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    Daily Trust Wednesday 1st January , 2020
    (Media Trust Limited, 2020-01-01)
    New Year: Buhari renews hope for better Nigeria. p6; New projects that will come on board in 2020. p6; Army reconstructs Bama barracks, establishes aviation base station. p6; How we planned Abuja foiled bank robbery – Suspects. p8; Between a minister and a general manager. p11; Group wants FG to suspend $1bn Ogoni cleanup project. p14; Minimum wage: Be on standby, NLC tells workers in 31 states. p16; AfDB President wants Africa to invest $1.8trn on infrastructure. p17; 2020: We guarantee our customers uninterrupted power supply — Kaduna Electric. p18; Separate regulatory functions from NCAA, expert urges FG. p20; Meet 22-year-old mini tractor, excavator fabricator. p25; 3,000 residents get free HIV test, counseling. p26; Emir decries deplorable Yauri-Koko road. p28; Abba Sarki Sharada: A true definition of ability in disability. p29; Jigawa local govt bans night courtship. p30; How border closure policy turned me to an entrepreneur – Alifa. p38; Africa to tackle illegal rosewood trade with harmonised policy. p42; Ex-Rep upbraids 9th N/Assembly over N37bn renovation budget. p49; 2020: We won’t let you down, APC assures Nigerians. p49; 2019: Major political events in Nigeria. p50; A/Ibom gov’t stops salaries of 723 workers – NLC. p53; NBBF to usher in 2020 with Total Division One League. p55; Tug of religious war. p56.
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    Daily Trust Thursday 2nd January, 2020
    (Media Trust Limited, 2020-01-02)
    Passengers groan under transportation problems in FCT. p1; Criminals bent on unleashing terror — Northern govs. p3; Nigerians want further cut as new bank charges commence. p13; I have no rift with Gov Ganguje — Abdumumini Jibril. p40; 70-yr-old man, 3 others in police net over rape cases. p4; Borno gov begins 2020 with launch of 5 projects. p6; 1m rice farmers ready for dry season production. p27; Declare emergency on security, northern youths tell Buhari. p3; EKSUTH sacks 200 workers. p6; NAPTIP raids orphanage home in Kaduna. p6; New Year: Know your HIV status, NACA urges Nigerians. p7; Oluwo decries marginalisation, begs Buhari to site FCE in Iwo. P7; C/River to renovate, equip 15 hospitals, boost health insurance. p8; FG’s $29.960bn foreign loan. p11; ‘Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit requires borrowing’. p14; Why foreign firms are afraid of coming to Nigeria – Utomi. p17; APC chieftain urges N/Assembly to make ‘decisive’ laws. p40; NNPC records 81% drop in pipeline vandalism. p43; Arteta registers first Arsenal win in victory over Man Utd. p47;
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    Daily Trust
    (Media Trust Limited, 2020-01-03)
    Tension in Ilorin over demolition of Saraki’s house, p3; Malami justifies Dasuki, Sowore’s detention, p7; Why I can’t resign as APC chair — Oshiomhole, p49; 3,479 petitions filed in 4 election cycles…Despite reforms, p1; Oil starts 2020 higher on trade optimism, Middle East tensions,p15;Twins abducted in Katsina village as police rescue, p4; Military repels attack on Michika, p4; Tension in Ilorin over demolition of Saraki’s house, p3; Oyetola pays salary without federal allocation, p3; Electoral reforms after 2007 general election, p5; National Policy on Education and meeting 2020 demands, p10; Repositioning the Air Force for greater efficiency, p11; LG Chairmen: S/Court rationalises governors’ powers,p12; Ekiosa fi re: Edo market leader urges traders to come for recovered stolen items, p29; Finally, Imo community abolishes ‘Osu’ caste system, p30; Dangote’s fortune increased by $4.3bn in 2019, p33; Enugu Airport will be ready in April — FG. p34; PenCom lists roles of pension contributors, employers for CPS, p38; Race for 2023 presidency begins as Bode George indicates interest, p49; Dare pledges four football stadia by May, p54;
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    Daily Trust
    (Media Trust Limited, 2020-01-06)
    101 police killed in 2019: Rivers, Bayelsa, Edo, Kaduna lead, p1; Gunmen kill 4 soldiers in Niger community, p6; PDP bigwigs in secret battle for 2023 presidential ticket, p39; Northern govs caution FG on troops’ withdrawal, p3; Rejig security architecture to end killings, PDP tells Buhari, p3; DPR blames Kaduna gas explosion on illegal transfer of LPG to cylinders, p6; Visa-on-arrival video fake – NIS CG, p7; 2023: The race is on, p10; ‘FG saved N700bn through finance reforms’, p13; Economic growth: Experts task governments on infrastructure, p18; Inculcate Qur’anic knowledge in children, Abuja lawmaker tells parent,. p22; 2020: NDE targets grassroots empowerment – DG,p32; Don’t speak without clearance, Ayade warns commissioners, others. p40; Yobe will overcome insurgency challenges — Alhaji Ibrahim Jirgi, p41; SERAP to Buhari, Osinbajo, govs: ‘Publish your assets within 7 days'.,p43;Volleyball: Nigeria face Cameroon in Olympic qualifiers, p47.
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    Daily Trust
    (Media Trust Limited, 2020-01-07)
    Gov nabs soldiers, police extorting travelers...passengers forced to sleep in the open. p1; Electricity tariff not yet increased — FG. p3; Iran-U.S. tensions push oil price above $70/barrel. p15; Presidency: Buhari won’t hand pick his successor. p41; 596 dead workers on Bauchi govt payroll. p6; Many passengers abducted as gunmen ambush 2 vehicles. p31; Major events that will shape judiciary in 2020. p4; Land disputes delaying Ogoniland clean-up — FG. p3; 596 dead workers on Bauchi govt payroll. p6; Nasarawa develops 4-year education plan. p6; W/Bank, IDB, AfDB offer $364m for malaria drug production in Nigeria. p8; 2019: Hope, optimism and fresh opportunities. p10; Fight against sex for grades in tertiary institutions. p11; FAAN reopens Port Harcourt Airport. p14; CBN releases guidelines on Nigerian payment system risk. p17; How to tackle suicide rate among youths – Expert. p28; Laws not problem of elections in Nigeria – Nwankwo. p32; Make laws for Nigeria not APC, PDP — Bukar Abba Ibrahim to N/Assembly. p41; Minimum wage: Plateau calls for calm, says it’s negotiating with labour. p43; CAF Awards: Oshoala eyes fourth continental crown. p45.
