Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

PUNCH

Almost 200 dead, 1,800 wounded in Sudan battles UN

Why South-East doesnt deserve Senate presidency again

New wages: Over 155,000 Canadian public servants to strike

Cause of Banana Island building collapse unknown yet Lagos govt

APGA condemns attack on Imo delegates

Soyinkas reminder on restructuring timely

House leadership: Opposition sings discordant tunes, APC woos minority caucus

Plots to derail Labour Party will be resisted NLC

Naira weakens at parallel market, gains at investors window

Striking aviation workers reject govt plea, threaten total shutdown

Fuel subsidy: FG begins 40% pay rise for workers April ending

Marginal oilfields sale generated N203bn, says Buhari

Rising inflation erodes wages, fuels demands for salary increment

NDDC canvasses human capital development in Niger Delta

NRC services debt with N111bn, generates N12bn Report

External reserves slide further to $35bn

N2.4bn debt: AMCON takes over Glano Nigeria

E-payments rise to N49tn over naira crisis

$2.8bn gas pipeline progressing, to power 3,600MW plants FG

LP crisis: Court refuses to lift suspension order on Abure, others

Nasarawa residents protest outrageous electricity bills, seek govt intervention

Kidnappers kill two civilians, injure three policemen, abduct politician in Rivers

 

JAMB extends direct entry registration till April 28

Mob attack victim buried as Ondo police arrest seven

Police search for Osun couple abducted while returning from vigil

Russian-Ukraine war: Wife of Putins critic proud of husband jailed 25 years

What to know about origin of Britains Got Talent

THISDAY

INEC Suspends Adamawa REC as Binani Seeks Judicial Review of Her Announcement

NAFDAC Approves Clinical Malaria Vaccine for Children

Buhari Recounts Achievements in Oil, Gas Sector, Lists PIA as Biggest Accomplishment

NDDC Tasks PHCCIMA on Human Capital Devt

COVID-19: FG Effects N45.3bn Reimbursement to States, FCT

Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Empowers Permanent Secretaries to Drive Efficiency in Civil Service

Aviation Workers’ Strike Forces Passengers to Trek to Airport, Unions Block Access Roads

AMCON Takes Over Glano Nigeria’s Assets over N2.4bn Debt

APC Dominates Niger Assembly, Wins 20 Out of 27 Seats

Osinbajo: Leaders Toying with Prejudice in Contest for Power Threat to Democracy

Court Declines Request to Vacate Order Suspending Abure as LP National Chairman

10th Assembly: South-South Christian Should be Senate President, Says Lawmaker

Scores Feared Killed as Gunmen Invade Plateau Community

Just In: INEC Directs Adamawa REC to ‘Stay Away’ from Office

Petition: Tribunal Orders Substituted Service on Sanwo-Olu

Legal Practitioner, Okeme, Picks Kogi LP Governorship Ticket

SUN

INEC hammer falls on REC over Adamawa guber results mess

APC vows to protect Binanis victory, urges INEC to allow court process

Election petition tribunal strikes out case against Kalu

PDP governors task INEC on partisan officials

Ogbaru Reps seat: Ogene appreciates constituents, commends opponents

Court restrains ABSIEC from holding LG election in Abia

Oyo election tribunal receives 6 petitions

No APC primary in Kogi Adeyemi

SIP: 5,000 entrepreneurs to be trained in Osun

Adamawa poll: INEC suspends REC, bars him from Yola office

Nigeria approves Oxford malaria vaccine, to action immunisation

Sirika begs Aviation workers to end strike

Borno gov approves payment of workers salary ahead Eid fitri

Katsina: Kidnapper buries 3 year-old boy alive after collecting ransom

Heathrow Airport detention: Apologise to Obi, sanction immigration officers, rights groups tells British Govt

CSOs condemn Gov Ortoms demand for postponement of census

How Cargo Tracking Notell end crude theft, importation of armaments-Shippers Council

Census: Osun govt inaugurates inter-ministerial committee

INEC suspends Adamawa state REC, Hudu Yunusa-Ari

GUARDIAN

Labour Party sweats as internal struggle tears structure apart

Painter narrates role in murder of 35-year-old Ondo driver

Cultists attack NDLEA officials in Rivers, free drug suspect

Club 66 commends Akinyelure on road rehabilitation, others

Court summons police officer over defilement of 13-year-old visually-impaired girl

