*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR MONDAY 1ST AUGUST 2022* *PUNCH* Terror: Lagos police, South-West Amotekun on alert Over 1,969 candidates for UTME make-up Aug 6 NAPTIP blames parents, ignorance for child trafficking Killings: Kogi gov suspends monarch, queries LG boss Voter registration: Stranded applicants lament, seek extension, INEC adamant Terrorists take battle to Buharis doorstep, Abuja residents panic Nigeria protests ECOWAS parliaments lopsided recruitment Wike meets PDP govs, ex-govs, others in Abuja 12.7 million Nigerians living with hepatitis B WHO New-look NNPC should go beyond cosmetics Umahi emerges Ebonyi south senatorial candidate Labour Party receives APC, NNPP defectors in Adamawa Ekpoudom never APC senatorial candidate Akpabio Election rigging may cause bloody revolution Anglican Primate NIMASA partners NITT to boost maritime security Transcorp records N13.36bn profit Housing: Apply for your residents, FG tells states Pension assets rise by N842.73bn in six months Lagos median rent hits new high of N900,000 Nigerian Marketing Awards premieres Concerns over lack of investors for new national carrier Economic challenges impacting quality of life globally Kumuyi 1.9 million vulnerable Nigeriansll get N38bn grants FG Rail: Lagos begins compensation of affected Ogun residents Firm constructs 30-floor building at Eko Atlantic City Art Hotel will promote Nigerian arts, crafts DMO commemorates Eurobond, sukuk listings on NGX Firm to boost real estate sector Sahara Group canvasses seamless energy transition in Africa NDLEA seizes over N130bn drugs in 17 months Capital Express Assurance increases total assets to N12bn Nigeria needs proper mapping to curb insecurity Surveyors PayTv partners BON to train broadcasters Foundation calls for increased youth investment Notore records N26bn half-year revenue NCC commits N500m to research Kwara suspends pension payment to 6,437 retirees 20 kids get N4m reward in UBA draw Risk managers urge govt to transform agric CIIN expresses commitment to CSR AXA seeks sustainable business practices Stanbic IBTC Pension launches campaign to increase awareness NAICOM vows to liquidate more distressed insurance companies Africas Womens Day: Bridging gender inequality gap Kwara herbalist caught with human parts, remanded Money-seeking Lagos hoodlum knocked down by hit-and-run driver How I was abducted, raped five days Schoolgirl Anambra man allegedly beats brothers wife to death N1.33bn drugs intercepted at Lagos seaport, suspects arrested Wife of Nigerian killed in Italy demands justice Herbalist rapes teenager during consultation over missing N1,000 Six gays nabbed in Nasarawa, police warn residents Trailer driver crushes Anambra motorcyclist to death Nigerian startups, others may record negative growth Report N1.25tn spent on calls in six months NCC Huawei partners firm, targets tech solutions Gbajabiamila: Once upon a thoughtless speaker Corruption in public sector, work ethics and productivity Leadership failure and gullibility of electorate *VANGUARD* Lead campaign against oil industry-induced pollution, Daukoru charges HOSTCOM Group charges Umana to fast-track action on NDDC board inauguration Governance: FG bereft of ideas' Rivers LP gov candidate NBA mounts pressure to free Effiong from prison custody Edo's anti-grazing law'll resolve farmer, herders' conflict, enhance security ' Obaseki Youth unemployment worse than time bomb, says Olu Of Warri Soaring prices: Zobo, Tiger nuts replace soft drinks in many homes Our global crusade has reached over 3m people ' Kumuyi New Islamic Year: Zulum declares August 1 as public holiday Lowering of UTME cut off mark is unhealthy, retrogressive- Stakeholders bemoan PVC registration: Prospective registrants defy downpour, besiege Makurdi INEC office to beat deadline 2023 Presidency: NCEF blasts APC, PDP for fielding Muslim candidates 2023 elections: What will Nigerians choose Muslim-Muslim ticket: Nigerians have thrown away competence, capacity'APC APC pushes for diaspora voting Tinubu's Campaign Council: Keyamo tipped as spokesman as Tinubu meets APC govs PVC: Kano residents on queues, last minute rush for registration 2023:Why Atiku, not Tinubu or Peter Obi deserves to be President ' Melaye APC refutes report of mass defection in Kebbi Continued detention of Kanu, cause of instability in S'East ' Abaribe PDP crisis: Wike meets campaign coordinators in Abuja Always be circumspect, Adebayo admonishes leaders over Buhari's 2015 tweet Why investors should keep cash, play on short end of the curve ' Director, Comercio Partners Forex: How NNPC remitted $2.7bn in 6 months LCFE, Heritage Bank, others unlock N445trn commodities ecosystem H1 2022: FCMB Group records 73.2% growth in profit Shareholders excited over financial performance of Cornerstone Insurance MSMEs: Knowing the category your business belongs is important Focus on your customers more, not competitors Lagos as metaphor for commodities ecosystem Hedging to mitigate investment risks ABCON cautions FG against policies that worsen inflation impacts Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers launches 'Make Extraordinary Happen' campaign FBN Holdings grows half year profitability by 45% to N66bn Union Bank profit up 6.7 % to N12.3bn in six months Firstmonie agents surpass one billion transactions 10 companies control 84% of stock market, 146 others share 16% CBN has no plan to close community associations' accounts 'Investigations Why we spent N500m on research, innovation ' NCC Nigerian operation pushes Airtel's profit to N182.33bn BBNaija S7: Meet fake housemates, Deji, Modella BBNaija welcomes 2 fake housemates Kashim Shettima's Blunt Views: 'We have God on our lips and the devil in our hearts 4 feared dead as transport unions clash in Lagos 16 bandits, 2 others killed in Plateau ISWAP responsible for attack on soldiers near Zuma rock 'Report National Assembly's best option is to impeach Buhari Searching for what is not missing Global benefits of Insurance Services to individuals, organisations and larger society Contributory Pension Scheme and Nigeria's economic development End tears of sorrow with prayer Nigeria's insecurity: One impeachment not enough Patient tests positive to Monkeypox at LASUTH Man jailed six months for stealing goat Insecurity: Kogi monarch arrested over security breach Chieftaincy tussle: Crisis brews in Ondo community over installation of Ode-lrele monarch Herbalist in Police net for raping client Police assure residents of adequate security as threat to attack Lagos causes panic AMNESTY PHASE 3: Ex-agitators threaten to shut down oil facilities if *THISDAY* BBNaija S7: Big Brother Introduces Fake Housemates Tambuwal Meets Obasanjo behind Closed-doors NYSC Denies Security Threat on Orientation Camps, Assures NYSC Members of Safety Insecurity: Northern CAN Urges Buhari to Defend Nigeria's Sovereignty UBEC Commences Operation of Smart Schools in January 2023 Katsina, UNICEF Launch E-learning Platform, Targets 10,000 Learners, Teachers NAOWA Inaugurates NAOWA Basic School in Sappers' Barracks N'West APC Calls for Extension of Voters' Registration FCTA, Traditional Rulers Canvass PVC Registration Extension Oyebanji, APC Risk Losing Ekiti, Oni's Lawyers Warn MultiChoice Partners BON to Upskill 200 Broadcasters UN Urges Women to Vote Female Candidates in 2023 Elections Titi Oseni-Gomez: From Politics to Boardroom Army Chief's Wife Inaugurates NAOWA Creche, Nursery/Primary School in Sappers' Barracks Emulate Osinbajo, Odili, Amaechi, Lawan, Who Also Lost Presidential Tickets, Sule Lamido Tells Wike INEC to Deploy over 200,000 BVAS for 2023 Abe Emerges Rivers SDP Governorship Candidate Onyeka Owenu Explains Her Return to MCSN Bribery Allegation Mars INEC Voter Registration Exercise in Edo Kwankwaso Warns Senators against Plot to Impeach Buhari Gunmen Kill Three Policemen, Five Vigilantes in Kogi Lawmaker Asks JAMB to Review Cut-off Mark for Universities Resident Doctors Give FG Two-week Ultimatum to Implement Welfare Agreement Nigeria to Exhibit Culture in Jamaica's 60th Jubilee Kidnappers Kill One, Abduct Three In Bauchi Ekiti Mulls Prosecution of Medical Workers for Aiding Female Genital Mutilation Charles Okpaleke: The Stylish Entrepreneur and His Imprints on Nollywood Siemens: Nigeria's '63m Mega Transformers Set for Shipping Before September Insecurity: SANs Back Senators' Threat to Remove Buhari from Office Discuss Issues, Not Individuals, Okowa Tells Tinubu Deliver Us from Insecurity, We've No Other Country, Obi Cries to God Tee Mac: I Only Expressed Fear for the Rigours of Office, Not Tinubu's Competence IPC Expresses Worry over FG's Threat to Sanction BBC, Trust TV Nigeria Records 857 Lassa