Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 20 August 2024

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

DAILY TRUST

Trump shares doctored images of Taylor Swift supporting his candidacy

FG raises task force committee for cervical cancer elimination

ASUU plans fresh nationwide strike, gives FG 21-day notice

Mother, 3 kids die in Ilorin after rice meal

Ex-Rep queries utilization of 13% oil derivation funds by Niger Delta governors

Multi-million naira scams: Kano govs CoS, Kwankwasos nephew, others under probe

Experts demand transparency as fuel subsidy back 1yr after

S/Court reserves judgments in Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo govship appeals

Edo govship: INEC prints 184,438 new PVCs

2027: No vacancy for APC in Abia, LP Rep replies Kalu

Flood: NEMA tasks residents on flood preparedness, waste mgt

NNPCL declares N3.3tn profit for 2023, announces N2.1trn dividend

Instalment payments will bridge Nigerias N64tr credit gap

Police summon Ajaero over alleged terrorism

Death toll hits 30 as flood displaces over 9,000 in Jigawa

PHOTOS: Presidency finally unveils new Presidential jet, keeps mum on cost

PUNCH

BREAKING: Oyo APC chairman dies in US

Ex-Rep, Dagogo, accuses N’Delta govs of mismanaging 13% derivation funds

It’s sabotage on investment drive, Bayelsa reacts to power towers destruction

Opposition tackles Presidency over new presidential jet

Why I won’t interfere in anti-graft agencies’ operations — Tinubu

NLC protests as police probe Ajaero for terrorism financing

Ogun FTZ: Chinese embassy keeps mum on controversial deal

Restructuring: Tinubu getting his priority wrong

Tankers besiege depots as petrol shortage worsens

Adesanya earned more than Du Plessis despite the loss

Kagame of Rwanda is repeating the same African leadership mistake

Why minimum wage payment may delay — Labour

Nigeria owes NNPC $4.9bn fuel debt – Report

Injections administered by quacks may cause irreversible nerve damage, say paediatricians

Colleagues threaten strike as abductors hold doctor for eight months

FG seeks end to attacks on aid workers

Why I won’t interfere in anti-graft agencies’ operations — Tinubu

Adamawa trains 100,000 youths in ICT, unveils 31 buses

Over 10,000 inmates sat WASSCE in five years — NCoS

Lagos, Ogun declare holiday as Isese festival holds today

Retired senior officers differ on rumoured IG tenure extension

S’Court reserves judgments on Bayelsa, Kogi polls

ECOWAS countries to demand interest on repatriated loot, artefacts

Senators’ N29m earning not a lot of money, ex-lawmaker claims

Army demolishes unserviceable ammunition in Akwa Ibom

S’Court rejects Ajaka’s request for full panel on Kogi gov appeal

Obi laments poor WASSCE performance, calls for increased education investment

Tel Aviv explosion terror attack, says Israeli police

It was a traumatic day, daughter recalls Awolowo’s death

IG succession battle: Tension rises as Egbetokuns fate hangs on Tinubus decision

Otti will be last Labour Party gov, says Deputy Speaker, Kalu

THISDAY

LCCI Urges FG to Provide Incentives for Production of Exportable Goods

Taraba, Katsina Lead as Prices of Diesel, Petrol Continue Upward Swing, Worsen Economic Hardship

NNPC Announces N3.3tn Net Profit in 2023 Audited Financial Statement

Electricity Supply: FG Pays N205bn from N1.3tn Owed Power Generation Companies

Police Invite NLC President for Questioning over Terrorism Financing, Treason, Others

Tinubu: ECOWAS States Must Urgently Ratify, Implement Anti-Corruption Protocol

Minister Highlights Job Creation, Revenue Potential of Tourism Sector

ASUU Gives FG 21-day Strike Notice over Alleged Refusal to Implement Agreements

Tinubu Leaves for France in Brand New Airbus A330 Presidential Jet

Food Insecurity a Threat to Africa, Says Expert

Aondoakaa: Presidential Jets Not Commercial Assets, Wrong for Chinese Firm to Seize Them

Falana: Senators N21m Running Cost is Illegal, Contemptuous

PAP Boss Admonishes Foreign Varsity Students on Scholarship to Justify FGs Investment

