{"id":13436,"date":"2017-02-21T19:35:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T19:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13436"},"modified":"2017-02-21T19:35:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T19:35:35","slug":"nigeria-newspapers-headlines-tuesday-21st-february-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=13436","title":{"rendered":"NIGERIA NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES, TUESDAY, 21ST FEBRUARY, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>TRIBUNE:<\/p>\n<p>2017 Budget; Reps query Presidential Committee on IDPs, N60m budget for grass<\/p>\n<p>N23.6bn unrepatriated funds: Customs to write ministries, departments<\/p>\n<p>Severe food shortage may affect over 2million Africa&#8217;s refugees, UN warns<\/p>\n<p>PTA, School fees: CBN to commence weekly sale of forex to banks<\/p>\n<p>Non-availability of fund responsible for non remittance of N23.4bn &#8216; NNPC<\/p>\n<p>PDP crisis: North central group backs Sheriff<\/p>\n<p>PDP crisis: I didn&#8217;t endorse Sheriff &#8216; GEJ<\/p>\n<p>NSCDC personnel to start protecting ranches<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=12451&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Embrace the never to give up spirit of my husband &#8216; Aisha Buhari<\/p>\n<p>FG to meet investors on issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds<\/p>\n<p>Benin Disco rolls out 39,000 meters, pledges better services<\/p>\n<p>Arms deal: Badeh attacks evidence EFCC seeks to tender as exhibit<\/p>\n<p>Again, Presidency says Buhari won&#8217;t return home now<\/p>\n<p>Court orders LASG, waste operators to settle dispute between them<\/p>\n<p>We will continue to fight corruption &#8216; Lai Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>CBN directive on FX sales at airports a temporary solution, says expert<\/p>\n<p>Indian garri has no NAFDAC number- acting DG<\/p>\n<p>Senate reads Buhari&#8217;s letter for extension of vacation<\/p>\n<p>Court orders former NIMASA MD to open defence in N136m fraud<\/p>\n<p>Niger Delta youth advise FG to hold stakeholders&#8217; meeting in oil producing area<\/p>\n<p>Our operations will not hinder SMEs growth, says NAFDAC<\/p>\n<p>After four decades of creation, Benue state is to have its own Television station<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria produced 370,000 metric tonnes of catfish in 2016&#8242; CAFAN<\/p>\n<p>Buhari says no cause for worry<\/p>\n<p>45-yrs-old driver rapes 80-yrs-old woman, bags 7yrs<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s democracy is being manipulated &#8216; Ekweremadu<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Newspapers-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13217\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Newspapers-2-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"Newspapers 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Newspapers-2-300x209.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Newspapers-2.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GUARDIAN:<\/p>\n<p>Reps decry N60m grass-cutting proposal<\/p>\n<p>Shema, three others granted N1bn bail each<\/p>\n<p>South African retailer Shoprite&#8217;s profit jumps in Angola, Nigeria<\/p>\n<p>20 shops belonging to immigrants looted in South Africa<\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s Brexit bill to be &#8216;very hefty&#8217;, EU&#8217;s Juncker<\/p>\n<p>Fake news more dangerous Boko Haram, says Lai Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>Bodies of 74 migrants wash up on Libya beach<\/p>\n<p>FRSC records noticeable decrease in crashes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway<\/p>\n<p>Why I postponed my return &#8211; Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Senate reads Buhari&#8217;s letter for extension of vacation<\/p>\n<p>310,000 IDPs in Borno return to their liberated communities<\/p>\n<p>FG to install 110 rice milling machines to boost its production<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SUN:<\/p>\n<p>171 more Nigerians voluntarily return from Libya<\/p>\n<p>Boko Haram recruits 