NIGERIA NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 02, 2017

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines




DAILY TIMES:

WIKE, Abe, others react to death of Rivers Commissioner of Police

Court remands ex-FCT ministers Son in Kuje prison

Boko Haram ambushes convoy, kill cop in BornoNewspapers 2

Liquidated Nigeria Airways workers may get pay off in March

MTN group trades 50% shares in INT Towers for stake in IHS group

Fayemi slams N3billion libel suit against Fayoses aides

Bristow helicopters to acquire two aircraft, diversify into fixed wing operations

Addressing plight of IDPs

Time to curb child abuse in Nigeria

Boko Haram ambush: kills one policeman, injures another in Borno

Sign death warrants to decongest prisons, Delta CJ urges governors

Why I was at war with Kwankwaso Ganduje

Ive no hand in Akiolus exit from police -Atiku

My expulsion from APC is premeditated, ridiculous, Rivers Assembly Minority Leader says

Donald Trumps administration, alongside China, Russia, terrorism and radical Islam is a threat to us European Union

TRIBUNE:

Ministerial slot: Kogi APC leaders, stakeholders adopt Idris as Ocholi’s replacement

Nnamani emerges South-East APC leader

2019: Another Mega Party, NUP, Unveils

Alleged marginalization: Don makes case for Ndigbo

Insecurity: FUT Minna engages 25 vigilantes

FG constitutes task force on rising food cost plans VAT hike on luxury items

FG rejects ‘warning strikes’ by labour unions

Day 1 enforcement of speed limiters smooth ‘ FRSC

Challenges to achieving equality for Nigeria’s LGBT community

No serious university should be involved in production of table water

FUT Minna students produce solar-powered car

Varsities need to improve on devt and use of ICT

Nasarawa Poly budgets N1bn for NIPOGA 2017

Cocoyam, like unripe plantain, good for diabetics ‘Study

Failure of malaria drug ‘early warning’ for Africa, researchers say

Leprosy is not heaven’s punishment ‘Health Minister

Stroke, commonest cause of death in UCH

GUARDIAN:

Police ban Tuface from protesting in Lagos

FG approves new national tax policy, sets up panel on rising food prices

Group demands impeachment of Saraki, Dogara, others over alleged rent fraud

Ambode okays death penalty for kidnappers

FG’s request for secret trial of Dasuki is undemocratic, says Fayose

Donor countries, World Bank, others to monitor 2017 budget

Wike takes charge of revenue drive in Rivers State

APC backs importation of crude oil from Niger

Three more witnesses testify in trial of Justice Ademola, wife, SAN

MOSOP cautions indigenes against bunkering

Electricity tariff increase not guarantee for power supply, says NERC

Protesters prevent Mimiko from presenting 2017 budget

Gas plant explosion in Anambra kills two




THISDAY:

FG Approves New Tax Policy, to Raise VAT on Luxury Goods

TCN Gets Go Ahead on New Project Financing Model, Seeks Private Funding

UK Deports 41 Nigerians for Immigration Offences

Foreign Capital Importation Dropped to Nine-year Low in 2016

Nigerian Woman Racks up 500,000 NHS Bill after Giving Birth to Quadruplets in London Hospital

Five UN Officials of International Boundary C’ttee Killed by Bandits in Cameroun

N420bn Illegal Crude, Diesel Seized by Nigerian Navy in 2016

Protesters, Thugs Stop Mimiko from Presenting 2017 Budget to Ondo Assembly

Andy Uba Dumps PDP, Defects to APC

Wike Takes Over Revenue Drive in Rivers

CBN Reads Riot Act on Transaction Settlement

PUNCH
Arms cash: Obanikoro returns N30m, to pay N417m more
FG to raise VAT on champagne, other luxury items
Ambode endorses death penalty for kidnappers
Worst leadership is in the church, says Adeboye
FG to raise VAT on champagne, other luxury items
Ambode endorses death penalty for kidnappers
Hijab: Muslim women lament harassment
Egypt win shootout to reach AFCON final

DAILY TRUST
FG sets up task force over rising cost of food items
Nigeria reiterates stand not to withdraw from ICC
Army kills 6 Boko Haram terrorists, lost 3 soldiers, 5 wounded
Michael Okpara varsity discovers new cure of HIV/AIDS
FG cedes TCN mgt to ADB
75 associations seek registration as political parties — INEC
Ex-FCT minister’s son remanded in prison
Ighalo pens emotional letter to Watford fans after China

THE SUN
FG moves to force down food prices
FG offers power firm for $538m foreign loans
Obiano bombs Okorocha again
UK deports 41 Nigerians for violating immigration laws
Lagos okays death penalty for kidnappers
Andy Uba dumps PDP for APC
Only Nigerian medical doctors abandon patients to go on strike –Osagie
Soldier bags 7-year jail term for killing civilian
FG allocation not enough to curb crimes, others –IGP

TNE NATION
Buhari’s power sector revival pill sparks crisis
Fed Govt sets up panel to bring down food prices
Forex trading: CBN to suspend defaulting banks for eight weeks
Magu: Legal battle begins over confirmation
Court remands ex-minister’s son in prison
Power generation rises to 3,528 megawatts
Dasuki: Court rejects N2b suspect’s bid to travel abroad for treatment




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