Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Sunday, 20 August 2023  

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

 

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Major Hurricane Heads Toward Northwest Mexico, California

Coup: ECOWAS Delegation Arrives In Niger For Diplomatic Discussions

We’re Yet To Receive USAID $1m Donation For Flood Victims – NEMA

2023 Isese Day: Osun Declares Monday Public Holiday

Three Months Too Short To Rate Tinubu’s Performance – Don

Palliatives: World Bank Lauds Tinubu Economic Reform, Says He’s On The Right Track

Wike, Lokpobiri, Edu, Enoh, Others Appear For Documentation

PEPC: Nigerians Expect Justice From Tribunal –Edun, LP National Legal Adviser

Guber Poll: PDP’ll Bring Genuine Change In Imo –Lawal

IPMAN To FG, NNPCL: Avoid Corruption In Managing $3bn Afreximbank Loan

Nigeria Lost 165,000 Bpd From Outages Between Jan To May 2023 – Report

Over 100 Terrorists Killed As ISWAP, Boko Haram Clash In Borno

PUNCH

Police arrest more suspects for booing Kano emir

Palliatives: Knocks trail distribution, beneficiaries decry inadequate foodstuffs, delay

We survived diseases, escaped death in Niger, Russia Trafficked Nigerian girls

UNICAL dean, Adamawa REC under probe for misconduct NBA

Suspended EFCC chair spends 67 days in DSS custody

Activist faults opposition to Heinekens appointment as petroleum minister

Nigeria should prioritise ethical drug distribution NAFDAC, PCN

You wont get more than one term, APC tells Adeleke

HoS demands list of staff not on IPPIS

Be neutral in Kogi gov election, GOC tells soldiers

Nigeria broke, doesnt have capacity to fight Niger Ex-NHIS boss, Yusuf

Govt shouldnt take citizens suffering for granted Oyo NLC boss

Lagos LP paying hospital bills of injured supporters Deputy gov candidate

Forex scarcity has made business unprofitable Eterna CEO, Nwaezeigwe

How we survived with borrowed kits, unpaid allowances in China ‘ Nigerian athletes

Supports of Nigerians ll make military work effectively Army commander

Subsidy: Account for FGs palliatives, SEast APC group tells Soludo

NBA drags Adamawa REC,baddest lawyer before disciplinary committee

THISDAY

PDP: We’ll Win Imo Guber Election To Reinvent Ourselves In South-East

Ex-Boko Haram Members Storm Maiduguri, Protest Hunger, Poor Welfare

NBA Probes UNICAL Lecturer, Adamawa REC, Abia Lawyer

Ex-Gov Emmanuel Not In Possession Of Official Jet, Says Akwa Ibom Govt

Mark, Saraki, Anyim, Umahi, Kalu, Others Attend Ekweremadu’s Son’s Wedding

FSRCC, NBC Raise The Alarm Over Activities Of Illegal Financial Operators

UNICEF Urges FG To Prosecute Bandits For Killing Children, Women

WHO Monitors New COVID-19 Variant Detected In Four Countries

Ministers-Designate Begin Documentation Ahead Of Monday’s Swearing-In

Gas Is Elixir For Nigeria’s Economic Reconstruction, Growth, Says Tinubu

SUN

APC will soon implode Nabena, ex-APC spokesman

Amb Wali to President Tinubu: Youre wrong in actions against Niger Republic

Nov 11 guber poll crucial to future, survival of Imo PDP

Uncertainty over fuel subsidy removal

Niger Republic: Border communities in Nigeria reject ECOWAS war option

Nigerians need functional refineries not N5b palliative, group tells Tinubu

Why I deny my father in public places Alex, Tony Okorojis daughter

Reports on Naira Marleys NDLEA ambassadorial appointment false

Best exercises to reduce blood pressure

NIWA Lagos gets new Police Area Commander, promotes 7 officers

Incitement against Ogun SSG: Police nab fleeing lawyer

Electoral fraud should have heaviest penalties Amadi

Guber: November 11 poll crucial to future of Imo state PDP

A greater Kogi State is achievable under SDP candidate Media Aide

Under Soludo, exhibition of rascality era gone for good- APGA Chieftain

GUARDIAN

Customs, Borno unite to boost cross-border trade in Northeast

Stakeholders to discuss fintech in emerging markets at AFTC

Green Energy earmarks $100m to support distributors

Why ECOWAS should focus on restoration of constitutional order, not Bazoum

At inaugural memorial, Jakande’s good deeds reverberate

Ese Brume hits final as Usoro, Enekwechi, mixed relay team lose

ECOWAS team finally meets Niger coup plotters, Bazoum

Tinubu targets 11,500 gas-powered vehicles in new initiative

Nigeria’s external reserves drop by 8.3% in 7 months

Police sue Platform Capital’s Akindele over N150 million bribery allegation

We’ve excellent relationship with Gov. Bago – Informaton Minister-designate

Woman Divorce Husband For A Catfish Claiming To Be “Stranger Things” Star Dacre Montgomery

