Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 21 June 2023  

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

GUARDIAN

Titanic tourist sub still missing as rescuers race against time

U.S. announces $172m in extra humanitarian assistance for Sudan, neighbouring countries

They mismanaged N1.4 Billion, defected to avoid Probe’ – Imo PDP Opens Up on defection of 7 SWC members

Man bags life imprisonment for sexually assaulting girlfriend

Police intensify manhunt for kidnappers of female banker in Bayelsa

I was forced to sleep with 50 men in seven days

Court remands seven Yoruba Nation agitators over invasion of Ibadan radio station

Lawyer reacts to allegations of fraud against client

Heads may roll in Kwara Sports Commission over doping saga

Dollar trades at discount against naira in black market

Like Nigeria, foreign airlines warn Ethiopia over $95m stuck fund, consequences

25 African Startups to receive $4m Google fund

Okonjo-Iweala, Oye pitch Nigeria’s opportunities at global stage

Investors tasked with diversification through foreign asset purchase

NIMASA, Nigerian Navy to deepen collaboration for seafarer certification

Anambra Indigenes, Governor Soludo Hold Lagos Town Hall Meeting For Home State Development.

Nigeria’s military should be protected from political interference, says retired general

Service chiefs: I’m delighted South-East is now represented, Ex-DSS director Ejiofor

Excitement at police headquarters over exit of Alkali Baba

Eight killed in clashes in Somalia’s Puntland region

PUNCH

FG demands N5,000 promotional exam fee

New service chiefs: 100 military generals may be retired

Use IT to drive tax collection, expert tells FG

PDP, Atiku close case against Tinubu Thursday

NDLEA, NAFDAC boards not dissolved Presidency

PDP holds reconciliation parley, Wike, others absent

Benue PDP backs Ortom as EFCC grills ex-gov

Tinubu moves Hajj Commission, NEMA to VPs office

Tight security as Ogun Assembly re-elects Speaker

Osun lawmaker rejects Customs, other agencies merger

Awosika, others share business insights at global summit

Subsidy removal: NEITI probes petrol consumption figure

Customer drags Ikeja Electric to NERC over bills

Naira devaluation pushes Nigerias export to N42tn

Tinubu lands in France for Paris summit

Percentage of Nigerian children with poor reading comprehension high FG

PDP, Atiku close case against Tinubu on Thursday

Omo-Agege didnt work against Tinubu Delta APC spokesman

UK to reduce tariffs on products from Nigeria

IPC begins tracking Tinubus campaign promises

EFCC partners Ghana to curb financial crimes in West Africa

Oba of Benin berates ex-minister for lopsided representation

THISDAY

Egbetokun: I Feel Like Lion, Ready To Devour Criminals

6,221 Nigerian Doctors Lost To The UK In Six Years, International College Of Surgeons Reveals

Global Food Bill To Hit Record $1.98tn In 2023

IATA Launches Programme To Improve Aviation Safety In Africa

Naira Achieves Convergence As Official, Parallel Rates Close At N756

Egbetokun: I Feel Like Lion, Ready To Devour Criminals

IATA Launches Programme To Improve Aviation Safety In Africa

NIOMR, GIZ Train 300 Women On Catfish Production

Wood McKenzie: Newly Discovered TotalEnergies N’Delta Oil Field Could Hold 400m Barrels Of Oil

Court To Rule On Emefiele’s Request For Release From DSS Custody July 13

N4.2bn Contract Saga: Court Dismisses NLNG Motion To Suspend Hearing

SUN

South East needs infrastructure more than appointments Osita Okechukwu, DG VON

Nasarawa Assembly: Fight to finish as two factions clash over speakership position

Amazon staff insist no technical glitches on INEC server on election day

PEPC: Again, Atiku, PDP lament difficulties in getting documents from INEC

Imo: Defected SWC members mismanaged N1.4bn campaign funds PDP

Anyanwu enters agreement with Okorocha to return varsity, other loots Imo govt

NFF wants Peseiro to take $70,000 monthly salary cut

RMAFC wants 36 states Assembly to amend relevant laws

Amuneke, Finidi front-runners to replace Portuguese

Editors restate commitment to defend democracy, press freedom

Top 10 British Heavyweight boxers: Anthony Joshua ranked No. 2

EFCC grills, releases Ortom after 10 hours

Bawa: Group seeks review of EFCC, ICPC, others mandates

Delta guber: Oborevwori, Omo-Agege ask tribunal to dismiss LP petition

Edo PDP chieftain Osakue lauds Tinubu over appointments, says its square peg in square hole

Alaba demolition: Return your investment to SEast, IPOB tells Igbo in Lagos, North

FG begins cassava-bio-ethanol value chain enhancement project in South East

VANGUARD

5,147 drug offenders, 35 barons convicted ‘ Marwa

Over 5,600 vehicles run on compressed natural gas in Edo ‘ Obaseki

6,221 Nigerian doctors lost to UK in 6 years, says Int’l College of Surgeons

Confab: We’re committed to press freedom, defence of democracy ‘ Editors

3 health workers arrested over missing placenta in Ondo hospital

Police foil attempt to move stolen telecoms inverter batteries from Lagos to Sokoto

