{"id":25449,"date":"2021-02-03T06:04:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T06:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=25449"},"modified":"2021-02-03T06:08:45","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T06:08:45","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-wednesday-3-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=25449","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 3 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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>25 killed, 30 injured in Niger communities for declining negotiations with bandits<\/p>\n<p>One killed, as hoodlums set ablaze Ogun market, Seriki\u2019s house<\/p>\n<p>Bandits Kill Five People, Set Houses, Shops Ablaze in Sokoto<\/p>\n<p>Residents flee Zaria neighbourhoods over kidnappers\u2019 rampage<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Akeredolu says Nigeria ripe for state police blames Foreign herdsmen for killings, kidnapping in forest reserves<\/p>\n<p>Northern elders ask Fulani herdsmen to relocate from south<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Army denies secretly killing 6 &#8216;Igbo Christian soldiers&#8217; in Abuja<\/p>\n<p>Oil firms income tax payments drop to N47.74bn<\/p>\n<p>Poor Nigerians&#8217;ll increase by 15 million soon -W&#8217;Bank<\/p>\n<p>FG committing suicide by selling assets to fund budget&#8217; Peter Obi<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias idle refineries record N6b operational expenses<\/p>\n<p>Senate constitution review cttee considers 2014 Confab, APC reports<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oil firms income tax payments drop to N47.74bn<\/p>\n<p>Telcos collect 56.18 million NINs, FG fixes April 6 deadline<\/p>\n<p>Poor Nigerians&#8217;ll increase by 15 million soon -W&#8217;Bank<\/p>\n<p>Oil price rises above $57, highest in 12 months<\/p>\n<p>FG, labour consider electricity, fuel price reports Feb 22<\/p>\n<p>INEC to create more polling units, meet stakeholders<\/p>\n<p>FG, SSANU, NASU create committee to address IPPIS dispute<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen kill 26, abduct 40 in Niger, Sokoto communities<\/p>\n<p>560,000 school age children have schistosomiasis in Nasarawa Govt<\/p>\n<p>Mob burns Ogun market, Serikis house<\/p>\n<p>15 incoming jets, eight unmanned aerial vehiclesll boost anti-insurgency war -Abubakar<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti herdsmen registration begins as state dusts anti-grazing law<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria ripe for state police, says Akeredolu<\/p>\n<p>Foreign herdsmen behind killings, kidnapping in forest reserves Akeredolu<\/p>\n<p>Reps deputy speakers aide sacked for fraud, says CoS<\/p>\n<p>Panic in NYSC hqtrs, camps as resident officer dies of COVID-19<\/p>\n<p>How I discovered three children with my ex-wife arent mine Judge<\/p>\n<p>Ondo doctors protest salary slash, begin indefinite strike<\/p>\n<p>Our corpsll enforce SEast govs open-grazing ban, says IPOB<\/p>\n<p>Masked men kill three residents in Kaduna fresh attacks<\/p>\n<p>There could be 10,00o Sunday Igbohos, Bakare warns<\/p>\n<p>Kogi fumes over COVID-19 travel warning, alleges NCDC scaring investors<\/p>\n<p>Drama as EFCC re-arraigns Kalu on N70bn fraud charges<\/p>\n<p>Dont play politics with NDelta development, Wike tells NDDC<\/p>\n<p>Assembly writes National Assembly, Buhari, insists on state police<\/p>\n<p>300,000 killed, three million displaced in Nigeria since 2009 VC<\/p>\n<p>Strike: FG, varsity workers meeting ends in deadlock<\/p>\n<p>2023: Atiku, Tinubu are not good candidates for presidency Adeyanju<\/p>\n<p>TI: Buhari breaking his own corruption records, says Adeyanju<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA intercepts 3.30kg cocaine in Lagos airport<\/p>\n<p>Oil thief bags two years jail term in Rivers<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 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG Inaugurates Storage System to Boost Yam Export<\/p>\n<p>FG Vows Support for Proposed N2bn Animal Husbandry Centre<\/p>\n<p>FG Puts up Recovered Assets for Sale, Invites Bids<\/p>\n<p>Relief as FG Extends SIM, NIN Linkage Deadline to April<\/p>\n<p>Obi Tackles Presidency, Insists Corruption Worsening in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Army Denies Alleged Secret Execution of Six Soldiers<\/p>\n<h4>Fayemi: