{"id":26205,"date":"2021-08-18T05:31:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T05:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=26205"},"modified":"2021-08-18T05:31:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T05:31:42","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-wednesday-18-august-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=26205","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 18 August 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>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden has not spoken to other world leaders since Kabul fall White House<\/p>\n<p>47 migrants feared dead off Mauritania UN official<\/p>\n<p>Stop election preparations, referendum must hold Akintoye, others<\/p>\n<p>Buni seeks reconciliation as APC inaugurates Anambra campaign council<\/p>\n<p>Monarchs stipend: Delta APC urges Okowa to intervene in brewing crisis<\/p>\n<p>Hushpuppi: Seven fatal mistakes Abba Kyari made<\/p>\n<p>NGF meets today, discusses doctors strike<\/p>\n<p>Esperance confirm Iwuala&#8217;s invitation for Eagles World Cup qualifiers<\/p>\n<p>Experts raise concern as Nigerias inflation falls to 17.38%<\/p>\n<p>Signing of PIB: Buhari bowed to majority wish, says Presidency, South-South blames lawmakers<\/p>\n<p>Nwoyes impeachment followed due process, says Enugu APC youth leader<\/p>\n<p>Rivers cultists storm funeral, behead vigilante leader, guest<\/p>\n<p>Government, labour have agreed on deregulation Minister<\/p>\n<p>PDP NWC cant lead party to victory, says Wike<\/p>\n<p>Policeman, wife, five children found dead in Osun community<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer reports policemen to PSC, alleges forgery, unlawful detention<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria has 20% women in executive level Report<\/p>\n<p>Family kicks as 14-year-old girl drowns in Delta hotel<\/p>\n<p>Cote dIvoire begins Ebola vaccination for health workers, others<\/p>\n<p>Itsekiri graduates bemoan casualisation by Chevron, threaten shutdown<\/p>\n<p>BBNaija S6: Ex-housemate Princess debunks car gift rumours<\/p>\n<p>Security chiefs to brief Buhari on terror war Thursday<\/p>\n<p>Court freezes bank accounts of forex trading platforms<\/p>\n<p>APC congratulates Buhari for signing PIB into law<\/p>\n<p>BBNaija S6: Cross describes Peres action towards Whitemoney as evil<\/p>\n<p>Why Pantami should condemn events unfolding in Afghanistan -HURIWA<\/p>\n<p>27 players arrive Falconets camp ahead of qualifiers for Costa Rica 2022<\/p>\n<p>New petroleum law, injustice to South-South Orbih<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CBN Threatens to Prosecute Abusers of Naira<\/p>\n<p>Experts: Ground Handling Companies Lose N14bn Annually to Poor Cost of Services<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: PenOp Organises Knowledge Sharing Session for PFAs<\/p>\n<p>NNPC: Oil, Gas Exports Hit $1.6bn in One Year, April Sales Fall by 60%<\/p>\n<p>Like NNPC in Dangote, Saudi\u2019s Aramco Dangles $25Bn for 20%&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Banditry: Masari Officially Sanctions Self-help in Katsina<\/p>\n<p>CBN Moves to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Other Financial Institutions<\/p>\n<p>Zamfara Bandits Demand N350m to Free Abductees<\/p>\n<p>Malami: Mutual Legal Treaties Not Domestic Laws Determine Appropriation of International&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Orji, Oteh, Awosika Appointed into UK\u2019s G7 Presidency Impact Taskforce<\/p>\n<p>Wike: Secondus\u2019 NWC Can\u2019t Lead PDP to Victory in 2023<\/p>\n<p>One Suspect Arrested as Military Investigates Abduction of Bayelsa SSG&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Jos Violence: Three UNIJOS Students Killed, Two Missing, Says NANS<\/p>\n<p>2023: Group Roots for 50-year-old Nigerian to Take over from Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Bribery: ICPC Arraigns University Registrar, Project Manager<\/p>\n<p>FG Wants, Functional, Viable Airports, Says Sirika<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, Sierra Leone Police Chiefs Sign Agreement on Regional Security<\/p>\n<p>Acquire Weapons to Defend yourselves against Bandits, Masari Tells Citizens<\/p>\n<p>Malami: Mutual Legal Treaties not Domestic Laws Determine Appropriation of Repatriated&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Breaking: Bring Repentant Boko Haram Insurgents to Justice, ACF Tells FG<\/p>\n<p>Federal Governments Funding for Priority Projects in Oil Industry Hits $1.54trn Deficit in June<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Pumps Additional 45,000bpd Crude Oil in July as FG Activates Two More Oil Rigs<\/p>\n<p><strong>GUARDIAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite PIA, FG to retain subsidy, sell petrol at N162<\/p>\n<p>Makinde promises to upgrade Ibadan airport to international standard<\/p>\n<p>Why insurgency, uprising thrive, by Obasanjo<\/p>\n<p>The problem with Northern Nigeria, by Jega, Makarfi, others<\/p>\n<p>Protect yourselves against banditry, Masari tells Katsina residents<\/p>\n<p>FG extends Special Public Works programme<\/p>\n<p>Repentant Boko Haram members deserve no pity, Arewa leaders tell FG<\/p>\n<p>Wike urges PDP\u2019s reengineering for electoral victory in 2023<\/p>\n<p>Group slams finance minister for tagging Nigeria hub of smuggled vehicles<\/p>\n<p>How ward congresses worsened crises in Southwest APC<\/p>\n<p>Appetite for high cap stocks lifts capitalisation by N24b<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA assures proper maintenance of Deep Blue Project assets<\/p>\n<p>APC deploys 23 governors to tackle APGA, others in Anambra guber<\/p>\n<p>Stimulating investment, economy through family businesses<\/p>\n<p>The fall of Kabul and the images that could tarnish Biden&#8217;s legacy<\/p>\n<p>Swiss paper faulted for sexist headline about WTO chief<\/p>\n<p>PIB not a perfect law, but a good start for Nigeria &#8211; APC<\/p>\n<p>Spain marks 4th anniversary of deadly Catalonia attacks<\/p>\n<p>North Lebanon hospitals grapple with power, telecom outages<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PIB: Buhari has again shown courage to do the right thing &#8216; APC<\/p>\n<p>Makinde gets Assembly&#8217;s approval for fresh N6b loan<\/p>\n<p>Zoning started in Enugu in 1991, Onoh counters Onuaguluchi<\/p>\n<p>Police burst syndicate of notorious kidnappers in Adamawa<\/p>\n<p>Anambra 2021: Our growing popularity in S&#8217;East &#8216;ll give us victory &#8216; APC<\/p>\n<p>Couple, 5 children die mysteriously in Osun; lone survivor in critical condition<\/p>\n<p>How Lagos airport police took N40,000 from Alex Ekwueme Varsity students<\/p>\n<p>Ortom advocates increase of federation allocation to states to 42 percent, LGs 23 percent<\/p>\n<p>Those seeking to destroy IMN failed woefully, says El-Zakzaky<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 helped to reduce cost of oil production in Nigeria &#8216; Sylva<\/p>\n<p>Female monarchs meet in Delta over Anioma culture<\/p>\n<p>Plateau killings: Lalong cautions against rush to bail suspects<\/p>\n<p>Jos Killings: Killers of Ondo travellers will not go unpunished &#8216; Akeredolu<\/p>\n<p>NEMA refutes allegation of hoisting Islamic, Taliban flag<\/p>\n<p>Adequate security, farm inputs; solution to food crisis &#8216; survey<\/p>\n<p>Security agencies uncover new suspected militant group in S&#8217;East<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest 5 suspected armed robbers\/kidnappers, recover arms, vehicles in Delta<\/p>\n<p>Commuters stranded in Lagos, as &#8216;Danfo&#8217; drivers withdraw services over extortion by task force officials<\/p>\n<p>I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E: Herdsmen chase farmers, seize farms for