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Here are the major headlines for Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The Nation
• Nigeria has defeated polio, says Buhari
• Governor: foreigners paying for gold with arms
• UNILAG Council ratifies Ogunsola’s appointment as Acting VC
• When will peace return to Ekiti PDP?
• Chloroquine kills Coronavirus in early stage, says NAFDAC DG
• The ‘VIP’ self-confessed serial killer
• Fani-Kayode retracts ‘stupid’ word on reporter
• Crime now a huge industry, says police chief
• For a law to compel buying of Made-In-Nigeria
• ‘One million TB patients may die from virus impact’
• ‘Nigeria has spent $17b on Polio eradication’
• Messi wants quick Barcelona exit
• We will continue to invest in education, says PDP
• Woman found dead next to ‘starving baby’ in UK
• Senate to SEC: remit N300m to Fed Govt
• Aspirants join Akeredolu’s campaign council
• UEFA Champions League deserves that one more game!
• ‘Obaseki battling to justify deceitful public service promotion claim’
• Soyinka halts planned 50th anniversary of The Man Died
• Obasanjo underscores need for insurance
• CBN, banks to save jobs in aviation, media sectors
• Chinese loans: Row grows in House over investigation
• MPC okays CBN’s N15tr infrastructure firm
• T.B. Joshua named Israel’s ‘Tourism Goodwill Ambassador’
• 93 Nigerians for EU scholarship programme
• Napoli president urges fans to be patient with Osimhen
• Water projects for three Katsina councils
• Zulum seeks agencies’ partnership to end insurgency
• ‘Don’t use religion to settle scores’
• NEDC targets 30,000 students with N6b projects
• NIA seeks Gbajabiamila’s partnership for insurance
• Ekiti Assembly okays 14 commissioner, special adviser-nominees
• President approves one-year tax deferment on imported meters
• Fani-Kayode under fire for attacking journalist
• Fed Govt warns nine states to prepare for heavy floods from Sept 6
• Ekiti, Ondo prepare for Olumilua’s funeral rites
• Suspected terrorists now in Oyo, Niger, says Gani Adams
• Oyetola to unleash Osun’s potential in mining, agric, tourism
• Makinde nominates OYSIEC members
• MTN, Unacast partner on location analytics
• Mailafia quits IPSS
• APC begins screening of aspirants for by-elections
• Constitution review: State creation, others top Senate’s agenda
• Buhari lists nine priority areas for improved service delivery
• Banks to lead electricity market collection
• Fed Govt okays N2.373tr for power sector reform
• ‘How we will ensure Akeredolu’s victory’
• Ize-Iyamu: I will prioritise teachers’ employment
• PDP, APC leaders clash over monarch’s suspension
• How Osun prepared for school reopening
• Nigeria’s greatest security threat
• Man steals buried ram head in Anambra
• Kwara to compensate health workers
• My wife tried to poison me, man tells court
www.thenationonlineng.net

Punch
• Ondo: PDP names Makinde head of campaign council
• Bill Gates, Dangote, others celebrate polio-free Nigeria, Africa
• States to spend security bailout on COVID-19 pay, Amotekun, troops
• Fires in Brazilian Amazon cause extensive health damage, report says
• Fani-Kayode apologises for calling journalist ‘stupid’
• Mikel scores in first game for Stoke
• W&S Open: Djokovic advances to quarter-finals
• Coup: Mali suspended from international Francophone organisation
• Trump signs surprise pardon for convicted bank robber Jon Ponder
• Wolfsburg beat Oshoala’s Barca to reach Women’s Champions League final
• Osoba becomes NIJ Governing Council Chairman
• UNILAG: Before casting the first stone
• Kerosene explosion kills four family members in Calabar
• Messi divorce: End of an era, legal fight at Barcelona
• Heavy flood’ll hit FCT, Lagos, Rivers, others from Sept 6 – NIHSA
• Fani-Kayode apologises for calling journalist ‘stupid’
• Doctors’ exodus looms as international flights resume this week
• South-West disagrees as Presidency says IG’ll determine Amotekun’s structure
• Kerosene explosion kills four family members in Calabar
• EFCC arraigns couple for alleged fraud in Akwa Ibom
• Ogun serial killer smoked out with technology before death – CP
• UNILAG: Before casting the first stone
• Buhari’s 35 achievements: A critique
• China: Generous lender or loan shark?
• Political expediency and overruning political opponents
• Stop the ongoing madness in Mali!
• Creating a great polio legacy in the African region
• Ondo: PDP names Makinde head of campaign council
• Akeredolu unveils 953-member campaign team for gov poll
• 13 parties for bye-elections in eight states – INEC
• Supreme Court to rule on Bello’s election Aug 31
• Dankwambo wasted over N3bn on uncompleted park –Yahaya
• Amaechi ally’s defection won’t affect our fortunes, boasts Rivers APC
• Nigeria’s oil sector suffers 6.63% decline amid production cuts
• Senate knocks SEC over N10.3bn annual wage bill
• Dana Air resumes Owerri, PH flights Friday
• Why conflict of interest exists between SON, NAFDAC – Adeyeye
• COVID-19 vaccine will be accessible to all countries, says WHO
www.punchng.com

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