Nigeria Expects 140m Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines in 2021, 2022<\/h4>\n<h4>JOHESU Threatens Nationwide Strike over MDCN Bill<\/h4>\n<h4>FG, Labour Adjourn Talks on Petrol Price, Electricity Tariffs\u00a0to February 22<\/h4>\n<h4>Bandits Kill 21 People, Abduct 40 Others in Niger Communities<\/h4>\n<h4>Ikpeazu Asks Security Agencies to Fish out Killer Herdsmen in Abia<\/h4>\n<h4>Alleged N7.1bn Fraud: EFCC Seeks Re-trial of Orji Kalu in Lagos<\/h4>\n<h4>Bandits Kill Five People, Set Houses, Shops Ablaze in Sokoto<\/h4>\n<h4>FG, Varsity Workers\u2019 Negotiations End in Deadlock<\/h4>\n<h4>Senate Committee Rejects Voting Rights for Married Underage Girls<\/h4>\n<h4>NDLEA Nabs Another Cocaine Trafficker at Lagos Airport<\/h4>\n<h4>SGF: Nobody will Spend Billions of Dollars on COVID-19 Vaccines to&#8230;<\/h4>\n<h4>PGF DG: TI Report a Political Campaign ahead of 2023<\/h4>\n<h4>Hoodlums Kill One Person, Set ablaze Seriki\u2019s House in Ogun<\/h4>\n<h4>INEC to Engage Stakeholders on Voter Access to Polling Units<\/h4>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2023: Power must shift to the North Central &#8216;Benue CAN Chairman<\/p>\n<p>Why power must move down South in 2023 &#8216;Kokori<\/p>\n<p>APC massive registration in S&#8217; East will ensure Igbo president &#8216; Uzodimma<\/p>\n<p>APC registration exercise: Abiodun calls for mass mobilisation<\/p>\n<p>Underage married girls will not vote &#8216; Sen Gaya<\/p>\n<p>German court rejects complaint over male-dominated parliament<\/p>\n<p>El-rufai excited, as Kaduna Bishop floats football club<\/p>\n<p>FG releases N34bn for 377 rural roads to stop post-harvest losses<\/p>\n<p>25 killed, 30 injured in Niger communities for declining negotiations with bandits<\/p>\n<p>EndSARS: 64-year-old widow accuses 2 police officers of breaking her teeth<\/p>\n<p>NEF over-heating polity -Afenifere<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity getting worse, very worrisome Obi<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EFCC seeks transfer of Kalu\u2019s trial to Lagos<\/p>\n<p>21 killed, 40 kidnapped in Niger<\/p>\n<p>Northern elders ask Fulani herdsmen to relocate from south<\/p>\n<p>Foreign airlines blame extra tests on fake COVID-19 results<\/p>\n<p>Bad roads in North East stifle military operations, says CDS<\/p>\n<p>Delay costs FG additional N679b on road projects<\/p>\n<p>New petrol rule wants forex parity between NNPC, marketers<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA arrests suspected drug peddler at Lagos airport, bursts cannabis warehouse in Nasarawa<\/p>\n<p>Court remands teacher for allegedly killing 3 policemen<\/p>\n<p>US voices concern on Iran satellite rocket launch<\/p>\n<p>Anger after US police pepper-spray 9-year-old girl<\/p>\n<p>FIFA thwarts Nigerian bid to scuttle Pinnick&#8217;s Council election<\/p>\n<p>Naira depreciation increases cost-input pressures, weakens production<\/p>\n<p>SON warns dealers under-dispensing oxygen, medical gases<\/p>\n<p>Uneven vaccination pace may slow oil demand, amid huge stockpiles<\/p>\n<p>Profit-taking drags capitalisation further by N164 billion<\/p>\n<p>FG seeks support of AU, others to create African Single Digital Market<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA assures Turkish ambassador of kidnapped seafarers&#8217; rescue<\/p>\n<p>Court adjourns Orji Uzor Kalu&#8217;s arraignment until June 7 as EFCC seeks transfer<\/p>\n<p>NASS to submit report on Electoral Act amendment bill to Buhari in February -Gaya<\/p>\n<p>EFCC arraigns corps member, one other for over &#8216;$500 love scam&#8217; in Ilorin<\/p>\n<p>Service chiefs: CSO carpets Garba Shehu for defending exclusion of Igbos in appointments<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>INEC plans to meet stakeholders on Polling Units expansion<\/p>\n<p>Electricity: Local producers of pre-paid meters kicks-off operation in Lagos, February ending<\/p>\n<p>Law to ban moving cattle from North to South: PDP Senate caucus backs Ganduje<\/p>\n<p>Buhari returns to Abuja after 4-day official visit to Daura, Katsina<\/p>\n<p>Group challenges Oyetola to make members of public procurement board names&#8217; public<\/p>\n<p>Akeredolu raises alarm over illegal immigrants in Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Herders&#8217; Eviction: Act now before it degenerates, Bashir Tofa tells Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Confusion