{"id":23196,"date":"2019-10-16T05:57:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T05:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=23196"},"modified":"2019-10-16T06:01:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T06:01:08","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-wednesday-16-october-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=23196","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 16 October, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19231&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>BLUEPRINT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigerians reluctant to buy local rice &#8221;Traders<\/p>\n<p>48 doctors kidnapped in 2 years &#8216; NMA<\/p>\n<p>2020 budget: Can N2.14trn capital expenditure meet yearnings of Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Buhari commiserates with victims of flood disasters<\/p>\n<p>Weight and Measurements: FG inducts 152 inspectors to facilitate trade standards<\/p>\n<p>VP&#8217;s wife lauds Julius Berger AFP&#8217;s furniture quality<\/p>\n<p>January to December budget cycle&#8217;ll bolster investors&#8217; confidence in economy &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p>AfDB, climate funds to develop green financing instruments for Africa<\/p>\n<p>DMO lists series II FGN N15bn 7-year Green Bond<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria may get $1.5bn as Senate amends PSC Act<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi boosts communities, groups<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa teachers suspend strike<\/p>\n<p>FG urges NASS to pass Copyright Bill<\/p>\n<p>RUGA settlement: Biafran agitator, Ebonyi exchange words<\/p>\n<p>Zamfara plans capital punishment for Quran desecration<\/p>\n<p>82% of rural populace cant access water, soap FG<\/p>\n<p>Group bars Okorochas media aide from home town<\/p>\n<p>FCT under siege from kidnappers, bandits, car thieves<\/p>\n<p>FG doesnt play politics with security Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>Sack of Edo LG chairmen Illegal Isibor, CRPP chairman<\/p>\n<p>Listed firms raise N768.7bn capital in three years<\/p>\n<p>CBN prints N176.9bn banknotes in four years<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria losing N1tn annually to bad roads<\/p>\n<p>Border closure pushed inflation to 11.24% NBS<\/p>\n<p>CBN destroys N1.89tn fake, mutilated naira notes<\/p>\n<p>AMCONs debt may rise to N6.6tn by 2024<\/p>\n<p>FG plans national cooperative housing scheme<\/p>\n<p>IMF recommends unified exchange rate for Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias debt rises to N25.7tn<\/p>\n<p>Flood: Monarch asks community to go spiritual over missing AAUA student<\/p>\n<p>Court grants N200,000 bail to lecturer accused of sexual harassment<\/p>\n<p>Police move Daura Islamic centre owner to Katsina<\/p>\n<p>Kidnapped teacher, student die in Delta<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Onanuga: Lagos State Carrying FGs Pension Obligations<\/p>\n<p>NDPHC, Chevron Sign Pact on Olorunsogo Gencos Gas Supply<\/p>\n<p>BPP Emphasises Transparent, Accountable Contractual System<\/p>\n<p>FSL Offers N100bn Project Funding Support to Imo Govt<\/p>\n<p>FG Urged to Implement Policies to Tackle Unemployment<\/p>\n<p>Big Bang Approach Required to Strengthen Fiscal Buffer, CBN Insists<\/p>\n<p>Senate Passes Amended Production Sharing Contract Bill<\/p>\n<p>Feud in Buhari&#8217;s Home Shows Disorganisation in Presidency, Says PDP<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Ready to Pay above N30,000 Minimum Wage, Says Sanwo-Olu<\/p>\n<p>Suspected Herdsmen Amputate Benue Farmer&#8217;s Hand<\/p>\n<p>Okowa Inaugurates 42-man Advisory Council<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Ready to Pay Above N30,000 Minimum Wage, Says Sanwo-Olu<\/p>\n<p>Minimum Wage: House Moves to Resolve Labour, FG Impasse<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi: Shortage of Funds Forced FG to Stop States from Rehabilitating Federal Roads<\/p>\n<p>2020 Budget: Senate Adjourns Plenary to Oct. 29 for Committees to Engage MDAs<\/p>\n<p>Constitutional, Legal Amendments can&#8217;t Stop Electoral Crises, Says INEC Chairman<\/p>\n<p>Atiku&#8217;s Appeal: S&#8217;Court&#8217;s Statement Confirms APC, Apex Court Unholy Alliance<\/p>\n<p>Minimum Wage: Don&#8217;t Shut down Nigeria&#8217;s Economy, Ngige Urges Labour<\/p>\n<p>Ndume: 847 Nigerian Soldiers Lost to Boko Haram Insurgency in Six Years<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One month to guber poll, Buhari approves N10.06bn for Kogi govt<\/p>\n<p>PDP mocks presidency over Aisha, Daura feud<\/p>\n<p>PDP kicks as Ag CJ FHC transfers Alaibe&#8217;s case to FCT<\/p>\n<p>Kogi West leaders didn&#8217;t endorse Bello&#8217;s 