*NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 19TH AUGUST 2022* *PUNCH* Ogun students to get free surgery Debt servicing gulps N13.17tn under Buhari, education suffers Obasanjo seeks support for new Owu monarch Tunde Bakare addresses Nigerian followers in US Why Muslim-Muslim ticket is problematic for Nigeria PFN Bayelsa, Ogun confirm 17 monkeypox cases Breastfeed the child, save the country Some beneficiaries of Fayose plotting his downfall Ekiti PDP chair Power devolution, key to solving Nigerias problems Akande Anambra ex-gov candidate Ozigbo dumps PDP, backs Obi Edo electoral commission releases timetable for LG polls CIPM to train 3,000 professionals Wema Bank driving growth via digital channels MD Heifer supports African agritech investors with $20,000 Govs raise concerns over NNPC ownership FirstBank appoints executive director PenCom exempts retirees earning below N10,000 from pensions Stop registering lending apps, FG warns fintechs Savannah Energy signs new gas sales agreement Rising debt: Alternative financing options for Nigeria Auto assemblers fault FG on enabling bill NASENI partners Chinese firm to boost power sector Winners emerge at SAfrican Airways essay competition Meter firm, EKEDC collaborate to reduce metering gap Joshua can't afford to lose again ' Ex-WBA champion V'ball: Nigeria, Libya clash in African tourney quarter finals AGA: Delegates reject Pinnick's plea for tenure extension B'ball: Dissolved FG's committee illegal, says Ogunade Anthony Joshua vows to punish 'bigger' Usyk C'Rica 2022: Uche backs Falconets for podium finish My bandana, my lucky charm ' Sodje Aribo, Bassey exit affected Rangers Exploring innovation for African universities UNIMED Ondo, eight years after Nigerias state failure, an entrapping vicious cycle Commuters groan, businesses shut as Sango-Ota road collapses Lagos man jailed 37 years for defiling minor Anambra girls arrested for robbing lovers Two planes collide mid-air at California airport Abia hoodlums kill soldier, army guns 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