*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 29TH JUNE 2022* *PUNCH* Dollar hits N615, local raw materials sourcing declines to 52% Edo pupils learning on bare floor, community seeks govts help Matawalle replies critics, says self-defence natural instinct Ex-CJN to get N2.5bn benefits, Senate begins corruption probe Lagos airlifts 1,598 pilgrims, promises to refund others JAMB laments lack of transparency in admission process 28 children, 103 other stranded Nigerians return from Libya IGP, rid police of rights abuse, extortion Intending pilgrims protest in Kano Oyo deputy gov sues Assembly over impeachment move Aregbesola decries prison congestion, demands inmates speedy trial Senate screens ministerial nominees today Aggrieved aspirants reject INEC lists, begin multiple court cases Action Alliance demands Tinubus disqualification, APC candidates supporters kick Ekiti PDP harvests fruits of disunity at gov poll NLC, TUC pledge support for LP, Obi Ekiti workers give Fayemi 21-day ultimatum over unpaid entitlements Commission cancels Niger Insurance, Standard Alliances operational licences Reps grill NNPC, NMDPRA, marketers over rising petrol, diesel, gas prices Real estate firms woo Nigerians in Diaspora to Lagos highbrow apartments Firm calls for regulation of substance to protect environment Experts link Nigerias food insecurity to low power supply UTM Offshore, Afreximbank sign $11.4bn financing deal NOUN appoints new registrar, bursar, librarian Exporters seek National Assembly intervention in N375bn grant approval Eko DisCo partners firm to unveil new payment platform Barca's Depay hooks up with Davido in Los Angeles I'm ready to go, says Adesanya, ahead Cannonier fight Basketball crisis: Dare must resign, insists D'Tigress star, Kienka Okagbare's doping ban extension unfair ' Ex-athlete Aliu 25m Sadiq on Sevilla radar Abater: Versatile defender waiting to explode Newcastle agree to sign Lille defender Botman Oyebanji: X-raying the future of Ekiti. Agric varsities, governing councils and other matters NSCDC arrests dancing Gombe youths, says action poses security threat Protest rocks Delta community as soldiers allegedly kill youth hunting snails Ogun semi-literate unionists enforcing strike beat up PUNCHman for working Teenage apprentice disappears after four months in Lagos, family panics Jigawa bride, five guests die in crash, three killed in Kogi explosion Osun police search for tortured woman, query DPO, detain cops Bandits abduct Zamfara NULGE chairmans pregnant wife Parents lament poor facilities as 10-year-old Akwa Ibom school pupil dies Ebonyi council mobilises security agents as gunmen kill one, raze houses Kano court jails fake lawyer two years for forgery High turnover of lawmakers, defections and democratic consolidation This is not the news Support local vaccines production, pharmacists beg govt COVID-19 exposed West Africas diagnostic challenges Lab scientists CAN counsels Anambra residents on COVID-19 vaccination Sexagenarian dies as friend steals ATM card, withdraws N700,000 Well apply diplomatic pressure to help Ekweremadu Reps Exercise restraint, Buhari tells aggrieved senators Ohanaeze, IPOB kick as court dismisses Kanus bail application 13 marginal fields dormant, FG awards 57 to new investors Osun: Adelekes ex-running mate, PDP factional chair, others join APC Ive been paid ridiculous amounts, used without appreciation Asake What I learnt after taking break from social media BB9ja Peace If I were a girl, 50 mistakes Id not make Author *VANGUARD* DRUG ADDICTION: A treatable mental disorder (slippery journey to hell on earth) Ex-CJN must be probed in judiciary's interest ' SENATE Throw Chief Medical Director's position open to all health workers, NUAHP tells federal, state govts Firm constructs N10 million borehole in Kaduna school Russian War: Blockade of Ukrainian seaports worsening food crisis in Africa ' Enifome Benue APC lawmaker, six other stalwarts defects to PDP Trial Census: NPC commences 12-day training for 109 field personnel in Benue Osun 2022: Oyetola, Omisore receive 10,000 PDP defectors in Osogbo NEMA receives 131 stranded Nigerians from Libya Photos: President Buhari arrives Portugal ahead of State Visit, participation