NEITI to Tinubu: Re-invest petrol subsidy savings on Nigerians

ICPC recovers, restrains N454bn assets in 4 years

Vote buying: Stop persecuting Emefiele, Ex-presidential aspirant tells FG

Peter Obi’s petition:Allow judiciary do its work ‘ Victor Umeh

A’Ibom governorship Tribunal: Tension as Subpoenaed witness testifies

Tinubu has started well as Nigeria’s President ‘ Bode George

Editors recommit to defence of democracy, press freedom

PDP leaders review 2023 polls, mull reconciliation, disciplinary panel

Presidential polls: Atiku, PDP to close case challenging Tinubu’s victory June 22

Meet new Chief of Naval Staff, Ogalla with top-notch trainings, feats

Anxiety as ex-depot petrol price rises to N490 per litre

Presidential poll: Tinubu to open defence June 30 as Atiku, Obi close case Friday

Sowore generated over N40m for 2023 campaign ‘ SPAC

Tinubu returns NEMA, Hajj Commission to Vice Office

I was victimized, suspended for speaking out ‘ Ex-Imo female lawmaker

CONUA hails Tinubu, optimistic about students’ loan programme

CSOs task Tinubu on reviving anti-corruption fight

Nine in police net over attempted murder in Edo

LEADERSHIP

Sowore Publishes 2023 Campaign Expenses, Seeks Accountability

10th NASS: Battle Shifts To Reps’ Principal Officers

700 Candidates Undergo PTDF Overseas’ Scholarship Interview

You Did Not Represent Us, Oba Of Benin Tells Ex-minister

Declare Stand On Anti-corruption War, 30 CSOs Tell Tinubu

JUST-IN: Tinubu Approves Aides For Shettima’s Office, Asked To Supervise NEMA, NAHCON

2023 Hajj: Nigerian Pilgrims Begin Movement To Muna Sunday

Demolitions: Call Kano Gov To Order, CSOs Petition Tinubu

New IGP Vows To Tackle Crime Head-On

Gov Aliyu Pays Unscheduled Midnight Visit To Hospital

TRIBUNE

Nigeria greatly deficient in graduates needed for 21st century economy ‘ TETFUND

Subsidy: Two years after, NNPCL’s autogas programme falls short

Subsidy removal: Fubara to roll out transport palliatives for Rivers people

Sack federal universities councils, stakeholders tell Tinubu

Police Special Constabulary appeals to Tinubu on salary payment

I’ve no Amazon’s mandate representing Obi, LP’s witness tells PEPC

PEPC: Atiku, PDP to close case against Tinubu’s election Thursday

Tinubu departs for Paris global financial pact summit

NDLEA secures conviction of 59 drug offenders in Akwa Ibom within 10 months

Flood: NIWA donates food items, N5m cash to Kogi govt

PDP ramps reconciliation process amid internal wrangling

Osun LP chair suspended over mismanagement of N34m

Nigeria can’t achieve SDGs with over 20 million illiterates ‘ National Librarian

Strong leadership, political will critical to tackling Nigeria’s high cost of governance

Governor Zulum reappoints Isa Gusau as media aide, 11 other advisers

Traditional, religious leaders, NUJ laud outgoing Oyo CP over promotion to AIG rank

Court slates July 20 to rule on Kanu’s application seeking access to medical records, doctor

Judiciary, INEC real victims of LP, PDP blackmail ‘ APC Chieftain alleges

NATION

Hajj: Medical mission mulls sanctions on states with advanced pregnant women

Editors restate commitment to defence of democracy, press freedom

Ex-NSA restates Nigeria’s commitment to punish terrorists

PDP leaders review performance at 2023 polls

State of Sokoto specialist hospital worries governor

Diri seeks amendment to Petroleum Industry Act

EFCC releases Ortom after nine-hour grilling

Reviewed remuneration: RMAFC urges 36 states’ Assemblies to amend relevant laws

Court to deliver judgment in Nnamdi Kanu’s suit against DSS

Eight music stars who put Nigeria on global map

Tinubu approves return of NEMA, Hajj Commission to VP’s office

NIMASA not revenue generating agency – Former Director General

FG to develop blueprint to mitigate oil spills incidence on wildlife

Police arrest nine for alleged murder attempt

Social media worsening reading culture among pupils – FG

Jubilation at Force Headquarters as Acting IGP Egbetokun resumes

Google announces 25 African startups for $4M Black Founders Fund

HERALD

Show proof Alaba Market demolition not targeted at Igbos ‘ Ezekwesili tells Sanwo-Olu

Fani-Kayode: Shame on those who called Tinubu drug peddler, too old, printed new notes to frustrate ambition

