News Headlines Oct 27, 2021. Headlines From Nigeria’s Major Newspapers

Compiled by Demola Adefajo

ThisDay

NNPC: $3.097bn Investment Opportunities Exist in Condensate Refineries
•Says Nigeria needs $2.7bn to improve products supply, distribution infrastructure •Projects petroleum products demand to grow to 17.3m MT by 2025
In Riyadh, Buhari Calls on World Leaders to Invest in…
•Says underinvestment genesis of rising socio-economic challenges •Restates commitment to people-oriented policies •Seeks debt relief for struggling economies
Again, CJN Laments Reckless Court Orders
Anambra Poll: IG Overhauls Security Team, Deploys DIGs Egbunike, Ahmed to…
Enthusiasm Trails eNaira as Nigerians Download 200,000 Wallets in 24 Hours
Head of Service Partners Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation on Digitalisation
SDGs: Sanusi Faults Spending Priority as Fayemi Seeks Measures for Safe…
FRC Reads Riot Act to MDAs on Submission of Audited Accounts
Mali Junta Declares ECOWAS’ Special Rep Persona Non Grata
Osinbajo Urges OECD Countries to Redeem $100bn Pledge to Nigeria, Others
Saraki: Nigeria’s Next President Must Show Capacity, Maturity
Over Three Million Persons Face Food Insecurity in North-east, Says EU…
Senate Queries FG’s Plan to Borrow $200m to Purchase Mosquito Nets
Aisha Buhari: Celebrities Should Stop Promoting Drugs as Acceptable Practice
Afenifere Re-emphasises Concerns over Insecurity, Constitution
Police Recover Decomposed Body of Adopted Rivers Monarch
Herdsman Jailed for Life in Ekiti for Attempted Murder, Gun Running
Lalong, Uzodinma Insist on State Policing, Seek Mechanism to Check Abuse
APC Condemns Obaseki’s Planned Demolition of Central Hospital
INEC Discovers 62,698 Cases of Multiple Registration of Voters in Anambra
Court Refuses to Stop EFCC from Investigating Alleged N141m Share Fraud
Voter Asks Court to Disqualify Soludo, Uba, Ozigbo, Ubah from Anambra…
JAILBREAKS AND BIOMETRIC DATA OF INMATES
COLLAPSING MONUMENTS AT THE KING’S SQUARE
WHY TERRORISM SPONSORS SHOULD BE NAMED
Igbobi College Old Boys’ Association Elects New Council Members
REFLECTIONS FROM THE BLAVATNIK SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT
Stakeholders Divided over Passage of Computer Forensic Institute’s Bill
Police Interrogate Six as Journalists Protest over Missing Vanguard Reporter
EU Donates N192m to Combat Cholera in Yobe
Sit-at-home: Private Schools in Enugu Kick against Saturday School
FG Moves to Reduce Insider Threats to Nigeria’s Nuclear Assets
Osinbajo Lauds Kano’s Integrated Waste Management Project
Ondo Bye-election: Abandoned Federal Roads My Priority, Says Aspirant
Akwa Ibom Urges Support for the Aged, Condemns ‘Elderly Witch’ Syndrome
Instead of Building Infrastructure, Invest in Human Devt, Ex-NHIS Boss Tells…
APC Chairmanship: Benue Group Asks Akume to Step Down for Al-Makura
Revenue Sharing formula: Kano Demands 1% Special Allocation, Increase for States,…
Delta Community Shuts down Agip Station over Breach of GMoU
Chinese Banks to Operate in Nigeria Soon, Says Envoy
Buhari: 12m Nigerian School Age Children are Traumatized
Nigeria, Brazil to Partner in Aviation, Maritime Industries
NNPC Reiterates Commitment to 5bn Scf/d Domestic Gas Production by 2022
‘How Lawan, Gbajabiamila Halted Brain Drain at NILDS’
Kogi Traditional Ruler Tasks Women, Youths on Agriculture
APC Congress Appeal Panel Arrives Ogun
‘Africa Prudential is Disrupting Technology Space with Business Solution Services’
Apata: Coca-Cola Hellenic Will Invest More to Boost Operation in Nigeria
Bacita Sugar Vows to Generate N46.7billion Revenue by 2027
Expert: Inflation not Likely to Leave Double-Digit Zone Soon
NDIC: Bank Depositors’ Funds Fully Covered, Calls for Amendments to Aide…
Andy Uba’s Towering Confidence
APC AND THE ANAMBRA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION
EUROPE-AFRICA: AN INDISPENSABLE PARTNERSHIP
Commemorating 26 Years of C.O.PE
Harnessing Support for a Generation of Innovators, Entrepreneurs
Clamour for Redress Pitches Nigerian Workers with Chinese Employers
Grooming Self-reliant Youths
Francess Barbara to Hold Fashion Week
Carabao Cup: Chelsea, Arsenal Cruise into Q’finals
Basketball Prospects Appeal to FCT Minister of State on US College Programme
Golf Takes One Away from Mischief, Says Abimbola Davies
AFCON 2021: CAF Increases Squad Lists from 23 to 28 Players
Enyimba, Rivers Utd Drawn against N’African Oppositions
FIFA Bans Cofine FC Coach, Remi Amadi, for Two Years
Oxford, Cambridge Alumni Club Meet, to Raise Funds for Scholarships
Awori Ajeromi Senior Grammar School Wins DOAM Foundation Debate Contest
Greensprings Teachers Emerge State Champions in Teacher-of-the-year Award
I DON’T LIKE MY TEACHER!
Old Students to Reward Exceptional Teachers
Aniagolu, Human Rights and Political Development
Editorial
WHIMSICAL LARGESSE FOR TEACHERS

