{"id":25277,"date":"2020-12-19T06:49:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T06:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=25277"},"modified":"2020-12-19T06:49:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T06:49:54","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-saturday-19-december-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=25277","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Saturday, 19 December 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>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>US Vice President Mike Pence receives Covid-19 vaccine<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#EndSARS: I want justice, widow of slain policeman tells panel<\/p>\n<p>How bandits tortured us in six nights of horror \u2013 Freed Katsina schoolboys<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Lagos, FCT, Ebonyi, Akwa Ibom ban large gatherings again<\/p>\n<p>NDDC procured rotten food items with N6.2bn \u2013PDC<\/p>\n<p>Uzodinma sacks IMSU VC<\/p>\n<p>CBN orders closure of money transfer operators\u2019 naira accounts<\/p>\n<p>Four AIGs, CP elevated to DIG, 13 CPs become AIGs<\/p>\n<p>Lagos PDP suspends Doherty, appoints acting chairman<\/p>\n<p>Anambra sacks three traditional rulers<\/p>\n<p>Shippers\u2019 Council suspends demurrage over bad roads<\/p>\n<p>Ondo to build jetty for bitumen exploitation<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s yearly exports to South Africa exceed $3.8bn \u2014 Envoy<\/p>\n<p>We remitted N362.34bn to consolidated revenue account \u2014 NCC<\/p>\n<p>Pastor bags seven years in prison over N1m fraud<\/p>\n<p>Tiny boys with big guns ordered me to say they were Boko Haram members in video Kankara schoolboy<\/p>\n<p>Abduction: Buhari didnt visit Kankara but coordinated rescue efforts, says Lai Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>Lekki shootings: Another victim with amputated leg appears before panel<\/p>\n<p>We are not willing to return to school Katsina -schoolboy<\/p>\n<p>Northern govs hail release of abducted Kankara schoolboys<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill six-year-old girl, six others in fresh Kaduna attack<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG Targets Collection of 200,000 Tonnes of E-waste<\/p>\n<p>WTO\u2019s DG: US Makes Weird Proposal for Restart of Process<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Again, Lagos Shuts Schools Indefinitely, Restricts Churches, Mosques<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re Ready to Link Phones to NINs, MTN Assures<\/p>\n<p>Police Trail Abductors of Kogi Traditional Ruler, Says CP<\/p>\n<p>US Warns Citizens against Travels to Nigeria over Crime, COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>Education Cannot Wait Approves US$20.1m Resilience Programme in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Rush for NIN Registration will Hasten 2nd COVID-19 Wave, Warns Rights&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll go Ahead with Protest Unless Paid, Amnesty Trainers Insist<\/p>\n<p>Metuh: EFCC Kicks, Heads to Supreme Court<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t be Distracted from Pursuing Your Education, Buhari Tells Freed Schoolboys<\/p>\n<p>FG Disburses $1.1m Grant to Boost Solar Power in Rural Areas<\/p>\n<p>NIS Confirms Upsurge in Emigration<\/p>\n<p>Customs Intercepts Textiles Materials, Smuggled Rice worth N1.42bn<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congress: PDP upholds election of Kano State executives<\/p>\n<p>We have complied with FG directive on border re-opening NIS<\/p>\n<p>Ikpeazu urges Nigerians to patronise locally made products<\/p>\n<p>Pre-travel COVID-19 testing rate for travels within ECOWAS to be harmonised Health Minister<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NCDC confirms 1,145 new infections, 1 additional death, 335 recoveries<\/p>\n<p>Hold kidnappers of Kankara schoolboys accountable, U.S. urges Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>2023: I&#8217;ll not Islamise Nigeria if elected president &#8216;Sani Yerima<\/p>\n<p>S&#8217;East leaders meet to prioritise Igbo demands for president, restructuring<\/p>\n<p>2023: How to realise Igbo presidency &#8216;Bianca Ojukwu<\/p>\n<p>Reps caucus kicks as PDP member defects to APC<\/p>\n<p>Alleged forgery: Appeal Court refuses to stop Obaseki&#8217;s trial<\/p>\n<p>Claim by Wali&#8217;s faction to have sacked Kwankwaso laughable, ridiculous, says Aminu Abdulsalam<\/p>\n<p>Niger State Reps rerun: INEC declares APC ineligible for Feb 6 poll<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t politicise Kankara school abduction, APC warns PDP<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Northern governors hail FG, security agencies over release of Katsina students<\/p>\n<p>Christmas shopping: Cash crunch as traders lament low patronage<\/p>\n<p>Tears of joy as parents reunite with abducted boys<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Second lockdown will have effects on economy, experts warn<\/p>\n<p>US political leaders line up for early Covid vaccines<\/p>\n<p>Buhari meets with 344 freed students<\/p>\n<p>Burundi ex-president Buyoya dies from Covid-19<\/p>\n<p>How Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji rescued abducted schoolboys- DHQ<\/p>\n<p>Afenifere alleges FG paid ransom for Katsina schoolboys\u2019 release<\/p>\n<p>N\u2019Delta needs new deal, has suffered a lot, says Buhari<\/p>\n<p>PDP accuses APC, presidency of doing \u2018business\u2019 with bandits<\/p>\n<p>JAMB rewards four varsities with N375million<\/p>\n<p>EFCC, ICPC, CBN, 200 others licensed to boost NIN enrolment<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: NCDC confirms 1,145 new infections, 1 additional death, 335 recoveries<\/p>\n<p>Barber seeks N5 million damages for detention, torture by SARS<\/p>\n<p>Fuel tanker explosion burns shops, car in Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>Lagos