AUGUST 19 NEWS HEADLINES OF NIGERIA’S MAJOR NEWSPAPERS.
THE NATION
*Buhari: $50b investment lost in 10yrs without oil sector law
*Petroleum law open to amendment, says Lawan
*Court turns down govt’s request to dismiss Igboho’s suit
*Of IBB, Okupe and 2023 presidency
*Buhari for son’s wedding in Kano on Friday
THE LEADERSHIP
*FG Launches Compendium, Digital Map Of Dam, Irrigation Schemes
*Curfew Not Lifted In 3 Jos LGs, Says Plateau Govt
*President Buhari Reconstitutes National Honours Award Committee
*7 Plateau Journalists Escape Hoodlums’ Ambush
*‘Court Didn’t Annul FCT Ohanaeze Election’
*CCTV Exposes Accused In Murder Of UNILORIN Student
*President Buhari Ends Isolation, Mourns Flood Victims In 32 States
*Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Move Against Drug Trafficking
*Leadership Mourns Sub-editor Makinde
*2023 Presidency: 68 Political Groups To Work For Bauchi Governor
*Abducted Students Beg Zamfara Govt To Pay Ransom
*Gombe Governor Bags Healthcare Delivery Award
*Maternity leave Committee Urges Support For 6-month Maternity Leave
*President Buhari For Son’s Wedding Tomorrow In Bichi
*I Have No Mission With Twitter In US – Lai Mohammed
*Plateau Killings: Taraba Begins Evacuation Of Students From Jos
*2 Bomb Squads, 1,000 Officers For Olu Of Warri Coronation
*Legal Privileges Committee Disowns List Of New SANs
*Petroleum Industry Act: Experts Fault FG’s 12-month Implementation Plan
*APC Fixes September 4 For LG Congresses
*ISWAP Sacks Top Leaders Over Mass Surrender Of Terrorists
*Government Agencies Misappropriated N4.9trn In 2019 – AuGF
*FG, Cross River To Build 1,000 Social Housing Units
*Deadly Protest Rocks Afghanistan
*Sanusi’s Exposé On APC Govt Has Vindicates Us – PDP
*Bandits Kill 11, Abduct 40 In Zamfara
*Peterborough Records Spike In COVID-19 Cases
*Joda, Super Perm Sec, Makes His Exit
*Assault On Nigerian Diplomat In Indonesia Contravenes Vienna Convention
*2023 Presidency: IBB’s Homily On Age, Contenders
*AOC Controversy: Airline Operator Accuses NCAA Of Low Standard
*Equities Investments Suffer N2bn Setback
*NGX Lists N888m Additional FGN Savings Bonds
*Upperlink Secures PCIDSS For Payment Gateway Deployment In 5 African Countries
*Sustaining Adesugba’s Landmark Reforms In NEPZA
*Heritage Bank Promises To Secure Students Financial Futures
*WAEC May Approve CIIN Insurance Textbook For SSCE Exams
*NNPC, CMEC, GE Sign Contracts for 50MW Maiduguri Emergency Power Project
*NITDA Partners Microsoft On Quantum Leap To Implement Cloud First Strategy
*NITDA, SON To Raise Bar On IT Standards In Nigeria
*Why We Are Taking Beggars, Destitute Off Our Streets –LASG
*Gombe Weeds Out 1,000 Civil Servants
*Flood Sacks 2,000 People, Submerges 227 Farmlands In Adamawa
*Abduljabbar: Court Fixes Sept 2 For Ruling
*62-year-old Man Commits Suicide In Ondo
*Osun Probes Death Of 7 Family Members
*Rights Group Condemns Jos Killings
*Makinde Promises Affordable, Quality Healthcare
*Trial Of Guineans For N23bn Elephant Tusk, Pangolin Smuggling Stalled
*Police Arrest POS Operator For Alleged Fraud
*Gunmen Shot Policeman In Bullion Van Attack
*Experts Urge Synergy To Curb Insecurity
*Police Arrest 38 Kidnap Suspects, Others In Adamawa, Kano
DAILY TRUST
*2yrs After: Constituents Lament As Fate Of 14 Edo Lawmakers-Elect Hangs
*APC Fixes LG Congresses For Sept 4
*Sanusi’s Exposé On Buhari, APC Vindicates Us — PDP
*Ghana Seeks Nigeria’s Collaboration On Parliamentary Reforms
*Super Falcons Paired With Morocco And Mali In Aisha Buhari Cup Group A
*Nigeria Win 4x400m Mixed Relay Gold At Under-20 Championship
*NBBF Keeps Faith With D’Tigers And D’Tigress Coaches
*NVBF Invites 54 Players To Camp For 2021 Africa Nations Cup
*Kalu Returns To Training Ahead Of Angers Clash
*Jos Happened, Again
THE PUNCH
*Insecurity in states responsible for shift in NGF meeting – Source
*Nigeria claim mixed relay gold at World U-20 championships
*Sexagenarian hangs self in Ondo
