News Headlines Aug 24, 2022. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers
Compiled by Demola Adefajo
ThisDay
The Case Against Unjust Laws
INEC: Electoral Process Incomplete Without Offences Commission
Lamido: No One Has Offended Wike, No Basis for Reconciliation
Zenith Bank Powers on with Double-digit Topline Growth in First Half 2022
NEPC: Non-oil Exports Generated $2.6bn in Half-year of 2022
$33m Azura Power Deal: House C’ttee Invites Ministers of Finance, Power, BPP, Others
China to Pick 17 African Countries for Debt Forgiveness, Offers $10bn in IMF Funds
Osinbajo: Public-Private Sector Collaboration Will Bridge Nigeria’s $2.3trn Infrastructure Deficit
Eight Months after Winning Licence, MTN Rolls Out 5G Today
Stakeholders Move to Harmonise Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Policies
Buhari Harps on Improved Security, Political, Economic Relationship Between Nigeria, India
Trinidad and Tobago Envoy Demands Improved Trade with Nigeria
FG Canvasses Prioritisation of Digital Access for Economic Growth
NPHCDA: 41,235,148 Nigerians Have Received COVID-19 Vaccines
Nigerian Breweries Registers N100bn Commercial Paper on FMDQ Exchange
How Insecurity, Weak Fiscal Policies Drive Inflationary Pressures
Osinbajo to Launch Energy Transition Plan Today
Access Bank Partners NYSC to Promote Entrepreneurship
Adeshina: HRs should Adopt Different Strategies to Avoid Resignation of Highly Skilled Staff
Addressing Irregular Unemployment Data for Improved Governance
Redefining Pension System in Nigeria Via MPP
Amidst CBN Directive to DMBs, Credit to Private Sector Up N4.69trn to N39.87trn
Tinubu Consults Ahead of Presidential Campaign
ASUU and Its Phantom Work Policy
When Sports Betting, Gaming Returned to Centre Stage
Princewills Trust Dubai Challenge Winners Emerge
Musa Amadu Declares for NFF President, Vows to Restore Nigeria’s Football Glory
World ParaVolley Level 1 Course for Referees, Coaches Holds in Lagos
Onazi Backs Home-based Eagles to Overpower Ghana’s Galaxies
Oliseh Quits Germany’s SV Straelen After Strings of Defeats
Buhari : We’ll Resist Any Attempt to Undermine Nigeria’s Football
Nigerian Student Wins $10,000 AFS Award in US
Lagos Empowers Final Year Students with Employability, Entrepreneurship Skills
ASUU Strike: Seeking Funding Options for Universities
IFMA Partners LASTVEB, Offers Employment to 40 Graduates
Mayen Adetiba Technical Booth Camp for Girls Rewards Winners
NGO Inaugurates Classroom Management Manual Tip to Boost Teaching, Learning
$418m Paris Club Fees: The Facts, Fictions
EDITORIAL
CONTAINING MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK
The Nation
Calls for Impeachment: Presidency hits opposition politicians, media
Kidnappers demand N15m to free Osun APC chieftain
On malt and milk as blood booster
Police arrest ‘robber’ preying on online vendors
Army Major feared killed in Anambra
Nigeria, US sign agreement for return of $23.4m Abacha loot
60 electoral offenders convicted since 2015 – Yakubu
How APC can defeat, counter ‘Obidients’, by Fani-Kayode
‘Overzealous ‘Obidients’ may turn off supporters
Tinubu fit for presidency – Youths
Grace
Wizkid fans delusional, says Burna Boy
Salary protest: Community policing voluntary not paid job –…
Calls for Impeachment: Presidency hits opposition politicians,…
Police arrest ‘robber’ preying on online vendors
‘Fed Govt working on $464m foreign airlines funds’
Beyond dismissal of corrupt policemen
The Punch
FCCPC director dies fighting female colleague, probe begins
Bill tags hate speech electoral offence, recommends imprisonment
PDP assembles 100 witnesses, says Oyetola’s petition time-wasting
Tinubu, Wike meet in UK, PDP talks wobble
ASUU: Parents propose N10, 000 support levy for varsities
Cultists shoot rival dead in Lagos restaurant, suspects nabbed
Nigerian-born scholar shortlisted for Canadian poetry award
Robbers steal 76 phones, N4.80m property in Lagos
Ex-convict arraigned over N24m fraud in Lagos
Truck crashes into Lagos-Ibadan Expressway bridge, causes gridlock
Nigeria recovers N86.2bn stolen oil in one month
Zenith Bank’s H1 gross earnings rise to N405bn
Nigeria imports $11bn plastics, pharmaceuticals, sugar
PDP’s leadership too pro-North, BoT chair insists
Politicians concerned about figures, not religious sentiment – Patron, Ekiti TSO
Obi meets Afenifere leader, promises to save Nigeria
Potential Edwards trilogy excites Usman
Buhari endorses 10-year football dev master plan
Quick money syndrome distracting Nigerian male athletes – Porbeni
Burna Boy knocks Wizkid’s ‘delusional’ fans
Editorial: Widen, collect taxes, don’t cripple resilient sectors
Advancing politicians’ personal interests
Fixing Nigeria’s haemorrhaging economy
Why SMEs fail in Nigeria
Myth: Malt drink and milk, excellent blood replenisher?