at UN Ocean Conference Akeredolu's wife seeks more women inclusion in governance Naira constant, exchanges at 421 to dollar NYSC board urges corps members to embrace SAED programme Reps step down bill on controversial extension of tenure for legislative staff nationwide NNPC GMD blames fuel scarcity, hike in diesel price on non functionality of refineries Marginal fields: NUPRC awards licences to 161 coys Multiple lifelines for PVC registration Settling the Lagos hijab mess Why I couldn't implement 2014 confab report ' Jonathan Labour pledges to ensure Peter Obi emerges winner US, EU, Ukraine and Africa 2023: Ango Abdullahi tackled over attacks on Atiku Uzodimma blames Tinubu's certificate saga on INEC Denying Nnamdi Kanu bail, gross injustice against humanity ' Igbo youths Unclaimed dividends hit N180bn as SEC strives to achieve zero% Sky Cruise, design of 'flying hotel' that can house 5000 guests, stay airborne forever Debutant, Harmony Tan dumps Serena Williams out of Wimbledon Gunmen kidnap woman leader in Ebonyi community Why we directed citizens to acquire guns ' Matawalle Acting CJN, Ariwoola, reportedly started school aged one My husband sent me, says woman caught with explosives in Cross River Flood kills five in Kano Ayade sacks monarchs of warring communities in Cross River [Video] I want Biafra land to be calm, peaceful ' Nnamdi Kanu Ayade sacks monarchs of warring communities, revokes disputed land's ownership Egyptian judge allegedly murders wife, burns her face with nitric acid Man arraigned for possession of human flesh, bones Court remands hunter for allegedly attempting to kill neighbor's son Court remands man for allegedly defiling 7-year-old girl NDLEA warns politicians on drug consumption Fire guts warehouse at Broad Street, Lagos Island INEC and machine promises, a little skepticism may help Challenges in the administration of justice: Serving judges should be excluded from election petitions The era of lame-duck is here (2) Lagos releases guidelines on abortion World No Tobacco Day: 30,000 Nigerians die yearly from illnesses caused by tobacco ' WHO Fast-track domestication of Child Rights Act, Nigerian children task FG Health implications of skin bleaching Reasons people bleach their skin Why we sealed 137 eateries, others in Lagos ' Govt *THISDAY* Like Tinubu, APC's Vice Presidential Placeholder, Masari, Declares Certificates Missing Desperate to Stave Off Mass Defection, Buhari Meets 22 Aggrieved APC Senators Two Years After, NUPRC Closes Out 2020 Marginal Oilfields Bid Round NCDMB Sensitises Law Enforcement Agencies on Local Content Act NAICOM Revokes Standard Alliance, Niger Insurance's Operating Licences Russia-Ukraine War: Buhari's Aides Seek Debt Relief, More Rapid Loans for Developing Nations Niger Delta Elders Berate NDDC Boss, Adviser for Allegedly Supporting Its Operation Without Board WHO: 30,000 Nigerians Die Yearly of Tobacco-related Diseases in Nigeria House Invites HoS, Accountant General, DG PenCom, Others over Non-payment of Pensioners' Gratuities We've Recorded Surge in Tech Startups, Says Edo State Buhari Begins Four-day State Visit to Portugal Lagos Set to Unveil 30-year Development Plan Court Turns Down Nnamdi Kanu's Bail Request Jonathan: I Didn't Implement 2014 Confab Report Because I Was Confident of Victory in 2015 Senate: Supreme Court Verdict on Electoral Act, Victory for Democracy TUC Issues Strike Threat to Fayemi over Unpaid Workers' Benefits Edo PDP Crisis: Justice Ekwo Threatens INEC House to Consider Bill Seeking Establishment of Electoral Offences Commission NLC, TUC Express Support for Peter Obi's Presidential Bid Closely Monitor 2023 Elections against Manipulations, PDP Tells UN Stakeholders Urge National Assembly to Pass Bill on Senior Secondary Education Commission NCDC: Nigeria Records 288 Monkey Pox Cases, Nine Deaths in Five Years Rivers Court Grants N20m Bail to Farah Dagogo amid Tight Security Tension As Soldiers Allegedly Kill 27-year-old Man in Delta Tricycle Riders Protest Exploitation in Adamawa *THE SUN* Alleged convention irregularities: Court rejects motion seeking Tinubu, Atikus disqualification Ebonyi PDP crisis: Odii faction makes INEC list Dont take Igbo votes for granted, Igbokwe tells APC