Two Israeli civilians killed in West Bank shooting: army

Police apprehends three suspects in connection with derogatory slogan against Emir of Kano

Ese Brume hits final in Budapest, Usoro, Enekwechi mixed relay team fail

VANGUARD

Reports on Naira Marley’s appointment as NDLEA Ambassador outright falsehood ‘ Agency

Residents react as FERMA repairs Abia-Owerri Airport Road

Incitement against Ogun SSG: Police nab lawyer

4 Boko Haram commanders, 13 fighters, 45 family members surrender

Gov Zulum releases N10m to wounded soldiers in Borno

Lightening, toning children’s skin child abuse ‘ Dermatologist

Gbajabiamila pledges FG’s commitment to South East development

Niger’s military ruler proposes 3-year transition, warns against attack

Allow us fix Nigeria’s moribund refineries ‘ Female engineers beg Tinubu

NIGER: After ‘D-Day’ invasion threat, ECOWAS in last-ditch peace effort

Distortion of court proceedings won’t secure ‘stolen’ mandate, Nasarawa PDP tells APC

Imo Guber: Uzodimma, Okoraocha’s alliance no threat to us ‘ PDP

Elon Musk says X will scrap ‘block’ feature

Restore power to Bazoum, save Niger from crisis ‘ Nigeriens in Kano tell coupists

Isese Day: Abiodun declares Monday Public Holiday

Palliatives: APC youths vow to monitor distribution in Anambra

ECOWAS delegation meets deposed Niger president

Neymar gets rapturous welcome at big-spending Saudi club

Sad, we’ve lost brave men,’ Buhari grieves over soldiers killed In Niger

LEADERSHIP

NDLEA Denies Appointing Naira Marley Ambassador Of War Against Drug Abuse

FIFA WWC: Who Will Wear The Crown As Spain Take On England

4 Terrorist Commanders, 13 Others Surrender To MNJTF

Ghana’s Eze Ndigbo Visits Ugochinyere, Seeks Synergy, Solutions To Insecurity In South-East

BBNaija All Stars: Uriel Reveals Plan To Have Kids With Pere

Humanitarian Day: NEMA Honours Workers Who Died In Line Of Duty

TRIBUNE

Isese Day: Gov Adeleke declares Monday public holiday

FG appoints 11 new CMDs for federal medical facilities

Nigeria’s health security rises to 54% in 2023

Why we chose Naira Marley for drug abuse advocacy ‘ NDLEA

NBA to investigate suspended Varsity Don over alleged sexual assault, bribery

Nasarawa Guber: Confusion as APC witness testifies in favour of PDP

Borno APC chieftain hails Tinubu for appointing Kyari as Agriculture Minister, food security

I was told I must join secret society to pass ICAN exams ‘Owonifari

Nasarawa PDP protests fake news distorting chances to reclaim mandate

Tribunal: LP guber aspirant debunks rumoured threat against Tinubu

Guber poll: After Supreme court judgment, we’ll retrieve Imo from APC ‘PDP

LP will remain intact irrespective of PEPT’s decision ‘Senator Imasuen

Police, residents clash over death of Keke operator in Kogi

Nigeria needs moral entrepreneurs to combat information pollution during elections

Look into cost of governance, SDP’s Adebayo urges Tinubu

There is no family in Sokoto without relations in Niger Republic, Uthman dan Fodio was born and raised there ‘ Aliyu, Sokoto PDP chieftain

Fire guts section of UCH in Ibadan

NATION

Nigeria’s health security capacity rose by 15% in 5 years – Report

Between Tinubu’s infrastructure dreams and Umahi’s Midas touch

Can Wike reenact his Rivers magic in Abuja?

Growing agriculture amid food security challenges

Daunting task before the finance and economy team

Nigeria vulnerable to climate change, experts warn

How PDP depleted APC votes in Nasarawa – APC star witness tells tribunal

3 Varsity seeks routine drug test on students

Guber poll’ll determine Imo’s future -Zamfara governor

Rights group to EFCC: probe Sylva

‘Nigerian women’s participation in politics lowest in Africa’

Embrace forensic accounting to tackle corruption, expert urges FG

Nigeria’s health security capacity rose by 15% in five years – Report

We are committed to building a better Nigeria, says Reps spokesman

1,680 school children kidnapped since 2014 – Report

Alleged misconduct: NBA probes UNICAL lecturer, Adamawa REC, Abia lawyer

MNJTF: Boko Haram members in mass surrender

Jonathan, Osinbajo, Elumelu, others named peace icons in Africa

Experts explore Buhari’s presidential era in new book

Peter Obi at Barau’s son’s wedding: Sign of united Nigeria, says Akpabio

CIBN supports Tinubu on exchange rate unification

Wike, Tunji-Ojo, Edu, other ministers-designate complete documentation ahead inauguration

NHRC calls for action to address humanitarian issues

Emulate Akume’s dedication to Nigeria’s unity, progress, Shettima tells young politicians

