{"id":28068,"date":"2022-12-23T06:29:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T06:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=28068"},"modified":"2022-12-23T06:39:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T06:39:37","slug":"nigerian-newspapers-headlines-friday-23-december-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=28068","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Friday, 23 December 2022"},"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>IOC may exclude boxing from Paris 2024 Olympics<\/p>\n<p>Biden, Zelenskyy meet in Washington<\/p>\n<p>Imo police sack, prosecute seven officers over unlawful acts<\/p>\n<p>Delta police arrest retired fire officer for sexually abusing 12-year-old niece<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians celebrate Christmas amid hike in prices of goods, foodstuff<\/p>\n<p>Security: IGP accedes to Ugwuanyi&#8217;s requests for more personnel, equipment<\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<p>FG annonces Christmas, New Year holidays<\/p>\n<p>Military deactivates 57 illegal refineries, apprehend oil thieves<\/p>\n<p>Ayade declares zero tolerance to Gender-based violence, commits to VAPP law<\/p>\n<p>Again, ADC disowns presidential candidate Kachikwu, upbeat on winning 7 guber seats<\/p>\n<p>Reps mulls jail term, fine for female circumcision<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Media stakeholders wade into Arise TV, APC conflict<\/p>\n<p>FG accuses Atiku, PDP of plans to worsen insecurity, unemployment<\/p>\n<p>Wike to announce preferred presidential candidate January 2023<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll remove petrol subsidy, Tinubu vows at luncheon<\/p>\n<p>Airline operators risk imprisonment, fines for non-remittance of sales charges<\/p>\n<p><strong>PUNCH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Omo-Agege visits boat accident survivors, promises support<\/p>\n<p>Benue will resist further killings, says Ortom<\/p>\n<p>Cleric marks 60th birthday, laments low life expectancy<\/p>\n<p>Osun: PDP, APC adopt final addresses January 13<\/p>\n<p>Even if I lose, Ive inspired youths Sowore<\/p>\n<p>Cash limits not anti-people, CBN insists, Reps knock Emefiele<\/p>\n<p>Unions vow to stop FGs airport city project<\/p>\n<p>World Bank approves $311m for West Africa<\/p>\n<p>Lottery firm rewards subscribers with car, phone gifts<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturers pay N403bn tax amid economic crunch<\/p>\n<p>Regulator warns investors against blacklisted Italian firms<\/p>\n<p>2023 budget: NAssembly uncovers errors, delays passage<\/p>\n<p>Stock market investors gain N13bn<\/p>\n<p>100 LGAs now open defecation-free FG<\/p>\n<p>FG inaugurates N145bn safe-schools plan, seeks financial support<\/p>\n<p>Firms give $100m support to SMEs<\/p>\n<p>Demand surge pushes oil firms profits to N103bn<\/p>\n<p>FG raises N3.9tn VAT, company tax in nine months<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders back FG over excise duty suspension<\/p>\n<p>FIFA ranking: Nigeria end 2022 35th in world, fifth in Africa<\/p>\n<p>Dangerous Lagos paedophile weeps after life sentence<\/p>\n<p>Fraud suspect jumps bail, lawyer remanded<\/p>\n<p>Killers of US-based hotelier, Lagos-Ibadan highway kidnappers arrested<\/p>\n<p>Retired fireman rapes 12-year-old niece, family condemns bail<\/p>\n<p>Driver dies, passengers escape as container crushes vehicles<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest terrorists drug supplier, robbery suspects<\/p>\n<p>Extortion: Seven Imo cops sacked, prosecuted<\/p>\n<p>Property worth N130m destroyed in Abia tanker fire<\/p>\n<p>Okupes N13m fine not justice Sowore<\/p>\n<p>Firm targets cost-effective renewable energy services<\/p>\n<p>FG declares holidays for Christmas, New year celebrations<\/p>\n<p>Lawan not working for Atiku