Tinubus certificate non-issue if INECs record is efficient Uzodimma Tinubus certificates, running mate issuesll be resolved before INECs deadline Uzodimma Northern youths mobilise support, embark on solidarity walk for Obi Road to 2023: Why APC should not adopt Muslim-Muslim ticket Senator Sidi Ali APC tackles PDP over call for visa, diplomatic ban Defection: APC must not lose majority position in NASS, Buhari begs aggrieved Senators Tinubus certificate non-issue if INECs record is efficient Uzodimma HiFL 2022: UAM Tillers, DELSU Titans qualify for Rd of 16 Dare hosts victorious Eaglets Okagbares doping ban extended to 11 years NSF: Delta approves 480-bed space for athletes Mane rues Super Eagles absence from Qatar World Cup Leicester tables new contract offer to Ndidi States liable for electricity supply crisis Fashola How Nigeria can avert another recession Experts Stakeholders accuse security agencies of complicity on Niger Delta environment pollution No refinery is functional in Nigeria NNPC GMD Insistence on standards, reason for our rapid growth Hammakopp NAICOM liquidates Niger Insurance, Standard Alliance over poor performance Ogun Customs seizes 14 trucks of foreign rice, cannabis, other contraband worth N1.29bn FG charges marginal field investors to raise crude production volume, reduce cost of doing business How were filling manpower gap in insurance industry Oyetayo. CIFM boss Business Forum: EU to partner Nigeria on agric, infrastructure devt Defection: APC must not lose majority position in NASS, Buhari begs aggrieved Senators 2023: Police train personnel on election security duty Jonathan opens up on 2014 confab 2 shot as soldiers, police clash in Bayelsa Sanwo-Olu gifts 12 cars for outstanding teachers, school administrators Senate in fresh push to amend Electoral Act Owo church massacre: Weve not arrested any suspect Police Force HQ Alleged conspiracy/cultism: Federal lawmaker gets N20m bail Reps rescind move to establish electoral offences commission Gunmen kill pregnant woman, vigilante at Enugu drinking joint Thoughts on a third force ECN, NEPA, PHCN, DISCOs: How Nigerians pay for darkness (3) Either of the two parties incorrect Danger in false spiritual solution (5) Between the right to life and abortion Why Udom should have been Atikus running mate Obi: Trouble for Igbo political merchants Accident claims woman on way to bury husband Pains, agonies of demolition Boosting agro exports *GUARDIAN* APC guber aspirant sues Cole, wants Rivers primary cancelled A'Ibom PDP chiefs flay composition of reconciliation committee Responders avert disaster as fire destroys goods worth millions of naira in Lagos 38-year-old man arraigned for possession of human flesh, bones Gombe NSCDC arrests 76-year-old kidnapper, 20 under-aged sex workers Flood claims three lives, destroys 2, 250 houses in Kano Imo police arrest 28-year-old man for alleged killing of nursing mother Oyo partners Osun for reconstruction of 83.7km Iwo Road Rivers police arraign professor for alleged sexual assault Rivers court remands 'pastor' for alleged defilement of 16-year-old girl Two suspects killed, six officers injured in Canada bank robbery Dare splashes N2m on victorious Golden Eaglets, praises NFF Ndugba, Iroegbu lead D'Tigers' 12-man squad to FIBA African World Cup qualifiers UAM Tillers, DELSU Titans qualify HiFL's round of 16 Nigeria loses relay spot as AIU extend Okagbare's ban to 11 years Osinbajo hails SMEs' resilience, sees prospect in tech, manufacturing COVID-19 aided financial inclusion, says World Bank Stakeholders advocate optimisation of mineral resources High unemployment rate of Nigerian seafarers may fuel piracy attacks Kaduna dry port sets for domestic export warehouse operation Nigeria, other ECOWAS members secure $2m grant for electricity reforms NGX halts gains as losses in MTNN, 18 stocks drag indices by N86b Monetisation of the democratic process Of June 12 and 2023 elections - Part 3 Why the present encomium on IPPIS Between politicians and haters of the press The Supreme Court's dirty linen NCDMB sensitises law agencies to local content 2022 Hajj door shuts on intending pilgrims, NAHCON pleads for understanding, promises refund Experts seek coordinated approach