*Petroleum Industry Act: States tackle FG today as FAAC meets, NBA advises governors
*PIA full implementation in 2022, Nigeria loses $50bn investments
*Sexagenarian hangs self in Ondo
*Oyo youths protest WASSCE candidate killing, blame Amotekun
*Police fume as vigilantes detain, torture cops over hemp
*Lagos community laments as cultists raid 12 streets, vandalise 30 vehicles
*VAT judgment: 30 states may suffer revenue drop, say experts
*Nigerian insurers settled N5.4bn #EndSARS claims – NIA
*Barge operators, maritime workers move to improve waterway transport
*MAN seeks policy consistency for industrial growth
*Insecurity in states responsible for shift in NGF meeting – Source
*Oyo N50bn supplementary budget gets Assembly’s nod
*Ebonyi APC chieftains sue caretaker committee, seek dissolution
*Sanusi’s exposé on Buhari, APC, vindicates us –PDP
*Nigeria claim mixed relay gold at World U-20 championships
*Volleyball: Nigeria U-19 team depart for Iran today
THISDAY
*Auditor General: FG’s 2019 Audit Report Contains N4.973trn Unsubstantiated Balances
*Report: Women Hold Less Than 25% Corporate Board Positions in Nigeria
*Bandits Kidnap Nine Islamiyya Pupils, Teacher in Katsina
*FG, Cross River Set to Build 1,000 Social Housing Units
*Osinbajo Challenges Laboratory Scientists on COVID-19 Vaccine Production
*Despite Curfew, Gunmen Kill Six in Fresh Plateau Attacks
*Govs to Engage Presidency over Act, other Issues Today
August 19, 2021 4:25 am
*Sanusi’s Exposé on Buhari, APC, Vindicates Us, Says PDP
*UAE Excludes Nigeria from Countries to Benefit in Visa-on-Arrival Policy
*Insecurity: Nigeria, Bulgaria to Sign Defence Pact
*Lagos Bans Street Begging, Begins Arrest of Beggars
*NIMASA Donates Relief Packages to Ekiti Disaster Victims
*Osun Probes Mysterious Death
*Kaduna Approves Resumption of JSS3 Students
*Obaseki: No Plans to Increase Taxes in Edo
*FEC Okays N21.107bn Contracts for Aviation, Education Ministries, Four Agencies
*‘Anambra APGA Not Intimidated by Membership of APC Campaign Council’
*House Member Petitions Customs over Extortion, Harassment
*WHO: 5,000 Young Persons Die Daily from Accidents, Maternal Injuries
*Court Adjourns for Accelerated Hearing on Killer of A’Ibom Job Seeker
*Wema Bank Supports Stage Plays on Awolowo, Obasanjo
*ICPC Arraigns University Don over N20.6m Fraud
*AFGHANISTAN: THE FUTILITY OF UNILATERAL USE OF FORCE
*NAL QUESTIONS THE HUMANITY IN HUMANS
*Group Pushes to Recall Two Abia Senators from N’Assembly
*Orjiako: Sub-Saharan Africa Region an Excellent Hub for Future Upstream Growth,…
*Wema Bank Supports Stage Plays on Awolowo, Obasanjo
*Profit-taking in GTCO, 16 Others Down Stock Market by 0.01%
*SEC to Collaborate with Stakeholders on Capital Market Dispute Resolution
*FCMB Supports PSP Operators with N3bn Loan
*Avila Naturalle to Expand Production with New Factory
THE SUN
*Emeka Okwuosa: Unassuming oil & gas giant turns 60
*Igwilo Valentine wins House of Models reality show
*ASSA ’96 set holds annual reunion in grand style
*Ndigbo in APC Ojo hold reception for victorious LG chair
*Nababa: Giant strides of a reformer at Nigerian Correctional Service
*New Seraph holds crusade, prays for Nigeria
*Passing through the gateway to Gateway State
*Nigeria’s most decorated Presidents and letters they exchanged
*Christ Ambassadors’ College wins best-performing secondary school award in Kaduna
*Okwuosa: The titan with stalwart strides
*Stop stigmatisation, segregation against PLWA –Autism experts
*Ogun general hospital, Ibiade, gets facelift
*Insurance sector ready for AIO General Assembly
*NCRIB educates agripreneurs on insurance
*Unitrust posts N802.19m profit
*SUNU Assurances reports N313m profit in 2020
*When terrorists surrender without tears or remorse
*Heartaches and blurry skies for Anambra PDP
*Inefficiency, low revenue reasons for airport concession –Sirika
*Pangolin smuggling: Language barrier stalls trial of 4 Ghanaians arrested by Customs