APC campaign council<\/p>\n<p>Obi to name Okupes replacement in 48 hours<\/p>\n<p>JUST IN: Kano court affirms Mohammed Abacha PDP gov candidate<\/p>\n<p><strong>THISDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HURIWA Carpets FG over Planned Tolling of Second Niger Bridge<\/p>\n<p>Scores Killed as Army, Others Raid IPOB Camps<\/p>\n<p>Traders Seek Urgent FG&#8217;s Intervention on Road Infrastructure<\/p>\n<p>Ex-APC Chieftain Alleges Assassination Plot against Emefiele<\/p>\n<p>Dingyadi: Attacks on INEC Facilities Can&#8217;t Stop 2023 Elections<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria is Breeding Poverty, Says Peter Obi<\/p>\n<p>House to Buhari: Direct CDS to Flush Out Terrorists in Kaduna, Ebonyi<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders Blame Aviation Fuel Scarcity on Poor Logistics, Delays in Shipment of Petroleum Products<\/p>\n<p>Analysts:Foreign Investor Drought May Have Spared NGX of Global Systemic Risk<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wike promises to unveil preferred presidential candidate in January<\/p>\n<p>Atikull implement PIA host community fund provision Okowa<\/p>\n<p>2023 polls: Buhari, NASS okay N4.5bn to fuel police vehicles<\/p>\n<p>Peseiro writes NFF over unpaid 7 months salary<\/p>\n<p>Airlines cash in on festive season to hike fare to N130,000<\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<p>FG may imprison, fine airline directors N5m over indebtedness to NCAA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Africa accounts for only 2.4% of global GDP, says ECOWAS<\/p>\n<p>Cash withdrawal limit: Experts seek gradual implementation of CBNs cashless policy<\/p>\n<p>FEC approves 3 PPP projects for NIMASA, targets $1.1bn revenue<\/p>\n<p>FG to investigate non-implementation of N30,000 minimum wage by states, firms<\/p>\n<p>$1.5bnLekki Port to commence operations in Q1,2023<\/p>\n<p>Debt market: Commercial paper market value hits N3.3trn FMDQ<\/p>\n<p>NPAN, NGE, NUJ, media leaders caution against embellishment of outcome of meeting with Arise TV\/This Day, Tinubu media team<\/p>\n<p>2 BEDC staff on the run for alleged corruption as mgt pledges better services<\/p>\n<p>1 killed, others injured as 40ft container fall on three vehicles<\/p>\n<p>Imo CP dismisses 7 officers over extortion<\/p>\n<p>Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Police nab 10 suspected kidnappers<\/p>\n<p>Ortom inaugurates 25 security vehicles, 769 motorcycles<\/p>\n<p><strong>VANGUARD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senate fails to pass 2023 budget, cites errors, late submission<\/p>\n<p>Fares soar as petrol sells at N270 per litre<\/p>\n<p>DSS boss, Bichi honoured by International Security Organisation<\/p>\n<p>BOAT MISHAP: Omo-Agege visits survivors, families of victims<\/p>\n<p>Aftermath of insecurity, soaring inflation: It&#8217;s bleak, drab Christmas<\/p>\n<p>1 killed, others injured as 40-ft container falls on 3 vehicles in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: FG begins data collection of victims of terrorism<\/p>\n<p>Why POS agents are needed in CBN&#8217;s cashless policy &#8216; Emefiele<\/p>\n<p>We won&#8217;t abandon Port Harcourt road &#8216;Ikpeazu<\/p>\n<p>EFCC, ICPC competent to investigate state govt accounts &#8216; Falana<\/p>\n<p>Naira Redesign: We ordered 500m new notes, says CBN<\/p>\n<p>Police prosecute 14 over violence at political rallies in Borno<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s indirect war&#8217;, Russia faults US aid to Ukraine after Zelensky&#8217;s visit<\/p>\n<p>Interpol arrests 15, rescues 90 in anti-human trafficking raids in Togo, Burkina Faso, others<\/p>\n<p>Imo Police dismisses 7 officers over checking of phones, extortions<\/p>\n<p>NDDC: Okotie-Eboh condemns FG for disobeying court order<\/p>\n<p>Buhari&#8217;s s neutrality will push INEC to conduct