2,000 children &#8216; UNICEF<\/p>\n<p>Court of Appeal throws out N100m suit against &#8216;NAICOM<\/p>\n<p>Severe food shortages may affect over 2 million Africa&#8217;s refugees, UN warns<\/p>\n<p>I fancy Trump&#8217;s &#8216;America First&#8217; policy, says Mugabe<\/p>\n<p>Nigerians decry dependence on food imports<\/p>\n<p>Emulate Buhari&#8217;s doggedness, Aisha Buhari urges Nigerians<\/p>\n<p>Ahead Akeredolu inauguration: Ondo labour unions allege looting of treasury by Mimiko<\/p>\n<p>Communal clashes: Ebonyi distributes N30m relief materials to displaced persons<\/p>\n<p>Ekiti CJ asks police to beef up security in courts<\/p>\n<p>Uduaghan to Okowa: Beware of blackmailers<\/p>\n<p>UNIZIK approves special programme for journalists<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan didn&#8217;t endorse Sheriff &#8216; aide<\/p>\n<p>Glo subscribers get free 4G smartphones for data subscription<\/p>\n<p>Kwara Christians fume over planned merging of CRK with other subjects<\/p>\n<p>Fake News&#8217; poses more threat than terrorism, Information Minister says<\/p>\n<p>Osinbajo names new ambassadorial nominee<\/p>\n<p>Army urges youths to look beyond oil for survival<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>THISDAY:<\/p>\n<p>CBN Abolishes Preferential Treatment for Manufacturing, Other Sectors<br \/>\nDirects banks to open FX retail outlets at major airports Forex to be sold weekly to banks for PTA, school fees<br \/>\n22 Killed in Fresh Attacks in Southern Kaduna<br \/>\nEl-Rufai condemns onslaught, garrison commander, police commissioner relocate to Kaura, Jama\u2019a LGs<br \/>\nMichael Ibru\u2019s Children Fight over Father\u2019s Estate<br \/>\nBritain Posts First Female High Commissioner to Nigeria<br \/>\nLagos Files Criminal Charges Against Lekki Gardens\u2019 MD, Eight Others<br \/>\nResetting Nigeria\u2019s Economy by Boosting Infrastructure<br \/>\nPDP Crisis: Makarfi Seeks Stay of Execution on A\u2019Court Ruling<br \/>\nAgain, Saraki Meets with Buhari in London<br \/>\nCCB Refuses to Release Asset Declaration Forms of Current, Past Public Officers<br \/>\nPresidency, Senate Condemn Xenophobic Attacks against Nigerians in South Africa<br \/>\nRussia Overtakes Saudi Arabia as World\u2019s Top Crude Oil Producer<br \/>\nNuru Appointed FCMB CEO, Balogun to Head HoldCo<br \/>\nKachikwu Clarifies Nigeria\u2019s $100bn Loss to Militancy in Niger Delta<br \/>\nNBS: JAMB Got 11.7m Applications in Six Years<br \/>\nArmy\u2019s Kill-and-deny Tactics are Despicable, Says IPOB<br \/>\nSenate C\u2019ttee Accuses Magu of Extra-budgetary Spending, Abuse of Service-wide Votes<br \/>\nAbsence of Metuh\u2019s Counsel Stalls Hearing on Motion to Summon Ex-NSA<br \/>\nCommence Impeachment Proceedings on Obiano Now, PDP Tells Anambra Assembly<br \/>\nSupreme Court Upholds Acquisition of Oshodi, Matori Industrial Estates by LASG<br \/>\nLabour Unions Warn as Ondo Accountant General Abandons Office<br \/>\nHousing Deficit: Lagos Begins Allocation of Rent-to-Own Schemes<br \/>\nHouse C\u2019ttee: N450bn Expended on Amnesty Programme<br \/>\nJustice Ademola Earmarked N54m for Lagos Property, Witness Tells Court<br \/>\nAtiku Harps on Good Leadership for Nigeria<br \/>\nOnitsha Fire: 13 Buildings, 16 Vehicles, 3 Filling Stations Affected, Says NEMA<br \/>\nEnugu Seals Eight Banks over Alleged N1bn Tax Debt<br \/>\nAkwa Saving and Loans Bank to Sack 90 Staff<br \/>\nCoronation Merchant Bank Posts N5.3bn Profit<br \/>\nWema Bank Takes Savings Products to LASU<br \/>\nNB Plc Records 25% Profit Decline, Recommends N20bn Final Dividend<br \/>\nSenate C\u2019ttee: Nigeria Has No Records of Oil, Non-oil Export Activities&#8230;<br \/>\nPDP Crisis: Makarfi Seeks Stay of Execution on A\u2019Court Ruling<br \/>\nBreaking<br \/>\nAPC Members Don\u2019t Believe in Buhari\u2019s Fight Against Corruption, Says Bwacha<br \/>\nDissecting the S\u2019West Integration Plan<br \/>\nRising Domestic Violence: Toothlessness of Child\u2019s Rights Act<br \/>\nWhy States Must Seek to Enforce Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act 2015<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*NIGERIAN