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    Daily Trust
    (Media Trust Limited, 2020-01-08)
    Details scanty as ‘Operation Amotekun’ starts in S/West. p1; Restless politicians talking about 2023 — Tinubu. p41; Oil price: FG revenue shrinks as petrol subsidy rises. p17; Warm clothes markets boom in Jos over freezing cold. p30; Electricity tariff : What FG, DisCos should do – Experts, LCCI, NECA. p18; Oshoala crowned African Women’s Player of the Year. p47;Presidency to religious leaders: Don’t politicise religion. p3; Ayade signs N1.1 trillion budget. p6; Yobe contributory healthcare law will improve access to quality healthcare – Commissioner. p7; Rivers headquarters of money laundering after Lagos – Magu. p9; National Hospital discharges separated conjoined twins. p14; Farm produce distributors decry multiple levies on highways. p19; Disability Commission: Kano Coalition calls for inclusion of disabled groups. p26; LG to demonstrate energy-saving cleaning solutions at CES 2020. p31; Residents panic as black soot resurfaces in Rivers. p33; Buhari to INEC, police: Let Nigerians elect their choice. p41;
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    Daily Trust Thursday 9th January, 2020
    (Media Trust Limited, 2020-01-09)
    Fate of 7 govs uncertain…As S/Court clears Ikpeazu, Okowa, Ishaku, Bello. p1; IGP okays South West security outfi t, Amotekun. p3; 2023: Tinubu’s camp jolted by Bode George’s presidency bid. p42; Trump: US imposing new ‘powerful’ sanctions on Iran after strikes. p39; 2 people killed, customs officers abducted in Katsina. p4; NNPC imported 18bn litres of PMS in 2019 – PPPRA. p13; Key agric projects FG wants to spend N30bn on. p28; EFCC searches Shehu Sani’s Abuja houses. p3; Ogun gov swears in Customary Court of Appeal president. p3; IG warns police commanders against rights violation, illegal roadblocks. p3; Yobe: Buni-Yadi, KukaReta markets re-opened. p6; Kano anti-corruption agency recovers N256m. p8; FG, aviation unions may clash over FAAN amendment Bill. p13; CBN retains banks’ deposits ratio at 65%, gives incentive lending on SMEs. p14; Oil prices fall as alarm over Iran rocket strike fades. p16; Telecom sector plagued by inconsistent power supply, theft of equipment. p19; ‘Tech-U graduates will fi ll industry skill gaps’. p29; How Nigeria ‘betrayed’ Oshoala in 2019 CAF Awards. p47’
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    Daily Trust Friday 10th January , 2020
    (Media Trust Limited, 2020-01-10)
    IPPIS: FG, ASUU refuse to shift grounds. p3; BUA listing adds N1.8tr to NSE capitalization. p17; PDP biggest obstacle to good governance — Presidency. p51; N2trn Mambilla power project: We’re starting from scratch – Minister. p1; B/Haram kills 3 soldiers, 8 civilians in Monguno. p3; SGF reverses NBET MD’s suspension as ministry submits report. p17; Gunmen kill 12 persons in Plateau village. p4; South West govs allay fears, as Amotekun security outfit takes off. p6; FG issues new directive to NBC on hate speech, others. p7; Katsina acquires 670 hectares of land for textile project. p7;Safety of inmates in correctional centres. p10; Customs generates N1.3tr, exceeds target by N404bn. p14; Cooking gas: FG to impose hefty fi nes, prosecute erring marketers. p18; NDE to train 480 youths on apprenticeship scheme in Taraba. p27; ‘How we cope with nagging husbands’. p39; US believes Iran accidentally shot down Ukraine plane – Reports. p48; Foreign nationals get 12 hours to vacate S/Africa’s Province. p48;
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    Daily Trust Monday 13th January, 2020
    (Media Trust Limited, 2020-01-13)
    Troops kill 100 bandits in Zamfara, Katsina. p3; FG plans N88m cook stoves for institutions…After N9.2bn stoves for rural women project flops. P1; Despite CBN directive, petrol stations, malls still charge N50 stamp duty. p14; Building collapse incidents rose by 122% in 2019. p33; Gunmen abduct Kuje APC scribe, demand N10m ransom. p22; Offi cial arrested for allegedly pouring hot water on 12-yr-old girl. p4; S/west govs can’t abuse Amotekun Fayemi. p6; Despite CBN directive, petrol stations, malls still charge N50 stamp duty. p14; Illegal mining draining Nigeria’s economy – Minister. p19; E-ticketing will end racketeering at train stations – Amaechi. p20; 2020: What FG must do to check unemployment – Rep Mani. p40; S/Court hears appeals against Ganduje, Tambuwal, Ihedioha today. p50; Maku denies meeting with Tinubu, Atiku over 2023. p51; Nigeria battle 62 others for Tokyo 2020 slots in Portugal. p55.
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    Daily Trust Tuesday 14th January , 2020
    (Media Trust Limited, 2020-01-14)
    Gov’ship tussle: Tension in Bauchi, Sokoto, Imo as S/Court resumes hearing today. p40; 2023: Are Atiku, Tinubu in secret moves to fl oat 3rd force?. p41; Daily Trust dialogue holds Thursday. p3; Nigerians to pay more taxes as Buhari signs Finance Bill..Income tax, electricity tariff to go up ..We have the lowest VAT rate in Africa – Experts. p1; ‘Factors that will shape Nigeria’s economy in 2020’. p15; How Kalu, Adoke spent yuletide in detention. p32; 666,000 lost out as Customs shortlists 162,000 applicants for aptitude test. p18; N1trn constituency projects: Reps open probe of MDAs over unspent funds. p3; Nigerians to pay more taxes as Buhari signs Finance Bill. p5; FG to ease national service for Nigerian students abroad. p8; Labour, employment in first year of Next Level. p12; Factors that will shape Nigeria’s economy in 2020 — NSE. p15; Buhari raises c’ttees for 3050mw Mambilla power project. p15; Rice distributors urge FG to assist farmers over prices. p20; Ways to prevent atopic eczema. p28; APC National Secretary to emerge February. p40; Sports minister bankrolls Oyo Unity Cup. p45.