The Nation

Violence threatens Anambra governorship election
Contestants vying for Agu Awka Government House
UN raises concerns over Kanu’s arrest, alleged torture
Nigeria must be wary of leaders like Erdogan
Sad, sad Ifeyinwa!
Editorial
Declining insecurity?
Felabration 2021: Honouring Fearless legend Fela
Promoting bee-keeping
Anambra 2021: APC back on the old path?
Nigerian varsities in the sun
Welcome strides in military pensions administration
INEC: Security; Examiner malpractice
We need creative and patriotic leadership
Clark and the Kano naval base matter
Promoting bee-keeping
What you must tell your friends at all cost – IK Ogbonna
Ex-BBNaija Yousef loses brother
My biggest fear in life, by Toke Makinwa
Oba of Benin bans former head servant
Dane denies killing Nigerian wife, daughter
Man jailed 14 months for stealing prostitutes’ phones
13 trending Nigerian slangs and their meanings
Four ways to cure hangover

The Punch

PenCom to prosecute defaulting employers, recovers N19.29bn unremitted pensions
Senate faults FG’s plans to borrow $200m for mosquito nets
Ekiti herdsman bags life imprisonment for grazing on cassava farm, shooting owner
South African returnee dies in Imo police custody, family demands justice
Buhari’s exit in 2023, solution to Nigeria’s problems – Afenifere
FG lists Diezani’s buildings, jewellery, bras for sale, values Badeh’s mansions
22 govs apply as FG begins model ranch fund’s disbursement next week
NNPC, marketers inflated imported petrol figures under Buhari, Jonathan – Sanusi
Katsina man arrested for sending ‘offensive’ message to gov’s aide on birthday
#EndSARS: Stabbed security agent laments ordeal, seeks help
Rivers man in police net for sexually assaulting underage boys
Power, poor transportation, port facilities killing Nigeria’s manufacturers – Adesina
Fuel demand to hit 17.3 million MT by 2025 – NNPC
Inconclusive poll can’t be ruled out in Anambra – INEC
Aregbesola shuns Akande’s meeting with APC elders’ caucus
Edo PDP urges Nigerians to oust APC in 2023
Anambra poll: IGP deploys DIG, five AIGs, 14 CPs
Oshoala rated Barca Femeni 8th most expensive player
Enyimba, Rivers handed tough CAF tests
Iheanacho seeks 10th Carabao Cup goal
Oiza: Tennis sensation on path to global stardom
VIDEO: Fan gets tattoo of Tiwa Savage’s face
Toke Makinwa reveals her biggest fear in life
People said I’d die carrying you, Toyin Lawani celebrates two-month-old daughter
Ex-BBNaija housemate, Yousef, loses elder brother

