Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 20 January 2021

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH

Constitution amendment without restructuring, waste of time -Jang

Enugu community rejects new autonomous community, kings appointment

EBSU crisis: Umahi, ASUUs meeting ends in deadlock

INEC fixes Anambra gov poll for Nov 6

Mixed reactions trail Okorochas call for new political alliance

CBN: FGs Revenue Dropped by 18% to N616bn in October,

Reps avoid comment on NDE DG replacement

Okorocha not responsible for Uzodimmas failure -Ex-govs aide

Villages deserted as Zamfara bandits kill 15 in fresh raids

Troops kill two bandits in Kaduna

Tension in Adamawa community as gunmen abduct monarch

FG to pay 24.3 million poor Nigerians N729bn, says minister

Nigerias cooking gas consumption rises, exceeds 1m MT

OPEC backs electric vehicles, says oil remains relevant

FG raised N2.36tn from capital market in 2020

Ports without scanners, threat to national security Reps

FG, Ekiti industry chamber to boost economy

Intels trains 1,400 women in seven years

Fiscal deficit climbed to N451.22bn in October CBN

INEC planning to make NIN compulsory for voter registration

Akeredolus order: Ondo tackles Presidency, Villa defends herdsmen

Kano jealous housewife kills husbands 17-year-old fiance days to wedding

IPOB tantrums cant distract us from presidential bid Ohanaeze

South-West farmers seek FGs intervention to save 10 million jobs

Treat malaria symptoms as COVID-19, says Sanwo-Olu

Obaseki asks police, others to enforce COVID-19 protocols

COVID-19 scare at Kwara revenue service office

Stay off duty, Wike, Ganduje direct civil servants

Fayemi advocates elevation of qualified female lawyers as judges

North requires over 100 years to recover from insecurity

Ogun suspends staggered classes as COVID-19 cases rise

BREAKING: OAU announces resumption date

Rivers group vows to resist imposition of governor in 2023

My husband died in SARS detention over N200 airtime Widow

Students turned bus conductors, mechanics during school closure Lagos commissioner

Nigeria will continue to work with neighbours -Buhari                                                                              

THISDAY

IEA Cuts Oil Demand Forecast as New Lockdowns Temper Recovery

Poultry Farmers Warn of 5m Job Losses over Sector’s Challenges

FCMB Founder, Balogun, Gifts UI N5bn Pediatrics Hospital

FG: 47.8m Subscribers Submit NINs to Telcos

Nigeria’s Cooking Gas Consumption Hits 1m Metric Tonnes

Despite Headwinds, FIRS Generates N4.95tn in 2020, Says Nami

Three Confirmed Dead, Four Others Injured in Ogun Petrol Tanker Explosion

Gunmen Kidnap Lagos Anchor Varsity DVC in Nasarawa

FG to Pay 24m Poor Nigerians N5,000 Each

INEC Fixes Anambra Election for November 6

Police Blame Drugs Overdose for Yobe Girl’s Death after Marathon Sex

NDDC Sole Administrator Not an Imposition, Insists Akwa Ibom Community

Court Orders Service of N250m Suit against Obasanjo’s Former Aide

Akwa Ibom PDP Chairman, Ekpenyong is Dead

Presidency Faults Akeredolu’s Order to Herders to Vacate Ondo Forests

FG Gives Niger N1.9bn to Boost Standard of Education, Literacy

Buhari Meets Beninese President in Abuja, Urges Good Neighbourliness

NPHCDA: Nigeria Has Enough Storage Capacity for COVID-19 Vaccines

SUN

INEC to hold Anambra Governorship poll on Nov. 6

Bayelsa lawmakers deny impeachment plot against governor

Only restructuring will resolve Nigeria’s political imbalance ‘ Jang

NCF President says female cricketers to make Nigeria proud soon

NIN’SIM registration continues till Feb.9 ‘NCC

Oil price forecast, equities to aid Nigeria’s recovery in 2021 ‘Experts

How NPA e-call up system can save Nigeria N140bn weekly economic loss

WhatsApp shifts update deadline to May 15

FIRS grossed N4.9tr in 2020, 98% tax target

6 die, 4 injured in tanker explosion in Ogun

Kaduna: Troops kill 2 bandits, injure others in ambush operations

COVID-19 vaccines meant to kill us -Gov. Bello

NSR: 24.3mpoor Nigerians identified, captured Osinbajo

GUARDIAN

Residents seek government’s intervention as land grabbers trouble Ogun residents

Pedestrians lament non-completion of Airport Road foot bridge

Oyo recorded low armed robbery cases in 2020, say police

Northern elders threaten to mobilise against APC over insecurity

InfraCos to face telcos challenges as industry awaits take-off

Fresh worry over aviation fuel quality, contaminants

‘Facilities to store COVID-19 vaccines ready’

