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NEWS HEADLINES-01 FEB 22

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 158 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 253,181. 

We Want To Vaccinate 112 Million Nigerians Against COVID-19 – Dr Faisal Shu’aib. 

‘Nigeria still records 1,000 new leprosy cases yearly. 

Buhari promises to handover to his successor stable democracy, revamped security. 

Ogoni cleanup project ‘ll continue after Buhari’s govt,says FG. 

Hajj Scam Allegation: EFCC detains Medview Airline MD, Bankole. 

Alleged N2.9bn Fraud: EFCC files 17-count charge against ex-Imo Gov, Okorocha. 

We’ll continue to appropriate funds for health sector – Gbajabiamila. 

Directive to disregard appropriation act: Gbajabiamila asks Foreign Affairs Ministry to withdraw letter immediately. 

N/Assembly Transmits New Electoral Bill To Buhari.   

APC Feb convention uncertain, peace panel demands extension. 

Ogbonnaya Onu and the 2023 presidency. 

APC National Convention: Niger Gov, Sani Bello endorses Sen Sani Musa for National Chairman. 

2023: INEC To Sanction Politicians Violating Electoral Act On Campaigns. 

Coups: Odinkalu blames ECOWAS, AU failure to condemn corrupt elections. 

Ofem congratulates Ayu, Imoke on their listing in ‘Portrait of Patriots: 100 Nigeria’s Foremost Thought Leaders’. 

Bloggers seek immediate assent to Electoral Amendment Bill. 

Afforestation: FG forests over 6 million hectares of land through green bond project – Ikeazor. 

IPOB blames Kanu’s indefinite detention on alleged refusal of FG’s monetary inducement. 

Hoodlums burn ex-President Obasanjo’s mango farm in Benue. 

Making a Case for Commercial Production of Cannabis in Nigeria. 

Court allows Customs to contest N2b judgment debt. 

BUSINESS

ATM fee reduction: Youths, ethnic leaders hail CBN Gov. 

Revisiting the online shopping, food ordering culture of the pandemic era. 

243 firms jostle for CBN’s multibillion naira loan scheme. 

FG probes 17 firms over breach of customers’ private data, hikes fines. 

Siemens deal: 40m people to get improved electricity supply – FG. 

Industrialisation: Solution to unemployment, poverty. 

CBN set to unveil new market-driven FX framework. 

Only 2.5m motorists captured as insurers plan N7,500 for third-party. 

Nigerians Now Prefer Local Rice To Foreign Rice – Chairman Gerawa Group Of Companies. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos high population density ticking time bomb in epidemics- Aregbesola. 

FG promises early completion of renovation work on Lagos National Stadium. 

Osun 2022: Oyetola and Aregbesola go for broke. 

Fear grips Ekiti community over arrival of additional Fulani herders. 

Okowa urges public servants to lead by example. 

Akwa Ibom Governor: Why I Chose Umo Eno As My Successor. 

Foundation donates school supplies to Imo indigent students. 

Reactions trail banning of Nekede Poly students from driving into campus. 

Gov. Sule provides own phone number platform to interface with citizens. 

Governor Bello talks tough over recent Banditry in Niger state. 

Gunshots As Zagon Kataf Comes Under Fresh Attack. 

‘Over 50’ Abducted As Bandits Hit Another Katsina Village. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Benue Commissioner’s Brother Shot Dead On The Farm. 

Sex-for-skits allegation: ‘I’ve been heartbroken, I’m weak’, Isbae U reacts. 

Man kills, burns blind sibling over land dispute in Anambra. 

My boss promised me N30m to produce, deliver human parts to buyer in Lagos — Suspected ritualist confesses. 

Man, 22, robs old woman of gratuity in Katsina. 

Arrested Ogun Teenagers: We Got Money Rituals’ Guidelines From Facebook. 

EFCC returns recovered properties to Arthur Eze in Enugu. 

Jubilation as Davido gifts his crew member, Israel a car. 

INTERNATIONAL

Thomas Sankara murder trial halted because of coup. 

How thieves have destroyed South Africa's railway. 

Leadership failure over No 10 parties - Sue Gray. 

US and Russia clash over Ukraine at UN meeting. 

Austria's vaccine mandate kicks in amid resistance. 

SPORTS

Dare assures on early completion of National Stadium, Lagos. 

We’ve seen other side of Garoua, Tunisian journalist laments after defeat by Burkina Faso. 

Two Camerounians injured, hospitalised as fans celebrate semifinal ticket. 

Detectives question suspect over Mason Greenwood’s alleged rape charge. 

Van de Beek loan move launches Lampard era at Everton. 


GOOD MORNING

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