*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 18TH NOVEMBER 2021* *PUNCH* Barcelona advance as Lyon lose in Womens Champions League FG to pay consultants for N27bn Rivers road construction N895m Senate knocks SEC for spending earnings on salaries, emoluments Stock market loses N49bn as 24 firms decline Seplat chairman steps down, to exit May 2022 Fidelity Banks nine-month profit rises by 31.4% Fintech firm gets ISO/IEC 27001 certification Anchor Borrowers and CBNs wasteful interventions PDP postpones North-West Zonal congress Amosuns 2023 presidential campaign posters surface in Ogun Inflation may push 91 million Nigerians below poverty line WBank Passengers lament as railway workers begin strike, ground services VAT declines as FG, states, LGs share N672bn Swiss-based investors already upgrading Obudu Ranch to world-class Ayade Nigerias remittance inflow rebounds, hits $17.6bn, says WBank Senate passes Real Estate Regulatory Council bill Go Rohr, go NFF to spend N15.6m on cleaning, fumigation in 2022 Eagles will improve ' Simon Eagles promise better outing at AFCON S'Africa claim betting spike during Ghana W'Cup qualifier NWFL: Delta Queens face Rivers Angels in season opener Qatar 2022 W'Cup: Nigeria may face Cameroon, Ghana, Egypt in play-offs Committee eyes more para-athletes slot at C'Wealth Games Committee eyes more para-athletes slot at C'Wealth Games BAT tourney to kick off Dec 12 Olanipekun at 70: A life of courage and consistency Protest as Lagos police detain Iddo market leaders for resisting seizure of rice Four construction workers die as two buildings collapse in Lagos Abuja octogenarian tackles police for detaining son, sister-in-law over wifes death Couple panic over disappearance of three-month-old baby Retired teachers shut A Ibom road over pension, gratuity arrears OAU postgraduate student: Family demands probe as police arrest Osun hotelier Two die as Okada riders protest killing of colleague in Ondo Wedding guest vomits blood, dies in toilet, Delta hotel alleges deceased had TB Police declare Ebonyi corps member missing, seek information Senate to probe Lagos gas explosion, seeks victims support Apple to let iPhone users repair their own devices #EndSARS report: Now that we have evidence UNIDO and Nigerias sugar industry FG raises power tariff December, begins free meters purchase Eight killed, vehicles burnt as speeding tanker, truck collide in Ogun Reps pass bill to make free healthcare for children compulsory Lagos reacts to controversy over EndSARS panel report Obi Cubana, Otedola, others who donated money to Davido Fans excited as P-Square brothers reunite, share embrace after five-year feud Davido: Destiny Etiko, Kunle Remi, other celebrities ask fans for donations Despite early eviction from Gulder Ultimate Search, Im proud of myself Iniabasi *VANGUARD* Senate passes bill to establish Real Estate Regulatory Council Mandi Savvy set to release OMG featuring E2M Guinness broadens sports focus, announces Socialiga sponsorship NLNG boosts literary apostolate in Nigeria with over $100,000 Delta Assembly Speaker, Oborevwori bags Lawmaker of the year award CBN interventions well-thought-out responses ' Nwanisobi Orjiako to step down as Chairman of Seplat Energy 2022 budget: NPC raises alarm over omission to fund family planning NITEL: Reps probe sale, abandonment of earth satellite station in Oyo Bill seeking free, mandatory healthcare for all Nigerian children passes second reading at House of Reps Fire outbreak: UNIMAID bans cooking in hostel rooms Gbajabiamila appoints ex-Rep, Adedapo Lam-Adesina, as Special Assistant Political Matters (South West) PDP tackles Akeredolu over son's appointment as DG 12 Foods You Can Eat a Lot of Without Getting FatJournalistate Osun Guber: PDP to commence sale of forms November 22 Expelling me from APC will cause more crisis, Marafa threatens Buni FAAC: FG, States, LGCs share N671.9bn for Oct Imperatives of e-third party motor insurance Relying on foreign sources for defence needs 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