{"id":23597,"date":"2019-12-23T06:31:49","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T06:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=23597"},"modified":"2019-12-23T06:31:49","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T06:31:49","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-monday-23-december-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=23597","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 23 December, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unending scandals in universities<\/p>\n<p>Wike: Without God, I would have lost 2019 election<\/p>\n<p>Lalong asks security agencies to deal with trouble makers<\/p>\n<p>Border closure yielding good results &#8216; Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu pledges to boost food, fish production<\/p>\n<p>Buhari restates commitment to economic diversification, job creation<\/p>\n<p>Okowa: N18bn Warri, Uvwie drainage projects kick-off January<\/p>\n<p>Police commission promotes 623 senior officers<\/p>\n<p>Sowore: I didn&#8217;t receive any letter from U.S. lawmakers &#8216; Malami<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Olujimi accepts Fayoses apology, seeks Ekiti PDP unity<\/p>\n<p>I wont install my successor, Wike insists<\/p>\n<p>Losses, gains as fuel smuggling persists across Nigerias borders<\/p>\n<p>Police promote 623 senior officers<\/p>\n<p>IG tightens security for Yuletide celebrations<\/p>\n<p>Were planning for Nigerians abroad to vote in future Dabiri-Erewa<\/p>\n<p>Fire guts Benin market, EPDA office complex<\/p>\n<p>Olubadan, ex-obas, settle rift, monarch promotes senior chiefs<\/p>\n<p>Dont let anyone use your bank account to send money to UK &#8211; Govt<\/p>\n<p>Four dead in Cameroon building site collapse<\/p>\n<p>Crude oil, gas exports increase by 53% NNPC<\/p>\n<p>NCC cleans up 24 million subscribers records<\/p>\n<p>Decision on $10bn NLNG Train 7 suffers fresh delay<\/p>\n<p>Discos make 100% remittance as TCN enforces rules<\/p>\n<p>Customs raid Mubi market for foreign rice<\/p>\n<p>2020 budget good but not 100%, says Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Stagnating incomes, rising inflation curtail private consumption, investments<\/p>\n<p>CBN slashes banks ATM withdrawal fee to N35<\/p>\n<p>Mid-sized malls, neighbourhood stores, future of retail sector<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria to get $300m investment from Triton Solar plants<\/p>\n<p>Religious right violations watch list: CAN, JNI, FG lock horns over US report<\/p>\n<p>Again, bandits attack Shiroro, kill eight<\/p>\n<p>NGO seeks law to reform Yahoo Boys<\/p>\n<p>Some lecturers not qualified to be in varsities ASUU<\/p>\n<p>19,273 teachers failed qualifying test TRCN registrar<\/p>\n<p>Having cabals in govt not wrong, says Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Wike inciting hatred among Ijaw, says Dickson<\/p>\n<p>Military declares Benue, Taraba communities peaceful<\/p>\n<p>59-year-old dad says 25-year-old son could date 61-year-old Madonna<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: CBN slashes banks ATM withdrawal fee from N65 to N35<\/p>\n<p>Storm: Death toll in Europe rises to nine<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adhere to BIP Agreement, FG Urges Sugar Operators<\/p>\n<p>NCC Seeks Stakeholders Input on Proposed Drones Regulation<\/p>\n<p>FG to Prioritise Development of Textile Industry, Says Minister<\/p>\n<p>Sovereign Trust Announces 73% Success in Rights Issue<\/p>\n<p>Apapa Customs Records $132.76m Export<\/p>\n<p>NOGIC Act Has Saved Nigeria $2bn, Created 38,000 Jobs<\/p>\n<p>Ibadan Kano Rail Project to Begin First Quarter 2020, Says FG<\/p>\n<p>PDP Chieftain Asks Buhari to Suspend Visa-on-arrival Policy<\/p>\n<p>Those Opposing Obaseki Are Ignorant, Says Chief of Staff<\/p>\n<p>Dickson Grants Bayelsas Judiciary, Lawmakers Financial Autonomy<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti PDP Crises Worsens, as SWC Member Accuses Fayose of Undermining&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>APC tackles Obaseki over rejection of peace committee<\/p>\n<p>God helped me survive FG&#8217;s onslaught,says Wike<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: