Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Wednesday, 21 December 2022

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

GUARDIAN

Putin says situation in annexed regions ‘extremely difficult’

Ukraine’s Zelensky visits frontline city of Bakhmut

NDLEA seized 100 million pills of tramadol in 22 months, says Marwa

Bauchi police kill 12 bandits

Dry season: Fear of fire outbreak heightens over storage of fuel

Facebook plans $19.2b metaverse investment next year

Investors’ wealth appreciates by N1b despite gloomy outlook

FG earns N130 billion from privatisation in four years, says BPE

Beneficial ownership disclosure will help fight corruption, illicit trade

Brace up for flight delays, cancellations, airlines warn travellers

Ogu youths threaten to paralyse Onne port

NECA aligns with World Bank on urgent economic reforms

Nigeria seeks support of SpaceX, World Bank, Google to strengthen digital economy

6G research gets 110m as 5G goes live across regions

High Chief Idowu Asonja congratulates Engr Ogunmola on NDDC appointment

Okupe steps down as campaign DG, I’m not demoralised, Peter Obi affirms

FG to stop excess cash withdrawal from public accounts, says NFIU

TCN seeks end to transmission challenges with 105 projects, $2b interventions

NFF ‘unaware’ of reported Nigeria, Benin Republic bid to co-host2025 AFCON

NIMC boss calls for deliberate efforts to reposition Nigeria through unified identity system

73 year old, arraigned, remanded in Kirikiri prison for defiling 5 years girl

Atiku, in Katsina, reiterates vow to boost security, economy, donates ’50m to victims of bandits’ attack

Nigerians to save foreign exchange as Buhari commission hospital in Abuja

INEC to deploy 100,000 vehicles, 4,200 boats for 2023 elections

Fake LASTMA officer bags 4-months jail term

NDLEA seized 100 million pills of Tramadol in 22 months, says Marwa

PUNCH

Bullion van politicians after CBN Atiku-Okowa campaign council

FG generated $547m from 5G auction, says Buhari

Makinde approves N10m for Ibadan fire victims

Ondo NULGE protests, seeks LG autonomy

Enugu, Delta police ban fireworks, Osun stops carnivals

Cash limits: Reps order CBN to stay action, banks adamant

NFIU to stop withdrawal from federal, states, LGAs accounts

Census will enhance govts performance Sanwo-Olu

Nigerians, stop selling your PVCs

LP campaign council will decide on Okupes resignation Spokesman

Atiku campaigns in Katsina, pledges to address insecurity

Aviation fuel scarcity worsens, flight disruptions loom

Oil firms will return to full production FG

FG stops cash payment of estacode to workers

Sugar master plan will tackle poverty, unemployment -FG

NASS to pass new revenue-sharing formula, budget Thursday

Govs, FG agree on NIPPS sale to fund budgets

Emefiele: Falana lauds court ruling

Nigeria qualifies 2024 Youth Winter Olympics

Hisbah hunts homosexual couple, arrests 15 female guests

Scores of residents killed in bombardment Zamfara gov

Truck driver kills tricycle rider, hoodlums loot rice

3,434 drug offenders convicted in 22 months NDLEA

Doctors, nurses emigration affecting our health sector-FG

I buried my dad with Yahoo money, says 21-year-old

Soldiers kill guest as siblings clash at funeral

2023: INEC to need 100,000 vehicles, 4,200 boats

Customs frustrating $3.1bn modernisation project, investors tell court

DJ Cuppy shows off engagement ring, meets fiancs family

Fulani youths meet Igbo elders group, back Obi

BREAKING: Okupe steps down as Obi-Datti campaign DG

Death toll in fresh SKaduna killings hits 38

Alleged terrorism: DSS cant arrest Emefiele, court rules

Kachikwu jubilates as court sacks Nwosu-led ADC exco

THISDAY

Senate Probes Accountant General Over N978bn Service Wide Vote

Shema, Majigiri, Others Boycott Atiku’s Katsina Rally

Sanwo-Olu to Attend Lagos Metro Rail Line Completion Ceremony Today

Obi: Aged Presidential Candidates Should Retire from Politics

2023: Don’t Compromise on Perpetrators of Hate Speeches in Kano, CSOs Urge Police

