*NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST 2020

 *NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES FOR TUESDAY 11TH AUGUST 2020*

*THE NATION*

IPC to hold webinar for reporters on Ondo, Edo polls

Ife law Alumni confront fake COVID-19 info

INEC to challenge reversal of deregistration of 22 parties by Appeal Court

NSITF management ready for independent probe panel over misused N3.4b

JAMB to higher institutions: start 2020/2021 admission processes

High turnout among pupils as secondary schools reopen nationwide

Boosting local capacity in military wares, hi-tech

Unveiling multi-level Oshodi multi-terminals

Non-interest funding initiative raises hope for economy

How to end insurgency, by Oyetola

Masari bans NGOs from IDP camps

Edo poll: Gradual descent to violence

PDP lifts suspension on Sen. Hunkuyi, 6 others

Scott Giri debuts with Girian Update

INNOSON: we use 60 % local components

Volkswagen opens facility in Ghana

Borno: In Zulums shoes, what else would you do

*VANGUARD*

Man in court for allegedly injuring woman with broken bottle during political party meeting

Abia APC Caucus expresses satisfaction with Buhari's administration

Kaduna Govt sets Aug 18 deadline for submission of 2021 expenditure proposals

IPPIS: ASUU set to present alternative to FG

Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu promises community development

450,000 farmers to get support from Kano Agro-Pastoral, Sasakawa Africa

YIAGA receives INEC's commendation over credible observer role

Tasks before Danbatta's team at NCC

Agribusiness: NAQS, Cowpea dealers collaborate to stop negative application of pesticides

Coalition of CSOs condemn false allegations published against IGP Adamu

Allianz Nigeria pays out N1.8bn in claims

Wike seeks Assembly's approval for N18bn loan

Salaries: NLC issues one-week ultimatum to Bauchi State Government

Covid-19: 85 LGAs have no positive cases yet ' FG

Kano Govt establishes 3 more schools for Almajiri children

Gunmen kill 13 villagers in Benue ' Police

Obaseki seeks traditional ruler's blessing ahead of election

Obaseki: Oshiomhole and his boy Ize-Iyamu ingrates ' Wike

Ondo 2020: Akeredolu hits ZLP, describes party as vehicle without engine

Oyinlola backs Amotekun, creation of regional security outfits

Ondo 2020: Mass defection looms in APC, PDP as Deputy Gov defects

Edo/Ondo: INEC undeterred by conflicting court judgments on deregistration

Ondo 2020: Why l left PDP ' Ajayi

We could've used Army, police to overrun opposition during elections ' Buhari

Edo 2020: Coalition of traders, artisans endorse Obaseki/Shaibu

Use Edo election to rebuild your tarnished image ' Wike tells Police

Edo 2020: Gov. Obaseki describes destruction of his commissioner's house as barbaric

ONDO 2020: PDP reacts to deputy governor's resignation, says his exit has no effect

*THISDAY*

FG: Siemens to Upgrade 105 Power Substations, Build 70 in New Power Deal

Nova Boss Urges Banks to Restructure their Business Model

RIMAN Seeks Enhanced Capacity for Risk Management

Vetiva Exchange Traded Funds Make Distributions to Investors

Flour Mills Records N11.4bn Profit, Recommends N1.40 Dividend

FG Eyes Improved Gas Investment

Stakeholders Reiterate Need to Constitute APCON Board

Communities Decry Continuous Mining-induced Pollution

FG Begins Feasibility Study for Brass Shipyard Project

Rainoil Deepens Cooking Gas Penetration with New 8000mt Tank

Contec Global, UniAbuja to Seal Deal on Organic Farming, Research

Has Respite Finally Come for Oloibiri

Okoronkwo: Why FG Must EncourageModular Refineries

FG Saves N91bn from Payment of Defunct PHCN Debts

What Scientists Must Do to Access CBNs Research Grant

Professionals: Structured Property Market will Bridge Housing Gap, not Regressive Taxation

Creative Industry Stakeholders Laud Haven Homes for Support

LafargeHolcim, IBM Partner to Reduce Road Project Costs, Carbon Emissions

Jumias march to profitability excites stock brokers

PDP Postpones Niger Congresses

Bauchi PDP Asks Gbajabiamila to Declare Dogaras Seat Vacant

DOWN MEMORY LANE

In Akwa bom, Eastern Obolo Demands Separate State Constituency, APC...

