*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 6TH MAY 2021* *THE NATION* Ransom payment encourages banditry, abductions, says Obasanjo Labour rejects move by Fed Govt to cut salaries Protest over my disappearance saved me, says Mbaka Governors pressurise Ayade to remain in PDP Soured affair, sour grapes Excitement as UDUS wears new look Panel calls for memorandum at FCE (Tech) Akoka UPDATED: Kidnappers free 27 Kaduna Forestry students Stop building expensive estates with workers money, NLC tells FMBN How to increase Nigerias maize productivity, by experts Free electricity meters distribution coming Telcos should stop indiscriminate digging National carrier: Investors shop for $250m Lagos disburses N940m to small businesses Nigeria loses $70m to illegal fishing Govt to deduct from tax defaulters bank accounts, assets Why Fed Govt should prioritise power supply, by Elumelu Transcorp Hotels to invest in new businesses *VANGUARD* EndSARS: Lagos supports businesses with N940m Strike: Resident doctors to get payment of arrears from Friday ' FG Italian Trade Agency woos Nigerian agric produce exporters My Bishop ordered me to leave adoration ground for 30 days ' Mbaka I was detained because of Nnamdi Kanu ' Fr Mbaka NIMASA collaborates with Navy on training, accreditation How EFCC arrested 30 suspected 'Yahoo Boys FG to set up police special unit for Niger Delta soon ' Akpabio Updated: Baba Ijesha to face sexual assault, defilement charges Arms purchase probe: Reps sack committee, 11 others Insecurity: Ondo Govt gives commercial drivers 3 months to register FEC approves N6.2bn for execution of power projects Delta govt committed to sustainable tourism devt ' Commissioner Man in police net over gun possession, threat to life 2023: APC groups reunite, vows to reclaim Oyo PDP urges FG to intervene, restore peace in Imo Osinbajo has clear grasp of Nigeria's challenges ' Gbenga Daniel Terror Attacks: PDP expresses solidarity with Gov Ortom, Benue people Tambuwal, Okowa, Ugwuanyi visit Ayade over threat to defect from PDP Insecurity: Address Nigerians in your own voice, PDP dares Buhari Imo: Don't witch-hunt politicians over insecurity ' Secondus warns Uzodinma Bears dominate trading on NGX, capitalisation down by N193bn Kogi not safe, stop politicking security issues ' Activist tackles Yahaya Bello Breaking: FG moves to deploy 5G Technology Breaking: It's Man City vs Chelsea in all-English Champions League final Cancel the Super Tucano deal now Olusegun Ogunsanya: A telecoms luminary gets a big continental call Systemic failure killing Nigerian Polytechnics, says Presidential Panel Insecurity: NANS threatens to shut down the country Malaria: Improper use of nets worrisome ' Mrs Oyetola WHO issues recommendation on maximum salt levels in foods UNICAL security apprehends suspected cultists with hard drugs on campus *THISDAY* Youssef: CBNs Concerns about Cryptocurrency Legitimate UK to Support Nigerian Female Tech Entrepreneurs Report: Ransomware Recovery Cost Hits $1.85m Yearly Engineers Advise on Healthy Living Lagos to Bridge Digital Divide with Innovative Technologies Expert Decries Dearth of Indigenous Computer Manufacturing Firms Kaspersky to Strengthen West African Footprint HP Launches Z2 Desktop As FG Connects Lagos to Digital Television Broadcasting Mastercard Foundation, Data Science Launch Audio e-Learning Platform Stakeholders Restate Commitment to Support Girls in ICT HP Extends Partner Program to Global Retailers MTN Nigeria Adopts Remita for Improved Post-paid Transactions Transcorp Hotels Unveils Strategies to Boost Operations Asharami Energy Promotes Responsible Engineering Julius Berger Q1 Profit Rises to N2.8bn Access Completes Acquisition of SAfrican Bank 24 Unity Schools Qualify for National Robotics Championship Tinubu Group Tells Buni to Place Fayemi on Watchlist of Disloyal... Cry (for) the Nigerian Passport Lagos SWAN Makes Case for Members in Association Boards PSG Regret Mbappe Absence in Latest Champions League Exit NPFL: Enyimba, IfeanyiUbah in Four-goal Thriller Pinnick Leads Drive for Billion-dollar Infrastructural Lifeline for African Football Oshoala Suffers Another Injury Blow Crawford