Ogun Joins League of Large-scale Rice-producing States

Dep Speaker, Kalu Under Fire for Declaring APC Must Unseat Otti in 2027

IG Reiterates Commitment to Maintain Peace, National Security

Oborevwori Applauded for Creating Ministry of Riverine Infrastructure

Seadogs Urges FG to Declare Emergency on Kidnapping, as Insecurity Worsens Nationwide

APC Urges EFCC to Freeze Kano LGs Accounts, Probe Drugs Supply to Hospitals

Prof Epiphany Azinge Emerges Asagba of Asaba Designate

Tinubu Leaves for France in Brand New Airbus A330 Presidential Jet

Female Engineers Calls for Sanitation Action in Lagos Communities

PPP: New ICRC DG, Ewalefoh Vows to Accelerate Infrastructure Development

NNPC Announces N3.3tn Net Profit, Targets 2mbpd Oil Production by December

Tinubu Wants ECOWAS Countries to Urgently Ratify, Fully Implement Anti-corruption Protocol

Edo Guber: INEC Commences Distribution of PVCs in 192 Wards Thursday

SUN

Guber poll: INEC to present final copy of voters register to parties in Edo

LG Autonomy: Anxiety as Governors make fresh plots to control Council chairmen

After 2023 success, LP faces daunting task in Edo guber contest

Despite PDPs withdrawal, preparation for Kebbi council election hots up

Kogi: S/ Court declines Ajakas request for constitutional panel, reserves judgment

Subsidy: Tinubu govts credibility being eroded Atiku

Imo people want justice, LP tells Supreme Court

You are totally out of touch with reality, IPOB lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor toDeputy Speaker Kalu overOtti comment

FG pushes for strong punishment electricity vandals

Fubara fixes 3 months to rehabilitate 11 yrs abandoned road

Ex-CJN Onnoghen moves to set aside CCT judgment removing him from office

NBA tasks INEC on electronic voting, unveils e-stamp for lawyers

GUARDIAN

Edo guber: INEC to commence distribution of PVCs August 22

SCourt reserves judgment in Bayelsa guber dispute, rejects Ajakas request in Kogi

