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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Friday, September 16th 2022
Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Friday, September 16th 2022 can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:
POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS
1. Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Rises To 20.52% In August – NBS
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday said Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 20.52 per cent in August 2022.
2. Buhari Sacks Dikio, Appoints New As Amnesty Programme Boss
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ndiomu is replacing Colonel Milland Dixon Dikio as the Amnesty Office Boss.
3. Buhari Appoints Onwuduli As Acting Auditor-General As Aghughu Retires
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Andrew Onwudili as the new acting Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGf).
4. 2023: Vote Credible Politicians – Jonathan Tasks Nigerians
EKO HOT BLOG reports that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has advised Nigerians to vote for credible leaders who have the country at heart and would see Nigeria as their project.
5. 2023: Gov Tambuwal Emerges PDP DG National Campaign Management (Full List)
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal has been appointed as the Director General for the National Campaign Management Committee (NCMC) by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
6. 2023: Poll Giving Obi Lead Is ‘Inconsistent With Reality’ – APC
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has dismissed a poll giving the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi the lead in next year’s poll.
EKO NEWS
7. Lagos Auctions 134 Abandoned, Forfeited Vehicles
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Taskforce in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Justice has auctioned 134 forfeited and abandoned vehicles at the Taskforce compound in Alausa, Ikeja.
8. HAJJ 2022: Lagos Civil Servant Bags Public Relations Officer’s Award
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Head of Public Affairs, Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr. Taofeek Lawal, has been nominated for the ‘Best States Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Public Relations Officers’ award for the Y2022 Hajj exercise by the Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR).
9. Lagos, Lawpavilion Unveil E-laws Platform
EKO HOT BLOG reports that in his welcome address at the event held on Wednesday at the Ministry, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo(S.A.N) said since the inception of the present administration, the justice sector in Lagos State has experienced the implementation of programmes and policies aimed at giving residents greater access to justice through dynamic law reforms and adherence to the rule of law.
10. Lagos Pledges More Support To LASCOFED
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Special Adviser for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MCIC), Engr. Abiola Okanlawon Moshood-Olowu stated this while welcoming a delegation from the Federation led by its President, Mr. Oladipo Sobule on a courtesy visit to his office recently.
EPE NEWS
11. Julius Berger Launches World-Class First Cashew Processing Plant in Odomola, Epe
Industrialization, a key indicator of Epe Division’s socioeconomic development, received a major boost on Tuesday, September 13th, 2022, when construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, commissioned an ultra-modern cashew processing plant in the heart of Odomola in Eredo-LCDA, Epe, Lagos State
INTERNATIONAL
12. Outrage As New York Times Launches Another ‘Sneering Attack’ On Queen Elizabeth
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the New York Times has sparked fury after launching another “sneering attack” on the Queen’s funeral.
13. US Name Special Master To Review Trump’s Seized Files
EKO HOT BLOG reports that US federal judge Raymond Dearie has been chosen to review the files seized in the FBI’s search of former US President Donald Trump’s Florida home.
14. Texas Sends Migrants To VP Harris’ Residence
EKO HOT BLOG reports that two buses carrying migrants were sent from Texas to just outside Vice-President Kamala Harris’s residence in Washington DC on Thursday, amid a growing political row over immigration.
ARTICLES
15. Top 10 Most Expensive Universities In Nigeria 2022
In this article on EKO HOT BLOG, we would be looking at the top 10 most expensive university in Nigeria.
ENTERTAINMENT
16. BBNaija S7: Bella, Beauty, Khalid Most-Searched Housemates On Google
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Google Nigeria on Thursday revealed that Bella, Beauty and Khalid are the Big Brother Naija Season 7 most searched housemates, followed by Hermes, Daniella and Amaka.
SPORTS
17. What Ronaldo Said After Scoring His First Europa League Goal
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United ace, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the season, and his first ever in the Europa League, on Thursday night as United beat Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova
18. Rashford Reacts To Exclusion From England’s Squad
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United star, Marcus Rashford, has said that the reason he was not called up to head coach Gareth Southgate’s England squad for upcoming Nations League clashes against Italy and Germany was because of an ‘untimely injury’.
19. Week 11 Pool Fixtures For Sat 17 Sep 2022 – UK 2022/2023 –Pool Agent
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 11 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent.
Top 10 Newspaper Headlines Friday, September 16th 2022
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
1. Strike: NANS to intensify protest in Ondo Friday
The National Association of Nigerian Students has scheduled its next protest for Ondo State on Friday.
NANS has been on a week-long protest since Tuesday, as it kept major highways grounded in reaction to the prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
The PUNCH reported that on Thursday, the students blocked a major road in Gbongan, Osun State, for hours, with motorists and other commuters stranded.
A statement issued Thursday by the Chairman, NANS National Task Force on #EndASUUStrikeNow, Ojo Raymond, read, “The national leadership of NANS, since the commencement of this struggle has declared that it is a “no retreat, no surrender” agitation. And, the implication of that, is that, what is being witnessed today is more like a preamble to the real struggle of Nigerian students to come whereby economic activities in the country would be grounded by the mass of Nigerian students
2. Fund mismanagement: Senate to investigate Kogi mining firm
The Senate committee on finance led by the Lagos-West Senator, Olamilekan Adeola, has set up a committee to investigate the Nigerian Iron Ore Mining Company, Itake, Kogi State, over nonperformance and mismanagement of funds.
According to the committee, the company has been receiving Federal Government funds since 2008 but has not produced any iron or steel nor generated any revenue despite receiving yearly allowances.
