Latest Nigeria News Headlines October 16 2020
Good morning. Here are the news headlines for today, October 16 2020, from AllNigerianinfo.
Punch Newspaper Headline October 16 2020
Attacks: Lagos protesters hire bouncers to ward off hoodlums
FG agrees to pay ASUU N30bn earned allowance, others
CAN faults Onochie’s INEC nomination, says it’s executive recklessness
National Assembly asks youths to stop #EndSARS protests
Varsity guard killed on Ekiti farm
Ban on protests: FCT minister, Bello, under fire
Three arrested for gang-raping Ogun 16-year-old, filming crime
Court jails two Internet fraudsters in Ibadan
Moses joins Spartak on season-long loan
Attacks: Lagos protesters hire bouncers to ward off hoodlums
READ IT: Punch Newspapers
Daily Post Newspaper Headline October 16 2020
End SARS: Nigerian govt blames ASUU strike for civil unrest
End SARS: Gov Sanwo-Olu reveals identities of policemen who harassed protesters
Nigerian govt list conditions for prospective corps members as NYSC camps reopen
End SARS: Put SWAT on hold – Governors tell IG of Police
Amaechi clears air on approving waiver for foreign vessels operators
Mali: Again, Goodluck Jonathan visits Buhari, gives update on crisis
READ IT: Daily Post
Daily Trust Newspaper Headline October 16 2020
NEC Says Govs To Take Charge Of SWAT, Directs Compensation For SARS Victims
Northern Governors Oppose SARS Ban
FG Agrees To Pay N30bn Earned Allowance To ASUU
Ogun Assembly confirms ‘indicted’ VC as commissioner
Reform: NIPOST to make Kano hub of e-commerce
Kwara governor leads #EndSARs protesters to police headquarters
EndSARS: Bouncers provide security after thugs’ attack
READ IT: Daily Trust
The Nation Newspaper Headline October 16 2020
Ganduje signs State Audit Law
Withdraw Onochie’s nomination, CSOs urge Buhari
#EndInsecurityNow protests rock Kaduna, Niger 4:46 AM
North’s states want SARS, says Lalong
#EndInsecurityNow protests rock Kaduna, Niger
Creation of SWAT hasty, governors tell IG Adamu
Protesters block Benin-Lagos, Enugu-Onitsha highways
Thugs attack protesters in Lagos, Osun
READ IT: The Nation
Vanguard Newspaper Headline October 16 2020
SON calls for international standard on planet protection
Kaduna govt to reopen schools on Oct 19
LASG vows to seal illegal gas/petrol stations in residential areas
The imperative of CISIM Bill
Chief of Air Staff inaugurates airmen quarters in Calabar
Nigeria needs to invest 1.7% GDP to tackle water scarcity — NESG
COVID-19: Italian minister says Ronaldo may have violated protocols
READ IT: VanaguardNGR
Guardian Newspaper Headline October 16 2020
Stakeholders insist on profitability as NNPC reduces
Court reinstates Dauda as NIA director
Delta, Edo states bid to host Super Eagles’ AFCON qualifier
Government earned N362.3b from telecoms spectrum fees in five years, says NCC
FG extends COVID-19 National Response third phase by four weeks
‘N9.7 billion unaccounted for in 2017 audit report’
Lagos bus service suspends operation indefinitely
CAN, CSOs, others reject Onochie’s nomination as INEC commissioner
Activists urge suspension of protests, ask government to fulfil promises
READ IT: GuardianNG
Daily Sun Newspaper Headline October 16 2020
Group walk for life to promote healthy lifestyle
Igbo in Lagos celebrate Ajomale at 76
Setback for Daula Hotel, Kano
Oboh commends Buhari for scrapping SARS
Widow’s death triggers crisis in Imo community
All set for Miss Enugu beauty pageant
READ IT: Sunnews
Nigerian Tribune Headline October 16 2020
COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 148 new cases, total now 60,982
Professor JP Clark’s remains arrive Delta, for burial tonight
All civil servants now to resume work on Monday, as FG further relaxes lockdown
OID commiserates with Governor Makinde over mother’s demise
#EndSARS: Lagos constitutes seven-man judicial panel on abuses
FG, states, LGs get N639.901bn from FAAC for September
READ IT: TribuneNigeria