*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2021*



*PUNCH*

Lifting 100 million Nigerians from poverty ambitious World Bank economist

Naira crashes to record low at official market

Senior staff caution FG on unvaccinated workers ban, govt plans mass vaccination

Halting southward spread of terrorist violence

Ayus emergence as chair: North gets PDPs nod to contest 2023 Presidency

Force HQs three choppers, 34,587 cops to police Anambra gov election

E-procurementll ease transactions LASUBEB

E-transmission of results will end violence, voter apathy Ex-deputy speaker

Peter Obi distances self from 2023 presidential campaign posters

Court stops Edo PDP from sacking national vice chairman, Orbih

Aregbesolas loyalists go for broke, to elect parallel exco

Supreme Court declares Soludo APGA candidate, returns Oye chairman

Obiano blames sit-at-home for dwindling revenue, presents N141bn budget

APC convention: Sheriff rallies members ahead state congresses

FG raises PPPRA, CBN, others revenue targets by N754.31bn

Weve set to auction spectrum for 5G deployment NCC

Why farmers, agro-processors should trade on NCX

Oscar Onyema resigns from NGX board

Rohr to watch Bordeaux 140th anniversary game

Ahmadu-Kida must go' protest holds in Abuja ahead NBBF elections

Lingard: How Iheanacho snatched best player award from me

Osimhen reminds me of Cavani 'Atzori

Budweiser plans match for Terry, Carlos in Nigeria

Atletico yet to make bid for Onuachu

Okereke not keen on Brugge return

Don't compare Ejuke to Okocha, Lawal warns fans

CCL: Mosimane drops Ajayi, Tau from USGN clash

Sterling considers leaving Man City

WCL: Barcelona, Arsenal win, Lyon enjoy five-goal romp

Neymar won't retire after 2022 World Cup, says Pochettino

Ogun motorist hospitalised after police shooting at checkpoint, cop arrested

Enugu father hacks 32-year-old son to death for threatening to kill him

Two hunters missing, gunmen killed as insurgents, residents battle in Niger

Six killed, others injured as truck, bus collide in Ebonyi

Policemen invade gathering of mourners, kill Akwa Ibom youth

Three teenagers rob, kill Ogun motorcyclist, dump corpse in bush

Royal family sues gov, commissioner, kingmakers over alleged imposition

Fake Facebook founder, others jailed for cybercrime in Kwara

Man to die by hanging for robbery in Ogun

Three printing union executives arraigned for N7.4m fraud in Gombe

Owo prince arraigned over alleged N35.5m fraud in Ibadan

The pandemic next time: Notes from an Ibadan lecture

For Southgate, if only for Gareth Southgate

If life bruises you bad, encourage yourself

Be solution providers, not complainers, educationist tells students

Attain greater heights, Bridge school tells female learners

Culture academy will promote socio-economic transformation

Firm highlights importance of education

Kayode Adebowale emerges new UI Vice Chancellor

UNICEF increases health coverage with digital solutions

Presidency: PANDEF urges Northerners to wait till 2031

Ifeanyi Ubah wants Nnamdi Kanus arrest, detention revisited

Buhari once took part in protests, shouldnt disrupt #EndSARS Falana

Reps panel lists Ahmed, Emefiele, others for Customs scanner probe

Using school as military bases worsening attacks FG



*VANGUARD*

Lagos announces extension of repair work on Airports flyover bridge

PDP stalwart lauds Ayu's emergence as consensus national chairmanship candidate

NGX announces resignation of Onyema as Non-Executive Director

NLC seeks better migration governance

We're proud of you, PLWDs lauds Yahaya Bello over inclusion

Censors board stands tall in 2021 FOI compliance ranking

NAFDAC arrests suspect over fake injection water in Zamfara

Campus security: UNILAG gets 1,000 CCTV cameras

Enugu Assembly commends Onoh's jobs as ECTDA Chair

Girl Child Day: Stand up against FGM, violence ' Imo NAWOJ

Orphans need space to grow, thrive, meet physiological needs ' VP, Osinbajo

APGA: Oye lauds S'Court judgement, says 'we need everybody on board

COVID-19: NGO gives 13 indigent pupils scholarship

Ex-Militants applaud Buhari on reappointment of Dikio as Amnesty Boss

Budget 2022: Carpenters, taxi drivers, rice sellers should pay tax- Rep Fakaye

Campus security: UNILAG gets 1,000 CCTV cameras

Abu Musad Al-Barnawi, ISWAP leader is dead, says Chief of defence staff

Safe School Initiative: No Going Back on Commitment to Secure Schools against attacks ' Defence Minister

