LOCAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: MONDAY 8/2/2016

VANGUARD

·        2015: PDP goofed picking Jonathan — Fayose

·        Oliseh flees Nigeria, accuses staff of witchcraft

·        Optimism as panacea to economic realities

·        10 killed, 300 homeless as Fulani herdsmen invade Benue villages

·        Presidency unfolds N500bn social welfare programmes

·        Stop deceiving Ekiti workers, APC tells Fayose

·        It’s impossible to win every match – Oliseh

·        Why people are anxious about Buhari — Mamora

·        We’ll continue to put Nigeria first —Saraki

·        Kanu named in world legends list

·        SACK OF 3,000 WORKERS: Imo govt begs labour to shelve strike

·        African leaders advocate locally developed Zika, Lassa virus vaccines

·        NIMASA marshals protest 12:38 amNigeria’s GDP to hit $2trn by 2030

·        Ex-Lagos Military Gov, Mobolaji Johnson loses wife

Urhobo must not be in opposition —Omo-Agege

PUNCH

·        Navy foils merchant ship hijack, rescues 25 foreigners

·        Abacha loot: SERAP accuses W’Bank of withholding information

·        Pipelines destruction bad, IYC tells N’Delta youths

·        PDP NEC meeting’ll be illegal, Gulak warns Secondus

·        LASG gives public school pupils personal numbers

·        Dogara seeks foreign aid to rebuild N’East

·        Finnish investors interested in Lagos economy — Ambassador

·        OAU friends eulogise colleague allegedly slain by wife

·        Chinese cuts off Nigerian worker’s finger in C’River

·        NSCDC arrests 13 suspected pipeline vandals in Delta

·        Man nabbed in Enugu for operating baby factory

·        Kidnap: Police rescue two, arrest seven in Rivers

·        30 perish in road crash, sympathisers berate leaders

·        CHAN: DR Congo reclaim title

·        Acquired land: Family sues Alamieyeseigha’s firm, Bayelsa, demands compensation

·        1,500 women gave birth in Borno IDP camps –Board

·        Ooni is first among Yoruba monarchs – Alake

·        Amaechi spent $150m on APC elections, says Wike

·        Don’t take World Bank loan, Falana tells FG

·        No salary, no work, Osun NMA tells Aregbesola

Seek alternative funding for roads, Reps tell FG

THE NATION

·        DHQ: Sambisa is last battle ground with Boko Haram

·        Etisalat sues MTN over Visafone acquisition

·        17 die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

·        Fed Govt welcomes constructive criticism on 2016 budget

·        25 foreigners rescued as Navy foils hijack of ship

·        Ekiti election ‘fraud’ debacle: What hope for even-handed justice?

·        Mobile courts: Lagos NURTW warns drivers

·        Ekiti workers decry reversal of salaries

·        Stanbic IBTC Pension’s assets hit N1tr

·        We are outsourcing to drive growth, says Berger Paints

·        Importers, agents, others accuse security agents of extortion

·        Banks threaten e-dividend registration, says SEC

·        NAICOM may prosecute ex-directors, for alleged fraud in Goldlink

 TRIBUNE

·        Buhari orders 2016 budget be uploaded online

·        CCT: Senators resume rivalry over Saraki •He must resign —SUF •No, he won’t —Melaye

·        17 die, 79 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway autocrash

·        Labour, CSOs, electricity consumers protest hike in electricity tariff today

·        N500bn social investments will reduce poverty —Osinbajo •Sets immunisation as condition to

·        Lassa fever: 110 people under watch in Ogun

·        Dwindling oil revenue: Saraki seeks positive tax culture

·        Ex-LG Chairmen appeals to govs for payment severance allowance

·        Tariff increase: NERC, others slammed with contempt charges

·        APC will disappoint defectors —Ekiti PDP

·        Osun doctors may suspend 5-month strike

 DAILY TRUST

·        Budget: Buhari welcomes constructive criticism-Presidency

·        We’ll locate Chibok girls, others – Chief of Air Staff

·        Nigeria can’t afford power disruption now – Kaduna Electric

·        Shun World Bank, AfDB loans –Falana

·        Inflation to be at double digit this year – NBS

·        FG, states revenue down by N2.8tr in 2015

·        2016 budget deficit, a serious burden — Saraki

·        CCT: Senators renew rivalry over Saraki

·        Saraki: Kwara APC disappointed over Supreme Court ruling

·        IAAF, CAA to support Nigeria builds high altitude performance centre

·        Kanu named in world legends list

·        Oliseh to claim heavy pay-off if sacked

·        Corps members injured in biometric exercise

·        Group sensitizes Galadimawa residents on Lassa fever

·        We’re widening tax base to fund 2016 budget – Minister

·        OPEC, non-OPEC cooperation to stabilize oil market – Report

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·        Telecom sector contributed N1.39trn to GDP in Q3 – NBS

·        Unions picket electricity firms over tariff hike today