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(Copyright ElohimTov.com). *NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2021* *THE NATION* American Waldrum signs agreement with NFF Ive not hijacked Anambra APCs revalidation, says Uba Students flood UNILAG, YABATECH campuses despite online classes Turkeytourney good for SuperFalcons, says match agent PIBPutting national interest above selfish sentiments Turkish Womens Cup: Falcons kick-startWaldrums reign against CSKA AfriWomen trains 2500 women Soludo best person to succeed Obiano MAN, LCCI raise concerns over rising inflation Corruption deep at state, council levels, says PACAC Minister petitions IG over alleged fake news PDP governors fault centralised community policing ICPC uncovers widespread budget fraud in MDAs FEC okays road contracts in Ondo, Ogun, Nasarawa, Benue, others EFCC urges Supreme Court to return Metuh to prison Fresh mass abduction from school hostel sparks outrage Banks to open dollar accounts with offshore lenders Borno, Yobe elders demand recruitment of indigenes to protect liberated areas Defence minister to Nigerians: dont be cowards, confront bandits How Uzodimma is repositioning Imo, by commissioner Propaganda against Tinubu will fail, says new political association Triumphant 80 Court blocks Shells accounts over alleged oil theft Brent hits $64 on oil supply curtailment IMF backs CBN on cryptocurrency ban Access Bank, Lagos partner on soft loans for female entrepreneurs Lagos warns on illegal sale of govt land Tasks before incoming EFCC helmsman #VANGUARD Ebonyi Crisis: Govt orders deployment of more security personnel to warring communities P&G, FMITI, BoI, other industry leaders empower hundreds of SMEs in Nigeria Edwin Clark urges Buhari to restore peace, trust to the Country Yobe executive council approves N3.2bn for capital projects Woman begs NHRC panel for justice for murdered brother Visa expands practical business skills free education resources for small businesses, entrepreneurs FG to begin repatriation of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon, Niger, Chad Standard Chartered launches new programme with youth business international FCTA to address menace of scavengers, drugs abuse, others How SARS tortured my brother to death, petitioner tells NHRC panel How a lecturer slumped, died while teaching in Imo state Matawalle briefs Buhari on security situation in Zamfara UPDATED: Buhari, Bello meet over Kagara school kidnap Inducting Fela in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Who'll implement the National Quality Policy FG's capacity to end bandits' attacks not in doubt ' APC PDP, Atiku condemn Kagara abduction APC will eat PDP for breakfast if Fani-Kayode leaves, Tanko replies Fayose Our ex-governors to woo new members to PDP ' Saraki PDP governors demand appointment of new IGP Senate receives Buhari's 2021 budget proposal for Police Trust Fund Buhari won't rig Anambra election for you, APGA tells APC PDP: NWC divided over Secondus' alleged failure Just In: Saraki-led committee meets with PDP ex-governor Catch up with time, APC scribe, Nabena replies Lai Mohammed Bears maintain dominance on NSE, market drops further by N15bn Africa leads global mobile money growth with 46 percent Digital Space's Abitoye floats foundation to help poor Nigerians NetPlusDotCom disrupts Fintech sector with Android-based POS terminals MDXi commits to energy efficiency, environmental sustainability Visa partners GIGL on special e-commerce tariff for SMEs Lesotho wins 34th Ajegunle Mock Nations Cup NEWS EXTRA: Porto beat Juventus 2-1 Tension as 42-year-old man beats wife to death in Lagos NUC approves degree programme for Dental College Enugu Court remands butcher for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old stepdaughter Court slams N500,000 bail on man over N36,500 cell phone theft Two in court over N1.5m accommodation fraud Resolve land dispute to avert bloody clash, Anambra community tells Obiano From Kankara to Kagara, hypocrisy defines government Pity President Buhari, victim of 'harassment' by Nigeria's elite Why Lekki Tollgate should be abolished Improve case definition for Ebola, Expert urges FG COVID-19: NIMR health workers grumble over allowances, poor working conditions *THISDAY* Interswitch Introduces Quickteller Business for SMEs Firm Launches e-Learning App for Teachers, Schools Addressing Telecoms Consumers Complaints Journey Towards National Theatres Rebirth Agba Seeks to Strengthen Nigeria-UAE Bilateral Relations ASHON Highlights