*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR THURSDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2021*


*PUNCH*

FG shortlists 10,000 youths from three million investment scheme applicants

NMA, health workers differ as FG plans ban on unvaccinated workers

Killings: IGP reads the Riot Act to commanders in Anambra

Three brothers, two others burnt in Adamawa tanker fire

Making Mambilla Power project a reality

Nigeria was excluded from malaria vaccine trial because we lacked required health infrastructure Prof Oyibo, director, malaria research centre

APGA fixes prayers over killings, targets gov victory

Buhari receives defected Anambra deputy governor in Aso Villa

Postpone Anambra election if insecurity persists, PDP tells INEC

APC plotting to rig 2023 polls with direct primaries Rep

PDP chair: Ayu, Shema, Nazif make final list of contenders

State congress: Oyo APC leaders propose new zoning template

Senate summons power ministry, others over Buhari loans, warns of sabotage

SEC partners EFCC on capital market fraud

FG hails increased maize, cassava, rice production in 2021

National development plan implementation to gulp N350tn Govt

PIA: Fuel, gas levies cant fund infrastructure, says stakeholders

Reps fault budget deficit, loans, $57 oil benchmark, threaten MDAs

FG shortlists 10,000 youths for investment loans

Firm urges FG to boost support for renewable energy

First Bank partners NIBSS to drive digital payment

Nigerias oil output 360,000bpd lower than OPEC quota

Reps condemn banks avoiding probe into Customs revenue remittance

Nigeria, others oppose imposition of air travel vaccine passports

Apapa ports: TTP warns against destruction of e-call-up facility

Revealed: Lille made '47.6m profit from Osimhen Napoli move

Atletico eye January move for '22m Onuachu

Balogun to critics: You can't criticise me for not trying

Argentine Crespo sacked as Sao Paulo coach

Season of Shylock lenders: Micro-loan companies launch attacks on borrowers reputation to recover debts as more cash-trapped Nigerians take advantage of lending firms

Thoughts on Buharis 2022 budget

Mans headless body uncovered in Rivers truck

Ondo masqueraders face prosecution for cash theft, phone recovered

EFCC arrests 22 suspected fraudsters in Oyo, recovers cars

Forex investment victims storm Rivers palace, seek monarchs intervention

FCT task force demolishes schools, car marts, shanties

Six escape death as container crushes car in Ogun

Gully cuts off Edo road, UNIBEN workers, residents decry neglect

Food poisoning: Enugu plans to adopt surviving nine-month-old orphan

Rivers community women protest farm destruction, rape by herdsmen

Court jails six for impersonating Osogbo chiefs, installing Baale

Gunmen kidnap Abia Catholic priest after morning mass

Gunmen attack policemen in Bayelsa ambush, injure cop, steal gun

Speeding, night travelling kill 532 on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, others in 2021

The Tiwa Savage sex tape

Peter Obi could have said sorry

Geoethics and the value of geodiversity

Moghalu announces six-party planned merger, hails e-transmission of results

Sagay, BudgIT condemn N700bn National Assembly constituency projects in six years

N4.9bn fraud: Judge angry as Fani-Kayode shuns trial for fifth time

Amidst downward forecast, IMF increases Nigerias growth prospect by 0.1%



*VANGUARD*

Oyo, Osun, Ondo record 1,033 road crashes in 9 months 'FRSC

2022: APC leaders reiterate commitment to Oyetola's re-election

MASPAN's AGM to brainstorm on maritime security

Repatriation of 1,130 looted Benin bronzes from Germany on course ' FG

Anambra Elections: We have uncovered plans to scuttle process 'IGP Alkali

School dropouts in Kankara LG of Katsina hit 75% ' Report

ABCON advocates measures to curb naira depreciation

Nigeria's rig count rises 20.8% to 29 in Q3'21

TUC tasks shipping companies on improved workers' welfare

Ember months: FG to spend N75.8bn on road rehabilitation

African Ministers of Aviation kick against imposition of Vaccine Passport for air travels

