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(Copyright ElohimTov.com). *NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2021* *THE NATION* Fed Govt, varsity workers talks collapse Buhari orders IG Adamu to hand over Alleged fraud: Kalu asks court to stop EFCC from retrying him Naval chief warns personnel against criminality $36.4b Foreign Reserves keep naira stable Labour demands independent probe of fuel price increase report Govts poverty reduction efforts wont work, says Obi Lawan seeks establishment of Electoral Offences Commission Ex-ministers death painful, says IBB Momoh helped Buhari to pick his running mate, says Ngige Gbajabiamila, Fayemi, Obaseki, Oyetola, Mohammed, others mourn Tony Momoh Anxiety over killer-herders persists in Oyo, Kwara National Assembly mulls adoption of electronic voting, says Gaya NaAbba, Agbakoba, Utomi, Sonaiya plan new political movement Onoja should succeed Kogi governor, says Isah Restructuring will ensure unity, equity and justice PANs ISO certifications renewed Maize shortage is temporary, say farmers Buhari doesnt interfere in NNPC operations, says Kyari Fed Govt to establish mining clusters in six geopolitical zones NiMet predicts food shortage this year Nigerias idle refineries record N6b operational expenses Canada to partner Nigeria on sustainable energy solutions Union Bank asks court to stop release of N1.65b to Union Homes, Aso Savings National Assembly calls for quick sales of seized goods Making money from cassava stems *VANGUARD* INEC plans to meet stakeholders on Polling Units expansion Electricity: Local producers of pre-paid meters kicks-off operation in Lagos, February ending Law to ban moving cattle from North to South: PDP Senate caucus backs Ganduje Buhari returns to Abuja after 4-day official visit to Daura, Katsina Group challenges Oyetola to make members of public procurement board names' public I don't have any rift with Onu ' Umahi Akeredolu raises alarm over illegal immigrants in Nigeria Avert lead poisoning disaster waiting to explode in Nigeria's gold industry Children of Cain and Abel Sanwo-Olu condoles Dabiri-Erewa over mother's death Herders' Eviction: Act now before it degenerates, Bashir Tofa tells Buhari Confusion over appointment of new IGP, as Adamu welcomes Buhari to Abuja Fiscal reforms committee to correct errors in Finance Act 2020 Edo residents react to extension of deadline for NIN-SIM linkage [PHOTOS] Attack on Seriki Fulani's house in Ogun Reasons TI rated Nigeria under Buhari poorly ' Reno Omokri One killed, as hoodlums set ablaze Seriki Fulani's housein Ogun PDP crisis: Police arrest, arraign youth leader, others in Ebonyi The Lagos-Badagry Expressway needs urgent attention INEC moves to create new Polling Units, set to engage stakeholders APC Membership Registration: Oyetola assures hitch-free exercise Tony Momoh's death created vacuum for progressives' Aare Adams Security Measures: APC South-West Reps caucus backs Akeredolu I'll love Igbo presidency, but democracy is game of numbers' Tunde Bakare APC registration: Imo Speaker urges oppositions to join party FG committing suicide by selling assets to fund budget' Peter Obi Technology minister advocates electronic voting system for Nigeria Oil Market: Prices surge over $57.49 per barrel as OPEC, non-OPEC commit to output cut My attack on Alakija bridge: Let the Virtual Operators come Seamless banking: 5G to aid talking ATMs, touch-less tech Future of work: Tech4Dev partners FCDO to empower northerners on digital literacy FG extends deadline of NIN-SIM integration by 8 weeks Covid-19: MultiChoice makes decoders budget-friendly with new price Novel mentorship programme helps stall brain drain for 12 Nigerian doctors COVID-19: Kano govt shuts hospital for attending to severe COVID-19 cases 5.7m