credible elections &#8216; Idahosa<\/p>\n<p>Funding in public varsities has to be diversified, says Osinbajo<\/p>\n<p>2023: Army will set stage for peaceful elections &#8216; COAS<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria loses N1.6trn to rice importation annually before 2015 &#8216; Malami<\/p>\n<p>Cash withdrawal limit policy based on research, not against politicians &#8216; CBN<\/p>\n<p>FG declares Dec 26, 27, Jan 2 public holidays<\/p>\n<p>9 attackers of Atiku&#8217;s convoy charged to court &#8216; Borno CP<\/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>Court Declares Mohammed Abacha As Kano PDP Gov&#8217;ship Candidate<\/p>\n<p>Minister, Others Celebrate Veteran Journalist, Eugenia Abu At 60<\/p>\n<p>Fresh Move To Arrest CUPP Spokesman Suffers Setback<\/p>\n<p>1 Dead, Several Injured As Container Falls On Vehicles In Lagos<\/p>\n<p>2023: I &#8216;ll Unveil My Preferred Presidential Candidate In January &#8216; Wike<\/p>\n<p>Buhari Assures Police Of Improved Welfare<\/p>\n<p>7 UniAbuja Researchers Win N1bn Grants<\/p>\n<p>Fresh Move To Arrest CUPP Spokesman, Ugochinyere, Suffers Setback<\/p>\n<p>Emefiele: UK Lawmaker Says Nigeria&#8217;s Democracy Under Attack, Seeks Buhari&#8217;s Intervention<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRIBUNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2023: Nigeria not ready for a sick president, says Delta PDP Chairman<\/p>\n<p>Wike promises to unveil preferred presidential candidate in January<\/p>\n<p>Reps defer passage of 2023 budget to Wednesday, December 28<\/p>\n<p>FG declares public holidays for Christmas, New Year celebrations<\/p>\n<p>Court affirms Mohammad Abacha as PDP guber candidate in Kano<\/p>\n<p>Attack on Chinese nationale: Police neutralise 11 bandits, recovers two AK-47 rifles in Zamfara<\/p>\n<p>Anambra deputy speaker, traditional ruler houses set ablaze by gunmen<\/p>\n<p>BEDC staff on the run for alleged corruption, mgt focuses on customer-centric policies<\/p>\n<p>[Update] 2023: Insecurity can&#8217;t deter us from holding election anywhere &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p>Police arrest 3 murder suspects of LAUTECH final year student, US-based hotelier<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nobody above law, NDLEA chairman warns drug barons<\/p>\n<p>N1.5tr lost to rice imports annually before 2015, says Malami<\/p>\n<p>Police confirm killing of Chinese in Zamfara by bandits<\/p>\n<p>2023: INEC predicts 50 per cent voter turnout across country<\/p>\n<p>Court dismisses suit seeking removal of Kola Abiola as PRP presidential candidate<\/p>\n<p>Court affirms judgment voiding Al-Mustapha\u2019s, others\u2019 candidacy<\/p>\n<p>Criminals won\u2019t stop 2023 general election, says minister<\/p>\n<p>Tax increase for sugary drinks gets National Assembly\u2019s backing<\/p>\n<p>Poultry farmers promise affordable egg, chicken<\/p>\n<p>Fed Govt declares Dec 26, 27, Jan 2 as public holidays<\/p>\n<p>Bayelsa renews battle with Rivers over Soku oilfield<\/p>\n<p>Extortion: Police dismiss seven officers in Imo<\/p>\n<p>40-feet container falls on vehicles in Lagos<\/p>\n<p>Court again rejects Abacha\u2019s CSO Al-Mustapha as Action Alliance presidential candidate<\/p>\n<p>Police nab suspected Lagos\/Ibadan road kidnappers, recover AK-47s, cash<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY TRUST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Forbes: Getting in and moving up the list of billionaires<\/p>\n<p>Why Nigeria Is Not Ready For A Cashless Economy<\/p>\n<p>Certificates Not Meal Ticket, El-Rufai To Corps Members<\/p>\n<p>FG Declares Public Holidays For Christmas, New Year Celebrations<\/p>\n<p>Troops Kill 103 Terrorists In Northeast Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>Fuel Price Hike: EFCC Raids Kaduna Filling Stations<\/p>\n<p>Atiku\u2019s Promise To Reopen All