NSC raid warehouse, seize 750 bales of second-hand cloth

EFCC, NOUN sign MoU of cooperation

Usage of Nigeria as transit for Pangolin smuggling worries Customs

Anambra: Emergency rule or power grab

Uzodinma renames Heroes Square Owerri after Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu

Lack of enforcement cause of lingering gridlock along port roads ' NPA

Oshodi-Apapa Expressway: Mayhem in Mile-2 as transport union members clash

Electoral Act Amendment: Buhari has no reason to withhold assent ' Northern Elders

IPOB: We're interfacing with secessionists ' Uzodinma

2022 Budget Debate: N3.9trn for debt servicing worrisome ' Reps

I'll not be coerced into signing anti-open grazing law ' Obaseki

Why Edo is yet to pass anti-open grazing law ' Obaseki

Obaseki vows not to go back to APC, gives reasons

UPDATED: Obaseki vows not to go back to APC, meets Buhari in Aso Rock

Reps want oil benchmark at US$60 per barrel

2023: SDP says zoning of presidency is undemocratic

Buhari's 'nine priority areas

Points IPOB should note

Nigerian optometrists call for import duty waiver on opthalmic equipment

Psychosocial disabilities often misunderstood in society ' FF Foundation

HEWAN congratulates Enabulele on emergence as President of WMA

COVID-19 worsening poverty, mental illness ' Psychiatrists

Breaking: 74 Nigerian medical specialists urgently needed in Guinea Bissau ' MDCN

Man jailed 14 years for sexual abuse of two boys

Masqueraders arrested for stealing in Ondo

Trader gets 80 strokes of cane for denying paternity of 6th son

Unknown gunmen kidnap Catholic Priest in Umuahia

76 suspects paraded in Borno for murder, armed robbery, kidnapping

Inspector fatally injured as gunmen attack police post, cart away rifle in Bayelsa

Man, 38 years old commits suicide in Ibadan

I will commit suicide if you don't separate us ' Man tells court




*THISDAY*

The YarAdua Study on Subsidies (1)

Nigeria After Buhari: Healing a Divided and Traumatised Nation

Wilder Hit with Six-month Suspension from Boxing

Ujiri Demands Greater Devt Opportunities for Nigerian Youths

Okpekpe Race Organiser Hails Shaibu on Sports Award

Kenyan World Record Holder, Tirop, Found Dead

Ex-Eagles Stars, 2,000 Athletes for 2021 Adron Games

33 Export Lager, Fans Back Eagles to Win in Douala

Iluyomade Harps on Need to Keep Fit amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Anti Malaria Programme: FG to Save N293.7M on Logistics, Data Collection

MISSING INTRAUTERINE DEVICES (IUDs) Part 1

Barbara Nel: How Benefits of AstraZeneca Vaccine Outweighs the Risk

Enugu and Ugwuanyis Giant Strides in Primary Healthcare

How to Tame Cancerous Cells



*THE SUN*

Dangerous routes

Man needs N5m for pelvic surgery

Group offers solution to social vices

Erosion spreads sorrow in Nsukka

What Nigeria must do to end insecurity Okupe

Why I want to govern Delta State David Edevbie

APC, PDP in hot exchanges over 2023 presidency

7 political parties plan merger

APGA tackles Anambra dep gov, says defection irrelevant

PDP chair: Northern caucus intensify push for consensus candidate

Nigeria @ 61: Pains, gains of real sector

NACCIMA advocates continued economic diversification

LCCI opens Lagos Trade Fair Nov 5

WFD: Buhari sets aside N600bn loan for 2.4m farmers

FCMB wins 5 awards on SMEs growth

FG unveils new tax rules, timeframe for Appeal Tribunal

Aba shoe manufacturers lament high forex rate

2022 Budget: National development plan will require N350trn, says FG

African aviation ministers kick against imposition of vaccine passport on air travelers