Fever Cases, 164 Deaths in 2022, Says NCDC Why Does Anybody Want to be Next President Boko Haramism and Proposed Ban on Okada Transportation:The Option of Encirclement Strategy Again, Biden Tests Positive to COVID-19, Returns to Isolation Can Atiku, TinubuGet Serious on Issues Will NLC Protest End ASUU Strike As Terrorists Take Battle to the Seat of Power Water Resources Bill: History Beckons on Gbajabiamila Insensitivity to Nigerian Students Weep Not Wike ECA and the Collapse of Nigeria's Financial Buffers Initiating Catalysts for Foreign Direct Investment Nigeria Losing Battleto Save the Naira Nunez Announces His Arrival asLiverpool Claim Community Shield Ofili, Chukwuma Hit Birmingham as Ashe Targets History . AFN Unveils New Kits for Athletes Birmingham 2022:Olarinoye Wins Nigeria's First Gold Medal Jesus Nets Hat-trick in Arsenal's6-0 Demolition of Sevilla Sondi,Agofure Win First Mangrove Marathon in Warri When Lawmakers Vent their Anger on Buhariover Worsening Insecurity The Threat of Impeachment *THE SUN* 2023: Obi an emerging force, cant be wished away Ikpeazu Igbo youths calls for extension of registration of PVC Were facing challenging times, says Obi APC declares Umahi winner of repeated Ebonyi South primary PDP: Wike meets associates Sweeps LG polls Kano guber: Abacha rejects replacement, insists hes PDP flag bearer 2023: Muslim-Muslim ticket insult on sensibility of Christians Anglican church LP, NCFront set up 4 committees to restore Nigeria Road to 2023: Increased voter registration and expectation of paradigm shift World Chess Olympiad: Nigeria bounces back with wins over Mauritania, Palestine Bako: Sultan never endorsed anybody for NFF presidency Oyetola congratulates Osun-born Olarinoye for winning gold Nigeria battles India in Table Tennis semi finals FIFA celebrates Aribos stunning goal against Villarreal AFN set to unearth fresh talents 2022 Commonwealth Games: Lawal sets new Games record LCFE: Redefining commodities standards to catalyse economic growth Art of Living Foundations 2022 Cultural Day could boost Nigerias revenue Utomi Energy transition: Sahara deepens LPG investment in Cote DIvoire 184 NNPC/Shell cradle-to-career beneficiaries get varsity scholarship NEMSA vows to enforce technical standards, regulations in power sector More revenue for Nigeria as analysts predict oil price spike Neimeths N3.7bn rights issuell succeed despite inflationary trends Azoji Global Spectrum to rejig operations to boost shareholder value Economic crisis: NUCFRLANMPE demands incentives for manufacturers Terrorism reporting: SERAP gives Buhari 48 hours to withdraw threat to sanction BBC, Daily Trust UN report: Kanus family flays northern groups Insecurity: Buhari should review war against terror Pyrates Igbo must activate homeland security now Town union coalition Disappointment awaits those depending on party strength, structure Okoh FG condemns killing of Nigerian in Italy How suspected oil vandals killed 4 policemen -Bayelsa CP Ease of Doing Business, one of Ugwuanyis legacies in Enugu Council Herbalist arrested for raping client in Ogun Ifo Police Command gets new DPO Desecration of bishophood amid political rascality Before our President is kidnapped Sarkin Fulani, another view When power comes to an end 2023 general election and open Nigeria initiative Insecurity: iswaps threat to attack lagos state NESEREA poise to protect Nigeria biodiversity Jauro, DG Saving the crumbling aviation sector Promoter Lanre Typical dazzles Dubai nightlife August 2 with Ruger BBNaija season 7 welcomes two fake Housemates *GUARDIAN* Insecurity: Nigeria police decry illegal possession, sale of police uniforms, accoutrements NDLEA intercepts 2.7m tramadol tabs, London, Dubai-bound drugs in Lagos Kogi killings: Governor Yahaya Bello order s immediate suspension of traditional ruler Drug merchant bags three years jail term in Kano for falsification of drugs Ogun police arrest herbalist for sexually assaulting his client LAWMA Academy sensitises children on effective waste management Ogunsakin reasserts dominance as Egbeyemi loses title Lagos wins 2022 South West badminton championship University of Nigeria beats UNIPORT 4-2 as UNIMAID, BUK draw 1-1 Nigeria hopeful as World U20 Athletics Championships begin in Cali ABCON cautions against inflation worsening policies NAICOM to mandate compulsory insurance