Raising the alarm on rising Yellow fever epidemic
Practising as medical doctors in Nigeria highly frustrating – NARD president
Innovation in financial technology necessary for sustainable development – Visa CEO
Edo seeks more support for informal sector
ICT boosts exports, sustains Nigeria’s $420bn economy –Experts
Cholera kills 91, experts say infection chances increasing
NHIA sensitises workers on health insurance offences, documentation
Lagos, FG begin fresh COVID-19 vaccination
Plastic surgery clinic to curb medical tourism
Leadership
BROADCAST LICENCE: Editors, SERAP Sue Buhari, NBC As Stations Strive To Meet Deadline Today
Siemens Power Initiative: Federal Govt Investing $2bn In Distribution, Transmission – Osinbajo
COVID-19: Japan Reports Record 343 Daily Deaths
Federal Govt, US Sign Agreement On Return Of Another $23m Abacha Loot
INEC, EFCC Disagree On Electoral Offences Commission Bill
LEADERSHIP To Collaborate With NDLEA To Tackle Drug Abuse
[EDITORIAL] Make Fertiliser Accessible, Affordable
Civil Servants Call Plan By Governors To Reduce Retirement Age To 50, One Of The “Most Wicked Moves ” In History
Tinubu, Wike Meet In London As PDP Reconciliation Drags
‘Terrorists, Bandits Are Not Spirits, Military Must Crush Them’
African Peace Magazine, Group Accredited To Monitor 2022 Angola Elections
Wike’s Camp Denies Gov’s Talks With Tinubu In France
UniAbuja ASUU Challenges Federal Govt To Mention Actions Taken To End Strike
JUST-IN: US, Nigeria Sign Agreement To Return $23m Abacha Loot
6 Persons Die In Ondo Accident
China To Forgive Loans To 17 African Countries
Regulator Bans Foreign Models, Voice-over Artists In Nigerian Adverts
Police Move To Rescue Kidnapped Rivers Traditional Ruler
Football A National Asset, We ‘ll Resist Any Attempt To Undermine Its Devt – Buhari
JNI Condemns Assassination Of Yobe Islamic Cleric, Calls For Justice
The Sun
Editors, SERAP sue Buhari, NBC, others over plan to shut 53 broadcast stations
2023: INEC wants clampdown on sponsors of electoral offences
Wike can’t decide how Rivers people’ll vote in 2023 –Sule Lamido
Zenith Bank sustains growth trajectory with double-digit growth in H1 2022 gross earnings
Buhari reiterates commitment to tackle banditry, terrorism
2023: Elections may not hold in North West over insecurity, governors tell Buhari
Kalu meets ASUU members, urges end to strike
… Nkporo lauds him on community projects
Buhari reiterates commitment to tackle banditry, terrorism
US signs agreement with FG to return $23m Abacha loot
I’ll turn Abia around for good –APP guber candidate
2023: INEC wants clampdown on sponsors of electoral offences
Osun PDP, Adeleke files reply to APC, Oyetola’s petition
2023: Elections may not hold in North West over insecurity, governors tell Buhari
How government policies crippled local ship chandling business
Ocean Glory Commodities wins Africa’s best brands award
Digital access key to economic devt –Pantami
BEDC: AGF declares sacked MD’s refusal to vacate office ultra vires
Pyrates Confraternity demands stiff action against oil theft
FG: NFF receives N15bn in 7yrs
NFF President: Amadu declares, promises accountability, judicious use of FIFA funds
2023: Tinubu, Atiku, others to feature in Keffi polo tournament in – Wadada
Nasarawa Ministry of sports gets new permanent Secretary
Musa Amadu declares for NFF President
Buhari vows to resist attempt to undermine football, Nigeria’s number one asset
African U-21 Volleyball Championships: Nigeria lose third-place match to Cameroon
Young People and Challenge of Purposeful Existence
‘K-leg’ incorrect
See how Buhari turned me into a Nostradamus and clairvoyant (2)
PDP’s denial of Wike: Is it right?