grazing in Delta<\/p>\n<p>Anti-graft war: EFCC advocates synergy with heads of security of banks<\/p>\n<p>2023: Aniagwu tasks INEC on electronic transmission of results<\/p>\n<p>Benue govt begins process to fill 300 vacant chieftaincy stools<\/p>\n<p>Youth unemployment rate in Africa highest in the world &#8216; Obasanjo<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEADERSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3 UNIJOS Students Killed, 2 Missing In Commuters&#8217; Attack &#8216; NANS<\/p>\n<p>US Defends Troops&#8217; Withdrawal From Afghanistan<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria Receives 699,760 Vaccines Doses, Donated By UK<\/p>\n<p>Troops Kill 45 Bandit Leaders, Others In Zamfara<\/p>\n<p>INSECURITY: Tofa, Yayale Ahmed, Jega, Agwai, Others Move To Save The North<\/p>\n<p>Withheld Certificate: Melaye, Others Seek Justice For Late NANS President<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Saraki Group Distributes Fertilisers To Farmers<\/p>\n<p>1999 Constitution Deficient, Says Gov Ikpeazu<\/p>\n<p>Delayed Results: Former NTI Students Seek Federal Govt&#8217;s Intervention<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi Reconstructs Second Oldest Mosque With N40m<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19: UI Mulls Online Teaching, Learning<\/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>Enugu State Government denies having any aide on security<\/p>\n<p>NPF Special Investigation Panel on Abba Kyari yet to submit report &#8216; FHQ<\/p>\n<p>Ekweremadu mourns Mantu, says Nigeria has lost legislative icon<\/p>\n<p>Kano assembly calls on govt to assist 500 farmers affected by flood<\/p>\n<p>Spraying naira is unpatriotic, we&#8217;ll prosecute those doing it &#8216; CBN<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria, Sierra Leone Police sign MOU on training of senior police officers<\/p>\n<p>Traditional methods, potent tools to address insecurity &#8216; Gani Adams<\/p>\n<p>Oyo police nab banker for allegedly siphoning N10m from customer&#8217;s account<\/p>\n<p>36 states sue FG over recovered funds&#8217; remittance<\/p>\n<p>Killings of oil workers in Imo: Commissioner of Police vows to track down perpetrators<\/p>\n<p>PIB: Sector deregulation now constitutional &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p>Makinde seeks N50 billion budget increase for circular road, airport improvement, Iseyin-Ogbomoso project<\/p>\n<p>Unilorin rape\/murder case: Suspect captured on bank&#8217;s CCTV footage<\/p>\n<p>Oyo CJ inaugurate Appeal tribunal for LG election petitions<\/p>\n<p>Fawehinmi&#8217;s son to be buried August 27 in Ondo<\/p>\n<p>Repentant Boko Haram fighters must face trial &#8216; ACF<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NLC to govt: Allow\u00a0 market forces determine petrol price<\/p>\n<p>Recovered N2.28tr loot: States ask Fed Govt to give account<\/p>\n<p>Sylva: Deregulation coming after talks<\/p>\n<p>Governors pick six holes in Petroleum Industry Act<\/p>\n<p>36 Govs meet on doctors\u2019 strike, COVID vaccination, PIB, others<\/p>\n<p>Abba Kyari\u2019s saga: Police panel yet to submit report<\/p>\n<p>PDP plans new plaintiffs in suit seeking Buni\u2019s sack<\/p>\n<p>Ogun, Ondo, Kwara, Oyo fail to access UBEC\u2019s N29.3 cash<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buhari reshuffles National Honour panel<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mantu died when PDP needed his wise counselling\u2019<\/p>\n<p>NANS seek justice for late leader over withheld certificate<\/p>\n<p>Jibia Killings: Acquire arms to defend yourselves \u2013 Masari tells citizens<\/p>\n<p>Police nab notorious cult kingpin in Bayelsa, recover pistol<\/p>\n<p>Jos killing: Ondo govt visits Hausa\/ Fulani community in Akoko<\/p>\n<p>Over 300 traditional stools vacant in Benue<\/p>\n<p>FG to borrow N4.89trn to finance 2022 budget<\/p>\n<p>Fulani