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    Daily Trust Friday, January 1, 2021
    (media trust ltd, 2021-01-01) Daily Trust
    We killed 2,403 Boko Haram bandits,others in 2020 – Military pg.6; Buhari: We will work to restore hope pg.6; Brexit: What you need to know about the UK leaving the EU pg46; 2021: Experts worry over low IGR as states budget N8.3tr pg4; Forex ban on 42 import items remains as AFCFTA begins today Pg20; Hurdles trail electricity metering for 5m consumers Pg22; Nigeria’s 10 months battle with COVID-19 pg3; New Year: Govs urge unity, adherence to COVID-19 protocols pg7; Zulum meets minister over Borno refugees pg 8; Buhari signs 2021 budget, warns revenue generating agencies on target pg10; Let’s keep hope alive, Gbajabiamila urges Nigerians pg11; How to end banditry in North – Bagudu pg11; Extortion of NIN applicants attracts 7 years imprisonment – NIMC pg7; Outrage as Customs, smugglers’ clash claims 4 in Ogun pg12; Ekiti judicial panel kicks as army shuns invitation pg 12; Ndume empowers 1,200 women in Southern Borno pg12; Sanwo-Olu, Diri sign 2021 budgets pg12; Kebbi releases N3bn for retirees’ gratuity pg13; Kano clears air on ‘selling’ state properties pg14; Stop labeling Fulani as criminals – Miyetti Allah warns pg14; ACF raises alarm over importation of weapons using camels pg 15; Man arrested for beating 3-yr-old daughter to death pg15; Ondo gov pardons 11 prisoners pg15; 10 solid reasons why Nigeria’s 2021 budget should be trashed pg16; Leadership: Addressing the challenges of a recession pg17; A’Ibom 2023 gov’ship: It is the turn of Itu/Ibiono Ibom pg 18; Forex ban on 42 import items remains as AfCFTA begins today pg20; Stocks end with 50% return as investors gain N778bn pg 21; DPR shortlists 161 fi rms for fi nal stage of marginal oilfi eld bid round pg22; COVID-19 protocols: FAAN raises airport compliance teams pg22; Oil fi rm, foreigners, others top list of First Bank’s N228.6bn debtors pg22; Hurdles trail electricity metering for 5m consumers pg23; More vehicles soon with locally assembled Geely brands pg26; FRSC tougher on speed limit device pg26; KATSINA STATE GOVERNMENT pg 27; Youths urged to shun drugs, embrace sports pg30; How my varsity project created jobs — Osuji pg 30; Reggae artist seeks support for vulnerable persons pg 30; Tech start-up to give 1,000 scholarships pg30; Reggae artist seeks support for vulnerable persons pg 30; Gombe distributes water pumps for dry season farming pg 31; Senator Bwacha donates 10 tractors to constituents pg31; NIN registration: Bauchi Assembly seeks state govt’s intervention pg 31; Borno villagers spend night in bushes to evade insurgents pg 32; SEMA begins construction of stalls for Potiskum fire outbreak victims pg32; Yobe to recruit 3000 teachers, construct 7 modern schools pg 32; GOC presents Christmas gifts to displaced families in Borno pg 32; A/Ibom community sacks village for fraud pg 33; Tiv people lay claim to Cross River airstrip, Obudu Mountain Resort pg 33; Fishermen, residents lament over dead fi shes in Odua-Kugbo Rivers pg 33; Tension in Rivers community over death of cult leader pg 33; Kogi community donates police station pg 34; We are exposed to health hazards, Awo-Akpali people cry out pg 34; Banditry: No state could achieve peace in isolation – Katsina SGS pg 35; Kano women protest over missing children pg 38; Lafi a LG budgets N4.2 bn for 2021 fiscal year pg 38; Anambra govt reiterates ban on night clubs pg 38; How to end insecurity - Islamic group pg39; Ogun Police arrest 2,735 for rape, kidnapping, robbery in 6 months pg 39; UNHCR launches Zakat app to unlock giving for refugees pg 41; PDP needs unity to secure electoral victories in 2023 – Atiku pg 42; Lawmaker sets up N120m foundation for constituents in Sokoto pg 42; COVID-19: UK pledges £7m aid for poor Nigerians pg 46; NFF endorse Pinnick for FIFA Council seat pg 47; Bishop Matthew Kukah: Can a partisan tell truth to power? Pg 48;
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    Daily Trust Monday, January 4, 2021
    (media trust ltd, 2021-01-04) Daily Trust
    Traders, others worry as 42 microfinance banks end operation, pg6; My abductors spoke Chadian and Nigerian Fulfulde - Released victim, pg3; Terrorism: Buhari calls for united action as 70 killed in Niger Republic, pg4; Why Lagos/Kebbi rice vanished from markets, pg5; Kidnapping: Gumi visits Fulani communities along Kaduna-Abuja highway, pg26; NIN: Cybercriminals target phone users, FG suspends staff over extortion, pg4; COVID-19: Mixed feelings as FG places 6-months travel ban on 100 passengers, pg5; With prayer, Nigeria will overcome insecurity – NCPC Boss, pg5; Bandits on vengeance mission kill 15 in Kaduna village, pg6; Police probe fire incident that killed 5, pg 6; Gombe to resume paying N30,000 minimum wage, pg 6; 2020: Oh what a bleak year! Pg10; Much ado about Artificial Intelligence, pg10; Pressure to falter power sector reform, pg11; How Buhari can win Nigerian youths, pg11; UNTL Kaduna must not die, pg12; Five decades of shared journey, pg12; Cement producers to slash price for FG’s 300,000 houses, pg15; Agriculture, minerals can lift Nigeria out of recession — ACCI ex-head, Kayode pg16; TEF to support 3500 entrepreneurs with $5,000, pg16; Abuja-Kaduna train breaks down again, pg17; Dana Air completes maintenance of 2 aircraft, pg17; How we’ll reposition engineering profession-COREN President, pg20; Abiodun