Measures to Grow Commodities Exchanges Sanusi Advocates Family Planning to Address Infrastructural Inadequacy Samsung Galaxy S21 Gets Global Review Cold Stone Unveils App, Online Platform Large Chunk of Nigerias Identity Data in Silos Group Faults Ban on Cryptocurrency Transactions FX Market: CBN Intervened with $10.308bn in Six Months Gombe Unveils 10- year Development Plan Mastercard, MTN to Empower Africans through Digital Financial Inclusion Nwosu: AfCFTA Will Drive Competition in Advertising Industry We Will Not Give Up the Ideal of Globalization, Says Huawei CEO CBN Directs Banks to Open Dollar Account for Remittances Ericsson CEO Berates EUs Telcos over Delay in 5G Rollout Insurers and Challenge of Emerging Underwriting Risks IT Solution Recognised as key Digital Platform Investment One Holds Season 5 Virtual Investment Competition Nautic Africa Launches new 35metre Flagship Vessel PDP Govs Restate Case for Decentralised Police Group Urges Buhari to Sack NDDC Interim Administrator The Next Administration in Abia state will be a PDP Government The Danger of Cattle Imperialism Enyeama Backs Barca-slayer, Mbappe, for Ballon dOr Tsitsipas Beats Nadal to Set up Medvedev Sfinal Nigerias DTigers First to Qualify for 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Neymar Faces Possible Two-match Ban for Twitter Rant Haaland Urges Dortmund to Shake off Bundesliga Blues against Sevilla Mbappe Stuns Barca with Hat trick, Liverpool Gain Advantage in Budapest Omeruos Leganes in Tough Duel with Promotion-seeking Sadiq Umars Almeria Panacea for Under Five Deaths in Children WHO Seeks Media Support for Enlightenment Campaign on COVID-19 Preventive Measures Nigeria Sets Up Multi-sectoral Commitee on COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Mental Illness: Expert Calls on FG to Ban Chaining of Patients in Health Centres Making Fitness Convenient, Entertaining for Healthy Living Global Action is the Only Way to Get Ahead of COVID-19 PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE AND INFERTILITY (Part 1) *PUNCH* PDP govs ask President to appoint substantive IG Kwara APC youths ask Buhari to sack Lai Mohammed Strange disease: Benue to assess boarding school before reopening JOHESU is a conspiracy among allied health workers to fight doctors NMA General Secretary, Ekpe Insecurity in Nigeria has reached crisis level PDP, Atiku PDP govs ask President to appoint substantive IGP Ex-PDP govs committed to rebuilding party, says Saraki Buhari doesnt rig elections, APC cant win Anambra APGA No protest in Rivers school, says commissioner 302 special police squad deployed in Kaduna against bandits Firm rewards essay competition winners with scholarships Delta private school owners protest multiple taxes Bandits: Defend yourselves, minister tells Nigerians COVID-19: South Africa begins vaccination of healthcare workers Kagara abduction: No one knows next school banditsll attack Niger senator Troops kill several bandits in Kaduna, recover arms Alvan Ikoku college lecturer slumps, dies in lecture hall External reserves down by $565m in two weeks Court blocks Shells bank accounts over alleged oil loss FG to borrow $1.2bn for agric mechanisation, others Fuel price hike looms nationwide as marketers meet Power grid collapses, plunges Lagos, others into darkness Freight forwarders, truckers blame shipping firms for Apapa gridlock Financial inclusion may worsen next decade Report Senate probes exorbitant shipping fees at ports Use of cryptocurrencies, a concern IMF Court adjourns investment fraud case against firm AfDB gets $668.1m from Japan for concessional loans Infracredit appoints independent, non-executive directors Why I prayed that COVID-19 should not end Apostle Suleman Stock market extends decline as 22 stocks decline Dismissed cop supplied five AK-47 rifles for Offa bank robbery Suspect Aisha Buhari birthday greetings absent as Presidents wife clocks 50 N42bn personnel cost for 2019 was blocked from being stolen ICPC Hisbah panel probes official caught with housewife in Kano hotel Delta pregnant lawyer killed as robbers open fire on vehicle Osun to close Olaiya road for nine months Man remanded for alleged rape, impregnating Katsina 16-year-old girl Rivers okays N12.4bn for two Port Harcourt flyovers FG okays N62bn for Benin-Ore Road, others Experts urge Lagos to maintain digital policy consistency Sanwo-Olu seeks Return Historys to school curriculum FCTA bans open grazing in Abuja, establishes RUGA in three area councils IG drafts 150 anti-kidnapping forces in FCT