LOCAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: MONDAY 18/01/2016

 

 PUNCH

·        Jonathan turned CBN into ATM Soludo

·        Confusion over Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project

·        Abuja-Kaduna train begins operation in March

·        Market trend to continue Analysts

·        38 companies recorded losses last week

·        Auditors also to blame for corruption Lagos HoS

·        We didnt defraud injured ex-corpers NYSC

·        Bishop bars priests from officiating at costly burials

·        NITEL/Mtel buyer to begin operation in March

·        Ekweremadu moves to stop judgment in Senate forgery suit

·        Court dismisses contempt charge against bank MD

·        4,723 IDPs abandoned in Taraba

·        Civil-military relations will end insurgency

·        Bird flu hits Plateau

·        FG to give N60bn loan to one million artisans

·        Aregbesola inflated airport contract by N11.5bn, says PDP

·        Ooni makes history, visits Alaafin, preaches unity

·        Soldiers comb Delta State for pipeline bombers

·        Nigerias oil fields face shutdown amid price slump

·        Internet scam suspect nabbed for impersonation

·        ITTF tourney: Nigeria draw India

·        CHAN: Ekpo advises Eagles

·        Nekonini to market Abesan housing scheme

·        Town planners seek to reposition profession

·        Will Buhari's anti-graft war lead to convictions

·        Firm seeks peace in troubled Rivers LG

·        School fire: Edo govt blames arsonists

·        Army arrests suspected fake officer in Delta

·        DELSU identifies 226 cultists, warns fresh students

·        NDLEA arrests 186 drug suspects in C'River ' 140 in Bayelsa

·        Police kill suspected kidnappers in Akwa Ibom 'parade six robbers

·        NDIC unveils protection measure for mobile money subscribers

·        Memory, remembrance and closure

·        Buhari's 2016 budget of frivolities (2)

·        Imported food items push inflation up to 9.6%

·        Edo urges federal MDAs to pay N2bn tax debt

·        Saraki orders security beef up in NAssembly

·        Akande warns APC against parasites defecting from PDP

·        Ex-PDP chair faults Akpabios zoning formula

THISDAY

·        S'Court Urged to Save Judiciary from Conflicting Verdicts on Use of Card Readers

·        Widows of Slain Soldiers Appeal to Wives of Service Chiefs to Intervene in Prompt Payment of Allowances

·        Edo IRS Threatens to Sue Federal MDAs over Non-payment of N2bn Taxes

·        Adamawa Peacemakers Pay Sympathy Visit to Victims of Yola Market Fire

·        NIMET Calls for Resuscitation of Cttee on Flood Control, Management

·        Ayade Rejects Proposal to Introduce New Taxes, Says We'll Rather Task Our Brains

