News Headlines Feb 1, 2023. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers
Compiled by Demola Adefajo
ThisDay
Again, Tinubu Attacks Buhari’s Govt, Says ‘They Met Exchange Rate at N200/$1, Now It’s N800/$1’
Emefiele: CBN Will Accept Old Naira Notes After Feb. 10 Deadline
Lingering Fuel Scarcity may Negatively Impact Polls Arrangements, Says INEC Chair
INEC, NNPC Meet Over Impact of Fuel Scarcity on Elections
Buhari: Hadejia’s 5,700 Hectares Irrigation Scheme Will Boost Quest for Food Security, Job Creation
Cash Swap: Old Banknotes Redeemable Only at CBN after Deadline, Says Emefiele
Creditswitch Meets Regulatory Standards for Data Protection
ECOWAS to Deploy Election Observers to Nigeria
FG Commences Second Phase of NNPC Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme
NNPC, Addax End 24-year Oil Production Deal as Antan Takes Over Four Assets
Nigeria’s Ranking Drops Again on Latest Corruption Perception Index
Geregu Power Declares N8 Dividend for 2022 Full-year
Stock Market Gains N1.08tn in January Amid Election Concerns
World Bank, Enugu Govt Disburse N3.4bn Grant to 1,700 Farmers
Osinbajo, Odinga Worry over Investors’ Fears Ahead of Elections
Adeniyi: Incoming Administration Must Address FX, Other Challenges
Despite Moderation, Inflation Still Potent Threat to Economy
Total FX Market Turnover at I & E Window Jumped 11.1% to N64.61trn In 2022
Sahara Foundation, Egbin Power Plc Upgrade Ijede Police Station
MTN Boss Lauds NGX for Democratising Access to Financial Securities
APPOINTING CARETAKER OFFICERS IN EDO STATE
BayelsaPRIME: Governor Diri’s Education Transformation Program Kicks Off
BOI to Invest over N1bn in South-South Renewable Energy
Tinubu Has Nothing to Offer Nigerians, Governor Emmanuel Declares
APC’s Carnival-like Campaign in Ogun
As Adeleke Approaches Appeal Court to Reclaim Mandate
Will Buhari Assent to Constitution Amendment Bills Before Him?
Hamed Traore Dumps Sassuolo for Bournemouth
Forest Sign Felipe from Atletico to Strengthen Backline
NFF to Decorate 29 Refs with FIFA Badges
Chelsea’s Jorginho to Wear Arsenal’s Number 20 Jersey
How Man City Blocked Silva’s Move to Barcelona
Nice Celebrate Signing Terem Moffi
Winter Transfer: Saints Beat Everton to Onuachu’s Signature
WACOT Rice Signs Four-year Deal with Kebbi Beach Soccer
Mourinho: Victor Osimhen is the New Drogba
Top Faith International School Student Wins InterswitchSPAK STEM Contest
YABATECH Honours Former Rector
Greensprings Introduces Service Learning to Give Students Work Experience
Rochas Foundation Targets 1m People to Sponsor 10 Children Each
Addressing Teachers’ Dearth in Public Schools to Avert Learning Crisis
TSA, Major Setback for Research in Universities, VC Laments
The Lacuna in the Campaigns
EDITORIAL: TACKLING THE WASTEWATER MENACE
Osinbajo, Odinga Worry over Investors’ Fears Ahead of Elections
•VP tasks elite on fair electoral dispute resolution •Former Kenya prime minister fingers elite in failing democracy •Marwa promises more clampdown on drug cartels
Access Pensions Leads Pension Industry in Investment Performance
The Nation
Emefiele: banks to blame for scarcity of new naira notes
•CBN chief to Nigerians: you won’t lose your old notes •‘Deadline extension likely’ Banks are to blame for the scarcity of new naira notes
Tinubu promises prosperity in Cross River, end to erosion in Anambra
Why varsities should allow students to vote, by Obi
Nigeria improves in TI’s latest corruption perception index
We’ll make Cross River a tourism wonder- Tinubu
Emir of Dutse dies
Buhari appoints Awolowo as AFCTA Secretary
Police confirm attack on Abe’s campaign team in Rivers
Ex-PDP chair Haliru Mohammed suffers paralysis
Rivers voters will punish PDP national leadership- Wike
VIDEO: Rousing welcome for Tinubu in Anambra
Obi’s Campaign Director, others dump LP
FG releases fund for school feeding programme
Dakuku dares Wike to name preferred presidential candidate
Tasck partners Yiaga, entertainers ahead of elections
APC PCC Agro commodities directorate targets over 17 million votes for Tinubu
APC is best option, says Abiru
Why I am supporting Tinubu, by Abejide