Leadership

Fidelity Bank Reiterates Commitment To Corporate Governance
Morocco To Drive Nigeria’s Gas Infrastructure
Stock Market Trades N5.57bn Shares
United Capital Floats N150bn Infrastructure Fund
Kaduna Electric Partners Firm On Metering Solution
NNPC Seeks $2.7bn To Sustain Petroleum Products Distribution
Nasarawa: Wealth Creation Via Rural Development
Family Planning: Most Nigerian Women Patronise Local Chemists, Others
Porbeni Accuses Lagos Of Demolishing Property Despite Court Order
Gbajabiamila, Bagudu, Oyebode To Speak At 2021 Sustainability Discourse Series
Fuel Subsidy Will Be Removed In July 2022 – Federal Govt
Amid Rising Insecurity: IGP Deploys 100 DIGs, AIGs, CPs For Anambra Governorship Poll
President Buhari Woos Investors, Promises Good Returns
Nasarawa: Wealth Creation Via Rural Development
Poll Tips Andy Uba To Win Election
Mixed Reactions Trail Onu’s Petition Against Ebonyi PDP State Congresses
Expect Emergency Rule If Anambra Election Doesn’t Hold, Group Warns IPOB
PDP Convention: Why I Differ With Obi On National Auditor Position –Metuh
The Unending Battle For Imo APC
Taraba PDP Endorses Governor Ishaku For Senate
Morocco To Drive Nigeria’s Gas Infrastructure
Stock Market Trades N5.57bn Shares
United Capital Floats N150bn Infrastructure Fund
Kaduna Electric Partners Firm On Metering Solution
NNPC Seeks $2.7bn To Sustain Petroleum Products Distribution
BUA Cement Grows Profit By 22.21% In Q3
President Buhari Woos Investors, Promises Good Returns
Fuel Subsidy Will Be Removed In July 2022 – Federal Govt
NFF To Rejig Super Falcons’ Technical Crew
The Nigeria Football Federation has congratulated the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons, for reaching the final round of the…
Doping: Reps Laud Minister’s Efforts To Get Nigeria Off Category A List
EDITORIAL
Still On The Anambra Election
Peril Of The Train Track

The Sun

eNaira’ll help tackle illicit flow of funds –Buhari
Cholera: Nigeria records 3,208 deaths, 88,704 cases in 10 months -Red Cross
FG vows to end casualisation of workers
Nigeria’s per capita income static in 40 years –World Bank
PDP won’t zone presidency in 2023 –Saraki
Alleged terrorism: UN writes Nigeria, Kenya over Kanu
Bauchi PDP demands probe of Justice Usman by NJC
Police recover 5 vehicles, warn owners
Fear of abduction, trauma forcing children out of school, says Buhari
Zulum bemoans declining education standard in Borno
Rid judiciary of bad eggs, CJN charges judges, lawyers
FG approves N30bn for polys, colleges of education
Buhari, Akeredolu, Sanwo-Olu task women on active participation in politics
Edo APC, govt spar over planned demolition of central hospital
National Convention: PDP knows fate tomorrow
Bauchi PDP demands probe of Justice Usman by NJC
eNaira’ll help tackle illicit flow of funds –Buhari
AfCFTA: Stakeholders meet to discuss efficient port industry in Nigeria
Innov8 Hub, TETFUND move to boost research, development
TotalEnergies deepens SDGs, innovation with Startupper 3 Challenge
Energy transition: What companies, investors can do to stay ahead –Orjiako
Ministry postpones NBBF election indefinitely
Nigerian league politicised, Edo Dep Gov cries out
Minister sues Bash Ali for N5b
FG promises repair works on first stadium in Nigeria
Navy Sailing Club partners Lagos Yacht Club to revive sailing culture in Nigeria
Separation of powers, checks and balances (4)
Recent terrorists attacks in Sokoto State
Witchcraft – A spiritual weapon (9)
Our seven security anomalies
Anambra: Red flags on pensioners’ plight
Education sector headed for the abyss
…Chairmanship aspirant asks court to stop convention
Rivers won’t enact bill for judiciary financial autonomy –Wike
NHRC calls for immediate release of ‘missing’ journalist
Aviation stakeholders hail Ugwuanyi’s commitment to air safety
Nigerian polytechnics should be allowed to produce Masters, Ph.D graduates – ASUP