Buhari: FG Reaps $547m from 5G Spectrum Auction

Atiku Donates N50m to Victims of Banditry in Katsina

Senate Ignores Protests, Court Injunction, Confirms Onochie, Other NDDC Board Appointments

Setback for Enugu APC as Party’s Chieftain Collapses Structure for PDP Guber Candidate

Frank Calls on Buhari to Call DSS to Order over Alleged Plot to Arrest Emefiele

SUN

Obi: Ill create thriving environment for students to thrive, gets Fulani groups endorsement

Okupe steps aside as Obis campaign DG

2023: Ill end poverty in Nigeria, if elected president Tinubu

PDP presidential rally: Atiku shuts down Katsina

Nigeria Decides 2023: Anxiety in Ebonyi PDP over court rulings

Niger APC guber candidate, Baggo, donates cash, vehicle, food to victims of banditry

INEC to deploy ,1m vehicles, 4,200 boats for 2023 poll

Nigeria,Benin submit 2025 AFCON bid as CAF decides February 10

Nigeria drops in FIFA ranking, Moroccos Africa number 1

Understanding the logic of cheaper cash handling practices

Nigeria targets forex from export of seafarers under NSDP

Seme Customs intercepts 33,390 litres of petrol on Badagry waterways

FG generates $547m from 5G auction Buhari

Yuletide: Expect flight delays, cancellations over fuel scarcity Domestic airlines

Chevron relocation: Ogu Youths Congress threatens to paralyse Onne Port

Opposition parties ganging up against Buhari, claims minister

Wike gives N60m to 3 slain policemens families

Uzodimma presents N475bn budget of wealth expansion for 2023

Defamation: Igbo in USA drag Baltimore varsity, 1 other to court

New service centrell tackle cyber threats on digital infrastructure -FG

NDLEA seized 100m tramadol pills in 22 months Marwa

CBN cash withdrawal policy: Emefiele falls to appear before House of Reps

Your certificate not meal ticket, El-Rufai charges corps members

2023: Court sacks Ralph Nwosu led ADC Executives

VANGUARD

Insecurity, hyper inflation force bleak Christmas, New Year on South-East residents

Bullion van politicians’ responsible for CBN gov’s travails ‘ Atiku/Okowa Campaign

