*NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022* *PUNCH* Rivers APC alleges fuel scarcity, seeks govts intervention Nigeria needs competent leader, says Shettima Abiodun pledges to address LG workers challenges Vote President who wont compromise, Jonathan advises youths Ede poly lifts ban on students vehicles, motorcycles Lack of trust, Nigerias real problem Cleric Lagos govt seals seven buildings over standards violation Southerner must replace Ayu before September 28 George Kwara market fire: Tragedy attracting politicians heart of gold Time to revitalise anti-drug war strategy LP has political structures around family, community ties Party chair Economic crisis, job losses worsen, food prices soar Nigerias 56% agricultural land not in use Minister Nigeria, Morocco begin 5,600km gas pipeline project ICPC uncovers N400bn fraud in 2021, 2022 budgets Shea butter, vegetable oil import gulp $264m RMRDC NIN-SIM linkage: NIMC hits 89m enrolments Whiskey brand appoints ambassadors Nigeria can benefit from $50bn brain export Report Petroleum minister inaugurates FG projects in Yola How global crisis hurts fertiliser access in Nigeria Investment in Africa will boost growth, revenue UBA NGX ensures shareholders get dividend in new policy FGs investments to boost healthcare delivery Minister FG suspends third airline as aviation crisis persists Eatery projects $2.63tn growth for cloud kitchen market FBN Insurance gets new MD LESG pledges support for Lagos megacity International Breweries seeks responsible beverage consumption Dangote Cement distributes N5m to distributors Tennis ranking thrills Aruna, Nigerian women lose spots Peseiro invites Ozornwafor for Algeria friendly Stakeholders condemn police invasion of LMC office Makinwa hopeful of Sadiq's early return Hearn fears Fury might call off Joshua fight Knocks as Nike unveils new Eagles jerseys Buhari rewards Amusan, Brume, others with honours, N200m Ronaldo breaks duck as Man United defeat Sheriff Named after Queen Elizabeth, Ilorin, Ibadan schools plan farewell play, others How scary is UNICEFs 20 million Nigerian children out-of-school statistic Father defiles daughter for 12 years, jailed 21 years N400,000 debt: Benin hospital detains sexagenarian daughters corpse Lagos govt impounds 4,694 motorcycles, convicts 1,490 offenders Lagos men rape 21-year-old dancer to coma Ogun community laments drug users terror, seeks help Katsina police shoot terrorist dead, foil abduction Bandits kill vigilante, kidnap five persons in Niger Illegal miners threatening our lives, property Lagos community Abducted Imo monarch escapes, kidnapped Delta politician freed Anambra police arrest charm-carrying fraudster targeting POS operators Delta man commits suicide over alleged failed relationship Queen Elizabeth IIs death and celebration of soft power Education committee warns on UBEC fund diversion Ogun govt embarks on decongestion of schools NGO awards scholarships to Lagos pupils Resumption: Parents lament school fees increment, others We didnt shower for three days after U-20 Womens WCup Call for Ayus resignation embarrassing, Osun PDP kicks Encounter with Queen changed our lives Nigerians *VANGUARD* I'm fit to govern Abia, 'll declare state of emergency on infrastructure ' Greg Ibe Nigeria needs to end its huge dependence on importation 'Emodi ASUU strike: Motorists lament as students barricade Gbongan-Ibadan express road 2023 Election: Don't allow religion to divide us, Sanwo-olu urges Nigerians Traffic offences: Widow, son beg for price reduction as Lagos auctions over 134 seized vehicles Resident doctors shelve strike, to continue negotiations with FG Ongoing efforts in taming banditry, kidnapping excite Buhari 2023: APC working to win elections with incontestable margin ' Onanuga Unqualified persons don't participate in NYSC scheme, says DG Take active role in nation building, women told Wike signs law for compulsory treatment of gunshot victims in Rivers Police return missing child to mother in Ebonyi Terrorism: We're compiling dossier of subversive elements ' DSS Edo family celebrates British Monarch wants intervention on patriarch's entitlements Atiku names Udom DG of Campaign Council Why we chose to become Nigerians ' Foreigners FG to establish Youth bank with N75bn, empowers 31,000 youth ' minister We'll mobilise nationwide, shut down Presidential Villa, NANS warns FG Police rescue 2 female kidnap victims in Kaduna [Video] I'm your hope Nigeria will get better ' Tinubu PDP crisis: Heavens won't fall if Ayu resigns today ' Bode George 2023: Peter Obi leads in presidential Poll 2023: Tinubu unperturbed by dubious, inconsistent NOI polls, says APC We must exhibit sufficient courage to take decisions that'll position PDP for victory in 2023 ' Ikpeazu Debt burden: Budget Office recommends suspension of