AXA Mansard pledges sustainable lifestyle protection

Reps want oil benchmark at US$60 per barrel

Igboho critically ill, may have deteriorating internal organs Lawyers

The Sun award reward for good deeds Igwe

Obaseki meets Buhari, demands FG funding for Edo ranches

Were committed to building affordable houses for Lagosians Sanwo-Olu

FG launches interest free loans

Food poison: Ugwuanyi promises full responsibility of deceaseds couple surviving childs welfare

MASSOB condemns Izombe massacre, rejects Imo gov, Ohanaezes actions

2023: No restructuring, no elections NADECO

Igboho critically ill, may have deteriorating internal organs Lawyers

Lai: Waiting for Nigeria to exit

One year after, Adebayo makes Ajayi Crowther proud

Breakfast under the lemon tree with my son

Who is this unknown government

Pension scam: Another corruption front

Nobel Prize as mother of all controversies

Baba Ahmed and the politics of number

Suspension of NARD strike



*GUARDIAN*

2022 Kwara budget to sustain investment in health, education, others

Scientists explore detoxification effects of medicinal plants

Sanwo-Olu promises to build affordable houses for Lagosians

Good news from Ouagadougou

Nigeria committed to global drive on eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission, says FG

Editorial: Federalism is the answer, after all - Part 51

Coaches warn against age-cheat as organisers start screening athletes

MDAs sabotaging Buhari's efforts on critical infrastructure, says Lawan

Minister's approval of TAT rule at variance with enabling Act

Defectors sue N. Korea's Kim Jong Un in Tokyo over repatriations



*LEADERSHIP*

300 Students Share 1 Classroom In Katsina

Sani Bello Showcases Niger's Potential At UK Business Reunion

Institute Hails Buhari's Appointment Of Yakusak As NEPC Boss

Nigeria Will Witness Boom In Lottery Sector ' Gbajabiamila

We Give Credible Intelligence To Security Agencies ' Etsu Nupe

Senate Reconstitutes Committees, Appoints Chairmen, Vice Chairmen

Minister Hails MoU On Repatriation Of Benin Bronzes

WHO Announces New Expert Group To Investigate Origins

Nnamani Lauds Tinubu's Contributions To Democracy

PDP Chairman: Northern Leaders Narrow Down On Ayu, Shema, Nazif

Avoidable Labour Disputes, Threat To Budget Implementation

Federal Govt Meets Transporters, To Fix Roads With N75.8bn

[EDITORIAL] Salute To Public Opinion

Federal Govt's Budget Of Hope And The Reality Of Time

Reps May Increase Allocation To Roads By N500bn

1 Year After #EndSARS Protests, Police Foot-drag On Reforms

Power Shift: In New Twist, North Central Backs Northern Governors

Federal Govt, States, OPS To Fund Capital Projects With N350trn In 5 Years

COVID-19: Federal Govt To Make Vaccination Compulsory For Civil Servants

MDAs Sabotaging Buhari's Efforts To Provide Critical Infrastructure ' Senate President

