LOCAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: FRIDAY 12/2/2016

PUNCH

·       Reforming the cattle industry

·       Poor budget implementation affecting economy ' Saraki

·       We're available for Nigeria, says IMF boss

·       FG seals N2.17bn electricity supply pact with Japan

·       Union Assurance changes name to Ensure Insurance

·       GTBank announces tender results for $500m Eurobond

·       FCMB upgrades service platform with Finacle 10

·       Firm eases electricity bill payment for PHED customers

·       DFID to engage 20,000 farmers in C' River

·       Guinness targets 70% local raw materials

·       Konga restates commitment to quality service

·       Spectranet woos consumers with cheap data plans

·       Abuja chamber seeks govt's support for entrepreneurs

·       Unilever introduces Valentine promo for youths

·       Firm bags award for mobile utilities payment

·       Grand Oak, cake firm to celebrate Valentine's Day

·       Pinnick slams Oliseh over Youtube rant

·       Iheanacho ready for Spurs fight

·       Prince Ali condemns rivals tactics

·       NPA polo: Ibadan Jericho, Dangote fall

·       Zika virus won't stop Nigeria from Rio Olympics 'FG

·       Top 16: Offiong banks on club form

·       TEE & TIFE football tourney set to begin

·       Much ado about Valentine's Day

·       Beyond anomie: Nigerian youths as game changers

·       2016 budget and civil servants as mafia (2)

·       World's policeman has got a new gun

·       Court dismisses Alhassans appeal, affirms Taraba govs election

·       Protest cripples UCH laboratories

·       Duplication: Reps reject investment tribunal, NTIs budget

·       Protests as monarch accuses Fayose of destroying billboard

·       We promoted 37,000 policemen IG

·       Markets shut as Olubadan is buried today

·       EFCC declares Tompolo wanted

·       Punish FG officials, banks over 23,000 ghost workers Senate

·       Naira falls to 325 on dollar shortage

·       Jonathans ex-ADC, seven top officers land in EFCC net

·       Ekiti poll: DSS grilled ex-PDP secretary for five days

·       EFCC declares Tompolo wanted

·       Protest: YABATECH shut for four weeks

·       Between financial or moral corruption

·       Needless naira devaluation

·       Ogun arrests illegal timber merchants

THISDAY

·       NAFDAC, Among Top 20 Medicine Regulatory Agencies in the World, Says Orhii

