*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2021* *PUNCH* Omicron: States resume testing, demand funds, variant spreads to 23 countries Senate panel rejects N323m productivity allowance for NAFDAC workers Kaduna dismisses 233 primary school teachers for certificate forgery Pastor, others arrested for kidnapping Imo Catholic priest, collecting N5m Kano poly expels 83 students, rusticates 44 others for exam fraud, forgery Shekarau-backed APC exco lawyers office among several buildings sealed Kano Lawyer arraigned for securing freezing of Nasarawa accounts with fake documents Buhari, Lawan, others mourn Second Republic Senate President, Wayas Court orders DSS to grant Kanu comfort, warns lawyer US embassy, NGE advocate press freedom at workshop NDelta forum issues 30-day notice, vows to shut Calabar-Itu highway Court orders DSS to release bizman detained for alleged link with IPOB RCCG parish creates dating website for Christian singles NPC begins pre-census test today, insecurity hampers two LGs demarcation 2014 poll: EFCC re-arraigns Fayose on amended N1.2bn fraud charges Aisha Buhari advocates special court for rape, sexual violence cases 21 humanitarian workers, six civil servants abducted in Borno Bello gifts late escort riders wives houses in Abuja NRC workers lament as hoodlums vandalise, steal rail tracks in Rivers Govt sensitises workers to fire prevention Foundation supports FGs COVID-19 vaccination with 3.3 million J&J doses Bolster economy with Diaspora remittances PDP chieftain kicks as Kalu hosts national exco, fuels defection rumour Odili home invasion: Review whistle-blowing policy, Jonathan tells FG Buhari wont sign Electoral Act amendment, APC plots rigging Wike Ondo Assembly clears Akeredolus nominees as commissioners Group kicks as DSS invites Audu for questioning Airport concession: ICRC completes evaluation of Bi-Courtney, 12 local, foreign firms UAE bizmen invest $2bn in Nigerian mining sector UN consultant warns South-West govs of food insecurity Nigeria-Brazil trade jumps by 30% in two years Envoy Fixit45 acquires Parkit, unveils vehicle programme NAHCO handles Uniteds inaugural flight Al Jazeera expands content distribution to more Nigerians, others Copyright commission needs funding to tackle piracy UP AfCFTA: Group seeks FGs support to boost agric exports Only Nigeria, Tanzania complying with IPSAS in Africa Reps probe contract duplication, MDAs illegal recruitments, job racketeering Buhari transmits Finance Bill to NASS for 2022 budget Nigeria revenue may crash further as OPEC forecasts supply glut Borno, Osun, Kogi lead dirtiest states Clean-Up Nigeria New billll improve, expand postal services NIPOST Consultants, professionals to rake in N8.9bn from MDAs in 2022 Akeredolu inaugurates Johnvents cocoa factory, firm laments rising costs Confed Cup: Rivers in Egypt despite alleged threats 30 handball players resume camp ahead Africa championship Dennis is not normal, Ranieri hails Nigerian Eagles won't lose seeded spot ' Pinnick Tottenham vs Brentford: Son scores as Spurs bounce back to win 2-0 I didn't do anything special to woo my wife ' Fu'ad Awoniyi to equal best ever goal tally Michael Carrick announces departure from Man United Man United stage comeback to beat Arsenal 3-2 Ronaldo reaches 801 career goals with Arsenal double Man United vs Arsenal: Ronaldo returns to starting line-up, Martinelli, Elneny start Borrowing against the law 2023 elections: Hitting rock bottom, finding a way up (1) Moral imperatives of power shift to South in 2023 Customs seize N7.8bn smuggled charcoal, wood, tomato in Lagos *VANGUARD* Ondo Commissionership: Ex-Perm Sec files suit against confirmation of Ose LG nominee Africa steps up Omicron variant detection as COVID-19 cases rise ELECTRICITY: Transcorp targets 843MW available capacity Buhari, Minister sued over alleged lopsided FCTA appointments FCMB ramps up youth entrepreneurship, poverty alleviation LCCI elects Olawale-Cole as 24th President NUT backs sacking of Kaduna State 'fake' teachers if Nigeria's security trauma will be over soon ' Osinbajo #EndSARS: I'll join Sanwo-Olu for peace walk ' Segalink Police, hunters, others searching for kidnapped couple in Osun community Ooni of Ife, Elizade