Tribune

South Africa firm, Multichoice Africa, loses legal battle on $342m tax to FIRS
Fani-Kayode files counter-affidavit to estranged wife’s N800m claim
Appeal Court reserves ruling on Secondus’ suit to stop PDP national convention
Ekiti don seeks introduction of sex education in schools curricular
Discontinue trials of Igboho, Kanu, Fasehun led-OPC tells FG
COWLSO 2021: Akeredolu tasks women on active participation in politics
National Council on Environment steps down 93 memoranda
Unilag boosts security architectures on campus, renovates police station on Lagoon front
Find missing journalist, Tordue Salem, NHRC tells police
Ikpeazu swears in 27 new commissioners
US Mission alerts Nigerians to EducationUSA Ivy League Programme scam
Abducted Enugu council boss released
You can only become king in Nollywood movies, Deji of Akure tells new Isikan king
Police anti-bomb unit detonate IEDs found outside Abolongo custodial centre
A loud sound was heard twice on
Witness chronicles content of 2,410 messages analysed in Naira Marley’s iPhone
70-year-old man arrested for defiling 7-year-old girl in Bauchi
NAFDAC registers over 1530 packaged water factories in 2021
Benin Rotary Club seeks massive vaccination against polio
Local stock market closes flat amidst tepid activities
Gombe ready for symbiotic relationship with NDIC to boost investment drive, Inuwa stresses
Tesla surpasses $1trn market value after massive order from car rental company
Google, UNESCO partner to support 100 digital journalism institutions in Africa
IGP deploys 100 DIGs, AIGs, commissioners of police, others to…
Abductions: Over 12 million children traumatized, afraid to go to…
Nigerian police force understaffed, we need state police ―…
Kwara builds 40 digital literacy centres in schools
Women Affairs Ministry votes N393m to fight gender-based…
Edo govt, APC bicker over demolition of Benin Central…
COWLSO 2021: Akeredolu tasks women on active participation…
National Council on Environment steps down 93 memoranda
Mixed reactions trail Lagos schools one-week mid-term break
VIO warns security officers, residents against flouting…
Let’s go back to 1963 constitution for Nigeria’s…
Appeal Court reserves ruling on Secondus’ suit to stop…
Negative narratives about insecurity in Plateau often…
FG begins harmonisation of salaries of civil servants
Find missing journalist, Tordue Salem, NHRC tells police
Ikpeazu swears in 27 new commissioners
Millions of out-of-school children to benefit
Rid legal profession of bad eggs, CJN charges judges,…
68-year-old, seven others nabbed in Abuja for car snatching
US Mission alerts Nigerians to EducationUSA Ivy League…
Abducted Enugu council boss released
Kwara builds 40 digital literacy centres in schools
Stop using EFCC to intimidate Igbo leaders, Ohanaeze youths…
Women Affairs Ministry votes N393m to fight gender-based…
Edo govt, APC bicker over demolition of Benin Central…
FG assures on adequate funding of Gombe-Biu road
VIO warns security officers, residents against flouting…
PDP convention: Ekweremadu’s committee to determine Arapaja,…
National Council on Environment steps down 93 memoranda
68-year-old, seven others nabbed in Abuja for car snatching
US Mission alerts Nigerians to EducationUSA Ivy League…
Editorial
These cases of incest
Power and its impermanence
Attrition of southern professionals and the aftermath
Nigeria: Mourning a lethargic giant
On defamation of customers by mobile loan companies
Democracy is about what you can bring to the people —Mustapha
Abolongo prison attack: FG must beef up security in Oyo
Will drought-resistant hybrid maize seeds help Nigeria attain food security?
Varsities must rise to end insecurity, hunger in Nigeria ― UNIABUJA VC
Kwara builds 40 digital literacy centres in schools
FCE Yola shut down over students riot

Daily Trust

Parents Put Up Children For Sale As Taliban Plunge Afghans Into Acute Poverty
More Lives Lost As Erosion Persists In Nasarawa Community
…As FG Completes Channelisation Work In Abuja Settlement
Mob Lynch Suspected Informant, Wife, Son In Kaduna
Police Nab 2 Robbers, Recover 2 Pistols In Abuja
2 In Court For Illegal Dealing In Petroleum Products
Gunmen Attack Bus, Injure Driver
Excitement As Kaduna Community Gets New Classes, Vocational Centre
Tolerate One Another, Stop The Killings – Southern Kaduna Residents Urged
Kaduna Communities Return To Farms As Military Onslaught Dislodge Bandits
Patients, Caregivers Lament Water Shortage At Kano Varsity Teaching Hospital
Kwankwaso Builds Mosque In Hometown, To Constructs Islamiyya School
Kano Farmers Excited Over Bumper Harvest From New Maize Variety
112, 500 Farmers From 20 LGA’s Benefit From Kano Agro- Project
Bandits Impose Levies On Sokoto Communities, Issue Ultimatum For Payment
Osun APC Crisis: Heat On Aregbesola As Tinubu Backs Oyetola
Akeredolu Calls For Women Participation In Politics, Says Men Have Failed
PDP Convention: Anxiety As Appeal Court Delivers Ruling On Secondus’ Suit Tomorrow
Why Plateau Should Not Reject APC In 2023 – Deputy Speaker
2023: I Have No Plan To Leave PDP – Saraki
Sports Ministry Dissolves NBBF Caretaker Committee
FIFA Bans Nigerian Coach For Attempted Match-Fixing
ISA Explains Why Baseball Activities Yet To Begin In Kwara
Kida Warned To Stop Parading As NBBF Helmsman
Solskjaer Survives Storm Of Criticism After Reds Crushing
Enyimba, Rivers Utd Handed North African Opponents In Confed Cup
Reflections On E-Naira
Group Asks Plateau Speaker To Step Down, Demands EFCC Probe
2023: Yoruba Welfare Group Adopts Tinubu As Sole Candidate
Crisis: Nigeria Will Find A Solution When Buhari Leaves Office – Afenifere
Senate Knocks FG Over Plan To Borrow $200m For Mosquito Nets
Why We’re Building 40 Digital Literacy Centres In Kwara- AbdulRazaq
Private Sector Must Take Advantage Of The Innovativeness Of Nigerians – Osinbajo
It’s Illegal To Pay Petrol Subsidy From Federation Account, Sanusi Tells FG
Anambra Election: Police Mobilise Heavily To Crush IPOB’s Threat
Bandits’ ‘Informant’ Beaten To Death, House Set On Fire
Bandit Who Burnt Zamfara Resident Alive Shot Dead
Stop Crying About Challenges, Dankwambo Taunts Gombe Governor
Reflections On E-Naira
#EndSARS: Youths And The Future
Nigeria’s Record In FDI: We Are Winning The Race
Imperatives Of International Day Of Rural Women, Girls

