News Headlines Jul 5, 2022. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

Compiled by Demola Adefajo

ThisDay

Insecurity: Uzodimma Harps on Synergy among Security Agencies
INEC Confirms Attack on Enugu Office
PAP Woos Nigerians in Diaspora to Invest in Niger Delta
The Rough Edges Along PDP’s 2023 Presidential Path
Edo PDP May End Up Having No Candidate for 2023 Polls
Judicial Independence Invaluable to Rule of Law, Says Okowa
2023: South-West Council of Political Technocrats Unveils Agenda
Osun Guber: Monarchs Declare Support for Oyetola
Ex-CJN’s Resignation: CDD Links S’Court’s Crisis to Alleged Executive’s Interference
Katsina APC: Those Who Left Us for PDP Are Aspirants, Not Politicians
APC Petitions SGF, Accuses Igini of According Recognition to ‘Illegal Group’ in A’Ibom
Terrorists Abduct Catholic Priest in Kaduna
Akeredolu: FG Too Quick to Blame ISWAP for Owo Church Attack
Buhari: FG’s Commitment to Infrastructure Development Bearing Results
Stock Market Commences Week on Negative Note, Depreciates by 0.07%
‘We Are Ready to Weather Challenges in Upstream Sector’
Gbenga Komolafe: In Pursuit of NUPRC’s Mandate
OCP Africa Announce Plans to Boost Fertilizer Production in Nigeria
Renewable Energy as Viable Solution to Nigeria’s Electricity Crisis
FAO: Global Agricultural Production to Increase by 1.1% in 2031
Explaining NNPC’s Evolution to New Entity
‘Prioritise Sorghum Devt under ABP to Drive Manufacturing’
Boosting Women’s Inclusion in Oil and Gas
Lifeline for Chibok Girls
Poor Falcons Stumble as Banyana Claim All Three Points in 2-1 Defeat
Bayern Wants Osimhen as Lewandowski’s Replacement
Official: Gabriel Jesus Joins Arsenal in £45m Deal
Nigeria Leans on Project Manager Ifeanyi Okowa for 21st National Sports Festival
Ronaldo Excused from Man Utd’s Preseason
Eriksen Agrees in Principle to Join Man Utd
Wike And The PDP
Insecurity and Governor Yahaya’s Efforts for Peace in Gombe
First Rotary of Garki Female President States Mission
Buhari: FG’s Commitment to
Explaining NNPC’s Evolution to New Entity
‘Prioritise Sorghum Devt under ABP to Drive Manufacturing’
Tidying Up Nigeria’s Power Transmission System
Mesotho Group to Unveil Africa’s Biggest Market in Abuja in 2023
Sanwo-Olu, Experts Advocate Tall, Safe Buildings as Solution to Nigeria’s Urban Housing Challenges
Ariston Restates Commitment to Sustainable Comfort for Families
CBCN Meets on Biodiversity
Julius Berger Appoints Daura, Anya as Independent Non-Executive Directors
Nigeria, EU Partnership for Innovative Modern Agriculture

The Nation

Wike’s camp gives ‘Ayu must go’ condition to back Atiku
Stalemate as PDP candidate insists party chair will lead campaign Party bigwigs to lobby Rivers governor for support
Insecurity: we must defend ourselves, Akeredolu insist
748 ballot boxes, 240 voting cubicles lost in Enugu INEC office fire attack
Yakubu: we’ll beat Ekiti’s record in Osun
APC, PDP buying, stockpiling voter cards, says Accord party
Nigeria, Cuba explore prospects of local vaccine production
Shittu, Yusuf, Oyedepo, others shortlisted for SAN rank
RPC regulates lawyer’s conduct, not law firm, court rules
FIBA World Cup: Metu listed in Africa’s top performers
Awoniyi begins pre-season with Nottingham in Spain
Eagles doors open to Okoye, says Shorunmu
Bet9ja league: Ondo seeks investors on grassroot football
Sanwo-Olu, Ganduje, Omisore confident of victory
‘SDP candidate will develop Osun’s economy through I.T’
‘We reject imposition of Olufon’
APM: our victory is sure
Adeleke ‘to site varsity campus in Iwo’
WAFCON: Brilliant Bayana Bayana edge Super Falcons 2-1
Police warn of cult violence in Ogun
Abducted Italian priest freed in Edo
Gunmen kill another Catholic priest in Kaduna
Two lynched for raping 10-year-old to death
Robbers disguised as policemen arrested in Nasarawa
Ondo Church members besiege police station over pastor’s…
Lagos shuts Redeemers Primary School over pupil’s death
I’m Afrofusion singer, not Afrobeats, Burna Boy clarifies
BUILDING & PROPERTIES
Ogun agency rehabilitates roads
Oando, NCF partner on clean up
Wanted: Building code domestication
‘Local firms produce 30% of oil, gas’
EDITORIAL: Akeredolu’s CCTV order
Fans console Rita Dominic over ‘limited’ height
I’d have five baby mamas if I were male artiste – Tiwa Savage
Learning from Kigali
Pastor Poju and the lynch mob
Jonathan’s marine tales