SDP chieftain asks electorate to look beyond PDP, APC<\/p>\n<p>Igbo presidency&#8217;ll not stop Biafra &#8216;MASSOB<\/p>\n<p>Edo APC tackles Obaseki over rejection of peace committee<\/p>\n<p>Cashless toll begins January 1 at Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge plaza<\/p>\n<p>FG needs VAT revenue to build critical infrastructure &#8216;Agba, Minister of State, Finance, Budget and National Planning<\/p>\n<p>WACT handles largest container ship to berth at Eastern port<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram kills 3, abducts 2 in Borno communities<\/p>\n<p>Council boss begs NASS, states Assembly on LG autonomy<\/p>\n<p>Leadership tussle: Tivs in Nasarawa resolve differences<\/p>\n<p>ICJ president, Eboe-Osuji, expected as school mates hold inaugural reunion<\/p>\n<p>Minimum wage: Ekiti, labour begin negotiation today<\/p>\n<p>Northern women group faults own executive election<\/p>\n<p>Ojezua&#8217;s attack on Oshiomhole, act of insubordination &#8216; Edo APC<\/p>\n<p>Politicians received huge bribes in 2019, says UNODC<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje-Sanusi face-off, threat to integrity of Kano traditional institutions &#8216;NEF<\/p>\n<p>LASU to get 8,000-room on-campus hostels under PPP initiative<\/p>\n<p>Brain drain: Exodus of Nigerian professionals worrisome &#8216;FG<\/p>\n<p>Minimum wage: Makinde constitutes committee to negotiate with labour in Oyo<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PSC promotes 623 police officers as CP talks tough on terrorism<\/p>\n<p>Trouble looms between Alake, Olota subjects over disputed land<\/p>\n<p>Government to prioritise sex offenders&#8217; register in 2020<\/p>\n<p>Police deploy operatives to worship centres, markets, parks at yuletide<\/p>\n<p>Abuja varsity expels 100, rusticates 11 for examination malpractices<\/p>\n<p>Christmas: Umahi orders payment of workers salaries by December 23<\/p>\n<p>CBN reviews bank guidelines, slashes charges<\/p>\n<p>ASUU has no factions &#8216; Ogunyemi<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Naira set for N365\/$ in I&amp;E as demand for dollars intensifies<\/p>\n<p>5 out of 21 Ibadan kings crowned by Ajimobi surrender crowns<\/p>\n<p>NASS members were not elected to fight executive &#8216; Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>Why it&#8217;s necessary to go cashless on Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge toll &#8216; LCC<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria needs leaders, not rulers, says Cleric<\/p>\n<p>Elites hate Buhari because he isn&#8217;t giving them oil blocs &#8216; Garba Shehu<\/p>\n<p>Ondo 2020: I&#8217;m not at war with Akeredolu &#8221; Ondo Deputy governor<\/p>\n<p>Sharia: CJN and &#8216;supremacy&#8217; theory, by National Christian Elders Forum<\/p>\n<p>Some lecturers `just not qualified&#8217; &#8216; ASUU President<\/p>\n<p>Unilorin, Fulokoja ready to join ASUU &#8216; Ogunyemi<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve not elected any president yet in Nigeria &#8216; Bishop Umunna<\/p>\n<p>I was not elected to fight executive &#8216; Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>Few days to Christmas, Damaturu under attack as residents run for safety<\/p>\n<p>128 research applications to get N4bn, says TETfund<\/p>\n<p>Christmas\/New Year: IGP orders tight security<\/p>\n<p>Border closure: Nigerian farmers, smiling to bank &#8216; Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>2020: Expert tasks Sanwo-Olu on more funding for emergency mgt<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t toy with Workers welfare, Imo Varsity VC tells Colleagues<\/p>\n<p>IGP orders immediate removal of illegal checkpoints nationwide<\/p>\n<p>$1.3b Malabu scandal: Adoke quizzed for 2 hours, amidst body pains<\/p>\n<p>Hate Speech Bill remedy to religious, ethnic persecution &#8216; Senator Sabi<\/p>\n<p>N37bn not enough to renovate National Assembly Complex, says Agada<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=19271&amp;ad_type=81&amp;rl=1800\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After 28 years: Gov Bello inaugurates chapel in Kogi government house<\/p>\n<p>Over 10,000 less privileged people benefit