Re: Where Is Nigerians In Diaspora Commission



*NEW TELEGRAPH*

Parties need to put houses in order for successful 2023 poll

Sunday Igboho critically ill in Cotonou 'Lawyer

2022 budget: Senate summons MDAs on fresh loan requests

IGP: We're set to reorganise mobile police unit

Budget: Reps seek downward review of N6 trn deficit, borrowings

Congress: APC mulls sharing arrangements in troubled state chapters

Nigeria, Africa reject vaccine passports for air travel

NATIONAL CARRIER: Intrigues, power play may truncate project

Anambra 2021: 5 Obiano's SSAs, hundreds of others defect to PDP

Pension: FG clears 26.5m repatriated fund for agency

Buhari receives Anambra D/Gov Okeke, into APC

CBN directs MfBs, others to comply fully with IFRS

Beverage sector: Battling fresh excise duty

LCCI: FX volatility hampering imports

Protecting Nigerian children online

Expert: Why Nigeria may not achieve 100% telecoms coverage

Telecoms: Inactive mobile lines rise to 139m

LCCI to FG: Invite private sector to invest in commercial projects

Cybersecurity: NCC inaugurates incident response facility

TECNO unveils CAMON18 series

FIRS: Grappling with tax apathy, evasion

Why Anambra should be connected to the centre 'Emeka

Being ex-governor shouldn't be criteria for presidency 'Okupe

Igbo presidency'll end secession clamour in S'East 'Nweze

2023: Let's approach elections as a unit ' APC

JUST IN: Anambra Deputy Gov. defects to APC, meets Buhari

D' Tigress' protest over poor treatment sparks row

Ex-Eagles' stars, 2,000 delegates for Adron games

Gombe Scouting Tournament gets Oct 25 date

Ujiri demands greater development opportunities for Nigerian youths

JUST IN: World Athletics' record holder found dead in Kenya

Tiger Woods seen without crutches for first time since car accident

Ex-Man Utd striker, Berbatov, fails in bid to become Belgium FA President

Qatar 2022: Denmark qualify; England held, Ronaldo nets hat-trick

Qatar 2022: Away wins dominate as Senegal, Morocco advance



*BLUE PRINT*

2023: Nigeria needs virile, visionary leadership ' Bala

Searching for a suitable vepee candidate from the North

2023: Agitation for power rotation 'll kill democracy ' Hon. Jaji

NASC: Senate confirms Nwoha as South East Commissioner

Zulum flags off disbursement of N850m to 4,250 SMEs

Doctors may resume nationwide strike if' ' UCH NARD president

2022 budget: Reps seek upward review of Doctors' hazard allowance, may reduce N6trn deficit, borrowings

In Benue, Ortom encourages youth to acquire skills to create wealth

First Bank stresses need for open banking in Nigeria

Seaports repositioned to take advantage of AfCFTA trade benefits ' NPA

Unity Bank boosts capacity building, empowers 3,000 girls

PDP urged to zone chairmanship to North-central, North-east

Surveyor-General bows out, asks FG to appoint successor from OSGoF

Language centre to unveil Gbagyi language orthography

World Food Day: Nigeria food reserve stock hit 109mt ' Buhari

CBN directs banks to apply I & E rates for PAPSS transactions

ACMAN to FG: Tie future loans to self-liquidating projects

SEC, EFCC collaborate on capital market devt

Customs to impound 29 private jets after 14 days ultimatum

Access Bank CEO, Wigwe, bags Juris Law award

National Chairman: PDP North-central stakeholders adopts Senator Ayu

Foundation partner Garvey institute to foster global ties among Yoruba ' Amb Sanyaolu

Lai charges media against fake news

Taraba APC congress: Group alleges abuse of constitution, guidelines

Revealed! How gunmen attack APGA rally, hold Obiano's convoy hostage

Bandits abduct 3 students in Kaduna Catholic seminary, scores injured



*TRIBUNE*

Ojerinde facilitates expert training for soya farmers in constituency

Your arrest by EFCC is in order, Court tells Crime Alert boss

2022 budget: Reps task FG on repair of existing, new refineries

Anambra guber poll: IGP assures maximum security, says state safe, secure

World Food Day: Agric ministry trains 100 IDPs, provides farm inputs

WFD: FAO, water resources ministry sign pact on $350,000 drip irrigation funding

FG authorises compulsory vaccination for civil servants

Sanwo-Olu commissions 100 housing units in Lekki

Mental health needs of the elderly: Dementia

Ridding Nigeria of fraudulent travel agencies, beyond NANTA alone

COVID-19: FG to enforce compulsory vaccination of workers December 1

YKLTF partners foreign institute for Yoruba unity, growth

SEC, EFCC collaborate on capital market development

Avantefly unveils mobile app targeting private jets, helicopters

Fate of 982 former SAHCOL workers hang in balance

FAAN trains 121 aviation security officers

Ethiopian airlines never engaged in weapons transportation ' GM

Virgin Atlantic targets 2026, 2030, 2040 to achieve significant reductions in CO2 emissions