·       Over 5,000 Rural Dweller Receive Free Medical Care from NACA in Osun

·       Lassa Fever is a Failure of our Public Health System

·       Ambode Calls for United Action against Cancer

·       Google, NFVCB, others Advocate for Safety Online

·       NITDA, FCTA, State Govts to Collaborate on Smart Cities Initiatives

·       200-bed Hospital Ready Soon in Damaturu, Says Gaidam

·       Massive Job Losses Loom in Tourism Industry as Economic Downturn Worsens

·       Concerns Mount over Porous Airports Security

·       N51 Billion Cabotage Fund Intact, Says NIMASA DG

·       NCS Apapa Command Realises N23.4 Billion in One Month

·       Business, Govt Regulators Plan Roundtable to Review Relationship

·       NPA Constitutes Committee to Check Extortion at Ports

·       Ericsson Brings Network Coverage, Performance to 5G Era

·       Buhari, Amosun Commission Samsung Smart School

·       Trinidad & Tobago to Host 2016 Caribbean Broadband Forum

·       Digital Africa 2016 to Focus on Internet of Things

·       Furore over State Airport Projects

·       Meggison: Nigeria Should Urgently Review Her BASA Policy

·       Mintah: Customs Revenue Went up by 20% in Two Years

·       Globacom Chairman, Adenuga, Receives City People 'Man of the Year' Award

·       Flying Doctors, Ondo, others Win Consumersng Awards

·       UNICEF Invests N300m for Treatment of 28,000 Malnourished Children

·       Female Genital Mutilation now Introduced in Medical Curriculum

·       Wike Unveils N2bn MSMEs Development Fund

·       Any Cure for Buhari's Judiciary Headache

·       Eso: Entrepreneurship Training'll Help Curb Youth Restiveness in Nigeria

·       Investors Propose N1bn Deal in Technology Projects

·       Investors Propose N1bn Deal in Technology Projects

·       Shittu Insists MTN Must Pay N780 Billion Fine

·       Kwara Targets N5bn IGR Monthly as Ahmed Unveils Revenue House

·       NiRA Sees Business Opportunities in .ng Domain Industry

·       Belmang Threatens to Sue ATCON for Alleged Breach of Contract

·       Stanbic IBTC, First Bank Lead in Forex Demand from CBN

·       No Territory is Occupied by Boko Haram, Buhari Insists

·       No Territory is Occupied by Boko Haram, Buhari Insists

·       S'Court Upholds Ishaku's Election, 'Mama Taraba' Remains Minister

·       YabaTech Shut Down for Four Weeks after Students' Protest

·       Teenage Suicide Bomber Got Cold Feet in Dikwa, Refused to Kill

·       City People Confers Man of the Year Award on Adenuga

·       Buhari's Wife Charges States on Primary Health Care

·       Plateau Community Threatens Reprisal over Killing of Members

·       NCAA Fails to Refund Unspent N16bn to Federation Account

·       C'River Assembly Passes 2016 Budget, Slashes N47bn

·       Dickson Stops Borrowing to Pay Salaries, Says Bayelsans Should Prepare for Tough Times

·       Maritime Journalists Form Continental Body

·       Zika Virus: An Emerging Disease

·       Omron Healthcare Takes Low-Cost Hypertension Care to Community Pharmacies

·       Ki-Moon Told to Resign Over UN Gay Stamp Controversy

THE SUN

·       AFCON 2017 qualifier: Eagles, Pharaohs get new date

·       Byrant's farewell highlights 2016 NBA All-Star Game

·       U17 AFCON: Eaglets draw Niger, Algeria, Gabon

·       Premier League: GLO-LMC partnership ends

·       Olisehgate: NFF fines coach N6m

·       Nigerian coaches, ex-Akwa Starlet boss slam Oliseh

·       Ezeji dangles life insurance before local players

·       Lagos expects global names at Yobo testimonial

·       Dalung stops Oliseh's sack

·       Oliseh gets SWAN's seven-day ultimatum

·       AFCON 2017: Egypt winger out of Nigeria clash

·       Scrapping of Imo Sports Council: You are wrong, Obieri tells Okorocha

·       RIO 2016: Zika virus: NOC won't put athletes at risk 'Popoola

·       Iheanacho misses out, as Aguero grabs Player of the Month award

·       Erico blasts Oliseh, says Eagles' manager is rude

·       Akor: I want to run for Nigeria in Rio

·       AFCON 2017: NFF to inspect Kaduna stadium ahead Egypt clash

·       CAF snubs Eagles in CHAN 2016 XI

·       Oliseh Apologizes to NFF

·       Oliseh: My critics are insane

·       FG can no longer finance forex speculators 'Oshiomhole

·       Nigeria to supply LNG to Germany

·       CBN, banks to stop forex sales for medicals, school fees

·       FG spends N825bn on travel allowances, stationery in 3 yrs

·       CPC orders MTN to pay N1.85m to customer over flawed promo

·       Nigeria may open $2bn loan negotiation with China

·       Customer satisfaction behind Etisalat's franchise centre initiative 'Odunuga

·       CSR: NPA donates relief materials to Yobe, Borno IDPs

·       Airtel takes services to National Assembly doorsteps

·       Hospitality industry faces patronage challenges

·       CBNreduces bank frauds by N3.96bn

·       Visafone: Etisalat can sue MTN if not satisfied, says Shittu

·       FG can generate N5trn from solid minerals

·       ECCIMA holds Enugu International Trade Fair in March

·       Finance Chief Says Treasury Fund May Help Cut Borrowing

·       Consumers deserve quality ' Eigbokhan, Chair, Mansales

·       Stimulating economic growth with academic research financing

·       Falling oil prices: CBN lifts real sector with N1.3trn

·       TSA: MDAs remit N2.2trn to govt treasury

·       Alumni Association Condemns Student Riot, Looting at Afe Babalola University

