*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 2022* *PUNCH* Coups: Odinkalu blames ECOWAS, AU failure to condemn corrupt elections Fear grips Ekiti community over arrival of additional Fulani herders FG enlisting international support against Biafran realisation IPOB Again, gunmen attack Zangon Kataf in Kaduna Giving to humanity is best investment, says NYSC DG US urges direct nuclear talks with Iran, says time running out Monarch faults NDDC, ministry, tasks FG to fix East-West road Lagos population causing challenges in health, others, says Aregbesola Anambra fire service battled five incidents in one day People misrepresenting revenue collection issue in Anambra APGA APC Feb convention uncertain, peace panel demands extension Cruel kidnap, murder of Hanifa APC to hold primary for vacant Ondo Reps seat 2023 Presidency: Reconsider your ambition, Clark tells northern aspirants Okorocha unveils presidential bid, knocks zoning, ex-gov charged with N2.9bn fraud 2023: Ill run for President if PDP zones ticket to south, say Peter Obi PDP names ex-Senate presidents Mark, Wabara, others as Ekiti peace panel members Tambuwal shuns zoning, begins consultations for 2023 Presidency 243 firms jostle for CBNs multibillion naira loan scheme National Assembly threatens sanctions against MDAs over secret, lopsided recruitments Presidential initiativell boost electricity supply of 40 million people FG Marketers demand FGs clarification on subsidy removal suspension Senate projects N3tn revenue for agencies, Customs fault Finance Bill From Mahrez to Iwobi:Stars who flopped at AFCON I could have died from heatstroke ' AFCON ref Egypt not a one-man Salah show ' Queiroz Aribo rated 20m by ex-Rangers striker Amoo an incredible talent ' Copenhagen coach Everton eye summer move for Osimhen, Koulibaly Unpaid salaries: Ezenwa threatens legal action against Heartland Egypt keeper Al Shenawy doubtful for Cameroon clash Players beg Dare to save Nigerian basketball French cup: PSG loanee goalkeeper shines as Nice eliminate Messi's side Eriksen signs for Brentford, Everton unveil Lampard on deadline day BREAKING: Everton sign Dele Alli from Tottenham Aliko Dangote: Hero or villain World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: A case for noma Task force bursts drug dealers hideout, arrests two in FCT Two arrested for stealing Ogun monarchs crown, staff Alleged arsonists torch Obasanjos 2,420-hectare Benue farm, gunmen rob, beat firemen Man kills, burns blind sibling over land dispute in Anambra Human parts found with me for my ex-boss promising N30m reward Driver Landowner returns UNILAG lecturers N6m after PUNCH report Police arraign 98 political thugs arrested by soldiers in Ekiti Lagos community laments environmental threat over sand dredging, seeks help Ekiti shames jailed sex offenders, vows to deny them pardon Police rescue 10 Lagos returnees, 20 kidnap victims in Zamfara Court orders accelerated hearing in Lagos ex-govs family feud Police arrest Nigerien spiritualist praying for terrorists, supplying charms Delta man flees after quarrelling with housewife, killing husband with wood 80 residents arrested for violating Ondo environmental law Governors power in Nigeria General who sets up his successor for death NUC okays Shariah degree for BUK, approves 11 other programmes Nigerian researchers develop cholera vaccine OAU lecturers begins strike over unpaid allowance, lecturers group differs COVID-19: Moderna Spikevax vaccine gets full US approval FG probes 17 firms over breach of customers private data, hikes fines Malami to decide Electoral Act bill, National Assembly transmits document to Buhari *VANGUARD* ATM fee reduction: Youths, ethnic leaders hail CBN Gov We'll continue to appropriate funds for health sector ' Gbajabiamila Lagos high population density