Appeals for Reversal of Dissolution of NRFF Board Its Chelsea, Man City All-English Champions League Final! Mourinho Named Roma Boss From Next Season LaLiga Launches Virus Probe after Messis Barca Party Mahrez Double Sends Man City into UCL Final Assessing COVID-19 Management in FCT Arise Monalisa Foundation Raises Awareness on Lupus Malnutrition: 10 Zamfara LGs Benefit from UNICEF, USAID Nutrition Supplements Dexa Medica Launches Herbal Cough Syrup in Nigeria *PUNCH* Boko Haram killed five soldiers, 25 others in Borno attacks Sources Coup scare: Stop issuing statements, do your job, NEF charges Buhari Cash crunch: Labour draws battle lines, warns against salary slash Govt approach wrong, ransom payment wont end kidnapping Obasanjo El-Rufai receives 27 freed Kaduna college students, two missing Nigeria is sleepwalking into war Division emerges in APC as Adeyeye attacks Fayemi over members suspension Imo attacks sponsored, about 2023 elections Uzodinma Tackle poverty to end insecurity, Olawepo-Hashim urges FG Senator demands drastic action against Buhari regime Army failed to tackle insecurity despite N1tn allocation Security experts Boko Haram attack plot on National Assembly, VIP locations causes scare Crude nears $70, raises fear of federation account depletion Nigeria nears 5G deployment as NCC, NigComSat sign MoU Police reduced to Boys Scout, need reformation CSO Investors to raise N102.75bn for national carrier FG Well rescue Nigerian students trapped in Volcanic Caribbean Island Foreign Direct Investment declined by $30m in January CBN Nigerian firms to support Liberia on port development All airports to be free trade zones, says govt Crisis looms in National Assembly, APC caucus denounce anti-Buhari move Transcorp Hotels projects 67.49% revenue growth in 2021 Stocks shed N190bn as Stanbic, 21 others record losses Crypto-fiat exchange ATMs rise to 19,000 globally NPFL clubs in race to meet CAF deadline Athletes unhappy over dissolution of federations ' Onye Federations dissolution pointer Nigeria not ready for Olympics ' Dalung Arsenal keen on Onuachu World Cup qualifiers: Edo, Delta battle to host Eagles matches Hoopers bank on D'Tigers star at BAL Nadal cruises into Madrid last 16, Barty faces Badosa Champions League leading scorers after semi-final matches Bayern's Flick favourite to be Germany's next coach ' Report UPDATED: Chelsea beat Real Madrid to reach Champions League final State anti-corruption laws, welcome Gunmen abducted hospital owner to treat wounded colleagues Police 30 Kwara students taking exams arrested for Internet fraud Ogun man wanted for killing cop, stabs mother-in-law to death Destitute, hoodlums turn Pen Cinema Bridge into abode 26-year-old man arrested for cloning EFCC emails to defraud victims Ogun residents protest as gunmen abduct driver, three passengers Octogenarian drug dealer, granddaughter nabbed, Marwa seeks action against cartels Gun recovered as man threatens to kill worshipper in Lagos mosque Baba Ijesha: What Yoruba Nollywood owes us Baba Ijeshas felony, and Nollywood adversaries Abuja trees are invaluable too World Press Freedom Day and other matters Mbaka resurfaces, protesting youths attack Enugu bishops house Revenge-seeking cultists attack OPC men in Ondo, six killed Delta police demanding bribe to find missing girl Sister Akwa Ibom govs wife leads protest over slain jobseeker If a producer demands sex, call him out Don Jazzy *DAILY TIMES* Progressive Govs felicitate with Lalong at 58 Insecurity: Dont witch-hunt politicians Secondus warns Uzodinma Systemic Failure Killing Nigerian Polys, Says Presidential Panel NAF Aircraft eliminate a congregation of bandits in Birnin Gwari Buhari ministers statement confirms Presidency has surrender to terrorists PDP Chief Bode George: I will tear my passport if Tinubu Becomes President in 2023 Obasanjo opposes secession, ransom payment Accusations, counter accusations as 29 abducted Afaka students regain freedom Nigerian military got maximum budget allocation Finance Minister APC Senators tackle opposition, insist Buhari in charge of govt Two killed, many injured, others kidnapped as bandits attack 2 churches in Kaduna Reps to