ASUU hails Ngige for sending his children to Nigerian public schools

Reps to lay 2022 budget Dec 14

Falana to Police: You lack power to ban public protests in Nigeria

Presidency: Wait till 2031, PANDEF tells Northerners

Electoral Act Amendment: Let political parties decide on primaries, CAN tells National Assembly

Ganduje explodes, says no camp is excluded from APC congress

APC should be punished for mismanaging Nigeria ' Momodu

Court bars PDP from suspending Dan Orbih over alleged anti-party conduct

UPDATED: Court restrains PDP from suspending Dan Orbih

Breaking: Supreme Court affirms Victor Oye as APGA Chairman

PDP Convention: Shema, Ningi step down as North picks Ayu as consensus chairmanship candidate

Breaking: S'Court affirms Soludo as APGA's candidate for Anambra Poll

Military operation in Southeast not discriminatory, CDS Gen. Irabor

NCC confirms 97% 5G deployment readiness

U.S. donates more than 3.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria via COVAX

Enugu records 100% success in polio vaccination

Mechanic bags 3 months' community service for stealing generator

Court orders Covenant University to pay ex-staff N10.3m as damages, terminal benefit

Why retired teacher killed his 32-year-old son in Enugu

Court remands man over alleged robbery, illegal gun possession

Driver,47, docked over alleged damage to shop

Mark Zuckerberg's impostor, Jatto, others jailed for internet fraud in Ilorin



*THISDAY*

How Conflicting Signals from Aviation Labour Unions over Airline Registration is Creating Disaffection Among Workers

African Aviation Ministers Reject ICAO Imposition of Vaccine Passports for Air Travel, Says Proposal against Chicago Convention

NGX Group to List 1.96bn Shares Today, NGX Announces Board Member Resignation

CBN, Disburses N60bn to Fund Rail Infrastructure in Lagos

Wigwe, Emefiele Honoured with Juris Law Award for Outstanding Contributions in Finance Sector

FADAMA Microfinance Bank Set to Commence Operations

Sigma Pensions Emerges Highest Performing PFAs in Q3

FG Reiterates Commitment to Thriving Private Sector, Backs EnterpriseNGR

Making Cargo Freighting Profitable Post COVID-19

Nigerians in Angola Commend FG, Angolan Govt over Direct Flight to Lagos

Eastwing Aviation Annual Seminar to Hold in December

PTAD Shuts Out Ghost Pensioners for Good

GSI, Special Tribunal to Boost Loan Recovery, Says Emefiele

South African Tourism Summit Excites Trade Partners

AfCFTA: NPA Pledges to Prioritise Intra-African Trade

Osun Begins Disbursement of N636m MSMEs Soft Loans to Residents

ITPC Throws Weight Behind Hybrid Trade Expo

Burgeoning Developer Launches Wonder Court Estate in Lekki

Why Akwa Ibom Should Rehabilitate the Legacy of Lady Udy, the...

Yes, NAssembly Should Have Permanent Secretaries

Unknown Gunmen and Agony of Untimely Deaths in Ajalli

Why PDP Should Zone itss Governorship Candidate to Ekiti South

PETER OBIS PANDORA PAPERS

DTigress Decline Offer of Part Payment of Outstanding Debts

NBBF Elections: Players Reject Kida, Kick against Benin Venue

Adu, Sampson Strike Hungary as Nigeria Even Score in Friendly Chess

Saudi Era Begins at Newcastle with Spurs Visit

AFTERMATHS $230,000 PROTESTS Sports Ministry Directs CBN to Process DTigress Payments