varsity founder to bag OAU's honorary doctorate degrees 2023: Go back to where you started ' PDP begs Orji Kalu Social decadence: Sanwo-Olu tasks religious leaders, parents on moral revival among Nigerian youths SUMMIT: Akeredolu, Sanwo-Olu caution against exclusion of women from active participation in national devt Abuse of skin care products damages skin ' Experts 85 inmates undergoing Post-Graduate studies in Correctional Centres ' CG 2023: Atiku begins town hall meetings, urges Buhari to end insecurity now Rethinking states as 'sovereign' units Wayas contributed immensely to Nigeria's political devt 'Gbajabiamila Reps invite INEC Chair over cost of direct primary elections Orji Kalu, Umahi in desperate move to return to PDP PDP has redeemed self to what Nigerians want ' Wike Ondo Assembly confirms appointment of 14 commissioner nominees BREAKING: Sen Barau Jibrin gubernatorial campaign office burnt in Kano Moody's upgrades outlook on 9 banks to 'Stable Premier League: Man United end winless run against Arsenal as Ronaldo surpasses 800 career goals Need for another look at our housing situation When Labour leaders decided to overthrow govt Smart perspectives on current challenges Ndigbo and fallacy of power not served a la carte FG convenes special National Council on Health meeting in Abuja HIV-related illnesses kill 49,000 Nigerians in 2020 We want to improve health not just tackle weight loss ' Ololade, CEO, Fly Fitness Factory Pastor allegedly kidnaps Catholic Priest in Imo Five injured as truck rams into 5 vehicles in Onitsha Reps probe MDAs' bloated payrolls, ghost workers 3 drivers docked for allegedly beating up police officer NSCDC parades 65-year-old father who raped own daughter in Ogun Senate rejects N323m 'Productivity Allowance' for NAFDAC officials Suspected fake lawyer faces 14 years jail Again, Boko Haram abducts 15 NGOs staff, motorists along Damboa-Chibok Road Police force facing gross housing deficit ' IGP Banker gets N1m bail for alleged N600,000 fraud IPOB: Allow Nnamdi Kanu change clothes, court orders DSS Leadership crisis over non-indigeneship paralyses Lagos abattoir Protesters paralyse Ikorodu abattoir over leadership crisis *THISDAY* Airlines Strategise Amid Fears Harmattan May Disrupt Flight Operations During Yuletide Direct Remittances Drops by 62.4% to $1.96bn in 10 Months Olawale-Cole Elected as LCCIs New President NGX Remains Preferred Listing Destination FCMB Secures Future of Young Nigerians from Poverty Profit-taking Persist on NGX as Market Cap Drops by N112bn Ibru Links Media Support to Growth of Tourism Ports Regulation: Snooping Into Jimes Uploading Agenda Arravo: Investment in Tech Will Help Organisations Achieve More Analysts: Solid Expansion in Business Drives PMI to 55 Index Points in November Herconomy Raises $600,000 to Empower Women in Nigeria As Omicron Raises Another Dilemma for Africa Study Reveals Nigerians Spend 196% of Monthly Income on Christmas ASR Provide N2.5bn Grant for Healthcare Support in Edo APM Terminals Apapa Recycles Used Tyres Into Pavement Blocks Global Investor Event VROOM Launched in Lagos, Partners Rising Tide Africa Firm Loses N501m to Enugu Govt as Court Declares Arbitration Statute Barred WACT Attains Major Safety Milestone 81,000 Women, Girls Killed Globally in 2020, Says UNODC Report Customs Intercepts N12m Smuggled Diesel, Armoured Vehicle Ethiopia, Zambia Airlines Partner to Establish National Carrier Green Buildings Pay Off for Investors, are Cheaper to Live in United Airlines Inaugurates Washington D.C-Lagos Nonstop Service Qatar Airways to Launch Flights to Tashkent Next Year Addressing Female Genital Mutilation in Nigeria inq. Digital Bags Three Awards at NTITA 2021 As Nigeria and South Africas Move for Continental Leadership Ajulo Faults Keyamo on EndSARS Tribunal Let Us Reform or Disband NYSC Why Buhari Must Reject IMF-World Bank Advisory on Increase in Petroleum... Nation-Building: Between Restructuring and Autonomy Lions Club Sensitises Community on Diabetes Awareness, Early Detection Rotary Club Donates Library to School Rangnick Granted Work Permit to Start United Job Coach Dies Celebrating Goal NBA, ExxonMobil, PanAfricare Mark Power Forward Anniversary GOtv Boxing Night