Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 20 July 2023

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

VANGUARD

US announces new $1.3bn military aid package for Ukraine

Reps grill JAMB as Mmesoma again apologises to Nigerians

Gunmen kill 3 in Imo communities

How to rescue Nigeria from economic doldrums ‘ NECA

Man, 54, allegedly beats lover to death in Calabar

Tinubu eager for sectoral contributions to economic growth ‘ Presidential aide

Plateau: Troops seize 1,000 cows grazing communities’ farmlands

Subsidy: FG, States putting final touches on palliatives for Nigerians ‘ APC Govs

Senate probes N6.5bn shoreline protection contract awarded by NDDC in 2006

Customs reaffirms support as CG visits Lekki Port Lagos

Resist pressure to introduce transgenderism, LGBT issues, others into school curriculum, FG told

Fuel price hike: Commercial drivers lament low patronage in A’Ibom

Senate moves to scrap age limit in job advertisements in Nigeria

Petrol price hike insensitive, PDP, LP tell APC, Presidency

Chairmanship: APC looks to Ganduje as Adamu’s replacement

Reps ask Tinubu to lift embargo on employment

Enugu guber tussle: INEC fails to provide witness to defend Gov Mbah’s election

APC provoking Nigerians with N617/litre fuel price hike ‘ PDP

Revenue mobilisation: LCCI cautions FG on FIRS, NIMASA, Customs’ merger

I’m innocent, ‘ll fight ‘ Tobi Amusan responds to suspension

Imo: One killed, others injured as security agents engaged IPOB members in gun battle

Health insurance: ‘We de- accredited 10 HMOs in the last one year

COVID-19 vaccine: WHO to spend $93m grant in 15 Nigerian states

Afrobeats star, Rema features in commercial with Michael Jordan

Reps ask IGP to withdraw 30 policemen harassing, intimidating indigenes of Edo community

Mbah’s NYSC discharge certificate not fake ‘ DSS

Tinubu wants to genuinely transform Nigeria, Shettima tells former senators

Education: I owe no apology for sending my kids to private school ‘ Gov Fubara

PUNCH

FG meets Abia, Akwa Ibom over boundary dispute

Fuel price hike: Business operators panic, fear shutdown, job losses

10,000 pupils get booklets on child abuse

Subsidy removal: Anambra commissioner backs Tinubu, says policy good for Nigerians

Delta gateman bags life jail for defiling eight-year-old girl

INEC meets NURTW, NARTO, reviews polls logistics

Drug hawkers, merchants of death, says NAFDAC

Strong dollar decreases economic output in Nigeria, others IMF

Marketers link petrol price hike to naira devaluation, others

Marketer denies contaminated fuel supply to Max Air

PENGASSAN women wing canvasses female participation in unionism

New CBN rules necessary for banking sector growth Experts

NURPC unveils framework to address oil revenue loss

FG, Equatorial Guinea to partner on joint logistic base

Trapped vessels operating illegally, says NPA

Give federal roads to concessionaires, Senate tells FG

ASEA, ECA sign MoU on Africas financial market devt

Work together, be teachable, Tinubu tells female lawmakers

COVID-19: FG receives $9.2m grant from Canadian govt

Obi decries insecurity in Nigeria, condemns Plateau killings

Court threatens Emefiele with arrest over $53m Paris Club refund

N450m fraud: Youve case to answer, court tells ex-minister, others

EFCC chair urges students to shun fraud, corruption

Nasarawa gov, CDS meet over influx of bandits

UK medical panel clears Twitter influencer Olufunmilayo of rape allegation

Reps halt motion to stop increase in PMS

Obaseki vows to flush out cultists in Edo

THISDAY

APC May Have Settled For Ganduje As New National Chair

DSS Berates NYSC Over Hasty Investigation Of Mbah’s Certificate Forgery Allegation

FG Eyes $5bn From Services’ Exports By 2024

DSS Berates NYSC Over Hasty Investigation Of Mbah’s Certificate Forgery Allegation

House Confirms CDS, Service Chiefs

Tinubu Reconstitutes NEDC Board, Seeks Senate Nod For Appointees

Customs Disbands Strike Force Teams, Seeks To Promote Best Practices, Trade Facilitation

