Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Thursday, 19 October 2023  

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

DAILY TRUST

Biden Arrives On Solidarity Visit To Israel Day After Deadly Blast At Gaza Hospital

NSCDC Seals Private Guard Companies In FCT For ‘Threatening National Security’

Israel Planning To Expel Palestinians To Egypt – Envoy

‘I’m Not Against National Mosque’, Wike Clears Air On Planned Demolition

Correctional Service Dismisses 2 Personnel, Sanctions 35 Others For Misconducts

Terrorists, Soldier Killed In Gun Duel

Palliative: Abiodun Extends Ogun Workers’ N10,000 Allowance By Six Months

First-Class Monarch, Bayelsa Gov’t Trade Blame Over ‘N28,000’ Monthly Allowance

Akpabio Not Behind My Removal From Senate’, Abbo Makes U-Turn

Kwara: Student Who Loaned Male Friend N500k Commits Suicide After Disappointment

Activist Seeks Order Restraining EFCC Chairman From Functioning

500 Women To Get Block Chain Skills With $3000 Grant

Experts Canvass Finance To Unlock $1trn Commodity Market

Operators Suggest Palm Oil As Aviation Fuel Hits N1000/L

After $1bn Drop, Nigeria May Suffer Further Decline In FX Inflows – Report

FG Moves To Review Algeria/Nigeria Air Service Agreement

Reps Probe IOCs’ Non-Payment Of 3% Operating Cost To Host Communities

Between The Sisters-Raping Teacher Of Gombe And The Vulnerability Of Minors

‘The Thief Knows Who Stole The Item’, Babachir Lawal Insists Obi Defeated Tinubu

Anti-Corruption Fight: Don’t Use Me As Example, Akpabio Tells EFCC Chair

Bayelsa Road: You Can’t Take Credit For Dickson’s Efforts, Sylva Tells Gov. Diri

APC Lacks Reward System For Party Faithful – DG APC Support Groups

PUNCH

Ogun raises concerns over rising blindness among factory workers

Discourage forgery, grant my application, Atiku urges SCourt

Anambra community protests insecurity, seeks more police presence

Stimulate economy through SMEs

Nigerias public service needs sweeping reforms

Business owners groan as operation costs skyrocket

Operators worry as tokunbo cars, revenue drop

China to fund, Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri, Abuja-Kano rails

Power: Discos reject 114.53MWh/h, install new 178,864 meters

Foreign investors apathy may linger till 2024 Experts

NNPCL appoints Soneye as chief communications officer

FX policy, infrastructure, insecurity slow commodities market

Buying pressure in banking stocks drives equity market up by N16bn

FG, CBN to fund four million meters

NERC raises the alarm over weak national grid

15 states yet to pay N30,000 minimum wage CSO

Oil price rises by 7% to $93/barrel

FG partners ENGIE, CrossBoundary to power 15 communities

NSCDC arrests fake doctor, suspected kidnapper in Bauchi

NSCDC seals three illegal private guard companies in FCT

Impeachment: Ondo Assembly asks Aiyedatiwa to withdraw court cases

THISDAY

Institute Tasks NASS On Amendment Of Urban Planning Laws

Wabote: Lack Of Local Capacity In Oil Sector Hobbling Job Opportunities In Africa

NERC: Nigerians Billed N1.18tn By Discos, Paid N841bn As Electricity Tariff In 2022

Edo Govt Has Renovated Over 336 Primary Schools, Built 200 Blocks Of Classrooms, Says Commissioner

Akpabio: It’s Normal For Senators To Disagree On Issues

NNPC Announces Femi Soneye As New Spokesman

Sanwo-Olu Performs Groundbreaking Of $100m Lagos Film City, Says Facility Will Promote Nation’s Diversity

Tinubu Okays Staggered Take-Off Of 14 Varsities Established By Buhari

Despite 70% Broadband Projection, Internet Subscriptions, Number Porting Slide Across Networks

Telcos Urge NCC To Address High Cost In Telecoms’ Service Delivery, RoW Issues

Parallex Bank Gets CBN’s Approval For NESS Collection

Atiku: Why Supreme Court Must Jettison Technicality, Overrule Tinubu On Fresh Evidence