2023: Fulani youths meet Igbo elders, endorse Obi/Datti for presidency

Tinubu will hire best hands if emerges President ‘ Dafinone

Young Lawyers to depend election litigations for young candidates

Naira loses slightly to dollar by 0.26%

Accountant sentenced to 304 years for forgery, stealing

Refusal to pay ransom: 10 soldiers killed, 213 terrorists neutralised in Zamfara

FG insists on 3mbpd oil production target amidst serious challenges

Soludo increases workers’ salary by 10%, gives N15,000 Christmas bonus

Okupe’s travail: Syndicated attack to de-market Obidient movement ‘ Yenusa Tanko

Looted artefacts: Germany returns 22 Benin bronzes to Nigeria

FTX crypto founder, Bankman-Fried to be extradited to US over fraud charges

92,000 APC members, others, defect to PDP in Katsina

Hundreds of APC members defect to PDP in Lagos

Stamp Duty: Arewa youths back Emefiele on economic reforms

LEADERSHIP

NIMC Records 93.5m Enrollment On Database

World Bank Backs CBN On Naira Redesign, Fears Impact Of Short Transition Period

Don Task Govt To Improve Funding In Tertiary System

Chevron Relocation: Niger-Delta Youths Threaten To Paralyse Onne Port

Justice Center Hails Abuja Court For Rejecting DSS Arrest Warant For Emefiele

BREAKING: Doyin Okupe Resigns As Peter Obi’s Campaign DG

I’m Looking Forward To Returning To Daura In 5 Months, Says Buhari

FCT Natives Protest Demolition Of Structures In Kpaduma 1, 2 Communities

2023 UTME Registration To Start January 14 ‘ JAMB

NDLEA Seizes 100m Pills Of Tramadol In 22 Months ‘ Marwa

Cash Withdrawal Limit: Emefiele Shuns Reps Invitation For Second Time

TRIBUNE

Expert pushes for adequate attention to education sector

Edo Central Senatorial Contest: Oshiomhole urges Esan people to vote for Okpebholo

Wike advises FG to set up standing welfare fund for war veterans

NDDC board: Senate ignores petitions, confirms appointments of Onochie, 12 others

Africa positioned to benefit from genome editing technology ‘Minister

MediaTek dimensity 9000 Chipset now available in Nigeria

We will continue to support Fintech, others ‘SEC

Local stock market maintains bullish trend as investors earn N11bn

Bullion van politicians after CBN, Atiku/Okowa Campaign alleges

Olisa Agbakoba heads to court to seek declaration on EFCC’s powers

NMA decries assault against medical personnel in FMC Abeokuta

No plan to scrap NYSC, FG assures

BREAKING: Doyin Okupe steps down as Obi’s campaign DG

Death of 10 soldiers, 68 villagers: Zamfara Governor sympathises over collateral damage

Prioritise coverage of anti-corruption plans by parties, candidates, HURIDAC tasks media

NATION

Senate confirms Onochie, Airhiavbere, Ogunmola, 10 others for NDDC board

Senate probes Accountant-General over alleged N978b from SWVs

Local govt autonomy: NULGE mobilises against parties opposing Bill

INEC needs 100,000 cars, 4,200 boats to distribute election materials, says Yakubu

NYSC won’t be optional, scrapped, says minister

Lagos refunds N743.5m to 564 intending pilgrims

Reps probe alleged loss of $2.4b revenue from illegal sale of 48m barrels of crude oil

JAMB fixes April 29 for 2023 UTME

‘How Obasanjo, Kwankwaso, Makarfi, others tried to stop 13 per cent derivation’

Budget 2023 passage likely tomorrow, say Lawan, Gbajabiamila

NBA laments ‘targeted attacks’ on lawyers, judges, courts

Obi promises to revive Ibom Deep seaport

Buhari: I’ll retire to Daura in five months

State finances: Agbakoba heads to court over EFCC’s powers

BREAKING: Okupe steps down as Labour Party campaign DG

Germany to return looted Benin artefacts

JAMB releases dates for 2023 UTME

UniAbuja gets first female law professor from Northwest

Court slams Agip for entering Rivers farmland without consent

Nigeria earns $547m from 5G auction

DAILY TRUST

Fuel Scarcity: Operators Alert Travellers On Impending Flight Disruptions

FG To Stop Cash Withdrawal From Public Accounts

NDLEA Arrests 23,907 Traffickers, 29 Barons In 22 Months

Buhari: $547m Generated From 5G Auction

85% Of Our Supply Chain Locally Sourced – Eat’N’Go

Reps Investigate $2.4 Billion Loss From Alleged Illegal Sales Of 48m Barrels Of Crude

Court Sacks Nwosu-Led ADC Executive

Atiku Vows To Reopen Borders, Donates N50m To Victims Of Banditry In Katsina

After Conviction, Okupe Steps Down As Obi’s Campaign DG

We Need 100,000 Vehicles, 4,200 Boats For 2023 Polls – INEC Chair

AUTHORITY

NAF airstrikes kills hundreds of bandits in Dansadau

Airforce commences 2022/2023 Direct Short Service recruitment

FCT records 40,000 complaints on service delivery annually

Kano: Over 100 Pregnant Women Get Free Treatment, Birthkits From Rotary Club Of Fagge