Vanguard

Tinubu’s capable of leading Nigeria — South-West govs
My ex-wife denied my children breast milk, employed 12 nannies, Fani-Kayode tells court
Populist Govt: Subsidy without appropriation is enough to impeach a President — Sanusi
My encounter with EFCC — Anyim
Villagers lynch 3 suspected bandits’ informants in Kaduna, El-Rufai reacts
EndSARS – moving forward
We need to make lying wrong again, curb hate speech — Guterres
Reps committee assures navy of improved allocation
Techmarket is living up to its name with cost- effective operational solutions
2023: Akeredolu, Sanwo-Olu, Aisha Buhari harp on women’s active participation in politics if
We are going to national convention as united family — Edo PDP
Carrington fellows urge Nigerian Youth to get PVCs, participate in poll processes
WIMBIZ takes BSP to public schools
South-West Governors meet in Lagos, discuss issues of interest
Synagogue must not die, cries boxing champ, Apostle Oboh
Propetrol Founder, Ebohon, wins Forbes Outstanding CEO award
Alliance asks FG to operationalise Tobacco Control Fund
Why many are denied Canadian visa — Angela Ogundele
Udom flags off PDP membership E- registration in Akwa Ibom
Nurse on trial for allegedly killing 4 PLWD
Police arrest 4 students in Ogun over attack on teachers
Make sex education mandatory in schools’ curricular — Don
Tinubu’s capable of leading Nigeria — South-West govs
Police Recruitment: Ogun Command fixes CBT for Friday, Saturday
My encounter with EFCC — Anyim
EFCC arraigns alleged online gay predator for $8,420 scam
FG won’t allow us deal with insecurity in Plateau — Lalong
NES27: Nigerians willing to pay cost-reflective electricity tariff — World Bank
State of the Nation: Nigerians must renegotiate our staying together -Afenifere
Almajiri not Islamic; unacceptable — Sanusi
Sheikh Gumi should be behind bars, CAN tells FG
Aviation stakeholders hail Ugwuanyi’s commitment to air safety
Continuous Voter Registration weekly update
Nigeria better with PDP — Gov Emmanuel
2023: We’ll support those who support us, women tell politicians
Advance ideals of united Nigeria, DG tells NYSC members
Imoke’s Statement: PDP, APC lock horns in Cross River
EndSARS – moving forward
Reps committee assures navy of improved allocation
2023: Akeredolu, Sanwo-Olu, Aisha Buhari harp on women’s active participation in politics if
Secondus vs PDP: Appeal Court fixes Oct 28 to determine fate of convention
IPOB tackles Garba Shehu over comment on Nnamdi Kanu
Villagers lynch 3 suspected bandits’ informants in Kaduna, El-Rufai reacts
Police arrest 4 students in Ogun over attack on teachers
COVID-19: 60,000 vaccinated in Osun
Physical activities reduce impact of COVID-19 on patients — Experts
We’ve lost 30 doctors to Covid-19, says NMA
S3x tape saga: Fans panic as Tiwa Savage posts ominous message
Maria: Date your married man without rubbing it on wife’s face — Jaruma
Why Messi is struggling at PSG – Thierry Henry
Ronaldo ‘mocking’ Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after Liverpool mauling
Antonio Conte open to replacing Solskjaer at Man United
Otedola: First Bank’s shares rise 2.45% as SEC investigates
FG promises to make two million Nigerians literate annually
Upskill of Teachers: Lagos schools go on one-week mid-term break