Nigerian women, girls use contraceptives ' Study COVID-19: Everyone must be vaccinated to defeat pandemic ' FG Cultists in Lagos now face 21 years in jail; 15 for sponsors Police ban illegal use of siren, tinted glass in Adamawa *THISDAY* Fitch: Ecobank Has Stable Outlook Canadian High Commissioner Harps on Clean Energy Solutions Renaissance Capital Foresees N429/$1 by Year-end Oke: Why there is Stunted Growth in Advertising Sector Restorium Capital Launches Products to Bridge Funding Gap How Stanbic IBTC is Empowering Female-led Startups Utomi Highlights Economic Benefits of Ehingbeti A Good Start for Stock Market FG Inaugurates Storage System to Boost Yam Export Premium, ARM, Stanbic Pensions Lead in CPS Returns FG Vows Support for Proposed N2bn Animal Husbandry Centre S&P Affirms AfDBs Rating Ibekwe: How GivingNg is Impacting Lives, Communities Report: Skit Economy Will Boost Diversification Agenda How Digital Tools Can Transform Africas Agri-food Systems Immanuel: Nigeria Needs Gradual, Sustainable Transition to Cleaner Hydrocarbons for Its Future Energy Needs We Didnt Have Strong Institutions, We Had Strong Men Ruling Imo... An Undying Legacy of Service Worthy of Emulation APC Put Restructuring in Its Manifesto to Deceive the People As Sanwo-Olu Lifts the Profile of Badagry PDP Rotational Presidency Favours North- JACKSON UDE The Museveni Irony NPFL: LMC Reschedules Three Matches Ooni Backs Revival of National Principals Cup Klopp Rules out Injured Van Dijk for Rest of Season Ighalo Agrees Personal Terms with Saudis Al-Shabab Serena, Boulter Win as Australian Open Warm-ups Begin Inter Host Juventus in Coppa Italia Live on StarTimes Today Juventus Khedira Joins Hertha Berlin *PUNCH* Open grazing shouldnt be practised in the 21st century, were resistant to good practices in Nigeria Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Special Adviser to AfDP President Oil firms income tax payments drop to N47.74bn Telcos collect 56.18 million NINs, FG fixes April 6 deadline 9mobile, Globacom, Airtel fail quality tests in 20 states NCC Poor Nigeriansll increase by 15 million soon WBank Oil price rises above $57, highest in 12 months Abuja, Oyo, three othersll witness shorter planting season NiMet FG, labour consider electricity, fuel price reports Feb 22 Berger Paints get two directors MultiChoice to mitigate COVID-19 effects on consumers UPDC gets new board chairman INEC to create more polling units, meet stakeholders FG, SSANU, NASU create committee to address IPPIS dispute Gunmen kill 26, abduct 40 in Niger, Sokoto communities Im not surprised by my removal Sacked Borno commissioner INEC plans more polling units, meets stakeholders 560,000 school age children have schistosomiasis in Nasarawa Govt Mob burns Ogun market, Serikis house 15 incoming jets, eight unmanned aerial vehiclesll boost anti-insurgency war Abubakar Ekiti herdsmen registration begins as state dusts anti-grazing law Nigeria ripe for state police, says Akeredolu Foreign herdsmen behind killings, kidnapping in forest reserves Akeredolu Reps deputy speakers aide sacked for fraud, says CoS Panic in NYSC hqtrs, camps as resident officer dies of COVID-19 How I discovered three children with my ex-wife arent mine Judge MC Oluomos book about his life, not 2023 politics Ondo doctors protest salary slash, begin indefinite strike Our corpsll enforce SEast govs open-grazing ban, says IPOB Masked men kill three residents in Kaduna fresh attacks There could be 10,00o Sunday Igbohos, Bakare warns IG welcomes Buhari from Katsina amidst handover rumour Kogi fumes over COVID-19 travel warning, alleges NCDC scaring investors Drama as EFCC re-arraigns Kalu on N70bn fraud charges Dont play politics with NDelta development, Wike tells NDDC Its necessary APC wins Enugu, SEast in 2023 Onyeama Lagos