{"id":24825,"date":"2020-08-21T06:37:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T06:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24825"},"modified":"2020-08-21T06:37:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T06:37:15","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-friday-21-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24825","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 21 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>GUARDIAN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Judge rejects Trump bid to halt release of financial records<\/p>\n<p>PDP alleges plot by Oshiomhole, Gambari to truncate democracy<\/p>\n<p>Akeredolu declares today work-free ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s poll<\/p>\n<p>AU inaugurats AfCFTA permanent secretariat for Africa&#8217;s economic transformation<\/p>\n<p>Hospitality expert advocates infrastructure development to boost local tourism<\/p>\n<p>Diversifying operations to maximise profit in COVID-19 era<\/p>\n<p>Travel agencies raise safety awareness ahead of resumption<\/p>\n<p>Seven killed as militants clash in Bayelsa community<\/p>\n<p>Monarch assures Obaseki, Shaibu of Uromi votes<\/p>\n<p>Stripped of ABU lightweight title, Oto &#8216;Joe Boy&#8217; Joseph dumps Nigeria for Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Bulls sustain dominance as index gains N18 billion<\/p>\n<p>FG gives Nov 2021 deadline for East-West Road completion<\/p>\n<p>MSSN tasks government on school reopening, warns of impending job losses<\/p>\n<p>Police rescue abducted Syrian, arrest four suspects in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Why COVID-19 is less potent in Sub-Saharan Africa, by experts<\/p>\n<p>FG to reduce number of passengers on international flights<\/p>\n<p>PTF raises concern over recent case of infection amongst some students sitting for the SSCE<\/p>\n<p>House of Reps raises alarm over poor state of tank farms<\/p>\n<p>Police to commence recruitment screening August 24<\/p>\n<p>Buhari appoints Daniel Amokachi as special assistant on sports<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria accounts for over 60 % products under ECOWAS Trade Scheme &#8211; Minister<\/p>\n<p>West African leaders start talks on Mali crisis<\/p>\n<p>ISOPADEC staff demand immediate release of detained colleagues<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two brothers, five others killed in Bayelsa militants clash<\/p>\n<p>Draft constitution ready March 2021, says Omo-Agege<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi commissioner resigns, defects to APC<\/p>\n<p>APC, PDP trade words over alleged shooting at Edo rally<\/p>\n<p>FG impounds Angolan passenger plane in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Power generation sinks to 3,356MW after new 5,420.30MW peak<\/p>\n<p>Revenue rises by N19.26bn, FG, states, LGs share N676.41bn<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, Ghana address trade dispute in ECOWAS workshop<\/p>\n<p>FG reciprocates, bans EU flights from Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>FG approves local production of bitumen<\/p>\n<p>6,000bpd Edo modular refinery nears completion<\/p>\n<p>Senate tackles agencies over Fiscal Responsibility Act<\/p>\n<p>WASSCE: Coronavirus fear has tamed malpractices, says NUT<\/p>\n<p>Ex-workers to sue NAHCO, PTAD over N1.12bn severance package<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria accounts for 70% products under ECOWAS trade FG<\/p>\n<p>Killings: NBA bows to pressure, drops El-Rufai from confab<\/p>\n<p>Total pension assets rise to N11.08tn<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 drug trial will begin soon in 13 states PTF<\/p>\n<p>Stock market extends rally, gains N19bn<\/p>\n<p>60-year-old fake doctor treating COVID-19 patients arrested<\/p>\n<p>Arotile: Two suspects freed, driver to escape death<\/p>\n<p>ASUU, SSANU disagree with NUC on creation of more varsities<\/p>\n<p>CAMA unacceptable, ungodly, a time bomb, says CAN<\/p>\n<p>Stop arresting, abducting our members, IPOB warns DSS, others<\/p>\n<p>Buhari demands unconditional release of Malian President, others<\/p>\n<p>TUC asks IG to revisit Kogi commissioners rape case<\/p>\n<p>Police place N.5m bounty on suspected Oyo serial killers head<\/p>\n<p>Delta orders political appointees, PS to declare assets<\/p>\n<p>Three bandits killed, many rescued in Zamfara, Katsina Military<\/p>\n<p>32 states now have molecular labs NGF<\/p>\n<p>Rivers widow: Alleged rapist cops orderly room trial begins<\/p>\n<p>Lagos mill will crash rice price Govt<\/p>\n<p>OOUTH medical lab shut, 14 workers test positive<\/p>\n<p>LASG considers traditionalists request for public holiday<\/p>\n<p>Mali junta announces reopening of land, air borders<\/p>\n<p>WHO, UNICEF urge safe school reopening in Africa<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria to get 2bn COVID-19 vaccine doses -FG<\/p>\n<p>Ondo: SDP withdraws from Idanre LG poll<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Buhari appoints ex-Super Eagles