Lawyers task Oyo government to tackle violence against women

Eyimofe selected for Black Movie Festival in Geneva

Industrial hubs deepen gas utilisation with Shell’s 20-year pact

Ship scrapping rate to increase by 2030

Stock market extends losing streak as index dips by 0.07%

Group berates Amaechi’s comment on river ports, calls for probe

Lagos, UK government seal pact on clean energy access

First cargo of new Nigerian crude Anyala enroute Europe

Kidnaping in Gulf of Guinea highest in history

Governments tasked as $428b broadband investment gap remains

USADF, All On canvass improved power supply

Maritime truckers petition Sanwo-Olu over impounded vehicles

FG stresses February 9 deadline as telcos collect 47.8m NINs

Why herdsmen must leave Oyo State, by activist

Benue IDPs get N22.5m palliative from ActionAid, partners

Nigeria seeks sustainable oil, gas sector with NOGEC

Kanu alleges plot by Fulani to attack South East, South South

Philanthropist donates N5b paediatrics centre to Ul, UCH

Thief Threatened To Call Police On Mom That Left Child In The Car He Stole

NDLEA Lagos Command arrests 471 drug offenders in 2020

FG raises N2.36trn from capital market in 2020 ‘ Onyema

VANGUARD

Hope for illegal immigrants as Biden sends immigration bill to Congress on Wednesday

U.S. actors union to decide whether to expel Trump

Gunmen abduct Nasarawa don, demand N20m ransom

Just in: You can’t unilaterally oust herders in Ondo ‘ Presidency tells Akeredolu

1m Nigerians to benefit from COVID-19 Cash Transfer ‘ Osinbajo

Police engage cultists in gun duel, arrest two, recover arms in Lagos

PDP drags Judge to court, accuses him of working for Gov Umahi

Anambra 2021: PDP, APC express satisfaction with INEC’s timetable

Akwa Ibom PDP expresses sadness over death of Ekpenyong

INEC fixes Anambra governorship election for November 6

CAN, Kukah Centre knock MURIC over call for sack as National Peace Committee Secretary

2023: ‘We should push Tinubu to be greater than Awolowo’, says Oluwo

Nigeria’s problems instituted by 1999 Constitution ‘ Jonah Jang

Border closure failed to achieve objectives ‘ Prof Asiwaju

COVID-19: OAU resumes 2019/2020 academic session, cancels 2020/2021 calendar

Strike looms in Ebonyi varsity as ASUU/Umahi meeting ends in deadlock

FDA warns against use of unregulated face masks

School resumption: No Benue student has tested positive for COVID-19 ‘ Commissioner

COVID-19: Our testing, surveillance structures have collapsed ‘ Dr Casmir Ifeanyi

WHO secures a billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines under its COVAX facility ‘ DG

COVID-19: Ondo Govt makes facemasks compulsory for civil servants

Consider malaria-like symptoms as COVID-19 until proven otherwise ‘ Sanwo-Olu

COVID-19 spike: Lagos oxygen demand of 360 per day to hit 750 by January 31 ‘ Sanwo-Olu