suspends Ogun Commissioner over ‘sexual harassment’, pg22; Ona of Abaji summon stakeholders over robbery attacks, pg22; Enugu Be patient, drive within speed limit, FRSC cautions motorists, pg22; Hunter slaughtered in Abuja, pg23; Amotekun hands over 10 suspected robbers, hoodlums to police, pg23; Rep raises concern over spate of insecurity, pg23; MD accused of carting away FG’s property, pg23; Coin removed from man’s nose after being stuck for more than 50 years pg24; Gunmen invade Bayelsa community, burn 20 houses, pg26; Kaduna sex party: Owner of demolished building faults govt’s claim, pg26; Tension as 10 suspects escape from police detention, pg26; No zoning in APC – Shekarau I have no problem with Kwankwaso, pg28; Nobody will be sidelined in Ekiti APC -Omotosho pg28; Chairman, followers dump PDP for APC in Nasarawa pg28; We’ll teach Umahi a lesson – PDP, pg28; Man City win comfortably at Chelsea, pg31; Pillars humble Katsina Utd as Nasarawa stun Heartland, pg 31; Fayemi signs into law Ekiti sports development trust fund bill, pg31;
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    Daily Trust Tuesday, January 5, 2021
    (media trust ltd, 2021-01-05) Daily Trust
    Ganduje: Shekarau, Kwankwaso’s new romance raises dust about 2023, pg30; Nigeria owes Eurobond, World Bank, others N12tr, pg13; Real reasons Atiku sold Intels' stake, pg4; Reps mum as FG flags-off 774,000 jobs today, pg30; FG releases N5bn aviation bailout, pg14; ‘Sexual harassment’: More trouble for Ogun commissioner as police insist on probe, pg3; Intels: The long battle between FG, Atiku, pg5; Stop threatening our troops, FG warns ICC, Amnesty, pg6; Court to hear Sowore’s bail application today, pg6; After allocating 100 hectares, Zulum lays foundation for Borno’s first private university ... Orders construction of 2.3 km road, others, pg7; Zulum approves N10m for ex-servicemen, fallen heroes’ families ... Directs agro support, pg7; Gunmen kill 9 along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway, pg9; 1 nabbed over removal of 6-yr-old’s genital, pg9; Character and competence should guide leadership choices, pg10; Buhari’s fight against terrorism, pg11; Curbing corruption in Nigeria, pg11; World Bank’s Zazzau prince Global rating of Nigeria’s economy, pg12; Nigeria owes Eurobond, W/Bank, others N12trn pg13; Equities market begins year with N458bn gain pg13; BUA completes maiden N115bn bond issue pg13; ‘Expect return to normalcy, tougher policy choices, pg14; Apapa Port rail line: Importers fear cargo disruption, pg14; Coca-Cola to unveil mural works of 3 artists, pg14; Brighter future as businesses, households to get more credit – CBN, pg15; Plateau Exco, at last session for 2020, re-awards road project contracts, pg17; Let’s work for a better future in 2021, Governor Lalong charges citizens, pg17; Building immunity against diseases with balanced diets, pg18; ‘Coronavirus pandemic is ‘biggest hit to mental health since World War 2’, pg18; Judiciary’s handling of COVID-19 second wave, pg20; NIALS seeks implementation of correctional reforms, social media regulation, pg20; Plateau Speaker urges Muslims, Christians to live in peace, pg22; Kogi LG boss tasks newly recruited constabulary on dedication, pg22; COVID-19: FCTA seals 4 parks, prosecutes 12 over protocols’ violations, pg22; Edo regulates motorcycle, tricycle operations, pg22; Police arrest 2 kidnappers, rescue 6 victims in Osun, pg23; My wife often threatens stabbing me to death – Husband, pg23; Police confirm Edo cell-break, re-arrest 2, trail 8 others, pg23; Ogun Police arrest three brothers for killing guard, pg23; Zulum signs 2021 budget, pg28; Minimum wage: Plateau LG protesters teargassed by security agents, pg28; Magistrates block Ayade's office over 2-yr unpaid salaries, pg28; BUK cancels 2019/2020 academic session, pg28; PDP failing as opposition Lai Mohammed Nigerians tired of Buhari - Opposition party pg29; Ndume wants Buhari’s cabinet rejigged, pg29; S’East needs additional state not presidency - Prof Gregory Ibe, pg29; Polls:Gov Sule, LG chairmen meet pg29; 2021 Hajj: NAHCON directs pilgrim boards to continue registration, pg30; 6 soldiers, 1 civilian killed in Chibok, pg30; NPFL21: Wikki Tourists, Plateau Utd share spoils in Bauchi, pg31; Australian Open quarantine plan faces legal challenge, pg31; We are on track to win 2020/21 NPFL season – Salisu, pg31;
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    Daily Trust Wednesday 6th January, 2021
    (median trust ltd, 2021-01-06) 006 Daily Trust Wednesday, January 6, 2021
    2023: Igbo leaders demand presidential tickets from APC, PDP, pg6; Hundreds flee as Boko Haram attacks Borno village, pg8; 731 Batch B corps members contacted coronavirus — PTF, pg4; Concerns over fresh electricity tariff hike, pg5; COVID-19 vaccine: ‘Strategic’ leaders, health workers on FG’s priority list, pg4; Why I created app for train e-ticketing – Journalist, pg20; Police detains mum for maltreating daughter over early marriage, pg32; Ex-Finbank MD, 3 others jailed over N18bn theft, pg8; I wasn’t dishonest because I still feared my dad 32 years after his death — Dauda Birma, pg3; Blame COVID-19 spike on Christmas activities, pg4; FG moves to establish oxygen plants in states, pg4; Sustainable development impossible without adequate infrastructure – Buhari, pg4; Court to rule on Sowore’s bail application Friday, pg6; Critics of 774,000 jobs not in touch with