{"id":24854,"date":"2020-08-31T05:39:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T05:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24854"},"modified":"2020-08-31T05:39:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T05:39:08","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-monday-31-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=24854","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 31 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>US intel chief rebukes lawmakers over &#8216;pandemic&#8217; of leaks<\/p>\n<p>Intrigues in Lagos APC over East Senatorial bye-election<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa gunmen kill councilor as first Siamese twins undergo successful surgery<\/p>\n<p>Ndigbo demand more as Enugu airport comes alive<\/p>\n<p>Two feared dead as police, Shiites clash in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Border community cries for help over extortion, seeks Ogun government presence<\/p>\n<p>Ogun fleeing kidnap suspect arrested in Benin Republic<\/p>\n<p>Rivers indigenes urge Wike to revive medical facilities<\/p>\n<p>Experts seek openness in management of COVID-19 pandemic<\/p>\n<p>Halt all Chinese loans for Nigeria railways now<\/p>\n<p>Unemployment, agriculture and sustainable development<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS demands civilian transition in Mali<\/p>\n<p>India sets world&#8217;s highest single-day rise with 78,761 new coronavirus cases<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo tasks Nigerians on insurance adoption<\/p>\n<p>Africa&#8217;s GDP could lose $173.1 billion by year-end, projects AfDB<\/p>\n<p>Shareholders back insurers on raising share capital to N9.250 billion<\/p>\n<p>Panic sale weighs on dollar as BDC window reopens<\/p>\n<p>Production of copper sulphate to boost agro-industries, save economy<\/p>\n<p>Unusual &#8216;August break&#8217; puts crops at risk<\/p>\n<p>Democratisation of housing finance will guarantee access to fund<\/p>\n<p>Wike poaches Amaechi&#8217;s stalwarts to deplete fragmented APC<\/p>\n<p>Factionalisation threatens APC Imo North bye-election<\/p>\n<p>Unlatched containers: FRSC relaunches Operation Scorpion III in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>FG to inject over N600bn into agriculture for food security -Nanono<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contract judgment enforcement: Firm lists 33 Nigerians UK properties, begins sales soon<\/p>\n<p>APC kicks as PDP claims poll gives Obaseki victory<\/p>\n<p>Buhari has assured us of peaceful election -Obaseki<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu should become Yorubas rallying point, says Oluwo<\/p>\n<p>APC, Jegede in verbal war over Ore overhead bridge<\/p>\n<p>ADC vows to boycott Ondo LG poll rerun<\/p>\n<p>Concede presidency to SEast, Igbo lawyers beg Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Address insurgency, constitutional review waste of resources, NEF tells 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presidency to South-East, Igbo lawyers beg Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Lagos seals 27 illegal buildings in Lekki<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest 11 suspected kidnappers in Delta<\/p>\n<p>Police finger IPOB in checkpoint attack, arms theft, vandalism<\/p>\n<p>Policemen should pay damages for rights violations Falana<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill Bayelsa councillor, Agagowei<\/p>\n<p>FEMA recovers flood victims body after two-day search in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Politicians arming, deploying thugs for Edo, Ondo polls -IGP<\/p>\n<p>Messi must pay 700m release clause to leave Barcelona La Liga<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yuguda: We Will Simplify Capital Market Operations, Protect Investors<\/p>\n<p>NTA-StarTimes Welcomes National Assemblys Proposed Forensic Audit<\/p>\n<p>Saraki to Champion Transport Infrastructure on AfCTA<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA Assures Dockworkers of Improved Welfare<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA Assures Dockworkers of Improved Welfare<\/p>\n<p>AMCONs Assets Under Management Now N137bn, Says Kuru<\/p>\n<p>Western Digital Introduces New Solution to Accelerate Productivity<\/p>\n<p>CNAS, Institute Hold Summit on Global