*NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2022* *PUNCH* Truckers write NPA, plan protest against extortion Atiku launches campaign, books, aggrieved govs boycott event Show maturity in campaigns, Northern elders tell Ohanaeze Reps seek office for budget implementation Dream killers: How South Africas flawed visa process frustrates Nigerians Tinubus supporters hold concert in Abuja Ill lead Nigeria to its best future Tinubud Bagudu, NUT lament terror attacks on schools Encourage private sector to tackle unemployment Cleric Oil theft: FG probes exploration, production by IOCs Adjournments seeking to delay justice should attract sanctions Alabi CBN lends N9.3tn to businesses, manufacturers take 31% FG approves N29bn for road, salt wall projects P&ID scam: Court revokes directors bail, orders re-arrest Nigeria loses 37% oil rig capacity Worrisome carnage on Nigerias highways PDP: Adeleke optimistic, Babayemi mum over court ruling Campaign council: Osun APC faction lauds Aregbesolas inclusion Levies: AIbom barricades Julius Berger, Dangote gates Rice farmers doing fantastic job in Nigeria UN Peseiro defends Uzoho, hails team defence 10 highlights from Mikel's career Peseiro fumes at poor officiating We will keep improving, Simon assures fans Understanding Mahdi Shehus bigotry Nigeria and the dance of death UNIMED Ondo creating NextGenS with science scholarships NSCDC mourns as escort biker dies performing stunt Lagos court jails 22-year-old for defrauding residents Hoodlums invade station, kill DCO, suspect, CP fumes Kidnappers kill Bauchi lawmakers son, release wives, child Controversy surrounds death of Lagos restaurateur, family, friends mourn One way: Lagos communities where policemen, govt workers remove road signs, extort motorists (2) Coughing three-year-old dies after nurse injections, Lagos opens probe Childless woman steals newborn over mockery, co-wife exposes secret Traffic robbers arrested for terrorising Lagos motorists Two feared killed as Lagos RTEAN members clash Police lives too should matter Simon Kolawoles Fellow Nigerians, its all politics: Musings of a patriot Lokoja flood: 2012 and lessons not learnt 2023: Northern Elders Forum knocks Ohanaezes comments *VANGUARD* Business Facilitation Bill 2022 passes Second Reading at House of Reps Buhari appoints Blessing Akinlosotu, others as Members National Climate Change Council WRAPA launches project to curb violence against women Deltans in UK mobiles support for Omo-Agege Governorship ambition 2023: APC flags off campaign rally for Tinubu, Shettima in Abuja 2023: Don't allow politicians wreck Nigeria, Obasanjo tells clerics Census: Time to address marginalisation ' Gov Uzodimma UNIBEN to conduct post UTME, DE amidst ASUU strike 2023: Atiku's policy document, roadmap to nation's success ' Okowa Hamzat warns against discrimination on account of religion Celebrating peace, eschewing racism BREAKING: Adamu's NWC fumes, accuses Tinubu of breaching agreements on Campaign Council PDP Campaign Flag-Off: We must halt Nigeria's descent into anarchy ' Atiku Tinubu to Nigerians: Join me on journey to best future 2023 elections may make or break Nigeria, Obasanjo warns politicians Ahmed Lawan: Court affirms Machina as APC's Yobe North senatorial candidate Sokoto APC Reps candidate, Yakubu assures purposeful representation Deltans in UK boost Omo-Agege's governorship campaign APC presidential ticket: When faithlessness cries over faith! Gender roles, discrimination and domestic violence: A way forward What leaders could learn from the life of the Queen CBN: Managing the forex crisis NFF Elections: FG urges stakeholders to abide by court order Flood submerges 65 Ndokwa communities Police confirm attack on Divisional Hqtrs, death of DCO, civilian in Oyo No insurance cover for train terrorism victims ' NRC boss, Okhiria NAPTIP rescues 6 children, pregnant girl, arrests 3 human traffickers Gunmen kill 5 soldiers, one other in Anambra 3 feared dead as RTEAN rival groups clash in Lagos Akeredolu does have a duty to arm Amotekun Photos: Supporters eat 'Agbado' at City Boy Movement concert in Abuja Lagos commences investigation into death of 3-yr-old patient EFCC accuses 53-yr-old woman of defrauding church members in Kwara Woman living under Lagos bridge for 5yrs with baby begs for help Gunmen attack Igangan Police station, kill DCO, suspect