Permutations and Discordant Tunes on 2023

Buruji Kashamu (1958 -2020)

Ondo 2020: APC Aspirants Collapse Structures for Akeredolu

Six Months in the Eye of the COVID-19 Storm

Mikel May Return to Premier League with West Brom Next Season

*PUNCH*

Edo shouldnt be theatre of war, police must be democratic Okiye

For Oshiomhole, the Edo election is do-or-die, Wike

I ve done what Mimiko couldnt do in eight years Akeredolu

No Nigerian affected by Lebanon explosion, FG clarifies

Boy tied up for two years by father, stepmothers

Resettling displaced residents will stop BHarams recruitments NEast govs

Movement without motion: N Assemblys many probes without tangible results

Nigeria will become WAfricas gold-producing hub FG

AIbom communities seek govt intervention over collapsed bridges

Minister advises IT operators to reduce cost of service

Stanbic IBTC, institute launch 23 tech start-ups

Airtel partners Avaya on e-learning

Obasanjos queer truth to the dead

Northern Nigeria: Where power and poverty co-exist

COVID-19: Oil marketing firms revenues plunge by N204.52bn

Naira devaluationll raise debt profile, inflation, say experts

Akeredolus march towards re-election

Oil rises above $45, OPEC+ cut compliance dips

Oil rises above $45, OPEC+ cut compliance dips

Lagos fuel tanker drivers suspend strike

Patent your innovations, Onu tells agencies

Make Nigerian beans acceptable abroad, NAQS tells stakeholders

How you mispronounce mended, baked, kissed etc

Reps, power ministry bicker over N7bn spending

We must embrace blended learning, says Caleb VC

Nigeria will become West Africas gold-producing hub FG

Real estate firm acquires tech company

Money doubling schemes

*DAILY TRUST*

3 senators, 1 rep absent at Ebonyi PDP congress

Tinubu can't impose policies on Edo, says Labour Party

60 dead on Imo payroll, audit shows

Bayelsa PDP refuses to pay N105m rent to landlord

N41b scam: UBA has case to answer, Senate insists

Stamp duty war: NIPOST tackles FIRS again

Why Tinubu is angry with Obaseki ' PDP

I won't contest for president in 2023 ' El-Rufai

That US charge of Al-Qaeda infiltration

How we'll win Ondo guber election ' YPP candidate

Edo 2020: APC, PDP violating COVID-19 protocols

WAEC: Ganduje sets up 12 examination centres for boarding students

WAEC: Students, parents, teachers fear mass failure, demand extension

Ogun monarchs demand removal of LG Chairman over disrespect

We've been cut off from Rivers and Bayelsa ' Odual community

Lebanon: Judge orders detention of top officials after port blast

U.S. imposes sanctions on Central African rebel leader

Scientists develop new way to deliver more drugs through the skin

NCDC announces 443 new COVID-19 cases, as total infections hit 45,687

NDDC: Whom shall we trust

Chinese loans: Impact, concerns, benefits

LMC confirms NPFL clubs for 2020/2021 CAF competitions

Bello, Babangida head Minna Polo new exco

Anambra gets two new Football Teams

Woods 'struggles' on greens at PGA Championship

Hamilton on top as Mercedes set pace in final practice

Juventus name Pirlo as new coach

Nigerians can now watch Barcelona, Real Madrid live matches on startimes

*THE SUN*

Ize-Iyamu promises to involve Traditional Rulers in Security matters

Provide level playing field for all candidates, PFN President tells Buhari

Obaseki resumes campaign in Etsako Central

Deregistered parties: INEC to go to S' Court

CUPP lauds court judgement on 22 de-registered parties

Group pushes for woman president in 2023

Court of Appeal restores de-registered political parties

Edo 2020: Oboh to Buhari: Call Oshiomhole, Ize-Iyamu, Obaseki to order now

APC pleads with Obiano to reinstate suspended monarch

PDP lifts suspension on Sen. Hunkuyi, 6 others

Masvidal calls for rematch with Kamaru

Sports Minister's Foundation grants Azeez's children scholarship

Former FCT FA boss, Agarry, dies

LG OLED rejuvenates sports viewing

Minister committed to restoring lost glory of N'Stadium, Surulere

Stoke City targets Mikel ahead of new season

Ahead 2020/2021 season: Villarreal hires 7 coaches for Chukwueze

Stanbic IBTC, firm tussle over sale of N2.5bn fuel station

Buhari signs African Trade Insurance Agency instrument

NSE: Domestic participation rises by 56% as transactions hit $333m

FG spends over N409.9bn to settle ex-PHCN workers' emoluments

Expert warns against devaluation

Flood: Food security under threat, farmers raise alarm

Court strikes out suit against Sovereign Wealth, others

Stop price war, stakeholders urge aviation ground handlers

Court strikes out suit against Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, others

FG to use MSMEs rating to revamp economy

Anambra community leader allegedly dies in police custody

*GUARDIAN*

5 Stars Football confers Abba Bichi brand ambassador

Remote factors shaping Edo guber race

Ondo State deputy governor quits PDP, picks ZLP guber ticket

Gbajabiamila gets 7 days to declare Dogara's seat vacant

Abia government plans to create roles for traditional rulers in governance

Visually-impaired persons trained on leadership, technology skills

Family seeks justice over killing by police in Delta

Victim narrates how policemen extorted N300,000 from them at gunpoint

Two killed, monarch's car set ablaze in Ekiti over stoppage of Ogun festival

Kano court sentences singer Yahaya Aminu Sharif to death for blasphemy

NPFL's stakeholders await government's nod as pessimism trails September kickoff date