Covid-19: Uzodinma cries out, says people are testing positive, dying in Imo

Youths overpower robbers, recover arms, operational motorbike in Lagos

Man beats relative to death over bush burning

Again, fire guts Nsukka timber market, razes N200m worth of goods

JUST IN: Wike orders stay at home for low cadre civil servants

We initiate rural road projects to open up Kano’ Commissioner

ESP: 20m people to be lifted out of poverty in next 2-yrs ‘ Osinbajo

Court strikes out suit against Pondei-led IMC, AGF, Senate, others

Danger averted in Lagos as PMS-laden tanker spills content

Lack of scanners at ports compromising Nigeria’s security ‘ REPS

Insecurity: North under siege, elders cry out

Anxiety as one dies in Edo community clash

LEADERSHIP

One Dead, As Bandits Attack Patrol Team In Benue

NIN-SIM Linkage: Subcribers Crowd Registration Centres To Beat Deadline

Dawn Of A New Era In US As Biden Takes Over Today

Nigeria Will Continue To Work With Neighbours ‘ PMB

Quit Notice: We’re Monitoring Situation In Ondo ‘ Presidency

Lifting 20m Nigerians Out Of Poverty In 2 Years Possible ‘ Osinbajo

INEC Fixes Anambra Governorship Poll For November 6

FITC Wins Business Excellence, Strategy, Change, and Transformation Awards

CBN Disburses N14.35bn For 263, 860 Meters

TRIBUNE

US Vice President, other Republican leaders to shun Trump’s departure ceremony on Wednesday

Anambra govt distributes 2 billion commercial loan to entrepreneurs

Govt approves N7.4bn for facelift of Ondo Assembly, construction of roads, Treasury House

2023 election: Quest for the soul of Kwara APC

Battle in Ekiti APC, PDP over Fayemi’s successor

Why other tribes are mobilising for Igbo presidency project ‘Ezeife

How NNPC/SPDC rekindled health facilities, provided free healthcare

Nigeria records new 1,301 COVID-19 cases as total rises to 113,305

Membership registration: Oki hails APC leadership over reform

Nigeria issues fresh conditions toward smooth implementation of AfCFTA

Ex-Gov Jang faults zoning arrangement, calls for review by political parties

Kebbi govt donates N30m to Sokoto market fire victims

FG rehabilitates 29 roads, hands over 17 in 2020

NCC renews approval of MCSN to operate as CMO

Nigeria’s ports exposed to illegal importation of arms, ammunition ‘ Reps

FG to lift 20 million Nigerians out poverty in two years ‘ Osinbajo

NATION

Govt spent N1.85tr on food import during border closure

Biden takes over divided America, rancorous world

Order on herders to vacate forest: Presidency cautions Akeredolu

Go for COVID-19 test if you have malaria symptoms, says Sanwo-Olu

NIMC mobile App still a cause for worry

Reps: lack of scanners exposes Nigeria to security risk

Armed Forces doing better in tackling insecurity, says Lawan

Osinbajo: Fed Govt to pull 20m Nigerians out of extreme poverty in two years

Jealous wife held for alleged murder of 17-year-old girl in Kano

Furore over Kano stay-at-home order for civil servants

Abiodun bans tankers, trailers from Ogun flyovers

Reps: Lack of Customs scanners exposes Nigeria to security risk

Amotekun better than rampaging armed herdsmen, says HURIWA

HERALD

PDP loses 2nd chairman in 3 days

How businesswoman defrauded job seekers of N32m for fictitious NNPC jobs ‘ EFCC

Zamfara govt gives millions, Hilux vans to repentant bandits ‘ Report

UNGA: Niger, 6 Other Countries Lose Right to Vote

Kaduna govt confirms prof’s abduction from home, son’s killing

Biden Plan to Extend COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

North has become a ‘slaughter field’ ‘ Atiku mourns as bandits kill 26 in Katsina, Zamfara

COVID-19: 14 die as Nigeria records 1,617 new infections

DAILY TIMES

Court strikes out suit against Pondei-led IMC, AGF, Senate, others

Daddy K shines with new art designs

ECOWAS president tasks member-states on harmonised implementation of COVID-19 procedures