Ocean Glory Commodities wins Africa’s best brands award
ASUU and its phantom work policy
Young People and Challenge of Purposeful Existence
Ogun APC crisis: Before the lies go viral
NIS warns public over fake recruitment
Trouble for quack herbalists
Nsukka’s Father Christmas
FCT maize joints
I’ll turn Abia around for good –APP guber candidate
LP’ll restore hope, rebuild Nigeria –Peter Obi
Fake news, misinformation fuelling insecurity –FG
Obi only factor uniting Nigeria –Datti
Army raises the alarm on reports glorifying insurgency’s activities
Battle over Enugu land shifts to IGP’s office in Abuja
… Govt hails indigene for emerging first African to win AFS award
Land grabbing: Kuje residents seek IGP’s intervention
Daily Trust
Tinubu, Wike’s London Meeting Rattles PDP, Atiku
King Salman Centre, In Collaboration With Albasar International Foundation, Offers Free Eye Surgery To 400 Patients In Kano
More Money For Bank Customers As CBN Increases Interest On Deposits
Tinubu, Wike’s London Meeting Rattles PDP, Atiku
Reps Ask NEPZA To Refund N13.3bn To FG
Economy In Doldrums Yelling For New Ideas
Wimbledon Fan To Take Legal Action Against Kyrgios
Liverpool’s Keita Facing Further Spell On Sidelines
NNPC Ltd Assets Worth N25trn – Kyari
FRSC To Impound Unregistered Bikes In Ondo
Pinnick’s NFF Received N15bn In 7 Years – Dare
Man Sues In-Law For Taking Away His Wife
Indian Hemp Dealers Nabbed Fighting Over Customers In Ogun
Tinubu, Atiku, Others To Feature In Keffi Polo Tournament — Wadada
Former NFF Scribe, Amadu Presents 22-Point Agenda To Rescue Nigerian Football
Buhari And Nigeria’s Climate Challenge Ahead COP27
Customs Seizes 3,154 Bags Of Rice, 724 Petrol Kegs In Ogun
Algeria 2023: Onazi Backs Eagles B To Overpower Ghana’s Galaxies
2023: Kwakwanso Promises To Reform Maritime Sector
Fake Police Officer Operating For 13 Years Arrested
Muslims Urged On Active Participation In Politics
Why Election Results Can’t Be Manipulated — INEC
Nigeria Exports N1.77trn Products In 6months – NEPC
A Manifesto To Save Nigeria’s Public University
Zenith Bank Gross N405bn In H1 2022
EDITORIAL: Nigeria Must Stem Brain Drain
Court Convicts Man For Destroying PDP Billboards
Be Accountable, Ogun Gov Tasks New Commissioners
Flood: NEMA Urges Flood-Prone Anambra Communities To Relocate
Women Raise Alarm As Firewood, Charcoal Scarcity Hits Abuja
Man Drowns In Lagos, Body Missing
Fresh Crisis Rocks N12.6bn Monthly Deal For Azura Power 8 Years After AGF Faulted Pact
FCT: Dad Of Kidnapped 2-Year-Old Girl In Tungan-Maje Urges Police To Intervene
Oyo Agency Arrests 4 Men For Defrauding Motorists
Buhari Warns MDA Boards Against Interference, Contract Awards
Osinbajo To Launch Energy Transition Plan For Improved Power In 8 Years
ASUU And Its Phantom Work Policy
Flood Ravages 13 Plateau Communities
INEC, EFCC Differ On Reps’ Move To Establish Electoral Offences Commission
Gunmen Abduct 5 Family Members In FCT Community
Hubby Divorces Wife For Online Chatting With Male Neighbour
Police Kill 1 Kidnapper, Rescue 1 Abductee
Man Commits Suicide With Sniper In Suleja
FACT CHECK: Is Lagos Third Largest Economy In Africa As Shettima Claimed?
Buhari Condemns Murder Of Yobe Cleric, Asks Military To Flush Out Criminals
VIDEO: Don Jazzy ‘Activates’ New Music Artiste
Zamfara Panel: Turji Must Publicly Surrender Arms To Prove He Has Repented
PSC Suspends Recruitment Of Constables After IGP’s Protest
Assassination Of Yobe Sheikh Must Not Be Swept Under Carpet – JNI
Shekarau: I Still Live In A Rented Apartment In Abuja, Praying To Build Mine
Accidented Vehicles Flood Nation’s Market As Cost Of ‘Tokunbo’ Rises By 100%
2023: Atiku, Shettima, Obi Proffer Solutions To Nigeria’s Challenges
Buhari Condemns Murder Of Yobe Cleric, Asks Military To Flush Out Criminals
Same Faith Ticket Controversial, Ill-Timed – Soyinka
Reps Ask NEPZA To Refund N13.3bn To FG
Int’l Airfares Triple Over $464m Blocked Funds
NNPC Ltd Assets Worth N25trn – Kyari
Nigeria Exports N1.77trn Products In 6months – NEPC
Zenith Bank Gross N405bn In H1 2022