NIDCOM Boss Reiterates Importance Of Diaspora Nigerians’ Registering On Portal

ASEA, ECA Sign Landmark MOU For Africa Financial Market Development, Integration

Lagos Free Zone Hosts Netherlands Consul General, Woos Dutch Investors

Oye Urges Increased Public-Private Sector Collaboration To Boost Economic Growth

Building Resilient Maternal Health Systems Through Private Sector Integration

SUN

State of emergency on food security not enough to end hardship Oguntoyinbo, NNPP chieftain

APC NWC proposes August for mini convention

PEPC: I had no phone conversation with Tinubu CJN

Tinubu should respect Appeal Court judgement and release Kanu Muoma, SAN

Amusan vows to fight anti-doping missed test charge

Court threatens Emefiele with arrest warrant over $53m Paris Club refund

FX volatility: Petrol import cost up by N100/liter-Oil marketers

FCCPC to address anti competitive conduct by market associations

FG tasks states on strengthening audit law reforms, debt sustainability

Over 800 Nigerians benefit from EUs study programme since 2014 Envoy

Non-oil export: MANEG to collaborate with private, public sectors

PDP, Reps disagree over petrol price

Subsidy removal: FG set to review workers salary Akpabio

Tinubu, VP meet Senate president, govs over economy, palliative

UTME saga: Forgive me, Mmesoma begs JAMB

2023 general election: INEC admits infrastructure, insecurity compound logistics deployment

Crisis: Churches urged to reach out to smallholder farmers with help

Gov Sule seeks massive deployment of troops to protect litenum deposit in Nasarawa

Green Energy : Nigeria to contribute 30% of global requirement

New Islamic Year: Gov Idris urges Muslims to show love, tolerance

Fuel subsidy removal:COEASU directs member to go to work twice in a week

GUARDIAN

Burna Boy Subtly Responds To Davido’s “New Cat” Remark

INEC closes case on Enugu guber, fails to present witness to defend Mbah’s victory

Oborevwori appoints 26 commissioners, sends list to state assembly

Court orders final forfeiture of 111 drug dealers’ vehicles

AIG warns police officers against intimidation, harassment, extortion

Osun: Adeleke swears in commissioners, permanent secretaries

Negative sentiments in Geregu, 26 stocks drag indices by N5b

NACCIMA seeks more public-private sector collaboration to deepen free trade operations

40% of Nigerian businesses leverage interconnection as 90% explores AI

NECA tasks Federal Government on policy implementation to boost economy

Prisoners are important: Convicted but not forgotten

After Three Years; Nigerian Doctor Not Found Giulty Of Rape Accusations

Insecurity: Reps task NCC on deregistration of illegal SIM cards

Mmesoma apologizes to JAMB, asks for pardon

Latter-day Saints seeks policies to strengthen families

INEC holds first 2023 post-election review meeting

 

LEADERSHIP

Be Good Ambassadors, EU Urges 135 Nigerians Awarded Postgraduate Scholarships

Amotekun Corps Arrests Octogenarian, 4 Others For Alleged Vandalism, Burglary In Ekiti

NITDA Unveils National Data Strategy To Drive Nigeria’s Digital Economy

Reps Confirm Appointments Of Service Chiefs

First Lady Urges Female Lawmakers To Unite Across Party Lines

Obaseki Will Sustain Clampdown On Cult Groups, Says Aide

Kaduna Assembly Passes Bill On Housing, Commercial Property Into Law

UTME Forgery: Mmesoma Apologises To JAMB, Begs For Leniency

No Rift Between Me And Gov Sule ‘ Al-Makura

TRIBUNE

Major oil marketers explain cost build-up for PMS

Register on NiDCOM portal for proper identification, Abike Dabiri urges Diasporans

Sokoto Governorship Tribunal: Aliyu, APC lead 2 witnesses to close defence

Lift embargo on employment into MDAs, Reps urge Tinubu

Reps express worries over delay in takeoff of Abuja rail project

Paris Club refund: Court threatens Emefiele with arrest warrant over $53m debt

Ease age requirements for job seekers in Nigeria, Senate urges employers

Adeleke appoints self, deputy, ex-Aregbesola’s aides, others as commissioners

Subsidy removal: Tinubu will increase wages of civil servants’Akpabio

FG moves to attract investors through information technology-enabled services

African countries need better transport inter-connectivity, cooperation, integration’ Speaker Abbas

