NEWS HEADLINES FOR MONDAY 20TH AUGUST 2018.

NEWS HEADLINES FOR MONDAY 20TH AUGUST 2018.

PUNCH

Jailing of looters: Start with APC members, PDP, OBJ group tell Buhari

Govt to shut Third Mainland Bridge for four days

2019 polls budget: Saraki hits executive, says it lacks foresight

Outrage as Oyo demolishes Ayefeles N800m radio station, studio

Certificate forgery: PDP accuses APC of witch-hunt over police invitation to Adeleke

Robbers kill Catholic priest while shopping in FCT

Dogara seeks reforms in education curriculum

Zamfara banditry claims 3,000 lives, gulps N17bn SSG

10,000 Nigerians forced into prostitution yearly in Italy NAPTIP DG

Senator demands audit of National Assembly budget under Saraki

*VANGUARD*

PDP, APC, Nigeria's problem 'Presidential aspirant

Tanker accident leaves commuters, motorists stranded on Lagos'Ibadan Expressway

A-Ibom govt files N50bn suit against EFCC over frozen accounts

1,650 resign membership of Apc in Edo

Defections: Tinubu, Tambuwal tango

PFN to politicians: Don't plunge Nigeria into avoidable crisis

2019: Hardship'll make Nigerians vote PDP 'Okom

Defections in A-Ibom impracticable 'Ibom Patriots

Amuro on music as art of worship and evangelism

We're determined to rid Delta of fake, counterfeit drugs 'Ononye

*THE NATION*

Tinubu: Saraki, Tambuwal left APC for fear of Buhar
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INEC, Wike disagree over failed Rivers by-election

N3.5b London-Paris Club refund: EFCC set for trial of ex-bank MD, Sarakis aide

79,000 Nigerians among two million pilgrims

Outcry as Oyo demolishes Ayefeles Music House

Tambuwals 252 aides resign

DisCos fault govts directive on generation below optimal level

I wont defect to PDP, Governor Bindow insists

No plan by Emmanuel to join APC, say PDP chiefs, others

Agric financing: New rules, new hopes

*THISDAY

Falana Urges Buhari to Sign New Electoral Bill

Ekiti LG Workers Begin StrikeThursday

Nigeria's Education System Deficient, Says Dogara

Omokri Berates Fashola
Akpabio Hails Ugwuanyi on Peace, Good Governance

IPOB Alleges Arrest of Women Demanding Kanu's Release

We Have Spent over N17bn Tackling Insecurity, Says Zamfara SSG

315,000 PVC Yet To Be Claimed in Kwara, Says REC

Adams Cautions Candidates in Osun Governorship Poll

Osoba Urges National Assembly to Reconvene

*THE SUN

Saraki, Tambuwal left APC because they wanted automatic tickets, says Tinubu

NLNG: FG restates commitment to commencement of Train-7 ' Adeosun

FG inaugurates TWC for $20bn Ogidigben industrial gas park

Dano Milk receives Guinness World Records certificate

China renews commitment to deepen investments in Nigeria

DISCOs urge FG to tackle transmission challenges

Lawmakers to APC: Saraki not cause of your failure

Buhari won't shield any corrupt party member ' APC

Treasury looters: Start with your party members, PDP tells Buhari

NUJ presidential aspirant flays demolition of Ayefele's Music House

*GUARDIAN

Business economists say Trump tariffs will harm US

Practitioners decry loss of $1 billion on medical tourism

JED worker electrocuted, family alleges conspiracy

Lagos to closedown Third Mainland Bridge for four days

Insurance inclusion policy for 40m adults in rural communities

Lagos shortlists firms for water privatisation

NSE's'bell ringing' elicits reactions, as stakeholders differ on market's impact

Odubote, Falola make case for credible 2019 polls

Mutual Benefits Assurance opens N2b rights issues

DisCos flay TCN's N72 billion investment in networks

*DAILY TRUST

EFCCs missteps over Benue accounts

Ex-ambassador joins Gombe govship race

Suspended Rivers by-election: APC lauds electorate for defending votes

ANN, a party with unique value system - Ex-Speaker

Tambuwal's 250 aides resigned to pre-empt planned sack

APC scribe Idde joins Nasarawa guber race in search of power shift

Stop peddling lies against Obasanjo, group tells Soyinka, Tinubu

Aremu calls for issues-based politics

FCT minister inaugurates MSMEs council

As Buhari meets Trump

*TRIBUNE

PDP condemns demolition of Ayefele's studio

World Humanitarian Day: Ohaneze advocates improved funds for aid workers

Governorship aspirant promises purposeful leadership in Plateau

Eid-el-Kabir: Police beef up security in Ekiti State

Account for N2.5bn health insurance funds, Omisore charges Aregbesola

Ekweremadu: APC tele-guiding EFCC, ICPC against opposition

INEC budget: Presidency attacks Saraki

APC Govs, power brokers at loggerheads over Direct Primaries

Tambuwal loses 252 aides to APC

Government isn't giving PR recognition it deserves 'Ekine, CEO, Absolute PR

*LEADERSHIP

IBB: Celebrating The People's General At 77

Reps Urge PMB To Order Immediate Arrest Of Oshiomhole

By-election: Wike Accuses Police Of Declaring War On Rivers People

Edo NUT Threatens Strike Over Lack Of Chalks, Markers

NEC Budget: Saraki Deliberately Driving Nigeria To Cliff Edge ' Presidency

500 Horse Riders For Ilorin Durbar

Oyo Govt Gets Knock For Demolishing Ayefele's N800m Music House

FG's Agriculture Policy Intervention Strengthening Smallholder Farmers

Traders Disguise Local Rice As Foreign To Deceive Buyers ' Customs

Understanding Nuances Of Tyre Inflation, Others

*DAILY INDEPENDENT

Taraba Communities Lament Lack Of Access Roads

We Have Not Endorsed Any Aspirant ' Yobe APC

Group Empowers Youths With N15m Start-Up

Yakubu: INEC Biting More Than It Can Chew

Crisis Looms In NASS As Staff Vows To Resist Inter-Service Transfer

Ballot Snatching, Disorderliness Mar Rivers By-Election

APC, PDP On Their Way Out 'Olawepo-Hashim

Ambode Not Target Of Direct Primaries In Lagos APC 'Bayewu

INEC's Registration Of New Parties: Matters Arising

Manufacturers Extol SON's Operations In Stemming Substandard Goods.

*BUSINESSDAY

Analysts forecast naira resilience amid offshore outflows

Saraki: Oshiomhole's impeachment plot hits the rocks

When cheap money eludes small industries

We are very focused on bringing local investment into domestic opportunities

We need national strategy to create manufacturing renaissance'Dow

Seplat says buyers secured for NNPC gas agreement

Boosting start-ups in Ogun with renewable energy

Increasing cost of generation, liquidity concerns, forex access threat to sector, GENCOs warn

Texem organises training on big data for strategic outcomes

Stanbic IBTC after-tax profits up 78.7% on non- interest revenue.

GOD BLESS NIGERIA.