LOCAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: THURSDAY 17/03/2016

PUNCH

·        Electricity crisis dangerous for economy

·        Oil slump: Nigeria, others to meet in April

·        FCMB promotes financial empowerment

·        Oil slump exposes weakness in African economies 'Report

·        Egyptian pros can't stop Eagles ' Nwosu

·        32 players for Lagos International Squash Classics

·        El-Rufai and the failure of stomach infrastructure

·        Alake meets Ogun workers, labour suspends strike

·        NCC urges ICPC to check social media abuse

·        FG, private sector plan three million jobs

·        Oyo police recover 16 stolen cars, nab suspects

·        Police arrest two-man fake recharge cards syndicate

·        15-year-old abducted in Lagos while going for UTME

·        Students protest suspension of Muslim association in UNILAG

·        Truck kills 10 passengers on Lagos- Ibadan Expressway

·        NAssembly committee detects fresh errors in 2016 budget

·        Badeh diverted NAFs N558m monthly for 15 months Witness

·        N3bn fraud: ICPC freezes SURE-P directors accounts, seizes vehicles

·        Female suicide bombers kill 23 in Borno mosque

·        Don't probe PDP candidates only, IPAC tells Buhari

·        Cummins boosts service delivery with new Lagos office

·        Stakeholders proffer solutions to fuel supply challenges

·        Any end in sight to energy crisis

·        Of wayward clerics and the Church

·        Oliseh: How not to resign

·        WWD 2016: WASH, jobs and Nigerian youths

·        KFN to hold tourney in Asaba

·        Akwa United beat Ikorodu

·        Nigeria will beat Egypt ' Balogun, Samuel

·        Bad loans raise AMCON's liabilities to N6.6tn

·        We owe Federation Account N326bn, not N3.23tn 'NNPC

·        Power generation drops by 759MW in 24 hours

·        FG targets 4,000MW from nuclear energy

·        Teenager jailed for defrauding American of $40m

·        Amosun wades into Alake-Awujale feud

·        Senate to sanction contractors of abandoned NDDC projects

·        Science students accuse UNILAG of exploitation

·        Protests greet Fayose's tax policy

·        LGA boss wanted for role in Rivers violence

THISDAY

·        Nails Reiterates Commitment to Quality Healthcare Products

·        Lafarge Africa Rewards Customers in 'Buy & Win' Promo

·        Dubic Celebrates Brand Ambassador, Pete Edochie

·        Port Harcourt Consumers Experience Coca-Cola Activation

·        As Nigeria Targets New Digital Switchover Date

·        Olumodimu: Location-based Service Apps Will Boost Businesses in Nigeria

·        Salako: Anti-Competition Practices Stifling the Economy

·        Anoyika: The Nigerian Market Offers Huge Opportunities for Global Brands

