Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [20 April, 2017]

[PressRoom]

Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Thursday, April 20, 2017.

PUNCH

• INEC begins continuous voter registration April 27
  
  
• N’Assembly panels, SANs, others hail suspension of SGF, NIA boss
  
  
• Foreign borrowing’ll increase debt service burden — NBCC
  
  
• Federation polls: NOC dares ministry, rejects guidelines
  
  
• Dangote begins installation of oil refinery equipment
  
  
• Melaye: Police arrest Kogi LG boss for attempted murder
  
  
• NLNG revenue hits seven-year low amid oil slump
  
  
• Mauritius energy firm makes first investment in Nigeria
  
  
• ICAN accredits 32 tertiary institutions, centres
  
  
• Nigeria needs reforms to prevent exchange rate crisis — W/Bank
  
  
• Lagos militants: Police invade creek, arrest 13 suspects
  
  
• Court remands suspects who removed trader’s heart
  
  
• Magodo residents raise the alarm over planned invasion of estate
  
  
• Tears as slain WASSCE candidate, mother, father are buried
  
  
• NSCDC seizes 5,000-litre fuel in Lagos, arrests four
  
  THE NATION:
  
  
• Meningitis death toll hits 745
  
  
• Kukah to EFCC: Stop drama over discovered funds
  
  
• Court orders forfeiture of N449m found in Lagos shop#
  
  
• Presidency: Whistle-blower policy to be extended to illegal weapons
  
  
• World Bank’s $350m for mining, livestock revival coming
  
  
• IMF: Nigeria spends 66% of tax revenues on debt servicing
  
  
• Task force moves to re-arrest directors of failed banks
  
  
• Farmers urge FG to review cassava bread fund repayment policy
  
  
• Navy, NIMASA sign MoU on service delivery
  
  
• Bakassi ‘ll hang on Obasanjo’s neck, says monarch
  
  
• HAJJ: Ogun cautions intending pilgrims against unholy behaviour
  
  
• Bida Poly: Students decry incessant occurrences of burglary
  
  
• Rivers @50: Committee nets over N1b from private sector
  
  
• I drank water meant for cows, says freed Ondo monarch
  
  
  VANGUARD:
  
  
• World Bank cautions Nigeria against over-borrowing
  
  
• Naira Watch: External reserve hit $30.6b as Naira rises by N12 to N385/$
  
  
• Dufil Donates Science Laboratory To Lagos College
  
  
• Abia Begins Distribution Of Fertilizers To Farmers
  
  
• PPP’ll Boost Primary, Secondary Education — Adamolekun
  
  
• Police Arrest 13 Kidnap Suspects In Ishawo Creeks, Demolish Camps
  
  
• DIG Reads Riot Acts To Ogun Policemen
  
  
• Unemployed Father Of Quintuplets Sends Out SOS
  
  
• Gowon Says Nigeria’s Situation Is Unfortunate, Calls For Prayers
  
  
• 2000 APC, APGA Members Defect To PDP In Ebonyi
  
  
• Tension In Anambra Community As Brothers Battle For Royal Stool
  
  
• Delta Assembly To Okowa: Stop Edo From Encroaching On Our Land