ticking time bomb in epidemics- Aregbesola FG promises early completion of renovation work on Lagos National Stadium Directive to disregard appropriation act: Gbajabiamila asks Foreign Affairs Ministry to withdraw letter immediately Siemens deal: 40m people to get improved electricity supply ' FG Foundation donates school supplies to Imo indigent students Afforestation: FG forests over 6 million hectares of land through green bond project ' Ikeazor photo News: ANAN elects new executive Gov. Sule provides own phone number platform to interface with citizens Buhari promises to handover to his successor stable democracy, revamped security Bloggers seek immediate assent to Electoral Amendment Bill CBN set to unveil new market-driven FX framework Ofem congratulates Ayu, Imoke on their listing in 'Portrait of Patriots: 100 Nigeria's Foremost Thought Leaders 2023 election: We are demanding for youth Vice President ' Aregbe Sex-for-skits allegation: 'I've been heartbroken, I'm weak', Isbae U reacts APC National Convention: Niger Gov, Sani Bello endorses Sen Sani Musa for National Chairman Leadership failure will persist without restructuring ' Gani Adams EFCC returns recovered properties to Arthur Eze in Enugu Siemens Deal: 40m people to get improved electricity supply ' FG STATE OF THE NATION: Buhari has taken Nigeria to brink of disintegration ' Dele Momodu Hoodlums burn ex-President Obasanjo's mango farm in Benue 2023: Neutralize security threats to enable Nigerians exercise voting franchise ' INEC tells Security Heads Amaechi never betrayed Jonathan ' N'Delta youth leader, Comrade Douye Kebbi Is AMCON being blackmailed by debtors Ernest Adegunle Shonekan and Nigeria's unending tale of three masters LASHMA, PharmAccess Foundation partner to enforce SafeCare standards for quality health care delivery Man, 22, robs old woman of gratuity in Katsina My boss promised me N30m to produce, deliver human parts to buyer in Lagos ' Suspected ritualist confesses Senate to Govt Agencies: Make N3trn annually to reduce FG's budget deficits, borrowings Suspected herdsmen gang rape, kill housewife in Ondo *THISDAY* 100 for 100 Policy: CBN Disburses N23bn to Manufacturers National Assembly Transmits Reworked Electoral Act Amendment Bill to Buhari for Assent Ardova Targets December for Completion of 20,000mt LPG Facility Fashola: Aggressive Work to Resume on Road Projects After Release of SUKUK Funds FG Inaugurates Ministerial Power Sector Monitoring, Evaluation Group AFAN Highlight Steps to Achieve Food Security Petroleum Ministry to Prioritise Completion of Ongoing Projects Nigerian Cocoa Farmers Losing $400 per Tonnes to West Africa Counterparts Lee Engineerings Sustained Quest to Transform Nigerias Oil and Gas Industry Power: A Sector in Search of Rescue Rising Oil Prices Could Trigger $500bn in Stranded Assets Amid Rising Subsidy Payments, Decreasing Oil Production, NNPC Posts 78.4% Deficit Remittance to Federation Account in 2021 Nigeria can Earn $200m, Create 2 million Jobs Annually from Agro Commodity Expansion Project CMAN Boss Lauds FG, CBN Drive to Boost Nigerian Economy 13 Firms Win $100,000 to Undertake Off-grid Power Projects in Nigeria Report: Energy Transition Attracted Record $755bn Investments in 2021 eCommerce and the Nigerian Digital Economy 2023: Baba-Ahmed, Base University Proprietor, Declares Interest in Kaduna Governorship In Ekit, Its Battle of Godfathers and their Anointed As Oyebanji Wins Ekiti APC Governorship Primary Emmanuel Makes His Most Audacious Political Move Yet Super Eagles: How Abati and Adesina Made My Case Against Buhari Leadership Recruitment And Our Constitution Burkina Faso: Nonsense in the Neighbourhood George Bello Joins Bundesligas Bielefeld from Atlanta Utd Confusion in NBBF Again as Two Factions Elect Kida, Mark as... Ndombele Rejoins