It is a hatchet job’ ‘ DSS faults media reports about service

2 internet fraudsters jailed In Makurdi

Police spokesman seeks arrest of online prankster Trinity Guy

Service chiefs: ‘Tinubu has taken a bold step’ ‘ Ohanaeze

DAILY TRUST

Kano govt probes N370 deduction from civil servants’ salaries

Appointments: Kaduna, Ekiti govs laud Tinubu

Bayelsa gov seeks amendment to PIA

Kwara to get jetty after boat mishap ‘ NIWA

Abiodun meets with assembly members after Oluomo’s re-election as speaker

Don’t leave politics for older generations, Nasarawa lawmaker tells youths

You are key to my success, brace up for task ahead, Abbas tells staff

How Neighbours’ Tank Crushed Lagos Admission Seeker To Death From Sleep

Ogun Speaker Re-Elected Amid N2.5bn Corruption Charge

Acting IGP: I Feel Like A Lion Ready To Devour Nigeria’s Enemies

Demolition: We’ve Recovered Land Worth Trillions Of Naira – Kano Govt

ASUU Breakaway Faction, CONUA, Optimistic About Students’ Loan Programme

Gunmen Kidnap Family Members In Kwara

EFCC Releases Ortom After 10 Hours In Custody

Presidential tribunal extends PDP’s time for petition

I’ve Been Running Zamfara On Debt, Matawalle left N4m ‘ Gov Lawal

A 3-day working week harms productivity

Ogun gov’ship tribunal quashes Adebutu’s reply on vote buying

Nigeria’s presidential system debilitating ‘ Rev. Okotie

Why Kaduna gov is yet to appoint commissioners ‘ Aide

Kano gov’ship tribunal begins hearing Friday

Failed ex-govs shouldn’t make ministerial list, APC stakeholders urge Tinubu

Tribunal rejects Tinubu, APC’s bid to stop APM’s petition

AUTHORITY

Group urges Tinubu against considering El-Rufai for any appointive positions

LRCN commences nationwide accreditation of library schools programmes

VATLAD urges Tinubu to immediately assume petroleum ministers position, seeks repeal of PIA

Africa Day 2023 : IRIAD-The Electoral Hub harps on sustainable political, socio-economic devt

Gov Otu decries decrepit Govt House, embarks on modernisation project

AHBN listshealth demands to new political office holders

Abba Yusuf gets 72-hr ultimatum to stop demolition in Kano

BUSINESSDAY

Tinubu exempts NDLEA, NAFDAC boards from dissolution

Understanding the starting point for maintenance

High expectations as Tinubu assembles security team

Africa’s trade volume slows 2.7% on harsh environment

US stocks fall on fears over further interest rate rises

Stock market moves further high by 0.16%

DisCos’ plan to buy power from GenCos hits hurdles

MRS generates more cash from operations than peers

Penny stocks drive market’s mild gain as week opens

These stocks have surpassed 100% returns this year

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Over 90,000 Registered Refugees In Nigeria ‘ NCRMI

FG Evacuates Another Set Of 102 Nigerians From Libya

Osun LP Chairman Suspended Over Alleged Embezzlement

APC Group Urges Tinubu Not To Appoint El-Rufai Into Political Office

Customs Area 1 Command PH Sensitizes Stakeholders On Customs Clearance Procedures

Heavy Fighting Erupts In Somalia’s Semi-Autonomous Region Of Puntland

UK To Reduce Tariffs On Products From Nigeria

Messi To Make Inter Miami Debut Next Month

NSPPD Makes History As 70,000 Participants Shut Down London Excel Arena

CAIDOV Congratulates Egbetokun, Tasks Acting IGP On Police Rebranding

Five Inspiring Young Nigerians In Business

PEOPLES DAILY

War of words as Osun Government, Senator Basiru trade words

Ekiti govt will back initiatives to make installation of Obas easy ‘ Deputy Gov, Afuye

Makinde did not offer me commissioner slots ‘ Ajimobi

Tinubu’s polices speedily driving Nigeria economy ‘ Foundation

Redeploy Police from LG Secretariats to fight bandits, Plateau CP told

NNPCL, TotalEnergies tasked over alleged deal with indicted US Company

BLUEPRINT

Group tasks NNPC, TotalEnergies over alleged deal with US company convicted of bribery

Floating of naira to impact Airtel’s revenue in 2023

FG, Enugu government partner to operationalise Akanu Ibiam Airport, build cargo terminal others

Discos rake in N243bn revenue in Q4 2022

Tax bill: FG gives ship owners 3 months to balance account

FG gives vessel owners 3 months to settle tax arrears

Shippers’ Council launches registration portal to check illegal port operators

Equity market gains N52bn

FX market free floated, CBN clarifies position

NIMASA, Nigerian Navy to deepen collaboration on certification issuance

Northern insecurity: Memo to Tinubu

2023 elections and consolidation of Nigerian democracy

Ronaldo fires Portugal to victory on historic 200th international show

Abbas condemns killing of Fulani leader, others in Zaria

Zamfara CP presents N23m cheque to family of deceased officers

Tinubu seeks better cooperation with U S over energy transition

Court convicts fake lawyer in Osun

NAFDAC to intensify crackdown on illegal herbal medicine manufacturers ‘ DG

Atiku, PDP to close case June 22, Tinubu opens defence next day

Declare your anti-corruption stance, 30 CSOs urge Tinubu

Appoint our experienced ambassadors into your government,WPO tells Tinubu

17, 000 trafficked persons rescued, sheltered by NAPTIP ‘ DG

 

 

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