Borders Attempt To Worsen Insecurity \u2013 FG<\/p>\n<p>Reps To Investigate, Sanction Unregulated Online Money Lenders<\/p>\n<p>Gas Flaring: FG Seeks 50% Tax Increase On Erring Firms<\/p>\n<p>PDP Crisis: I\u2019ll Disclose My Preferred Presidential Candidate In Jan. \u2013 Wike<\/p>\n<p>INEC Urged To Employ More Ad Hoc Staff To Hasten PVCs Distribution<\/p>\n<p>Poverty has a foothold in Nigeria, yet solutions are not being discussed<\/p>\n<p>ALERT: FG warns against hackers&#8217; money-lending app<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORITY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG declares public holidays for Christmas, new year celebrations<\/p>\n<p>Court Declares Mohammed Abacha As Kano PDP Guber Candidate<\/p>\n<p>Showdown imminent in Abuja market as traders resist illegal levy<\/p>\n<p>FCTA gets pass mark on implementation of new teachers policy<\/p>\n<p>1.6m Abuja residents vaccinated as COVID-19 protocols ends<\/p>\n<p>FCTA loses N400m to illegal connections to water pipes<\/p>\n<p>HoR Election, Ihiala people can no longer be deceived, youth leader insists<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUSINESSDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dangote refinery nears completion, faces oil output, subsidy hurdles<\/p>\n<p>What you need to know about Lagos Blue Line Rail<\/p>\n<p>Cost of Christmas meal in Nigeria rises 28%<\/p>\n<p>Buhari seeks fresh N1trn loan from CBN, taking total to $52bn<\/p>\n<p>Insurers rake in N533bn as demand for life policy rises<\/p>\n<p>Dangote Refinery to begin operations in March as pre-commission tests near end<\/p>\n<p>Company tax for Q3 2022 stood at N810.19bn &#8216; NBS<\/p>\n<p>Naira falls to all-time low despite 181.62% liquidity increase<\/p>\n<p>JAMB announces date for registration, examination for 2023 UTME<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria burns $685m gas as flare sites project drags on<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAILY INDEPENDENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FG Declares Public Holidays For Christmas, New Year Celebrations<\/p>\n<p>NDE Empowers 26 Youths On Environmental Beautification In Edo<\/p>\n<p>Over 200,000 Youths To Gather For Young Ministers&#8217; Retreat<\/p>\n<p>Insecurity: Elections Will Hold In Every Part Of Nigeria, FG Assures<\/p>\n<p>Hackers Using Money-Lending Apps To Blackmail Users, NITDA Warns<\/p>\n<p>Troops Crush 429 Motorcycles Seized From Terrorists, Kidnappers, Other Criminals In Abuja<\/p>\n<p>POS Operators, Seven Others Paraded For Terrorizing Lagos\/Ibadan Expressway<\/p>\n<p>Seyi Akinwumi Charity Tourney: I&#8217;m Driven By Joy On Children&#8217;s Faces &#8216; Akinwumi<\/p>\n<p>CBN: Coalition Takes &#8216;Emefile Must Go Protest To Presidential Villa<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu Must Tell Nigerians His Background &#8216; Bode George<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW TELEGRAPH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deduct over-voting, Adeleke still won, Forensic expert tells tribunal<\/p>\n<p>FG tackles Atiku over promise to throw open Nigeria&#8217;s borders<\/p>\n<p>FG moves to reorganise, rename Federal Inland Revenue Service<\/p>\n<p>CBN: Banks&#8217; total assets rise 21.58% to N69.67trn<\/p>\n<p>Presidential errors&#8217; stall passage of 2023 budget<\/p>\n<p>Redesigned Currency: CBN orders 500m new notes<\/p>\n<p>2023: We&#8217;ll ensure hitch-free, credible elections &#8216; FG<\/p>\n<p>Military kills 153 terrorists, arrests 100 in 3 weeks<\/p>\n<p>Buhari: FG&#8217;s agric revolution created over 13m jobs for Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Rewane: Global oil price to hover around $95pbd in 2023<\/p>\n<p>NMA warns against attacking medical personnel<\/p>\n<p>Next president&#8217;ll have great 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