Lyon from Spurs on Loan Aubameyang Completes Loan Move to Barca Eriksen Moves to Brentford on Six-month Deal Tunisia Sack Coach Who Led Carthage Eagles to Oust Nigeria Colombia Winger, Diaz, Joins Liverpool from Porto Newcastle Sign Brazilian Guimaraes from Lyon ITTF RANKING Aruna Sets New African Record, Hits Top 11 *THE SUN* Agenda for UNIJOS Osun 2022: Oyetola and Aregbesola go for broke INEC pledges to hold elections as scheduled 2023: Ill contest if PDP zones presidency to south, throws contest open Peter Obi 2023: Okorocha joins contest to succeed Buhari Ex-SEast PGs write Lawan, Gbajabiamila, others on Igbo president PDP should not jettison zoning ticket to South East Oligbo APC receives reconciliation committees report PDP to make final decision on zoning June Bode George, Ogidi Ekiti PDP says guber primary was free, fair Mark Igoche emerges factional NBBF president, says its a new dawn for basketball Ikeja Electric opens up on energy penetration strategy Bayelsa, Zipline partners with Sterling Bank, Drugstoc on $5 million innovative medical supplies Indorama denies emitting soot in Rivers Talent City develops revolutionary tech community in Alaro City After EndSARS looting, Shoprite reopens Circle Mall Store, closes Marylands store QNET reiterates support for its distributors in Nigeria Nig-Poland bilateral Rel: Polish Ambassador decry negative perception of Nigeria Okorocha, others face N2.9bn fraud charges Indorama denies emitting soot in Rivers EFCC returns recovered properties to Arthur Eze in Enugu 7 LGAs under siege of bandits in Niger, gov. Bello cries out Pandemonium as hoodlums attack journalists ,others in Lagos 2023: Hope rises as Buhari gets amended Electoral Bill for assent FG detaining Kanu for refusing monetary inducement to abandon Biafra, IPOB alleges Kogi LGAs provide free medicare to 300 communities 90% applicants score below 30% in police recruitment examinations PSC Olubadan: Kingmakers clear way for installation of Balogun Kicking Super Eagles in the shin For South-East, 2023 presents a chance Ogbonnaya Onu and the 2023 presidency Mala Buni: The bridge over troubled waters Ife monarchy, Oonis royalty and Yoruba culture Why APC should settle for Akume as national chairman Transparency, trust recipe for good marriage Origho, retired director, principal Royal glitz in Delta AIG Zone 5 reads riot act to officers, criminals Hotels as slaughterhouses Curbing the menace of mkpurumiri *GUARDIAN* Tambuwal, Okorocha join 2023 presidential race Southeast Presidency: In search of the missing 'earliest contestant Be sportsmanly, Ekiti PDP begs aggrieved guber contestants Court orders Navy to pay late Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu's entitlements Amotekun nabs 30-year-old man with fresh human parts, 31 others in Ondo Police arrest five hoodlums over cult clash, robbery in Osun Firm decries detention of 100 distributors, urges fair probe Court sentences 23-year-old man to life imprisonment over defilement Channels driver stabbed, Arise crew attacked in Lagos Woman killed in accident, man electrocuted to death in Jos Concerns as FCT residents shun pedestrian bridges Fire kills minor in Kaduna, injures others Putin, Macron discuss Ukraine, Russian 'security guarantees': Kremlin UK PM sorry for 'partygate' but vows to plough on Valuejet Lagos Para Open on ITTF's listed events for 2022 Dare assures on early completion of National Stadium, Lagos We've seen other side of Garoua, Tunisian journalist laments after defeat by Burkina Faso Two Camerounians injured, hospitalised as fans celebrate semifinal ticket Detectives question suspect over Mason Greenwood's alleged rape charge Gladiators dig in as NBBF factions elect officers Van de Beek loan move launches Lampard era at Everton NCAA allays flight safety concerns on 5G