Compliance<\/p>\n<p>Facebook Launches N500m Grants Programme for SMBs<\/p>\n<p>FG Earmarks N600bn to Boost Food Security<\/p>\n<p>Violence: Idanre PDP Petitions IGP, Urges Arrest of Hoodlums<\/p>\n<p>Leadership Tussle Rocks NULGE as S&#8217;West Leaders Disown Deputy National Secretary<\/p>\n<p>Armed Forces Support Fund Bill will Strengthen Fight against Insecurity, Says House Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>How Billionaire Businessman, Harry Akande, Battled Shoprite to Standstill<\/p>\n<p>Report: Despite Gulping N243bn in Four Years, Amnesty Yet to Achieve Mandate<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why EFCC has failed in anti-corruption war &#8216;Junaid Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t engage in political criminality, Igini<\/p>\n<p>APC, PDP trade blames over Police Report on arming thugs to cause violence<\/p>\n<p>Edo guber poll &#8216;ll end godfatherism &#8216;Orbih<\/p>\n<p>PDP condemns attack on members, expresses commitment to peaceful election<\/p>\n<p>Ondo guber: Jegede, APC trade words over Akeredolu&#8217;s achievements<\/p>\n<p>Beware of emergency political dividends, PDP warns Lagosians<\/p>\n<p>Gusau removed as North West zonal rep on AFN board<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 redefines bank-customers relationships<\/p>\n<p>Fresh anxiety mounts over presidential directive on metering programme<\/p>\n<p>LNG Train 7: Local Content saves Nigeria $2bn<\/p>\n<p>NUPENG tasks National Assembly on laws to save Nigerian workers<\/p>\n<p>NECA seeks audience with CBN over Form &#8216;M&#8217;, others<\/p>\n<p>NLC berates Rivers govt over attack on workers<\/p>\n<p>NBA president, Akpata, to audit 2016, 2018, 2020 elections<\/p>\n<p>Reckless drivers may face death sentence in Zamfara<\/p>\n<p>FRSC to streamline driver training, unite driving school bodies<\/p>\n<p>Suspected ritualists drain teenagers blood in Delta<\/p>\n<p>MBF, Afenifere, Wabara, Nwodo, Momoh tackle Northern elders over constitution review<\/p>\n<p>Edo, Ondo guber: IGP raises alarm over arms, thugs movement<\/p>\n<p>SSANU warns FG over looming strike in varsities<\/p>\n<p>Unemployment, agriculture and sustainable development<\/p>\n<p>Endng corruption in Nigeria ll take generations Abdul Mumuni Abiola<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: JAMB relaxes restrictions to aid pre 2020 services<\/p>\n<p>Lagos to start dislodgement of illegal slaughter slabs Sept1<\/p>\n<p>No policeman missing in Enugu, says CP<\/p>\n<p>Conjoined Twins: Operation&#8217;s success saved me from witchcraft tag &#8216; Mother<\/p>\n<p>MultiChoice to effect price adjustments for DStv, GOtv September 1<\/p>\n<p>Lagos marks over 80 illegal abattoirs for demolition<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje distributes over N880m for renovations of primary schools in 44 Kano LGAs<\/p>\n<p>APC to Nigerians: Calm down! 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Alex Kadiri<\/p>\n<p>Ayodele Fayose speaks on Onis defection to PDP<\/p>\n<p>PDP wins all Local Government seats in Ebonyi<\/p>\n<p>Flights to begin immediately at Enugu airport, says Sirika<\/p>\n<p>How FOREX illiquidity on I&amp;E window disrupts petrol importation<\/p>\n<p>Drogba hopeful as FIFA wades into Ivorian football federation elections<\/p>\n<p>Messi misses Barca Covid-19 test as club demands 700m transfer fee<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disability Commission to impact on 31million lives, says group<\/p>\n<p>Skills Acquisition: Aisha Bala commissions centre, empowers 60 youths<\/p>\n<p>Loko-Oweto Bridge will ease hardship, says Fashola<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: JAMB lifts suspension on pre-2020 services for candidates<\/p>\n<p>RMAFC, EFCC collaborate to block, recover unremitted revenue<\/p>\n<p>ECOWAS Heads of state, Mali Military juntas agree to formation of a Civilian transitional Government<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigerian economy needs industrial bolsters to create manufacturing jobs<\/p>\n<p>Planned reform of container regime to save over N1.7bn yearly<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s hate speech law: A tool to silence victims of organised violence<\/p>\n<p>How FX, pandemic impact Nigeria&#8217;s manufacturers<\/p>\n<p>A twist in the tale &#8216; 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