{"id":25444,"date":"2021-02-01T05:44:47","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T05:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=25444"},"modified":"2021-02-01T05:44:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T05:44:47","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-monday-1-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=25444","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Monday, 1 February 2021"},"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>MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Save us from herdsmen, Oyo community begs Igboho<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo: Buhari Should Wake up, Fight Banditry in His Backyard<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram terrorists kill two policemen, abduct two others, seize vehicles in Borno<\/p>\n<p>Herdsmen brutality: I Slept on floor for 6 days, LCDA boss recalls kidnapping experience<\/p>\n<p>N49.68bn spent on pipeline repairs in 10 months -NNPC<\/p>\n<p>External reserves hit $36.39bn on improved crude oil price<\/p>\n<p>Uncertainty over police leadership as IG Adamu retires Monday<\/p>\n<p>Trouble for PIB as host communities insist on 10% equity share<\/p>\n<p>Thirst for Nigeria oil fades as exploration drops<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria has worlds highest unserviceable aircraft<\/p>\n<p>NIgeria records 685 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 131,242<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria recorded slight reduction in COVID-19 infections, recoveries, deaths last week<\/p>\n<p>Comply with mask wearing order to avoid lockdown, Presidency warns Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Southern Nigeria accounts for 60% of deaths so far, says NCDC<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nNigerians attitude to COVID-19 will change if they understand its potentially devastating effects on economy\u00a0 -US-based don, Declan<\/p>\n<p>Criminals taking over my area, Abia council boss laments<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Alaafin meets Oyetola behind closed doors<\/p>\n<p>Yari appealing embezzled N248m forfeiture order, says aide<\/p>\n<p>Ganduje laments rising COVID-19 deaths, inaugurates 200 marshals<\/p>\n<p>Delta APC crisis deepens, chairman stopped from inaugurating exco<\/p>\n<p>APC membership exercise&#8217;ll deepen democracy Bagudu<\/p>\n<p>Kwara APC factions may conduct parallel membership registration<\/p>\n<p>External reserves hit $36.39bn on improved crude oil price<\/p>\n<p>Third Mainland Bridge partial reopening resumes<\/p>\n<p>Naira may weaken to 470 in 2021 -Rewane<\/p>\n<p>N49.68bn spent on pipeline repairs in 10 months -NNPC<\/p>\n<p>Aviation operators fear travel ban as FG mulls lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Equity market closes January bullish, gains N1.13tn<\/p>\n<p>FG inaugurates yam storage facility to promote export<\/p>\n<p>Dont follow Buhari to violate COVID-19 protocols, PDP tells Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Buhari fails to summon Police Council meeting, IGPs tenure ends today<\/p>\n<p>Kidnappers kept us in cave, gave N10,000 for slippers Niger victim<\/p>\n<p>Save us from herdsmen, Oyo community begs Igboho<\/p>\n<p>States fail to make vaccine plans, FG blames politics for delay<\/p>\n<p>Work with Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Zulum tells service chiefs<\/p>\n<p>Fear grips Nasarawa community over new leprosy cases<\/p>\n<p>PIB: Host communities disagree with minister, demand 10% share<\/p>\n<p>NASS panelll probe N4.4bn fraud allegation Senate<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria complicit in Aborodes murder UK-based group<\/p>\n<p>Ban cattle movement, says Ganduje<\/p>\n<p>FG should encourage state ownership of ranches -Ex-Rep<\/p>\n<p>Five arrested for serial abduction of women, victims rape<\/p>\n<p>Lagos creates special team to tackle Apapa gridlock<\/p>\n<p>Ohanaeze disagrees as group seeks fresh election<\/p>\n<p>Well rescue seafarers, NIMASA DG assures Turkish envoy<\/p>\n<p>TI rating doesnt reflect anti-graft crusade, FG insists<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Observe COVID-19 guidelines to avert fresh lockdown, Presidency warns Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>I didnt leave weak successors, says Obasanjo<\/p>\n<p>Osun records five cases of UKs COVID-19 strain<\/p>\n<p>Outrage as Buhari breaks COVID-19 law, removes mask in public<\/p>\n<p>Lagos police arrest suspected female armed robber, 14 others<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 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Service Chiefs Converge on Borno to Plot Boko Haram\u2019s Defeat<\/p>\n<p>FG Justifies Reduction of Automobiles\u2019 Import Tariffs, Seeks Cooperation<\/p>\n<p>Presidency Threatens another Lockdown over Non-use of Facemasks<\/p>\n<p>Power Sector Loses N26.4bn to Gas, Grid Challenges in January<\/p>\n<p>Transparency International Rating for Nigeria Inaccurate, Says FG<\/p>\n<p>Stock Market Investors Gain N1.124trn in January on Sustained Momentum<\/p>\n<p>Farmers: Smuggling Threatening N3.4tn Investments in Rice Production<\/p>\n<p>HoS Probes Alleged Corrupt Practices in