Three killed, houses razed in Borno IDP camp fire Niger school invasion: Bandits tied 42 abductees in pairs, fled to bush on motorbikes Resident Protesting workers shut OAU gates over hazard allowance Governors must use talks with bandits to end killings Matawalle Youths, traders attack Niger deputy govs house over market demolition South-East farmers demand N9bn from FG over herdsmens menace Economic recovery requires creative thinking Quarantine bill scales second reading in Senate Relocate to approved markets or risk sanctions, Ekiti warns traders Park managers system abolished in Oyo Judge returns Air Peace file for re-assignment Absence of internal democracy hinders parties growth INEC Uba mobilising members, not taking over APC Campaign council Osemawe sets up panel on herdsmen menace Akwa Ibom ex-militants threaten to resume hostilities over amnesty funding *NEW TELEGRAPH* Insecurity: It's time to act Invictus Obi to spend 10 years in jail for $11m email scam 2023: NLC mulls floating new political party We'll rescue Kagara students, Defence Minister assures FG: We won't surrender Nigeria's sovereignty Govs: We're distressed over 42 students, others' abduction FEC approves N62bn for road, water, other projects ICPC stops N189bn MDAs' personnel cost diversion Blackout as national grid collapses second time in 3 months Hard partying in your 20s raises risk of future heart problems Again, Senate tells Buhari to declare state of emergency IMF backs CBN's decision on crypto currency Managing rising debts amid infrastructure gap Assessing DND's impacts on Nigeria's telecoms COVID-19: Curtailing manufacturing, other costs WTO: OPS tasks Okonjo-Iweala on policy reforms NCC to subscribers: Settle your debts before porting NACCIMA commends FG for rail line construction Hope PSBank: Why we're partnering FG on NIN Google braces to keep internet users safe NetPlusDotCom launches Android based PoS devices in Nigeria Insecurity: Senators express frustration over state of the nation Okwenna: Era of money politics over in Anambra Buhari must give marching orders to service chiefs on security ' Ezugwu Gen. Ihejirika Why I joined APC Five govs receive Gbenga Daniel into APC EPL: Man City beat Everton to open up 10-point lead UEFA League: Porto edge Juve as Haaland puts Dortmund in charge against Sevilla EPL: Burnley hit back to frustrate Fulham Waldrum signs agreement, to be officially unveiled as Falcons' coach in Nigeria Turkish Women's Cup: Super Falcons impress Waldrum ahead of opener against CSKA Moscow Australian Open: Tsitsipas knocks out Nadal in thriller Olympics: Calls grow to relocate 2022 Beijing Winter Games *THE SUN* INEC expresses concern over political parties' lack of internal democracy PDP govs reject community policing APC membership registration'll consolidate democratic gains 'Orajiaka INEC expresses concern over political parties' lack of internal democracy Issues as 2014 confab report re-echoes in Reps Bayelsa Assembly summons IGR Board over leakages Group drums support for Bello, targets 5 million Ambassadors Daniel an asset to APC ' Akintunde 2023: Yahaya Bello campaign posters plaster Jos streets APC crisis deepens as Nabena takes on Lai Mohammed D'Tigers qualify for 2021 FIBA Afrobasket Rohr's headache: Eagles've too many good strikers CAA president commiserates with Gov Okowa Turkish Women's Cup: Waldrum, Falcons face litmus test against CSKA Moscow Sylva endorses Oloibiri Half Marathon Lagos pays N1.5bn pension benefits AfCFTA needs Okonjo-Iweala's support to succeed 'MAN FCMB boosts support to SMEs with N5m interest-free loan facility LG unveilseco-friendly products Dangote debunks fraudulent scheme in Aliko Dangote Foundation's name Exporters call for cargo truck parks at border NEPZA urges businesses to key into free trade zones to boost investment Access Bank, LSETF, partner to empower female entrepreneurs Smugglers attack Customs officers over Tokunbo vehicles, injure 3 Interswitch launches IT solution to bolster Africa SMEs' growth Kidnapping: Police deploy anti-riot squad in FCT Police investigate Hisbah operative illicit affair Service chiefs nominees promise to improve nations security Senate wants FG to declare state of emergency in security Rivers community urges Wike to intervene in faceoff with Agip WTO: Were proud of Okonjo-Iweala, say South East govs, Ohanaeze Insecurity: Governors unite against open grazing Dredgers activities: Ajah community petitions Sanwo-Olu, seeks task force deployment Troops kill scores of bandits, rescue 4 victims in