Reps to probe concession of Nigerian airports

Over 300 civil servants benefit from FG’s affordable housing programme ‘ Official

MKO Abiola’s ally, Su-Kazeem commends Tinubu over suspension of N8000 palliatives

Senate investigates alleged abuse of firearms by Nigeria Customs Service

CJN had no phone conversation with Tinubu on election petitions ‘ Supreme Court

Kogi: Tribunal reserves judgment in petition filed by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Plateau: Obi celebrates 62nd birthday with IDPs, donates N5m, 100 bags of rice

Subsidy removal: College staff union threaten to work two days a week

NATION

Ecobank’s lawyer Ogunba accuses Olanipekun of abusing court process

Experts push PPP to close infrastructure gap

Russia attacks Ukrainian grain facilities

Adeleke names lawyer as health commissioner

Emefiele: Lawyers accuse DSS of threatening their lives

Tinubu reappoints NEDC board members

Reps confirm CDS, service chiefs

DSS clears Mbah of NYSC certificate forger

Disability: Muslims hail Reps, seek implementation of law

Militancy, banditry not same, says Clark

Nigeria’s post-COVID immunisation gets kudos

Brothers’ organisation gives five families N28.6m

Making life bearable for sickle cell sufferers

Class ‘83 reunites, donates classrooms to school

Personnel managers stress improvement of skills

Centre hosts maiden journalism innovation confab

18 Black Axe members in Police net

First Lady to female NASS members: work together as a team

Petrol price reflection of current economic realities – Oil marketers

NNPCL decision to fix price of petrol illegal, contemptuous – Falana

Mmesoma pleads JAMB for leniency over 3-year ban

Nigerian Army restates commitment to ending Plateau attacks

Nigerians, smartest people on planet – Akon

“Charge and bail” tweet, an attempt to disparage the legal profession, lawyers tell DSS

Fuel subsidy: Diri unveils 106 vehicles for palliative

NACCIMA seeks partnership for growth

Ecobank appeals N72b Honeywell judgment

Data Protection Commission eyes 500,000 jobs

HERALD

AY Comedian Reveals He Has No Intention of Ever Reconciling With Basketmouth

Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin detained in Zimbabwe

PHOTO NEWS: Peter Obi visits Plateau IDPs to mark 62nd birthday, donates N5m, foodstuff

I wanted better standard’ ‘ Rivers governor says no apology for sending kids to private schools

CJN denies speaking with Tinubu, judges handling presidential election petition

N450m fraud: You’ve case to answer ‘ Court tells ex-minister, Abdu Bulama, four others

Atiku celebrates Peter Obi on 62nd birthday

American Sugar Mummy’, One Other Jailed for Cybercrime in Kwara

IPOB lawyers defending Emefiele ‘ DSS raises alarm

Money Manager At $800 Billion Fund Begins To Position For Inevitable BOJ Shift

DAILY TRUST

Mmesoma Apologizes To JAMB Before Reps Panel

Senate Tells Employers To Remove Age Limit For Employment

Wildlife Trafficking: Court Jails Three Vietnamese, One Guinean.

Reps Confirm Appointment Of Military Services Chiefs

Subsidy Removal: Niger Assembly Wants Reduction Of Working Days

We Won’t Favour Tinubu, Atiku, Obi At Tribunal – CJN

PDP: Nigerians Will Dance On The Streets If Tinubu’s Election Is Nullified

Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Gov’ship Polls: INEC Tasks Transport Unions On Logistics

Okowa’s Men, Uduaghan’s Daughter Make Delta Commissioners’ List

Bride Removes Gown To Escape As Bandits Attack Wedding Convoy

Senate May Get Ministerial List Today

Tobi Amusan Charged With Anti-Doping Violation

Fuel Hike: Work Two Days A Week, College Of Education Union Directs Lecturers

Tinubu Asks Senate To Confirm NEDC Board Rejected By Buhari

Exchange Rate Falls To N742/$1 At I&E Window

FG Acquires Locally-Assembled Electric Cars From Jet Motors

Why June Inflation Figure Fell Below Expectation – NBS

Nigeria’s Daily Petrol Consumption Falls By 35% To 46.38m Litres NMDPRA

Finally, Freight Service Begins On Lagos-Ibadan Fast Train

NGX Group To Fast-Track NNPC Listing

AUTHORITY

EU-Nigeria Cooperation: Nigeria comes top in education in Africa EU Ambassador

Remain faithful to your constituents, First Lady advises female lawmakers

Petrol shouldnt sell for more than N150, PDP laments provocative price hike

Pure Bliss rewards 4 customers in 60 Millionaires in 60 Days promo

FAAC: FG, states, LGAs shared N1.03trn in Feb NBS report*To share N1.959trn in July, highest in recent years