Agunbiade cautions FG against restarting sports without COVID-19 test

Plateau United fans fret over poor state of Rwang Pam Stadium

FC ONE Rockets name technical crew, management team

Laliga, UEFA Nations League will deepen StarTimes' relationship with football fans

My husband is dying, Okorodudu's wife cries for help

We'll fight for what belongs to us, Rivers United vows

Fernandes penalty lifts Man Utd past dogged Copenhagen

Lukaku leads Inter into Europa League semi-finals

Liverpool sign Greece defender Tsimikas from Olympiakos

Smallholder farmers still lack access to insurance

Local airline to sell asset despite investor's lawsuit

Telecoms operators want 30% of CBN N15tr infrastructure funding

Group empowers 50,723 with maternal, child health sensitisation

Renewed profit-taking drag index by 0.06 per cent

Kolade charges directors on ethics, accountability to restore stakeholders' confidence

Stakeholders identify franchise as tool for economic sustainability, job creation

ILO child labour convention achieves universal ratification

*DAILY TIMES*

Unlatched containers: FRSC arrests 26 drivers in Lagos, Ogun

Yahoo boys are role models youths look up to nowadays Diezani (Video)

ACourt upturns the deregistration of 32 political parties by INEC

BREAKING NEWS: Ondo Deputy Governor resigns

Outrage over killings in Southern Kaduna

APC chieftain blames crisis on poor management of membership register

Ondo 2020: APC Aspirants Collapse Structures for Akeredolu

All Lebanons govt officials resign over Beirut explosion

6 foreign aid workers, 2 Nigeriens shot to death in Niger

20 dead, 13 injured in Sudan floods

$100b dollars needed to ensure access to COVID-19 vaccine- WHO

NMA reacts to disruption of its election in Enugu

Nigerians record high death rate due to lack of blood banks

Kano Govt establishes 3 more schools for evacuated Almajiri children

Teebillz finds love again with mystery woman

Uzodimma accommodating Fulanis in Imo for VP position in 2023 Kanu

Gov Kayode Fayemi suspends principal over absence from duty

Appeal Court nullifies INECs deregistration of 22 parties

Civil servants on levels 12, 13 to resume work daily FG

Nigerias health sector should be questioned Sen Bruce

Reactions trail death sentence of man over blasphemy

U.S Open: Former champion Kuznetsova latest to withdraw

Jadon Sancho will not be sold Borussia Dortmund chief tells Man Utd

Villarreal signs Real Madrid starlet Takefusa Kubo

Atletico Madrid cancels training after two positive coronavirus cases

WWE James Harris dies from COVID-19

Birth certificates issued by hospitals not valid- NPC

COVID-19: 2 Atletico players test positive

*DAILY INDEPENDENT*

Appeal Court Sets Aside Order Deregistering Political Parties

We Could Have Used Army To Overrun States ' Buhari

Gunmen Kill 30 Over Chieftaincy Stool In Benue

Southern Kaduna Crisis Politically Motivated ' Shettima

JAMB Asks Varsities, Polytechnics To Begin Post-UTME Test Sept 7

Ondo 2020: PDP Seeks Mimiko's Support, Lures Him With VP Slot

C/River Evaluates Vulnerable Households For CBT

Buhari's Leadership Style Promoting Nepotism -UNDEDSS

El-Rufai Confused, Needs Help On Southern Kaduna Crisis ' Shetimma

Group Lauds PDP Over Violence-Free Congress In Enugu

PDP Lifts Suspension On Senator Hunkuyi, 6 Others

APC Pleads With Obiano To Reinstate Suspended Monarch

Appeal Court Reverses INEC's Deregistration Of 22 Parties

ShopRite: Casualty Of Poverty, Multiple Exchange Rates

COVID-19: Business Activity Rises For First Time In Four Months ' Report

AGHAN Canvasses Survival Strategy For Aviation Industry Post COVID-19

FG Begins Reform Of International Agreements To Attract Investments

Bank Of Ireland To Refund Customers After Fraudulent 'Smishing

India's Top Airline Raise $534M To Combat Cash Drain

Mayors Launch Campaign For Self-Isolation 'Wages

Stephen Easterbrook Sued Over Alleged Sexual Relationships With McDonald's Employees