Budget Office<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram Kills Two Policemen, Abducts Two Others in Borno<\/p>\n<p>PDP Accuses Buhari of Violating COVID-19 Regulation<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo: Buhari Should Wake up, Fight Banditry in His Backyard<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Police Arrest Suspected Female Armed Robber, 14 Others<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA Promises Safe Rescue of Kidnapped Turkish Seafarers<\/p>\n<p>Amended Electoral Act to be tested in Anambra Election, Says Lawmaker<\/p>\n<p>FG Distributes N56m to 2,800 Indigent Women in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Osun Records More Cases of Deadly UK Strain, Says Govt<\/p>\n<p>FG Disburses N56m to 2,800 Indigent Women in Anambra<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Ganduje Wants FG to Ban Cattle Movement from North to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Group calls for peaceful APC registration, alerts security agencies of attempt to scuttle it<\/p>\n<p>2023 elections: Conspiracy against Bauchi governor will fail &#8216; Bibi Dogo<\/p>\n<p>Anambra guber: Presence of projects, appointments, will give APC victory &#8216; Okoye<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA DG assures Turkish Ambassador over kidnapped seafarers<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders seek FG&#8217;s intervention on UAE&#8217;s policy on Nigerian passengers<\/p>\n<p>Portfolio investment firms petition Buhari, NASS<\/p>\n<p>Seplat, NNPC appoint Nwachuku, Eshiett to AGPC Board<\/p>\n<p>Smuggling threatens N3.4tr investment in rice processing<\/p>\n<p>Herders attacks: Food insecurity looms, as farmers flee tense states<\/p>\n<p>Strong government institutions panacea to volatile politics -PGF DG<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram victims adopt begging, early marriage for survival, says report<\/p>\n<p>SERAP seeks probe of alleged missing N4.4b NASS funds<\/p>\n<p>PDP tasks Buhari on apology for alleged violation of COVID-19 law<\/p>\n<p>Trouble for PIB as host communities insist on 10% equity share<\/p>\n<p>Lagos finalises vaccine strategy, hopeful of fair deal from FG<\/p>\n<p>OPC urges South East governors to back Eastern Security Network<\/p>\n<p>Third Mainland Bridge remains totally closed till Monday night<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest seven suspects for multiple abduction, child pornography<\/p>\n<p>Defamation of character: Court orders substituted service on Ohakim<\/p>\n<p>FG inaugurates cash grant for 3,500 Ogun rural women<\/p>\n<p>Trump hires new impeachment defense lawyers<\/p>\n<p>More than 4,400 held as Russian police clamp down on protests<\/p>\n<p>Niger Government refutes reports of COVID-19 cases at NYSC camp<\/p>\n<p>LASG issues immediate stop on land extension, reclamation on Banana Island, Osborne Foreshore<\/p>\n<p>FCT Minister urges town planners to address urbanisation in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Regulation law on COVID-19 will curb spread &#8216; NMA<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ganduje calls for ban on cattle movement from North to South<\/p>\n<p>Fresh registration: Petroleum Minister, Sylva revalidates, mobilises Bayelsans for APC<\/p>\n<p>CAP grows revenue by 3.9% to N8.7bn in 2020<\/p>\n<p>Naira gains as external reserves rise $1.11bn in January<\/p>\n<p>Investment houses warn on bullish run, say it&#8217;s not sustainable<\/p>\n<p>Herdsmen brutality: I Slept on floor for 6 days, LCDA boss recalls kidnapping experience<\/p>\n<p>Herdsmen: Why are we reducing Nigeria to nation of cows, Dele Momodu queries<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Comply with mandatory mask-wearing to avert lockdown &#8216; Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria badly damaged, broken, needs urgent rescue, Atiku says<\/p>\n<p>Edo Insecurity: CSO writes Buhari to save our soul letter<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram: New Service chiefs make first trip to Borno, meet Zulum<\/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>Senate To SERAP: Channel Your Grievances To Our Appropriate Committee<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Osun Recording More Cases Of Deadly UK Strain<\/p>\n<p>Gov Makinde&#8217;s Aide Alleges Plot To Derail Oyo&#8217;s Economy, Chase Away Investors<\/p>\n<p>GWD Foundation Trains 50 Youths On Entrepreneurial Skills<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Gov Yari Denies Assets&#8217; Forfeiture, Appeals Verdict<\/p>\n<p>Brass Methanol Plant To Create 35,000 Jobs &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG to distribute N56m to 2,800 Anambra rural women<\/p>\n<p>Edo CSO drags FG to court over NIN-SIM linkage<\/p>\n<p>NIgeria records 685 new COVID-19 cases as total rises to 131,242<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria recorded slight reduction in COVID-19 infections, recoveries, deaths last week<\/p>\n<p>NSE suspends trading of LASACO shares for 2 weeks<\/p>\n<p>Why we slashed DSTV, GOTV decoders prices &#8216;Multichoice<\/p>\n<p>CBN takes lead role to revive commodity exchange, injects N50bn<\/p>\n<p>APC membership registration: Discordant among stakeholders