travelers: Don\u2019t take reprisal against anybody \u2013 Plateau Ulama Council<\/p>\n<p>Jos killings: Bauchi gov advises residents against reprisal<\/p>\n<p>South East APC youths fault PDP, PANDEF\u2019s opposition to PIB<\/p>\n<p>Ikpeazu calls for a new Constitution<\/p>\n<p>Flights may be disrupted as FG alerts Nigerians of heavy rainfall<\/p>\n<p>Why IPOB\u2019s sit-at-home order records compliance in southeast \u2013 Umahi<\/p>\n<p>Jos killings: Only justice can stop reprisals \u2013 MURIC<\/p>\n<p>774,000 jobs: FG directs zonal, state coordinators to retrieve procured tools<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Host communities get fair deal in new oil law<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s why Green Africa may not be Nigeria&#8217;s cheapest airline<\/p>\n<p>Driven by local content, Nestoil&#8217;s capacities mirror global standards<\/p>\n<p>Apapa: Property owners still worried amid gains of call-up system<\/p>\n<p>2023: Nigeria&#8217;s next president faces biggest test since 1999<\/p>\n<p>Five major changes expected as Buhari signs PIB<\/p>\n<p>Is Nigeria prepared for future security challenges<\/p>\n<p>CBN and the burden of forex on manufacturers<\/p>\n<p>NBCC: Strengthening Nigeria&#8217;s bilateral frontiers for economic growth<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ogun Communities Cry Out Over Land Grabbers&#8217; Threat, Call For Governor, Police Intervention<\/p>\n<p>Why ASCSN Wants Restoration Of Gratuities Payment To Public Service Employees &#8216; Okon<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo Breaks Silence On Madrid, PSG, Man City Transfer Links<\/p>\n<p>Breaking Culture Of Silence To End Rape, Gender-Based Violence In Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Plateau Attacks: Three UNIJOS Students Feared Killed, Two Others Missing<\/p>\n<p>FG Assures New ECOWAS Cross-Border Programme Will Strengthen Regional Cooperation<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s inflation rate falls to 17.38% in July &#8216;NBS<\/p>\n<p>Restrict Your Governance To Rivers, Abia PDP Elders Tell Wike<\/p>\n<p>Jos Killing: Display Of Apathy By Security Forces Encourage Perpetuation Of Crimes &#8216; MBF<\/p>\n<p>Aviation Workers Call Airports Concession A Threat To National Security, Economic Terrorism<\/p>\n<p><strong>PEOPLESDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MTEF: Buhari to borrow N5.62trn to finance deficit in 2022 budget<\/p>\n<p>Ngeria requires assessment of economic dynamics on budgeting, spending &#8216; Gbajabiamila<\/p>\n<p>PDP berates Buhari for signing PIB, despite public outcry<\/p>\n<p>Plateau attack: IGP deploys surveillance helicopter<\/p>\n<p>Lalong visits victims of Jos attacks in hospitals<\/p>\n<p>Shun temptation, intimidation in your duties, CJN tells FCT Chief Judge, Khadis<\/p>\n<p>Concession: Kano businessmen move to acquire Aminu Kano Airport<\/p>\n<p>Army, residents clash over demolition of 100 houses in Edo<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hushpuppi: Why IGP rejected Panel report on Abba Kyari<\/p>\n<p>FG grants N78bn tax credit to 14 firms for road projects<\/p>\n<p>PIB: Host communities got fair deal &#8216;Sylva<\/p>\n<p>All is not well with Northern Nigeria &#8216;Elders cry out<\/p>\n<p>Olu of Warri: Missing crown can&#8217;t stop coronation &#8216;Prince<\/p>\n<p>State govts stall dry port projects<\/p>\n<p>ACF to FG: Put &#8216;repentant&#8217; B&#8217;Haram members on trial<\/p>\n<p>Reinforcing measures to curb unclaimed dividend<\/p>\n<p>PIA: Govt failed to address major bottlenecks &#8216;OPS<\/p>\n<p>CBN: Intensifying support for Nigeria&#8217;s food security quest<\/p>\n<p>CBN moves to prosecute abusers of naira<\/p>\n<p>AfDB, partners seal agreements on $20m SEFA investment<\/p>\n<p>Inflation drops to 17.38% in July<\/p>\n<p>Report: 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