LOCAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: MONDAY 25/01/2016

 

PUNCH

*Naira devaluation unlikely as MPC meets today

*Ile-Epo road repair for completion in April

*Builders call for public sensitisation to foundation construction

*Nigeria loses 400,000 hectares of forest annually Experts

*Unity Bank moves HQ to Lagos

*Ogun declares zero tolerance for illegal waste disposal

*Sujimoto set to construct Lagos tallest building

*FRC commends NDIC over financial statements

*Letshego enters Nigeria, acquires FBN Microfinance Bank

*Lagos to review Ikeja model city plan

*Crisis looms in APC over boards appointments

*EFCC should get remand order from HCourt CJ

*Scourt orders re-hearing of tax suit against Ikpeazu

*Tinubu, Alao-Akala, Osun assembly hail late Olubadan

*50 spare parts shops razed in Ibadan

*Kano pardons 39 repentant cattle rustlers

*begins review of privatisation, concession laws

*Herdsmen kill three policemen, 60 others in Adamawa, Kaduna

*FG removes kerosene subsidy

*Ondo among poorest states ' APC chief

*N20b road construction sparks controversy in Delta

*Murder: Policemen face dismissal, trial Police foil robbery operation in Delta

*Police deny stripping Biafra agitators

*DELSU grapples with homosexuals

*OGSG builds 96 modern houses for villagers

*Eagles land in Rubavu for Guinea

Ibadan polo begins

*Chelsea beat Arsenal

*NHRC summons Enugu waste management boss over rights abuses

*Workers panic as states shun

Contributory Pension Scheme

*Security man arrested for using unlicensed pistol

*Man picks prescription papers, makes N300,000 begging

*Fresh N22.7bn charges: EFCC lines up

25 witnesses against Tompolo, others

*We dont recognise Biafran passport US, UK

*Budget: NAssembly plans to review oil benchmark

*Govt silent on new national carrier

*$2.1bn arms deal: Falana drags Dasuki, others before ICC

 