salary increases, petrol subsidy Hardship, as inflation rate hits 20.5%, highest since 2005 Benue politics, a must for Tiv Diaspora Nigeria's rising profile in athletics unsettles Jamaicans, Britons, Kenyans ' Minister Home outside Ukraine'- Mudryk, saviour for Shakhtar Donetsk vs Celtic Europa League: Ronaldo scores 699th club career goal in Man United win at Sheriff Bandits invade Niger LG, kill one, abduct 10 Man jailed 21 years for defiling, impregnating daughter Train attack: Mamu's arrest won't stop negotiations for abductees' release ' FG Terrorists storm Katsina community, kill businessman, abduct others From columnist to novelist, a dream waiting for fulfilment Why FG is investing in Health Sector ' Ehanire How brain drain is affecting our mandate ' Osibogun UK-based Nigerian DJ commits suicide *THISDAY* Battle for 2023: Partisan War Without End The Quest for Good Leadership Crude Oil Theft: The Shame of a Country Victor Ozomoge: A Different Kind of Tailor THISDAY Features Editor Wins NMCA Award of Excellence Poverty is Ravaging Us, We Need Health Insurance, Pensioners Tell Govs Police Arrest 1,460 Suspects, Rescue 55 Kidnapped Victims in Bauchi #EndSARS Anniversary: Lawyers Want #Obidatti23 Rally Stopped in Lagos LESG Vows to DriveLagos Transformation as Ehingbeti Summit Draws Nearer FERMA Commends Security Operatives over Safety of Workers in Kebbi PDP Crisis: Founding DG of Governors' Forum Calls for Urgent Meeting FG Confirms Ethiopian Airlines as Technical Partner, Core Investor in Nigeria Air McKinsey Projects $40bn Revenue, 152% Growth for Africa's Electronic Payments Market by 2025 We Will Resist Those Who Want to Use Northern CAN to Settle Political Scores, Says Oibe Korea Proposes Idea Contest Programme for Nigerian Tech Companies NGX Group Promise Improved Returns, Release Dividend Policy Falae, Other SDP Chieftains Lament Poor State of Nation 2023: Don't Vote Greedy Politicians, Jonathan Tasks Nigerians Fidelity Bank Splashes Millions on 80 Loyal Customers Of Local Content and Airlines Insurance Obligations West African Countries Urged to Create Legal Framework against Religious Intolerance Dabiri-Erewa: Many Stranded Nigerians in UAE are Freed Criminals Eradicating Barriers to Export Business in Nigeria CWG Celebrates 30 Years of Positioning Africa, Rolls Our Future Agenda Experts Raise the Alarm Over Absence of Prostate Cancer Patients' Data in Nigeria *THE SUN* Road to 2023: Shock awaits big political parties in 2023 Hamza Al-Mustapha Road to 2023: Enugu is traditional PDP state Okereke Abia PDP: NJC petitioned over High Court judge refusal to hear case 2023: Enugu traders endorse Ugwuanyi, Mbah, PDP Court adjourns suit seeking to stop Osun LG election to Sept. 26 Court orders INEC to accept Akpabio as APC senatorial candidate 2023: Elect credible leaders, Jonathan urges Nigerians Road to 2023: Labour Party: From amorphous gathering to formidable structure Road to 2023: Shekaraus defection to PDP and Atikus chances in Kano Spanish female referees end strike after demands were met Roger Federer announces retirement HIFL 22: KSU Steelers, FUOYE Dazzlers for finals Abuja court stops NFF elections Dessers: Serie A is difficult More details on Ronaldo, Osimhen swap deal emerge I never expected OON award Ese Brume Ndidi market value drops LMC shutdown not connected to NFF elections, Dare insists Police seals off LMC secretariat Nigerias inflation rises to 20.52% in August H1 2022: Lower income tax expenses lift Access Holdings PAT to N89bn NCAA withholds Azman Airs license over N1.2bn debt NSIA, 3 states, medical centres seal $100m healthcare expansion deal CBN determines exchange rate on import duty, not Customs Bomodi, NCS PRO NGX, UBA partner to improve participation of Nigerians in Diaspora FGs commitment to rebuilding terror-ravaged NEast irreversible Sylva Reasons Nigerias air cargo sector loses $250m revenue yearly LESG to drive transformation in Lagos as Ehingbeti Summit draws closer The Place opens new outlet in Ikoyi ASUU gives condition to end over 7-month industrial action No going back on rebuilding terror-ravaged North East Sylva Buhari directs NNPC to complete section 4 of East-West Road Incompetent justices now on the bench of Supreme, Appeal Courts BOSAN No fraud in Nigerias HIV fund management Global Fund Fayemi, Makinde harp on raising bar of governance beyond party affiliations Buhari confers Nigerian citizenship on 286 foreign nationals Elect people that can solve problems Wike Lagos impounds 4,694 Okada, convicts 1,490 for various offences Buhari appoints Ndiomu as Interim Administrator. Amnesty Programme Phone etiquette and communication tips 2023 Electioneering and voters expectations Campaign spokesmen and things that matter to Nigerians Swisstrade, Ezeaju and contributions of the Igbo to national security