa

RSDF president, Edeh reiterates commitment to grassroots sports

Ministry clears air on N21bn for Lagos National Stadium renovation

 

AUTHORITY

FCT natives, Foundation call for improved access to education

FCTA asks healthcare providers to improve services

Over 1,000 children, women benefit from AMAC free medical outreach

Disquiet as Anambra teachers allege fraudulent deduction in salaries

China urges U.S. to explain leaked intel and spying on other countries

NASS transmits Peace Corps Bill to Buhari for Assent

 

BUSINESSDAY

Hopes of cancer immunity rise as vaccine expected by 2030

Legal hurdle grounds NG Eagle’s take-off

Nigeria needs to reduce debt risks, says IMF

Banks’ borrowing from CBN triples in four months

Street food sales soar in Nigeria as inflation bites

Nigeria’s worsening cost of living puts balance diet out of reach

Insurers rake in N615.8bn on retiree life annuity

SEC says to set National Savings Strategy implementation committee

Stock market furthers losing streak by 0.02%

Nigeria’s economy threatened on declining oil production ‘ World Bank

Senate presidency race stokes Muslim-Muslim ticket concerns

Election petitions: What Nigeria can learn from Ghana, Kenya

Strategic leadership for enduring impact during volatile periods ‘ Roger Delves

Corporate debt jumps 133% as Nigerian firms battle cash crunch

Nigeria stocks erase gains in major sell-off

 

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Lagos Govt Launches Probe Into Collapse Of Seven-Storey Building

Police Sack Escorts Of APC Favourite Musician Rarara Over Shooting

On Legitimacy Of February 25 Presidential Poll Outcome

Will Two Weeks Suspension OfLivestock Guards Stop Benue Killings

NNPC GRATUITY: No Fraud, Embezzlement Detected ‘ Niger Delta Group Clarifies

Eviction Rumour About Retired Army Officer Misleading ‘ Nigerian Army

Poll: Dismiss Atiku’s Suit, Tinubu Begs Presidential Election Petition Court

Varsity Scholars To Interrogate Liberal Democracy In Africa

FCTA Tasks Health Practitioners To Guarantee Patients Covered By FHIS Receive Prompt Medical Attention

NNPC GRATUITY: No Fraud, Embezzlement Detected ‘ Niger Delta Group Clarifies

Gbajabiamila Pushes For Quick Completion Of N50bn NILDS Building Before May 29 Handover

$460,000 Forfeiture: Atiku’s Aide Hits Tinubu, APC

 

NEW TELEGRAPH

Fears over fuel subsidy removal

10th House: 283 Reps-elect commit to decision on zoning

Ortom, M’Belt Forum ask FG to suspend census over insecurity

PSC probes $10,000 bribe-for-promotion claim in police

World Bank: We’re working hard to make Nigeria more productive

Why Amaechi was ‘untouchable’ as minister, by Bala Usman

Obi-Datti Media: We’re not aware of any apology from UK govt

Tinubu asks tribunal to dismiss Atiku’s petition

10th N’Assembly: Lawan makes case for capacity building for members, aides

CBN releases draft on dormant accounts management

Moody’s: Food shocks may worsen Africa’s debt crisis

SEC vows to protect minority interests in capital market

Salary Crisis: ‘Why wages commission reversed NSITF’s pay structure

Rewane: Nigeria’s fintech fund inflows to shrink over US banks’ crisis

US Consulate, NGO to premiere documentary on African youth

INEC frustrated transparency of elections ‘Onovo

Kogi APC Primary: Onoja, Asuku, Others Withdraw From Race

Speakership:Gbajabiamila Denies Working Against Wase, Others

Senate Presidency: Ex-Lawmakers Back Zoning To Southern Nigeria

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