‘Ukraine-Russia war: AfDB okays $1.5b for Emergency Food Facility in Africa’
• 34 countries, 20m farmers to benefit
Digital academy eyes 10m youths for skills devt
Rising threats, opportunities in cyber space
Our strategy for environment, by Tecno
BBTitans: Nominated pairs have diary sessions
Asake releases new song video ‘Yoga’
Georgina Ibeh appreciates Regina Daniels for replacing stolen gadgets
Organ harvesting ring thriving in Nigeria, Leo Dasilva alleges
On Tinubu’s blueprint for the North
Cynics and the 2023 presidential election
Echoes from 1993
Confusion, Break Bone
Era of substance
The Punch
NUC can’t shut schools for elections, says ASUU
LP gov candidate, others boycott Obi’s Yola rally
OPC members burn Osun baker over stolen money
New naira racketeering: EFCC to raid Lagos, Kaduna, P’Harcourt currency hawkers
Protests as Ekweremadu, wife appear in UK court
Presidency, Falae fault Kano attack, APC demands probe
How 100 bandits ambushed, killed seven NSCDC personnel – Director
One killed as tanker crushes three Lagos tricycles
Court remands seven men over Benue commissioner’s kidnap
Man, 47, allegedly defiles seven-year-old girl
Company workers arraigned over theft of N20m equipment
Transport union gets government approval
Reps dump N22.7tn loan request, okay N1tn borrowing
Nigeria broadband penetration now 100%, says Buhari
Rivers APC campaign director abducted, party blames police
Thugs attack APC campaigners in Rivers
Osun tribunal: Adeleke didn’t forge certificate, says aide
Don’t vote along party structures, group warns Nigerians
Kaduna: Buhari’s in-law begins gov campaign under ADP
Remo’s Akinsamiro joins Inter on four-year deal
I want to fight Fury, Welder — Joshua
Finidi talks tough ahead Remo cracker
Michael Jackson’s nephew to star in singer’s biopic
Actor, Junior Pope, narrates encounter with highway robbers
Actress Rahama Sadau urges govts to fund Nollywood
Editorial: Governors should act on death row inmates
When depression is concealed
This pest called man
BVAS, over-voting and Osun governorship tribunal verdict
Reading for personal development
Faulty sound bites about politics and economy
Social decadence and rot in society
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How 100 bandits ambushed, killed seven NSCDC personnel – Director
Leadership
Petrol Scarcity: Military, Police Warn Marketers
Odinga: Technology Can Be Used To Rig Election
Emir Of Dutse Dies At 78
Credible Elections And An Economy In Transition
Insecurity: That December 31 Deadline
Osun: Politicians Want To Discredit BVAS Ahead Of Polls – Igini
INEC Worries Over Worsening Fuel Crisis Ahead Of Polls
Reps Approve President Muhammadu Buhari’s N1trn Loan, Defer N22.7trn Request
Naira Redesign: No Nigerian Will Lose Money – Emefiele
Don’t Disenfranchise Over 3m Students, Obi Tells INEC
NNPCL, INEC Parley On Fuel Supply For Election Material Movement
Presidency Knocks PDP Over Claim Of Kano Stone-pelting Of Buhari
Voting Atiku ‘ll Mark Beginning Of Real Change, Says Sokoto Candidate
Police Arrest Suspected Bandits, Robbers, Kidnappers, Others In Kaduna
Naira Swap: No Nigerian Will Lose Money – Emefiele
President Buhari Mourns Emir Of Dutse Muhammadu Sanusi
2023 Polls ‘ll Be The Best, Lawan Assures Odinga, EU Observers
Buhari Appoints Segun Awolowo Secretary Of Action C’ttee On AfCFTA
JUST-IN: Unknown Assailants Kill DPO, Others In Benue
Why We Stopped Pro-Tinubu Rally In Niger – Police
Manchester United Reject World-record Bid For Russo
29 Nigerian Referees To Receive FIFA Badges Wednesday
The Sun
Naira redesign: Depositors’ funds intact –Emefiele
Petrol scarcity may affect elections logistics, says INEC
Give students holiday to go and vote, Obi tells universities
Lekki Deep Ports turns new bride as landlocked countries dump Cotonou, Togo
PDP hits back, calls Tinubu senile ancestor for describing A’Ibom gov as boy
Govt stops pro-Tinubu/Shettima solidarity rally in Niger over security concern
Fifth columnists spreading fake news to destabilise elections –FG
You’ll end well in office –Primate of Nigeria Anglican church tells Governor Ugwuanyi
Reps approve Buhari’s N1trn loan request, defer approval on N22.7trn extra-budgetary spending