THE SUN

*Why we need to amend EFCC Act -Hon Ossai

*Udom: An iron-cast mandate

*Ihedioha slams Okorocha over scrapping of parastatals

*Benue South rerun: PDP alleges plan to rig

*Alhassan'll triumph at Supreme Court 'Akukalia

*PDP elders in dilemma

*Senatorial re-run: Umeh accuses Ekwunife of desperation

*Fayose charges judges on fairness

*Judiciary under threat 'Ekweremadu

*Enugu guber: Attempts to sack

*Ugwuanyi suffers setback at Supreme Court

*Appeal Court ruling on Taraba rape of justice

*Buhari is a wrong choice as Nigerian leader ' Ayo Adebanjo

*Dasuki challenges FG over alleged N19.1b fraud trial

*Fresh charges: Metuh gets N600m bail

*Bello's swearing-in: Kogi voters drag FG to court

*APC, Ondo govt bicker over 2016 budget

*CHAN2016: Oliseh: Guinea can't stop our progress

*2016 Budget defence: NASS to summon NSC, NFF

*Elephants, Amavubi advance to quarterfinals

*EPL: Again, Arsenal falters to leave Leicester at the top

*I see great potential in CHAN 2016

Super Eagles, former coach says

*Financial executives less confident of growth in 2016 'KPMG

*Tinubu Says To Be Patient With Buahri Over State Of Economy

*Ibori: Agitation Rises For Independent

*Investigation Into Bribery Allegation Against MET Police

*Police DPO, 29 Others Killed In Fulani-Farmers Feud In Adamawa

*Navy Uncovers Illegal Oil Bunkering Site In Port Harcourt

*War On Corruption: 'Selective Justice Is Injustice,' Says Buhari Critic

*Are Igbos Nigeria's 'Lost Jewish Tribe

*One Wounded, Properties Destroyed As Soldiers, Civilians Clash In Abia

*Biafra 'Elections' Postponed ' MASSOB

*ITU says availability, affordability to drive internet revolution

*Fashola: Defining the future of power sector

*Eskor Toyo and Nigeria's pro-democracy movement

*Abia State: The Ukwa-Ngwa tragedy

States and exploitation of solid minerals

VANGUARD

*El-Rufai inaugurates commission of inquiry, Friday

*Yobe govt worries over mass failure in SSCE, NECO exams

*FG ends kerosene subsidy, pegs price at N83 per litre

*Residency card now compulsory for Ondo students

*Assailants kill Delta poly student, one other

*11 cultists from Edo arrested in Ondo

*Pipeline bombing: FG directs Ijaw communities to hand over suspects

*We didn't arraign Biafra protesters half naked 'Rivers Police

*I make N300,000 monthly as a beggar' Drug addict

*Everyone is now careful of Buhari '

Akeredolu

*Economy: To survive, we must go back to things we neglected ' BELLO

*Nigeria may miss out of digital dividend put at $100trn

*Education For Enterprise Development and Revolution (1)

*Devaluation'll trigger crisis in banking sector

*Cola war: Battle for supremacy rages

Concept Nova battles car vandalism with C-Protect technology

*Delisted 108 brokers: NCRIB seeks re-registration for members with minor infractions

*Turnover on fixed income market down by N2.7trn in December

*John Holt posts N1.63bn operating profit

*Fidelity Bank rewards more customers in Save 4 Shelter promo

*CHAN: Guinea can't stop us ' Chikatara

Rio 2016: Dalung inaugurates new

*Hospitality Committee

*CHAN: Eagles form worries Oliseh

*Buhari to host track and field athletes Chelsea dim Arsenal's title hope

*Wayne Rooney welcomes third son

*Wenger blames Costa for Mertesacker's sending off

GUARDIAN

*Costa, Fabregas are operating on a higher level now, says Hoddle

*Oliseh plots Guineas fall, as Eagles begin preparation in Rubavu

*Lagos City Marathon begins with expo

*Enosoregbe, Adegoke win Ikoyi Club

Tennis Masters Championship

*Costa got Mertesacker sent off, says Wenger

*Rooney becomes a father again

*Chinese operators to raise fund for overseas projects

*Govt laments poverty despite huge budgets

*Emerald Foundation celebrates with less-privileged children

*Businessman petitions IG over threat to life

*Imo lawmaker empowers widows, physically-challenged

*AMAC plans to demolish over 400 shops in Mechanic Village, traders claim

*Massive snowstorm paralyses U.S. ECoast

*Scores die in suspected Russian strikes in Syria

*Mugabe returns home after death rumours

*Sierra Leone begins talk to rebuild export economy

*Bitter cold grips eastern Asia

*36 feared killed as gunmen attack Adamawa communities

*HURIWA laments murder of monarch, Nigerian in South Africa

*Confluence state without water!

