SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 18/11/2021

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SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 18/11/2021

Punch

-FG raises power tariff December, begins free meters purchase

-Passengers lament as railway workers begin strike, ground services

-Osun police arrest Hilton Hotel owner, Ramon Adedoyin, over OAU Master's student death

-Ibori £4.2m loot: Court fines Malami N31,000 in Delta for late response

-FG demands probe of Ivorian cop over death of Nigerian detainee

-Nigeria risks US arms embargo over alleged protesters’ killings by soldiers

-Buhari’s delegation, Osinbajo present as Dangote’s brother buried in Kano

-Fresh 95 Nigerians stranded in Libya return

-Non-taxpayers can’t apply for 5,000 housing units – FG

-NFF to spend N15.6m on cleaning, fumigation in 2022

-We can’t control Abuja’s population explosion—Minister

-FCT minister says illegal demolished structures’ owners won’t be compensated

-Fulfill agreements with ASUU, save varsities from fresh closure, Sultan tells Buhari

-NWFL: Delta Queens face Rivers Angels in season opener

-Anyim, Ohuabunwa’s presidential bid declaration, sign of Igbo readiness – Ohanaeze

-PDP knocks Akeredolu as gov appoints son DG, nominates 21

-Zulum gifts family of general killed by ISWAP terrorists N20m

-Swiss-based investors already upgrading Obudu Ranch to world-class – Ayade

-Ishaku’s aide laments as Cameroonian separatists kill 11 in Taraba

-Eight killed, vehicles burnt as speeding tanker, truck collide in Ogun

-Aide distances Amosun from ex-gov’s presidential posters in Abeokuta

-Protest as Lagos police detain Iddo market leaders for resisting seizure of rice

-Lagos reacts to controversy over EndSARS panel report

-Davido receives over N53m in one hour, after asking colleagues for N1m

(www.punchng.com)

The Nation

-#EndSARS: Leaked report has errors, says panel member

-Senate panel kicks as SEC allegedly spends N8b out of N9b IGR on salaries

-Southern Cameroonian separatists ‘kill village head, 10 others in Taraba community’

-UN calls for immediate release of staff detained in Ethiopia

-U.S removes Nigeria from ‘religious freedom violators’ list

-We’re holding Cute Abiola for violating social media policy – Navy

-Disquiet as petrol sells for N159 per litre at depot

-Fed Govt has recovered $634.3m, €9.614m looted funds in three years, says Malami

-15 million Nigerians consume illicit drugs – Marwa

Ngige: Fed Govt will prevent another ASUU strike

-FEC approves N27.4bn contract for Works/Housing, FCT ministries

-ALGON seeks 35.5 % revenue sharing formula

-Police seal entrances to APC national secretariat

-Gov. Masari presents N340.9bn 2022 budget for Katsina State

-14 Edo legislators-elect drag Assembly before CCB

-Four dead, five injured in another Lagos building collapse

-Imo to launch security outfit Nov. 30- Official

-Three killed as bus catches fire on Lagos -Ibadan expressway

-Ladipo market explosion caused by acetylene gas – LPG retailers

-Police rescue abducted mother, child in Adamawa

-Davido raises over N100 million from ‘genuine’ friends in less than 24 hours

(www.thenationonlineng.net)

Vanguard

-Bill seeking free, mandatory healthcare for all Nigerian children passes second reading at House of Reps

-NITEL: Reps probe sale, abandonment of earth satellite station in Oyo

-FAAC: FG, States, LGCs share N671.9bn for Oct

-IATF2021: Afreximbank, NNPC sign $1.04bn facility for oil exploration

-2022 budget: NPC raises alarm over omission to fund family planning

-We recorded 4,000 sexual, gender-based violence complaints in nine months — NHRC

-Marwa meets Lalong in Jos, laments devastating effects of illicit drugs

-Why Abuja’s population explosion can’t be stopped – FG

-Group Chairman, UBA, Tony Elumelu visits Zambian President

-Orjiako to step down as Chairman of Seplat Energy

-Fire outbreak: UNIMAID bans cooking in hostel rooms

PDP appoints Caretaker Committee for Lagos

-Ekiti Deputy Speaker advises youths not to over depend on govt jobs

-Delta won’t make mistake Nigerians made 6 years ago with APC — Gbagi

-PH Kingship tussle: Wike switches staff of office as court sacks Worluchem, recognises Elikwu

-Ogere tanker inferno: We’ll hold the contractor handling road project responsible — Abiodun

-Building under construction collapses in Badagry, Lagos

-De-flooding: Lagos shuts Akowonjo-Egbeda road for drainage construction

-Gridlock in Lagos as Oyingbo traders protest closure of shops, alleged extortion

-Provide jobs for youths, poly students charge Oyetola

-Plateau NUJ laments security personnel’s contempt towards journalists

(www.vanguardngr.com)

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