2nd term &#8216;PDP<\/p>\n<p>Double registration: APC may not have candidate &#8216;PDP<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders raise the alarm over plot to remove Bayelsa REC<\/p>\n<p>7 LGAs violent-prone in Bayelsa elections &#8216;NGO<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians happy with border closure -Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Buhari receives ICAO certificate for improved aviation security<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu seeks Lagos Assembly&#8217;s approval for N250bn loan<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s wife, Kwara, Nasarawa govs for National Women Conference in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Reject politicians who were part of process last 30 years, Anya tells Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>NASS: Tension mounts in PDP over abandoned reports<\/p>\n<p>SGF&#8217;s intervention averts major crisis in APC<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HURIWA advises president on wife&#8217;s feud with Daura&#8217;s daughter<\/p>\n<p>South East traders renew call on Buhari for partial border closure<\/p>\n<p>MOSOP to take FG, Rivers government to AU, UN over OML II<\/p>\n<p>Dickson swears in 60 new special advisers, two commissioners<\/p>\n<p>Cross River APC decries Ayade&#8217;s decision to pursue master&#8217;s degree in law<\/p>\n<p>Shell remits N720bn to NDDC in 16 years &#8216; GM<\/p>\n<p>Senate asks FG to declare state of emergency on roads<\/p>\n<p>How Mamman Daura&#8217;s family denied me access to villa apartment &#8211; Aisha Buhari<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Suspected herdsmen attack Benue woman in her farm, chop off arm<\/p>\n<p>4th Nigeria Mining Week: FG promises to boost low private sector exploration funding<\/p>\n<p>NIN Now Enjoys National Acceptance &#8216;NIMC<\/p>\n<p>Why FG stops states from rehabilitating federal roads &#8216;Fayemi<\/p>\n<p>NSCDC drags woman to court over assault<\/p>\n<p>Young agriculturist calls on govt to encourage youth in agric business<\/p>\n<p>How border closure can benefit Nigeria&#8217;s economy &#8216; Don<\/p>\n<p>Benue Investment Company sacks 44 workers<\/p>\n<p>Only 30m Nigerians have registered for National ID &#8216; Interior Minister<\/p>\n<p>Senate asks FG to declare state of emergency on federal roads<\/p>\n<p>Less than 1% of 10.3trillion for defence too small, Senator Ndume<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria needs leader that is future oriented &#8216; Tinubu<\/p>\n<p>Disquiet in Senate over alleged job racketeering in MDAs<\/p>\n<p>Villa feud shows incompetence, disorganization, poor management in Buhari Presidency &#8216; PDP<\/p>\n<p>Kogi West Elders endorse Bello, say PDP stands no chance<\/p>\n<p>Kogi Guber: PDP stands no chance at all &#8216; Fanwo<\/p>\n<p>Igbos are not fairly treated in Nigeria &#8216; Peter Obi<\/p>\n<p>Fuel subsidy is government financing inefficiency &#8216; Peter Obi<\/p>\n<p>Sworn-in SAs: strengthen the support base of the party &#8216;Dickson<\/p>\n<p>Budget Deficit: Reps to order NAFDAC to remit funds to govt coffers in 24hrs<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki urges political office holders, party chieftains to observe protocols<\/p>\n<p>Budget: FG to pay oil workers N75bn salary in 2020<\/p>\n<p>Minimum wage: We&#8217;re ready to pay above N30,000 &#8216; Sanwo-Olu assures workers<\/p>\n<p>Economic Growth: FG partners US to attract FDI to digital Tec hubs<\/p>\n<p>How Facebook, twitter, others increase mental health disorder<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re deploying strategies to ensure children protection online &#8216; NCC<\/p>\n<p>Housing Deficit: Reps Seek amendments to National housing fund Act<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians are reluctant to buy local rice &#8221; Sellers in Ilorin lament<\/p>\n<p>Handwashing: LAPO donates items to 2 schools in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>El Rufai presents &#8216;257.9bn 2020 budget to Assembly<\/p>\n<p>FG committed to Community Policing &#8216; Osinbajo<\/p>\n<p>N215.5m spent monthly to feed over 220,000 pupils in Plateau &#8216; Hamza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minimum wage: FG, Labour shift ground, negotiations continue Wednesday, &#8216;strike unlikely<\/p>\n<p>Stop dreaming of one-party state, third term in Nigeria &#8216; CUPP tells APC<\/p>\n<p>NDDC: Ministry transmits Commission&#8217;s 2019 budget to NASS at last<\/p>\n<p>Senate President meets minister, NSA, security chiefs<\/p>\n<p>847 soldiers killed, buried in one grave in Borno &#8216; Ndume<\/p>\n<p>Defence budget inadequate to fight insurgents &#8216; Ndume<\/p>\n<p>Request for approval of N10billion, another