*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 1ST APRIL 2022* *PUNCH* Nigeria produced 35 million bags of fertilisers in five years Emefiele Diesel: Telcos lament high operational cost, seek FGs intervention Abducted Kogi philanthropist arrested by police Foundation Kwara court remands district head for disrupting community peace Bandits invade Kwara communities, demand protection fee Group Taraba inaugurates criminal justice monitoring committee NURTW: Ondo members protest against state govt interference FG begins implementation of fertiliser act Association seeks govt support to regulate table water industry Insecurity: IDP population in Benue now two million Govt NIN-SIM linkage: FG threatens enforcement as deadline expires Buhari orders security agencies to end Ogun cult killings Heir Insurance introduces new plan for women Sanwo-Olu, rid Lagos of beggars now Kwara Assembly sacks member for dumping APC for SDP Were ready to battle PDP in Edo LG election APC Defection: Ondo Assembly declares former deputy speakers seat vacant Youths buy gov form for Kano ex-anti-graft commission boss Rimingado 2023, time for Nigerias first female president -APGA aspirant Ex-minister joins race for Abia senatorial seat 2023: Fayose joins presidential race, debunks endorsing Peter Obi APC commences LG poll campaign in Katsina Oyetola blocks Adelekes campaign billboard, PDP alleges 2023: Why there may be voter apathy -Situation Room Why Nigeria has been in trouble since independence Peter Obi 2023: Udom, Ohuabunwa, Hayatu-Deen join Presidential race 2023 Presidency: I wont leave PDP if I lose ticket Wike 2023 Presidency: Group gives Amaechi 21 days to declare Nigeria has over 70 online lending apps FCCPC Why we must mobilise revenue to fund expenditure Agba World Bank to empower women in six states with $100m FG to spend N2.3tn presidential fund on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, three others 174 million lack access to cooking gas in Nigeria FG OPEC raises Nigerias oil quota amidst low production NCC alerts Nigerians to new cyber threats targeting Windows, routers Nigerian stock market advances by 0.1% Hegerberg scores as Lyon set up PSG Champions League showdown Mental stress dilemma among African breast cancer survivors Caretaker lures Lagos poly students into cult, victims flee school over threats Two feared dead as hoodlums raze Anambra LG secretariat, Soludo fumes Ondo youths protest neglect, demand social amenities Pastor, son, five travellers kidnapped in Lagos-bound Benue Links bus Two arrested for killing motorcyclist, stealing bike in Bauchi 25-year-old motorcyclist jailed for life for raping Ekiti teenager Gunmen attack police, vigilantes, set Customs van ablaze in Delta Bandits attack Zaria, kidnap Customs officer, son, others Man colludes with friend on brother-in-laws abduction, kidnapper demands N5m Kano eye plucking: Suspected 100-year-old female cultist, two teenagers arrested Many trapped as five-storey building collapses in Anambra Terror on a night train Kaduna train tragedy and a nations running grief Beere: Egba womens revolt speaks my language (1) Old students lament infrastructural deficit in Akure Grams Poor teaching affecting girl child interest in STEM Organisation trains 100 Kano teachers CIS wins four trophies, medals in World School Games Sanwo-Olu, artist seek attention to art, music ASUP issues one-month strike ultimatum PUNCH appoints Joseph Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief as Osinubi retires *VANGUARD* Benue now home to 27 IDP camps, close to 2m IDPs ' Govt Sim/NIN linkage deadline: FG offers lifeline to non-compliant subscribers New Santa Fe, Elantra arrive Nigeria Delta Marine School to be upgraded soon ' Okowa CSOs express anger over 1,545 Nigerians killed, 1,321 abducted Q1 soludo appoints Anaeto as Principal Secretary Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge: Residents reject resumption of tolling Buhari names Afunanya asNBC board member APC Kebbi federal lawmaker defects to PDP Killings: Our security agencies 've failed Nigerians ' Reps Landlords, tenants, labour, others clash over bill on rent regulation in FCT US to spend $537m on new Consulate building in Lagos One dies as Lagos-Kano train derails in Kaduna Terrorists: El-Rufai calls for bombardment of forests Buhari approves reconstitution of Board of NDE Train attack: Minister didn't ask for contributions from Nigerians for victims treatment Kwara Assembly declares lawmaker's seat vacant over defection 2023 Presidency: IBB welcomes consensus aspirant for PDP Pastor challenges Dickson for Bayelsa West senatorial seat Edo APC reverses self, set to participate in LG election After the party conventions: What next for Nigeria CBN and the growing interest in agriculture Re: Ango Abdullahi's interview Agitation for indigenous VCs: Nigerian varsities no longer universal ' ASUU The judiciary must remain independent (1) Nigerian women eulogise late GraceAlele-Williams Gender Bills: Ondo First Lady calls on women to restrategise, gives recommendations Bandits injure 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