Soldiers invade Rivers community over alleged death of colleague

World Bank offers LAPD support to enhance investment concepts

Clergyman remanded in prison for allegedly raping church members in Lagos

Police arrest woman for allegedly selling baby for N600,000

Rice processors, farmers count loses as foreign rice return to markets

CPJ, CISLAC fault conviction of journalists over report on drug abuse

Police arrest APGA factional chair in court premises

Flutterwave announces Kenya as gateway to East Africa

INEC suspends Adamawa REC Yunusa-Ari

Ancelotti’s return to floundering Chelsea a reminder of better times

Nigeria approves Oxford malaria vaccine, to action immunisation

UAX’s Evergreen Is Our Song Of The Summer

Falz: Mr Yakubu Challenge Winners To Feature In Remix

VANGUARD

APC candidate, Aisha asks court to halt Adamawa guber poll

Unilever Nigeria strikes $2m plastic waste collection deal with Wecyclers

Ondo Police parades 4 suspected principal killers of Uber driver

2 aides killed, 3 policemen hospitalised as kidnappers abduct SAN in Rivers

Adamawa Gov Poll Crisis: INEC bars suspended REC, to announce result Thursday

Chinese gov’t not involved in any form of terror ‘ Embassy

Global energy demand to increase by 23% to 2045 ‘ OPEC

Why LP candidate, Adejoh is best to transform Kogi ‘ Party chieftain

EU ambassador to Sudan ‘assaulted’ in home

Electricity customers increase to 10.94m in Q3 2022

Almost 200 dead, 1,800 wounded in Sudan battles ‘ UN

Nigerians in diaspora assure Tinubu of tech support for administration

Terrorists kill community leader, abduct locals in Kaduna

SpaceX Starship: Elon Musk’s firm postpones launch of biggest rocket ever

FG appoints Agbadua as NICT Rector

Ralph Yarl: Black American teen shot for ringing wrong doorbell

Actor Kunle Remi reacts after being snubbed by AMVCA

10th NASS: Zone Senate Presidency to South-South, Coalition tells Tinubu, APC

VP Osinbajo at NIPSS, tasks Nigerians on national unity

Ikpeazu constitutes handover committee as Catholic priest leads Otti’s team

LEADERSHIP

Energy Summit: PIA Passage Our Greatest Energy Sector Achievement ‘ Buhari

Stock Market Sheds N418bn Amid Sustained Sell Pressure

ExxonMobil Declares Force Majeure On Crude Oil Lifting In Nigeria

Kogi Guber: Braimoh, Mubarak, Omale Pick AA, NNPP, YPP Tickets

Benue River Pollution: You Have Failed, Ortom Tells 3 Commissioners

Okowa Faults Restriction On Medical Practitioners From Leaving Nigeria

Disobedience To Court Order: Plaintiff Seeks Emefiele’s Imprisonment

No Recruitment At Navy Reference Hospital ‘ Official

Release NDDC’s N500bn Recovered Debt In Your Custody, MOSIEND Tells EFCC

Guber Poll: Adamawa REC Playing INEC Chairman’s Script, Says Atiku’s Aide

JAMB Extends 2023 Direct Entry Registration

Police Reactivate Digitalised Central Motor Registry Service

Woman Sold 18-month-old Baby To Pay Bank Loan In Ogun

$39.89bn Telecom Revenue Loss To Fraud For Discussion

Adamawa CP Vows To Arrest Attackers Of INEC Commissioner, Others

Strike: Aviation Ministry Appeals For Suspension Of Action

Code Cash Crop: Afex Opens Registration Across Nigeria, Kenya

NDLEA Intercepts Drug Consignments In Winter Jackets

JUST-IN: INEC ‘Sacks’ Adamawa RECOver Usurpation Of Power

President Muhammadu Buhari Hinges Nigeria’s Progress On Democracy, Strong Institutions