Naira Hits Record Low Of N1100/$1 At Parallel Market

Breaking: Senate Confirms Olukoyede As EFCC Chairman, Hammajoda As Secretary

Ardo: Nigeria Drifted Into A Failed State Under Buhari

Psychiatrists Attribute Rise In Suicides To Socioeconomic Issues

SUN

Defection to APC: YPP vows to drag Ifeanyi Ubah to court to vacate Senate seat

Benue: Claims that Ortom operated 600 accounts bizarre, misleading Akase

Political forces exerting pressure to tarnish Ugwuanyis image HURIWA

NUJ, Poland media association sign MoU to deepen cooperation, exchanges

FG subsidised electricity with N135.23bn in Q2, 2023 NERC

Fuel imports drop as depots slash allocation to filling stations

Nigerias escalating debt profile, FX scarcity may hurt credit rating, foreign investor confidence

NNPC Ltd appoints Soneye as Chief Corporate Communications Officer

China commits to refinancing, completing Abuja-Kano, Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri Railways

Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal accuse Tinubu of turning APC into an Islamic party

Bayelsa guber: Bayelsa Govt suspends Monarch over comments during Sylvas visitation

Mr Ibu bedridden, cries for help

FG, AFC to conduct geological mapping for mining projects

Delta, Julius Berger sign N78 billion for construction of flyovers, roads

Palestinian envoy laments attack on Gaza hospital

GUARDIAN

Undergraduate commits suicide over online debt in Ilorin

Court jails 25-year-old for possession of fraudulent documents

Benue gov warns herders against unprovoked attacks on communities

Flooding: Lagos asks residents of downstream Ogun River to relocate

Experts advocates improved funding for NASRDA, investments in telemedicine

53% of employees in META region fear spying from drones

Davido, Black Sheriff Set To Headline AfroFuture Festival in Ghana

Court strikes out charge against Ubah over N135bn debt

Arab world blames Israel for hospital strike as thousands rally

We’ll encourage responsible journalism, not gag press – FG

Myanmar rebels fire top officials wanted by China for online scams

ICPC tracks 82 constituency projects valued at N8bn in Imo

VANGUARD

Insecurity: Gunmen kill 15, kidnap 14 in Benue, Zamfara, Nasarawa, Lagos

Imo Guber: JTF pledges neutrality, commits to peaceful poll

Release Nnamdi Kanu for sake of peace in Southeast, Nwosu begs Tinubu

Breaking: Abducted wife, children of Kwara lawmakers regain freedom

$1.1bn Malabu Oil Fraud: Judge berates EFCC over delay in trial of Adoke, others

How we recovered N500b from some institutions-RMAFCBoss

We won’t get to point of throwing chairs in Senate , Akpabio assures

FG to commence integrity test on buildings, bridges across the country

C’River: NSSF, IHS to boost immunisation in 196 wards with N47m

NNPCL appoints Soneye as Chief Corporate CommunicationsOfficer

I’m not against Islam as FCT minister ‘ Wike

INEC records 1,000 pre-election litigations on 2023 poll

Naira depreciation forces insurance firms to breach local content law

Naira hits new low, 1060/$ as MAN kicks at policy reversal

Recruitment: Army woos Rivers, Delta indigenes to join military

Let’s resolve to remove out-of-school children, enroll them in schools ‘ Falana

$100M Lagos Film City project: Sanwo-Olu flags-off construction in Epe

Tinubu’ll throw out ministers, who fail to perform in 6 months ‘ Smart Adeyemi

PANDEF demands justice for artisanal refineries in the Niger Delta

Bandits kill two, abduct 3 in Kebbi village

Delay in Adeyemi Federal University’s takeoff causing tension ‘ COEASU writes Tinubu, Mamman

CSOs petition Otti over proposed appointment of billionaires as LG chairmen

NCoS dismisses 2 personnel, sanctions 35 others for misconduct

LEADERSHIP

NSCDC Seals 3 Illegal Private Security Firms In FCT

Tinubu Approves Take-off Of 6 Varsities Set Up By Buhari

Fayemi Asks African Leaders To Lessen Dependence On Foreign Aid

NDDC Works With NLNG Towards Positive Change In Niger Delta Region

Notorious Terrorist, Bulama Bukar, Surrenders In Borno As Troops Kill 3 In Kaduna