·        China Pledges to Assist Nigeria Build Ground Receiving Station

·        Skye Bank Branches Resume Operations in Osogbo

·        Vono's Future Worries Auditors as Firm Records N102m Loss

·        STILL ON NAIRA'S FREE FALL

·        NSE Activates Circuit Breaker as Market Loses N1.8trn

·        FG to Create 250,000 Jobs in Railway Sector

·        FMDQ OTC Trades N7.43trn Securities in One Month

·        NLNG Takes Delivery of LNG Finima 11

·        New CAC Takes Over at Seme Border, Raps Officers, Stakeholders on Roles

·        Stanbic IBTC Nigeria PMI Shows Businesses Improved in December

·        Skye Bank Lights Aba with Millionaire Reward Scheme

·        Konka Launches Mobile Phones, Promises Quality, Affordability

THE NATION

·        Bird flu: Plans underway to shut unregistered poultry farms

·        Osinbajo queries BPE chief on N1.5b 'curious' contracts

·        JTF: we'll fish out pipeline attackers

·        Tinubu: I didn't grant interview on defections, Buhari

·        N60b soft loans coming for one million traders

·        N34b: Why I've not gone to court, by Tompolo

·        I trekked for hours, says kidnapped ex-Ondo Speaker

·        Let our people's votes count

·        Kogi senator wins APC ticket for rerun

·        Airtel CEO: let's help the poor

·        CBN to resume disbursement of N213b power intervention fund

·        NDIC releases deposit insurance guidelines on mobile payment

·        MAN faults NERC's tariff model

·        Pipelines' privatisation on course

·        Why I'm in office four years after, by REA's boss

·        N780b fine: MTN seeks early resolution

·        Budget favours sector, say CEOs

·        Enter Durosinmi-Etti: The Superman of Lagos State

·        LAGOS UNVEILS LOWEST EMPOWERMENT RATE IN WEST AFRICA

·        Dangote: Fixing Nigeria's chronic fuel crisis

DAILY INDEPENDENT

·        NNPC Kick-Starts Retail Outlets Expansion Project

·        Be Sensitive To Nigeria's Economic Challenges ' Feseyi Tells Buhari

·        Olu Of Warri Commended Over Riot Act To Community Heads And Leaders

·        17 Stolen Goats Found In Car Booth In Ado-Ekiti, Police Rescue Suspects From Mob

·        Tompolo: Soldiers Takeover Gbaramatu In Search Of Militants

·        Gunmen Abduct Bauchi Lawmaker's Wife

·        Economic Crisis: Akande Warns Striking Doctors, Civil Servants In Osun Over Demands

·        A'Ibom State Govt Denies Plan To Ban Tricycles Operators

·        Erosion: Ogun Residents Cry For Help

·        Boko Haram, Response To Years Of Maladministration-Islamic Cleric

·        Bayelsa Speaker Defies Court Ruling, Refuses To Vacate Seat

·        Nigerian Navy Hands Over Boat Carrying N11m Stolen Diesel To EFCC

·        War Against Prominent N'Delta Leaders, War Against N'Delta ' NDYA

·        House Not Affected By Budget Controversy

·        $2.1 Arms Scandal: I Spent My Money On Jonathan's Campaign- Anenih

·        Tension In Niger Delta As Militants Attack Oil Installations

·        Edo 2016: I Will Not Stand Aloof Over The Choice Of My Successor ' Oshiomhole

·        Senate Carpets Akande Over Comments On 'Missing Budget

·        Ighalo Praises God For EPL Achievements

·        Lassa Fever: Lagos Places 132, Hospital Under Watch

·        Cte d'Ivoire Sets To Issue Largest West African Sovereign Sukuk

·        NSE Investors Lose N1.8trn In Two Weeks As Outlook Dims

·        14 Firms Bid For Asaba Airport Concession

TRIBUNE

·        NYSC denies sitting on N23.5m for physically challenged ex-corps members

·        Nullify new House standing rule, 11 APC members ask court

·        No link with Bayelsa election violence 'Presidential amnesty programme

·        Air Force set to recruit fresh 2,100 personnel

·        NHRC expresses worry over 4,000 displaced persons abandoned in Taraba

·        Shiite demands full protection before appearing at inquiry

·        Don't use govt to settle scores, VC tells Kogi gov-elect

·        LG election: Niger SSG appeals for love

·        Herdsmen, farmers adopt compensation to stem hostility in Plateau

·        Gunmen abduct wife of Bauchi assembly member

·        Over 20,000 physically challenged have benefitted from MTN Foundation 'ILP CEO

·        Abducted Redeemed Church pastor regains freedom

·        Lassa: FG summons emergency national council of health meeting

·        78 years after, Ooni visits Alaafin

·        Armsgate: FG to freeze bank accounts of prime suspects, organisations

·        Grant presidential pardon to soldiers convicted of mutiny, Falana tells Buhari

·        PDP govs, senators, Reps meet in Lagos

·        Budget controversy: Saraki orders tight security at NASS

THE SUN

·        ICT blueprint'll meet yearnings of Nigerians 'Shittu, ComTech Minister

·        Anxiety mounts over custody of N50bn ship acquisition fund

·        We lost N1.46trn in 6 months to forex restriction 'OPS

·        Diamond Bank named Best SME Bank in W'Africa

·        NSE introduces circuit breaker to protect investors

·        Long years of military rule didn't allow our democracy to grow 'Fasehun

·        We feed our victims with soft drinks, biscuits 'Suspect

·        Biafra: IPOB, family members disown Kanu's wife on change of lawyer

·        Pipeline bombings: Soldiers declare war on militants, comb creeks

·        Zaria clash: Shi'ites give conditions to appear before Commission of Inquiry