*Hackers steal 40m people’s data from T-Mobile
*FCMB offers N3bn credit line to waste managers in Lagos
*Making the most of our national indebtedness
*Forgiveness, not deserving of terrorists
*Resignation of Andrew Cuomo
*Oduah denies being part of Ozigbo’s campaign council
*Consider candidates’ qualities, not parties while voting –Moghalu
*Catholic priest denies endorsing candidate for Anambra guber
*ZLP pinpoints faults in APC, PDP, APGA’s nominations, asks candidates to withdraw
*PFN, SAG caution INEC, politicians against rigging
*AFCON 2021: Super Eagles not afraid of Salah – Rohr
*Nigeria opens Aisha Buhari Cup with Morocco
*World Athletics U20 Championship: Nigeria wins inaugural 4x400m mixed relay gold
*…17-year-old Uko sets new record
*Words on marble: Women, youths as fulcrum of development
*Iwuala for Nigeria’s games against Liberia, Cape Verde
*Zamfara bandits threaten to kill students in 24 hours if demands are not met
*Oby Solaja donates badminton equipment to Anambra Sports Commission
*Betsy Obaseki women football tourney logo for unveiling Friday
*UAE removes Nigeria from visa-on-arrival list
*Samuel Kalu cleared to play football again
*Kanu’s lawyer blasts South-East leaders for sabotaging IPOB’s cause
*Wike orders demolition of shanties in Port Harcourt
*APC fixes Sept 4 for LGA congresses
*Enugu disassociates from SPA on security
*14 die in Jigawa auto crash
*Olu of Warri: Delta CP deploys 1,000 personnel for coronation
*AGF submits 2019 audit report to N’Assembly
*Swarovski unveils latest brand influencers in Nigeria
*9 students kidnapped as gunmen attack Katsina community
*My heart goes out to Haiti -Obi
*Sanusi’s stance on deteriorating economy under Buhari vindicates us – PDP
*UNHCR, others issue birth certificates to 970 Durumi, Kuchingoro IDPs
*We won’t rest until social media is regulated –Minister
*Again, herders kill 6 in Plateau villages
*We’ve not designated any person as gov’s SPA, SSA, SA on security –Enugu govt
*ALGON crisis deepens as factions fight dirty
*FG intervenes in Rivers community, Agip’s crisis over planned sacking of 165 workers
*Arewa, Yoruba, Igbo, M’Belt elders support Masari’s self-defence call
*Death of 7 family members: Osun orders full investigation
*Lagos gets special team to stop street begging, hawking
*Igboho: Court extends restraining order on AGF, DSS
*Nigeria lost $50bn investments in10 years due to non-passage of PIB –Buhari
*… Assent APC’s commitment to economic restructure –Govs
*UNEP report: MOSOP lauds siting of HYPREP’s office in Ogoni
*FG earmarks N658.8m for deployment of dogs to Lagos, Abuja airports
THE GUARDIAN
*Gombe weeds ,1000 workers as USAID bankrolls budget training
*NAL questions the humanity in humans
*APC committee begins hearing on petitions over Lagos congresses
*One killed as robbers cart away N2 million in Ondo
*Edo lawmakers preach peace, co-existence over alleged land grab in Edo
*At debate, stakeholders seek ways to improve education sector
*Publisher decries poor reading culture among youths
*Focus on multiple sources of income, MAN tells students
NIGERIAN TELEGRAPH
*The next govt must heal the nation, reunite the people –Okupe
*It is unlikely we’ll see an Igbo president in our lifetime –Okolo
*COVID-19 exposed rot in Nigerian health system –MDCAN
*136 Islamiyya children: ‘They’ll be released soon’ –Niger COMPOL
*Flood: Respect weather forecasts to avert disasters, Buhari directs govs
*Govs Forum hails IBB @80
*APC fixes September 4 for LGA congresses
*2023 presidency: X-raying Babangida’s proposition
*Nigerians must scrutinise people jostling for leadership –Obi
*The next govt must heal the nation, reunite the people –Okupe
*AFCON draw tricky for Eagles – Rohr
*Aisha Buhari Cup: Falcons to play Morocco, Mali
*NBBF passes vote of confidence on Brown, Otis
*Nigeria wins first gold at World U-20 athletics meet
*A’Ibom set for National Weightlifting Championships
•FirstNigeriaTV.