Gates Foundation earmarks $35m for Nigerian, African farmers
Stride ERP CEO unveils new plan for standard package
3 arrested for illegal sale of children in Abia
Nigeria Decides 2023: Reps’ fury over CBN’s cat and mouse game
Nigeria Decides 2023: Reasons Deltans should vote for PDP –Sheriff Oborevwori
Nigeria Decides 2023: Osun Tribunal verdict has shown loopholes in BVAS technology Adewale, PDP Lagos West candidate
Rivers’ll punish PDP national leadership –Wike
Enugu doctors, national disability group make case for Mbah’s election
New notes: Bank customers groan as queues at banks’ ATMs, soaring PoS charges persist
NAICOM, underwriters haven’t been fair to us- Loss Adjusters lament
2023: Leadway Assurance committed to risk management, as AI, data-driven operations
Delta invests N20bn in gas project
ANLCA charges newly promoted Customs officers to add value to trade facilitation
NITDA engages foreign, local partners on digital acceleration for Nigerian startups
SkillUpImo: Tech giants race to employ graduands in Imo State
Classera raises $40m Series A funding in EdTech
Coinazer, Africa’s first web-based crypto payment gate, wallet system debuts in Nigeria
SFS Fund mobile app records increase in users’ download by 300%
Naira redesign: Depositors’ funds intact –Emefiele
29 referees to receive FIFA badges today
Crown Elite Sports announces 2023 programmes
Flamingos shine at Leadership Annual Conference, Awards
100,000 tickets sold as countdown to World Athletics begins
Igbo drama, Nwaanyi Ike, debuts on Africa Magic
Faces of The Sun Awards recipients
When Tinubu sneezes, Buhari catches cold
Ethics and discipline in law: Waiting for Godot (4)
‘Amongst’, ‘amidst’ obsolete
Demonic manipulation in economic arena (3)
Tinubu vs Atiku: A cautionary tale of self-destruction
Yola, Edeh commend Sportsville Awards
Crown Elite Sports announces 2023 programmes
Moffi completes successful Nice medical
Peseiro hails Flying Eagles unbeaten run
Gasping for breath
Festival with difference
Basic metrics to consider when selecting stocks
Bournemouth pulls out of Osayi-Samuel talks
Hearn: Anthony Joshua coming back with vengeance
Tyson Fury offers to fight Ngannou as Usyk alternative
Southampton agrees £18m deal for Onuachu
Napoli striker: Referees must protect Osimhen
Art Hotel delights with Polo sponsorship
Yola, Edeh commend Sportsville Awards
Crown Elite Sports announces 2023 programmes
Moffi completes successful Nice medical
Peseiro hails Flying Eagles unbeaten run
Daily Trust
2023: I’m In Talks With Kwankwaso, Obi, Says Atiku
Murja Kunya, Controversial Tiktoker Setting Arewa Social Media On Fire
Tambuwal’s Aide Dies After Stampede At Atiku’s Rally
The Benefits Of Growing Broadband Penetration In Nigeria
Blockchain Can Revolutionize The Cyber Security Aspects
Vote Buying In Nigerian Politics
NNPC Takes Over 4 Oil Wells From Addax
Banks Must Collaborate To Fight Illicit Practices – Edun
New Notes: We Are Disappointed In Banks – Emefiele
Emefiele Finally Meets Reps Over New Naira Notes Crisis
ISWAP Distributes Old Naira Notes To Passengers On Borno Highway
PoS Operators Hike Charges Amid Naira Notes Scarcity
2023: I’m in talks with Kwankwaso, Obi, says Atiku
– Three million students must be allowed to vote – Peter Obi
TikTok Launches Nigerian General Elections Guide In-App
Presidency Flays PDP Over Report Of Stone Pelting In Kano
What Late Emir Of Dutse Told Tinubu Last Week
DPO Gunned Down In Benue
NNPC Takes Over 4 Oil Wells From Addax
Banks Must Collaborate To Fight Illicit Practices – Edun
Access Pensions, Others Top Investment Rankings For PFAs In 2022
Kano’s ‘Tier IV’ Data Centre To Boost GDP – FG
ITF Unveils Apprenticeship Scheme To Drive Economic Growth
Oshiomhole Faces Ally-Turned-Foe In Battle For Edo North
LP Presidential Spokesman, Others Dump Obi For Atiku
Why PDP Will Send APC Packing From Kaduna – Makarfi
Bauchi Guber Campaign: One Dead, Another Injured From Gunshots – Police
INEC Takes Delivery Of Materials In Benue, Nasarawa
El-Kanemi Warriors Poised To End Insurance Unbeaten Run
Wikki Tourists Coach, Dogo Resigns, Demands Unpaid Salaries, Bonuses
Rugby Legend, Mtawarira, Wants To Develop Game In Nigeria
