Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Thursday, December 1st 2022

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Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today:

POLITICS AND NATIONAL NEWS

1. Contract Risk Management: FG Approves N630m For Consultancy Services

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has disclosed the federal government’s approval of a strategy that would aid Nigeria on contract risk management.

2. Anxiety As Report Reveals How Price Of Kerosene Increased By 9.90%

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed that the average retail price of household kerosene paid by consumers increased by 9.90 percent.

3. Tinubu’s Senior Adviser, Sen. Wamakko Loses Wife, Months After Daughter’s Death

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Hajiya Atika, the wife of the former Governor of Sokoto State Senator, Aliyu Wamakko, has reportedly died.

4. Kwara Gov Swears In New Commissioners, Reshuffles Cabinet

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday inaugurated two new commissioners and a Special Adviser amid a minor cabinet reshuffle.

5. My Husband Is Fulani But He’s Not A Killer – Atiku’s Wife

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the wife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Titi Abubakar has submitted that her husband, Atiku Abubakar is not a killer.

6. Lagos State Govt Joins TikTok For Campaign (See Details)

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has joined the management of TikTok to embark on the #Safertogether campaign to properly regulate short mobile video content creation to inspire creativity and bring joy and safety to the community.

7. Man Beaten To Coma For Stealing, Arrested Again Days After Being Discharged

EKO HOT BLOG reports that patrol team of the Rapid Response Squad, Lagos Police Command arrested a man identified as ‪Chinedu Ike for stealing phones in Lagos.

8. 2023: Join Tinubu’s Moving Train For Prosperous Nigeria, Wale Raji Tells Undecided Voters

Eko Hot Blog reports that the member representing Epe Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Wale Raji, has called on undecided voters to cast their votes for the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu.

9. China: Protests Continue In Guangzhou As Citizens Clash With Police

People in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have clashed with police overnight in the latest protest against the country’s strict Covid rules.

10. ISIS Announces The Successor Of Their Late Leader

Eko Hot Blog reports that the group’s media affiliate al-Furqan published an audio message by an ISIS spokesman announcing the death of its leader who was appointed in March.

11. US: House Democrats Pick Hakeem Jeffries To Succeed Nancy Pelosi

House Democrats chose caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries of New York to succeed Nancy Pelosi as leader of the Democrats in the chamber next year, a historic move that will make him the first Black person to lead one of the two major parties in either chamber of Congress.

12. Russia: Upper House Of Parliament Passes Tougher Ban On ‘LGBT Propaganda’

Russia’s upper house of parliament unanimously voted on Wednesday to toughen a controversial law banning what the bill describes as “LGBT propaganda,” making it apply to Russians of all ages.

13. Bill Clinton Tests Positive For Covid-19

Former President Bill Clinton announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.

14. Biden To Greet Prince And Princess Of Wales While In Boston

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Royal couple is visiting Boston for the second annual Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony, an ambitious initiative founded by Prince William to help tackle some of the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges, which is scheduled for Friday.

15. Buckingham Palace Official Resigns After ‘Racist’ Comments To Black Charity CEO

Eko Hot Blog reports that an honorary aide at the Buckingham palace, Susan Hussey, has resigned after repeatedly asking the founder of a British charity organisation, Ngozi Fulani, questions on her cultural background.

16. Putin’s Top Propagandists Opens Up On ‘Losing War’ To Ukraine

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian TV hosts Margarita Simonyan and Vladimir Solovyov openly speculated on the aftermath of a defeat of Russia in Ukraine for Vladimir Putin’s inner circle.

17. Germany To Ease Immigration Laws For Skilled Workers

Germany’s government has agreed to relax its immigration laws with the aim of attracting skilled workers to its jobs market.

18. War: Ukraine Hits Russian Troops In Donetsk With ‘Massive’ Strikes Using Uk M777 Howitzers

EKO HOT BLOG reports that British firepower is changing the course of the war in the east of Ukraine, having a major impact on Russian forces, reports have indicated.