·       100,000 Nigerians Live Abroad as Refugees

·       Man on the Run for Raping and Impregnating 13-Year-Old Stepdaughter

·       Businessman Sues Football Star Nwankwo Kanu for N1 Billion

·       Rivers ex-lawmaker assassinated in Port Harcourt

·       Agreement with labour: We're all winners 'Okorocha

·       100,000 Nigerians abroad live as refugees, says US

·       Japan hands over $17m power plant to Nigeria

·       Zika Virus: FG taking measures against disease- Minister

VANGUARD

·       25-yr-old man kills father over fight with mum

·       Register for National ID Card, Ugwuanyi urges citizens

·       Five ways to keep your tech swag despite high electricity tariffs

·       APC won't spend 4 years fighting corruption 'Moghalu

·       Prof Aina appointed as Caleb varsity's new VC

·       NSCDC seeks stronger synergy among sister agencies

·       EU, Thailand to assist Katsina on infrastructure

·       Bello grants financial autonomy to local govts

·       Murtala MUhammed: 40 years after

·       Murtala Muhammed's 198 days of action

·       For Dimka, Gomwalk families: Let this cup pass over

·       SWF: NSIA, IFC collaborate to boost investment in health sector

·       RMAFC wants laws establishing Finance Ministry, FRSC, NIMASA, 29 others repealed

·       NASME laments inability to access N220bn intervention fund

·       Naira hits new low, exchanges for N320 per dollar

·       Kidnapping in FESTAC, Igbo factor and Police

·       LG dual door-in-door fridge clinches prestigious Italian award

·       DSTV-Eutelsat awards celebrate African students

·       Nigeria among 42 African schools for 2016 Microsoft showcase school program

·       Alcatel Onetouch IDOL 3 smartphone enters Nigerian market

·       Ex-internationals abroad upset with Oliseh, blame Pinnick

·       Oliseh: NFF wins round 1, stops salary of his aide

·       Glo ends NPFL sponsorship deal, Zenith, Etisalat may step in

·       World Cup qualifiers: Eaglets, Flying Eagles get opponents

·       Hotsports conducts Media tour of facilities

·       Pinnick begs NFF technical committee, SWAN

·       Entertainment, best platform to boost Nigeria's Image 'Isaac Izoya

·       Obesere collaborates with Olamide in 'Ebelesua

·       Boko Haram: NASFAT, MPAC distribute relief materials to 2.2m IDPs

·       Tributes to Late Mallam Yaya Abubakar

·       Tribute: Manpass, our master saxophonist goes home today

·       Laurent Gbagbo: Guilty as charged

·       Farewell to an adored matriarch

·       FCT Land Probe to Include Jonathan, Obasanjo

·       7 Predictions About The 2016 Oscars That Will Make You Ponder The Race Issue

·       Kanye reveals 'TLOP' tracklist

·       Happy Valentine' not in Cambodia

·       Gauck visits the National Assembly

·       Presidency announce Buhari's resumption.

·       Manchester United's Revenue Increases to 133.8m

·       NEMA: Death Toll in Dikwa IDP Camp Stands at 58

·       National Assembly Refuses to pass 2016 Budget

GUARDIAN

·       Venus Beats Radwanska to reach Quarterfinals

·       NSE's indices sustain rising profile, up by 2.2 per cent

·       Minister tasks aviation security committee

·       NITDA Trains 50 Graduates on Online Business Process Outsourcing

·       GSMA Releases Security Guidelines to Support Growth of the IoT

·       Zinox Group Invests in Xputer

·       FG Sets Conditions for Out-of- Court Settlement on MTN Fine

·       Vodacom Business, Etisalat Partner for Enterprise Solutions to Corporates