NPFL: Rangers Declare Governor, Tiesso AWOL

Antetokounmpo: The Making of the Greek Freak



*THE SUN*

I made Alabede to showcase beauty of African culture Jide Awobona, filmmaker

Breaking loose demon lovers

2 Lions Den contestants hit gold as show debuts on TV

IGP meets with commissioners, to deploy 34,587 personnel, helicopters, dogs

Supreme Court affirms Soludo as APGA candidate

Obianos SSAs, APGA State Youth leader, hundreds dump party for PDP, Ozigbo

2023: Obi disowns presidential campaign posters

Anambra: 205 CSOs endorse PDP candidate, Ozigbo

North settles for Ayu as PDP national chairman

Extends sale of forms for national officers by 2 days

APC: Edo heading for parallel congreses

APC Congress: Chairmanship aspirant makes case for consensus

Supreme Court judgment: I remain APGA national chairman, says Okeke

AdCademy, AAAN offers $5,000 free post graduate diploma course

FG reiterates commitment to working with FPS sector

Guinness unveils Orijin Tigernut, Ginger

SEast Shippers protest suspension of Onitsha River port

234Finance, others to support local entrepreneurs with $20,000 seed funding

Academic advocates public-private collaboration in achieving 2030 SDGs

Govs, ministers, legislators, royal fathers billed for The Sun Awards tomorrow

Fayemi, Sanwo-Olu, Obaseki, El-Rufai make case for state police

COVID-19: Vaccination not compulsory for civil servants FG

Institute of directors: Seinye Lulu-Briggs among newly inducted fellows

Senator Ubah makes case for Nnamdi Kanu

7 die in Ebonyi auto crash

3 die, others injured as Lagos transport unions clash

EndSARS: Protesters list activities for 1 year anniversary

Scores killed as vigilantes, hunters ambush bandits in Niger

250 bandits neutralised, 1,800 surrender weapons -Defence Chief

Are we stranded in Nigeria

Chiwetalu Agu, Izombe mayhem and militarisation of the South East

Igbo youths and Surveyor Kabir: A story of national integration (2)

The media and promotion of effective payment system

Making the health sector work

Ozigbo as Anambras breath of fresh air

Maduekwe: Jobs and justice advocate @ 68

Fashola: Paving way for socio-economic growth through road construction, housing

Ending sit-at-home order in South East



*GUARDIAN*

Six of every seven COVID-19 infections undetected in Africa, says WHO

Stakeholders express worry about govt's capacity to service debts

Oyo APC on thorny road to state congress

How ex-gov, two others withdrew N800m from N2b Ecological Fund

How tax holiday, infrastructure devt can drive private sector to tourism

CDS dismisses alleged discrimination in military operation

IPOB decries killings in South East, denies attack on Obiano

Athletes allege foul play as mass disqualification hit states

N45b disbursed for Blue Line project, says CBN

Reps targets Dec 16 to pass 2022 budget, moves against borrowing



*LEADERSHIP*

NCC Reaches 97% Readiness To Deploy 5G

2,525,471 Voters To Elect New Governor

Naira Devaluation, Politics And Reality

Racketeering Slows Down 6m Mass Metering Project

Fayemi, El-Rufai, Sanwo-Olu Make Case For State Police

PMB Orders MDAs To Patronise Nigerians In Project Execution

Presidency: Wait Till 2031, PANDEF Tells Northerners

APGA: Supreme Court Verdict Didn't Invalidate Okeke Leadership ' Faction

Firm Promises Oral Hygiene With New Toothpaste

How I Remember #ENDSARS One Year After



*NEW TELEGRAPH*

Agenda for new Presidents of Sports Federations

Adebowale becomes new University of Ibadan VC

ICAN ranks Kogi State high on accountability index

PDP chairmanship: Ayu agrees to resign if North produces presidential candidate

ELECTION SECURITY THREAT: IGP floods Anambra with 34,587 operatives, others

No report of vaccine-induced COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria ' NPHCDA

Outrage as NASS directs NCAA to halt NG Eagle's certificate processes

Gen. Irabor: Why we have not arrested Gumi

Startup: Nigerian investors pump N1.3bn into fintech

Study: High consumption of fatty acid in nuts reduces death risk

NACCIMA backs Google on $1bn digital investment

Almost stripped naked, Rivers' female councillor seeks justice

Understanding foreign exchange, external reserves and the naira exchange rate

Industrial harmony vital for economic growth, says TUC president

AfCFTA: Customs requires N4bn for digital system

Nigeria imports N1.04trn goods from China in 1month

30,000 malware attacks blocked in Nigeria, others

NGX to deepen liquidity with market making programme

#FCMB Flexxtern Season Five opens, winners get employment opportunities

Naira weakens further on I&E window

Unity Bank boosts capacity building on Blue Economy

APC is poised to liberate Anambra State 'Ejidike

Why I want to be APC chairman in Lagos 'Oki

State congress: Lagos PDP set to elect a new chairman

Eagles won't miss World Cup ticket ' Balogun

Inter target Onuachu as Suarez replacement

NBBF crisis: D'Tigress reject half payment

Zenith Bank/Delta Headmasters' Cup gathers momentum

6th NYG: Team Lagos athletes gear up for action in Ilorin

Pedri agrees new Barca contract with '1bn release clause

EPL: Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold, Jota fit for Watford game