20 years after, NCAT repossesses encroached land

Nigeria remains good infrastructure investment destination



*SPORTS*

2022 World Cup Qualifiers: 'A good start alone is not enough' ' Queiroz challenges Egypt - Goal

33 Export Lager, Fans Back Eagles to Win in Douala - Thisday

4-Star SF Jett Howard Commits to Play for Father Juwan at Michigan - Bleacher Report

Alexander Ovechkin Scores 2 Goals as Capitals Crush Rangers in Opener - Bleacher Report

Argentine Crespo sacked as Sao Paulo coach - Punch

Atletico eye January move for '22m Onuachu - Punch

Balogun to critics: You can't criticise me for not trying - Punch

Bears' Justin Fields Says He'll Be 'Good by Sunday' Despite Nursing Knee Injury - Bleacher Report

Claudio Ranieri: The brain is still young, so I thought why not - Yahoo

Cleveland's Carter Hawkins Reportedly Targeted by Cubs as New GM - Bleacher Report

Cricket Australia chief: Ashes preparations proceeding full steam ahead - Yahoo

Cristiano Ronaldo scores yet another hat-trick in World Cup qualifier rout - CNN

D' Tigress' protest over poor treatment sparks row - New Telegraph

Dest can be as good as he wants to be' - USMNT's Berhalter - Goal

Diana Taurasi, Mercury Even WNBA Finals 1-1 With Overtime Win vs. Sky - Bleacher Report

Drake asks to meet Alphonso Davies after Bayern star's stunning solo goal for Canada - Goal

El Salvador vs Mexico: TV channel, live stream, team news & preview - Goal

ESPN's Adam Schefter Addresses 2011 Bruce Allen Email: 'I Shouldn't Have Done It - Bleacher Report

Euro 2020: Uefa to hold hearing into unrest during Wembley final - BBC

Evan Engram: Jayron Kearse Punched Me on Field After Giants' Week 5 Loss to Cowboys - Bleacher Report

Ex-Eagles Stars, 2,000 Athletes for 2021 Adron Games - Thisday

Ex-Eagles' stars, 2,000 delegates for Adron games - New Telegraph

Ex-Man Utd striker, Berbatov, fails in bid to become Belgium FA President - New Telegraph

FIFA president floats Israel as possible World Cup 2030 co-hosts - CNN

Glenn Hoddle: 'I don't think I will ever be without football in my life - Yahoo

Gombe Scouting Tournament gets Oct 25 date - New Telegraph

He was the guy who really helped me at Chelsea' - Mikel singles out Essien for praise - Goal

Hernandez Sentenced To Six Months In Jail For Violating Restraining Order - Daily Independent

How an investigation of the Washington Football Team led to the resignation of the Las Vegas Raiders' head coach - CNN

I am strong, I am still young': Claudio Ranieri ready for Watford challenge - Yahoo

I'll be the boss with a walking stick ' Claudio Ranieri won't quit until he's 80 - Yahoo

In-form Pernille Harder hits winner as Chelsea secure priceless win and silence a rocking Turin - Yahoo

Indian Wells: Cameron Norrie through to last eight - BBC

Jamie McGrath admits he 'didn't expect' to play for Ireland so soon - Yahoo

Jon Gruden removed from Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Ring of Honor following resignation - CNN

Jon Gruden to Be Removed from 'Madden NFL 22'; Will Be Replaced with Generic Likeness - Bleacher Report

Jordan Brand Chairman Larry Miller Addresses Killing Teenager in 1965, Jail Time - Bleacher Report

JUST IN: World Athletics' record holder found dead in Kenya - New Telegraph

Juve Coach Allegri's Ex-Girlfriend Accuses Him Of Cheating - Complete Sports