in Oyo *THISDAY* Atiku Flags Off Campaign, Says We Have a Duty to Arrest the Drift Buhari Talks Climate Change CBN: N3.7trn Out of N9trn Intervention Funds Recovered, N5trn Not Due Shell Steps Up Fossil Fuels Divestment, Acquires Nigerian Firm in First African Renewables Deal LPG Penetration: FG, Indian Oil Firm, Others to Collaborate on Deployment of 20m Gas Cylinders Nationwide Senate Demands Benin-Ekpoma-Auchi-Okene Road Completion Akeredolu Lampoons FG, Says Refusal to Approve Sophisticated Weapons for State No Longer Plausible NNPCL Denies Disrespecting Senate, Disowns Offensive Letter with Panel Afreximbank, Nigeria Governors' Forum Hold Sub-sovereign Conference in Abuja ASUU Strike Will End Soon, Abdulsalami Assures SFTAS: OGP Urges CSOs to Strengthen Fiscal Reforms in States Buhari Congratulates New Saudi Prime Minister, Mohammed Salman UK Labour Leader Calls for Parliament's Recall, Says Truss Danger to Economy Court Orders Obi's Supporters to Move Through Lekki Toll Gate, But Not to Converge Bills to Strengthen Budget Preparation, Implementation, Auditing Passes Second Reading Bayelsa Monarch, Ijaw Leader Kick against Alleged Plan to Scrap Amnesty Programme Obasanjo: 2023 Elections Will Make or Break Nigeria Peter Obi: Our Manifesto Will Be Anchored on Sustainable Development Goals Nigerian Doctor in Saudi Arabia Cries Out over Unfair Treatment by Police Cholera Has Killed 149 Persons in Nigeria, Says NCDC Lawan Loses as Court Declares Machina APC Candidate for Yobe North $9.6bn P&ID Fraud: Court Orders Arrest of Briton, James Nolan 2023: DSS, Police Caution Political Parties on Violence Go and Be Our Voice in Lion Building, Enugu Traditional Rulers Tell Mbah Mammoth Crowd Receives Peter Obi, Running Mate in Jos as Campaigns Begin *THE SUN* Bloomberg tips Obi to win presidential election Atiku confident of victory as Wike, allies shun PDP PCC inauguration Nigeria Decides 2023: How Judiciary should handle 2023 poll Igini 2023: Enugu communities declare support for Ugwuanyi, PDP IG reassures of peaceful 2023 poll Well grow Enugu economy to $30bn Mbah Nigeria Decides 2023: SDP unites, vows to win presidential election Nigeria Decides 2023: Reasons Nigerians should support APC Yahuza IPAC, security agencies seek peaceful campaigns in Enugu Gov. Diri doles out cash for Commonwealth Games medalists, others Galadima Cup: Organisers inaugurate 6 sub committees NFF elections: FG wants NFF, aspirants to respect court order Iwobi laments disallowed goal against Algeria Swimming Coaches Conference: Massive turnout delights NAF President Abia Warriors fills vacant front-of-shirt position with Eunisell Independence Day/Commodores boat race: Navy Sailing Club set for Oct. 1 NCC-CSIRT urges firmware update after Lenovo found vulnerabilities in products AfCFTA: CIBN, PAPSS seal pact on trade payment reconciliation in Africa CBN goes after states, firms, individuals to recover N9.3trn intervention loans Delta trains cassava producers on farm enterprise MPCs rates hike targeting inflation control CBN Business Facilitation Bill 2022 scales 2nd reading at NASS Taliban signs deal with Russia to import oil, wheat Elon Musk remains worlds richest man Railway infrastructure: FG upbeat on returns on investment Sustainability: Coca-Cola targets world without waste Uzodimma to ASUU: Allow our children return to school Buhari inaugurates, sets agenda for council on climate change At The Sun health talk for staff, expert tasks journalists on stroke prevention, others 2023 may make, break Nigeria, Obasanjo warns Ohanaeze to NEF: People faking apex Igbo group Alleged P&ID scam: Court revokes Britons bail, orders his arrest Gives keynote address at Afreximbank, NGFs 2nd African Sub-Sovereign govts confab NAF alerts Abuja not to panic as aircrafts begin aerial rehearsal #ObiDatti23: Court okays Lagos rally, bars Lekki Toll Gate convergence Gunmen kill 4 soldiers, 1 civilian in Anambra Federal Government and Failure to Respect Agreements Prospects of Proposed 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China Enugu governor that Archbishop Chukwuma wants The changing story of Imo Are security agencies on top of their game Unwto Nigeria: The invasion of the locusts No clean air, no clean health Consolidating on gains of NEMSA Nigerias technocracy: mere wishful thinking CBN policies and the future of the