FG: Commence N10 billion IDP intervention to distressed states Nigerians in South Africa protest against delay, high cost of passport processing My daughters inspired Zanzeespabeautynstyle brand Salami Bolatito, CEO Bandits release 27 Kaduna forestry college students Solskjaer pleads with Man Utd fans for civilised protests after Old Trafford mayhem Nigerian workers to earn more as FG seeks pay parity *NEW TELEGRAPH* Need to ensure sacrifices of police personnel not in vain Don't conduct census in 2021, Reps tell FG Opposition playing politics with lives 'APC Caucus Insecurity: Buhari has handed over Nigeria to terrorists, says PDP FEC approves N3bn, $7.4m for power transmission upgrade NLC to FG: Workers' salary cut amounts to 'mass murder Insecurity: Jonathan, Buhari paid ransom to kidnappers, bandits 'Obasanjo Group Life: FG moves to blacklist insolvent underwriters 'Investigation Enugu: 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Mbaka disappears, reappears Bandits release 27 abducted students in Kaduna Zenith, Access banks' interests in Atlas Mara's assets intensify DSS: We didn't arrest Fr. Mbaka Cash crunch: All eyes on FIRS, Customs Cement: Curtailing rise in ex-factory price Positioning Nigeria for 4th Industrial Revolution PSI: NIPC approves tax holiday for 17 firms SON laboratories get int'l accreditation for exports Inflation pushes Computer Village project cost to N40bn MAN to CBN: Extend Naira4Dollar scheme to non-oil exporters Startups: FG seeks AfDB's support for $500m innovation fund Nigerians shouldn't play politics with security issues ' Sule Google opens applications for 6th Startups Accelerator programme APC has not anointed any aspirant 'Nnamani Okafor hosts APGA exco, unveils agenda Insecurity: Reps' veiled impeachment threat PDP lacks strength to rule Anambra ' Adinuba APGA: Umeoji's camp expresses optimism Judicial authority: Senate seeks better funding, federal character compliance Ondo: When Ayedatiwa held sway Imo North: A turning point with Ibezim Motsepe keen on football develoment in Africa ' Pinnick Handball Nations Cup: Minister charges national 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South Africa Stock market sustains bearish run, loses N193bn Yiaga Africa, NED host community organisers, young leaders on policy advocacy Baba Ijesha: Group condemns upsurge in rape, calls for prosecution of perpetrators Lalong represents shining light of APC politics ' Governors Man arrested for killing mother-in-law in Ogun Despite FOI Act, FG still acts like military regime ' Ehusani MRA urges FG's commitment on media workers for ease of information Take action to improve country's repression of media, Journalists, ActionAid tells FG, stakeholders In Katsina, NDE trains 236 in self-reliance skills FCTA launches investigation into viral video on Maitama hospital NCPC boss Pam flags off intending pilgrims' screening in Jos Cross River Igbo to honour Ogah, others Job creation: Delta approves 900 skills acquisition for RYSA, GEST Ramadan: Buhari's friends donate 30 trucks of rice to Bauchi Edo community urges IGP to probe alleged official corruption French Embassy holds dialogue on climate change Senate mulls establishment of correctional services academy, others 80-year-old woman, grand-daughter, others nabbed with 192kg cocaine, heroin in Ondo NASS 'll ensure return of Nigerian students trapped in Volcanic Caribbean Island ' Lawan Injustice to Fulani cause of banditry in Nigeria ' Gov Badaru Smile Train, FG open e-registry for cleft patients, partner on NSOANP implementation Senate passes bill to establish Nigeria steel Varsity, 2 others Etsu Nupe loses aide, mourns *THE SUN* Ebubeagu: PDP accuses Ebonyi gov of jumping gun 2023 presidency: Why APC should discard zoning 'ex-lawmaker, Aminu Jaji Nigeria may collapse on all of us 'Pat Utomi APC senators defend Buhari, say he's in charge PDP charges Buhari to address Nigerians over rising insecurity Presidency has capitulated to terrorists 'PDP Anambra 2021: Ozigbo vows industrial revolution, purchases Innoson vehicle for campaign 2023:Oyo APC splinter groups close ranks Lagos SWAN strengthens ties with LSSC NSF: Delta debunks