*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 28TH MAY 2021* *THE NATION* Childrens Day: Schools get hand washing machines Families petition Makinde over imminent crisis at Iresa-Adu Akowonjo, environs part of Shasha Decent homes for Nigerians feasible Contextualising Southwest APC leadership meeting IPOB and image laundering Finance firm offers customers free, unlimited transfers 26 bodies recovered in Niger boat accident Aspirant promises urban renewal Why we want council chair Buraimoh Buhari meets Akufo-Addo in Aso Rock Villa FG declares 132 violators of COVID-19 travel advisory wanted Police, DSS rescue 14 kidnap victims in Abuja NGFs N408.5/litre fuel price proposal provocative NLC They have names too At 95, Erogbogbo urges politicians to be faithful Actress Eniola Badmus destroyed my expensive phone, lady alleges *VANGUARD* CBN sets to cut imports of cassava by-products import Kaduna speaker hails choice of Major General Yahaya as COAS Food prices rise in April despite fall in inflation 54 oil pipelines vandalised in February ' NNPC Borno govt closes 2 Colleges of Education over unrest WIKE TO NASS, FG: Give Nigerians constitution that'll guarantee collective progress Infinity Trust MfB grows loan book to N7.12bn Buhari meets Ghanaian President, Akufo-Addo, at Aso Villa EoDB: Ogun establishes Zonal offices Akwa Ibom gov't satisfied with pace of work at Car Assembling Plant NIS increases passport production capacity ' Babandede Constitution review: Yakasai opposes calls for state police Benue Security Council orders youths of feuding Bonta/Ukpute communities to fish out criminal elements amongst them LAGOS LG POLL: Youths vow to resist 'sponsored Political thugs Construction of 4th Mainland Bridge to start in December, Sanwo-Olu assures Children's Day:Our greatest legacy is to give you better country ' Buhari Niger Delta group warns against implementating proposed N385 fuel price increment Ayade's defection: Dukeindicts Imoke, calls for return to founding fathers ideals 100 Students: Ekiti govt suspends College of Health Provost Ortom's assassination attempt: We're shocked by the IGP's comment ' Akase Children's Day: Olori Janet Afolabi hosts 400 Apomu children [PHOTOS] NNPC trading surplus rise by 314% to N39.85bn in one month Esimaje Awani: Square peg insquare hole How founder of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria is bailing the North in education Latest FIFA Rankings for African countries Emmanuel Fanu emerges acting Registrar of LASU Oak Business School partners EKSU to run degree programmes Children's Day: CSO calls on FG to address crisis of 10.5m out of school children Yobe spends N800m on foreign scholarship for 316 students Children's Day: COVID-19 crisis, a child rights crisis in Nigeria, others ' UNICEF PDP'll suffer if I leave party ' Wike Abiodun Awodele Talks 'The Colourful Secrets of Abstract Things *THISDAY* WBank Approves $700m for Water Supply, Sanitation Programmes in Nigeria Dangote: Nigeria to Earn $700m Annually from Sugar Backward Integration Industrialisation Key for Strong Supply Chain Uduanu: Non-interest Fund Will Deepen Financial inclusion We Still Retain Concession Rights over Ibadan Road, Says Contractor Customs Intercepts Fake Drugs, Generate N426m from Importers NPA to Resolve Truck Call-Up Challenges Nigerian Marketing Industry Prone to Budget Decline without Collaboration Understanding FMoT, NPA, INTELS Brouhaha Evaluating Nigerias Business Environment Lawmaker Seeks More Funding for Aviation Agencies Unlocking Domestic Airlines Profitability, Efficiency IATA: Despite COVID-19 Economic Disruption, People Still Eager to Travel Ethiopian Medical Center Vaccinates Employees Green Africa Offers N16, 500 Fares Air Peace Begins Flights to Ilorin Two Steikes That Proved the Minister of Labour Between Akeredolu and Ayade The Political Genomes of Babangida, Abacha, Obasanjo, Jonathan and Buhari in... Interrogating Lawans Position On Restructuring Nigeria Retains 32nd Spot