cover for govt assets UBA rewards 20 kids with N4 million education grants Investors will earn steady income from LCFE, says Sanwo-Olu AfDB, IMF economists seek climate financing intervention for Africa Shareholders task insurers on education investments Advans Nigeria to drive financial inclusion via new product offerings Unity Bank earned N27b, posted 23% growth in PAT in H1 Imperative of Lagos multi-modal mass-transport scheme My vision for a new Nigeria A lifeline for judges The truth of the matter Halting Nigeria's descent into industrial backwardness The BBC in Nigeria: Between reporting and propagating terror Nigerian entertainers should be insured China's cooperation proposal in outer space Real estate firms raised over N72 billion from NGX in 10 years NHF subscribers groan as developers shun scheme over cost of building materials FG urges states to reform land allocation, title issuance Fresh facts reveal NNPC's $2.7b remittance to its CBN accounts in six months Wike meets four PDP govs, political allies in Abuja Nigeria confirms 15 new cases of monkeypox in 10 states Weightlifters lead the chase as Aruna guides table tennis to semis DisCos reject 'takeover', claim FG owing them N100 billion FG: Lagos responsible for streetlight along MMIA road eTranzact leads e-payment transition to holding structure *NEW TELEGRAPH* What does Wole Soyinka want Ebenezer Obey loses 48-year-old son Tambuwal meets Obasanjo behind closed doors Ogun: Herbalist arrested for raping 17-year-old client Terrorism reporting: Court action imminent over FG's threat to sanction BBC, Daily Trust Kwara Revenue Agency generates over N18b in 1st half of 2022 IG threatens arrest, prosecution over unauthorised use of police uniforms NDLEA impounds N1.3bn tramadol at Lagos Port 2023 election is about unity of Nigeria ' Atiku FG condemns gruesome murder of Nigerian in Italy Killing of Nigerian migrant on Italian street sparks outcry Ukraine condemns Russia's 'humiliating death' tweet England beat Germany to win first women's major trophy Mane opens Bayern account in German Super Cup triumph Norwich beaten on Championship return Leverkusen crash out of German Cup *BLUE PRINT* Fourinformants behind Abuja terror attacks arrested, interrogated, over 70 criminals, including Kuje escapeskilled Oil has taken away our livelihoods, N/Delta communities cry out ActionAid urges lawmakers, govts to commit 10% annual budget to agriculture Sources, integrity of Nigeria's agriculture data are doubtful ' Lawmaker 3rd CAADP Biannual Report: Only one country on-track, Nigeria fails 2023: Umahi defeats arch rival in fresh Senate primary Benue: PDP governorship candidate a misfit ' Wuhe We didn't substitute our presidential candidate for N100m ' NRM Ebonyi LG polls: PDP rejects results as EBSIEC announces APC winner In Sokoto, Tambuwal's associate, 8 councillors dump PDP, join APC Mailantarki FC lift World U-19 Dana Cup FA Cup:Ottasolo FC shock Abia Warriors in round of 64 *See other results 11 teams to square up in 3rd North Central Handball Championship Ofili, Chukwuma, Ashe land in Birmingham as athletics tracks come alive CWG 2022: How 2 Nigerian athletes clinched gold, bronze in Weightlifting Commonwealth Games 2022: Nigeria's Benson defeat Ghanaian opponent to reach Boxing quarterfinal Substitution of name: Aspirant drags INEC, othersto court NDLEA bursts hemp joint in Kano, arrests 51 Imo government opens up onInnoson Motors 'N2.5bn debt Jigawa clears 37,000 metres of drainages in Dutse Edo family wants female children to undergo purification exercise Operatives kill 7 bandits, lose 2 members in Plateau village ' Official Police ask general public to identify girl wandering in Enugu NYSC reiterates commitment to corps members' safety Setback as over 15,000 members dump PDP, join YPP in Akwa Ibom Cross River APC guber candidate disowns media aide 2023: PDP, APC jittery of LP's growing popularity ' Guber candidate Kaduna Electric announces 1 month outage in Zamfara 82,000 living with HIV/AIDS in Nasarawa 1444 Islamic calendar: Zamfara cleric urges Muslims on Godly manner Gunmen abduct LAUTECH final year student, SUG raises alarm Vandalisation of telecoms infrastructure threatens smooth communication ' NCC chair Herbalist arrested for raping client in Ogun Breaking: Wike, PDP governors in 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