COVID-19: FG releases N10 billion to support local production

Insecurity: North under siege by bandits- elders cry out

Court orders man to get a job by April 18, provide for his family

What can boost renewable energy in Nigeria by expert

Kukahs comments didnt denigrate Islam, says Wole Soyinka

Japanese Govt. says vaccination not a condition for Olympics

DAILY TRUST

Jonathan chairs 18th Daily Trust Dialogue tomorrow

Again, FG allays fears over COVID-19 vaccines

FG launches sale of farm inputs in Nasarawa

Traders count loses after Sokoto market inferno

Hisbah decry rising cases of domestic violence

We’ll not accept Fulani annihilation – CNG

COVID-19: Demand for oxygen has risen from 70 to 350 cylinders daily – Sanwo-Olu

465 inmates studying criminology, security courses – FG

Importation of rice, poultry, others remains banned – NCS

Miyetti Allah alleges killing of 21 members

COVID-19: Demand for oxygen has risen from 70 to 350 cylinders daily – Sanwo-Olu

Importation of rice, poultry, others remains banned – NCS

348 killed, 411 abducted in Nigeria in 1 month – Report

1m Nigerians to benefit from COVID-19 cash transfer – Osinbajo

‘167 Nigerians lack access to hand washing facilities’

Controversy as Afenifere opts out of Yoruba summit

Police arraign suspects over death of teenager in Yobe

COVID-19: 11 health workers test positive in Taraba

Court remands teenage girl for setting boyfriend ablaze

FG targets 10m out-of-school children for BESDA programme

Kukah: North Central Muslim group warns against inflammatory rhetoric

AUTHORITY

INEC fixes November 6 date for Anambra guber polls

Ganduje Urges MSMEs To Stabilise Nigerias Economy In The Face Of COVID-19 Recession

Scrap or restructure NIDCOM now, Oduduwa group urges FG over threats by Diaspora to national security

Police In Kano Arrest Jealous Wife For Killing 17-year Old Girl

COVID-19: Kano Govt Directs Civil Servants To Stay At Home, Bans Viewing, Event Centres

Group hits Yahaya Bello over claim that COVID-19 vaccines are meant to kill

BUSINESSDAY

Agriculture credit up, but Nigerians pay more for food

Insurance recapitalisation, though halted inspired confidence in consumers ‘ Orimolade

47m subscribers’ fate hangs in balance as NIMC deadline ends

FG insists $1.59bn Kano-Maradi rail project viable

Nigeria’s neglect of science research sees foreigners dominate patent ownership

Five reasons Nigeria’s energy sector not better five years after

COVID-19 and the necessity of invention: Five trends to watch

Why property value in Lagos Island slumps as Banana Island remains most expensive destination

FG’s economic sustainability plan at risk as cement prices soar

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Presidency Overrules Akeredolu On Directive For Fulani Herdsmen To Vacate Ondo State

N11bn COVID-19 Life Insurance Idle As FG Fails To Make Claims On Dead Medical Personnel

IMF Chief Sees ‘High Degree Of Uncertainty’ In Global Outlook

Again, UN Loses 2 Peacekeepers In CAR

LAUTECH Ownership: Oyo To Pay N8billion To Osun In 3 Years As Asset Sharing Agreement

INEC To Hold Anambra Governorship Poll Nov. 6

Iran To Open Biggest Gas Refinery In Middle East ‘ Official

OAU Announces Resumption Of Suspended Academic Activities

PEOPLESDAILY

COVID-19: Coalition secures N10bn CBN fund to revive industries in Kano

Local Government Councils pinnacles to agricultural development

COVID-19 second wave: CAN bans sick, elderly people from worship

CAN reacts to Niger Rev. Father kidnapped, killed

PDP demands probe of police, hospital’s role in death of Ntekim-Rex

NEW TELEGRAPH

Presidency warns Akeredolu on ultimatum to herders

CBN: FG’s revenue fell 27% to N616.35bn in October

How Air Force chiefs diverted N3bn NIMASA fund ‘EFCC

Lagos to treat malaria-like symptoms as COVID-19

FIRS rakes in N4.9trn revenue despite COVID-19 challenges

SIM registration: 47.8m Nigerians submit NINs to telcos

BLUEPRINT

Security improving, military doing better ‘ Lawan

Total completes sale interest in onshore OML 17 for $80mn

Nigeria’s inflation to top 16% in Q1 of 2021 ‘ Eexperts

Conduct LG poll or resign, PRP stalwart tells Masari

Lalong begs ASUU to call off strike at Plateau varsity

Spate of insecurity gradually going down ‘ Lawan

Chairman’s removal: Rep, PDP accuse judge of acting under Umahi’s pressure

 

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