economy Value of Taiwans participation in ICAO activities Pti @ 50: Celebrating the present, redefining the future End the ASUU strike now *GUARDIAN* Buhari, Tinubu's achievements will pave way for APC 2023, says Onanuga SDP factions unite, promise to eradicate poverty, insecurity Troops raid bandits' den, rescue three victims, recover arms FRSC partners groups on emergency response at accident scenes Police nab three suspected traffic robbers on Ikorodu road Lagos to probe death of three-year-old boy in hospital Ogun lepers commend Abiodun for not neglecting colony Gender-based violence: Obaseki's wife assures visually-impaired victim of Justice Police investigate murder of singer, three others in Abuja house Bukka Hut co-founder found dead, family asks for prayers, support Hoodlums kill two soldiers, unidentified man in Anambra Biden appears to believe deceased congresswoman in audience FG puts NFF electoral process on hold over court order Uchegbulam, three other contestants pull out of NFF elections over court order Diri rewards Commonwealth Games' medalists, Bayelsa Queens, coaches Abia Warriors, Eunisell strike front-of-shirt deal Elahor worried by Super Eagles' recurring goalkeeping error ENL Consortium bags most outstanding maritime company award NIWA begins wreck removal from Lagos waterways Customs intercepts 81,425 litres of smuggled PMS in Badagry Maritime grossly under-explored in Nigeria, stakeholders lament Cadbury Nigeria wins eight HR awards Air traffic controllers seek solutions to jet fuel, FX liquidity crises 75% of tourism budget goes into recurrent expenditure, operators cry out Nigeria forfeits N16.4tr in tax revenue in three years, coalition laments Gains in BUA cement, other reverse market direction CBN begins retiring intervention programmes as inflation gets more attention Digital infrastructure: critical for growing Nigeria's digital economy Productivity centre trains staff on project monitoring tools Courier firm, GIZ partner to upskill workers Amotekun: Metaphor for community policing Anyaoku's proposal for restructuring, power devolution 2023 election and the tribalisation of public discourse Blame not colonialism, but the colonized - Part 2 Write on target The world of a Queen Schools closure and lingering terrorism Vocational training, a veritable tool to eradicate poverty Atiku canvasses unity as Wike camp shuns campaign flag-off UI signs MoU with tech firm for innovative, entrepreneurial devt Group faults medical council over competence of Ukraine graduates Alumni donate e-teaching gadgets to UNILAG's law faculty Enforcing traffic rules in Lagos Your claims stand logic on its head, Akeredolu replies presidency on use of AK-47 Amid strike, LAUTECH matriculates 7,426 students Two Nigerians win Gates Cambridge scholarship to pursue PhD programmes Katsina SUBEB expends N9b on basic learning in three years *LEADERSHIP* UK: Face Masks Reintroduced At Suffolk, Essex hospitals Northern Elders Flay Isuguzoro Over Ethnic, Religious Politics' Tag On Region Independence Day: Federal Govt Declares Monday Public Holiday Prince Salman Emerges Saudi Arabia Prime Minister GMOs Flood Nigerian Markets, As Federal Govt Urged To Examine Biosafety Guidelines Debt: CBN Begins Monthly Deduction Of Project Loans From States 2023 CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF: Presidential Candidates Sell Their Governance Agenda To Nigerians BAGAUDA KALTHO'S MURDER: Hamdala Hotel Says No Records Of Ex-US Envoy Hanks' Lodging JUST-IN: Kogi Monarch, Maigari Of Lokoja, Is Dead [EDITORIAL] Amber Alert Against Child Trafficking Seven Tips: On How To Achieve Better Posture Maimuna's Memoir: Still On Bad Roads: This Hold Up Tie Wrapper! Need For Issue-based Campaigns *NEW TELEGRAPH* Raising the fight against substance abuse Independence Day Celebration: FG declares Oct 3 public holiday Alleged $1.1bn Malabu Oil Fraud: Court to rule on Adoke Dec 12 2023: Why Ortom boycotted Atiku's presidential campaign inauguration NNPCL targets 194% increase in cooking gas supply Akeredolu faults Presidency over claim on approval of AK-47s Climate change major challenge facing humanity, says Buhari 2023 Presidency: No ethnic group can coerce northern voters 'NEF 2023: Wike, 4 PDP govs absent as Atiku flags off campaign Loan Recovery: CBN debits FAAC's allocation to indebted states Obasanjo: 2023 