in May FIFA Ranking Akeredolus Rising Profile in America, Malami and Shehu Cricket Launches Accelerated Growth Programme in Abuja SOUTHERN LEADERS AND THE 1999 CONSTITUTION Sergio Ramos Leads Tributes as Zidane Leaves Madrid Champions League Final: Man City, Chelsea Go Head-to-Head Live on DStv Recuperating Tiger Woods Silent on Returning to Golf Infrastructural Development at Rack Centre Excites FG Conte Quits Serie A Champions Inter Milan Hogan Lovells Leads Dialogue on Energy, Technology and Logistics as Catalyst for Growth in West Africa Zinedine Zidane Resigns as Real Madrid Manager E-Settlement Restates Commitment to Digital Inclusion MultiChoice Nigeria to Air All Euro 2020 Matches Live on DStv, GOtv *PUNCH* Agriculture capable of ending poverty CDC Group Rivers plans cassava production, processing, Wike seeks CBN loan People power and democracy PDP group lampoons ex-gov Aliyu for attack on Wike Ohanaeze canvasses restructured Nigeria, internal autonomy Yakubu laments, NSA sounds tough over attacks on INEC facilities Go after insurgents, criminals, APC charges new Army Chief Sugar backward integrationll save Nigeria $700m yearly Dangote Villarreal tactically better than United ' Oliseh Constitution review: NC Front makes case for referendum, electronic voting Minister urges firms on increased productivity Edwards upsets former champion, reaches CBN Tennis semis Buhari mortgaging our childrens future with reckless borrowing PDP Firm to invest $500m in Ogun forestry project NCF introduces grassroots programme in Abuja Again, Kwara APC holds parallel stakeholders meetings LCCI donates learning tools to UNILAG, others Mass exodus looms at Sunshine as Ogunbote resigns NNPCs trading surplus rises to N39.85bn Polo Luxury fed 5,000 during Ramadan Nigerian boxers absence at Olympics shameful, says Oboh China-Nigeria cargo flights return empty weekly NAHCO FG clears N-Power payments, enrols one million new beneficiaries Cameroon: Amuneke, Dosu query Ozornwafor's Eagles inclusion Making annual rainfall pattern forecast impactful Nigeria to earn $2bn through plant protection bill NESG D'Tigress to play P'Rico, Serbia, Belgium ahead of Olympics Eko bridge closes for emergency repairs June 4 Super Cup: Ajayi eyes 10th title with Al Ahly UEFA names Fernandes Europa best player, Chukwueze ranked 16th WBank to boost water supply in Nigeria with $700m Olofinjana aims to restore Grasshopper's lost glory Naira slips to 490/$ at parallel market, CBN plans digital currency Abia killer vigilante arrested in PHarcourt for killing US-based bizman NPFL: Ogunbote quits Sunshine Stars Abia killer vigilante arrested in PHarcourt for killing US-based bizman NSCDC to prosecute Enugu 48-year-old man for defiling three daughters NSCDC to prosecute Enugu 48-year-old man for defiling three daughters Lawyers raise the alarm over female inmate who gave birth in 2008 Lawyers raise the alarm over female inmate who gave birth in 2008 Pirates kill five-year-old girl, shoot speedboat driver in Bayelsa Pirates kill five-year-old girl, shoot speedboat driver in Bayelsa Ebonyi social media activist allegedly missing Ebonyi social media activist allegedly missing Police release detained man after PUNCHs report Police release detained man after PUNCHs report The Presidency as combatant in the fray Police impound 70 Okadas, declare fresh clampdown on Lagos errant riders Police impound 70 Okadas, declare fresh clampdown on Lagos errant riders The quarrel Sunday Igboho picks with Pastor Adeboye 48 bodies recovered as search intensifies for Kebbi boat victims Schools declare emergency holiday, others shut, residents panic over IPOB sit-at-home 25 generals, others may go as Yahaya emerges COAS Out-of-school-children may constitute threats, says NUT Nasarawa govs aide, 16 others arrested for rail track theft COVID-19 vaccination suffers setback, FG laments vaccine shortage USAID, AUN donate 80,705 books in Hausa Dont introduce Sharia in South-West, PFN warns Senate Officers injured