21.2.2019 News Headlines.docx

Nigerian News Headlines for Thursday, February 21, 2019 PUNCH NEWSPAPER  Tinubu backs Buharis directive on ballot box snatching  Stock market closes higher as 26 firms gain  Only an act of God can stop Saturdays elections, says INEC  EKEDC, unions sign pact on condition of service  Body bag threat: ICC may prosecute El-Rufai, says Falana  Suspended CJNs appeals suffer further delay  Suspended CJNs appeals suffer further delay  NCAA to sanction telecoms operators over debt  Five domestic workers allegedly steal employers N105m gold jewellery  Downstream oil sector deregulation must be done carefully Awobokun  Power sector loses N69.1bn in seven weeks  Election delay dampens foreign investors appetite Report  Polls delay: FG lost N1.8bn in port revenue, says expert  We dont have any candidate for governorship poll Imo APC chairman Source: https://PUnchng.com

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER  Atiku 'll offer S-East quicker route to presidency ' CUPP chieftain  APC chieftain murdered in Imo  Wamakko condoles families of slain APC chair  Next level is Promised Land, don't go back to Egypt ' Ilori  Fake INEC result sheet: Arrest Ogah, Ubani now 'Abia govt  UNLAWFUL ORDERS': Withdraw your statement, Army chief tells Atiku  Warri Rotary trains security personnel on human rights  ELECTIONS: Do you think postponement'll guarantee free, fair exercise  Attah, Saraki commend Emmanuel over Ibom Airline  EdoJobs trains youth on how to access grants  N754m fraud: EFCC promised not to prosecute me, witness tells court  C'River: A-Court refuses to stop Usani as APC gov candidate  Past govt destroyed checks and balances in civil service ' Buhari  Polls: FG declares Friday public holiday, excludes bankers

 Tinubu refutes comments on 'leaked' audio report  Elections: I stand with Buhari on ballot box snatching ' Tinubu  Osinbajo urges Southwest Hausa communities to vote for Buhari Source: https://Vanguardngr.com

THISDAY NEWSPAPER  MSMEs Financing Key to Sustainable Growth, Says SMEDAN DG  ATM Records N39.15trn transactions in Q4 2018  Leadway Deepens Partnership with Lagos  Fidson Healthcare Opens N3 Billion Rights Issue March  Omene: Nigeria Needs More Technology Skills to Boost Oil Production  Top 10 Nigerian Online Adverts Records 17m Views  Expert Lists Challenges of Future Workplace  Facebook Highlights Efforts to Protect Election Integrity in Nigeria, Others  Online Voting for BoICT Awards 2019 Opens  Unlocking Africas Tech Innovation via Cloud Computing  ENYO Redefines Fuels Retailing in Nigeria  Promoting African Businesses through Advertisement  Shippers Council and Quest for Sanity at Ports  Huawei Y9 2019 Smartphone Excites Customers  Travelstart Nigeria Unveils Campaign  Coca Cola Introduces Limca Cola Source: thisdaylive.com LEADERSHIP NEWSPAPER  Deconstructing Emefiele, CBN's Command-room Guru  Approves Visa Fee Waiver For Accredited Observers  NPM Urges Nigerians To Exercise Their Franchise  FG Declares Friday Public Holiday  NEPWHAN Gets New Leadership  Gunmen Kidnap Driver, 10 Passengers In Rivers

 Huge Votes From North, South Will Ensure Buhari's Victory  Fani Kayode Diverted N350m From Ministry ' EFCC  Group Backs PMB Over Directive On Ballot Box Snatchers  Ballot Snatching: ADP Presidential Candidate Asks PMB To Withdraw Order To Security  Plateau Safe For Polls, Say International Observers  Abia Govt Demands Immediate Release Of Detained N-Power Beneficiaries  Delta REC Apologises To Voters For Delayed Polls  Onnoghen: Why I'm Being Persecuted ' Joe Agi Source: https://leadership.ng/ BUSINESSDAY NEWSPAPER  Court to hear suit against FIRS spending on April 15  States pump N251bn into non-viable airports amid infrastructure deficit  Political desperation, fiery rhetoric battering Nigeria's image  Trade sector foreign investments pick up in 2018  Retail firms see a drop in profitability amid reduced consumers' purchasing power  FIRS' searchlight on 2,933 companies' accounts raises industry dust  Our strange likeness for dictators in Nigeria  Nigeria: Where we were before and where we are now  Elections, access to forex, global trade output to shape Nigeria's port business in 2019  Nigeria Breweries, Mobil, 24 others push stock market to new highs

Soure: BUsinessnews.com.ng

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