grassroots – FG, pg6; Yobe partners NADC to train youths on repairs of heavy duty vehicles, others, pg7; Buni committed to contributory health scheme, other initiatives– Bego, pg7; My administration won’t abandon any project-Gov Buni, pg7; Yobe sensitises public on fire disaster prevention, pg7; Kano anti-graft agency uncovers fraud in state's scholarship scheme, pg8; Police arrests suspected ritual killers, cultists in Osun, pg8; Guard against bandits’ infiltration, Niger governor urges herders, pg8; Empowering the Northern woman, pg14; Whither the right to health in Nigeria? Pg 14; Challenges before Nigerians in 2021, pg15; Between armed banditry, food insecurity and malnutrition in Nigeria, pg15; Managing university academic calendars after the ASUU strike and lockdown, pg16; FG owes 79% of N20tr domestic debts, as Lagos leads states, pg18; Losses in BUA, Zenith drop stocks by N392.8bn, pg18; How airlines, support firms shared N5bn bailout, pg18; Be change agents, personnel managers told pg19; Nigeria targets maritime hub with N2.6bn Badagry seaport, pg19; Agency moves to improve quality of staple foods, pg19; Niger to generate N9bn from Bobi grazing reserve, pg19; Abuja airport witnesses surge in passengers’ arrival, pg20; Zamfara invests N12bn in real estate in 18 months, pg20; Rafi n-Zurfi : An FCT community without electricity for 12 years,pg22; FCT minister urged on rural infrastructure, pg22; Police kills 1, foil robbery attack in Nasarawa, pg22; Foundation installs streetlights in Kaduna community, pg23; COVID-19: Organisation provides succour to IDPs in Kaduna, pg23; 7 weeks after Arewa Trust story, PHC Sabon Layi still not commissioned, pg24; Southern Kaduna youths urged to acquire new skills, pg24; Ex-footballer empowers 220 less privileged in Kaduna, pg24; 2020 major happenings in Kano, Jigawa, pg25; Oyo issues 7-day ultimatum to roadside traders, pg26; First babies of the year get freebies in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, pg26; Ogun CJ moves to curb touting with bondsmen regulations, pg26; Ekiti pays N7.3bn UBEC counterpart fund – SUBEB boss, pg26; Osun retirees get pension arrears as Oyetola releases N1bn for settlement, pg26; Police arrests apprentice who ‘disappeared’ with master's 3-month-old baby, pg26; Sokoto youths make a living from used tyres, pg27; High cost of cement renders bricklayers jobless in kebbi, pg27; How we facilitated process for Caverton to import, assemble large helicopter – NPA, pg28; Freight forwarders seek special loan scheme for expansion pg27; Never say die, as Bitcoin crypto breaks the $20,000 barrier, pg29; How to avoid internet scam pg29; Chieftaincy tussle: Royal house accuses Plateau govt of defying court order, pg32; Gunmen kill one, kidnap 20 in Nasarawa, pg32; Hoodlums promise ceasefire after Mogajis, Amotekun appeal in Oyo, pg32; Police parades 83 suspected cultists, armed robbers in Benue pg32; PDP, APC clash over ‘stolen’ billions from govt coffers, pg34; Why I have been in 6 different political parties - Alhaji Ombuguanga pg33; Segun Oni’s 2022 gov’ship posters flood Ekiti towns, pg33; Group cautions ex-Benue gov Akume, pg33; 6 died, 9 injured in accident involving Dangote truck, pg38; Borno, Lagos donate to ex-servicemen’s fund, pg38; COVID-19: Edo records 5 deaths, 113 recoveries, pg38; Oyo, Kaduna flag off, FG’s 774,000 public workers scheme, pg38; Senator empowers 1,600 in Adamawa, pg38; Pinnick warns against segregating foreign, local league players, pg39; CAFCL: Enyimba seeks decisive redemption against Al-Merreikh, pg39; Youths should embrace sports, not drugs - Karate President, Agara, pg39; 2021: An agenda, pg40;
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    Daily Trust Thursday 7th January, 2021
    (Media trust ltd, 2021-01-07) Daily Trust
    Daily Trust Thursday, January 7, 2021 Village heads inviting bandits – Niger governor pg3; Agric-based SMEs to get 6 years tax holiday pg19; COVID-19 bites harder as more Nigerians die pg4; Labour kicks as Kano cuts salaries pg5; Consumers groan over high electricity tariff pg18; Chaos in DC as Trump supporters invade Capitol pg7; FCT High Court gets acting Chief Judge pg3; I sold 6,000 dead poultry meat to Borno residents for 5 years, says suspect pg3; NIN: No mass disconnection of telephone subscribers—NCC pg3; Police find 3-month-old stolen baby in Ondo — CP pg6; Aero Contractors MD, Ado Sanusi, resigns pg6; 2nd wave: Edo conducts 3,201 COVID-19 tests pg6; JNI tackles Kukah over Christmas message pg6COVID-19: FG to impose travel ban on defaulting VIPs pg7; WHO urges countries to shun vaccine nationalism pg7; Troops destroy 197 bandits’ hideouts, neutralise 220 – DHQ pg8; NTI begins training of teachers nationwide pg8; Why we revoked 500 private schools’ licences – Zamfara govt pg8; SON charges hospitals on standards pg8; ‘Western nations more sympathetic to Borno than Arabs’ pg10; Hard drugs vending: 53 teenagers nabbed in Kano pg10; Insurgents burn over 30 buildings in Borno village pg10; Safety of health workers under COVID-19 pg16; Stock market rebounds with N36bn gain pg18; Customs generates N1.562tr, to deploy 7 scanners pg18; Agric-based SMEs to get 6 years tax holiday pg19; Budding enterprises to expand with AfCFTA’ pg19; 75% air accidents caused by human errors — AIB-N pg19; C/River gets $20.4m for transparency project pg19; Local ship owners seek access to N2.3tr fund pg19; Local firms eye N15.5tr