Returns Dec 24 Bet9ja/Lagos SWAN Cup Begins Lewandowski Dreams Real Madrid Move CBN, IVM, RwandaAir PartnerDaily TrustGolf Tournament 100 Golfers Battle for Lakowe Lakes Clubs Championship Title Gov. Ugwuanyi Inspects Overhaul of Azikiwe Stadiums Pitch Arsenals Gabriel Fought off Baseball Bat-wielding Robber Emmanuel Dennis Effort Not Enough to Earn Watford Point *THE SUN* Why APC needs younger national chairman Mustapha Saliu Thugs torch Shakarau APC factional office in Kano Zamfara APC and its many challenges Electoral bill: Reps summon INEC boss over cost implication of direct primaries APC didnt win Osun guber in 2018, ex-dep speaker, Lasun Presidency: PDP wont back candidate without capacity to salvage Nigeria Wike Buhari urged to assent to Electoral Bill APC Stakeholders vow to resist attempt to extend convention date beyond February Kaduna SUBEB sacks 233 teachers for presenting fake certificates NCC okays bids from MTN, Airtel for 5G spectrum auction ASPMDA new president takes oath of office 2023: Ohuabunwa bemoans lack of equity, justice, fairness for Nigerians Nembe: Leaking wellhead to be contained in days Aiteo Federal High Court to begin Christmas vacation Dec. 20 Group makes case for Enugu East governor Extra-judicial killing: DSS official allegedly sets up colleague N11.5bn fraud: ACourt discharges, acquits Akala, 2 others in Oyo Diete-Spiff backs call for state police Governors and 2023 presidency Good night, Adewale Adeeyo: An intellectual giant State of Abia: Letter to Gov Ikpeazu (1) *GUARDIAN* Ekiti 2022: APC's lethargic outing, PDP's crowded race Ohuabunwa urges Nigerians to be hopeful for rebirth of new country Wayas: Good-bye to yesterday's playmaker Obaseki constitutes property protection committee NCAA approves opening of Anambra Airport as Buhari unveils Enugu-Ebonyi roads Uzodimma lauds Iwuanyanwu as don flays government institutions over collapsed buildings Eleven killed as herders, farmers clash in Taraba Expert faults report on Bayelsa oil leak Sanwo-Olu, others task religious leaders on prayers for peace Boko Haram abducts six supervisors, drivers in Borno Ooni warns against possible extinction of Yoruba culture FUTO plans teaching hospital, warns land grabbers Despite Omicron surge, South Africa so far sees mild symptoms Joshua will consider step-aside offer to let Usyk fight Fury Organisers expect more than 100 players at Lakowe Lakes' Club Championship Winter Olympics under threat as WTA suspends Chinese tournaments over missing player Para events take centrestage at 53rdAsoju Oba Cup Ibadan players set for cancer awareness tourney It's Haaland vs Lewandowski as Der Klassiker fever grips Europe FIBA rejects new constitution for NBBF, insists on January 30, 2022 for elections CBN, IVM, RwandaAir join Daily Trust tourney train IGC Introduces Cup to honour late captain, picks new date for invitational tourney Fintechs compound corporate governance, risk management challenges, says NDIC Twitter ban hits six months as Nigeria awaits FG's decision Airlines risk demand slump, losses over Omicron restrictions NGX extends bearish sentiments as index plunges further by 0.5% Competition deepens on Lagos-Dubai route as Air Peace, Emirates resume operations Nigerians spend 16 per cent yearly income at Christmas Olawale-Cole emerges LCCI's new president NAHCO boosts operation with ground handling equipment Tourism traffic from Nigeria to Egypt surges by 400% United Airline returns competition on Lagos-U.S. route $428b investment gaps compound lack of digital access for ages 10 upward DataSixth receives Cybersecurity Company award DSN to raise one million AI experts for emerging markets Startup bags Simeon Agu prize for best software entrepreneur Foundation empowers teenage girls with digital tools, skills Nigeria's Sanmi Adegoke named Entrepreneur of the Year at the UK Property Awards 2021 When Lai Mohammed speaks Protecting the girl-child Building sustainable food supply systems - Part 2 NADECO'S under-ground and open-ground patriots - Part 1 Criminalization of the freedom of expression - Part 2 For a dignifying approach to customs' duties Time to stand on our heads Playing safe 31 million 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