China To Refinance, Complete Abuja-Kano, PH-Maiduguri Rail Projects As Shettima Meets Xi Jinping

NCoS Sacks 2 Officers, Sanctions 35 Others For Stealing, Trafficking Contrabands

Poverty Is Barrier To Enjoying Human Rights ‘ Ojukwu

JUST-IN: 38 Killed, 40 Injured In Yobe Auto Crash

Court Jails Fraudster Who Created Fake Website To Scam Brazilian

UNILORIN Female Student ‘Commits Suicide’ Over N500,000 Debt

Demand Service Or Exception Certificate Before Giving Employment, NYSC Tells Employers

TRIBUNE

Despite disagreements, we’ll never throw chairs at Senate ‘ Akpabio

Tinubu directs Wike to construct 30km roads in six FCT area councils

Reject technicality, overrule Tinubu on fresh evidence ‘ Atiku tells Supreme Court

Edo guber elections: Pressure group expresses confidence in LP

Sanwo-Olu performs groundbreaking of $100m film city in Ejirin, Epe

2023 Guber: Bayelsa govt sacks monarch for endorsing Sylva

NNPCL appoints Soneye as new spokesperson

PANDEF demands justice for artisanal refineries in Niger Delta

Delta govt, Julius Berger sign N78bn flyovers, road expansion contracts

Less than 50% of landowners in Maiduguri have C of O ‘ BOGIS

Why poverty alleviation schemes haven’t worked ‘ NSIPA Boss

Electricity consumers hail FCCPC’s approach to addressing complaints

NATION

Tinubu, Buhari celebrate Gowon at 89

‘House will pass 2024 budget before year end’

NCoS dismisses two personnel, sanctions 35 others for misconduct

Fed Govt cautions on abuse of social media

Wike: I have no grouse against Islam

Ashiru replaces Umahi as Senate Deputy Leader

Insecurity: 2024 budget to include tech measures, says Alake

We won’t allow hooliganism, IG warns politicians, others

Correctional Service dismisses two, sanctions 35 others for misconduct

Lagos $100m Film City will create jobs, says Sanwo-Olu

Tinubu pledges increased funding to solid minerals sector

Impeachment: Ondo APC lawmakers to consult PDP lawmakers

ICPC tracks N6bn FG’s projects in Ebonyi

FG tasks Nigerians on responsible use of social media

Govt warns against reliance on external health data

13 Nigerian celebrities who have been blessed with twins

Akeredolu can govern Ondo from anywhere, say lawyers

25 states, FCT enact Contributory Pension Scheme law

HERALD

Veteran Nigerian Actor Mr Ibu Pleads with Nigerians for Assistance in Medical Battle

Group Drags Tinubu To Court Over Certificate Forgery

Babachir Lawal releases another blockbuster statement, calls APC ‘Islamic party’ under Tinubu

Senate Confirms Olukoyede As EFCC Chairman, Hammajoda As Secretary

UNILORIN Student Commits Suicide After Lending N500k To Snapchat Friend

Israel-Hamas War: Islamic Group Sends Message To International Community

We don’t know why herdsmen are killing our people ‘ Benue governor

UK firm reveals how Nigerian leaders can control ‘Japa

Exotic cars, laptops, phones recovered as EFCC nabs 17 fraudsters in Benin City

I don’t know who you are, no vex’ ‘ Davido addresses Big Brother Naija star, Phyna

AUTHORITY

Wike extends revocation deadline for worship centres

Journalist House : NUJ strikes deal with Poland Media Association

CMG Launches: Join short video contest to win 1000 USD

Wang Yi: China to work with Arab states to push Palestinian question back to right track of two-state solution

Xi Jinping announces Chinas eight steps for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation

Xi Jinping says China willing to strengthen strategic coordination with Nigeria

BUSINESSDAY

Opportunity for investors as rents soar in Lagos suburbs

With friends like Nigerian Police, nobody needs an enemy!