allegations of use of mercenaries 2020/2021 performance ranking: Iheanacho floors CR7, Neymar 2022 World Cup qualifiers: Nigeria, Liberia match faces postponement Motsepe keen on football devt in Africa 'Pinnick Delta dismisses claims it used 'mercenaries' in national sports festival N51bn pension fund: Diversification of investments vital to boost yield 'PenOp FCT, NAICOM to commence enforcement of compulsory insurance Allianz acquires 66% stake in Jubilee General Insurance, Kenya Nigeria's debt profile, servicing worrisome FG ready to deploy 5G technology Power: Delay in TCN Board inauguration sparks controversy We'll partner NNPC to ensure free flow of petroleum products 'Ikpeazu Buharill fix security challenge APC govs FG woos banks to invest in Nigerian film industry Arrest, interrogate Gumi now, Fani-Kayode tells FG Corporate re-organisation: We're engaging with CBN, NGX ' GT Bank Imo prison attack: 1,200 inmates still at large NCS FIRS threatens to deduct tax from defaulters' bank accounts Security concerns heighten as Illegal miners invade Edo communities Benue sets up committee to check kidnappings in schools Woman, 80, granddaughter, 2 others arrested with 192kg cocaine in Ondo 6 die as OPC, cultists clash in Ondo Masterminds of kidnapped 26 FRSC officers nabbed in Nasarawa Runsewe: Plaudits and endorsements across board Gunmen kill 2, abduct others, burn church in Kaduna Uzodimma names Prof. Dozie, VC, Kingsley Mbadiwe University One man's junk: If we could stop to look Time to liberate local government councils Political blackmail by any other name When to restore hope El-Rufai: Between yesterday and today's realities Nigeria, a deliberate sabotage Conquer your depression! Sanitising society through traffic laws Baba Ijesha and the limit of jokes Salvaging the economy El-Rufai and his crucifiers *GUARDIAN* Chelsea dominate Real Madrid to set up all-English Champions League final Arsenal's Aubameyang reveals full extent of malaria scare Solskjaer pleads with Man Utd fans for 'civilised' protests after Old Trafford mayhem Swiss court removes prosecutor investigating Infantino Guardiola exorcises Champions League demons to lead Man City to first final PSG regret Mbappe absence and loss of discipline in latest Champions League exit Arteta urges Arsenal to take 'biggest step forward' and reach Europa final Infantino urges restraint in punishing Super League clubs Anambra governorship hopeful, Onyemelukwe pledges selfless service Switzerland's Covid death toll passes 10,000 Canada authorizes Pfizer Covid vaccine for kids age 12 and up Blinken heads to Ukraine following tensions with Russia Mourners gather for tribute to South Africa's late Zulu regent queen Ousted Myanmar lawmakers announce 'people's defence force $1.6 billion Lekki deep sea port reaches 50% completion Lagos warns telcos against illegal digging of land Julius Berger posts N71.2b turnover, N3.4b PBT in Q1 NIMASA to partner navy on professionalism SON raises concern over sub-standard steel materials LCCI, NEXIM Bank seek policies to grow non-oil exports Sell-off in Stanbic IBTC, others trigger loss in equities market Shareholders commend Union Bank's profitability, approve dividend NIEEE tasks Nigerians on safety, better working environment Leveraging emergency communication centres in security management DSO may trigger $350m advertising revenue in Lagos A4AI sees electricity as precondition for connectivity Nigeria is policy ready for 4IR, but infrastructure gap is huge Experts warn firms on cyber protection against attack MainOne expands global cloud services in West Africa 24 Unity Schools for national robotics championship Stakeholders push for increased female participation in STEM training Bank, LSEFT partner on entrepreneurship development Financial literacy, impetus for entrepreneurial development Sanwo-Olu restates commitment to workers' welfare FG trains 1,367 civil servants ILO tackles child labour in Africa Youth council honours Waheed-Adekojo as African icon Institute inducts294 new members Surendran replaces Ogunsanya as CEO of Airtel Nigeria Federalism is the answer, after all - 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