Ondo constituents move to recall federal lawmaker, hire 30 lawyers

NASS Running Cost: 29m inadequate for constituents’ demands, says Abbo

Traders get December deadline to vacate Kara market

Refugee Commission, NGO launch awareness initiative in IDP Camps

Prosecutors seek 18-year jail term for son of E.Guinea president

Firm commits to food industry growth, marks 20th anniversary

German firms flourishing in Nigeria despite challenges, says Consul General

Investors lose N750 billion amid selloff in 17 stocks

Alleged illegal demolition: Estate owner drags LASBCA, others for contempt

Collaboration, technology management critical for media survival, editors say

Lawyers honoured for excellence, dedication to legal service

Academy underscoresimportance of training in addressing industrys needs

Terminal operator pays N122m severance package to 94 retired dockworkers

Years after, FG validates 2022-2026 NACS action plan

Reconstructing the educational system in Nigeria: Role of private sector

Family accuses police of alleged complicity in sons murder, seeks probe

Terrorists nabbed, two kidnap victims rescued in Kaduna

180 Catholic bishops meet in Edo

Ashimolowo loses N200m to bank shares, warns Nigerians

ASUU issues FG 21-day ultimatum, may go on strike

VANGUARD

Okada rider killed, passengers hospitalised as truck rams into mini-bus in Delta

Reps Minority caucus raise alarm on insecurity, kidnapping on highways

Police foil kidnap attempt on graduation ceremony’s guests in Delta

Men in military uniform arrest Ekpekpo, 2 other Okuama leaders

No stone‘ll be left unturned in fight against money laundering — NFIU

Naira down to N1,600/$ in parallel market

Fuel scarcity: We’ll supply only what we have — Oil marketers

How I’m winning anti-corruption war —Tinubu

TSA: Fresh panic as FG demands 50% of aviation agencies revenue

Edo guber: INEC begins distribution of PVCs Aug 22

NNPC posts N3.3trn profit, declares N2.1trn dividend

Petrol price rises 28.35% to N770.54/ltr

Supreme Court reserves judgement on Bayelsa, Kogi guber disputes

Monkey pox confirmed in Abia

Sokoto monarch still in captivity, 22 days after

Investors lose N847bn as profit-taking rattles stock market

Afraid to sleep: Nights bring fresh horrors in war-torn Gaza

105-year-old activist urges Tinubu to address hunger, inequality

Power towers destruction huge sabotage Bayelsa govt

Breaking: Oyo APC chairman dies in US

Food prices stabilise in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina

Troops kill Boko Haram commander, others in Borno

Degree mills: FG begins implementation of probe panel recommendations

LEADERSHIP

NILDS Backs State Electoral Commissioners To Conduct LG Polls

We’ll End Bad Governance, Corruption In Nigeria

UK Group Calls For Damagun, Others’ Exit From PDP

Independence: RCCG Prays For A Stronger Jamaica After Hurricane Devastation

BBFORPEACE Call For Review Of Representatives Laws In West

Stakeholders Seek NSITF Removal From Fiscal Responsibility Act

Ukrainian Conflict Negatively Impacting Africans ‘ Reports

Tinubu Appoints Jennifer Adighine As New NDPHC Boss

BREAKING: Tinubu Sacks NAHCON Chairman Arabi, Appoints Usman As New Chair

JUST-IN: ASUU Issues 21-day Strike Notice

Thierry Henry Resigns From France Role After Winning Olympics Silver

NNPC Pledges 221,000bpd To Repay $5.5bn Loans

PICTORIAL: Top Gov’t, Party Officials See Off Tinubu As President Departs For France In New Jet

The Genius Wave Reviews (Free Download MP3) Dr. James Rivers Seven-minute Audio Program To Attract Abundance

PICTORIAL: Flood Submerges 255 Houses After Heavy Downpour In Katsina

TRIBUNE

Group tasks NASS on speedy passage of public assistance access bill

Anambra doctors threaten strike over abduction of colleague

Reps minority caucus condemns spate of kidnapping, insecurity

One dead, three injured as truck rams into minibus in Delta

Most miracles these days are staged, not real ‘ Pastor Abel Damina

NLC confirms Police’s invite to Ajaero on terrorism investigation

Repositioning NASS, human capacity development our priority ‘ Clerk

Police foil kidnap attempt, arrest two cult suspects in Delta

FG to begin crude oil sales in Naira to Dangote, others October 1

Ondo 2024: Why we endorsed Aiyedatiwa ‘ Arogbo Ijaw

Mining sector to attract more investors with credible geoscience data ‘ Alake

Adamawa gov, Finitri, will pay N70,000 minimum wage ‘ NLC Chairman

NATION

$500m bond investors to get 9.7%, barred from naira conversion

NNPCL shareholders to get N2.1tr dividends

Federal Govt begins disbursement of N200b to 75 big firms, MSMEs

Alleged terrorism financing, others: Police invite NLC boss Ajaero

Tinubu flies to France aboard new jet

Naira crude sale to Dangote, other refineries fixed for October 1

Our concerns over proliferation of arms, by security experts

Unlocking potential of organic agriculture to drive rural development

FRSC cautions against carrying petrol-filled jerrycans in vehicles

Arewa forum laments controversies surrounding Dangote refinery

Security experts raise fresh concerns on arms proliferation

Everything you need to know about the new Champions League format

Forceful removal: Appeal Court to hear ex-CJN Onnoghens appeals filed since 2019

HERALD

Obi Cubana Addresses Ritualism Allegations Amid Wife’s Illness

Davido Reacts as Father Donates N1 Billion to C&S Church

Rudeboy’s Wife Ifeoma Calls Out Online Trolls

Mohbad’s Widow, Wunmi, Pleads with Fans to Respect His Memory

Jamaican Reggae Legend Buju Banton Reveals Igbo Heritage

DAILY TIMES

2027: Like Akpabio, Deputy Speaker, Kalu joins call for Gov Otti to join APC

Kalus Comments On Ottis Tenure Merely Politics- Igbo Mandate Movement Group

Atiku Linked to Alleged Gunrunner Bashir Hadeija, Accused of Fueling Endbadgovernance Protests

Virtual Health Integration A Vital Component for Emerging Harm Reduction Services in Nigeria

Troops kill Boko Haram commander, others in Borno

Fuel queues resurface in Lagos amid stock shortage

SERAP to Akpabio, Abbas: Disclose NASS running cost or face legal action

AUTHORITY

Presidential Jets seizure :CISLAC, TI-Nigeria urge due diligence in contracts

Mallam Mele Kyari: A Rebuttal to Calls for his Sack as GMD of NNPCL

Government agency pushes for legislative action On social welfare Bill

National Assembly prioritizes human capacity building for better service delivery

