*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2022* *PUNCH* US Congress temporarily avoids govt shutdown Strike: FG, inter-religious council meet ASUU next week Firm seeks to close yam production gap Mouka rewards business partners Cash transfer: Some Nigerians havent seen N5,000 before, says minister Dangote, Flour Mills slam BUA over alleged sugar sale suspension Chivita introduces affordable product sizes SIMS Nigeria announces maiden White Friday sales Anger over US police racial bias in mall fight video Airlines reject Senates claims, link flight cancellations to poor infrastructure, others Recruitment: Buhari should end police/PSC rift 2023: PDPll release revised manifesto soon, says chairman Oyetola waged war against me since becoming gov, says Aregbesola Power must return to South in 2023, says coalition Budget amendments, insertions based on Nigerians demands, Reps reply Buhari MTN, Mafab to launch 5G soon as FG hands over spectrum to NCC VIN valuationll boost transparency, revenue Customs Businesswomen undergo training on public procurement Digitalisation enables safer oil, gas camp management -Huawei Ex-Eagles decry plight of Atlanta '96 hero turned bus driver NSSF trials: Lekwot claims double gold, eyes Brume's record Falcons need psychologist to beat high-scoring Ivoirians ' Mabo Ukrainian Olympic bobsleigher tests positive for steroids Handball: Nigeria U-20 female coach confident of victory in Guinea My relationship with Iheanacho is very great, says Ndidi Europa: Aribo's Rangers win 4-2 in Dortmund Europa: Osimhen shines as Napoli hold Barcelona 1-1 at Camp Nou Nigerian youths are too young to run Ogun housewife bathes starving husband with hot water, flees, victim dies Bizman arraigned for defiling two brothers, claims testing impotence herbs Police arraign four suspected land grabbers in Lagos Two killed, eight kidnap victims rescued as Katsina police, terrorists clash Man denies Abuja estate invasion, says residents ruined engagement party Cleaner discovered Atagas corpse, we picked items for probe Police Immigration frowns on child labour, rescues eight trafficked Benue minors Police plan forensic test on human bones, parts recovered in Oyo building EFCC arrests 29 suspected fraudsters, recovers cars, laptops Gunmen kidnap Abuja prince, kill one Fire guts Asokoro hospital in Abuja Dirty fuel saga: The road not taken Best students get alumni awards Lagos to revamp, digitalise over 700 libraries NGO trains schools on digital literacy We will improve learning of 20m children by 2030, says group Palliative care in mental health Claim leprosy is incurable mere myth Physician Drug business: PSC orders fleeing ASPs arrest, suspends Kyaris associates Four friends torture 28-year-old to death over missing phone, device found on chair Consumers kick over silent increase in electricity tariff amid fuel scarcity NARTO, NUPENG-PTD suspend planned industrial action Aregbesola, Oyetolas aide clash as minister accuses gov of waging war Lagos domestic worker robs Japanese N2.7m at gunpoint FG doing best to reduce medical tourism Mamora *VANGUARD* Osun gov fight: The die is cast for Oyetola, Aregbesola Ebonyi: Ebubeagu arrests 12 for alleged drug peddling My people are not land grabbers but owners ' Monarch Buhari laments mass youth migration to Europe NYSC PoP: Kano loses 2 corps members, 16 others get extension of service year Farouq pledges support to police wives in school feeding, others Kano APC Crisis: Ganduje extends olive branch to Shekarau faction 2023 presidency should be for South-East, says Clark Attack on cattle market not by host community ' Gov Ikpeazu Reliance on oil places Nigeria on edge ' Emefiele Peer review: AU rates Nigeria high in infrastructure, agric revolution Green Energy International Limited donates mini barracks to Nigeria Navy Osun Assembly minority leader warns PDP against imposition Police repel terrorists robbing highway, kill two, rescue 7 victims, 142 animals in Katsina Court adjourns suit filed by Marafa challenging Matawalle's congresses in Zamfara North-East NEMA gets new Coordinator, hails predecessor NYSC sanctions 18 corps members as 813 pass out in Ondo Women in Music berths Nigeria Osun 2022: Aregbesola vows to work against Oyetola's reelection I begged Oyetola for two years ' Aregbesola 2023: Nigerians urged not to sell their mandate to greedy, selfish politicians 2023: PDP reviewed manifesto ready soon ' Ayu 2023: I need your support to win, Bello pleads with party members APC Convention: Confusion over zoning of party offices Why we're diversifying Nigeria's economy ' Emefiele HREA to tackle digitalization hitches in the workplace Police rescue suspected rapist from being lynched in Aba Makurdi fish ponds: Ortom orders arrest, prosecution of masterminds Man arrested for allegedly slapping 11-year-old daughter to death in Jigawa 5 victims of Ikoyi building collapse still unidentified ' Pathologist My wife's violent, chases me with cutlass; 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Airlines losing profit over decaying airport infrastructure Okonkwo, United Nigeria boss NOVA Merchant Bank commences N20bn Series 1 & 2 Commercial Paper issuance Nigerias economy grew by 3.98% in Q4 2021, says NBS Fuel scarcity: NNPC depots in Ejigbo, Ibadan, Ore out of stock ASR Africa refurbishes neonatal unit at Gwarimpa General Hospital, donates 80 new equipment N600bn annual loss in real estate sector worrisome-Stakeholders Ikoyi building collapse: 5 victims still unidentified Pathologist Gully erosion threatens Communities in Anambra State Building collapse: Yaba building, in line with rituals Expert Intercontinental Park berths in Ibeju-Lekki DEPOWA raises the alarm over rising cases of PTSD among soldiers Hiphop Artiste Mytrex set to release new single *GUARDIAN* Biafra agitation, insecurity threaten southeast's quest for Igbo presidency Worries over decomposing corpses in Obio-Akpor community of Rivers State Gunmen kill two travellers in Taraba community Five persons 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