Weah, Dest spark US World Cup hopes as Costa Rica beaten



*BLUE PRINT*

Former ExxonMobil boss decries health sector decay, brain drain

Buhari, Akpabio rescued NDDC ' Duke

NYG: Ogun wins first gold medal

Handball Premier League starts next week

Iwobi returns to training, may face West Ham ahead Premier League clash

Confed Cup: Enyimba off to Dakar to face Diambers

NBBF crisis: Ministry summons Kida, Umar as basketball players stage massive protest

2022 World Cup: FG committed to Super Eagles qualification ' Sports Ministry

State congress: No more room for disrespect for party supremacy ' Alao-Akala

Keeping Nigeria united and for all

2021 WFD: Invest in livestock, horticulture, fisheries minister urges entrepreneurs

NGX deepens liquidity with relaunch of Market Making programme

Nigeria's forex revenue soars as crude production hits 1.45mbpd September

Ecobank flags off 'Super Rewards Season' two campaign, 50 customers to get cash prizes weekly

Supreme Court didn't nullify my chairmanship ' Jude Okeke

OPEC sees soaring gas prices as panacea for declining oil demand

WaterAid inaugurates Hygiene for Health campaign

Over N1.5trn unremitted operating surplus in various MDAs ' FRC

NCC attains 97% readiness for 5G deployment

250 bandits have so far been neutralized ' DHQ

Between Twitter ban, fake news and Dele Giwa's murder

Happening now: Protest rocks Abuja as basketball players demand Musa Kida's removal over 'non-payment of D'Tigresses allowances, poor leadership' (VIDEO)

Anambra poll: Police committed to securing public space, IGP assures

Covid-19 vaccination: FG hands deadline to civil servants

2022 budget: Coalition lauds Buhari over proposed tax on soft drinks

64-year-old man defiles minor in Ondo

Kogi: Tussle over traditional stool threatens Ebiya community's peace

Anambra poll: Town unions in Delta support PDP candidate

Lawan reconstitutes leadership of c'ttees

Nobel Prize: Choice of 2 journalists underscores role of free press in peace ' IPI

FJDP tasks Nigerians on peace building

EFCC arrests 22 suspected Yahoo boys in Ogbomoso

We can make history in Nigerian Christian pilgrimage again ' Pam

Aku Uka worked tirelessly to unite his people ' Lawan



*TRIBUNE*

Chemotherapy: Breast cancer survivors in Abuja receive skincare products

Why schoolgirls should get free menstrual products

Persons with disabilities laud Yahaya Bello over inclusion in govt

Renewable energy, key to Nigeria's economic revival ' Don

Ogun: Amokachi, Eguavoen, 2,000 delegates for Adron Games

You are nobody until you own something in the entertainment industry ' VJ Adams

Ogun first lady flags off free breast cancer screening

Financial Resilience

Women and the threat of burnout

The more women are helped, the better our society ' Abimbola Ogundeji

Ogun Muslim Council appoints Akintunde as Secretary-General

Maolud Nabiyyi

Ahmadiyya leader inaugurates projects in Ibadan, counsels Muslims

Oyo TMC calls for rejection of Nigeria's breakup

Clerics educate Muslims as Jama-atul Islamiyyah holds marriage seminar

William Shatner shares experience as oldest person to go to space

Stop child labour in mines field, mining engineers appeals to FG

New Finance bill: Resist temptation of introducing more taxes, CITN president tells FG

Osinbajo describes EnterpriseNGR as game changer in country's economy

CBN to stop watch-listed BVN customers from Banking Services



*SPORTS*

.NBBF Elections: Players Reject Kida, Kick against Benin Venue - Thisday

24-year-old soccer star reveals cancer diagnosis - CNN

5-Star SF Prospect Jordan Walsh Commits to Arkansas - Bleacher Report

6th NYG: Team Lagos athletes gear up for action in Ilorin - New Telegraph

Adu, Sampson Strike Hungary as Nigeria Even Score in Friendly Chess - Thisday

Afghanistan women's junior football team granted UK visas - CNN

Afghanistan: Around 100 female footballers evacuated to Doha - BBC

AFTERMATHS $230,000 PROTESTS Sports Ministry Directs CBN to Process DTigress Payments - Thisday