opposes suit against okada, keke ban Assembly writes National Assembly, Buhari, insists on state police Sanwo-Olu hails Oyinlola at 70 Bezos to step down as CEO of Amazon 300,000 killed, three million displaced in Nigeria since 2009 VC Herdsmen crisis: What I told Sunday Igboho Tunde Bakare Strike: FG, varsity workers meeting ends in deadlock IGP, others welcome Buhari back to Abuja Buhari has not met Nigerians expectations, says Bakare 2023: Atiku, Tinubu are not good candidates for presidency Adeyanju TI: Buhari breaking his own corruption records, says Adeyanju Prolonged detention of el-Zakzakys Winning the war against a silent pandemic A tribute to my father, Prof Folabi Olumide Protest rocks Ogun as Customs, smugglers clash leaves one dead CDA kicks as land grabbers invade Magodo estate NSCDC deploys 150 personnel in Oyo hotspots NDLEA intercepts 3.30kg cocaine in Lagos airport Oil thief bags two years jail term in Rivers Fire razes archbishops residence in Kaduna Niger late govs son sues mum over dads property Delta college executive arraigned for N32m fraud Court remands 23-year-old in Ekiti over rape Air force denies killing Imo lecturer *THE SUN* 2023: Power must shift to the North Central 'Benue CAN Chairman Why power must move down South in 2023 'Kokori Delta Assembly holds valedictory session for late Leader APC massive registration in S' East will ensure Igbo president ' Uzodimma APC registration exercise: Abiodun calls for mass mobilisation Otti calls on APC to demand good governance in Abia Enugu: Ex-PDP lawmaker, 3,000 others decamp to APC Underage married girls will not vote ' Sen Gaya German court rejects complaint over male-dominated parliament Conference of APC Support Groups appoints Obidike as Director General Ooni backs revival of National Principals Cup Golfers storm Bayelsa for international golf tourney Moffi: It'll be great to play for Super Eagles El-Rufai excited as Kaduna Bishop floats football club Nimrod emerges Secretary General of CAVB Zone 3 Tokyo 2020: D'Tigers, D'Tigress get tough draw Ahead Saudi club unveiling: Ighalo lands in Saudi Arabia El-rufai excited, as Kaduna Bishop floats football club Federer eyes 'smaller tournament' for injury comeback BrandCo launches Adidas Franchise in Nigeria FG releases N34bn for 377 rural roads to stop post-harvest losses Stanbic IBTC, 9 other stockbroking firms trade shares worth N112.84bn Subscribers laud FG's extension of NIN-SIM linkage to April 6 NANTA condemns Dubai's COVID-19 policy on Nigerian passengers Glo our pillar of support 'Telco dealers SON alerts on under-dispensing of oxygen, medical gases Banks' non-performing loans rise to N1.5tr Kola Okunola is AfICTA Africa ICT Personality 2020 Abubakar, former NAF Chief fly out of service N1.4bn subsidy fraud: Court admits more evidence against firm 25 killed, 30 injured in Niger communities for declining negotiations with bandits EndSARS: 64-year-old widow accuses 2 police officers of breaking her teeth Court to rule on suit challenging Lagos ban on motorcycle,tricycle today NEF over-heating polity -Afenifere Insecurity getting worse, very worrisome Obi Releases N34bn for rural roads to stop post-harvest losses SEast needs developmental projects than appointments -Umahi FG issues drought alert in 6 states Higher realities of spiritual life (4) Hereafter advice to Nigerian leaders ' Babangida in focus (6) ' Paying back his good deeds to me Move, not pack, out of home BETWEEN ETHNIC PROFILING AND PROFILE OF A CRIMINAL Overdue appointment of new Service Chiefs: Legal and moral issues arising *GUARDIAN* Solskjaer tells Man Utd to 'make a fuss' about referees' decisions Liverpool's Minamino completes loan deal to Southampton Liverpool's Matip ruled out for rest of season Registration, revalidation exercise reunites