*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR MONDAY 27TH DECEMBER 2021* *PUNCH* Only infected persons, doctors can disclose COVID-19 status in Aso Villa Presidency Cleric returning from service shot dead in Ogun States revive isolation centres, COVID-19 cases soar, vaccination grounded at 3.9% Your lifestyle must impact society, cleric urges Christians Hunters arrest bandits, rescue nine villagers, gunmen abduct five in Kaduna Ondo CP vows to end illegal checkpoints CDHR faults arrest, torture of member in Ibadan Community laments as Nasarawa demolishes FG sesame processing plant Gunmen abduct two on Christmas Day in Ekiti 11 die in Anambra Boxing Day auto crash FCT pledges probe, residents loot items as massive fire consumes Abuja mall Ilorin now fastest growing capital in North-Central AbdulRazaq Rep gifts elderly foodstuff, clothes FG free train ride to gulp N130.8m revenue Illegal mining should give way to vibrant industry Okorocha lambasts Uzodinma, IGP as son-in-law arrested in church Dont dissipate energy on Buharis refusal to sign electoral law Opadokun Nasarawa APC chairman counsels new commissioners on transparency Slash nomination form fees for youth aspirants Rep says APC has silenced opposition with performance Bauchi gov laments N7bn monthly wage bill, fingers payroll fraudsters Ondo PDP asks Akeredolus son to declare assets after appointment Senate panel insists PEF hasnt remitted interest on fixed N34bn FG approves biosecurity policy to protect environment, others Foreshore gets N2.4bn BoI funding Use geospatial technology for soil productivity, Fashola tells surveyors Oyo plans IPP to power Govt House, hospitals, stadium, streetlights NIMASA canvasses development of northern maritime sector N556bn crude oil lost to vandalism, others in three months NNPC report MfBs scramble to meet recapitalisation deadline, assets jump by 72% FBN General, supermarket partner to deepen insurance SBG Insurance Brokers boosts industrys capacity with scholarships Stakeholders seek digitalisation for insurance industrys growth Universal Insurance launches product for shop owners NCRIB admits new associates Huawei partners Talico to boost digital cloud services in Nigeria, others Bernd identifies Ugbo as Onuachu replacement Oshoala, Nnadozie named in IFFHS Women's CAF Team of the Year Awoniyi at AFCON will hurt Union ' Fischer Iheanacho exceptional in loss, Aribo grabs assist Albion win, ex-stars thrill as Ikpeba tourney ends 20 teams vie for honour at Oye festival NPFL: Remo Stars go top, Enyimba pip Rangers in Oriental derby 2021/22: Nigeria's best performers in Europe Ndidi, Iheanacho available for Liverpool, Norwich ties Guardiola praises Iheanacho, Lookman EPL: English Premier League table after Sunday's matches Aston Villa vs Chelsea: Lukaku scores as Blues fight back to beat Villa 3-1 Double tragedy: Survivors, victims families bear the brunt over uninsured collapsed buildings Sexual harassment in our neighbourhood: Revisiting the unvisited Tobacco 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Naira Marley, Devolee are blessing to the Afro street music ' Idajo Bigsam Bandits kidnap 5 in Zaria Speeding driver kills pedestrian in Anambra 68-year-old man stabbed to death on Christmas Eve in Delta BREAKING: Okorocha's son-in-law, Uche Nwosu kidnapped NAFDAC raises alarm over indiscriminate use of aphrodisiacs OMICRON VARIANT: More contagious, less severe than Delta PZ Wilmar unveils TV commercial to showcase family bonding 12 fake medical laboratories shut down for alleged illegality in Akwa Ibom ' Official NCDC confirms community transmission of Omicron variant *THISDAY* Stock Market Depreciates by 0.21% WoW, Maintains Positive YtD Performance MTN Nigeria, Dangote Cement, Others Raise N421.7bn CPs on FMDQ in 2021 Broad Money Supply Hits N40.37trn Driven by 9.12% Rise in Net Domestic Assets FCTA Acquires Four DMUs for Rail Mass Transit Services Personalities, Companies that Will Sharpen Capital Market in 2022 CHI Heralds Festive Season with Special Edition Packs FG Raises 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