Ugwuanyi, Nwodo and orchaestrated Adada revolt in Enugu Queen Elizabeth II and British colonial past Improving Health Information System in Nigeria Police nab 25 suspected robbers in Zamfara Second wife wahala Queen Elizabeth II: End of an era Nigerian artistes urged to preach peace to fans Nollywood awards names Steve Eboh screening committee chair *GUARDIAN* Don't allow politicians waste you in 2023, CAC advises youths APC chieftain faults Wike, says Amaechi attracted N78b, others to Rivers Enugu traders endorse Ugwuanyi, Mbah, PDP Northern elders urge cease fire over PDP crisis I'll be campaigning with solutions, not mere promises, says presidential candidate, Imumolen Indiscriminate dumping of waste: LAWMA to shut down Ladipo, Oyingbo markets Lagos: 52-year-old man bags 21 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting daughter Foundation trains 91 police officers in human rights, election security Lagos impounds 4,694 Okada, convicts 1,490 offenders Lagos transport boss' murder: Businessman denies involvement, threatens legal action Mass grave found in Ukraine town retaken from Russia: Zelensky EU chief von der Leyen wants Putin to face ICC over Ukraine Fuludu explains PFAN's stance as court stops NFF election West Ham survive scare as Villarreal beat Beer Sheva in Conference League Argentina call up Messi, Di Maria for pre-World Cup friendlies Ronaldo scores first goal this season as Man Utd stroll in Europa League NSC seeks synergy with airfreight stakeholders to promote seamless trade Logistic operator celebrates 30 years, assures of improved services FG's 95% digital literacy target by 2030 will drive technology adoption by informal retailers - Alerzo CEO The Kanuris fly their flag again - Part 2 Reflections on ASUU and the constrictors Kukah: On the wings of justice and peace Buhari's footprints from home to diaspora FIN 2022: Powering Sub-Saharan Africa with renewable energy opportunities Nigeria's walking football team begins Rwandan tour today Anger as 2,000 people bid for 134 seized vehicles FG commits to prioritising processing of agriculture produce Inter-faith group demands arrest of Gumi as youths warn 'touch cleric, touch fire Judiciary must not be used to compromise 2023 election, HURIWA warns Plateau Assembly nullifies impeachment of Langtang North council boss Trademark Kano Pillars draw first blood as Volleyball Premier League begins Buhari fetes Team Nigeria, announces N200m gift for athletes *LEADERSHIP* NFF Elections Under Threat As Group Vows To bomb Venue If Federer Announces Retirement From Professional Tennis I've Capacity, Vision To Move Nigeria's Football To Higher Level ' Gusau African CSOs, DRPC Dialogue On Strengthening Africa's Human, Environmental Health 1995 DURBAR HOTEL BOMBING ' Bagauda Kaltho's Wife: Mahdi Lied, My Husband Didn't Plant Bomb 2023: Atiku, Tinubu, Kwankwaso Kick As Obi Leads In NOI Poll 2023: Jonathan Consults IBB, Abdulsalami Hours After Meeting With Obi Akpabio: We're Yet To Receive Certified Court Judgement' INEC Mohammed Idris Malagi: The Face Of Decent, Issue-based Politics Shylock School Operators And Classy Parents Still On State Police *NEW TELEGRAPH* 10-year Masterplan can stop Nigeria's dwindling football fortunes Udom, Tambuwal head 326 PDP presidential campaign FG confers Nigerian citizenship on 286 foreigners Nigeria needs president with interest of the country at heart, says Jonathan Kyari: Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project'll create wealth Strike: Court can't force us to teach with open minds 'ASUU 2023: Obi leads Tinubu, Atiku in opinion poll DUPLICATED PROJECTS: MDAs padded 2021, 2022 budgets with N300bn, N100bn 'ICPC Reps ask PenCom to account for N12bn expenditure 2023: Vote people of unassailable integrity, Catholic Bishops advise Nigerians Collective Bargaining: No threat'll break the resolve of our members, ASUU tells COPSON Wheat: Millers move to cut N450bn import spend Internet of Things' devices to rise by 199% Food: Nigeria, IFAD partner on rice production ILO: 50m people worldwide in modern slavery Food Security: Group trains agric extension service workers LESG vows to drive transformation as Ehingbeti Summit draws nearer FG to establish 22,910MT cashew processing plants Low Crops Yields: FG begins zonal biotechnology sensitisation CFM achieves milestone in pre-multiplication wheat seed varieties Fitch trims global GDP forecast to 2.4% Nigerians should support S'East to produce next president 'Ikeyina Nigeria's security architecture needs rejigging to combat insurgency 'Akrika 2023: PDP will lose presidential election if Ayu remains as National Chair ' Bode George Club Owners: Domestic league in shambles, LMC has failed C'wealth Games: Buhari bestows national honours on Amusan, others; 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