Nigeria’s inflation pangs still have months to run says FDC

Manufacturers’ pain worsens on impasse with foreign suppliers

Bullish 2024 budget faces execution risk on revenue forecast

36 states IGR grew by 12.9% to N1.82 trn in 2022- BudgIT

Osinachi’s husband’s ‘no-case submission’ dismissed in homicide case

NET microfinance targets small businesses, farmers in FCT with new operations

China’s Q3 GDP growth slows in race to revive economy

Police uncovers weapons factory in Lagos, apprehends notorious cultist

Oduah, CCECC fraud trial rescheduled to November 14

First assessment for Tinubu’s ministers scheduled for January, says presidential aide

Israeli-Hamas: UN Security Council to consider resolution on ceasefire

Declare state of emergency on drugs, Senate tells FG

PEOPLESDAILY

We must encourage National Focus, NIPPS DG tells Lawmakers, Staff

Benue Political Stakeholders Lampoon Groups Castigating SGF

Tinubu did not win 2023 presidential election, Obi did- Ex-SGF, Lawal

Senate inaugurates Standing Committee on Compliance with Resolutions

Nasarawa tribunal judgement: PDP knocks Gov Sule over late hours filing appeal

LP factional Chairman, Abure calls on party members in NASS to reject N160m SUVs

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Sanwo-Olu Kicks Off Construction Of $100m Lagos Film City Project

Gov Otti Is Playing Hide And Seek In Abia ‘ Apugo

Power: Kaduna Electric Intensifies Network Maintenance

Nigeria To Generate 30,000MWBy 2030 ‘ Power Minister

Gov Idris Signs To Law Bill Extending Teachers’ Retirement Age

Release Nnamdi Kanu To End Violence In Southeast, Nwosu Urges Tinubu

Oyo Assembly To Invite Miyetti Allah Leadership Over Herders Attack In Iwere-Ile

Palliatives: Abiodun Extends Payment Of N10,000 Transport Allowance By Six Months

President Tinubu Beefs Up Security With Renewal Of Pipeline Protection Contract

NDDC Seek Stakeholders’ Collaboration To Confront Communty Challenges

FG Launches Two Key Water Quality Management Documents

NEW TELEGRAPH

2024: LP To Redeem Edo From Unemployment, Economic Challenges – Group

Sanwo-Olu Breaks Ground For $100m Film City, Urged Community To Assume Ownership

JUST-IN: NNPCL Appoints Soneye As Spokesman

Nigeria Must Have National Focus, NIPSS DG Tells Lawmakers, Staff

NASS Poll: Appeal Court Reserves Judgment In Oduah, PDP’s Petitions Against LP Senator

Benue Gov Reads Riot Acts On Heads Of MDAs, Calls For Effective Service Delivery

Israel-Palestine War: Nigeria to earn more revenue as cooking gas price soars above 40%

Cheques: CBN to penalise banks for MICR rejects

Benue: Suspected Fulani Militants Attack 2 LGAs, Kill Many, Injure scores

Eight Die, 52 Injured In Yobe Truck Accident

Lack Of Crater At Gaza Hospital Blast Proves It Wasn’t Israeli Strike

Nigeria Lost N2.9trn Between 2018/2020 To Contract, Procurement Fraud- Olukoyede

BLUEPRINT

We’ll rebuild Nigerians’ faith in our country – Malagi

Again, Isreal-Gaza war divides  UN Security Council

Institute urges NASS to amend urban planning laws

300L UNILORIN student commits suicide over indebtedness to loan app

Kwara government crashes maize price for poultry, fish farmers

Stop smear campaign against Ugwuanyi, HURIWA cautions detractors

Nigeria to deepen ties with Canada on security, law enforcement

Be patient, FCTA has N8bn monthly wage bill, Wike tells doctors

Nigerian Ambassador hails Gusau, wants Super Eagles to go for AFCON trophy, World Cup ticket

We’ll pass 2024 appropriation bill on time, Reps assure

BDCs seek urgent reform as Naira depreciates to N1065/$

Jigawa governor warns council chairmen against absenteeism

Nigeria hosts stakeholders in agric machines, equipment, tech

Messi sinks Peru as Neymar leaves pitch in tears

Inflation may resume a descent in 3 months – Rewane

FG assures more commitment to STI

Nigeria product without NAFDAC approval rejected in UK – DG

2023: DisCos record 95.21% market remittance in second quarter

Power minister tasks DisCos, GenCos on improved electricity

FG inaugurates committee on fund-raising for poverty alleviation

 


 

 

 

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