Betrayers of APC now disappointed in Osun — Basiru

FG can generate N8tr yearly from marine, blue economy —Agbakoba

Reps to probe non-remittance of National Housing Fund

NICA, world leaders to brainstorm on Africa’s debt crisis

Nigeria needs to adopt industrialised agriculture, says AfDB boss

Study explores influence of values on human behaviour

Things to know before venturing into fishing farming

‘Public office holders who betray public trust never end well’

Onitsha River port receives commercial barges

Financial inclusion: NorthWave launches money contribution, loan app

PEOPLESDAILY

COVID-19: CITAD launches book on vaccination experiences in 19 Northern States

Lokoja: Navigating the Territory of the White Lion in Total Darkness

AGF’s presence in court over Otti’s case will intimidate judges, Abia PDP says

Tinubu approves military hi-tech to decimate bandits ‘ Ganduje

26 new commissioners take oath of office in Kebbi State

FG throws Nigeria into economic crisis, help yourselves ‘ Obaseki tells residents

Akpabio says Peter Obi’s presence at Sen. Barau’s son’s wedding shows unity

FG still at war with South-East, Ohanaeze affiliate group

Governor Soludo denies alleged hostility to people with disabilities

DAILY TRUST

Abdulsalami: Bazoum Told Us What Was Done To Him, Listed His Challenges

ECOWAS Delegation Meets Niger’s Ousted President

Governors Must Use N185bn Palliative To Bring Down Cost Of Food

Meet Children Of Politicians In Sensitive Governance Roles

N5bn Palliative, Grant To States Shambolic, Unscientific – ACF Spokesman

Subsidy, Palliatives: Tinubu On Right Track, Says World Bank Country Director

We Have Not Received USAID $1m Donation For Flood Victims – NEMA DG

Reps Begin Probe Of Non-Remittance Of Housing Fund

Elumelu’s Transcorp Consolidates, Acquires 60% Stake In AEDC

How To Tackle Procurement Related Corruption In MDAs – Institute

Navy Set Up Operations Base To Protect N19trn Investment At Lagos Free Zone

Inflation: Lagos Chamber Asks FG To Tackle Food Costs

Address Forex Challenges, Other Fiscal Issues, Experts Tell Edun

Niger: We’ll Hand Over In 3 Years – General Tchiani

Foreign Policy: Why Nigeria Is Not Taken Seriously – Prof. Akinyemi

Gov’ship: INEC Closes Defence At Tribunal

AUTHORITY

Ghanas Eze Ndi Igbo Visits Ugochinyere, Seeks Collaboration, Solutions To Insecurity In South-East

Nigerias economic recovery : Tech expert, Folajimi Buraimoh, advocates viable ICT solutions

Lokoja: Navigating the Territory of the White Lion in Total Darkness

Partners, stakeholders meet to evaluate regional, national GBV intervention in Africa

IGP orders CPs to establish Complaint Response Units in states

Iranian Envoy Meets Ugochinyere, Reaffirms Readiness To Help Nigeria Solve Energy Crisis

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria extends $3.4bn IMF loan repayment deadline to 2027

Abubakar leads ECOWAS delegation to meet Bazoum

Osimhen’s double leads Napoli to strong start in Serie A title defense

Nigeria mulls Rwanda, Kenya model to spike micro- pension enrolment

FG to leverage gas to boost economy ‘ Tinubu

Tinubu turns to gas to improve Nigeria’s economy

US, UK other report rise in new ‘Eris’ COVID-19 infection

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Agric Varsity Moves To Stem Food Crisis In Imo

Bakare Is Right About Tinubu’s Administration ‘ Kalu

CHURAC Condemns Yabagi Sani Over Appointment Of Petroleum Minister

Godwin Emefiele Should Be Accorded Status Of Economic Saboteur ‘ National Observatory

Lagos Declares Monday, August 21, Isese Public Holiday

CACOL Writes Tinubu Over N180Bn Palliatives For States, Demands Judicious Disbursement

Isese Festival: HURIWA Condemns Alleged Harassment Of Devotees By Police

Police Nab Lawyer Over Alleged Incitement Against Ogun SSG

BLUEPRINT

Panic as fire guts university hospital in Ibadan

Documentation: Ministers-designate take turns ahead of inauguration

Niger coup: Burkina Faso, Mali deploy warplanes to wage war against ECOWAS

Akpabio hails Peter Obi’s presence at Barau’s son’s wedding

Isese day: Lagos, Oyo announce public holiday

4 terrorists commanders, 45 others surrender to MNJTF troops

Group condemns protest against new minister of youth

British nurse murders 7 babies

BBNaija All Stars edition: Ike in fresh ‘desperate moves’ to stop Mercy

Alleged land grabbing: Olubadan suspends Ibadan Chief

How FG can reduce tax burdens on citizens ‘ Experts

Implement global treaty to end to single-use plastics, CAPws urges government

Nigeria to benefit from $1.5trn Global Blue Economy annually with creation of new ministry ‘ Ohanaeze Youths

Mosque collapse: Kaduna NUJ commiserate with Zazzau emirate

Igbo group hails Umahi’s appointment as minister of works

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