ElohimTov Naija News. *NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR WEDNESDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2023* *PUNCH* Apple releases updated operating system Seven things to consider before buying phones Trapped earthquake victims cry for help, deaths now 41,200 Court orders Benue to pay retirees N26.3m Senate threatens CSOs for opposing Buharis nominees NYSC warns corpers against crime as orientation ends BoI, French agency sign 2.5m funding deal Female tax professionals seek improved economic participation Naira crisis worsens, Emefiele justifies redesign IMF appoints Resident Adviser at Bank of Ghana Doubts swirl over 2023 general elections Tinubu returns to Imo three months after Bala blu gaffe Polling agents: Sowore seeking attention, says LP PCC Atikus victory will shock Wike, others, says Tapgun Elections: Nigerians must protect democracy, says group Elections: NEF raises concern over violence in South-East Sanctions best option to tackling building collapse Registered builders chair Anxiety grips Arsenal fans ahead crucial City clash Osimhen's unstoppable, admits Sassuolo boss Okocha backs Moses to lead Spartak to league title I want to knock out Joshua ' Franklin Ondo schoolboy becomes Guinness World Record holder Everton will keep fighting ' Iwobi Shadrack: Teen swimmer in search of Olympic glory Ajax legend backs Bassey amid criticisms Adesanya supports Ngannou after UFC exit Conte searching for Spurs 'belief' after Milan defeat Bayern edge PSG in first leg of Champions League tie Mexico tourney will prepare Falcons for W'Cup ' Uche 19 home-based stars invited for D'Tigers W'Cup qualifiers New naira: When a good policy is mismanaged Survivors plucked from rooftops as New Zealand cyclone kills three Police arrest buyers of slain Ogun couples stolen car MAPOLY undergraduate accuses Lagos policemen of extortion Father seeks N6.8m for three-month-old sons surgery UNICAL suspends four workers over students death Guards to die by hanging for killing Ondo couple Hoodlums set Imo lawmakers house ablaze Suspected cultists kill seven in Benue, 30 arrested Anambra police rescue 15 abducted corps members Court remands man for defiling neighbours daughters EFCC nabs Kano man impersonating Bawa Anambra police rescue 15 abducted corps members Provoking section 305 of the constitution Nigerian youths and 2023 general elections Cancer prevention in children starts during pregnancy NGO Dare to unveil Jos cross country race Functional PHC will preserve residents health, says Sanwo-Olu SMEs others to access healthcare through fundraising Firm Expulsion: Nnamani sues PDP, Ayu, restates backing Tinubu U-turn: INEC to keep sensitive election materials with CBN Resist interim govt temptation, Afenifere tells Buhari Contempt: EFCC kicks as CSOs demand Bawas removal Pastor bags life jail for impregnating two sisters Mob sets suspected sit-at-home enforcer ablaze in Anambra Late Rivers crossdressers family evacuates corpse for burial How entertainers celebrate love on Vals Day Louis Vuitton names Pharrell Williams head of menswear *THISDAY* Presidency: FG, CBN to Take Position on Currency Swap after S'Court Determination Today Buhari Hails Pate on Appointment as Gavi CEO 2023 Election: THISDAY Editorial Board Intervention Kyari: Energy Demand in Nigeria, Others to Increase by 35% in 20 Years Buhari Appeals to UAE President to Lift Visa Ban on Nigerians Court to Hear Final Forfeiture of PatienceJonathan's $5.8m, N2.4bn On March 28 All Eyes on Supreme Court as Suit against Banning Old Naira Notes Resumes Today OPEC Confirms Nigeria's Oil Output Grew by Just 23,000 bpd in Jan TAJBank Becomes First Corporate to List Sukuk Bond on NGX Osinbajo Inaugurates 25-man SteeringCommittee for National Development Plan NEC Okays Nigeria Agenda 2050 with 165m Jobs in the Offing Fitch: Nigeria to Face Post-election Economic Policy Challenges Military Moves to Secure Nation's Territory Ahead of Elections FG at Advanced Stage of RepossessingHundreds of Artefacts from UK, US NEF to Buhari: Don't Allow IPOB Intimidate, Prevent Nigerians from Voting Court Extends Order Restraining PDP fromSuspending, Expelling Wike to March 6 Obasanjo, Duke, Emirs, Others to Attend FGCI's 50th Anniversary in Kwara Buhari to South East Leaders: It's Better We Carry On Together Protests against EFCC Chair Sponsored, Says Commission Atiku: PDP Will Form the Next Government Amnesty