{"id":23995,"date":"2020-02-21T06:11:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T06:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=23995"},"modified":"2020-02-21T06:11:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T06:11:34","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-friday-21-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=23995","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 21 February, 2020"},"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>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buhari Won&#8217;t Resign Over Insecurity &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court Will Be Setting Precedent If It Reverses Imo Guber Judgement &#8216; Tony Momoh<\/p>\n<p>Protesting Niger Delta Youths Must Be Patient With Government &#8216; Cleric<\/p>\n<p>NYSC Advises Prospective Corps Members Against Fraudsters Promising Postings<\/p>\n<p>UNIBEN Releases Student Due To Renovations By State Government<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prepare for electricity tariff hike, TCN tells Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Police feigning ignorance as herdsmen turn Delta communities to killing fields<\/p>\n<p>Ive no hand in Odili residence protests Sylva<\/p>\n<p>Buhari wont resign because of insecurity, says FG<\/p>\n<p>Convicted husband killer, Sandra, appeals death sentence<\/p>\n<p>Katsina vigilante killed attemping to rescue kidnap victim<\/p>\n<p>Appoint more Supreme Court justices, Reps tell President, NJC<\/p>\n<p>Accountant General, Customs CG clash over N28bn unremitted fund<\/p>\n<p>FG moves to enforce anti-piracy law<\/p>\n<p>Shortfall in tomato production now 700,000MT, says NIHORT<\/p>\n<p>Depleting ECA signals revenue pressure, says LCCI, institute<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus global impact puts markets on edge<\/p>\n<p>Flight diversion: British Airways to compensate Nigerian passengers<\/p>\n<p>FG begins North-East housing project<\/p>\n<p>Cost of running business affecting profit Guinness MD<\/p>\n<p>No hiding place for tax evaders, says FIRS<\/p>\n<p>Order immediate licensing of N60bn Bayelsa Airport, Reps tell FG<\/p>\n<p>EFCC arrests ex-Kogi Govs son for alleged fraud<\/p>\n<p>Security agents harassing residents in border communities Ogun senator<\/p>\n<p>Three children die in Anambra midnight fire<\/p>\n<p>Use bailouts to address social menace, Buhari tells govs<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NCS, FOU Intercept Contrabands in Gas Cylinders<\/p>\n<p>MAN Partners Organisation to End Marine Pollution<\/p>\n<p>Kwara Customs Seizes Items Worth N448m<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders Insist Extortion, Soliciting for Cash Compromise Airport Security<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, Others Lose $2.3bn to Maritime Crime in Two Years<\/p>\n<p>Akpabio Asks NDDC Board to Cooperate with Forensic Auditors<\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court Stained My Integrity, Says Senator Degi-Eremienyo<\/p>\n<p>Saraki Calls for Synergy to Tackle Insecurity in Gulf of Guinea<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki Seeks Increased Private Investment in Sports to Tackle Insecurity, Unemployment<\/p>\n<p>Rivers Condemns Attack on Odili, Holds Sylva, Oshiomhole Responsible<\/p>\n<p>Anyaoku Calls for FGs Utilisation of Capital Market to Fund Infrastructure<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crisis rocks Adamawa PDP as faction inaugurates Exco<\/p>\n<p>APC urges Supreme Court to reverse judgement sacking Lyon<\/p>\n<p>Edo APC crisis: &#8216;Governorship election not worth citizens&#8217; blood<\/p>\n<p>Police in Adamawa attempt to stop r-PDP leadership meeting<\/p>\n<p>Dickson condemns sponsored demonstrations against Justice Odilli<\/p>\n<p>New immigration policy to favour Nigerians &#8216;UK envoy<\/p>\n<p>Buhari meets Plateau stakeholders, backs Lalong&#8217;s efforts on security<\/p>\n<p>Benue warns MACBAN leaders against peddling lies<\/p>\n<p>EFCC arraigns Kwara contractor over N31m fraud<\/p>\n<p>Reps ask FG to appoint more Supreme Court justices<\/p>\n<p>Senate plans roundtable on budgeting processes<\/p>\n<p>Senate moves to give legal backing to reintegration of repented Boko Haram terrorists<\/p>\n<p>Reps accuse Buhari of shortchanging legislature, Judiciary<\/p>\n<p>FG begins data collection of unskilled persons<\/p>\n<p>47.5m Nigerians practice