over appointment of new IGP, as Adamu welcomes Buhari to Abuja<\/p>\n<p>One killed, as hoodlums set ablaze Seriki Fulani&#8217;s housein Ogun<\/p>\n<p>INEC moves to create new Polling Units, set to engage stakeholders<\/p>\n<p>Security Measures: APC South-West Reps caucus backs Akeredolu<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll love Igbo presidency, but democracy is game of numbers&#8217; Tunde Bakare<\/p>\n<p>FG committing suicide by selling assets to fund budget&#8217; Peter Obi<\/p>\n<p>Oil Market: Prices surge over $57.49 per barrel as OPEC, non-OPEC commit to output cut<\/p>\n<p>FG extends deadline of NIN-SIM integration by 8 weeks<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Kano govt shuts hospital for attending to severe COVID-19 cases<\/p>\n<p>5.7m Nigerian women, girls use contraceptives &#8216; Study<\/p>\n<p>Why we&#8217;re inaugurating a Mega Political party next month &#8216; Pat Utomi, Na&#8217;aba, Agbakoba, Moghalu, others<\/p>\n<p>NEF tells threatened Fulani communities in South to relocate to North<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gov Darius Urges FG To Embrace LG, State Police To Curb Insecurity<\/p>\n<p>NDLEA Nets Another Cocaine Trafficker At Lagos Airport<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Sputnik V Vaccine Has 92% Efficacy In Trial<\/p>\n<p>FCTA Warns Schools Against Violation Of Protocols<\/p>\n<p>OPEC Applauds Russia For Provision Of COVID-19 Vaccines To Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>US Still Facing Difficulties Curbing Pandemic<\/p>\n<p>25 Killed, 40 Abducted In Niger Communities<\/p>\n<p>Return Home, Northern Elders Tell Herders<\/p>\n<p>Constitution Review: Senate Rejects Voting Right For Married Underage Girls<\/p>\n<p>2023: Violence Will Decrease As New Electoral Law Ready In June &#8216; Lawan<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity In Southwest: Traditional Rulers, State Government Intervention Is Key- Churchill<\/p>\n<p>PIB: Idjerhe Kingdom Kicks Against Sole Power Of Oil Coys<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen Kidnap Father Of Bwari Council Chair<\/p>\n<p>Orji Uzor Kalu Begs Court To Stop EFCC From Retrying Him<\/p>\n<p>Underage Married Girls Will Not Vote &#8216; Sen. Gaya<\/p>\n<p>Court Remands Teacher For Allegedly Killing 3 Policemen<\/p>\n<p>7 Banks Provide $260m Funding To AGPC To Generate 1.2GW Electricity<\/p>\n<p>Investment Tribunal: NDIC Moves To Appeal N5m Judgment<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 Protocol: FG Threatens To Suspend UAE, Netherlands Flights<\/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>FG warns farmers against early rainfall planting in 2021 season<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai visits Niger, says terrorism, banditry, other criminalities will soon come to an end<\/p>\n<p>No parallel registration exercise in Kwara &#8216; APC stakeholders<\/p>\n<p>PIB: Group rejects 2.5% vote for oil-bearing communities<\/p>\n<p>Chevron oil spill: IYC blames FG over IOCs delay on Niger Delta clean-up<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria confirms 1,634 new COVID-19 cases, toll now 133,552<\/p>\n<p>PDP has no plan to change name &#8216; Secondus<\/p>\n<p>Another passenger caught with 3.30kg cocaine at Lagos airport<\/p>\n<p>PIB: RMAFC chairman tasks National Assembly on redistribution of 13% Derivation Fund<\/p>\n<p>Over 6500 books burnt as fire razes Bishop Idowu-Fearon&#8217;s 4-bedroom duplex in Kaduna<\/p>\n<p>Danfodiyo University denies death of two students over hostel fire<\/p>\n<p>Katsina communities now fully involved in matters of security<\/p>\n<p>Wike says no ethnic group should claim dominance of NDDC<\/p>\n<p>Expect electoral offences commission before 2023 elections, Senate President assures Nigerians<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alleged fraud: Kalu asks court to stop EFCC from retrying him<\/p>\n<p>Naval chief warns personnel against criminality<\/p>\n<p>$36.4b Foreign Reserves keep naira stable<\/p>\n<p>Labour demands independent probe of fuel price increase report<\/p>\n<p>Govts poverty reduction efforts wont work, says Obi<\/p>\n<p>Lawan seeks establishment of Electoral Offences Commission<\/p>\n<p>Anxiety over killer-herders persists in Oyo, Kwara<\/p>\n<p>Buhari doesnt interfere in NNPC operations, says Kyari<\/p>\n<p>Fed Govt to establish mining