ElohimTov Naija News. *NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 20TH DECEMBER 2022* *PUNCH* FG, states should revamp job creation schemes Okupes conviction wont demoralise me Obi Marketers bank on PHarcourt refinery to crash prices Insurance industry total assets hit N2.3tn in Q3 Gas reserves: FG shops for investors, N4tn New infrastructure plan to plug $2.3tn gap Minister Firm gets business application provider licence US to invest $170m in African exports, others Insurance will reduce govt spending on disaster management NCRIB boss Rising attacks, vote-buying threaten polls, INEC cries out UK targets 2024 for King Charles banknotes circulation Court stops Emefieles arrest, groups back CBN gov Well do better than men Female gov candidates FIIRO workers hold special prayer over promotion Employing school-age children should be illegal US Deputy Undersecretary Politicians using cattle business for money laundering MACBAN Benue gov: Catholic priest, Assembly Speaker test popularity Fayose allies reject Atikus appointments, PDP calm NGX retail transactions hit N26.62bn Dangote Cement inaugurates CSR projects Stakeholders move to tackle market infractions MTN shareholders approve 7.5 billion shares cancellation FITC advocates funding intervention for movie industry Female bankers, experts address human capital challenges Get products from reliable sources, NAFDAC advises pharmacies FG begins 11 power projects, plans 3,750MW generation FG plans N2.4bn rehab centres for repentant terrorists Qatar 2022 Top 10 goals Hits and flops of Qatar 2022 Fans' Footballer of the Year: Pickford beat Iwobi to award Toffees agree big-money Iwobi deal Peseiro hails Argentina's World Cup win Pele remains the greatest player ever ' Oliseh Qatar 2022: Lessons for African football Maradona or Mara-Doha Artificial intelligence for new drug discovery NEMA and 105 stranded Nigerians Why politicians need to address poverty during campaign Protest as Lagos policemen enforcing ban kill motorcyclist Air Force battles Zamfara terrorists, 50 bandits, soldiers killed Orphan buys foodstuffs with fraud proceeds, bags jail AIbom man jailed 10 years for selling six-year-old Woman accuses Rivers police of torturing detained husband Firm unveils new tools Startups get $16m funding in November Nigeria partners global tech firms When media men attack press freedom for politicians I pray Christmas bring a lot of blessings not brings! Ekiti gov awards 149 scholarships Veritas varsity to represent Africa at global competition Contribute to development, Achievers VC tells engineers Why migration to other countries wont end Don LBS honours retail organisation Abiodun to deliver MTU convocation lecture Rector calls for upgrading of IVTEC Lagos students laud reduction of fees Avoid swindlers posing as leaders, TASUED warns Nigerians Firm advises students on entrepreneurship Money laundering: Okupe pays N13m, escapes two-year jailp *VANGUARD* Oborevwori is Deltans Best Option' Charles Obi Maritime workers threaten to shut down nation's ports Alleged defilement: Wife says husband suffering from sex addiction 2023: Okupe's conviction won't affect our campaign, says Labour Party VSF blames worsening food inflation on attacks, displacement of Benue, Taraba farmers Minister honour winners of Huawei national ICT competition Kogi: CACOL, CACOBAG, 8 other anti-graft bodies tackle EFCC, back Agbakoba Crisis: PDP'll overcome challenges ' Ortom Omo-Agege to complete Koko-Ugbenu road, Koko Sports Stadium when elected 2023: Uber slashes fares for poll Ebonyi sit-at-home: Attack victim cries for help as condition worsens Diversification: Progressive Govs canvass legislative framework Cash withdrawal limit: Protests as DSS moves against Emefiele COP 15: Global 'peace pact' signed to protect nature Refining crude oil in PH refinery 'll reduce pump price ' NOGASA Displacement of Benue, Taraba farmers responsible for worsening food inflation ' VSF Things to know about global biodiversity agreement No going back On War against vote buying, says INEC Chairman Yakubu NRC enjoins motorist to use over passes for safety The UN biodiversity summit and us Govs out to ruin 2023 polls by stifling opposition' IPAC Fraud: Labour Party may replace Doyin Okupe as Peter Obi's campaign DG Tinubu vs Obiagbena: Secondus asks APC to disclose his health status Tier-1 banking stocks lift equity market by N53bn When candidates shun 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BP, Others to Set Stringent 2030 Climate Targets NCDMB Disburses N32.8bn of $300m BoI-managed Intervention Fund to 61 Oil Firms Concerns Over Multi-million Dollars Cargo-tracking Contract Controversy Death Toll Rises to 39 in Kaduna Fresh Attacks Okupe Pays N13m Fine, Avoids Prison Sentence Sanwo-Olu: Ikpea Using His Life to Serve Humanity, Develop Nigeria Nsukka Traditional Rulers Hail Ugwuanyi on Infrastructure Devt LP, Middle Belt-Southern Caucus Adopt APGA for FCT Senate Obaseki: We're Building Capacity of Edo Youths to Encourage Safe, Regular Migration Tallen: FG Working Towards Leah Sharibu's Release Shehu: No Public Officer Should Earn Above the President Where is Buni in APC Presidential Campaign Train In Anambra, Atiku Seeks Ndigbo's Support *THE SUN* Minister slams APC, PDP, others over poor treatment of women Ugwuanyi has shown Nsukka light of the day Royal fathers Atiku assures Southern Kaduna adequate security Tinubu promises organised labour good fiscal policies Enugu: 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Council approves payment of N1.3bn redundancy benefits to SAHCOs ex-staff FG generated N625bn VAT in Q3, 2022 NBS African airlines to lose $800m in Q4 AFRAA BUA Cement begins distribution of 1,000 desk worth N32m to schools in Sokoto Buhari to Aso Rock staff: Youve denied me my wish for a quiet birthday Peter Obi right on money he left in Anambra Alex Otti Our exclusion from education summit recipe for instability SSANU Doyin Okupe jailed 2 years for breaching money laundering Act PDP crisisll soon be over Ortom Bodo-Bonny road project: Workll be completed December 2023 Minister Olubadan: Family kicks against purported appointment of 2 Mogajis in one compound Imo N-CARES: Govtll empower more people Uzodimma Obaseki, Germany officials inspect EMOWAA project site, partner to fast-track project realization Ill relocate from Kaduna after hand over El-Rufai INEC holds key to integrity of elections World Cup: Its lessons The last Christmas Buhari passes the ball to INEC Tinubus faux pas and 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