29 Nigerian Referees To Receive FIFA Badges Today
Bayern Sign Man City’s Cancelo On Loan To Plug Injury Gaps
What President Buhari Saw During His Kano Visit
Editorial: As Buhari Chairs Fuel Supply C’ttee
Untold Story Of Nigeria’s Effort To Tackle Out Of School Children
We Spend N2.2m To Transport 350 Tomato Baskets To Aba-Katsina Merchants
‘No State Has 50% Qualified Teachers’
Man Seeks Divorce Over Wife’s Disobedience
2 Pregnant Women Rescued As Accident Kills 2 In Lagos
Prices Of Cattle Crash In Taraba Due To Naira Scarcity
3 Kids Burnt To Death In Kaduna
Vanguard
Elections logistics in danger with fuel scarcity — INEC
‘Order from Above’: Police, soldiers, FRSC stop Niger pro-Tinubu rally
Desperados and Democrats
Elections logistics in danger with fuel scarcity — INEC
IMF upgrades Nigeria’s 2023 economic growth projection to 3.2%
Issues in Abiodun’s re-election campaign
2023: Idahosa flags off campaign, urges support for APC candidates
FG cracks down on petrol marketers, orders end to smuggling
Proposed N100b loan to Okowa, free donation to Delta, Omo-Agege warns financial institutions
Leadership challenges in sub-Saharan Africa (3)
BVAS: INEC to conduct mock accreditation in Delta Feb 4
My husband was stabbed severally, shot, widow of slain P-H man tells court
The ‘Eníkànlómòs’ and 2023 general elections
Osun Gov Tribunal Judgment: Opponents of BVAS out to discredit it — Igini
Driver, passenger killed as truck rams into tricycles
Telecoms, a humble review of a minister’s scorecard
Court remands Lagos car dealer, Ogbonna, over wife’s death
When a man of integrity bows out of active politics
Police nab 5 robbery suspects from Kogi, recover guns in Rivers
Walk for cervical cancer: 1000 women to be screened on World cancer day
PVCs: Obi insists over 3 million Nigerian students must be allowed to vote
CNG condemns killing of pastoralists in Nasarawa
Why Nigeria’s yet to exit poverty despite Buhari’s promise to bail 100 m out – Minister
Only a win can guarantee APC’s survival beyond 2023, says Chieftain
NNPCL seals deal with Addax, takes over oil blocks
Atiku in Sokoto, promises to restore peace, boost economy if elected
ECOWAS accuses France of fuelling political lethargy on West Africa’s single currency
FG cracks down on petrol marketers, orders end to smuggling
Kaduna: Police arrest 13 suspected bandits, armed robbers, others
AFEX Annual Commodity Outlook: 2022 floods driving high food prices in 2023 over poor harvest
PDP terrified about Buhari, Tinubu cozy relationship, says APC
DPO killed during gun battle with gunmen – Benue Police Command
Eschew inciting utterances in your campaigns, Ogun politicians told
Katsina APC chieftain dumps party, rejects Tinubu, Dikko’s appointment
Stoning of President: Your plot to cause division b/w Buhari, Asiwaju won’t give you victory, Presidency tells PDP
FG begins phase II of NNPC road infrastructure tax credit scheme
Russia not complying with last remaining nuclear treaty – US
Elections: Fuel scarcity could affect logistics — INEC
CAN denies endorsing candidates
Osun Tribunal: I didn’t forge certificate, school made mistake – Adeleke
Thuggery is tool in hands of APC government in Lagos – Jandor
Driver, passenger killed as truck rams into tricycles
Court remands Lagos car dealer, Ogbonna, over wife’s death
Police nab 5 robbery suspects from Kogi, recover guns in Rivers
C’River: 49yr old man remanded for dumping lady inside toilet
‘I cried, but kept shooting,’ Funke Akindele recounts filming ‘Battle on Buka Street’
‘I don’t mind infidelity’, Ric Hassani speaks on relationship with Waje
‘Joha should have been remixed with me’, Blackface calls out Asake
Osun Tribunal: All data not transmitted when APC obtained BVAS report – INEC
IMF upgrades Nigeria’s 2023 economic growth projection to 3.2%
CBN ‘ll continue to redeem old Naira notes after deadline, Emefiele tells Reps
FG bonds tumble following Moody’s rating downgrade
Man Utd confirm Eriksen will be out till late April
29 Nigerian referees to receive FIFA badges on Wednesday
Peseiro hails Flying Eagles as team stretches unbeaten run to 16
Man City defender Cancelo joins Bayern on loan