Unilever Sets Date For Switch To Single London Corporate HQ

IATA Appoints AME Regional VP As CFDS

Equities Market Closes Negative, Sheds N7bn

Steph Curry Crashes Collin Morikawa Press Conference

Alabama Players Join #WeWantToPlay Movement

Jonathan Rea Back In Pole Position

Europa: Fernandes Extra Time Penalty Sends Man Utd Into Semi-Final

*TRIBUNE*

Lagos govt meets with NUPENG as union calls off strike

COVID-19: Nigeria records 290 new cases, total now 46,867

COVID-19 mortality cases rise to 200 in Lagos

Why retired federal civil servants can't get pension one year after retirement

As Oyo residents worry over mounting waste, govt pushes to ensure cleaner state

Stop taking Nigerians for granted

Richard Gbadebo: A call for workplace safety

The police in civil cases

State of emergency in environment: 'Mauritius has done what Nigeria should have done 60 years ago

Covid-19: A call for $50bn reparation from China

Humour amid stealing

Climate Justice Group wants African governments to respond urgently to climate, COVID-19 crises

British High Commission in Nigeria hosts webinar on Youth Climate Action

Equities market reverses seventh day gain by -0.1 per cent

New CAMA will boost foreign direct investment ' Capital market operators

*BLUE PRINT*

Balotelli offered 43k-a-week deal to join Besiktas

Insurgency: What we told Buhari ' North-east governors

Insecurity: Estate residents send SOS to LASG

REDAN tasks SON on sub-standard materials' elimination

Bad news for Manchester Utd as Sancho stays with Dortmund

JAMB set to commence 2020/2021 admission exercise

Anambra govt hunts killer of Obiano security aide

Renewed agitation for LG polls in Anambra

Oshiomhole's campaign style libelous, can't win Edo for APC- PGF boss, Lukman

NFF Impeachment hoax: The many lies of Wale Ajayi to destroy Nigerian football

Those killings in Southern Kaduna

DICON: Driving industrialisation in Nigeria

As CBN unveils sharia banking model

Overhauling Nigeria's security sector

Diezani Alison-Madueke and 'Yahoo Boys

hy Buhari should assent Audit Bill

Letter to Buhari on appointment of AuGF

Breaking: Majek Fashek to be buried in US ' Official

In Nasarawa, Police haul robbery, kidnapping suspects

Breaking: Willian undergoes Arsenal medical, day after announcing Chelsea exit

Breaking: Lawmakers slam suspension on LG chair, thedeputy in Nasarawa

After losing her school fees to fraudster, UNICAL student commits suicide

In Ekiti, truck crushes 2 brothers to death

#BBNaija: Anxiety as Kiddwaya threatens fellow housemates

*SPORTS*

5 Stars Football confers Abba Bichi brand ambassador - Guardian

Aggrieved Nigerian chess players boycott Olympiad - Punch

Agunbiade cautions FG against restarting sports without COVID-19 test - Guardian

Ahead 2020/2021 season: Villarreal hires 7 coaches for Chukwueze - The Sun

Ahmed Musa scores first goal of the season in Al Nassr victory over Abha FC - Goal

Alabama Players Join #WeWantToPlay Movement - Daily Independent

Atletico Madrid cancels training after two positive coronavirus cases - Daily Times

Atletico Madrid deserve to win Champions League ' Carrasco - Vanguard

Awaziem rejects loan move to Turkish Club Rizespor - Peoples Daily

Ayodele Set To Make Ekiti Sports, Model To Emulate. - Leadership

Birth certificates issued by hospitals not valid- NPC - Daily Times

Bob Willis Trophy: Derbyshire win again, while Lancashire and Kent complete first victories - BBC

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo undergoes dental surgery - Yahoo

COVID-19: 2 Atletico players test positive - Daily Times

Cyclist who suffered horrific crash can achieve comeback, says team doctor - CNN

Dare Hailed Over Move to Reposition Long Distance Running in Nigeria - Thisday

Dessers, Onuachu on target for Genk as Balogun stars in Rangers' win - Peoples Daily

Donald Trump urges college football season to go ahead despite coronavirus fears - Yahoo

Dortmund set to offer Sancho new deal - Daily Times

Eat Out to Help Out used more than 10.5 million times in first week - Yahoo

Edo ready to host 2020 festival, insist officials - Punch

Europa League: Ighalo Benched As Man United Beat Copenhagen To Advance Into Semi-finals - Complete Sports

Europa League: Man United survive Copenhagen scare to reach semis - New Telegraph

Europa League: Moses Helps Inter Beat Leverkusen, Qualify For Semi-finals - Complete Sports

Europa: Fernandes Extra Time Penalty Sends Man Utd Into Semi-Final - Daily Independent

Europa: Fernandes Fires Man Utd into Sfinal - Thisday

Europa: Lukaku Strikes As Inter Book Semi-Final Place - Daily Independent

Europa: Man United lead in extra time against Copenhagen - Punch

*GOD BLESS NIGERIA 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬*

*STAY SAFE 🏠 🏠🏠*