bans concerts, carnivals, street parties as COVID-19 cases surge<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>International team tracing Covid origin will go to Wuhan \u2015 WHO<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: We cannot continue like this \u2013 Nigerians tell Buhari<\/p>\n<p>What every Nigerian should know about COVID-19 vaccines<\/p>\n<p>Six days in bandits\u2019 den: We went through hell \u2014 Released Katsina students<\/p>\n<p>Severe Covid variant detected in South Africa \u2015 Minister<\/p>\n<p>Abduction, rescue of Kankara boys\u2019, a big scam at our expense \u2014Afenifere<\/p>\n<p>Mali lost in transition as army expands role after coup<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen attack Zamfara Emir, kill 8 in his convoy<\/p>\n<p>Group hails Buhari over rescue of kidnapped Katsina School Boys<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s \u201999 Constitution a fraud against Southern, Middle Belt \u2014 Akintoye, Nwodo, Jang, Nkanga, Ukiwe, others<\/p>\n<p>Security agencies still have a lot to do&#8217; Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Christmas, time for sober reflection &#8216; Okowa<\/p>\n<p>How I moved NAFDAC out of insolvency within a year,Adeyeye explains<\/p>\n<p>Just in: Lagos Govt directs categories of state civil servants to work from home<\/p>\n<p>Stop siege to Seun Kuti&#8217;s residence, Ayo Ademiluyi tells Police<\/p>\n<p>Failed banks: Why unclaimed deposits high &#8216; NDIC<\/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>Pastor Bags 7 Years In Prison Over N1m Fraud<\/p>\n<p>Sim Registration Deadline Will Cause More Hardship For Nigerians &#8216; PTECSSAN<\/p>\n<p>Border Reopening: NSE Market Capitalisation Hits N19trn<\/p>\n<p>Hon. Akande Empowers Youth, Women On Fashion Design<\/p>\n<p>Our Security Challenges Will Never Be The Same Again, PMB Assures Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Adedibu Left Good Legacies South West, Nigeria, Says Obasanjo<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria records 806 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 77,013<\/p>\n<p>Delta LG election: PDP aspirants protest in Ughelli, threaten court action over alleged imposition of candidates<\/p>\n<p>Let go of past experience, move on, Buhari advises Freed Kankara schoolboys<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING: Lagos govt orders civil servants on Grade Levels 14 and below to work from home as from Monday<\/p>\n<p>I am sorry for saying 10 Katsina school students were kidnapped, says Garba Shehu<\/p>\n<p>Petrol tanker falls, catches fire in Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>Lagos PDP crisis gets messier as suspended exco members, stakeholders suspend chairman<\/p>\n<p>Kogi govt secures freedom for two indigent suspects standing trial separately for murder, manslaughter<\/p>\n<p>Abiodun warns Nigerians against acts that will trigger second wave of coronavirus<\/p>\n<p>NOSDRA warns residents as crude spill threatens Akwa Ibom oil communities<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FIRS predicts lower oil tax receipts for 2020<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria to start manufacturing vaccines soon \u2014 NAFDAC<\/p>\n<p>11,487 pass teachers\u2019 professional qualifying exam<\/p>\n<p>WTO DG: Setback for Okonjo-Iweala US wants race reopened<\/p>\n<p>NNPC to deepen compliance with EITI standards<\/p>\n<p>Minister: Lagos National Stadium pitch, tracks ready in May<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi, Aguma in supremacy battle as crisis in Rivers APC deepens<\/p>\n<p>Eight killed as gunmen attack Zamfara emir\u2019s convoy<\/p>\n<p>Indian hemp farmer beheads friend over soup<\/p>\n<p>Girl, 10, throws step brother inside well<\/p>\n<p>Kwara issues N180m cheques to 48 businesses looted during EndSARS protest<\/p>\n<p>187 health workers, 15 Corps members infected in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>N13.8b fraud: Ex-COAS Minimah, two Army chiefs move to avert trial<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu gives scholarship, N10m to best graduating LASU students<\/p>\n<p>Appeal Court orders substituted service on Dickson<\/p>\n<p>Lewandowski beats Ronaldo, Messi to FIFAs award<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 second wave: Is another lockdown imminent<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2023: God, Nigerians have rejected APC, Makinde says<\/p>\n<p>Kankara Boys: How Miyetti Allah, MACABAN facilitated release without ransom<\/p>\n<p>PDP stages peaceful protest to demand return of kidnapped students, says Buhari has failed<\/p>\n<p>FG, ASUU refuse to disclose outcome of 5-hour meeting<\/p>\n<p>MBO Support Group: Kankara school boys kidnap, plot to blackmail Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Criticism, praise trail reopening of some borders by Federal Govt<\/p>\n<p>National insecurity is failure of leadership, says ex-president Obasanjo<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kankara abduction: Your effort not good enough \u2013 Buhari tells service chiefs<\/p>\n<p>Ekweremadu heads PDP c\u2019ttee on electoral act, constitution amendment<\/p>\n<p>Group tackles ex-militants over threats of attacking oil installations<\/p>\n<p>Attacks on education facilities violation of children\u2019s right \u2013 UNICEF<\/p>\n<p>New CBN procedure: Exporters decry shipment delays<\/p>\n<p>2023: INEC pledges more inclusion for PWDs<\/p>\n<p>NUT hails Buhari, Masari, security on release of 344 abducted students<\/p>\n<p>Female soldiers bring sanity to Mararaba\u2019s street<\/p>\n<p>Most underutilised facilities at MKO Abiola national stadium Abuja<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERALD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 Second Wave: Sanwo-Olu Restricts Churches, Mosques In Lagos<\/p>\n<p>May &amp; 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