Jubilation As Olu of Warri Installs New Ologbotsere

Zone Speaker To North Central, Forum Tells APC

TRIBUNE

Couple returning from vigil abducted in Osun

FCTA demolishes shops over encroachment at Kubwa, Dei-Dei

Kogi: Dino Melaye’s victory great danger to PDP’s unity ‘ Ex-dep Gov, Awoniyi

Adamawa: PDP governors condemn REC’s ‘show of shame

Judge in Ayu’s suspension case steps down, transfers file to Benue CJ

INEC asks Adamawa REC to ‘stay away’ from office

Prof Okoroma picks ADC guber ticket in Imo

Apapa-led LP to notify US, UK, EU of Abure’s alleged infractions

FG approves Oxford Malaria vaccine for use in Nigeria

$2.8bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline project at 43 percent completion ‘ Buhari

People see me as husband snatcher- Foluke Daramola

Zone Senate presidency to South-South to correct ethno-religious concerns, group urges Tinubu, APC

Arrest Apapa, Arambabi, others, NLC President charges LP members

Passengers stranded as Aviation unions ground airport activities

Re-run: Kaduna PDP rejectsState Assembly election results

Building collapse: Employ COREN members for monitoring, Expert advises Sanwo-Olu

NATION

 Imo elders adopt rotation policy for political offices

Suspension: Ayu knows fate April 28

Kano, Jigawa senators back Jibrin for senate presidency

Don’t impose Speaker on House, says group

Nov. 11 governorship polls: APC sends list to INEC

Battle in Immigration over planned extension of CG’s tenure

COAS to soldiers: justify govt’s investment in Army

Court orders suspended LP Chairman Abure, others to file defence

Acting chair Apapa warns NLC to steer clear of party’s affairs In Abuja

‘Cholera kills 79, infects 1,336’

Alleged N5.2b fraud: Key witness in ex-JAMB Registrar, Ojerinde’s trial dies

Gunmen kill two aides, abduct VIP in Rivers

Court insists on suspension of Labour Party chair, others

Sirika appeals to aviation workers to end strike

Seven in custody for alleged murder of suspected yahoo boy

Flight disruption looms as aviation union begins strike

There are indications that flight operations would be disrupted on

AMCON takes over firm’s assets over N2b debt

Five Ondo House of Reps-elect root for Wase

Ekiti varsity denies plan to sack workers

Cholera kills 79, infects 1,336 in three months – NCDC

Police arrest APGA factional chair in court premises

Police arrest Kuje escapee

Court remands Bishop Oluwafeyiropo over alleged rape

Windy rain wreaks havoc in Ilorin

HERALD

Davido Addresses The Public on Concerns Around His Upcoming Concert

Stay away from office ‘ INEC suspends Adamawa REC for declaring Binani winner

VIDEO: Moment 33 victims of bandit attack are buried in mass grave in Southern Kaduna

Woman sells own baby for N600,000 to offset bank loan in Ogun

Wizkid’s Last Two Albums Chart Simultaneously on Apple Music NG

Keyamo: Many gullible young Nigerians misled into joining Obidient movement

Fraudsters hack ex-Eagles star Amuneke’s phone number, solicit funds

DAILY TRUST

Gunmen ‘Abduct 8’ In Benue

JAMB Extends Registration Of Direct Entry

Attempts To Deny Nigerians Right To Vote Outside Their Locality Condemnable – Osinbajo

Lynched Driver Buried In Ondo As Police Parade Suspects

Adamawa: INEC Shifts Emergency Meeting To Tuesday

FG Okays Malaria Vaccine For Children

INEC Suspends Adamawa REC For Declaring Binani Winner

Many Killed, Houses Burnt In Plateau Village

Tinubu Micromanages Team More Than Buhari – Fashola

FG records 3,124 beneficiaries of cash transfer in Edo

NAMA procuring radar to detect unauthorised flights

Over 500 micro finance banks seek roles in CBN’s policies

Economy: IMF’s call to increase taxes disastrous ‘ NECA

Subsidy palliative: FG to pay N5,000 to 10m households for 6 months

Senate: APC secures 59 seats, PDP 36, LP 8, NNPP 2, SDP 2

APC maintains lead in Reps with 134 seats

Senate presidency: North, South poise for showdown over zoning

Kogi gov’ship: Dino, Okeme emerge PDP, LP candidates

AUTHORITY

Adamawa REC playing script of INEC Chairman Atikus Aide

FCT loses four traditional rulers in 8 months

Supplementary Polls: Confusion in INEC as National Commissioners, REC disagree on results