Agnes Tirop: Husband arrested in Kenya after athlete's death - BBC

Ahmadu-Kida must go' protest holds in Abuja ahead NBBF elections - Punch

Antetokounmpo: The Making of the Greek Freak - Thisday

Arsenal get Champions League campaign up and running in style by thrashing Hoffenheim - Yahoo

Arsenal Women 4-0 Hoffenheim Ladies: Tobin Heath scores as Arsenal win in Champions League - BBC

As Rossi bows out, Italy has unearthed a new MotoGP star - CNN

Atletico yet to make bid for Onuachu - Punch

Bartomeu Defends His Stewardship Of Barcelona - Daily Independent

Brazil vs Uruguay: TV channel, live stream, team news & preview - Goal

Brooklyn Nets starIrving says he's unvaccinated, a day after his team says he won't be allowed to play - CNN

Budweiser plans match for Terry, Carlos in Nigeria - Punch

Cameron Norrie reaches Indian Wells semi-finals to become British number one - Yahoo

CCL: Mosimane drops Ajayi, Tau from USGN clash - Punch

Chile vs Venezuela: TV channel, live stream, team news & preview - Goal

Confed Cup: Enyimba off to Dakar to face Diambers - Blueprint

Damien Williams Placed on COVID-19 List by Bears amid David Montgomery Injury - Bleacher Report

Don't compare Ejuke to Okocha, Lawal warns fans - Punch

DTigress Decline Offer of Part Payment of Outstanding Debts - Thisday

EA Sports are 'taking steps' to remove Gruden from Madden NFL 22 - CNN

Eagles Trade Rumors: Teams Calling PHI with Zach Ertz, Dallas Goedert Interest - Bleacher Report

Eagles won't miss World Cup ticket ' Balogun - New Telegraph

Emma Raducanu pulls out of Kremlin Cup hours before tournament cut-off - Yahoo

Emma Raducanu withdraws from Kremlin Cup - Yahoo

EPL: Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold, Jota fit for Watford game - New Telegraph

Fantasy Alert: Christian McCaffrey Misses Thursday Panthers Practice with Injury - Bleacher Report

Former track prodigy sues Nike and her ex-coach Alberto Salazar for $20 million - CNN

Four-star Arsenal defeat Hoffenheim in Women's Champions League - Yahoo

Handball Premier League starts next week - Blueprint

Heath and Miedema boost Arsenal's WCL hopes with Hoffenheim rout - Yahoo

Impact Wrestling Results: Winners, Grades, Reaction, Highlights from October 14 - Bleacher Report

Indian Wells Tennis 2021: Grigor Dimitrov Advances, Angelique Kerber Upset - Bleacher Report

Indian Wells: Cameron Norrie beats Argentina's Diego Schwartzman to reach semi-finals - BBC

Inter target Onuachu as Suarez replacement - New Telegraph

Iwobi returns to training, may face West Ham ahead Premier League clash - Blueprint

Jack Eichel Trade Rumors: 'Serious Optimism' Deal for Sabres Star in Place Last Week - Bleacher Report

Joe Burrow Headlines Madden 22 Week 5 Player Ratings Update - Bleacher Report

John Collins Says Hawks 'Real Contenders' Despite 'Loaded' Eastern Conference - Bleacher Report

Jorge Masvidal Says 'I Respect the F--k' out of Chris Jericho Ahead of AEW Rampage - Bleacher Report

Justin Herbert 'Can Throw a Strawberry Through a Battleship,' Ravens DC Says - Bleacher Report

Kamaru Usman Wants Superfight Against Canelo Alvarez, Manager Ali Abdelaziz Says - Bleacher Report

Keeping that hunger': Raheem Sterling on criticism, racism and his future - Yahoo

Leicester City's Soumare: Tough encounters like Manchester United appealed to me - Goal

Lingard: How Iheanacho snatched best player award from me - Punch

LIVE: Brazil vs Uruguay - Goal

NBBF crisis: D'Tigress reject half payment - New Telegraph

NBBF crisis: Ministry summons Kida, Umar as basketball players stage massive protest - Blueprint

Nets' Kevin Durant Hasn't Spoken with Kyrie Irving; 'Kyrie Made His Decision - Bleacher Report

Nets' Steve Nash Says He's Done Talking About Kyrie Irving, Didn't Watch IG Live - Bleacher Report

Neymar won't retire after 2022 World Cup, says Pochettino - Punch

NPFL: Rangers Declare Governor, Tiesso AWOL - Thisday

NYG: Ogun wins first gold medal - Blueprint