The resolution to investigate the organisation was moved by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, followed a motion adopted by members of the Senate Committee on Finance at day 3 of the interactive session with MDAs on Thursday.
The panel would be led by Sani Musa as Chairman, while members include, Opeyemi Bamidele, James Manager,Michael Nnachi and Sadik Suleiman.
The committee is to investigate the budget of the organisation which comprises of capital recurrent and overhead from 2008 to date and is expected to turn in its report in two weeks.
3. Mamu’s detention won’t stop negotiations – FG
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, has responded a relative of one of the abducted victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack that the Federal Government will continue negotiations with the abductors despite negotiator’s arrest.
This followed the appeal made by the victim’s relative, Yusufu Musa, that the publisher of Desert Herald Newspaper and victims’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, who was picked by the DSS, be released to aid negotiation with the bandits.
Dingyadi affirmed this after the National Security Council meeting presided by the President, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa on Thursday, adding that his (Mamu’s) arrest has nothing to do with the captors as they are trying everything possible to make sure that the remaining victims reunite with their families.
Recall that since March 2022 that over 60 train passengers plying the Kaduna-Abuja railway were abducted, the bandits have been releasing them in batches through Mamu, leaving about 22 others in their captivity.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
4. No new registrant added to Voters’ Register – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has yet to add new registrants, captured at the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR)to the Voters’ Register for 2023 General Election.
INEC said this in a statement by Festus Okoye, its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in Abuja on Thursday.
Okoye said that no new registrant would also be added to the register until the supplemental activities for their integration have been completed in line with the law.
“The attention of the commission has been drawn to a report of a press conference addressed by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) on the Register of Voters for the 2023 general election.
5. CAN state chairmen disown ‘Northern region scribe’ over Muslim-Muslim ticket
The Chairmen, Christian Association of Nigeria, in the 19 Northern States and the FCT on Thursday night, disowned one Elder Sunday Oibe, who claimed to be the secretary of CAN in the region.
Oibe, while addressing journalists in Kaduna earlier on Thursday, rubbished the meeting by the former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, former Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Lawal Babachir with chairmen of the CAN and other Christian leaders from the region over the issue of Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential election.
According to him, Northern CAN will never go to any politician to hang around.
But in a swift reaction, the 19 Northern chairmen of CAN urged Nigerians to reject and discontinuance Oibe’s claims on the grounds that the new Constitution of the apex Christian body does not recognise either the Northern or Southern executive in its leadership structure.
6. FG only owes 6 months pension accrued rights – PenCom
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) said the Federal Government was yet to pay only six months of pending accrued rights of retirees, under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS).
Director-General of PenCom, Aisha Dahir-Umar, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at the interactive session on 2022-2025 MTEF and FSP, organised by Senate Committee on Finance.
Dahir-Umar was responding to the questions from Senators on alleged delayed payment of pension benefits to retirees, possibility of investing pension fund for benefit of the economy, and alleged malpractice by Pension Fund Adminstrators (PFAs).
She said delayed payment of accrued rights would soon be a thing of the past as government was making frantic effort to clear the backlog of accrued rights.
THE NATION NEWSPAPER
7. Only concrete agreement can end strike – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it will only end its ongoing strike that has entered the seventh month only when a concrete agreement has been reached with the Federal Government.
President of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this in Abuja on Thursday at a National Town Hall Meeting on Tertiary Education tagged: ‘The Locked gates of our citadels -A National emergency’ organised by a Non-Governmental Organisation, Save Public Education Campaign.
The ASUU President said the union was willing to end its seven-month-old strike, urging the Federal government to return to the negotiation table.
8. Youths hold roadshow for Tinubu in Ibadan
Youths across communities in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Thursday held a rally for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The rally, which attracted thousands of youths from all nooks and crannies of the city, was an initiative of Hon. Dapo Lam-Adesina, who represented Ibadan Southeast/Northeast Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.
The massive crowd took off at the APC state secretariat, Oke-Ado and moved to Dugbe, the central business district, to Ogunpa market, and back to Oke-Ado.
DAILY POST
9. 2023: PDP, Atiku name Tambuwal as DG National Campaign Management
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar have appointed the Sokoto State Governor and chairman of the party’s Governors Forum, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as Director General for the National Campaign Management Committee (NCMC) for the 2023 elections.
The party also appointed former governor of Cross Rivers State, Liyel Imoke as Deputy Director General Operations, Professor Adewale Oladipu, as Deputy Director Administration, Chief Rymond Dokpesi as Deputy Director Technical and Systems, while Ekwesilieze Nwodo is appointed as Deputy Director Research and Strategy of the NCMC.
PDP in a statement by its National Organising Secretary, Hon. Umaru Bature, Thursday also appointed the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel as Chairman, the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed Vice Chairman North and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde as Vice Chairman South of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC).
As contained in the list, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and other governors are members of the PCC.
10. Clara Ogunbiyi speaks on appointment as Police Commission acting chairman
The Police Service Commission (PSC) acting chairman, Clara Ogunbiyi, has assumed the position.
The selection of the retired Justice followed the resignation of ex-chairman, Musiliu Smith, on health grounds.
Ikechukwu Ani, PSC Head of Public Relations, said President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to approve Ogunbiyi’s nomination.
The spokesman quoted the acting chairman expressing appreciation for the confidence reposed on her.
Ogunbiyi pledged to run an inclusive administration in line with rule of law.
She said the commission deserves the best and vowed to do everything possible to lift the PSC.
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