LOCAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: TUESDAY 12/22/2015

 PUNCH

·        CIS woos Nigerian students

·        PFAs delay pension fund investment in infrastructure

·        CBN closes interbank forex market till 2016

·        Banking stocks rebound, drive index by 1.56%

·        Aubameyang confirms Dortmund stay

·        Govt urges monarchs to curb communal clashes

·        LP wants FG to review fuel distribution channels

·        LASG creates contributory scheme for pilgrimage

·        Lagos CJ assures investors of quick debt recovery

·        NUJ seeks Senate support to professionalise journalism

·        Budget: Management shuts NAssembly for Buharis visit

·        US pledges more investments in Nigeria

·        FG gives idle mining operators March 1 ultimatum

·        A'Ibom Assembly elects new speaker, replaces sacked lawmaker

·        Court registrar jailed 10 years for defrauding Bamaiyi

·        Arms scandal: Corruption is much more than stealing

·        Goodluck Jonathan on my mind

·        Osimhen almost certain with Wolfsburg 'Adviser

·        Blatter, Platini get eight-year bans

·        We knew Guardiola would leave 'Bayern

·        HIV/AIDS, leading cause of death among teenagers ' UNICEF

·        NERC raises electricity tariffs by over 45%

·        Aero, FAAN bicker over airport ladder incident

·        16 killed in Borno explosions, Gombe attack

·        Faleke drags INEC before tribunal over inconclusive poll

·        Ambode plans recreation park to boost tourism

·        Abacha loot: Falana petitions EFCC, demands Okonjo-Iweala, Dasukis probe

·        I made huge sacrifice to ensure APC victory Tinubu

·        Confess your sins to Buhari, Sagay tells Jonathan

·        Declare Falekes seat vacant, group tells INEC

·        Kaduna refinery resumes production

·        NACCIMA, energy expert fault electricity tariff rise

·        Stop funding BDCs, MAN tells CBN

·        Kachikwu deploys NNPC workers to monitor fuel stations

THISDAY

·        Petroleum Explorationists Seek Review of Production Sharing Contracts

·        Fashola to Receive Final Report on Proposed Micro Grid Template Soon

·        Again, NEITI Seeks Removal of Fuel Subsidy

·        Expert Seeks Collaborative Efforts to Tackle Climate Change

·        Five Sentenced to Prison for Vandalising Enugu Disco's Assets

·        Ex-Court Registrar Bags 10 Years for Aiding Ajudua to Defraud Bamaiyi

·        Kwara Communal Clash: Share Community Appeals to Buhari to Intervene

·        Hundreds of Shiites Protest in Kano, Call for El-Zakzaky's Release

·        FG Blames Jonathan for Fuel Scarcity

·        Boko Haram Now Lures People Together to Bomb Them, DHQ Warns

·        Commission Inaugurates Panel to Probe Army/Shiite Clash

·        Kidnapped Catholic Priests Released

·        December Deadline: Military Clears Boko Haram Terrorist Enclaves in Borno State

·        Boko Haram: Child Suicide Bomber Kills Self, Nine Others

·        Buhari: Arms Procurement Process Being Sanitized

·        N19.4bn: Court Grants Dasuki, Five Others Bail

·        NERC Cuts Fixed Charges From Consumers' Electricity Rates

·        PDP: APC Unlawfully Collecting PVCs

·        Appeal Court Reserves Judgment on Taraba Guber Poll

·        Fayose's New Challenge to Ekiti Assembly

·        Appeal Court Reserves Judgement on Taraba Guber Poll

·        Early Succession Battle in Osun

·        Economy: PDP, APC Reps, OPC Leader Disagree on Buhari's Change Agenda

·        Mutiny: Give Jailed Soldiers Total Amnesty, Buhari Urged

·        Ambode Moves to Transform Ebute-Metta to Tourist Haven

·        Nigeria Should Have Declined ICJ Jurisdiction on Bakassi

·        Epes Hospital Gets an Upgrade

·        CBN Reviews N220bn MSME Fund Guidelines to Encourage Start-ups

·        Report: Banks Struggling for Forex Liquidity

·        Winners Emerge in Access Bank 'W' Awards

·        Zenith Ethical, Income and Equity Funds Pay 106 kobo in Dividends

·        Total's Withdrawal from Brass LNG Will Not Hamper FID, Says Kachikwu

·        Buhari: Arms Procurement Process is Being Sanitised

·        Kachikwu Deploys NNPC Staff in Fuel Stations, Oil Prices Hit New Lows

·        NERC Raises Electricity Tariffs, Stops Fixed Charges

·        Illegal Migrant Makes Good as Plumber in Nigeria

·        Shiites Hold Protest in Kano, Call for El-Zakzaky, Others to be Released

·        Child Suicide Bomber Kills Self, Nine Others in Borno

·        Again, Court Grants Dasuki, Five Others Bail

·        Fayemi: We will Use Solid Minerals to Boost Nigerian Economy

·        ENI Declares Force Majeure on NLNG Exports

·        INEC will Not Compromise on Electoral Standards, Says Yakubu

·        Boko Haram Now Lures People to Bomb Them, DHQ Warns

·        Stop Shrouding Your Earnings in Secrecy, NUJ Challenges National Assembly

·        Semenitari Resumes as Acting Managing Director of NDDC

·        Suspect: We Received N12m Ransom for Abduction of Okonjo-Iweala's Mother