The Punch

20 directors jostle to replace fired AGF
Owo massacre: Akeredolu backs Matawalle on self-defence
139 clerics, worshipers killed, 394 kidnapped in 18 months – Reports
INEC laments as arsonists burn Enugu office
Telcos get 30 days deadline to resolve subscribers’ complaints
Nigeria’s 26 power plants’ capacity drops by 70%
Lagos court remands woman for brutalising 11-year-old over N1,000
Traffic light: How policemen, LASTMA officers extort motorists in Lagos community
Bayern table €120m bid for Osimhen
20 RECs retire in Aug as tenure ends
CAF’s AFCON shift ridiculous, says Fashanu
ISWAP behind attacks on Christians –FG
Islamic cleric bags life imprisonment for defiling eight-year-old
Microfinance firm disappears with customers’ funds, victims lament losses
Edo family worries over son’s whereabouts after police arrest
FG issues guideline to retain oil sector spending in Nigeria
Telcos get 30 days deadline to resolve subscribers’ complaints
Adeleke has no cognate experience – Senator Basiru
Osun gov candidates sign peace accord next week
End alliance talks with Kwankwaso, group urges Obi
Osun poll: Ganduje, Sanwo-Olu drum support for Oyetola
Fans aim dig at Oshoala after Banyana defeat
Yul Edochie offers to help homeless actor, Aguba
Fans hail Burna Boy’s Afronation performance
Davido gifts fan shoes, N2m on stage
Editorial: Sports: Dare, Buhari’s interference unwarranted
Inflation: Nigeria’s number one killer diseasel
2023 election: Have Nigerian youths finally woken up?
2023: Lord, give us a criminal for president
Nigeria and Africa: Typically underdeveloped
Moratorium on new debts at all levels
President Buhari: Assessing an enigma
Inflation, budget deficit reflect recession
IFFs: From gunboat diplomacy to negotiation table
615 million 5G devices launched in 2021 — Report
Nigerian tech startups raise $3.6bn in four years
Fintech collaborates with UK firm to expand access in Nigeria
Telecom experts to examine ISP role in Nigeria’s digital economy

Leadership

CSOs, IPAC Raise Concerns Over Electoral Fault Lines
Ukraine War: Federal Govt To Absorb Returnee Students Into Shut Varsities
Hajj 2022: Saudi Extends Landing Permit For Nigeria
CSOs, IPAC Raise Concerns Over Electoral Fault Lines
PremiumTrust Bank Expands Operations With New Branch
Income Tax Returns: FIRS Extends Due Date For Companies
NSIA Signs $50m Agreement With Vitol
TotalEnergies To Intensify Oil Production In Next 5 Years
Federal Govt, Others Move To Improve Nigeria’s Leather Value Chain
JUST-IN: We Will Call Off Strike Moment Federal Govt Accepts UTAS – ASUU
JUST-IN: Kaduna APC Gov’ship Candidate Picks Serving Deputy Gov As Running Mate
2023: TSO Endorses El-Rufai As Tinubu’s Running Mate
Ekiti PDP Gets Substantive Chairman
‘We’re Waiting For Umahi’s Directive On Tinubu‘
Income Tax Returns: FIRS Extends Due Date For Companies
NSIA Signs $50m Agreement With Vitol
TotalEnergies To Intensify Oil Production In Next 5 Years
Federal Govt, Others Move To Improve Nigeria’s Leather Value Chain
NBCC To Equip Young Entrepreneurs With Tech Skills

The Sun

FG to employ one million Nigerians for 2023 census – NPC
VP slot: Islamic cleric, MBF, Afenifere, others reject Muslim-Muslim ticket
Amotekun’ll confront bandits in forest –Akeredolu
Sultan, CAN, Methodist bishop, others move to douse religious, ethnic tension
FG unveils criteria for 2022 FGCs admission
Soludo winning war against hoodlums, gunmen in Anambra –APGA
Zenith Bank maintains position as Nigeria’s Best Commercial Bank
N1.8bn, cars, other property recovered by ICPC not mine –Buratai
Another Catholic priest kidnapped in Kaduna
SSCE exam won’t hold on Sallah day, says NECO
2023 census: NPC restates commitment to credible exercise
INEC expresses worry as arsonists attack Enugu office
Abia guber: Ngwa women endorse Ibe
Osun poll: INEC promises improved exercise
Road to 2023: In Kano, battle for guber tickets not yet over
Fuel scarcity: Commuters groan as independent marketers smile to bank
We’re progressing on Lagos-Abidjan highway corridor –Osinbajo
Firm restates commitment to sustainable comfort for families
FX pressure to continue as Nigeria’s reserves decline by $1.37bn in 6 months
Access Bank to train 500,000 MSMEs on financials, ICT
Morocco 2022: South Africa humiliates Randy’s Falcons
Lingering ASUU strike signals failure of governance
Hegemonism vs state police
Revolt at PDP
‘Nigeria does not deserve you’
Mob sets suspected ritualists ablaze for killing 10-year-old girl
FX pressure to continue as Nigeria’s reserves decline by $1.37bn in 6 months
Access Bank to train 500,000 MSMEs on financials, ICT
Group partners NDLEA to tackle drug abuse, illicit trafficking
LCCI, stakeholders proffer solutions for solid minerals sector
Economic stability impossible without steady power supply –Mbisiogu
Economic disparity’ll end when women are empowered –Obioha, entrepreneur
ASUU strikes breed criminals
Campaign to register 100,000 indigent students for WASSCE launched
School census not for taxation, UBEC boss tells private schools
Pupils emerge winners in FONDCUP quiz competition
SSCE exam won’t hold on Sallah day, says NECO
Abia guber: Ngwa women endorse Ibe
Osun poll: INEC promises improved exercise
Sultan, CAN, Methodist bishop, others move to douse religious, ethnic tension
Road to 2023: In Kano, battle for guber tickets not yet over
Amotekun’ll confront bandits in forest –Akeredolu
Road to 2023: Okowa is Delta PDP godfather –Olise Imegwu
Road to 2023: Why Akwa Ibom stakeholders adopted Umo Eno –Obong Victor Attah
Firm restates commitment to sustainable comfort for families