Enugu APC leaders PDP tasks U.S., others on insecurity in Nigeria Igbo can't be President by playing opposition, says Uzodimma NDLEA arrests suspected drug peddler at Lagos airport, bursts cannabis warehouse in Nasarawa Many allegedly killed as Abia/ Akwa Ibom border crisis escalates Fire guts archbishop's house in Kaduna FCT to recover encroached pedestrian walkways Rivers community, school clash over MOU Edo Poly engages stakeholders on development of eco-friendly generator Court remands teacher for allegedly killing 3 policemen Lagos Assembly passes law prescribing 21-year jail term for cultists Family of late British-Nigerian sues UK transport agency over negligence Utomi to mark 65th birthday with virtual CVL lecture, Thanksgiving Mass Two FBI agents dead, three wounded in Florida shooting US voices concern on Iran satellite rocket launch Ex-president leaves Kyrgyzstan as criminal case mulled Google pays $3.8 mn to settle pay-hiring bias complaint Pfizer estimates $15 bn in 2021 sales for Covid-19 vaccine Anger after US police pepper-spray 9-year-old girl COVID-19: Seychelles ranks 3rd in the world for percentage of population vaccinated Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective: Lancet study Biden turns the page on Trump in push to streamline US immigration process US lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez says she is sexual assault survivor FIFA thwarts Nigerian bid to scuttle Pinnick's Council election D'Tigress draw Japan, USA, France at Tokyo Olympics Sports ministry reduces number of team sports for Edo 2020 festival Adegoke's 10.16s at AFN's All-Comers excites Nigerians Sunshine Stars seek level-playing field against Abia Warriors Van Dijk return this season would be a 'miracle', says Klopp Villas-Boas offers to resign as Marseille coach in transfer row Liverpool bolster defence, Minamino off to Saints as window shuts Djokovic says future of men's tennis in good hands NESG projects 2.9% economic growth in 2021 Naira depreciation increases cost-input pressures, weakens production SON warns dealers under-dispensing oxygen, medical gases Uneven vaccination pace may slow oil demand, amid huge stockpiles Profit-taking drags capitalisation further by N164 billion FG seeks support of AU, others to createAfrican Single Digital Market NIMASA assures Turkish ambassador of kidnapped seafarers' rescue Adaptation to changing market dynamics aided growth Truck owners kick against Sanwo-Olu's task force Operators warn of unfriendly business environment at ports MultiChoice not considering pay-as-you-go subscription option No digital economy without research Zero-interest financing on smartphones at TEC NIIT targets 2,000 youths with 'Street2Click' project Experts harp on technology for medical services We are focused on promoting customers' acquisition and retention, says Goodnews Economic recovery and the overdue reforms - Part 3 Coronavirus diary - Part 44 That garbage agreement between Yoruba and Fulani - Part 2 Fallacy, ambiguity in Finance Act (2020) Those preparing for war in Nigeria The benevolent in our midst Home truth - Part 2 *TRIBUNE* FG warns farmers against early rainfall planting in 2021 season Soun lauds President Buhari on new polytechnic in Ogbomoso Maize scarcity: Farmers, processors kick against importation El-Rufai visits Niger, says terrorism, banditry, other criminalities will soon come to an end No parallel registration exercise in Kwara ' APC stakeholders PIB: Group rejects 2.5% vote for oil-bearing communities NCoS boss tasks officers on safety of inmates Chevron oil spill: IYC blames FG over IOCs delay on Niger Delta clean-up Bogoro lauds FIRS for increased remittance of education tax High hope in aviation as Nigerian airlines embraces new, more profitable aircraft Nigeria confirms 1,634 