Kaduna FG to begin repatriation of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon, Niger, Chad From khaki to suit Okorocha's Eastern Palm heist Understanding Femi Fani-Kayode's vuvuzela game Africa for sale Where Jakande faltered, no grass may grow again #Loriiro: The new abnormal Nigerias ngozi to the world CBN, cryptocurrency and monetary capitalist FRSC: 33 years of robust road safety administration, traffic management Efiong Akwa: Son of Niger Delta, child of providence DSS alarm on imminent religious, ethnic violence Davido named one of the most influential people in the world by TIME Magazine *GUARDIAN* Referee Dean to return to Premier League action despite death threats We'll beat Enyimba in Port Harcourt, says Rivers United coach Eguma Golden Eaglets set for another MRI test Waldrum officially becomes Falcons coach, to be unveiled in Nigeria Pinnick grateful for presidency's endorsement of FIFA Council election campaign Mourinho backs 'amazing' Spurs goalkeeper Lloris despite errors Bale 'towards end of career', admits agent Adamawa APC upbeat as stalwarts renew membership PDP NWC distances self from Anambra zoning rift NATO holds post-Trump talks as Afghanistan decision looms Europe court demands Navalny release citing 'risk to life Blinken says US to pay $200 million in WHO obligations Trump casino demolished in Atlantic City WTO needs to show results on economic crisis, vaccines: Okonjo-Iweala UN chief urges global vaccination plan for Covid-19 Power outages leave millions shivering in deadly US cold snap Ghislaine Maxwell 'physically abused' during jail search, lawyer says Death toll in DR Congo boat accident rises to 16 CBN sells $10.3bn at FX market in six months Shareholders move to stop FG from borrowing unclaimed dividend FG targets 500,000 employees under survival fund scheme Bears dominate trading as index dips further by 0.07% Stakeholders to explore funding opportunities in renewable energy Aliko Dangote denounces fraudulent support fund application Niger State, energy firm seal pact on waste-to-wealth Bjrn Seiz: Leading financial advisor and entrepreneur NLC wades into MWUN, Intels' dispute, seeks peaceful resolution Union tasks FG on employee support fund to cushion pandemic effect NUT alleges fresh plots to destabilise primary, secondary education Anambra Fire Service targets rapid response, graduates 120 fire men KEDCO uses security personnel to intimidate workers, NUEE alleges InfraCredit appoints Shobo independent non-executive director Huawei certified top employer in Nigeria 2020 Sanlam Award for excellence targets financial journalism FG engages 27,000 Borno youths in public works LASBCA gets new general manager Federalism is the answer, after all - Part 17 Africa's year of revolution Power and the temptations of Jakande Our anesthetic Nigerian processes ' Climate change ' Trump trial and the 'January exception Insecurity and the national question Adieu Lateef Kayode Jakande The colossus departs *TRIBUNE* NALDA to launch program to encourage households to grow their own food Bauch govt orders demolition of building where over 200 rounds of ammunition, other weapons were discovered NCC must sanitise the music industry ' HOMAL Why regular consumption of zobo drink with hypertension medication should be avoided 'Expert Stretched to breaking point: Emotional burden of caring for elderly with dementia Challenges of turning COVID-19 vaccines into vaccinations Unsustainable debt servicing Why shipping investors shun Nigerian flag for vessels COVID-19: Nigeria records 869 new infections, eight deaths Anambra lauds launch of United Nigeria Airlines Zamfara APC registration: Senator Yarima Bakura finally allowed to register after scuffle 20 million children, women are mutilation victims in Nigeria ' Expert Provide unifying leadership, bring Nigerians together, Olabode George charges Buhari Nigerian Breweries launches new brand with a tour Investors lose N15bn as equities market further depreciates Stock Market Basics: What Newbie Investors Must Know High inflationary trend, threat to nation's industrial growth ' MAN Should Nigerians Be Trading In European Currencies In 2021 6th Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit free-to-attend for 2021 Why women must be encouraged to embrace STEM career *SPORTS* 5-Star SG Prospect Amari Bailey Commits to UCLA over Kansas, More - Bleacher Report A's Catcher Sean Murphy Will Miss Time After Surgery on Collapsed Lung - Bleacher Report A.J. 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