Tinubu quiet as friends, foes celebrate Obi at 62

Forged UTME result : Mmesoma appears before Reps committee, begs JAMB for soft landing

Governor Mutfwang to Obi: You will achieve greater things in the years ahead

BUSINESSDAY

Tax exemption keeps Nigeria’s petrol price lower than African peers

Rise in haulage costs makes cement pricier

FAAC windfall: Eyes on squandermania governors

Money supply up 16% on FX reforms

Households in pains as petrol prices jump

Average bus fare rises 11.6% in May ‘ NBS

Nigerian passport among 20 worst to hold, with visa free access to 46 countries

Tougher times as petrol sells for over N600

Explainer: Why airfares from Nigeria are higher than African peers

DAILY INDEPENDENT

FISH Programme Targets 500 Housing Units Yearly For Civil Servants

Greece Heatwave: Farmer Sets Animals Free As Wildfire Races Toward Farm

Nigeria To Participate At UN Food System Summit In Rome

Insecurity: N-HYPPADEC To Hand Over N300m Police Mobile Barrack To Plateau Govt In December

We’ll Prioritise Health Of Deltans ‘ Oborevwori

Again Mmesoma Apologises To Jamb, Others

Senate Moves To Compile List Of Decrepit, Non-Awarded Federal Roads

PEOPLESDAILY

Tinubu may pick Ganduje, Sen. Bashiru as acting APC national chairman, secretary

Speaker Abbas congratulates Muslims on Islamic New Year 1445 AH

Why African countries need better transport interconnectivity, cooperation, integration ‘ Speaker Abbas

FCT Taskforce dislodges ‘parks’ harbouring one-chance syndicates

Forum harps on harmonising LGAs condition of service

I’m sorry, Mmesoma finally apologises to JAMB, plead for mercy

Church urges gov’t to formulates policies to strengthen families

Islamic New Year: Zamfara Gov. calls for intensified prayers against insecurity

NEW TELEGRAPH

Clark Warns Tinubu Against Scrapping Niger Delta Amnesty Programme

‘It’s Practically Impossible To Fake JAMB Results’ – Oloyede

PDP To Immortalise Ogbulafor

Adeleke Swears In 25 Commissioners, Warns Them Against Corrupt Practices

Senate Urges FG To Create Equal Employment Opportunity For Citizens

Tinubu, Obasanjo, Others To Attend Mbang’s Burial August 11

Trademore Flooding: Unpleasant Clash Between FCTA And Estate Developers

How Reps Approved N500bn Subsidy Palliatives

SMEs: Int’l Islamic Trade Finance Corp Signs Pact With Nigeria, Others

Making Technology Jobs Attractive To Females In Nigeria

All Loan Apps Should Be Forced To Register With CBN, -FCCPC

Expert Charges Govt To Demystify E-payments Through Policies, Regulations

Three Dead As Gunmen Invade Imo Communities

BLUEPRINT

Why we partner CSOs, others on peace advocacy ‘ DG IPCR

Plateau: Obi visits IDPs in Mangu

LG polls: Leave Olubadan palace out of partisan politics ‘ Media aide

Nigerians insist on new constitution, state police

2023 polls review: INEC meets EOs, transport unions

Forgery: Mmesoma apologises to JAMB, begs for forgiveness

Gunmen kill 3 in Imo communities

Amusan suspended indefinitely for doping violations

Employment: Senate tasks FG on equal opportunity for citizens

Green energy: Nigeria to contribute 30% global requirement’ Obaje

Senate sets up committee on collapsing road infrastructure

Speaker Abbas congratulates Muslims on Islamic New Year

FOI: Perm sec dragged to court over failure to declare contract details

Yobe trains youth on sustainable peace, harmony

 

 

 

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