19. Elon Musk Resolves Misunderstanding With Apple Boss

Elon Musk has said he and Apple boss Tim Cook have “resolved the misunderstanding” over Twitter possibly being removed from the app store.

20. 3 Foods You Should Not Consume On Empty Stomach

The things you take in first thing in the morning will have a profound effect on the rest of your day, or, put another way, will lay the groundwork for a productive or unproductive day.

21. World Cup: Argentina Top Group C To Reach Round Of 16 As Mexico Crash Out (See Full Results)

Argentina finished at the top of Group C to reach the World Cup’s round of 16 in Qatar.

22. Tunisia Bows Out Of World Cup Despite 1-0 Shock Win Over France

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Tunisia have bowed out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup despite claiming their first-ever victory against France thanks to Wahbi Khazri’s second-half strike.

23. Brazilian Legend, Pele Hospitalized Over Heart Failure

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Brazilian Icon, Pele, has been taken urgently to the hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

24. Real Madrid Take Final Decision On Signing Bruno Fernandes

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Real Madrid have reportedly taken a decision on Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes as they look to pull off a shock move, according to Portuguese outlet Record.

25. ‘I miss Premier League’ — Ex-Tottenham Boss Pochettino Speaks On PL Return

EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Tottenham Hotspur manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has admitted that he misses the English Premier League (EPL).

26. Week 21 Pool Results For Sat 26 Nov 2022 – UK 2022/2023 – Pool Agent

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 21 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Major Newspapers in Nigeria

PUNCH NEWSPAPER

1. Nigeria’s malaria prevalence drops to 22% — Report

The 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey Report has shown that the malaria prevalence in the country has decreased from 23 per cent in 2018 to 22 per cent in 2021.

The NMIS report also showed that malaria prevalence is highest among children aged 48 to 59 months and the prevalence is highest in the northwest at 51.6 per cent.

These findings were disclosed on Wednesday in Abuja at the official launch of the NMIS report and the National Advocacy, Communication, and Strategy and Implementation Guide.

The PUNCH reports that malaria is still a major public health challenge in Nigeria despite substantial efforts to reduce the prevalence and impact of the disease.

2. Student sent to prison over Aisha Buhari tweet

A student of the Federal University, Dutse Jigawa, Aminu Mohammed, has been sent to the Suleja Correctional Centre in Niger State after tweeting about the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari.

The student was arraigned at the FCT High Court No. 14 in Abuja on Tuesday for cyber stalking where he was denied bail despite pleading not guilty to the charges filed against him.

Mohammed was allegedly arrested on the orders of the First Lady a few days ago sparking outrage by Nigerians with many calling for his release.

Mohammed had in June tweeted in Hausa that the First Lady was feeding fat on the poor people’s money.

3. Federal borrowing should be strictly for production – Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has explained his consumption to production theory, which is the punchline for his presidential campaign.

In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday, Obi said federal borrowing for consumption must stop and be channeled into regenerative projects adding that if elected, his administration would reduce the cost of governance in the country.

He further added that the country must look beyond oil and look forward to growth-enabling entrepreneurship by expanding physical infrastructure through market-driven reforms.

Obi said, “We therefore intend to leapfrog Nigeria from oil to the Fourth Industrial Revolution by expanding physical infrastructure through market-driven reforms that will unleash growth-enabling entrepreneurship and market-creating innovations.

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

4. ISIS leader killed in battle

Leader of Islamic State, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi has been killed in a recent special forces operation.

The terrorist group media affiliate al-Furqan made this known in an audio recording by an ISIS spokesman announcing, according to CNN on Wednesday.

Vanguard learnt that the deceased leader was appointed in March this year following the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in a military operation in the northwest of Syria.