·       New PMG to Lead NIPOSTs PPP Arrangement- Shittu

·       Telcos, Others Get Impetus to Fight CyberCrime

·       Password Mistakes Hackers Can Use Against You

·       We cant establish N1tr theft by Lamorde, says Reps panel

·       YABATECH shut as students protest eviction notice

·       Saraki, U.S. condemn Boko Haram attacks on Dikwa IDPs camp

·       Senate okays prosecution of firms responsible for 23,000 ghost workers

·       NAF redeploys 22 AVMs, 44 other senior officers in shake-up

·       Govt to generate savings, investment through proper procurement process

·       Govt screens for Zika at airports, borders

·       NBA condemns criticisms of Supreme Court over rulings on elections

·       Govt may lose control of revenue from 31 agencies

·       AIbom to partner private sector for development, says Emmanuel

·       Army hands over three Major Generals, nine others to EFCC

·       I will wait for Tiger Woods to get back

·       Spieth feels 100 per cent after Asian events

·       Ajaya clinches DOAMF charity tourney trophy

·       Only honesty of purpose will make airports privatisation succeed

·       Government gives assurance on national carrier

·       Bristow: Stakeholders seek measures to curb incessant crashes

·       Airbus begins A350-1000 final assembly

·       BoIs funds to enhance local production capacity, growth of SMEs

·       Vodacom, Etisalat sign enterprise solution deal

·       Lafarge, Fortis Mfb seal N600m mass housing project pact

·       BAT meets MOU, FDI obligations in Nigeria

·       Non-oil exporters query intervention fund, want grant arrears

·       Galaxy Backbone, Extensia Uk Partner for IAD Summit in Abuja

·       Coscharis Jaguar woos customers with new promo

·       Lagos cable car project on course, says commissioner

·       Boulos unveils locally made GE 110 Hayate

·       Volkswagen reveals 2016 Passat in Nigeria

·       Failing to exercise in midlife is linked with early death

·       Social media, reading culture and values

·       BOMYOF holds lecture on valentine

·       Olosos delayed professorship, an act of God

·       Court scolds Lagos in hijab ban suit, adjourns to May 3

·       The criterion to discuss deviant ideologies at confab

THE NATION

·       Jonathan's ADC in trouble over N10b for PDP chiefs

·       Suicide bomber refuses to strike

·       Boko Haram holds no territory, says Buhari at briefing with German President

·       EFCC declares Tompolo wanted

·       Army sends 7 Generals, others for EFCC probe

·       U.S.: no quick fix to Boko Haram challenge

·       PENGASSAN, IPMAN, others back NNPC on oil swap scrap

·       Supreme Court upholds Ishaku's election

·       Germany to support Nigeria on terrorism, anti-corruption

·       Shock as agency presents 2015 budget to Reps for 2016

·       Pity the sick, NGO pleads with Nigerians

·       CMD: LUTH is not owing doctors

·       Making the blind see again

·       UCH CMD seeks support for PPP

·       Guinness partners Oxfam, others on water/sanitation projects

·       She was loving, peaceful and God-fearing

·       Naira devaluation will hurt the poor, says Oshiomhole

DAILY INDEPENDENT

·       Money laundering: Prosecution rejects document in ex-Gov Domas trial

·       Minister advocates special funding for public media

·       Boko Haram: U.S. asks Nigeria to focus on training of security personnel

·       Tension, as Fayose allegedly tore monarchs billboard

·       Watch your tongue on pulpit Clergy warns preachers

·       Buhari resumes, writes NASS

·       Nigeria secures German market for Liquefied natural gas

·       OAU students demand probe of VC

·       Supreme Court upholds Gov Ishakus election in Taraba

·       Buhari receives H.E. Joachim Gauck, President of Federal Republic of Germany

·       Okorocha bows to labour, recalls 3000 sacked workers

·       Assembly trims CRiver 2016 budget

·       Saraki seeks Germany, EUs support to eliminate terrorism, integrate IDPs

·       PDP Chair: Groups endorse Juta

·       APC lacks capacity to move Nigeria forward, says Nnamani

·       Court of Appeal nullifies impeachment of former Gov Nyako

TRIBUNE

·       Appeal Court refuses Gulak's application seeking to restrain Secondus

·       Grant Dasuki access to medical treatment, group tells FG

·       Globacom chairman bags Man of the Year Award

·       Falae, others to witness reception for Akure monarch in Ibadan

·       We'll complete Zaria water project soon 'el-Rufai

·       We're not owing pensioners 'FirstBank

·       No meaningful development without strong institutions 'LAUTECH VC

·       Court arraigns 36-yr-old man for murder

·       Germany to support Nigeria in war against corruption, terrorism 'As Buhari resumes work after 6-day vacation

·       Don't travel to Brazil, South America now, FG warns Nigerian pregnant women 'Says Lassa fever fatality hits 61.4%, kills 108 people

·       We'll introduce technology to monitor borders 'Dambazzau

·       2016 budget: Reps raise the alarm over allocation to office of Auditor-General of the Federation 'Says it encourages corruption in MDAs

·       Olubadan goes home today 'As Ajimobi extols his virtues

·       Police arrest ex-convict over blackmail of prominent pastors

·       Olubadan-designate condoles Ibadan Poly

·       FG targets completion of 6,000 km roads in 3 years

·       We're making headway in military chiefs' investigation 'EFCC

·       Finance minister, Customs' boss disagree over customs' salary increment