*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2021* *PUNCH* BHaram has ready tools from todays 14 million out-of-school children Obasanjo Nine dead as fresh disease breaks out in Ebonyi community Female students urged to resist rapists Court declines EFCCs bid to reassign Jangs N6.3bn fraud case Glo presents prizes to 74 subscribers in Enugu SEast killings force Catholic summits movement from Imo to Asaba Nasarawa warring neighbours resolve conflict, indigene embargo lifted Motorists groan as protesting youths barricade Sapele-Benin highway Accountability will remain PDPs watchword, promises Ayu Ondo Assembly suspends LG chair over alleged fraud Subsidy: FG may deduct N2.4tn palliative from Federation Account, plans talks Increase surveillance, pursue criminals on Abuja-Kaduna highway, others Buhari Chidinma sold Atagas laptop to me for N495,000 Businessman Reps decry drug epidemic in Nigeria, worry about crime Cooking gas crisis, sign of structural flaws FG should emulate PDP govs achievements, says Atiku Anambra APC chair calls group renegade over alleged suspension PDP, northern govs hail Atiku at 75 Diri working to lift Bayelsa during current foreign trip Deputy Nigeria Air: FG to float IPO, begins operations with three planes Ayade seeks to partner Britain on security, others Bayelsa spill: FG plans tougher sanctions on oil firms 31 firms benefit from Edo, BoIs N2bn MSME fund NDIC pays 535,815 closed banks depositors N11.76bn Fuel worth N12.87bn lost in seven months, says NNPC Flour Mills, Honeywells market capitalisation jumps by 34% Broadband subscriptions drop by 9.8m million over vandalism, others CBN awards N5m loans to graduates under new scheme Investors lose N71.44bn as oil, banking stocks decline Delta Deputy Gov to declare Warri/Effurun marathon open Kenya drops corruption charges against football supremo Fashanu, Adepoju slam Klopp for branding AFCON 'little tournament NS Mura beat Conte's 10-man Tottenham 2-1 in Slovenia Europa: Diaby's winner against Celtic fires Bayer Leverkusen into last 16 Trafficker caught with N2.7bn cocaine claims N1m reward for mothers eye problem Comedian, Baba Suwe, buried as family, Islamic clerics disagree Court sentences four-year-olds kidnapper to death in Akwa Ibom Lagos couple ram car into shops, pay for nine coffins Amotekun rescues Fulani abducted by kinsmen, arrests one in Ondo Were kidnapped, raped while travelling to Libya, says 21-year-old returnee Troops arrest wanted terrorist in Borno Gunmen snatch three-year-old daughter from mother in Ondo Ogun court jails SSS 3 student for threatening to kill teacher IMFs thumbs down to our anti-corruption policy The latest script Prof Ango Abdullahi marked Killer in the villa Coalition offers scholarship to 70 girls WAEC, firm reward best schools, students EdoBEST promotes digital literacy in school children, says minister Psychologists seek improvement in learning outcomes Malami arrowhead of EFCCs move against Obiano, Anambra alleges Palatial mansions, super exotic cars: How Nigerias fake investment gurus live in luxury while victims lament Senate queries federal character commission over secret recruitments Uncertainty over alleged abduction of five travellers in Niger *VANGUARD* Breaking: Gunmen abduct principal, vice, three teachers in Ondo Don't succumb easily to rape, NGO urges female students Ogun set to attract more investors to boost agriculture Reps probe utilization of N200bn spent on construction of Lokoja- Benin Road WHO: Only 1 in 4 African health workers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 Delta Govt to empower 2,500 artisans in 2022 Police in Niger State rescue 8 kidnap victims Human trafficking: Reps probe issuance of operational license to tour operators labor recruiters, others COVID-19: WHO hails reporters over awareness on vaccine hesitancy NUPENG extends 14-day strike notice by 7 days Aisha Buhari wants strategic partnership to end GBV I don't like celebrating birthdays ' Atiku Abubakar 28 ships discharge petroleum products, other items at Lagos ports EFCC vs JANG: Court declines application to reassign case to new judge Atiku inaugurates 4.2km road in Bauchi FG flags off campaign for made-in-Nigeria Products, services in Ekiti NDIC educates MSMEs against investment in Ponzi schemes NCC tasks licensees on efficient operation Rethinking states as 'sovereign' units Supplementary budget designed for defence capabilities ' Presidency APC denies mass resignation of ward executives in Gombe Akeredolu appoints 7 new board directors Supplementary budget designed for defence capabilities ' Presidency APC denies mass resignation of ward executives in Gombe APC denies mass resignation of ward executives in Gombe We are yet to receive any petition ' Zamfara APC Committee Success of Anambra election means 2023 polls not in danger ' BUHARI Goje, Inuwa's feud tears APC apart in Gombe Ekiti govt appoints two new traditional rulers