as Ogun cultists, land grabbers, police clash *DAILY TIMES* FG yet to remit 4.2m Iboris loot to Delta State , Idris clarifies NIS increases passport production capacity Babandede Nigerian democracy threatened as B/Haram, bandits,thugs, EndSARS protesters attacks 41 INEC offices Yakubu Russian court fines Twitter for failure to remove illegal content Merkel and German state heads discuss extending vaccines to children Buhari reassures children of protection against attacks A profile of new Chief of Army Staff Farouk Yahaya Ijaw youths shut down NDDC headquarters over absence of agencys substantive board Updated: 4.2m Iboris money: AGF recants, says FG yet to remit money to Delta Sanwo-Olu renders account of two years stewardship, pledges more iconic projects NNPC records 314% increase in trading surplus Zidane quits as Real Madrid manager Chukwuezes Villarreal win Europa League after marathon shootout 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$700m loan for water, sanitation in Nigeria Profile of the new COAS David: Insecurity has been a big challenge for labour Estate developer tasks government on infrastructure support Exploring cocoa derivatives under AfCFTA Lagos, foundation boost aquaculture LCCI seeks support for private sector to check unemployment Nigeria's digital banking responding to customer needs Intervention: N220bn inadequate for 41.5m MSMEs Tinubu'll be fair to all as president ' Adeyeye Minister lauds NDIC board on remittance to CRF Grazing law: Benue not ready to renege NASS should outlaw defection of elected officials ' Ezugwu APC launches 'Operation takeover Anambra Eagles angry with NFF over outstanding bonuses Imeh, Marylove, cruise to CBN Open semis Multichoice to air all Euro 2020 matches live on DStv, GOtv Villarreal were programmed to win Europa League ' Oliseh Eagles still 32nd best team in the world Contents on Top Sport TV totally free JUST IN: Zidane leaves Madrid for second time Seyi Olofinjana appointed technical director of Swiss club, GC Zurich Emery lauds 'impeccable' Villarreal for historic Europa League win Japan reassures Olympics can be safe as extended state of emergency eyed *BLUE PRINT* We lost 13 vehicles, 1,105 ballot boxes, others in 41 attacks ' INEC FCT Monarch demands concerted action against insecurity Nation building: FCT monarch preaches peace, love PDP cabal held Cross River to ransome for years, Ayade alleges PDP cannot afford to lose Oyo 2023 ' Vice Chairman warns PDP charges national, state assemblies to strengthen child rights legislations How Nigeria can enact a new constitution ' Ekweremadu Kaduna awards foreign scholarship to 76 students Coalition alleges irregularities in filling perm sec. vacancies Lawan calls for domestication of Child Rights Act Children's Day: COVID-19 threatens progress in children devt ' UNICEF Centre, Foundation sponsor 4,000 eye surgery in Kano, Bauchi Children's Day: Abiodun gives full scholarship to SSS 2 student 35% affirmative action: S/south women storm constitutional review centre Constitution review: North-west committee receives 77 memoranda Dangote Cement second to none in competitive market ' Director Nasarawa intensifies family planning campaign in rural communities Benue holds peace meeting to end Bonta, Ukpute crisis We must safeguard our children to secure our future as a nation ' Gov Inuwa Children's Day: Minister felicitates with children in FCT Police have recovered over 5,000 weapons from bandits, secessionists ' IGP Lawan's aide Tabiowo inducted FIMC Cholera kills 7 in Gombe, 32 hospitalised PDP asks IGP, military to protect citizens, Ebonyi from imminent collapse Yobe rescues 314, saves N1bn properties in one year DG re-echoes NYSC as tool for national cohesion APC sets agenda for new COAS against insurgents *THE SUN* Anambra guber: Collapse of last ditch effort to resurrect zoning Defection of elected officials to another party is corruption 'Aliyu, ex Niger State 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