“I announce and mourn for the Islamic State and the fighters of almighty Islamic State, (the absence) of the Amir of believers and the Calipha of the Muslims Abu al-Hasan al-Hashmi al-Qurayshi…he was killed while struggling against the enemies’ of God,” spokesman Abu Omar al-Muhajer said.

5. Stock market rebounds, gains N184bn

The stock market rebounded on Wednesday as market capitalisation gained N184 billion or 0.71 per cent to close N25.959 trillion compared with N25.775 trillion on Tuesday.

Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 337.07 points or 0.71 per cent to stand at 47,660.04 from 47,322.97 posted at the previous session.

The primary drivers of the recovery were gains in stocks of Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Holding Company and MTN Nigeria.

As a result, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 11.57 per cent.

6. Fashola advocates use of geospatial intelligence to fight insurgency

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has called for the use of geospatial data by the military and other security agencies in the fight against insurgency in the country.

The Surveyor General of the Federation (SGoF), Mr. Abuduganiyu Adebomehin also tasked the military to fully deploy the already collated data by his office to track and monitor criminals from position of strength of its operatives.

The duo made this charge during the 2022 Survey Coordination Conference and Meeting of the Advisory Board on Survey Training tagged; ‘Geospatal Intelligence for National Security’ held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State on Wednesday.

Fashola, who was represented by Head of Department, Nigerian Cadastral, Coker Robert, noted that the office of the Surveyor General of the Federation (SGoF) is assigned to provide data of geospatial intelligence.

THE NATION NEWSPAPER

7. Court affirms Ayade as APC Cross River north senatorial candidate

AFederal High Court in Abuja has affirmed Governor Ben Ayade as the All Progressives Congress(APC) senatorial candidate for Cross River North.
The Court presided by Justice Nkeonye Evelyn Maha dismissed a suit filed by Cecilia Odey against the Governor.

Cecilia of the APC participated in the May 28th Cross River State Northern Senatorial District primaries of APC with a zero vote score to Martins Orim who won.

She later filed a suit challenging the fresh primaries that the APC conducted on the 14th of July 2022 following the voluntary withdrawal of Martins Orim for Ayade in pursuant to S. 31 and 33 of the Electoral Act 2022.

8. No plan to hike petrol price – NMDPRA

Amid worsening scarcity and speculations about possible pump price increase of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol, the Nigerian Midstream Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said the Federal Government has no intention to hike the price in the yuletide period.
It noted that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has a stock of the product that could last 34 days.

While advising marketers to shun the diversion of the product, it urged consumers to desist from panic buying.

DAILY POST

9. Gov. Ugwuanyi has given Police robust support to discharge its duties in Enugu – AIG

The new Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 13, AIG Abutu Yaro, has expressed satisfaction with the robust support the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu State, since its inception in 2015, has given to the state command of the Nigerian Police Force to effectively discharge its duties in the State.

AIG Yaro also applauded Governor Ugwuanyi for the remarkable efforts of his administration in enhancing the security architecture of Enugu State through community policing mechanisms such as the formation and operation of the Neighbourhood Watch and Forest Guard, stressing that they are “very functional and effective.”

Speaking when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu, on Wednesday, the new AIG, who oversees the functions of all the police formations in Enugu and Anambra states, disclosed that the existing security architecture in Enugu State is exciting and worthy of emulation.

10. Senate okays N607.9bn for FCTA 2022 budget

Nearly a month to the end of the year, the Senate on Wednesday approved N607.952 billion budget for the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, for the 2022 fiscal year.

A breakdown of the budget showed that the sum of N76,565,904,857 is for personnel costs and N138,199,851,110 is for overhead costs while the balance of N393,182,267,614 is earmarked for capital expenditure.

The Senate approved the FCT budget following the consideration of the report of its Committee on FCT, chaired by Senator Smart Adeyemi (APC, Kogi West).

Addressing newsmen shortly after the passage of the Appropriation Bill for President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent, Senator Adeyemi listed some critical areas that the new budget seeks to address in the capital territory.