from free health services in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Hate Speech Bill: Senator Abdullahi adamant, says it will safeguard Nigeria&#8217;s unity<\/p>\n<p>Stop alleged auction of 24 seized tankers, petrol marketers ask Customs CG<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t allow anyone send money to UK with your bank account, govt warns international students<\/p>\n<p>Why many talented Africans are either poor or attracting low finances<\/p>\n<p>Why we must extend services to rural dwellers, CBN governor tells bankers<\/p>\n<p>Lagos PDP wants APC to give account of 20-year stewardship<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s shortcomings caused by bad advisers &#8216; General Useini (rtd)<\/p>\n<p>I was not elected to fight executive &#8216; Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>Bandits who invaded Kogi fomenting trouble &#8216; Government<\/p>\n<p>Youths clash with security agents as fire consumes market in Benin<\/p>\n<p>Monarch urges Christians to maintain peace and unity<\/p>\n<p>FG granted N1.024trn waivers in four years<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lagos to establish oil producing development committee<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu pushes for Waterways security<\/p>\n<p>Kano offers free medication to 10,000<\/p>\n<p>Army extends Operation Show Your ID, Crocodile Smile, others<\/p>\n<p>PDP to INEC: withdraw certificates of return from 14 Edo lawmakers-elect<\/p>\n<p>Adoke to present documents on $1.06b Malabu oil deal<\/p>\n<p>Northern Christian Elders seek Leah Sharibus release as Christmas gift<\/p>\n<p>No benefits from waivers, says Fed Govt<\/p>\n<p>Spend N37b on roads, not renovation, says Falana<\/p>\n<p>IGP warns against misconduct<\/p>\n<p>Crude oil, gas export hits $232.87m<\/p>\n<p>No drug addict will handle weapon<\/p>\n<p>Dickson attacks Wike over Oil wells, Bayelsa election<\/p>\n<p>CBN slashes bank charges<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attack parts of Yobe<\/p>\n<p>Edo investigates suspected arson, as fire razes another market in Benin<\/p>\n<p>Contributory pension scheme for Edo LGA workers, primary school teachers to commence Jan 1<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki assures on Benin River Port, Refinery projects<\/p>\n<p>Police arrested suspected kidnappers of UNIZIK staff<\/p>\n<p>19,273 failed TRCN qualification exam, 53,674 passed<\/p>\n<p>Northern christians to Buhari: Give us Leah Sharibu as xmas gift<\/p>\n<p>Edo Assembly crisis: PDP asks INEC to withdraw certificate of Return of 14 members-elect<\/p>\n<p>Stop destroying Nigeria with religious sentiments Clerics<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Uniabuja expels 100 students, rusticates 11 over examination misconduct<\/p>\n<p>Genuine Edo APC members reside at home not in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Adokes arrest will shed more light on issues surrounding (OPL) 245 BMO<\/p>\n<p>FG rejects U.S. designation of Nigeria as a country that engages in violations of freedom<\/p>\n<p>CBN slashes ATM withdrawal fee to N35<\/p>\n<p>Cabal not peculiar to Buhari govt Garba Shehu<\/p>\n<p>FG accuses US of sowing seed of religious mistrust in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>No part of Nigeria will be neglected, Buhari assures<\/p>\n<p>Border closure yielding positive results, declares Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>NYCN seeks national honours for Nigerians promoting youth development<\/p>\n<p>2020 budget: Defence, education, police affairs ministries top list of recurrent expenditure<\/p>\n<p>Slash ATM withdrawal fee to N35- CBN directs Banks<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can Nigeria stop open defecation before 2025<\/p>\n<p>UniAbuja varsity expels 100 students, suspends 11 others for exam misconduct<\/p>\n<p>UK group trains teachers to facilitate early grade reading in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Panic as villagers run into kidnappers on farm<\/p>\n<p>FCTA to establish demonstration farms in area councils<\/p>\n<p>Why gridlock persists on Lagos-Ibadan expressway &#8216; 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