Elect experienced, transparent, achievement oriented President in 2023, group tells Nigerians

Money launderers, exchangers, Narcotic traders against redesigning of Naira, cashless policy, says NANS

Defaulting Deejays to face criminal penalty as MCSN, DJAN sign MoU

BUSINESSDAY

Oil majors bypass Nigeria, plans billion-dollar spree in 2023

Why Peter Obi’s plans for education excites Nigeria’s academia

Tackling climate crisis requires Africa, rest of world collaborating ‘ Oyekan

Okupe resigns as Peter Obi’s Campaign Director over conviction

Inflation forces Nigerian households to cut Christmas spend

Rising costs steal Christmas cheer from businesses

International Breweries records lowest loss in 5 years

Investors trade stocks worth N2.183trn in eleven months

The Tinubu campaign is playing Nigerians for fools

Stamp Duty: Facts Nigerians need to have

Peter Obi is causing a resurgence of patriotism in Nigerians

Drive for a cashless economy: Hopes and fears expressed

Petrol defies regulated pricing, rises 30% in one year

Alleged N800m oil drilling equipment theft: Court grants ex-Anambra guber aspirant N100m bail

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Why Atiku Should Honourably Step Down From Presidential Race Now ‘ Keyamo

Delta Approves Re-Award Of Ayakoromo Bridge, Sector A Of Ughelli-Asaba Road

Yelutide: CP Ali Reads Riot Act On Use Of Fire Works In Delta

Blast Hits Russia-Ukraine Gas Export Pipeline

Reps To Probe Illegal Sale Of 48 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil Amounting To $2.4B In 2015

Kachikwu Applauds Court Verdict On Nwosu, Former ADC Chairman

Enugu CP Restates Ban On Sale, Unauthorized Use Of Fireworks

NYSC Boss Reads Riot Acts To Corps Members

NEW TELEGRAPH

FG: Why we can’t scrap, make NYSC optional

2023: I look forward to returning to Daura in five months, says Buhari

Illegal Crude Sale: Reps probe alleged $2.4bn revenue loss

JAMB to commence 2023 UTME registration Jan 14

NDDC: Senate disregards protests, confirms Onochie, 12 other Board members

5G auction has generated $547m for FG, says Buhari

We need 100,000 vehicles, 4,200 boats for 2023 polls ‘INEC

Yuletide: Airline operators raise the alarm over flight disruptions

BPE’s privatisation proceeds hit N130bn in four years

FDIs: Attracting global capital flows via GIPS adoption

CBN keeps focus on credit growth to propel economy

Broadband: Nigeria targets 25.5% in 2 years

Nigeria, others lose $2.54bn fishing deal to China

NIMASA advises shipping firms to dislodge foreigners from milking Nigeria

CVFF: FG in dilemma as crisis rocks planned $350m disbursement

Minister urges maritime agencies to strengthen port compliance

North doesn’t speak with one voice on partisan politics ‘ Sani

BLUEPRINT

FG to shut cash withdrawal from all public accounts ‘ Official

Service Wide Vote: Senate investigates Accountant General ‘s office

Era of unfulfilled promises over ‘ Obi

Messi, other Argentine teammates arrive home, holiday declared

2025 AFCON: Nigeria/Benin submit joint bid as CAF decides February 10

Europe’s thirst for LNG to sustain Africa supply growth

Nigeria to resume full crude oil production ‘ Sylva

$547 million generated from 5G auction ‘ Buhari

Bombed Imo INEC headquarters under reconstruction

Investors accuse Ali of frustrating $3.1bn Customs Modernisation Project

Reject increase in petrol price, coalition tells NLC, TUC

Lagos: New LUTH facilities heralds vista for cancer, other treatments-Minister

New cash policies: Again, Emefiele fails to appear before Reps

Updated: Senate ignores critics, confirms Onochie, 12 others forNDDC board

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