vote-buying by APC &#8216; PDP<\/p>\n<p>AMCON debt may hit N6.6 trillion by 2024 if unchecked &#8216; Legal practitioner<\/p>\n<p>2020 Budget: Ngige decries allocation of 76%, 24% to recurrent, capital expenditures<\/p>\n<p>2020 budget: Proposed N40bn for housing sector inadequate &#8216; Reps<\/p>\n<p>AAU teachers disowns rival ASUU<\/p>\n<p>PDP urges NASS to channel N10billion presidential fund to Kogi workers<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19231&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ambode fails to appear before House committee<\/p>\n<p>Oshiomhole: Obaseki plotting against me<\/p>\n<p>847 soldiers buried in Army cemetery, Ndume alleges<\/p>\n<p>Igbo traders to Buhari: review policy on export<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians still pay more for U.S. visa<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu seeks lawmakers approval for N250b loan<\/p>\n<p>APC structure in Edo firmly under Obasekis control, says aide<\/p>\n<p>2.37m voters, 25,813 workers for polls<\/p>\n<p>What difference can Alasoadura make in Niger Delta<\/p>\n<p>Edo APC crisis: Obaseki, Oshiomhole trade accusations on security threats<\/p>\n<p>Tope Alabi, hubby for Lagos singles, married conference<\/p>\n<p>Military, NFC warn against wrong portrayal of soldiers in movies<\/p>\n<p>IMF faults forex restrictions on 43 items as hurting investments<\/p>\n<p>2020 budget: Report faults govts N8.2tr revenue projection<\/p>\n<p>Why FG stops states from rehabilitating federal roads, by Fayemi<\/p>\n<p>PDP urges NASS to channel N10bn presidential fund to Kogi workers<\/p>\n<p>Edo leads campaign to reduce states cancer burden<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Nigerias debt hits N25.7trn<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria will be $1.5bn richer with PSC Bill- Lawan<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill father, abduct two children in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Ambode defies Lagos Assembly, fails to appear before committee<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Three-year-old boy abducted in Imo<\/p>\n<p>Child defilement: Chrisland supervisor petitions NJC, accuses judge of bias<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>APC leaders looting our common patrimony PDP<\/p>\n<p>Renewed offensive against Hate Speech and need for caution<\/p>\n<p>Internationalisation, key to maintaining relevance of higher education system<\/p>\n<p>Just in: Only 30m Nigerians have registered for National ID<\/p>\n<p>Channel Kogis N10bn through workers, not Bello, PDP tells NASS<\/p>\n<p>Aisha vs Fatima: Nigeria has suffered enough disgrace from Buhari PDP<\/p>\n<p>Just in: Oshiomhole says Obaseki planning to dumping APC<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria to make minimum of $1.5bn from amended law Sen. Akpan<\/p>\n<p>Akerele warns miscreants against tampering with democracy in Edo<\/p>\n<p>Senator lauds Buharis suspension of cabinet members foreign trips<\/p>\n<p>Court delays Ex-South African leader, Zuma, case to Feb 4<\/p>\n<p>Gaddafis son has right to run for president, says Libyas army chief<\/p>\n<p>Private sector engagement critical to universal health coverage Expert<\/p>\n<p>N100bn defence budget: FG not ready to eliminate Boko Haram Senate<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias debt hikes by N3.3trn to N25.7trn in one year<\/p>\n<p>Minimum Wage: Hope brightens as FG, Labour shift grounds<\/p>\n<p>Ndume faults N100bn budgetary allocation to defence<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria to recoup $1.5bn from neglected oil production sharing contract<\/p>\n<p>Villa feud shows incompetence, disorganisation in Buharis Presidency- PDP<\/p>\n<p>President Buhari charges groups to access loans<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi Polytechnic partners NDE to train 1, 000 youth in various trades<\/p>\n<p>Access Bank hits N1bn in digital lending daily<\/p>\n<p>Singapore eases monetary policy for first time in three years<\/p>\n<p>Renewable energy capable of improving Nigerias economy Experts<\/p>\n<p>Jumia charges govt to leverage technology to manage huge population for productive economy<\/p>\n<p>National ID card renewal costs N5,000 payable through remita NIMC<\/p>\n<p>FG lists N15bn 7 year green bond on NSE<\/p>\n<p>How Aisha Buhari threw chair at us at the Villa Fatima Daura<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Knocks as Buhari seeks approval to refund N10bn to Kogi<\/p>\n<p>Account for N5.2b pension fund, Okorocha tells Ihedioha<\/p>\n<p>1,950 NSCDC personnel for Niger LG poll<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t give Obaseki details of my movement &#8216; 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