with marginal oil field bids No bidding for 18 years — Report pg20; Kano generates N60m from stock market pg20; FG releases N11.818bn for pension payment pg20; Nigerians to pay for national ID renewal, corrections — NIMC pg20; How schools, govt should tackle disparity in school calendar pg23; NUT directs teachers to shun pension scheme enrollment in Edo pg23; Why beans yield is declining pg24; VIO arrests 50 dispatch riders over route violations pg26; FCTA tasks community leaders on peaceful coexistence pg26; Why I killed my stepson — Pregnant housewife pg27; Libel case against ex-Benue speaker stalled over ill-health pg27; Gunmen kidnap councillor’s wives, 3 others in Abuja pg27; LG Poll: Engineer Sule wants only Competent hands to be Elected Chairmen pg28; Federal government launches cash grants to 2,600 rural women in Nasarawa state pg28; Edo gov’ship: Court voids Ize Iyamu’s running mate’s candidacy pg34; Buhari meets APC caretaker chair, Kogi gov pg34; Kano LG polls: 6 candidates fail drug test pg34; Osoba backs zoning of 2023 presidency to South pg34; Sokoto, World Bank flag off drainage project in flood-prone areas pg38; 22 die in Kogi road crashes pg38; Gas explosion rocks Rivers community pg38; Boko Haram attacks Geidam, carts away food items pg38; Enyimba lose N253m as Champions League dreams collapse pg40; 2020: A year like no other (II) pg40;
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    (Media trust ltd, 2021-01-08) Daily Trust 8, Jan 2021
    Daily Trust Newspaper Friday, January 8, 2021 COVID-19: Don’t be complacent, vaccine won’t come soon – FG warns, pg7; World reacts to Trump supporters’ attack on Capito, pg39; FG reverses latest electricity tariff hike, pg4; NIMC staff strike cripples NIN registration, pg5; Court restrains Ganduje from salary deduction, pg12; India leads China, 3 others as Nigeria’s export destination, pg20; ‘AKK pipeline to make Kano regional industrial hub’, pg22; Surrounded by water, Bayelsa residents lack any to drink, pg3; FG reverses fresh electricity tariff hike, pg4; Boko Haram abducts Yobe district head, pg6; COVID-19: Don’t be complacent, vaccines won’t come soon – FG warns pg7; ‘Some Nigerians still doubt COVID-19, present fake results’, pg8; EndSARS: It will take long time to rebuild Lagos – Sanwo-Olu, pg8; 2 million Nigerians living as refugees – Minister, pg8; COVID-19: Buhari, Osinbajo, SGF, others to take vaccines on live TV ,pg9; Avert looming industrial crisis in CAC, Labour warns FG, pg9; COVID-19: Growing national testing‘ll enable Nigerians understand virus –NCDC, pg9; SIM Registration: Don’t put your NIN for sale, EFCC warns Nigerians, pg9; Bandits kill four in Kaduna village, two others along Birnin Gwari Kaduna highway, pg11; COVID-19: Edo records 28 new cases, 5 deaths pg12; Constitution amendment and the code of conduct agencies, pg17; India leads China, 3 others as Nigeria’s export destination, pg20; Power grid records 5,552MW peak generation, pg20; FG bans rice import, others, raises border patrol team, pg20; Low prices: Nigeria, others may lose $1tn oil revenue — PWC pg21; Air travel drops over COVID-19 rise — Report, pg21; AfDB appoints Nigerian, 7 others in regional offi ces, pg22; Transport institute to commission annex in Kano, pg22; NSCDC arrests 751 in Edo pg 37; Bauchi: NHRC received 417 complaints in 2019/2020, pg37; World leaders shocked by Trump supporters’ attack, pg39; Fears as APC bigwigs wrangle over 2023 presidential ticket ,pg40; US polls: No democracy without ‘storm’ – Dons, pg40; Islamic council seeks halal ruling before COVID-19 vaccination, pg41; COVID-19, trial from Allah – Cleric pg41.
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    (Media trust ltd, 2021-01-11) Daily Trust 11 jan 2022
    Daily Trust 11 Jan 2021 Lagos police stations still in ruins as operatives battle rising insecurity, pg3;Oyo killings: Miyetti Allah denies joint patrol with Amotekun, pg10; 37 burnt to death in Bauchi, Nasarawa road crashes, pg4; N/Delta minister wants TAJ Bank branch in Uyo, pg21; Lagos police stations still in ruins as operatives battle rising insecurity ,pg3; AfCFTA: Dangote leverages trade deal, creates new trade routes, pg4; Gunmen attack Ebonyi police station, kill 3 offi cers, pg6; Emir of Zazzau appoints new Iyan Zazzau, others, pg6; Redirect your grouse to LG chairmen, Lalong tells protesting worker, pg6; Osun Senator escapes ‘assassination attempt’, pg6; 10,000 displaced Borno families get food supplies, pg6; Ekiti govt imposes curfew, bans gathering of more than 20, pg6; Nigeria short of 277,537 teachers at basic level – UBEC, pg7; FRSC warns against night trips, pg7; Ex-ambassador to US, Obiozor, emerges Ohanaeze president, pg7; Day Kano community celebrated ‘hardworking’ DPO, pg10; 175m SIMs linked to NINs – Offi cial pg12; Service chiefs: Buhari seeing things Nigerians don’t see – Presidency, pg12; IPPIS: Varsity workers threaten nationwide protests, pg12; Agriculture and health nexus in fight against COVID-19 pandemic, pg18; FMN contributions to Nigerian economy huge — Olusanya, pg20; First Bank unveils virtual payment card, pg20; N4.4tr debt bad for economy — AMCON, pg21; N/Delta minister wants TAJ Bank branch in Uyo, pg21; Local content: Firms asked to audit expatriates, pg21; Workers decry poor irrigation tools, pg21; Airline to save N10bn with VAT removed from tickets, pg21; Tackle porous borders now, FG urged, pg21; Herbalist caught with human