NIGERIA NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, 31st March, 2017

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

DAILYTIMES==========

Why Shell must not relocate from Niger Delta- Dogara///////////

Osinbajo calls for united action against corruption///////

Defamation: Court remands Kemi Olunloyo in Prison custody//////

After 38 years of retirement, ex-soldiers, appeal to Buhari to pay their pensions//////

Nigerian Stock Exchange Members Approve Demutualisation//////

Power crisis looms as Egbin threatens shutdown over N110bn debt//////

Legislative/ Executive face-off: FEC sets up panel to interface with NASS/////

Magu: Senate summons Sagay over derogatory remarks//////

Suspension: How Ndume incurred Senates wrath/////

How Gobir allegedly defrauded Afromedia -Witness//////

Traditional rulers, 200 others join MASSOB in Enugu//////




TRIBUNE===============

2015 election brightens Nigeria`s image ‘ FCT minister//////

Collapsed Synagogue building had many structural defects ‘COREN engineer///////

FG extends tenure of 2016 Capital Budget///////

Extension of Service: Reps sack Perm Sec with immediate effect///////

LG autonomy: Ganduje repeals obnoxious labour law on tenure of workers///////

Buhari hasn’t cancelled UK medical trip ‘ Presidency////////

VANGUARD===============
Tenure Of INC Leadership Has Expired, Say Chairmen Of Four Chapters///////
Groups Shop For Okorocha’s Successor///////
Senate Welcomes Buhari’s C’ttee On Executive, Legislature Row//////
PDP Chieftain Backs Okowa’s Move To Abolish Illegal Devt Levies//////
Reps Battle Transport Minister Over Infrastructure In South East//////
Biafra: Kanu’s Continued Incarceration Just To Impress Buhari — IPOB//////
Africa To Get 9 Slots In FIFA’s 48-team World Cup//////
Shareholders Raise Alarm Over Alleged Fraud In Mainstreet Registrars//////
Richard Branson Failed In Nigeria, Don’t Blame Nigerian Airlines — Olowo//////
Fraudsters Make N20m Posing As Tinubu, NSA Others//////
N2.1bn Contract Fraud: EFCC Probes Senator Nwaoboshi, Brother//////
2019: Senate Okays Card Reader, Electronic Voting//////
Reps Indict Buhari, HoS Over Elongation Of PermSec’s Tenure///////
State Of The Nation: Without Restructuring We Won’t Go Far – Nwabueze, Akinjide, Adebanjo, Utomi//////
Ife Clash: Commission Of Inquiry Meets Ooni, Assures On Fairness//////
Naira Watch: Naira Falls To N390/$//////
Corruption Responsible For Insurgency in Northeast – Osinbajo///////

DAILY TRUST========
Abuja airport runway 57.5% complete – Sirika////////
Nigerian pilot shuns Africa, concludes world solo flight///////
NSCDC suspends two officers over illegal possession of petroleum product///////
PDP left Nigeria in ruins — APC///////
Nigeria having difficulty retrieving looted funds abroad — Osinbajo///////
Transmission, distribution obstacles deny Nigerians electricity///////
Debt threatens digital switch over in Abuja, Kaduna///////
Revenue board seals Makurdi varsity over N2.3bn debt//////
FG appoints Okpanachi Devt Bank MD, names board///////
Adulterated fuels in circulation – NNPC///////
FG extends 2016 capital budget spending//////
CBN increases BDCs allocation to $10,000/week//////
FG tasks IOCs on 4mb/d target//////
CBN cautions students against Ponzi scheme//////
CAC demonstrates 24-hour company registration process//////
Lack of savings can cause hyperinflation – FBN MD//////
Nigeria to showcase maritime capabilities in Norway///////
Okowa appoints new rectors for three Delta Polytechnics///////




NIGERIAN PILOT=======
Petroleum bill ready for Senate’s approval April 25////////
Reconstruction of Abuja airport 57% completed – FG///////
Alleged misappropriation of funds: Protesting ministry staff call for immediate sack of Lai Mohammed///////
FG commits to implementation of N/Delta devt agenda//////
Reps member arraigned for certificate forgery//////
AEDC kicks off safety sensitization programme in Abuja//////
Heritage Bank enhances capacity of ex-BB Naija Housemates, entrepreneurs///////
CBN to commence twice weekly FOREX supply to BDCs//////

