*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 13TH MAY 2022* *PUNCH* Four media outfits endorse BON awards Norwegian agency, IITA, others seek improved cocoa production Firms acquire 150,000 hectares, refine 3.5m tons of sugar annually Firms partner to boost sustainable agriculture Experts push for export-led policies, forex shortage bites Sports betting platform to begin operations in Nigeria Yahaya Bello submits presidential nomination forms Buhari signs anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism, crime proceeds bills Special agroindustrial processing zones suffer setbacks, experts warn FG PWDs demand more access, facilities at airports Inadequate database threatens SIM-NIN registration, NIMC admits deficit Agric imports hit N2.7tn despite N129bn intervention loans Nigerians spending on household consumption rises to N108tn NBS Eagles striker Umar set to guide Almeria to LaLiga Arsenal, United target Osimhen hints at Napoli stay Nwakaeme agrees new Trabzonspor deal D'Tigress out of FIBA World Cup Fashanu backs Iwobi to help Everton survive Benzema equals Raul record, scores 323rd goal for Real Madrid Italian Open: Shapovalov beats Nadal in third round Tottenham crush 10-man Arsenal to keep top-four bid alive Aston Villa seal Barcelona's Coutinho permanent deal Ronaldo wins Premier League player of the month for April Messi tops Forbes' highest-paid athlete list for 2022 Nigerias deadly money ritual world boosting human parts harvesters, youngsters in chase of miraculous wealth, power (1) Change of counsel stalls Usifo Ataga case Edo woman regrets trading in human skull, buyer, herbalist nabbed Teenager remanded for robbing Lagos resident of car Football trial: Olympian, lawyer arraigned over alleged N10m fraud Thugs attack Ondo political aspirant, supporters, many injured AK-47-wielding man kills Rivers landlord, police begin probe Lagos woman arraigned for kidnapping six-year-old girl Benue lady jailed for trafficking girls to Mali Two women in Lagos court over theft of five-day-old baby Kogi explosion: Witness, police disagree on casualty figure Church celebrates release of abducted Akwa Ibom priest Lagos land grabbers kill four-year-old, father demands justice Kukah demands justice, says murder of Sokoto student criminal Schools should include sports in curriculum Quality education will reposition sector Group 383 visually impaired candidates sit UTME nationwide Jonathan submits APC forms Friday, Emefiele shuns resignation calls *VANGUARD* mPharma pledges commitment to affordable healthcare service in Africa Information Minister explains FG's financial interventions in health sector Taraba Ambush: Troops embark on Search and Rescue for Missing Personnel Banditry: NAF explains why there is relative peace in Niger, Kaduna, Zamfara Navy boosts NDLEA's Marine Operations with boats, equipment Coalition Against ISIS: NSA Monguno leads Nigeria's delegation to Global Coalition to defeat ISIS in Morocco Let's live in peace, pray for our leaders ' Chief YOB, Baba Adinni CSJ holds inception, strategy meeting for USAID-SCALE project 2023: Female Professor picks NRM Presidential Nomination Form Edo government ready to partner groups for empowerment, development University unions turned down FG plea to re-open schools Police, widow of killed tricycle operator trade words over his death EFCC nabs YahooYahoo Academy owner, 16 'trainees' in Abuja 2023: Follow me to the villa, I 've never failed, Tinubu tells Kaduna delegates 17,727 victims of trafficking rescued, rehabilitated since 2003 ' NAPTIP Boss Akwa Ibom: Osinbajo unveils Nigeria's first coconut oil factory Friday Fada Leo C releases new music video Udo Jeso, featuring Prince Gozie Okeke Nigeria attains 64% financial inclusion, targets 95 in 2024 ' CBN Deputy Gov Beware of name droppers, Olamigoke advises Ondo APC leaders May 29, 2023 is sacrosanct I didn't betray my People, I'm doing my best to reintegrate them into mainstream Politics, Orji Kalu replies Clark Nigeria's oil output drops 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Day by Suspending Planned Industrial Action ACSC: Lekki Port Will Checkmate Nigerias $14bn Annual Loss to Poor Infrastructure Enugu Govt Shuns United Nigerias Plan to Establish Hub in Akanu Ibiam Airport Why Nigerian Airlines Cannot Work Together DRONETECX Creates Access for Africa to Tap into $150bn Drone Market Enugu Govt Shuns United Nigerias Plan to Establish Hub in Akanu Ibiam Airport Nigerian Student Buys Fake Turkish Airlines Ticket from Abuja Airport NPAs New Vision for Eastern Ports NIPCO, Firm Sign Deals to Encourage More Gas-fired Vehicles Osinbajo and South West Leaders Guidance to Remove Mask Mandate, Step Towards Normality FBNQuest Affirms its Commitment to the Growth of Tech Startups in Africa Opportunities for Nigerian ICT talents as Huawei grows team to tackle global challenges An Agenda for Tomorrow People Lisa Cooks Rise as First Black Woman at the U.S. Federal... 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