{"id":24808,"date":"2020-08-17T06:23:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T06:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24808"},"modified":"2020-08-17T06:26:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T06:26:09","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-monday-17-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24808","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 17 August, 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>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump loses younger brother, Robert Trump<\/p>\n<p>I sealed a $4.7m deal after Nigerian lawmakers rejected my vehicles Innoson<\/p>\n<p>DSS summons former speaker, NaAbba after calling Nigeria a failed state<\/p>\n<p>Buhari gradually turning Nigeria to a police state Northern group<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian traders are unfair to us, Ghana govt denies alleged maltreatment<\/p>\n<p>Serial ritualist, killer escapes police custody in Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kidnap community leader, Son in fresh Yobe attack<\/p>\n<p>FG reacts to video of Nigerians in Dubai allegedly chased into desert<\/p>\n<p>Our borrowing justifiable, for development that will benefit Nigerians FG<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian soldier who criticized Buhari Charged to court<\/p>\n<p>Ngiges kinsmen disown suspended monarch<\/p>\n<p>Tax relief: Fed Govt, World Bank plan $2.5m grant for each state<\/p>\n<p>NAF deploys 32 Special Forces in Southern Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Minister mourns ex-Kwara Deputy Speaker, Ayodele Shittu<\/p>\n<p>Presidency to NaAbba: leave Buhari out of your issue<\/p>\n<p>Governors, lawmakers, others share 774,000 jobs<\/p>\n<p>Dangote makes 60 artisans millionaires in one month<\/p>\n<p>Umahi, Onu best Igbo candidates for presidency Youths<\/p>\n<p>Hausa-Fulani: Were original owners of Southern Kaduna<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Forex restriction: Maize imports to gulp N28.31bn<\/p>\n<p>Manufactured, processed foods not good for children Nutritionist<\/p>\n<p>CAMA: Oyedepo warns FG against interfering with churches<\/p>\n<p>Village head abducted in Yobe<\/p>\n<p>Kano residents treating COVID-19 protocols with disdain, Ganduje laments<\/p>\n<p>Use gov poll to end godfatherism in Edo Obaseki<\/p>\n<p>Expert warns against applying eggs, pap to burn injury<\/p>\n<p>Security beefed up as PDP, APC hold rallies<\/p>\n<p>Increase health budget, CSOs tells Gombe govt<\/p>\n<p>Six power plants shut in 35 hours, generation slumps<\/p>\n<p>IPMAN threatens to shut Anambra operations over N13.6m debt<\/p>\n<p>Largest container vessel berths at Onne ports<\/p>\n<p>The rains of destruction: Fear of poor harvest as flood wreaks havoc on Kano farmlands<\/p>\n<p>Debt servicing gulps N1.57tn in six months<\/p>\n<p>Lagos prepares for heavy rainy months<\/p>\n<p>FG inaugurates management team for housing authority<\/p>\n<p>Lagos empowers district officers, eases planning approval process<\/p>\n<p>Shoprite battles $10m judgment debt, barred from transferring assets<\/p>\n<p>Saudi appoints 10 women in senior roles at holy mosques<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria drifting into police state under Buhari CNG<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Ekiti shuts pharmacies, supermarkets<\/p>\n<p>Ogundipe spent UNILAG funds recklessly, varsity council alleges<\/p>\n<p>NDDC must account for N6.25bn palliative fund Committee chair<\/p>\n<p>Southern Kaduna: Lekwots killing will worsen crisis, CAN tells Sharia body<\/p>\n<p>Lagos marks illegal structures for demolition in Ibeju-Lekki<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 fear: Mixed reactions persist, concern eases as WASSCE begins today<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: NAF deploys special forces in Southern Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Blasphemy: US agency kicks as Kano court jails 13-year-old boy for 10 years<\/p>\n<p>Kano varsity tested 27,831 samples -VC<\/p>\n<p>One dead, one injured during Osun festival<\/p>\n<p>68 stranded Nigerian girls return home from Lebanon<\/p>\n<p>Ondo deputy governor picks Mimikos aide, Adegbenro, as running mate<\/p>\n<p>12 million Nigerian children suffering from stunted growth<\/p>\n<p>US falsified evidence against Kashamu, says lawyer<\/p>\n<p>Chinese loans: Reps grill Amaechi, Ahmed, others today<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria traders must pay $1m fee, Ghana insists<\/p>\n<p>Plateau community rejects FG school building<\/p>\n<p>Two NYCN members missing after Rivers conference Official<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Survey: Companies Slash Tech Investments amid COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>DSC Pensioners Threaten Protest over Unpaid Pension Arrears<\/p>\n<p>Stock Market Investors Gain N85bn on Sustained Demand<\/p>\n<p>Report: Declining Discos Collections May Worsen Liquidity Challenge<\/p>\n<p>UK, Nigeria to Promote Digital Access with Policy Reforms<\/p>\n<p>OPL 245: Examining Enis Role in Messy Malabu Oil Deal<\/p>\n<p>Our Airport is Newer and Bigger Than Yours Though a White Elephant<\/p>\n<p>Obaseki: My Election a Battle Between Light and Darkness<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discordant tunes in Reps over immunity for CJN, others<\/p>\n<p>APC, PDP in blame game over alleged plot to postpone election<\/p>\n<p>APC woman leader canvases support for Obaseki<\/p>\n<p>2023 presidency: Group urges Tinubu, others to back S&#8217;East<\/p>\n<p>APC, Akwa Ibom bicker over NBS&#8217; unemployment report<\/p>\n<p>N4.7tr debt choking AMCON in twilight<\/p>\n<p>Why CBN must halt banks&#8217; cannibalisation of cash mgt functions &#8216;Nwodo Jr., CEO, XL Africa Group<\/p>\n<p>E-hailing: Lagos approves 20% fee cut, new guidelines effective Aug. 27<\/p>\n<p>Tax relief: States to get $2.5m grant from W&#8217;Bank to mitigate COVID-19 impact<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 disrupts education of more than 70 per cent of youth &#8216; ILO<\/p>\n<p>2.4m households to benefit from FGs stimulus package Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Obi lied on N35bn pension, gratuity arrears Ngige<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Pregnant women, children barred as churches reopen in Ogun<\/p>\n<p>Group pledges support for Kano rice factory workers<\/p>\n<p>Lekwot to Shariah Council: Calling for my execution laughable<\/p>\n<p>AMAC names street after Afe Babalola in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Court jails man for jumping bail, false kidnap allegation<\/p>\n<p>Okorocha begged me to dissolve panel investigating him -Uzodimma<\/p>\n<p>FG insists on $5.3bn loan from China for Ibadan-Kano rail project<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Oilserv Group, Foundation donates over N100m protective equipment to churches in Anambra<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South-West PDP denies governors backing Ajayi<\/p>\n<p>Rasak, grassroots politician, philanthropist, passes on<\/p>\n<p>NDDC remains cash cow for Abuja godfathers<\/p>\n<p>Why we abandoned zoning for Anambra governorship, by PDP<\/p>\n<p>Despite pandemic blues, 60 artisans win N1m in Dangote Cement promo<\/p>\n<p>Police rescue another man incarcerated for 15 years by father in Kano<\/p>\n<p>NCDC reports 298 new COVID-19 case, total of infection hits 49,068<\/p>\n<p>Yoruba groups warn against politicisation of Amotekun security outfit<\/p>\n<p>Access Bank alerts customers as fraud rises during Covid 19 crisis<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen storm Mogadishu hotel after car bombing: police, witnesses<\/p>\n<p>Eight killed in Colombian coca-growing area<\/p>\n<p>Kidnapped Chinese workers regain freedom<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Relist us now or&#8217;, political parties warn INEC<\/p>\n<p>EDO 2020: PDP accuses APC of printing illegal PVCs<\/p>\n<p>Imo North Bye-election: Imo APC goes for consensus candidate, sets up 9-man committee<\/p>\n<p>Anambra 2021: Zoning, prerogative of state chapter &#8216; PDP<\/p>\n<p>Ondo 2020: Why I won&#8217;t reply Akeredolu now &#8216; Mimiko<\/p>\n<p>Emergence of third force: Mimiko, Akeredolu in war of words<\/p>\n<p>Crack in Delta APC deepens as Erue, Ayomanor claim being chairmen<\/p>\n<p>Equities fall as investors opt for mutual funds<\/p>\n<p>CASH MANAGEMENT: Operators seek enforcement of CBN rules<\/p>\n<p>Cost of funds to moderate as N181bn inflow boost interbank market<\/p>\n<p>Post COVID-19: ICAN urges Nigerians to embrace indigenous products<\/p>\n<p>Apapa gridlock: Presidency, stakeholders disagree on pace of road construction<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: JSS3 students to resume school August 17 in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Just in: NAF deploys Special Forces to Southern Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Customs intercepts vehicles, rice worth N10bn<\/p>\n<p>16 suspected illicit drugs dealers arrested in Jos<\/p>\n<p>Assist Nigerian traders in Ghana, NANTs begs FG, ECOWAS<\/p>\n<p>Finally, 296 Nigerians stranded in London, arrive Abuja<\/p>\n<p>No payment for Covid-19 test at the airports &#8216; FAAN<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Group Urges FG To Upgrade NINLAN, FEDSDTTEN<\/p>\n<p>Security: Ex-IGP Didn&#8217;t Collect N11m From Any Zamfara Emir &#8216; Shinkafi<\/p>\n<p>FGM: Imo Community Leaders vows To Expose perpetrators, Extol Determination Of UNICEF To End Surge<\/p>\n<p>UK Working With Nigeria To Mitigate Impact Of COVID-19 &#8216; Envoy<\/p>\n<p>Al-Qaeda Threat: As Military Moves To Allay Fears<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: PDP, APC, Trades Tackle Over Alleged Printing Of PVCs, Violence<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: Drumbeats Of Renewed Crisis In Edo Assembly<\/p>\n<p>Edo 2020: DG Gov&#8217;s Forum Action Plot To Scuttle Ize-Iyamu&#8217;s Expected Victory &#8216; Ebegbulem<\/p>\n<p>Centre LSD Trains 90 Stakeholders On Girl-Child Education<\/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>Insecurity: NAF deploys Special Forces to Southern Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records 298 new COVID-19 cases, total now 49,068<\/p>\n<p>Na&#8217;abba not invited by DSS over comments against Buhari &#8216; Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Investors&#8217; funds trapped by low return on investment in govt securities<\/p>\n<p>AfDB woos Indian investors to Africa<\/p>\n<p>More shocks as unemployment data exposes misery status of Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>FG should give tax rebates to Nigerian brands to enable them bounce back &#8216;Adedeji, GM, Amber Energy Drink Ltd<\/p>\n<p>Ondo 2020: ZLP set to announce former Commissioner, Adegbenro as Ajayi&#8217;s running mate<\/p>\n<p>FG captures 1 million vulnerable Nigerians to National Social Register<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria won&#8217;t achieve SDGs by 2030 except<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CAN appeal for reopening of church services in Ekiti<\/p>\n<p>Military air-strike takes out armed bandits in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>DSS warns politicians attempting to cause mayhem in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>FG dialogues with stakeholders to prevent job losses in aviation sector<\/p>\n<p>Edo unemployment rate dropped to 19% in Obasekis regime<\/p>\n<p>Angry youths shut down Afampower station in Rivers<\/p>\n<p>Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde tests positive for COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Thugs responsible for shootings at Obasekis rally shall be prosecuted Ize-Iyamu<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians in Ghana decry over closure of shops by Ghanaian authorities<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Again, Police in Kano rescue two men locked in solitary for 7, 15 yrs by parents<\/p>\n<p>CYMS DG advocates judicious use of Buhari`s N75bn youth investment fund<\/p>\n<p>Alleged serial killer escapes from police custody in Oyo<\/p>\n<p>NAF deploys 32 Special Forces to Southern Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Ex-IGP never collected N11m from any Emir Shinkafi *Says leaked video mischievous<\/p>\n<p>FCT will back NITDA on ICT deployment Minister<\/p>\n<p>FCT school principals must comply to COVID-19 rules- SEB boss<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who really owns the railways in Nigeria: China or Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Congestion: Nigeria needs seamless cargo evacuation modes to decongest Lagos ports<\/p>\n<p>How much impact can GEEP micro loans make<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria drifts farther away from economic potential as recessionary gap hits five-year high<\/p>\n<p>How to invest in palm kernel oil, cake processing<\/p>\n<p>Edo election: Caution as storm gathers and tempers rise<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>34.9% Youth Unemployment Grave Danger, Analysts Warn<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA Again Gives December Deadline For Single-Hull Tanker Ban<\/p>\n<p>Secret Meetings With Select Monarchs Won&#8217;t Stop Our Agitations, RUM Tells Otuaro<\/p>\n<p>Start Questioning Authorities, NBA President-Elect, Others Charge Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>FG Cautions Farmers Against Indiscriminate Felling Of Trees<\/p>\n<p>Oba Aromolaran Calls For Citing Of Gold Processing Refinery At Ilesa<\/p>\n<p>CUPP Lauds Gov Mattawale&#8217;s Security, Peace Efforts In Zamfara<\/p>\n<p>Old Mutual Supports Lagos Govt&#8217;s Remote Learning Drive In Vulnerable Communities<\/p>\n<p>ASATU Condemns Alleged Plan By Some Monarchs To Pull Obiano Down<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG to resume Digital Switch Over -Lai Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>Covid &#8216; 19: ACF trains Jigawa Journalists\/CSOs on palliative distribution monitoring<\/p>\n<p>IYD: PDP tasks President Buhari to have faith in nation&#8217;s youth, grant them space<\/p>\n<p>Niger LG commissions N180m ultra modern market to improve IGR<\/p>\n<p>Int&#8217;l Youth Day: Ooni wants Big Brother Naija show replaced<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NBA: Cracks as 1,000 lawyers push for new Bar<\/p>\n<p>Pupilage&#8217;ll expose young lawyers to rudiments of law<\/p>\n<p>$30m debt: Again, Reps summon NNPC, Agip<\/p>\n<p>Telecoms: ICAF seeks quick passage of infrastructure protection bill<\/p>\n<p>Anambra 2021: PDP overrules S&#8217;East zoning of candidate<\/p>\n<p>Kano terminates, re-awards N651m road 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