as exercise commences nationwide tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>Danger of FG&#8217;s over-borrowing from CBN<\/p>\n<p>Rates to ease further on N822.08bn boost in financial system liquidity<\/p>\n<p>NNPC assures on speedy completion of $3.6bn brass methanol plant<\/p>\n<p>Osun shuts courtrooms, asks judicial workers to go for COVID-19 tests<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram terrorists kill two policemen, abduct two others, seize vehicles<\/p>\n<p>Apapa gridlock: Sanwo-Olu constitutes special traffic management, enforcement team<\/p>\n<p>Comply with mask wearing order to avoid lockdown, Presidency warns Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Five kidnapped victims regain freedom after paying N1.7m ransom in Niger<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lagos extends junior workers resumption to Feb 26<\/p>\n<p>Osun warns residents over five cases of UK COVID-19 strain<\/p>\n<p>Southern Nigeria accounts for 60% of deaths so far, says NCDC<\/p>\n<p>Uncertainty over police leadership as IG Adamu retires Monday<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria has worlds highest unserviceable aircraft<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA to assist in rescue of abducted 15 Turkish<\/p>\n<p>PDP accuses Buhari of violating COVID-19 law<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria needs urgent rescue Atiku<\/p>\n<p>Brother of late Igbudu chief priest, one other stabbed in Delta<\/p>\n<p>You are haunted by your failures, PDP tells Buhari<\/p>\n<p>FG reopens Third Mainland Bridge<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lagos govt slashes LASU tuition fees<\/p>\n<p>200 jobs assured as FG commissions Yam storage facility in Nasarawa<\/p>\n<p>Oil spill: Shell, environmentalists differ on Dutch courts ruling<\/p>\n<p>Reactions as NNPC pledges support for $3.6bn brass methanol plant<\/p>\n<p>Minister charges town planners to address urbanization<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: FCT intensify efforts to enforce strict compliance of Health Protection Regulation<\/p>\n<p>Why Tinubus alleged presidential ambition may hit the rock with APCs membership re-registration<\/p>\n<p>Wike affirms resolution of South-West PDP crisis<\/p>\n<p>Implementation of APC True Federalism report key to restructure Nigeria Lukman<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As IGP Adamu retires today: Buhari to appoint new police boss<\/p>\n<p>PDP accuses Buhari of violating COVID-19 protocols<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Presidency warns of second lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Why Nigeria should favour health care over COVID-19 vaccine \u2013 Bill Gates<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Japan, UNDP, SDGs empower 2,320 people in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Bagudu approves death sentence, life imprisonment for kidnappers, rapists<\/p>\n<p>How infrastructure concessions yielded N2.4bn in 8 months<\/p>\n<p>Income tax dropped by N120.29bn in Q4 \u2014 NBS<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA to aid rescue of 15 kidnapped seafarers<\/p>\n<p>Standardising cargo services can optimise air operations \u2014 NAHCO boss<\/p>\n<p>Lagos to commence building of workers\u2019 village<\/p>\n<p>FG inaugurates council on construction<\/p>\n<p>Minister charges town planners on urbanisation challenges<\/p>\n<p>Screen teachers before minimum wage payment, minister urges NUT<\/p>\n<p>Yobe: Over 1,000 eye surgeries conducted in 2020<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna: Traders laud NGOs over hand washing facilities<\/p>\n<p>Police nab suspected robbers, kidnappers in Abuja suburb<\/p>\n<p>Driver nabbed for defiling 4-year-old girl in Ogun<\/p>\n<p>13 suspected traffic robbers nabbed by police<\/p>\n<p>Why I presented Yar\u2019Adua for presidential election despite his kidney transplant \u2013 Obasanjo<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERALD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Presidency: Nigerians must obey PTF or risk fresh lockdown<\/p>\n<p>Former PDP Lawmaker, 500 Others Defect to APC in Enugu<\/p>\n<p>Federal Govt Reopens Third Mainland Bridge<\/p>\n<p>Smear Campaign: Your Failures Are After You &#8216; PDP Mocks Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Agitation for Yoruba, Biafra nation is nonsense &#8216; Northern prof<\/p>\n<p>Police nab international child porn syndicate in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Herdsmen: Peace can&#8217;t reign if Nigerian govs don&#8217;t accommodate Ruga &#8216; Prof Yusuf<\/p>\n<p>Probe &#8216;missing N4.4bn NASS funds&#8217; &#8216; SERAP writes Lawan, Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond tolls, Nigeria needs a sustainable road fund<\/p>\n<p>Thirst for Nigeria oil fades as exploration drops<\/p>\n<p>Oil rents should not be the PIB&#8217;s major goal<\/p>\n<p>Small businesses manage to survive COVID-19 thanks to e-commerce<\/p>\n<p>Evil forests and terror gangs in southwest<\/p>\n<p>Observe COVID-19 protocols or risk another lockdown- Presidency<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria 2021 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