PILOT*<\/p>\n<p>Acting president in Aso Rock to meet task force for rice and wheat<br \/>\nEight banks sealed off over N1billion debt by Enugu government<br \/>\nArmy is coward for denying killing our members-IPOB<br \/>\nTrust your Vice President-Abdulmumin Jibrin to Buhari<br \/>\nMan who robs ATM users arrested in Lagos<br \/>\nNigerians in South Africa don\u2019t feel safe over violent attacks<br \/>\nWe need to overcome corruption to overcome development challenges-Lawmaker<br \/>\nA blind man gets teaching appointment in Borno<br \/>\n13 Buildings, 16 Vehicles, 3 Filling stations lost to Onitsha fire, Says NEMA<br \/>\nPolice nab 2 suspected kidnappers in Kano<br \/>\nGhanaian in Nigerian court for allegedly raping 14-year-old girl<br \/>\nOsinbajo, governors, ministers hold crucial meeting<br \/>\nBank sacks 40 employees in Akwa-Ibom<br \/>\nTragedy: Two children die in Borno IDP camp fire<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*VANGUARD*<\/p>\n<p>S\u2019Court Affirms 1958 Acquisition Of Ilasamaja\/Oshodi Land By LASG<br \/>\nKidnapping: Farmers Storm Ambode\u2019s Office, Protest Incessant Abduction In Epe<br \/>\nDriver Gets 7-year Jail Term For Raping 80-year-old Woman<br \/>\nBlack Soot: 6 Million Rivers Residents Risk Cancer \u2013 Specialists<br \/>\nNUAHP Lauds FG\u2019s Intervention In FMC Owerri Crisis<br \/>\nTeenager Docked Over Threat To Kidnap Employee<br \/>\nImo Oil Communities Fault Okorocha\u2019s Wife Amnesty C\u2019ttee<br \/>\nEnugu Govt Seals 36 Banks Over N1bn Withholding Tax<br \/>\nWhy We Created The Africa CEO Forum<br \/>\nOPEC To Meet One-third Of Rise In Global Oil Demand<br \/>\nFG Bemoans Failed Auchi-Lokoja Highway<br \/>\n25-yr-old Mechanic Found Dead In Calabar Waste Bin<br \/>\nMy Threat Made Victor Moses A Star, Says Coach<br \/>\nErha North Phase II Adds 65,000bpd To Nigeria\u2019s Oil Production<br \/>\nBakassi Still Exists Despite Ceding To Cameroon \u2013 Clan Head<br \/>\nMan Commits Suicide In Niger<br \/>\nRECESSION: Cost Of Healthcare Hits The Roof<br \/>\nXenophobic Attacks On Nigerians: FG Warns S-Africa Of Dire Consequences<br \/>\nCBN Orders Major Forex Market Overhaul As Naira Depreciates Further<br \/>\nSheriff Is PDP Leader \u2014 Jonathan<br \/>\nXenophobia In South Africa: No Country Has Monopoly Of Violence, Rep Warns<br \/>\nLaw To Ban Polygamy: There\u2019s A Connection Between Polygamy, Poverty, Terrorism \u2013 Emir Of Kano<br \/>\nBreaking: Police Stops Makarfi\u2019s PDP Faction Meeting<br \/>\n5 Die As Lunatic Sets Family House Ablaze<br \/>\nMy Husband Laid `Magun\u2019 On Me, It Struck Him Twice After I Lured Him To Bed<br \/>\nN-Delta Peace: Buhari Orders Return Of Egbesu Sword<br \/>\nOgun Chiefs Drag Alake To Court Over Chieftaincy Tussle<br \/>\nEx-NNPC Boss Saga: Go After MDAs, Others, Senate Tells EFCC<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*NATION*<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan backs Sheriff as Makarfi vows to fight on<br \/>\nAuditor-General plans weekly audit of agencies<br \/>\nPresidency to South Africa: end attacks on Nigerians<br \/>\nGunmen kill 21 in Southern Kaduna attacks<br \/>\nN500b for mortgage finance coming<br \/>\nLawyer withdraws suit seeking Magu\u2019s sack<br \/>\n100 Lagos workers get rent-to-own houses<br \/>\nDPR seizes vessel laden with adulterated fuel<br \/>\nFed Govt, China in talks over N900b loan<br \/>\nHere comes big data revolution<br \/>\nHow would posterity judge my generation?<br \/>\nGetting Kaduna Airport ready for Abuja traffic<br \/>\nHow we manufacture our own weapons, by Nigerian Army<br \/>\n\u2018How NIMASA can benefit from ship chandling\u2019<br \/>\nStrike: Govt agrees to pay CAC workers in arrears<br \/>\nFactional PDP denies plan to attack Fayose\u2019s faction office<br \/>\nSenate to EFCC: beam searchlight on CBN, NNPC, others<br \/>\nNBA to nominate lawyers as Court of Appeal justices<br \/>\nSenate flays JVCs\u2019 refusal to repatriate $850b oil proceeds<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*DAILY TRUST*<\/p>\n<p>Man sets to trek from Abuja to Borno for Sheriff 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