International Tasks FG on Violence-free Elections Rotary Club DonatesMobility Aids to MMIA DSS Reinvites Fani-Kayode, Warns Parties, Media against Unguarded Utterances Afenifere Reiterates Opposition to Interim Govt, Calls for End to Cash, Fuel Scarcity Obaseki Urges Use of Technology to Reduce Delays, Enhance Transparency in Procurement Process *THE SUN* Nigeria Decides 2023: Concerns, fears, questions over Lagos RECs neutrality Nigeria Decides 2023: Tinubull do well in South-SouthAyiri Emami Nigeria Decides 2023: No one has donebetter for Nsukka than Ugwuanyi Agbo Izunaso better thanopponents Okwara Our aim is to have an Igbo in Aso Rock ASEPP Ugwuanyi has done for Nsukka what no leader did in the past Community Group knocks Jang over G5 govs power shift demand to south Tinubu promises prudent management of Nigerias resources Wike setting booby trap for PDP, Atiku Aniagwu Ignore those calling for election boycott, ex-NADECO chieftain tells South East Iheanachos best player in England AFCON 2023 Qualification Series: Super Eagles to host Guinea Bissau in Abuja on March 24 Revelation Cup: Super Falcons land in Mexico FIBA World Cup African Qualifiers: 20 players hit DTigers camp in Abuja Sports Minister to flag off National Cross Country race in Jos Pams family plans to make history Zenith Bank basketball league bounces back after elections NBBF Petrol subsidy to gulp N5trn in 2023 Agusto & Co FG to release new revenue allocation formula before April Manufacturers in pain over cash, fuel crisis We need people-centred trade, security policies in Africa- Ford foundation Regional Director TAJBank becomes first corporate to list Sukuk Bond on NGX IEI bounces back with new products, targets MSMEs, 7 other priority sectors Sovereign Trust demands violence free polls Leadway gets ISO/IEC 27001 re-certification for Superior Information Security Magt Systems Shippers abandon land borders 2 years after reopening over harsh trading policy Petroleum marketers seek Customs CGs arrest over auction of N1.56bn petrol laden tankers Ports & Cargo launches trainee scheme, inducts 25 engineering graduates Nigeria expecting 1,130 stolen artefacts from Germany Minister Youve desecrated Olubadan stool, Obi tells Anozie NEC endorses Nigerias agenda 2050 Next administration must preserve our achievements Buhari Naira notes: Thugs attack Buharis supporters in Abuja 1.250m candidates to participate in 2023 UTME JAMB Osinbajo inaugurates national dev plan 2021-2025 steering committee Group condemns attack on LP members in Lagos Ebonyi: Court disbands Ebubeagu, awards torture victim N50m Naira crisis: Emefiele not to blame Ethics and discipline in law: Waiting for Godot (6) Parents-Teachers Association wrong Immaculate birth of the unborn in Nigeria (2) Garlands for a scholar in governance Pope Francis in the Congo Nigeria, a country begging for nationhood Meddlesome Interlopers and election matters in Nigeria Brothers at war Jamaican envoy visits Nnewi, extols Innoson Even PoS minders lament! FGs six-year investment in NSIP *GUARDIAN* Obasa assures Agege constituency of growth, development Tinubu, Shettima assure Christian leaders on national devt, unity Atiku Abubakar will win Nigeria's 2023 election Sowunmi's call for Bode George's arrest sign of frustration Violence, killings threat to 2023 elections in Ebonyi Lagos court sentences Malian to two years over possession of Marijuana Ikpako-Ajoki road: Edo threatens to treat protesting farmers as criminals Ondo: Two security guards to die by hanging for killing employer, daughter Hoodlums set Imo lawmaker's ancestral home ablaze Fatinoyes:Ogun police arrest two suspected buyers of deceased's car Alaro city to commission eight-lane road Valentine celebration: IHVN cautions against HIV/AIDs contraction Security body warns against inflammatory statements by politicians Biden secures 100th US judge, blunting Trump's impact on bench Super Falcons land in Mexico for Revelation Cup Dare to flag off National Cross Country race in Jos Coman scores winner as Bayern edge PSG in first leg of Champions League tie Diaz fires AC Milan to Champions League win over Tottenham MAN's optimism about GDP contribution dwarfed by lingering challenges Nigerdock deploys renewable energy for green ports MAN lauds SON's calibration programme for market penetration Stakeholders intensify safety campaign to forestall falling of containers on roads Indices rise