election may make or break Nigeria Shell acquires Nigeria's renewable energy firm, Daystar Power Revenue: FG hurting treasury via waivers, concessions Driving Internet penetration with new technologies CPPE seeks review of Customs' strategy to avoid disruptions at ports NB carts five laurels at brands award ceremony Study: Cybersecurity professionals losing ground against criminals NCC urges NSSB to create awareness on digital literacy Zoom users alerted on new software vulnerabilities Analysts: Aggressive rate hike unlikely to strengthen naira Sterling's Unify signs pact with Africa EDUCare to digitise higher education NGX rebounds, capitalisation gains N14bn Politicians using religion to divide Nigerians 'Akintoye Senate: Revelations at interface with MDAs on 2023-2025 MTEF/FSP 2023: Coalition Commends Afenifere Over Peter Obi's Endorsement MOORES Energy unveils Ikpeba as brand ambassador FG To Football Stakeholders: Obey court order, stay action on NFF elections NFF Elections: Confusion as FIFA, CAF observers arrive Nigeria today Peseiro, Simon blame ref for Eagles' loss to Desert Foxes Abuja hosts Cricket World Cup Qualifiers Spain pip Portugal to Nations League finals as Czechs go down Int'l Friendly: Banana thrown at Richarlison as Brazil thrash Tunisia Int'l Friendly: Stalemate as USA held by S'Arabia NFF gets notice for disobedience of court order Mikel Obi announces retirement from football *BLUE PRINT* Public facility vandalism: Candido bemoans citizens' behaviour, blames contractor 238 Nigerian tech startups raised over $2 bn in 7 years, dominated Africa FAO vows more support for FG to build farmer's resilience High import reliance aiding soaring food prices in Nigeria, Ghana, others Nigeria joins IMO on greener shipping for sustainable development FG to raise N720bn to close fiscal expenditures gap Equity market gains N14bn Child marriage: A cause for concern CBN and the fight against inflation Throw up and win by the Buni govt Misinformation cause of GMO's widespread technophobia Lagos: 120 Yoruba groups meet next week on choice of presidential candidate Kogi disaster: 3 die as flood displaces over 50, 000 in Ibaji Akeredolu to Presidency:Amotekun can't fight armed criminalswith barehands FEC approves N27bn for rehabilitation of road linking Ondo-Edo, okays N580m armoured vehicles for NDLEA Strike: Private polytechnics, others new brides to varsity lecturers ' Rector NDE trains 30 Enugu beneficiaries on enviropreneurship development on basis business NYSC trains legal officers Group expresses concern over abduction of INEC staff Agu Buhari congratulates Mohammed Bin Salman on appointment as Saudi Prime Minister Humanitarian Affairs minister champions enlightenment campaign against drug abuse Bashiru lauds professor over contracts with three American varsities Buhari appoints NYC president member National Climate Change Council Bayelsa monarch, Ijaw leader kick against scrapping of PAP BDC operator Ghazali bags peace ambassador award Akwa Ibom: Don't clamp down on dissenting voices, group urges Emmanuel Ex-SGF rules out joining PDP, hints on quitting politics Government vehicle recovery:Police move to arrest ex-Imo dep gov, Rep Wike takes delivery of Legacy 600 aircraft Travel agent in court for alleged N1.3m visa fraud Public debt: CSOs urge FG to redefine purpose of borrowing *THE EDITORIAL* ‘I go tell Wike say I see you for Atiku campaign launch’ – Anyim pokes fun at David Mark Olumide Aduloju Hold your rally in Lagos, but don’t converge at Lekki Toll Gate, court tells Peter Obi supporters JUST IN: Court declares Machina as Yobe North APC candidate 2023: Give me the chance to rebirth a new Nigeria, Kwankwaso says as campaign officially begins Nigeria’s economy, others losing $1trn annually to depression, anxiety – WHO N3.8m lost as fire guts Kwara poly students’ apartments A late afternoon fire has gutted seven self-contained apartments in a private hostel occupied by the students of the Kwara ... Classroom wall collapses, kills 52-year-old carpenter Ayu, Wike’s camp absent as PDP inaugurates presidential campaign council Independence Day: FG declares Monday public holiday, hails Nigerians Ex-Presidents of the Nigerian Senate, Anyim Pius Anyim and David Mark were seen exchanging good-humoured remarks during their arrival ... 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