·        Faleke, Wada Head to Tribunal

·        Umana Moves Nearer to His Dream

·        NUC, TETFUND to Meet Varsities over Questionable Honorary Degrees, VCs Appointment

VANGUARD

·        N1.4trn fine: FG calls MTN's bluff, says Dec 31 deadline subsists

·        Merging Works, Housing, Power Ministries a disservice to Nigeria'Estate surveyors

·        Faleke's tribunal suit, a disrespect to APC

·        Tilers raise alarm over influx of quacks in building industry

·        Taraba Governorship: Appeal Court reserves judgment on Ishaku's election

·        MDCAN condemns closure of FMC, Owerri

·        Campaign organization lauds A'Court's verdict on Ekwunife

·        Labour leader, Issa Aremu laments wife's death

·        Anti-graft war: S'East MAN supports Buhari

·        The Military and our elections

·        Appeal court judgment: Fear of the unknown in Akwa Ibom

·        Emefiele promises robust economy, stable currency in 2016

·        Atlantic Energy repositions for the future

·        NIPF: SEC to compensate 580 complainants

·        Re: SEC, investors and e-dividend portal

·        Fuel: Scarcity takes toll on businesses, transport, others

·        Unlisted securities: Investors lose N26.39m in one week

·        Africa energy to acquire 90% interest in South African oil, gas block

·        Lenovo thrills smartphone market with VIBE series

·        NFF shifts league elections to next year

·        Osimhen's family, agents bicker over transfer

·        Mourinho'll be hit at Man Utd ' Ozil

·        2016 CHAN: Eagles get 2-day Christmas break

·        NFF to introduce beach soccer league

·        APC in the land of 'Fabu

GUARDIAN

·        Court registrar jailed 10 years for defrauding Bamaiyi of $330,000

·        Suspected B'Haram suicide bombers kill nine Borno residents

·        Biafra: A creation of northern elite

·        Fifa Ethics Committee bans Blatter, Platini for eight years

·        Court orders Nigerian Navy to pay N200m damages over illegal detention of vessel

·        International Council for Arbitration trains members in Lagos

·        National Assembly and summoning of PMB on fuel crises

·        Ogun police parade fake army officer, 34 other suspects

·        Former LP scribe berates APC, Tinubu for calling for fuel subsidy removal

·        Ambode commissions Ipaja-Ayobo, Ikotun-Ejigbo roads

·        US Ambassador to Nigeria Commends GEs Investment Plans for Nigeria

·        Engage me and crumble, Fayose dares govt

·        Adeboye admonishes leaders to make humility their watchword

·        Closure of interbank market pushes naira to N273 per dollar

·        Foreign govts mount pressure on Nigeria to relax forex rules

·        Govt ignores House of Reps, raises electricity tariffs

·        Govt blames lingering fuel scarcity on past administration

·        Group gives free medical care to senior citizens

·        Baby Aishat, Boko Haram explosion victim, gets reconstructive surgery

·        I will buy shares and make more money

·        Kagame accepts to run for third term

·        Judge orders release of Angolan activists charged with coup

·        Muslims solidarity saves Christians from terrorists

THE NATION

·        Buhari: we'll stop military weapons purchase fraud

·        Tinubu, others extol Gbadegesin's virtues at 70

·        Pay-as-you-use electricity tariff takes off, says NERC

·        Fear over use of credit cards overseas from Jan.

·        Passengers chose to disembark via ladder, says Aero

·        Our plan to make mining money spinner, by Fayemi

·        How regulatory failure, sabotage, others undermine power sector ( 2)

·        Court remands Yuguda, Dasuki, Bafarawa, others in Kuje prison

·        APC accuses Dickson of victimising workers

·        Four dead in Delta road accident

·        Kachikwu drafts NNPC workers to fuel stations

·        Why we took NCC to court, by MTN

·        Students of host communities bag Dangote Cement's scholarships

·        Glo thrills Uyo residents with musical show

·        Shippers Council bans ports fee collection

·        Reducing carnage on roads

·        Medview to begin flight to Jeddah

·        NPA, NSC to begin 48-hour cargo clearance next year

·        DANA Air connects Accra

TRIBUNE

·        Fuel scarcity caused by failure of past government, says FG

·        Troops kill 12 Boko Haram terrorists, clear their enclaves

·        Police comb creeks searching for governor's abducted sister, commissioner

·        Faleke heads for tribunal over Kogi governorship election

·        FG scraps fixed electricity charges, hikes tariff

·        Why we used ladder to disembark passengers---Aero Contractors

·        Minister sends NNPC workers to fuel stations nationwide for monitoring

·        Corruption took over arms procurement under Jonathan, says Buhari

·        Fashola's road rehabilitation programme

·        Miss Puerto Rico suspended after anti-Muslim tweets

·        Rwanda's president thanks nation for supporting his tenure extension

·        Miss Puerto Rico suspended after anti-Muslim tweets

·        Indian supreme court rejects appeal to keep rapist in custody

·        Jimmy Carter breaks grandson's death news in church

·        Zimbabwe says China to cancel $40m debt

·        China searches for 91 missing in country's 'worst' urban landslide

·        PINDS recruits 40 young farmers in Ondo communities

·        Okitipupa monarchs partner law enforcement agents over security

·        Ginuwa residents commend BEDC for fixing dangling cable

·        5,000 benefit from SURE-P/NACA free medical outreach in Ogun community

·        Skye Bank trains 20 female entrepreneurs on business mgt