striker, Amokachi, SA sports<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ondo Receives Outline Business Case on Deep Seaport<\/p>\n<p>CBN Revamps Economic Report Format<\/p>\n<p>NSE Lists Additional Shares of Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc<\/p>\n<p>Well Help SMEs Fast-track Nigerias Economic Recovery Says Herbert Wigwe<\/p>\n<p>C FG Tackles Shipping Companies over Outrageous Surcharges<\/p>\n<p>Eastern Ports as New Bride<\/p>\n<p>Exports to West Coast Estimated at N41bn<\/p>\n<p>RE-INVESTORS DUMP LAGOS AS OGUN BECOMES INDUSTRIAL HUB<\/p>\n<p>No Going Back on Edo, Ondo Elections, INEC Insists<\/p>\n<p>Why should a Restructured Nigeria Be so Choleric to the North<\/p>\n<p>FAAC Shares N676.40bn July Allocation to FG, States, LGs<\/p>\n<p>Buhari Appoints Amokachi as Special Assistant on Sports<\/p>\n<p>FG Begins Nationwide ICT Capacity Building Training for Civil Servants<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram fuelled by political conspiracies, sabotage &#8216;Group<\/p>\n<p>Edo, Ondo: PDP, APC clash over postponement claim<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: How commercialisation of evacuation flights caused revenue loss<\/p>\n<p>FG, States, LGAs share N676.407bn in July<\/p>\n<p>NASS suspends recess to debate PIB<\/p>\n<p>Only airlines from countries that permit flights from Nigeria&#8217;ll fly from August 29 &#8216;Sirika<\/p>\n<p>Recruitment: Police begin physical, credential screening Aug. 24<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Govs seek suspension of counterparts funds for UBE<\/p>\n<p>Outstanding LG, State congresses &#8216;ll be conducted after resolution of crisis &#8216; Ekiti PDP caretaker chair<\/p>\n<p>Over 200 APC members decamp to PDP in FCT<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TIKTOK: Oracle receives Trump&#8217;s backing in bid to buy US operation<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG moves to access vaccine doses<\/p>\n<p>Presidency defends Mailafia&#8217;s invitation by DSS<\/p>\n<p>FG&#8217;s facing paucity of funds, Lawan cries out, seeks PPP to build critical infrastructure<\/p>\n<p>INEC warns against vote-buying, violence<\/p>\n<p>Police place N500,000 on runaway serial killer in Oyo<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG to operate principle of reciprocity for int&#8217;l flights<\/p>\n<p>FG approves N13.3bn take-off for community policing<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS donate food items worth $4m to Nigeria, 3 others<\/p>\n<p>Unemployment, COVID-19 to hamper pension fund growth &#8216; Report<\/p>\n<p>World&#8217;s most valuable carmaker Tesla&#8217;s stock edges past $2,000 mark<\/p>\n<p>UK High Commission to replace expired visas for free<\/p>\n<p>Utapate OML13: Akwa Ibom youths block East-West Road over exclusion<\/p>\n<p>NBA NEC withdraws el-Rufai&#8217;s invitation to speak at conference<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: Ondo LG election holds Saturday as govt declares Friday work-free day<\/p>\n<p>PDP spinning tired conspiracies, not ready for Edo elections, says APC<\/p>\n<p>ONDO 2020: Akeredolu, Jegede battle over endorsement by Accord Party<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA promotes 9 directors, 586 others<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria spends N120bn annually on idle refineries&#8217;-Petroleum Engrs<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FG blames Nigerians for increasing positive cases<\/p>\n<p>Katsina: Police arrest immigration officer with 164 allegedly stolen cows<\/p>\n<p>Gunfight among rival gangs claims seven lives in Bayelsa<\/p>\n<p>EFCC nabs 4 UNIPORT undergraduates for internet fraud<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest man for killing friend over N500 in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Confusion as woman found slaughtered in Osun<\/p>\n<p>Igbo presidency is answer to insecurity &#8216; Udeogaranya<\/p>\n<p>Alleged armed robbery, murder: Lawyer narrates how he was beaten, macheted by father, sons, others<\/p>\n<p>NDDC: Akpabio faults NASS over probe timing<\/p>\n<p>World Bank clears 35 states in Nigeria for US$1.5bn COVID-19 stimulus package<\/p>\n<p>VIDEO: Police rescue another man, 55, locked up for 30 years in Kano<\/p>\n<p>EFCC probe: Magu writes Salami again, demands copies of petitions<\/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>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Community Policing Begins As FG Okays N13bn Take-off Fund<\/p>\n<p>Kukawa Attack: 3 Soldiers, 8 BHT Killed &#8216; DHQ<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS Ambassador Backs Suspension Of Mali<\/p>\n<p>Ogoni Clean-Up: King Gininwa Passes Vote Of Confidence In HYPREP Coordinator<\/p>\n<p>Release President Keita Now, PMB Tells Mali Soldiers<\/p>\n<p>Leaked Video: PDP Seeks Restriction Of Visa On Gambari, Oshiohmole<\/p>\n<p>NNPC, FIRS, Customs Target N43trn Revenue<\/p>\n<p>Probe 19 Yrs Of NDDC Not 5 Months, Akpabio Tells NASS<\/p>\n<p>CAN Rejects CAMA Act, Says Law Portends Danger For Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>No Frivolous N9bn Expenditure In NCAA<\/p>\n<p>My Candidature will Entrench APC In C&#8217;River &#8216; Odey<\/p>\n<p>Int&#8217;l Flight Resumption: Nigeria To Apply Principle Of Reciprocity &#8216; Sirika<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Time To Make Big Polluters Pay Africa<\/p>\n<p>FG Distributes Items To 5,576 IDPs In Abuja<\/p>\n<p>President Of Igbo Extraction Necessary In 2023 &#8216; Ezugwu<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records 476 new cases of COVID-19, total now 50,964<\/p>\n<p>Lawan calls for review of electronic stamp tax<\/p>\n<p>Buhari okays NDPHC MD, others&#8217; tenure renewal<\/p>\n<p>Post COVID-19: Kano based industrialist tasks FG on economy<\/p>\n<p>600,000 FGM cases perpetrated by healthcare providers annually<\/p>\n<p>In spite of forensic audit, development of Niger Delta must continue &#8216; Ndukwe<\/p>\n<p>Poverty not sign of piety, says scholar<\/p>\n<p>2020 Annual General Conference: NBA withdraws invitation to el-Rufai<\/p>\n<p>Oyo APC set for enlarged reconciliation meeting<\/p>\n<p>Group lauds Makinde over appointment of new environment commissioner<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: FG approves N13 billion for community policing<\/p>\n<p>NUC, SSANU back bill to establish Federal University of Technology in Asaba<\/p>\n<p>Alleged missing crude oil: NNPC challenges NASS to commission forensic audit<\/p>\n<p>Constitution Review: Omo Agege committee to present report March 2021<\/p>\n<p>Only airlines from countries that allow flights from Nigeria will be allowed into the country &#8216; Minister<\/p>\n<p>Police recruitment: Nationwide screening holds August 24 to September 6<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Repeal of Pension Reform Act overdue<\/p>\n<p>Hausa\/Fulani: We are indigenes of Southern Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Govt pegs passengers on in-bound international flight at 1,280<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS asks Mali junta to reinstate Keita government<\/p>\n<p>Magu seeks access to petitions, exhibits before Salami panel<\/p>\n<p>Fed Govts team inspects Edo Modular Refinery<\/p>\n<p>APC will retain Ondo, says Sanwo-Olu<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian govt will truncate Ikorodu Bois journey says Chris Ihidero<\/p>\n<p>KWAM 1 partners real estate firm for Mayegun royal court<\/p>\n<p>Omotolas son gets nominated for music award<\/p>\n<p>Economy to shrink by 5.2% in 2020, says NESG<\/p>\n<p>Seven tips to recover hacked WhatsApp account<\/p>\n<p>UPDATED: House of Reps suspends committee hearings<\/p>\n<p>Border closure pushed me to burglary<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: FG approves N13bn for community policing<\/p>\n<p>Court summons Ishaku, ex-Supreme Court Justice, 17 others over Taraba crises<\/p>\n<p>Buhari committed to ending fuel importation, says Sylva<\/p>\n<p>No project removed from NDDC budget-Committee chair<\/p>\n<p>FG to limit inbound intl flight passengers to 1280<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WAEC: 7 students contract Covid-19 in Gombe<\/p>\n<p>Mamman Daura reportedly flown to UK for medical treatment<\/p>\n<p>Obianos community disowns monarchs for traveling to Abuja<\/p>\n<p>WADA MAIDA: NPAN lost an intellectual and a gentle giant<\/p>\n<p>Fayemi for 2023 Presidency posters flood social media<\/p>\n<p>INEC reacts to nullification of Bayelsa governorship poll<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria will not enter Chinese Debt Trap Senator Arise<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two brothers, five others shot dead in Bayelsa as rival armed groups clash<\/p>\n<p>Oyo police places N500,000 bounty on escaped serial killer<\/p>\n<p>US-based Nigerian woman bags 10yrs imprison for child theft<\/p>\n<p>FG, states spends 3.8b in nutrition in 3yrs as Senate advocates introduction of Nutrition Fund<\/p>\n<p>FCTA invests in solar to light-up streets, satellite towns<\/p>\n<p>NACA warns of fraudulent recruitment syndicate<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG&#8217;s delegation inspects Edo Modular Refinery, certifies mechanical works 95% ready<\/p>\n<p>Kwara governor strengthens security architecture with 2 new appointments<\/p>\n<p>How Ajayi&#8217;s mentoring programme plans to retain Nigerian doctors<\/p>\n<p>Medical care eludes disabled Nigerians on fear of infection<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Annual New Seraph Prayer Goes Viral, Founder Warns Against Getting Rich Quick Syndrome<\/p>\n<p>Glo-Powered African Voices Compilation Edition Showcases Change Advocates<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA Promotes Nine Directors, 586 Others<\/p>\n<p>Recruitment: Police To Begin Physical, Credential Screening Next Week<\/p>\n<p>WAEC Debunks Leakages In 2020 WASSCE Exams<\/p>\n<p>Royal Exchange General Announces N10.58bn GWP For 2019 Financial Year<\/p>\n<p>48m Barrels Of Crude Oil Not Missing &#8216; 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