new COVID-19 cases, toll now 133,552 Russia's Sputnik V is 91.6% effective against COVID-19 ' Study Foundation trains, empowers 265 youths in vocational skills Minister urges Telcoms to uphold ethical business standards Lagos Assembly screens health, procurement, oil & gas, judicial commissions board nominees Woman faces charges for spanking police officer on his buttocks Real Madrid president tests positive for coronavirus Real Madrid president tests positive for *SPORTS* 2020 Olympics: D'Tigress to face USA, France again - New Telegraph A stupid foul that kills everything' - Southampton boss Hasenhuttl slams Jankewitz for early red card - Goal Adegoke's 10.16s at AFN's All-Comers excites Nigerians - Guardian Ahead Saudi club unveiling: Ighalo lands in Saudi Arabia - The Sun Akani faults Nigerias reliance on US Collegiate system - Punch As a voice for social justice, the legacy of Patrick Mahomes grows - CNN BREAKING: Wolves beat nine-man Arsenal - Punch Chelsea defender Rudiger slams 'nonsense' rumours he tried to get Lampard sacked - Goal Chiefs GM Says KC Will Try to Re-Sign Sammy Watkins in FA: 'I Love Having Him - Bleacher Report Chris Bosh Announces He's Written 'Letters to a Young Athlete' Book - Bleacher Report COVID-19: Access Bank Lagos City Marathon moved to April 10 - The Cable D'Tigress draw Japan, USA, France at Tokyo Olympics - Guardian Daryl Morey Wanted ESPN's Mina Kimes' Etch-a-Sketch Art to Recruit Dwight Howard - Bleacher Report Dean Smith believes Jack Grealish's form makes the playmaker out of this world - Yahoo Derek Carr Trade Rumors: Raiders Expected to Take Calls Amid Deshaun Watson Buzz - Bleacher Report Djokovic says future of men's tennis in good hands - Guardian DTigress drawn against USA, France in tough Olympics group - The Cable Eagles' midfielder joins Spanish Segunda Division side - New Telegraph El-Rufai excited as Kaduna Bishop floats football club - The Sun El-rufai excited, as Kaduna Bishop floats football club - The Sun EPL: Man Utd win 9-0 against nine-man Saints, Palace beat Newcastle - New Telegraph EPL: Wolves beat nine-man Arsenal, Sheff Utd fight back to win - New Telegraph Fans ejected after courtside argument with LeBron James during game - CNN Federer eyes 'smaller tournament' for injury comeback - The Sun FIFA thwarts Nigerian bid to scuttle Pinnick's Council election - Guardian Fred VanVleet Breaks Raptors' Single-Game Scoring Record Held by DeMar DeRozan - Bleacher Report Gareth Southgate leads tributes to Captain Sir Tom Moore - Yahoo Ghana star Accam downplays Hearts of Oak Premier League title chances - Goal Giants' Drew Robinson Opens Up About Mental Health After Suicide Attempt - Bleacher Report Giants' Saquon Barkley Compares Hornets' LaMelo Ball to Magic Johnson - Bleacher Report Golfers storm Bayelsa for international golf tourney - The Sun Heat's Meyers Leonard to Undergo Season-Ending Surgery on Shoulder Injury - Bleacher Report I've watched it 10 times and I still see no contact' - Arsenal boss Arteta fumes over David Luiz red card - Goal Ighalo Agrees Personal Terms with Saudis Al-Shabab - Thisday Ighalo arrives Saudi Arabia ahead of Al-Shabab transfer - The Cable Inter Host Juventus in Coppa Italia Live on StarTimes Today - Thisday Inter Milan 1-2 Juventus: Cristiano Ronaldo's double puts Juve in charge after first leg of Coppa Italia - BBC ISL 2020-21: Kerala Blasters vs Mumbai City - TV channel, stream, kick-off time & match preview - Goal ISL's greatest comebacks - featuring ATK Mohun Bagan, Kerala Blasters and others - Goal It's what every player dream of' ' Al Ahly's El Shenawy relishing prospect of facing Bayern Munich - Goal Italian Cup: Ronaldo double gives Juventus edge over Inter - Punch Jared Goff Says He Enjoyed 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