further by N70b amid sustained gains in 17 stocks Manufacturers' confidence in economy wanes over lingering problems Insurance operators' capacity to respond to fiscal changes will impact performance Nigeria not ready for AfCFTA, can't facilitate trade, says Amiwero Africa needs pro-poor, inclusive recovery efforts to foster economic transformation Carry1st acquires Gebeta from Qene Games Valentine: Celebrating love in a milieu of lovelessness Why youths should participate in elections, governance Impact of PPPs structure on Lagos infrastructure Feb 2023 insurance advisory: Vote to be insured and secured SEC intensifies strategy to deepen commodities market, generate forex Nigeria and the Turkey-Syria earthquake KEDCO generates N5.5b in six months Igbo Elders' Forum, Afenifere warn against imposition of interim govt Given all indicators, Atiku will win the election, says Aniagwu WapTv in new Superstory drama, Destiny Marketers want Customs CG arrested over alleged sale of N1.56b loaded petrol tankers Stakeholders advocate contraceptives to check STIs, unwanted pregnancies Payback Mastercard, Network International launch new AI fraud-prevention solution *LEADERSHIP* COVID-19: Tokyo Reports 2,232 New Cases Osinbajo Inaugurates National Devt Steering Committee EU-UN Seeks United Front Against GBV In Nigeria Coup Allegation: Fani-Kayode Should Apologise To Me, Military ' Atiku Kano LP Guber Candidate's Defection To APC, A Ruse ' LP Ango, Ezeife, Adebanjo, Others Unveil Book Postulating Obi's Presidency Sen Nnamani Insists Tinubu Has Political Will To Deliver Deputy Guber Substitution Creates Tension In Abia PDP DMO Raises N724.9bn In February Bond Auction Maimuna's Memoir: Apology Accepted Much Ado about Online Opinion Polls Sultan's Warning *DAILY TRUST* Turkey, Syria need all the help they can get NEC okays plan to reduce poor Nigerians to 2.1 by 2050 Lagos PDP to petition DSS, others over attacks Buhari inaugurates transition council, says 'my achievements must be preserved Kwara APC suspends secretary I'll reduce out-of-school syndrome in Borno ' Jajeri I will continue with Buhari's legacies ' Tinubu Elections under threat ' Accord Party Atiku: I'm stepping stone to Igbo presidency Idah federal constituency: PDP, LP battle to unseat APC 2023: Tinubu, Atiku are aging, says Northern Elders' spokesman Teachers' strike: FCT council chair sets up c'ttee Stop delaying building approval, Ogun govt warns officials Boy, 14, drowns in Kano LG Fire guts federal secretariat, NIPOST, filling station in Kwara Fish sellers protest rejection of old notes in Ogun Naira redesign and end of financial intermediation history For INEC's sake BVAS must not fail Supreme Court: Dispensing with commonsense TAJBank becomes first, lists N10bn Sukuk bond on NGX More oil discovery in Obi, as NNPC, Nasarawa govt sign MoU Over 5,000 debtors owe FG N5.2trn FG sensitises stakeholders on hibiscus export compliance agreement NIPC partners states on investment promotion KEDCO records N5.5bn turnover, targets N17bn investments TCN completes 22 power projects, upgrades in 3 years ABU urges vulnerable groups to embrace W/Bank funded programs Naira swap: Police take over CBN in Ondo as irate customers lay siege Technology and the general elections Scott voted chairman of PGA Tour's player advisory council Arteta says Arsenal angry ahead of City clash Nasarawa United face uphill task at unbeaten Bendel Insurance 2023 State FA Cup competitions to commence Feb 18 Dare to flag off National Cross Country race in Jos Kano Pillars lose 3-1 to Golden Eaglets in 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Bayern beat poor PSG Super Falcons arrive Mexico for Revelation Cup EPL: Man City clash ill-timed for leaders Arsenal UEFA League: Conte searching for Spurs consistency as Milan await *BLUE PRINT* Buhari calls for suspension of blanket visa ban by UAE Moscow's decades-old gas ties with Europe lie in ruins OPEC urges countries to invest more in oil Investors warn on carbon offsets Title conferment on Sylva, recognition of work in oil, gas sector ' Lai TAJBank becomes first corporate to list Sukuk Bond on NGX FG set to concession 6 hydropower dams through PPP RMAFC assures of objective review of political, public office holders' remunerations Sterling Bank, Credit Caf sign MoU on loans to customers 9mobile introduces special data offer Revealed! 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