open defecation &#8216;FG<\/p>\n<p>We need to accept repentant B&#8217;Haram insurgents, says Army Commander<\/p>\n<p>Mischief-makers using my silence to instigate violence, Says Lyon<\/p>\n<p>Finance Act 2020, game changer for insurance industry &#8216;NIA<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Federal, state governments responsible for rising insecurity in Nigeria, says varsity teachers<\/p>\n<p>FG defends $500 million Chinese loan, troops on counter-terrorism<\/p>\n<p>NIRSAL facilitates N102b to stimulate agric, creates 400,000 jobs<\/p>\n<p>Lassa fever patient in Lagos responding to treatment, says LUTH<\/p>\n<p>Group partners Lagos government on basic learning<\/p>\n<p>How Bayelsa verdict weighs against Oshiomhole as Edo guber race draws near<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo seeks more interventions for IDP&#8217;s education<\/p>\n<p>Death penalty: Maryam Sanda appeals against court judgment<\/p>\n<p>EFCC arrests son of former Kogi governor for alleged fraud<\/p>\n<p>People using fake news, hate speech to destabilizse Nigeria, says Lai Mohammed<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: It&#8217;s time to revisit 2014 confab report &#8216; Gambari<\/p>\n<p>INSECURITY: 10 feared dead in Edo cult killings<\/p>\n<p>FG yet to explore full potentials of gas &#8216; NSE chairman<\/p>\n<p>Alleged &#8216;Husband Killer&#8217; Maryam Sanda appeals her death sentence<\/p>\n<p>Senate moves to establish national agency for ex- Boko Haram members<\/p>\n<p>Budgeting Process: Senate to hold round table discussion with the Executive<\/p>\n<p>SERAP berates Buhari over comment on NASS being &#8216;highly overpaid<\/p>\n<p>Lagos govt, NTDC agree to boost tourism in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>China expels three Wall Street Journal reporters over &#8216;racist&#8217; opinion piece<\/p>\n<p>Security: Kwara govt proposes IDs, uniform for commercial motorcycle operators<\/p>\n<p>KEDCO introduces whistleblower policy<\/p>\n<p>NAF destroys ISWAP hideout, neutralises insurgents in Borno<\/p>\n<p>Four NSCDC officers kidnapped in Kogi<\/p>\n<p>Education In Artificial Intelligence Is Key For Youth&#8217;s Exploit &#8216; Koiki<\/p>\n<p>NCDC confirms 103 deaths from Lassa fever<\/p>\n<p>China announces biggest drop in new COVID-19 cases<\/p>\n<p>Daily cured cases of COVID-19 surpasses new cases &#8216; Embassy<\/p>\n<p>Court remands 3 teenagers for allegedly defiling 12-year-old girl<\/p>\n<p>Senate President&#8217;s convoy rescues 5 accident victims in Delta State<\/p>\n<p>Two policemen shot dead, another injured by suspected militants in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria gets EU&#8217;s N32m aid to tackle Lassa fever<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA destroys 16,142kg seized illicit drugs in Bauchi<\/p>\n<p>Power: FG denies plans to handover DISCOs to Siemens<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve arrested Muhammed, ex-Kogi gov, Abubakar Audu&#8217;s son&#8217;EFCC<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Four NSCDC officers abducted in Kogi<\/p>\n<p>Gov Bello restricts movements of administrators in Kogi<\/p>\n<p>Shippers Council to assist Customs meet N2trn revenue target for 2020<\/p>\n<p>Reverse judgement sacking David Lyon, APC urges Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>Ibori loses Edo property as Obaseki revokes C of O<\/p>\n<p>Alleged N1.35bn fraud: EFCC witness tenders more evidences against Ex-Gov Lamido<\/p>\n<p>Give operational rights to Bayelsa airport, Reps tell FG<\/p>\n<p>Reps probe UNILAG over N14.6bn unremitted revenue<\/p>\n<p>Reps quiz NIPOST over N26bn revenue without remittance of 25% operating surplus<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje unveils $95m Kano Agro-pastoral development<\/p>\n<p>AFDB earmarks $10bn loan for Nigeria&#8217;s infrastructure development<\/p>\n<p>Lawmaker raises alarm over Gastroenteritis outbreak in Anambra<\/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>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FIRS: Tracking tax invaders with intelligence system<\/p>\n<p>Political leaders, clerics grieve over killings<\/p>\n<p>EU pledges N32m aid to fight Lassa fever<\/p>\n<p>Delta Rep opposes establishment of Fed poly in his state<\/p>\n<p>Air Force raises stakes with 2,079 new personnel<\/p>\n<p>Reps to probe National Assembly budget releases<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa: Falana seeks probe of invasion of Justice Odilis residence<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa Guber Poll: Supreme Court stained my integrity, says Senator Degi-Eremienyo<\/p>\n<p>FG calls on U.S. to reverse visa restrictions on Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Four NSCDC officers, others kidnapped in kogi<\/p>\n<p>US drug charges: Fuji promoter knows fate April 22<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki embarks on new city devt in Benin<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Ishaku recuperating from domestic accident in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Jigawa secures $37m IDB loan to propel irrigation<\/p>\n<p>Crisis rocks Adamawa PDP as faction inaugurates new executive<\/p>\n<p>Unilag ex-lecturer bags 21 -year -jail term for rape<\/p>\n<p>NAF holds counter-insurgency retreat for commanders<\/p>\n<p>$500m loan not for NTA alone, Lai Mohammed clarifies<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje unveils $95m agro-pastoral projects<\/p>\n<p>Aisha Buhari joins NSCIA in search of solutions to marital challenges in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>FG appeals to US to reverse visa restrictions on Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Senate to hold roundtable on budgeting process<\/p>\n<p>Customs boss, auditor-general differ over N28bn remittances<\/p>\n<p>Senate introduces bill to create agency for rehabilitation of repentant Boko Haram members<\/p>\n<p>Reps urge FG to appoint more Supreme Court justices<\/p>\n<p>Senate calls for reinstatement of sacked GM of Niger Delta Power Holding Coy<\/p>\n<p>Group equip medical facilities worth N2 million to VVF patients<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS may need $50m to combat Covid-19 epidemic, says WAHO boss<\/p>\n<p>D-8 highlights gains as Nigeria hosts health social protection programme<\/p>\n<p>Coronavirus: importers lament negative impact on businesses<\/p>\n<p>Online pharmacies will address shortage of drugs supply in Nigeria- Pharmacist<\/p>\n<p>Paracetamol abuse could cause liver, kidney failures -Expert<\/p>\n<p>3 Iranians infected with coronavirus Health official<\/p>\n<p>Flu wave hits Germany: records 79,000 cases, 130 deaths<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Why Buhari will not resign FG<\/p>\n<p>Agency for BHaram rehabilitation to promote national security Senate<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Assembly set to amend Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law to accommodate Amotekun<\/p>\n<p>Police kill suspected cattle rustler, recover 18 cows, 12 goats in Plateau<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Forgery: Court orders DSS to investigate Bayelsa deputy gov<\/p>\n<p>My credentials not forged &#8216; Sacked deputy gov-elect insists<\/p>\n<p>APC returns to Supreme Court, seeks reversal of judgment on Bayelsa<\/p>\n<p>Uzodinma meets Buhari, says Imo is broke<\/p>\n<p>Amotekun bill scales 2nd reading at Ogun Assembly<\/p>\n<p>After deregistration, UPP collapses structures into APC<\/p>\n<p>Imo gov&#8217;ship review: Why 7 S\/Court justices can&#8217;t recuse selves<\/p>\n<p>Ministry signs &#8216;Adopt an athlete&#8217; MoU with Halogen for Adekouroye<\/p>\n<p>Bill to establish Federal Polytechnic in Delta tears lawmakers apart<\/p>\n<p>UNILAG: Ex-lecturer bags 21 years imprisonment for raping admission seeker<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti NSCDC to approach court for forfeiture of 43 cows<\/p>\n<p>Man, 20, arraigned for allegedly dealing in 500g of illicit drugs<\/p>\n<p>Police arraign 2 over theft of employer&#8217;s vehicle<\/p>\n<p>FCTA urge security personnel to obey traffic rules<\/p>\n<p>Court convicts man for stealing church materials<\/p>\n<p>Slain policeman&#8217;s wife demands job from NPF, INEC<\/p>\n<p>Kuje chair decries activities of revenue racketeers<\/p>\n<p>Police fire teargas, disperse protests over army&#8217;s forced retirement<\/p>\n<p>Security: Mr. President, choose your faction and act<\/p>\n<p>Alleged $9.5m fraud: Court dismisses application to join Pinnick, Sanusi<\/p>\n<p>Customs disowns Accountant General over differentials of N28bn remittance<\/p>\n<p>British Airways apologises to customers over delays, diversions<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Buhari will not resign &#8216; 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