PUNCH========
Forex manipulation: EFCC invites more senior CBN officials////////
Senate’s armoured car defies economic sense///////
‘Senate hijacked by unwholesome men’///////
Youths invade Delta school, hold principal hostage///////
EFCC arraigns A’Ibom Rep for certificate forgery///////
Buhari will return to see UK doctors –Presidency//////
Fraudsters impersonate Tinubu, Saraki, dupe job seekers of N20m///////
Two bag 12 years’ imprisonment for gang-raping girl///////
Father of seven commits suicide in Bayelsa//////
Court jails father nine years for impregnating daughter//////
Cultists kill 22-year-old IMSU graduate//////
EFCC arrests herbalist for N45m fraud///////
Again, objections stall Amosu’s N22.8bn fraud case//////
Electoral Act: Senate okays e-voting, legalises card reader/////
Reps say Buhari lacks power to extend perm sec tenure/////
Gunmen kill bank customer near Imo Govt House//////
Ife: Ooni urges neutrality as probe panel begins sitting/////
SERAP faults Senate over Sagay invitation/////
Senate’s armoured car defies economic sense/////
Katsina man held for allegedly raping 7-month-old stepdaughter//////
60% of eligible voters not registered by INEC –Reps/////
Ambode inherited a debt burden, says Tinubu/////
FG extends 2016 capital budget implementation to May 5/////
Nigeria’s economy gradually recovering, says Buhari/////
Abuja airport: FG builds lounge for elderly, physically-challenged/////
Dump multiple exchange rates, forex curbs, IMF tells FG//////
FG to explore tunnelling technology in transportation/////
DSS quizzes Ifeanyi Ubah on NNPC’s N11bn claim//////

THISDAY=======
Senate Amends Electoral Act to Legalise Card Readers, E-Voting//////
IMF Welcomes Nigeria’s Easing of ‘Some Exchange Restrictions’//////
GE Emerges Sole Bidder for $2bn Nigerian Rail Concession/////
Chicago Woman Becomes First Patient to Be Cured of Sickle Cell…/////
Indian Mob Bashes Kenyan Student, Thinking She is Nigerian/////
FG Extends Tenure of Capital Component of 2016 Budget to May 5//////
MTN Pays N30bn as Part Settlement of Fine/////
Nigeria Plans to Cut Trade Deficit With UK, Says NEPC Boss//////
N’Assembly Leadership Meets on 2017 Budget//////
Kachikwu Plans Roadshow in Houston to Woo Bidders for Marginal Oil Fields//////
FG: New Niger Delta Devt Blueprint Ready in Four Weeks//////
Meningitis Outbreak: Death Toll Rises to 270 in Five States, 1,996 Cases Reported//////
Sokoto High Court Orders Stay of Action on Criminal Charge Against Ahmed Dan Baba/////
ACF: N’Assembly-Executive Face Off, Threat to Democracy//////

NATION=======
Senator in trouble over N4b contracts, 20 bank accounts//////
Senate okays e-voting, card reader for elections//////
Abuja Airport runway ‘is 57.5% ready’//////
APC, PDP trade words over state of the nation//////
Unify exchange rates, IMF advises Nigeria///////
Presidency: No plan to bring London doctors to treat Buhari in Abuja//////




NEW TELEGRAPH===========
Why Shell must not relocate from Niger Delta, by Dogara////////
Meningitis outbreak kills 282 in five states///////
Nigeria lost $550m to cybercrime in 2016 –Report///////
Amputee, others impersonate Saraki, Tinubu, Kyari, rake in N20m//////
Rep member arraigned for certificate forgery//////
Cleric impregnates teenage daughter, jailed nine years//////
Obasanjo’s emergence as president in 1999, a mistake – Bamaiyi//////
Depression, world’s most widespread illness – WHO///////

SUN==========
Senate amends Electoral Act, okays e-voting for 2019//////
Forbes list: Dangote, Kalu, Otedola among richest Nigerians/////
FG appoints Okpanachi MD of Development Bank of Nigeria/////
‘Recession best time to launch SMEs’//////
Reps probe violation of Procurement Act by FIRS//////
We’re ready for dialogue with Presidency –Senate//////
Meningitis kills 282 in 5 states as FG confirms outbreak/////
Armed robbers kill bank customer in front of Imo Govt House//////
APC to PDP: You ruined Nigeria/////
Buhari’ll see his doctors in London –Presidency/////
South-South, South-East not accommodated in 2017 budget–Clark/////
APC rejects Obiano’s LG transition committees//////
Ex-Super Eagles Coach, Paul Hamilton Is Dead//////

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