clusters in six geopolitical zones<\/p>\n<p>Nigerias idle refineries record N6b operational expenses<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria to get 140m COVID-19 vaccine Fayemi<\/p>\n<p>How DNA proved Im not father of three kids, by Delta Judge<\/p>\n<p>Apprehension in Abia as gunmen raid police station, kill one<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Ibadan councils begin stakeholders meeting<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NDIC Kicks as Tribunal Slams N5m judgement<\/p>\n<p>Alleged fraud: Orji Uzor Kalu asks court to stop EFCC from retrying him<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Assembly passes 21 Years Imprisonment Bill Into Law For Cultists<\/p>\n<p>Senate constitution review cttee considers 2014 Confab, APC reports<\/p>\n<p>Service chiefs: CSO lambast Garba Shehu for defending exclusion of Igbos in appointments<\/p>\n<p>Lukman accuses TI, CSOs perception of CPI 2020 as anti-APC smear campaign<\/p>\n<p>Invest 10% of Nigerias revenue in industrial development, expert charges FG<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturers confidence dipped in Q4 2020 to 42.06%, says survey<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thieves break into late Media Trust director\u2019s company, cart away valuables<\/p>\n<p>Residents flee Zaria neighbourhoods over kidnappers\u2019 rampage<\/p>\n<p>FG extends NIN-SIM linkage by 8 weeks<\/p>\n<p>FG to tackle interests crippling ports reforms<\/p>\n<p>Gunmen abduct father of Abuja council boss<\/p>\n<p>Maid retracts statement indicting employer of killing colleague<\/p>\n<p>Why I built an orphanage in memory of my grandmother- Senator Yar\u2019adua<\/p>\n<p>ABU gives security tips as students resume academic activities<\/p>\n<p>How ban on street begging forced me into business \u2013 Physically challenged cobbler<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERALD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cattle is the crude oil of the north&#8217; &#8216; Shehu Sani advises Northern govs<\/p>\n<p>Man, 63, beats cancer only to die by COVID-19 three weeks after<\/p>\n<p>Kidnappers, herdsmen, cultists, all sorts of criminals in S&#8217;East forests &#8216; Ebonyi gov<\/p>\n<p>Court Adjourns Orji Uzor Kalu&#8217;s Arraignment Until June 7 as EFCC Seeks Transfer<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Army denies secretly killing 6 &#8216;Igbo Christian soldiers&#8217; in Abuja<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s growing debt fails to lift citizens<\/p>\n<p>FG&#8217;s borrowing does not reflect share of economy<\/p>\n<p>NESG highlights 4 reforms for Nigeria&#8217;s economic recovery in 2021<\/p>\n<p>Timely intervention saves Nigeria N2.4bn PPP revenue<\/p>\n<p>FG lauds partnership with private sector on Nigerian Sugar Institute<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian nurses fleeing to UK hit 4yr high<\/p>\n<p>Is national generosity capable of alleviating poverty<\/p>\n<p>Covid-19: Manufacturers delaying vaccine delivery in Nigeria &#8216; Minister<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NESG Identifies Four Key Areas To Jump-Start Economy<\/p>\n<p>Strike: FG, Varsity Workers&#8217; Parley Inconclusive<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: Kogi Government Threatens To Sue PTF, NCDC<\/p>\n<p>Restructuring Has Become A Political Campaign Tool &#8216;Sani<\/p>\n<p>Former Lawmakers Have Serious Roles In Proffering Solutions To Challenges Facing Nigeria- Lalong<\/p>\n<p>New Salary Structure For The Police<\/p>\n<p>How Finance Act 2020 Will Shape Nigeria&#8217;s Tax Environment In 2021 &#8216; Oyedele<\/p>\n<p>International Passenger Traffic Declines By 60% In 2020 &#8216; ICAO Report<\/p>\n<p>Expect Low Turnout In APC Membership Registration Exercise- APC Chieftain<\/p>\n<p>Police Arraign PDP Youths&#8217; Leader, Others For Allegedly Burgling Party Secretariat<\/p>\n<p>Again, NDLEA Arrests Passenger With Cocaine At Lagos Airport<\/p>\n<p>Your Strategy May Lead To Tribal, Ethnic War, Set South West On Fire- NANS Cautions Igboho<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ensure full enforcement of COVID-19 health protection regulations 2021- IGP orders AIGs, CPs<\/p>\n<p>Widow bags 1 month jail term for attempting to steal laptop<\/p>\n<p>Why anti-graft war is difficult in African countries &#8216; 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