·        TSA: Sokoto uncovers N1.5bn

·        Cardinal Onaiyekan cautions politicians against vengeful politics

·        Hostel fire displaces 80 students in Anambra

·        Bank robberies: Police nab 'commander

·        At forum, media sets agenda for Edo guber aspirants, others

·        Buhari orders distribution of seized rice, other items to IDPs

·        Fundamentals of Buhari's systems' survival

·        Shi'ites Lay Down Conditions Before Appearing Before Commission Of Inquiry

VANGUARD

·        No fresh case of Lassa fever in Lagos

·        Mad woman gives birth in Kaduna market

·        NHRC asks FG to help 4,723 abandoned IDPs in Taraba

·        Lassa fever: FG holds emergency National Council on Health meeting

·        Ezekwesili, Falana task lawyers on corruption, education standard

·        Gas Pipeline bombing: We are closing in on perpetrators ' JTF Commander

·        Buhari's aide gave us fake 2016 budget ' Senate

·        Naira at lowest level in 43 years, now N305/dollar

·        Confusion, as Budget 2016 document vanishes

·        #BayelsaDecides: How Dickson won Bayelsa Gov poll

·        $2.1bn Arms Probe: Buhari won't interfere in Jafaru's case ' Presidency

·        Kanu, Dasuki : Buhari not dictatorial ' AGF, Ndume, Tsav, others

·        I needed money for my diabetes drugs' Suspect

·        Sexual assault: Lagos sensitizes 5,000 varsity students on prevention

·        AD lauds Buhari's anti-graft crusade

·        Mushin clash: Police arrest 3, recover arms from suspects

·        Zakzaky VS ARMY: Shiites give condition for appearance before commission of inquiry

·        Ooni visits Alaafin, as monarchs end 79-yr-old supremacy battle

GUARDIAN

·        Buharis media chat in retrospect

·        Presidency confirms writing to NASS over budget crisis

·        Kidnap of three-year-old twins ended our reign

·        Eze replaces Obaroakpo, as Eagles begin campaign against Niger Republic

·        Toriola, Edem will pick other slots in Sudan, says coach

·        Red Star Express gets SONs re-certification

·        APC reps file suit against Speaker, Clerk over House Orders

·        NERC warns Discos against rejecting electricity from TCN

·        MTNs acquisition of Visafone healthy for ICT growth, says Ovia

·        NERC warns Discos against rejecting electricity from TCN

·        Zuriel teaches Khoi San children in Namibia

·        PDP accuses govt of covering up incompetence by intimidating opposition

·        Buhari proposes N60b for women, artisans, names Uwais as co-ordinator

·        Shiites accuse Army of bribing Islamic leaders

·        Mentorship in Nigeria broke down after 1966 coup

·        CBN stops daily currency auction for banks

·        Tension as military invades five Ijaw communities

·        U.S-based basketball star, Mordi, seeks 2016 Rio Olympics invitation

·        Regime of penalties, fines causes ripples in

·        Operators laud naming of insurance bill review panel

·        Mutual Benefits, Cool World sign MoU to provide cover for customers

·        SUNU acquires 60% stake in Equity Assurance

·        Sub-Saharan Africa emerging toasts of insurance investors

·        Worlds wildlife trade regulators meet to prevent extinctions, illicit traf

·        Professionals urge compliance to Lekki master

·        Property expert foresees opportunities in real estate, backs govts housing plan

·        Operatives in Durban declaration, seek non-mortgage housing finance systems

·        UAC firm calls for new policy on retail sector, begins Galaxy Mall

·        Planners chart new course for urban development

·        Utomi at 60: N1m prize awaits winner in business writing

·        NDIC unveils guidelines on mobile payments deposit insur

·        Scientists establish link between Lassa fever,

·        Opposition in disarray as uncertainty hits PDP

·        Skye Bank branches in Osogbo resume operations

·        NMA urges government to make

·        Kaduna teachers get enhanced status, benefits as ministry counterparts

·        AfDB invests $12.5m in women-owned SMEs

·        TBY to unveil 2016 business report in Davos Jan.

·        Lagos traffic: Testing Ambodes digital resolve