rollout in Nigeria Institute canvasses fiscal discipline to actualise 2022 budget How to attract foreign direct investment, increase local production SMEs, Bellafricana get N60 million export grant Stakeholders decry unimpressive growth of insurance industry FG trains engineers to address transmission, distribution bottlenecks Amid uncertainty, investors earned N2.9tr on equities in January Planned takeover of Champion Breweries raises dust Oyo approves salary scale for local government workers Investing in ethanol production for exports NDE unveils school-on-wheels scheme for youths, women in Kogi Nigeria begins gender mainstreaming to empower women, girls Lagos to focus on technical skills, competencies in training workforce NGO seeks support to sustain anti-corruption fight Cement manufacturers appoint Bello as Chairman Dangote Cement empowers 245 Ogun youths The way we are Kicking Super Eagles on the shin Approaches, strategies in election forensics investigations - Part 7 How to urgently fix insecurity in Northern Nigeria The 1999 constitution as 'grundnorm Nigeria's unitary federalists versus restructuralists Absence of witnesses stalls Oromoni's Coroner hearing National Assembly transmits reworked electoral bill to Buhari for assent Poor mental health of Nigerians Terrorists kill 12, raze homes in Katsina Uzodimma assures traders on reallocation of renovated Owerri market Abe tackles senator over alleged derogatory remarks against Ogoni kinsmen Reactions as Udom announces preferred successor EFCC returns 11 recovered houses to Arthur Eze in Enugu Notore revenue grows by 43 per cent to N27 billion INEC raises security concern, vows to disqualify erring parties *LEADERSHIP* Ogun Set To Launch Education Trust Fund Gani Adams Seeks Amendment Of Constitution Before 2023 Elections APC To Elect Candidate For Ondo Bye-Election Today Court Orders Navy To Pay Ndubuisi Kanu's Entitlement Into Dedicated Account Absence Of Family Stalls Oromoni's Coroner Inquest Governing Board Will Reinforce Achievements In Education Sector, Says Makinde CSOs In Ekiti Okay APC, PDP Governorship Primary Polls Bauchi Wheat Farmers Decry Late Supply Of Farm Inputs YEDC Accuses Labour Unions Of Sabotage, Promises Quality Services Hanifa: We'll Ensure Justice Is Served ' Kano Group Amaechi's Turbaning Not Politically-motivated ' Zwingina 2023: Tambuwal Hints Of Joining Presidential Race Herdsmen Kill Benue Commissioner's Brother 2 Die In Kano Canoe Mishap In Kano Insecurity Impending Fight Against Out-of-School Children Menace ' Niger Gov Nigerians Will Feel Better Under Osinbajo's Presidency ' Financial Times 2022 Budget: Why Foreign Missions Got Financial Autonomy ' Gbajabiamila Nigeria Should Leverage Technology To End Insecurity ' Dankyarko Dangote Cement Awards N10m Scholarship To Benue Students Indorama Denies Emitting Soot In Rivers Nigeria Safe For Your Investment, NIPC Boss Assures Polish Businessmen Aregbesola Asks Engineers To End Nigeria's Housing Deficit Coalition Tasks NASS On Effective Legislation Iran's Parliament Suspended Amid Rapid Spread Of Omicron AU Suspends Burkina Faso After Coup Troops, Police Kill 28 Terrorists, Rescue 30 In Sokoto, Zamfara Pantami, Inuwa Push For More Data Protection Awareness [EDITORIAL] NEDC's Plan For North East As NASS Transmits Bill To President: CSOs, Stakeholders Give Buhari 7 Days To Sign Electoral Bill Okorocha Declares For President, EFCC Files Fraud Charges Against Him CBN Funds 28 Coys With N23.2bn Under 100-for-100 Policy Amotekun Arrests 30-yr-old Man With Fresh Human Hands, Legs In Ondo Olubadan: Ibadan Chiefs Withdraw Suit Challenging Their Elevation Nigeria, UK To Hold Security, Defence Dialogue In London Mali Expels French Envoy Over 'Hostile, Outrageous' Remarks Driving 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