part said he bought it for N2,000, pg22; Police arrest 2 over kano shooting, pg22; Kidnapped councillor’s wives, 3 others freed after ransom payment, pg22; Community arrests man who raped 7 teenagers in Plateau, pg22; Appeal court affirms death sentence by hanging in Ekiti pg22; COVID-19: Property investment still profi table in Dubai, pg26; 774 jobs: Plateau flags off employment of 17,000 workers, pg27; We’ll not accept anti-party in FCT PDP – Chairman, pg27; LASG seizes 100 okada over traffi c law violations, pg27; Emir of Keffi woos foreign-based agro manufacturing firm to Nasarawa, pg27; Police brutality: Ogun panel visits crime scene, ex-SARS office,pg27; My battle with coronavirus – Babafemi Ojudu,pg34; Osinbajo: Nigeria stronger together than apar,t pg35; Stop protesting new appointment at NDDC, N/Delta leaders urged, pg35; Troops kill over 50 bandits, recover rustled livestock in Zamfara, pg35; HIV/AIDS: FG tasked on antiretroviral drugs, test kits, pg35; Biafra war: Obasanjo, Kukah, others to speak at conference, pg35; Air Boeing 737 'black boxes' located, pg38; Trump must ‘go away as soon as possible’ – Senator, pg38; Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt talks on mega-dam break down, again, pg38; Why Bafarawa’s visit to Wamakko is raising dust, pg39; APC will sack PDP from Adamawa in 2023 - Prof Mamman, pg39; Let’s work together to beat our opponents, Ogun APC tells members pg39; 2023: Uba Sani, speaker’s feud will affect APC’s fortunes – Shagal,i pg39; Weak institutions responsible for Nigeria’s woes – Awe,pg39; Gunmen kill Saudi-based oil expert in Kog,i pg46; COVID-19: Commissioners urge FG to strengthen responses in states, pg46; Fire razes motorcycle spare parts factory in Anambra, pg46; Kidnapped Ondo couple regains freedom, pg46; Support fight against insurgency with useful information – Abiodun, pg46; Insecurity: Edo launches vigilante network ,pg 46; Plateau Utd secure first league victory over winless Heartland ,pg47; LaMelo Ball becomes youngest NBA player to score triple-double ,pg47; Poor copy cats, Yankees are, pg48.
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    (Media trust ltd, 2021-01-12) Daily Trust 12th Jan 2021
    Daily trust 12 jan 2021 We’re deploying you all to Sambisa forest, Buratai tells recruits, pg4; DisCos install only 525,000 meters in 2 yrs, pg19; Lagos-Ibadan rail: COVID-19 ‘sacks’ 70% of workers pg20; We’re running out of treatment facilities – FG cries out, pg5; 28 insurgents killed as 6 soldiers die in Yobe ambush, pg4; FG signs N744.4bn pact for Kano-Maradi rail line, pg 21; DSS uncovers plots to incite religious violence in Nigeria, pg3; We’ve checkmated terrorists – Military, pg4; COVID-19: NDLEA suspends screening of 5000 candidates, pg4; Alleged laundering: Adoke stranded in UAE over COVID-19 – Lawyer, pg4; Over $30m loan available to private healthcare providers in Nigeria, other countries, pg5; How Zulum fed 10,000 IDPs, enrolled 1,163 out-ofschool children, equipped 1,200 dry season farmers, pg9; USA Elections 2020: Democracy Wins and Trump Loses! ,Pg16; AKK gas pipeline: Arewa needs exigent regional industrial reform policy pg16; DisCos install only 525,000 meters in 2 yrs pg19; CAC unveils e-process for fi rms’ certifi cation pg19; FG loses N5.4tr to tax evasion by multinationals in 10yrs, pg19; Lagos-Ibadan rail: COVID-19 ‘sacks’ 70% of workers, pg20; Stock market begins week with N16bn gain, pg20; FG urged to unify rates for forex remittances, pg20; Firm energises Lagos clinics, pg20; Polaris lauded on dollar payments, pg20; 9mobile appoints technical head, others, pg20; Stanbic offers business support schemes, pg21; INTELS empowers 40 women, pg21; Coca-Cola appoints Olajide as MD, pg21; Demolitions and constitutional powers of govs, pg29; #EndSARS: Panel lists Abugu’s murder case against police for hearing, pg29; Why lawyers protested against judiciary in Ebonyi, pg29; Why FG accelerates disbursement of youth investment fund to meet 500,000 job target, pg31; Vindicating Governor Lalong from the Plateau LGs minimum wage uproar, pg33; COVID-19: Ogun opens oxygen therapy centre,pg36; Tanker explosion: Lagos bridge remains closed as repair work begins, pg36; Court dissolves 1-year-old marriage over lack of love, pg36; FCT primary school teachers to resume strike if authorities renege on agreement, pg36; Corps member in police custody for hacking man to death, pg37; One killed after N2.5m POS robbery in Plateau, pg37; Customs intercepts cannabis, other contraband worth N148.6m, pg37; Why party chairmen shouldn’t take sides in our feud – Kaduna speaker, pg40; My life in danger over Atiku’s campaign debt – NCP boss, pg40; Fire kills 3 family members in Kano, pg41; 1,163 Borno displaced kids return to school, pg41; ‘Soldiers arrested our vigilantes as criminals in Oyo, pg41; Police complete probe, await DPP advice on Ogun Commissioner accused of sexual harassment, pg41; Buhari to Obiozor: Be a unifying force beyond Igboland,pg42; Why Nigeria can’t produce COVID-19 vaccines – FG, pg42; Police parade Lokoja-Abuja kidnap kingpin, others, pg42; We’re not getting funding for COVID-19 research, others –NIPRID, pg42; Court grants Sowore N20m bail, pg42; Sponsors scramble for National Principal's Cup pg47; Trump National stripped of 2022 US PGA Championship, pg47; NIN registration - The mark of the beast, pg48; World’s oldest football player, Miura extends Yokohama contract, pg48.