FCTA demolishes unplanned structures at Dei-Dei, Kubwa

Group says attacks on NNPCL leadership malicious, unwarranted

Observers Laud Kogi APC Guber Primary As Credible, Fair

Disaster Averted At AA Rano Fuel Station As Fire Guts Two Cars

BUSINESSDAY

What Nigerians should hold Tinubu to account for after May 29 (1)

Energy security outweighed climate change concerns in 2022

Bolt Food expands operations in Lagos

Nigeria’s textile imports double despite local production push

Explainer: What to expect as CBN plans to mop up dormant, unclaimed funds

RegTech Africa Confab: GVG to address $39.89bn telecom revenue loss from fraud

Five things to know to start your Monday

Nigerian politicians struggle to tame social media generation

How AI, deepfakes are deployed to shape political outcomes

Here are ways AI can benefit Nigerian politicians

Retirees cede N615.8bn to insurers for life annuity

FG, World Bank arm in talks over infrastructure financing

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Big Brother Spain Contestant Jailed For Sexual Assault Of Fellow Housemate

INEC Suspends Adamawa REC

Weed Out Partisan, Corrupt Officials, PDP Governors Tell INEC

Devolution Of Powers: Matters Arising (1)

Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal To Meet With Representatives Of Gravenberch

Liverpool Willing To Secure ’70m World Cup-Winning Midfielder, Alexis Mac Allister

Police Arrest Seven For Stoning Driver To Death In Ogun

Gunmen Kill Two, Abduct PDP Chieftain In Rivers

EU Lawmakers Call For Summit To Control ‘Very Powerful’ AI

Board Sacks Edo F A Chairman Over Alleged Inability To Render Financial Reports, Others

Adamawa REC Playing Script Of INEC Chairman ‘ Atiku’s Aide

Issuing Flood Warnings Not Enough, FG Must Take Action ‘ Diri

INEC Directs Yunusa-Ari, Controversial Adamawa State REC, To Stay Away From Office

Adamawa Guber: Sagay Condemns Action Of Adamawa REC

Just In: JAMB Extends 2023 Direct Entry Registration

Ogun NNPP Condemns Group’s Attempt To Blackmail Its Guber Candidate, Ajadi As Non- Indigene

Court Remands Clergyman For Raping Two Church Members

Ortom Sets Up Panel To Investigate Company For Dumping Chemical Waste Into River Benue

FCTA Demolishes Shops Over Encroachment On Road, Power Facility In Kubwa, Dedei

Coalition Of Plateau PDP Support Groups Reject Diket Plang As Plateau Central Senator-Elect

NEW TELEGRAPH

Fears over fuel subsidy removal

Nigerians get reprieve in Malaysia

Huge debts as booby traps for incoming administration

Akinlade, Soname as worthy Nigerian ambassadors

Akinlade, Soname as worthy Nigerian ambassadors

New NFF board must correct wrongs of former administration

Buhari’s last minute census

VC To Students: Shun cultism, sexual harassment, exam malpractice

FG: $2.8bn Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline project 43% completed

Buhari: Nigeria made N200bn, $7m from issuance of PPLs

Unions ground activities at Lagos airport

Nigeria’s revenue threatened as Exxon units declare force majeure

Northern Christian Elders: Buhari shouldn’t leave killings as parting gift

NAFDAC approves R21 Malaria vaccine for use

Ayu’s Suspension: Judge steps down, adjourns hearing till April 28

NLC directs workers to arrest impostors plotting to destroy LP

Energy Cost: Report projects sustained inflation in Nigeria work of professional

Analysts: Debt servicing payments drive decline in external reserves

NGX Benchmark Index falls further by 1.49%

Mr Eazi Earns Big As Zagadat Capital Gets $1bn Fund

FG To Aviation Workers: Strike Unnecessary, Calls For Termination

SpaceX Sets To Launch Largest Rocket In The World

Idakolo: Increasing VAT now’ll be insensitive to Nigerian businesses

Unilever Nigeria: Staying on course amid challenges

U.S records N384.9bn trade deficit with Nigeria

BVN: CBN’s initiative spurs WAMI’s $8m identification project

 

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