Tinubu urges ECOWAS members to implement Anti-corruption Protocol

Aso Rock holds retreat for its agencies over 2025 Budget

BUSINESSDAY

Nigeria now aims to raise $2 billion in Domestic Dollar Bond Sale

Transactworld Digital Launches Transactpay Set To Revolutionise Payment For Nigerian And International Businesses

Understanding DCSO obligations ‘ What the law says

#EndBadGovernance: Nigeria must stop killing its youth. They are rightly aggrieved!

DAILY INDEPENDENT

We’ve Settled Disputes In 2020 Marginal Bid Round-NUPRC

Tinubu Sacks Arabi As NAHCON Boss, Appoints Usman As Replacement

FG Begins Naira-Denominated Crude Oil Sales To Dangote Refinery Oct. 1

East-West Road: Resume Work Within 14 Days Or Face Shutdown, MOSOP Tells FG

NLC Invasion: Police Invite Ajaero In Relation To Terrorism Financing

Fresh Crisis Hits PDP Over Rivers Legal Battle, Congresses

INEC Begins Distribution Of PVCs In Edo Thursday Ahead Of Guber Poll

New Presidential Jet Is 15 Years Old, Nigeria Is Third User

CCT Sack Order: Appeal Court Hears Ex-CJN Onnoghen’s Appeals, August 20

Protest: Learn From Libya’s Incident, Bajowa Cautions Nigerians

Continuation Of Subsidy Another Chapter Of Tinubu’s Opaque Governance ‘ Atiku

Seized Presidential Jets: Presidential Planes Are Not Used For Commercial Transactions ‘ Ex-AGF

MTN Group Records $414.7m Loss, As Nigeria Currency Devaluation Bites

NEW TELEGRAPH

Govts Palliatives To Cushion Effects Of Hunger Doesnt Make Any Economic Sense Bode George

Brainworld School Showcases Legacy Of Quality Education

E-learning Platform Trains Over 300 Teachers In FCT

Tinubu Appoints Adighije, MD/CEO Of NDPHC, Others As Mgt Staff

Otuaro Urges PAPs Scholarship Students In Foreign Varsities To Justify FGs Investment In Their Educatio

Fubara directs contractors to speed up upgrade of four zonal hospitals

Tinubu to ECOWAS countries: Ratify, Implement Anti-Corruption Protocol

ASUU Issues 21-Day Notice To FG Over Unmet Agreements

Otuaro Urges PAPs Scholarship Students In Foreign Varsities To Justify FGs Investment In Their Educatio

Over 300 Mobs attack Ministry workers in Niger

Rivers: Were Not Going Back On Council Polls Gov Fubara

BLUEPRINT

Lagos launches one-stop automated portal for ease of collecting tax

Troops kill Boko Haram commander, others in Borno

Livestock ministry’ll address insecurity, boost Nigeria’s GDP – MACBAN president

Group urges transparency in state contracts after presidential jet seizure

CPPE begs FG to peg customs duty exchange rate at N1000/$

New digital storage facility a boost for cargo businesses-Bi-Courtney management

DBN commences 2024 entrepreneurship training grogramme for MSMEs

Nigerian forex market sees $409m drop in turnover amidst naira depreciation

Equity market opens on a bearish run, sheds N748

On alleged extortion at security checkpoints in South-east

Hope rises for Patigi as N-HYPPADEC intervenes in environmental problems

FG assures of readiness to implement outcome of 2024 IWA conference

FG to support OAU on WASH Intervention

FG, GIZ, other stakeholders strategise on OHCS implementation

Breaking: Tinubu sacks Arabi, appoints Usman as new NAHCON chairman

Breaking: Tinubu flies to France in new presidential jet

Foundation wants review of repressive laws across West Africa

Imo: Fake Senegalese bizman dupes POS operator of N50k, ATM card

World Humanitarian Day: Stakeholders call for support for disaster victims

NSC to drive down cargo cost with expansion of rail lines ES

5 years after, ex-CJN Onnoghen move to set aside CCT judgment

NEDC gets presidential nod to reconstruct Wagga- Gwoza collapse bridge

 

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