*Why 2016 will be tough, by Rewane

*Kwara denies alleged plan to sell state-owned media outfits

*EFCC to arraign Ohakim, Lamido tomorrow

*Killer viruses on the prowl, threaten human life

*Nigeria ll still make profit on oil at $20, says Kachikwu

*Arms deal culprits are Boko Haram sponsors, say Borno elders

*Govt plans two million jobs through ICT sector

*Ogars South Africa deal will lift Nigerian rugby, says NRFF

*Nigeria bounces back, beats Gabon 31-30

*Im happy at Atletico despite interests from clubs, Griezmann

*Canada-based Dumebi Iheanacho wants to play for Nigeria

*No one will ever match Wengers tenure for longevity, says Hiddink

*Federer blasts into quarterfinals, Djokovic scraps through

*Messis ingenuity is the difference in our team, Mascheranoclaims

*NNPC, Shell for football final as Efenor begs kidnappers

*Chelsea dent Arsenals title ambition, as Swansea beat Everton

*Valdes on loan move to Standard Liege

Pangs assailing forex reserves, by CBN

*NSE records N10.8b turnover in one week

*New electricity tariff regime will promote investment profile in power industry

*Harmonise policy to save economy, Afrinvest tells govt

*NCRIB challenges insurers on survival strategies

*Why claims profile is on the rise

*GNI partners Interswitch on payment solutions

*AIG partners B2X for customer care support in Europe

*How global insurers win customers

*Low confidence on global economy pervades among CEOs at WEF

*Nigeria sees growth for demand in luxury residential property

*Experts seek standards for construction process

THE NATION

*Alleged N22b fraud: EFCC charges Tompolo in Lagos

*EFCC to quiz Badeh, others in batches

*LCCI to CBN: lift forex restriction on 41 items

*Defectors will not destabilise APC, says Tinubu

*Suspected gunmen kill DPO, 62 others

*Alleged N1b fraud: Assembly okayed spending, says ex-Zamfara governor

*Current account holders to pay maintenance charges

*CBN worker freed from abductors' custody

*MOSOP seeks unity among Ogoni politicians

*Negligence, vandalism turn fuel depots to sludge tanks

*Content Board, banks discuss long-term loans to oil, gas firms

*NITEL/MTEL: A second coming

*China, others mull meter plant for Akwa Ibom

*Economy too fragile to support VAT, IGR increase

*87 delisted broking firms not registered with NCRIB

*NDIC remits N15.4b into Consolidated Revenue Fund

*Panasonic, SIMS partnership 'll drive industrial revolution

*Chamber urges Buhari to hasten economic diversification

*Showdown looms over minimum wage

Audi S5: stylish, refined

DAILY INDEPENDENT

*Niger Govt Re-establishes Grains Board To Check Famine

*NDDC Former Executive Director Of Projects To Appear Before EFCC

*Ibori: Growing Calls For Independent

*Investigation of Bribery Allegation Against Met Poilce

*S'African Police Allegedly Suffocate Nigerian To Death

*N'Delta: Military May Confront Militants

*Reps May Consider Hanging, Amputation For Treasury Looters

*Senate Probes Lopsideness In Police Promotions

*Rift Between El-Rufai And Shehu Sani, Advantage To My Party ' Barde

*Re: Pastor Tunde Bakare's Roadmap To A Successful Change

*Kinsmen Dump Faleke, Back Bello

*I Am Reconciling With APC -Osoba

*London Derby: Arsenal, Chelsea Renew Rivalry

*Mourinho Writes Six-Page United Job Application

*Security Guard Machetes Man For Refusing His N5,000 Request

*Police After Murderers Of Sunday David

*Giving Muhammadu Buhari Bad Name

TRIBUNE

*Alao-Akala, lawmaker admonish Olubadan-designate on development

*Osun Assembly, Makinde, Folarin extol virtues of Oba Odulana

*Save UBEC from collapsing, group urges FG

*Kerosene now goes for N83 per litre from N50, says PPPRA

*RCCG's Holy Ghost rally has brought peace, development to Rivers 'Wike

*FG develops implementation guidelines for education quality assurance policy

*Strange baby with no head born in India

*Akin Ogundokun resurrects ijala in new album

*Kcee, Tiwa Savage, Dr Sid thrill MTN customers

*I'm through with politics 'Julius Agwu

*Bomb scare diverts Turkish Airlines flight Zika virus reaches UK

*Record-breaking snow hits US, 19 killed, 12,000 flights stopped

*Bloomberg may launch independent US presidential bid

*US election: I could shoot somebody and won't lose voters, Trump boasts

*MH370: Thai, Malaysian officials to investigate newly found debris

*Traditional ruler tasks Yoruba race on cultural values

*Karu residents demand general hospital

*Monarch cautions subjects against land disputes as farming season approaches

*Christiana foundation donates library to school in Eti-Osa

*Royal father tasks FG on development of border communities

*Don't scrap maritime varsity, monarch tells FG