NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




DAILY TIMES:

Union adverse to planned NRC concessions

Senate cautions FG on abandoned projects

Osinbajo Calls For Stability In The Niger Delta For Speedy Devt Of Region

2019 ELECTION; GROUP TASKS BUHARI ON CONDUCT OF CENSUS

Rising drug abuse among Nigerians

N3.98bn water project: Umahi orders contractor back to site

EFCC probes N500m Chibok fund

Nigerian Army Releases 257 Cleared Boko Haram Terrorists In Borno

Fuel Price Increment: Labour Threatens Showdown With FG

Comply With Court Order to Release El-Zakzaky-Amnesty Intl Tells FG

Suicide Bomber Kills Prof, Others at University of Maiduguri

Ex- Senate President, former Enugu Speaker, others set to dump PDP for APC

I wanted to be Deputy Senate President Ali NdumeNewspapers 2

DELTA, FG SYNERGIZE TO ERADICATE HIV/MALARIA DISEASES

Ekeh urges FG to invest in ICT, create more youth billionaires

TRIBUNE:

Fayose installs new monarch for Fayemi’s town, Isan-Ekiti,

LASU workers begin 5-day warning strike

Armed robbers kill rider, snatch his motorcycle in Ibadan

Rivers rerun: Wike moves to stop police investigation

Curfew imposed as chieftaincy crisis rocks Awo-Ekiti community ‘Monarch flees palace

Crime Control: Ondo to enforce use of reflective jackets for okada riders

Over 14 million Nigerians now registered on national database’NIMC

Exploration remains main focus of my ministry in 2017’Fayemi

Army condoles with UNIMAID as prof killed in UNIMAID bomb blast identified

Maiduguri blast: ASUU expresses shock, suspends planned press conference

Suicide bomber kills professor, 4 others in UNIMAID

Tears of Oke-Ogun cotton farmers ‘When the ‘white gold’ no longer glitters

Ngige urges industries, labour to source raw materials locally

Global unemployment to rise by 3.4 million this year, 201 million jobless ‘ILO

Ericsson and Cisco extend strategic partnership

Data Science Nigeria runs free boot-camp for young data scientists

Data Science Nigeria runs free boot-camp for young data scientists

Microsoft, local business leaders to connect with innovators at NexTech Africa

Ibadan Tennis Club: Strengthening South West’s earliest indigenous club

Investment in ICT will create more entrepreneurs, billionaires ‘Zinox boss

PENGASSAN wants stakeholders’ inputs into new JV cash call, PIB, NLNG Act Amendment

Unclaimed dividend: Over N30b paid as SEC’ extends e-dividend free registration




THIS DAY:

Boko Haram Claims Varsity Attack

FG Blames Speculators for Forex Crisis, Insists N305/$ is Realistic

Again, Suicide Bombers Strike UNIMAID, Kill Professor, 5 Others

Jammeh Gets ECOWAS Deadline: Step Down Midnight Tomorrow or Face Forceful Ejection

State of Development in Niger Delta Scandalous, Says Osinbajo

System Collapse Worsens Power Supply, as Electricity Generation Drops to 1,681MW

Court Grants FG’s Request to Amend Suit against Total, Chevron

Abuja Airport Closure Best Option for Safety

Ex-House Member, Duru Arraigned for Alleged Theft

Two Killed as Soldiers, Armed Gang Engage in Shootout in Bayelsa

Two Herdsmen Remanded for Destruction of Farmlands in Ekiti

Police Intercept Two Trucks with 145 Children in Jos

LASG: Killers of LASTMA Commander Arrested

Gunmen Abduct Medical Worker in Sokoto

Edo ElectionTribunal: Ize-Iyamu, PDP Begin Tendering Documentary Evidence

Rivers Re-Run: Wike Asks Court to Stop FGs Probe

PUNCH
Soyinka’s comment on religion unfair, unkind, say CAN, JNI
Osinbajo in N’Delta, says region long neglected
How Justice Ademola’s son collected N8.5m car from SAN – Witness
Reps grill Adeosun, Udoma on forex crisis, rising inflation
Why you don’t have to exercise every day
Professor, two others die in UNIMAID suicide bombing
Ife residents, quarry operators clash over mining dangers
External reserves rise by $1bn in two weeks

GUARDIAN
Trouble in nation’s mortgage banks over liquidity squeeze
No dialogue, Niger Delta problems already known, says Buhari
Iwobi is well on his way to becoming one of Gunners’ homegrown greats
North Korea tells Obama to get “packing”
Senate denies plot to impeach Ike Ekweremadu
Wike moves to stop police from investigating Rivers rerun polls
IMF reduces Nigeria’s growth to 0.8%, surging $27b reserves support forecast

THE SUN
Turkish school: Kidnappers slash ransom to N700m
Again, IPOB attacks Uwazuruike
MMM: No payment, 72 hours after comeback
Talks should focus on raising funds to fix Niger Delta –Osinbajo
2019: Nigerians are hungry, says Atiku
Case transfer: Court fixes Feb 6 to hear Kalu’s suit against Abuja CJ, EFCC
FG threatens striking varsity teachers with no pay
UNIMAID defies terrorists after bomb blasts killed Prof, 3 others

NEW TELEGRAPH
Atiku: Forget 2019, Nigerians are hungry
7-year-old bomber attacks UNIMAID, kills prof, others
OPS to FG: Hike in AGO, gas prices killing economy
2017 budget: FG adjusts MTEF, FSP
Court hears suit challenging transfer of Kalu’s trial to Lagos Feb 6
Youths protest alleged witch-hunt of Patience Jonathan
Rivers rerun: Wike asks court to stop police probe
Converting waste to energy in FCT

THE NATION
Air Force flies Ezekwesili, others to Sambisa forest
Suicide bomber kills Prof, four others in UNIMAID
Reps reject N305/dollar exchange rate for budget
Osinbajo: how to develop Niger Delta
Court rejects Jammeh’s request to stop inauguration
Fed Govt shops for N500b to recapitalise Bank of Agriculture
NLNG floods Lagos with 13,000 tonnes of cooking gas
IPMAN accuses NNPC of corruption
No bomb in Agege, says Lagos govt
Much ado about minimum wage

THE AUTHORITY
N323 BILLION EAST-WEST ROAD: Reps give Niger Delta Ministry 48 hrs on contracts
Rivers re-run: Wike moves to stop Police investigation
Gambia’s President-elect, Adama Barrow’s son killed by dog
Buhari, Saraki condemn UNIMAID attack
Ngige tasks Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership on self-discovery
Ekweremadu’s alleged decamp bid tears Enugu APC apart
Women shut down company over youth leader’s murder
2019 irrelevant when Nigerians are hungry – Atiku




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