Poor performance: NCC to roll out inclusive regulatory initiatives for licensees Conference League: Lowly NS Mura hand Conte first Tottenham loss Europa League: Ndidi scores as Leicester race to top of Group C Police rescue 8 persons kidnapped in Niger Police in Niger State rescue 8 kidnap victims Femi Falana: The massacre at the Lekki Tollgate (2) Corpses of night club owner, his mistress, recovered in a car in Kano Get kola nuts, invoke deities to tackle Oluwo, traditionalists told Again, Buhari gives security chiefs matching orders to go after insurgents, bandits Ondo Amotekun arrests two Fulani herdsmen for abducting fellow Fulani herdsmen Mkpuru Mmiri: Mexicans set up labs in Nigeria to produce meth in 2016 ' Reps Police nab suspect during operation in Nasarawa Suspected robber who disguises as herdsman arrested in Ogun Abductors of 3-year-old girl in Ondo demand N20m ransom Court sentences man to death for kidnapping 4-year-old boy in Akwa Ibom Murder Trial: I bought late Ataga's laptop from Chidinma for N495,000 ' Man tells court Secondary school student jailed 3 weeks for threatening teacher's life Policeman seeks divorce over alleged infidelity by wife Two docked for alleged assault, stealing *THISDAY* Stock Market Decline by N71b nonProfit-taking in Seplat, NB, Others NAssembly to Commence NDIC Act Amendment LASAA Launches 2022 Mobile Advert Stickers for Branded Vehicles Hollandia Drives Preference With Value for Money Pack Sizes Adalikwu: Maritime Bank Will Kick Off in 2022 AVO TV Set to Disrupt Pay Television Space, Offers Free Channels Nigerian Airlines Decry Huge Financial Losses, High Cost of Maintaining Aircraft Engines Affected by Bird Strike Turning Organisational Challenges into Opportunities OBG Academy To Enhance Digital Skills with Financial Literacy Training Report: Nigeria Corporate Organisations Lag Behind in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion IATA Urges Govt to Adopt Simple Measures to International Travel Jumia Nigerias Black Friday: Customers Enjoy Up To 80% Discount On Products NIGAV Awards 2021 to Focus on Passengers Satisfaction Air Traffic Controllers: Stemming the Death Toll Adudas Shuttle to Draw Investment in Gas Sector K-Impex Airlines Begins Operations Q1 2022 NMRC Backs Adoption of Green Buildings, Promises to Give Mortgages to Developers AfCFTA: Why Nigeria is not Competing Effectively in Agro Exports Is Olawepo-Hashim Among the Prophets Bill to Address Bureaucratic Bottlenecks,Insecurity in Maritime Space Passes Second Reading OAU-MBA Students Death: While Justice Sleeps Ozigbo and Zeal for Catholic Praise The Coming of Trump, Biden, Kamala and 2024 RE: WHAT DOES DANJUMA GOJE WANT Reflections on the Blinkens Visit 2023 Elections: Hitting Rock Bottom, Finding a Way Up Rangnick Agrees Six-month Deal with Man Utd as Interim Manager Super Eagles Path to World Cup Finals to Be Decided Today... Etoo Cleared to Stand for Cameroon FA Top Post Eunisell Boot Award Sponsor, Ikenga, to Receive Doctorate Degree Support for Charity Highlights FirstBank Lagos Open 60th Anniversary Golf NDIDI FROM ZERO TO HERO Nigerias Oshodi Elected ITTF Executive Vice President Lagos SWAN Cup Draw Holds Today Rangers Manager to Make Changes against Sparta Prague Tonight *THE SUN* Atiku commissions road project In Bauchi, berates APC govs for underperformance N11.8bn PDP fund unaccounted for Nwodo BUA, Wartsila OY of Finland extend partnership with new 70mw gas plant Enugu govt, others laud Glo for Joy Unlimited promo Customs to introduce Webb Tracker mobile app to quicken cargo clearance AIPCC Energy targets $1bn investments, 50,000bpd local refining capacity by 2024 Universal Childrens Day: StarTimes gifts writing tablets to pupils TotalEnergies integrates customers into new energy transition National convention: APC in tightrope walk NDIC pays N11.76bn to depositors, says prompt resolution saved banking sector from collapse Stocks fall to profit-taking as NGX investors lose N82bn in 3 days Ohanaeze congratulates the first woman president Kalu hails Eze at 73 Buhari commissions Sokoto-Koko-Kontagora roads 2020 WASSCE: Firm partners WAEC to reward best candidates, schools Kebbi gov vows to support security agencies Soldiers kill 268 terrorists, bandits, arrest 176 others in 2 weeks IPOB activities reducing in South East -DHQ Suspected herdsmen abduct 10 passengers, rape, stab woman to death in Abia Panic as strange disease kills 20 in Ebonyi Street Project Foundation wins UNAOC award Tukur Buratai: A Generals providential obsession with snakes Lai Mohammed and Lagos #EndSARS Panel report Nnamdi Kanu: Ngige and Buharis meeting with the Igbo Great 2023: Why Not Bala Mohammed Tears as veteran comedian, Baba Suwe, is buried in Lagos *GUARDIAN* It's uphill battle to market APC in Southeast, says Nwoye Increasing demand for youth participation in politics Ataga: Lagos Court told 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