to address cybercrime Ayade sacks clan heads over communal clashes, attacks on soldiers Three die, two injured in Kogi petrol tanker crash FG charts course for quick dispensation of criminal justice For PDP, a silver lining on the horizon - Part2 IPC decries detention, harassment of WikkiTimes publisher, reporter Tension in Delta as soldiers guarding oil export terminal kill youth Chewing on it *LEADERSHIP* Matawalle Signs Anti-banditry, Kidnapping, Cattle Rustling Bill House Tasks Ministers On Water Sanitation Projects NYC Raises The Alarm Over Threat Of Viruses In Nigeria Federal Govt Raises Tax On Tobacco Products To 30% INEC Creates Additional 14 Centres In FCT For CVR Mixed Reactions From Stakeholders, As Increase In Aviation Fuel Price Threatens Airline Operations AFTERMATH OF PRIMARIES: Save APC From Collapse, Buhari Begs Aggrieved Senators, Others After Tanko's Exit, Senate Probes Supreme Court Justices' Complaints 8 Years After, Jonathan Seeks Implementation Of 2014 Confab Report Zamfara: Need For Caution *NEW TELEGRAPH* Issues for APC's 2023 presidential campaign NSCDC arrests female suspect with three explosives in C'River Scores escape death as truck rams into hotel in Aba, crushes commercial bus Tinubu's certificate controversies unnecessary -Uzodinma S'Court Ruling: N'Assembly moves to amend Electoral Act Alleged forgery: Action Alliance asks court to stop INEC from listing APC, Tinubu on ballot PVCs: Bauchi corps members threaten to boycott primary assignment NJC backs suit seeking review of judges' salaries, as court fixes July 15 for judgment PVC: Plateau youths, women 'invade' registration centres Buhari leaves for Portugal to participate in UN Ocean Conference Ukraine Conflict: Russian strike on shopping centre a war crime ' G7 Indian police arrest journalist over Modi tweets Don't make Nigerians lose confidence in Judiciary, Buhari warns S'Court judges Infractions: NAICOM cancels licences of Niger Insurance, Standard Alliance Nigeria's gas revenue hits N119.4bn amid rising prices 2023: Labour drums support for Peter Obi's emergence as President Blessing Okagbare's doping ban extended to 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OPEC+ quota by August NJC backs suit seeking review of Judges' salaries GetBundi, educational technology platform for launch June 30 in Lagos Defection: Aggrieved APC Senators meet Buhari, make u-turn Remita introduces eNaira on payment platform NPC Identifies 8 LGAs for trial census in Gombe 83.3m Nigerians connected to broadband as of May 2022 ' NCC False information: FCT Police set to arraign Amera Safiyanu Lagos leads as Nigeria's internet subscribers' rise by 0.62% in 12 months INEC commiserates with late journalist Kareem's family Peter Obi's presidential bid not ethnic ' SERG Lalong is VP best for APC, Nigeria's unity ' Group TUC, solidarity centre, AFL-CIO review strategies on GBVH Court directs Union bank to pay ex-Union Home workers Official: Organised Labour adopts Peter Obi as presidential candidate, rallies massive support ahead 2023 general election ILO, IOM, IPA partner on child labour No additional hajj slots, officials above 65 banned ' NAHCON Kano lawyer bags 2 yearsimprisonment for forgery FCT water board reads riot act, warns on illegaldiversion Zamfara assembly recommends death penalty for kidnappers, bandits Cross River 2023: Give us Odey as running mate, APC chieftains tell Ayade PDP group jubilates over emergence in INEC list Halt hike in security breaches, Afenifere tells FG Judicial autonomy:Jurist calls for sanction against erring states Fayemi inaugurates transition committee, advisory council in Ekiti 2023: Omo ' Agege fires back at Okowa over disparaging comments Youth body raises alarm over emerging viruses in Nigeria Mexican Embassy partners anti-rape bodies to tackle sexual, gender based violence Re: Niger monarch shoots subject dead Communal clashes: Cross River government sacks traditional rulers, takes over disputed land Osun election: PDP calls for visa, diplomatic ban of APC leaders 2023: Market women rally support for Tinubu, demand re-establishment of People's Bank *TRIBUNE* Bauchi Microfinance Agency partners Oxfam on 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