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    Daily Trust Wednesday 13th January, 2021
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    Fresh crisis as varsity workers embark on indefinite strike Thursday pg3; Southeast set to unveil regional security outfit pg3; North not afraid of restructuring pg33; FG budgets N5.8bn for vaccine institutes pg4; Soldier sentenced to death for killing superior in Borno pg3; Forces working to frustrate PIB – Lawan pg5; Prices of grains soar, overwhelm low-income earners pg24; Cholera kills 7 in Benue pg3; IGP redeploys 21 police commissioners pg3; Presidency welcomes COVID-19 research report on treatment pg5; Presidency welcomes COVID-19 research report on treatment pg5; Yobe to empower 1500 female IDPs returnees with N50, 000 business grant, strategy pg7; Shun drug abuse, dissent, Emir of Jajere tells subjects pg7; Yobe up to date in salaries, pensions, other workers’ emoluments ; Empowering the Northern woman (II) pg14; Hungry for change: An open letter to African governments pg14, ; FG’s move to borrow from unclaimed dividends, dormant accounts pg15; Why Nigeria’s institutions are stronger than USA’s pg16; 2021 budget: FG to borrow N850bn from unclaimed dividends, dormant accounts pg19; Business loans increased in Q4, may go higher — CBN pg19; DisCos to close 10m meter deficit in 5yrs — ANED pg19; FG names bidders for aviation leasing, maintenance coys pg20; MPC unlikely to tamper with interest rate pg20; FCTA demolishes 5 wrestling, drama houses over COVID-19 violations pg22; COVID-19: Management assures on safety in Abuja markets pg22; Nasarawa State loses 3 prominent elders pg22; Etsu of Bwari urges FCT minister to open rural roads pg22; Insecurity: Council boss donates Hilux truck, motorcycles to vigilante group pg22; EFCC arraigns Access Bank staff over N197.2m theft pg23; Security guard docked over theft pg23; Ogun CP reads Riot Act to cultists pg23Prices of grains soar, overwhelm low-income earners in Kaduna pg24; Park Service plants economic trees in Kamuku national park pg24; Tashar Buhari: Kano’s makeshift motor park where you can take a ride with N30 pg25; #EndSARS: Policemen now visible in Ebute-ero pg25; Court discharges lawyer, council official over N167.8m fraud pg26; Mob sets man ablaze, injure another over kidnap pg26; In Kebbi, almajiri no longer beg pg27; Border reopening: Niger Rep. to respect FG's protocols pg27; Protest rocks Ekiti Assembly over workers’ sack pg31Court orders Emirates Airlines to pay Nigerian $1.36m, N50m over missing luggage pg31; Kidnapped farmer found dead after family paid N1.65m ransom pg31; INEC reviews card readers, to introduce new tech pg33; Golden Eaglets sneak into U-17 WAFU semi-finals Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, pg39; NRA tasks referees on IT compliance pg39;
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    Daily Trust 14th January,2021
    (Media trust ltd, 2021-01-14) Daily trust 14 jan 2021
    Nigeria to obey OPEC pact on oil cut — NNPC pg15; PDP goes to court as APC, 11 others set for Kano LG polls pg24; #EndSARS: 233,000 to resit NECO exams pg20; Rivers, Zamfara, Bayelsa, Imo fail FG’s transparency test pg5; Trump impeached for second time pg6; Police probes Amotekun, herders’ crisis in Oyo pg9; Veterans protest nonpayment of minimum wage arrears pg22; It was painful watching 6 sets graduate ahead of us—KASU’s best medical student pg3; Presidency warns Islamic group over Kukah pg4; Northern elders to Nigerians: Resist religious incitement pg4; Buhari hails Lawan at 62 pg4; NLC to Ganduje: Stop cuts in workers’ salaries or face crisis pg4; Military airstrike kills scores of terrorists in Borno pg6; COVID-19: PDP wants PTF disbanded pg6; Abacha loot projects: Court orders AGF, BPP to maintain status quo pg6; Empower youths to end crime –NCAC pg6; COVID-19: Death toll surging in Plateau - Lalong cries out pg8; Farmers allege diversion of FG loans pg8; UNILAG resumes Jan 25, to begin online lectures pg8; Borno student gets N10m for kidney transplant pg8; Zulum orders employment of more doctors for Borno hospitals pg8; Man arrested for defiling 5-year-old girl in Kano pg9; Benue: Cholera death toll rises to 14 pg9; No political party should cede 2023 presidency to South East pg13;COVID-19 R-factor and weak links in Nigeria pg 14; NRC begins e-ticketing for Abuja-Kaduna train route pg15; New airport: Ebonyi’s economy to get a boost from Dec pg15; PIB: Move to develop oil, gas industry — Osinbajo pg16; Sacked outsourced Access Bank workers protest pg16; Special works: Bauchi gives tools to 20,000 youths pg16; New airline plans to acquire operational licence pg16; Onne, Apapa Customs generate N637bn in 2020 pg16; Slashed vehicle import duty threatens 54 assembling plants pg17; Outage in Sokoto as TCN expands power line pg17; Firm TETFund hands over roads to UniJos pg20; UniAbuja to commence diabetes education programme pg20; Ekiti employs 600 primary school teachers pg20; Veterans protest nonpayment of minimum wage arrears pg22; 6,800 rural women get FG’s cash grant pg22; We will prosecute Lagos club owners who violate COVID-19 protocols — CP pg22; Edo teachers to commence indefinite strike on Monday pg22; Police recovers mutilated genitals of 6-year-old girl in Bauchi pg23; Man docked over alleged abduction, fraud pg23; Kidnappers of Akeredolu’s Chief of Staff’s wife remanded pg23; Ondo gov’ship: Court dismisses suit against Akeredolu pg24; Edo gov’ship: Tribunal bars APC spokesman from testifying pg24; NECO releases 2020 exam results, derecognises 12 schools pg25; Lukaku books Inter Italian Cup pg31; quarterfinal clash with AC Milan pg31; NPFL21: Heartland stuns Enyimba to secure first league win pg31; Man City beat Brighton to extend unbeaten run pg31; FAME Foundation signs MoU with FCT FA pg31; England’s oldest living male Test cricketer, Don Smith dies pg31; Francesca Jones qualifies for first Grand Slam tournament pg31;