·        INEC Says Conflicting Judgments Frustrating the Electoral System

·        Modu Sheriff: PDP Has Come Back

·        Multi-Net Group to Build N7bn World Class Poultry Farm

·        Chamber Targets 500 Local, Foreign Exhibitors at Trade Fair

·        Nigerians Languish in Chinese Jails

·        Will Ban on Commercial Motorcycles Increase or Reduce Crime

·        House Fret over Increasing Number of Babies, Children in Prisons

·        Judicial Black Market: Anambra as Case Study

·        Egypt is Beatable Home and Away, Eagles Boast

·        Salah, Elneny Headline Pharaohs 23-man Squad

·        House of Reps, Oliseh Parley to Hold after Easter Recess

·        32 Players Begin Hostilities at Lagos Intl Squash Classics

·        Osewa Causes another Upset in Pretoria, Qualify for Sfinal

·        Champions League: Barca Dumps Arsenal to Book Qfinal Ticket

VANGUARD

·        Alleged N3.9bn fraud: Badeh took N558.2m from NAF monthly ' Witness

·        Panic in Kaduna as El-Rufai moves to implement 'demolition law

·        LICENCE FOR PREACHERS: PFN asks President to caution El-Rufai

·        Edo APC chieftain faults PDP over rowdy session in state Assembly

·        Rivers re-run polls: APC chieftain warns against violence

·        Imo govt to build Igbo Devt Centre

·        Saraki swears in Ohuabunwa

·        No to school girls kidnap

·        Peterside urges support for APC, faults Wike for violence

·        Rivers Re-run: INEC, Police declare readiness

·        Rivers Re-run: No party influenced list of ad-hoc staff ' REC

·        It won't be business as usual ' DIG warns troublemakers

·        Revenue from non-oil exports down by 58% to $4.3bn ' CBN

·        Cattle invasion of Niger Delta west bank

·        The coming anarchy

·        Nike unveils shoe that ties itself

·        WEF honors Umar-sadiq as 2016 young global leader

·        NCC lifts regulatory services ban placed on MTN

GUARDIAN

·        Eight skin super-foods for radiant complexion

·        Think a second, before leaping! part 2

·        Nigeria seeks Britain's support on training of 500,000 teachers

·        Boosting women's health through gender equality

·        Samuel, Balogun sure Eagles will beat Pharaohs to Gabon 2017 ticket

·        Rights activists protest against corruption, drop in electricity, fuel supply in Lagos

·        Shiites fault panel's decision to begin hearing without El-Zakzaky

·        Earth is getting even hotter at night as February smashes temperature records

·        CIBN harps on entrepreneurship

·        We have reinvented, says PDP chair, Modu Sheriff

·        Sister Of Late Doctor Puts A Nail On Sentencing Of Ibinabo Fiberesima

·        Stranger Lagos: Shem Paronelli Opens The Evolution Of Hooves Installation

·        The Official Lauch Of Spar Store In Abuja

·        5 Texts That Will Get A Guy To Respond

·        Ayo Van Elmar: Vitamin Water Or Chemicals

·        Stella Damasus Urges Women To Speak Out About The #GEOBill

THE NATION

·        Lawmakers set to remove N37b items from budget

·        Badeh diverted N558m monthly as COAS

·        Amosun wades into Alake, Awujale feud

·        Dignitaries pay tributes as Ocholi begins final journey

·        N3.1b probe: Confusion in Jonathan's camp

·        Suicide bombers kill 24 in Borno

·        Buhari, EU, Buratai condemn attacks

·        Budget now to be passed on Tuesday

·        Call Wike to order, APC urges security agents

·        Ganduje: we're ready to fight Buhari's enemies

·        Whither Eko Project after June

·        N2m scholarship for Efon Alaaye indigenes

·        2016 COWBELLPEDIA first stage exam holds Saturday

·        Students advised to learn state anthem

·        Proprietor seeks govt support for sports

·        Don faults foreign journals criterion for promotion

·        Orphan: Greensprings students sent me to school

·        2016 UTME: Matters arising

DAILY INDEPENDENT

·        Ishaku Signs N100.8bn 2016 Appropriation Bill

·        NESG Tasks FG On Conducive Environment For Business, Job Creation

·        Reps Probe N2.02trn CBN's Intervention Fund, Privatisation Of Public Assets

·        Nigeria's Double Digit Inflation Likely To Stabilise In March

·        Mile 12: Govt, Traders Agree On Market Relocation

·        Lagos Alerts Residents On Change In Climatic Condition

·        Reps Probe N2.02trn CBN's Intervention Fund, Privatisation Of Public Assets

·        Lagos: Grappling With Challenges Of Securing A Mega City

·        When Election Annulment Re-echoed In Osun NUJ

·        S'Eagles Stars Talk Tough Ahead Of Egypt Clash

·        Egypt Names 'Killer Squad' Against Nigeria

·        FIFA Admits World Cup Hosting Bribes

·        A Club Needs At Least N200m Per Season To Campaign In NPFL ' Dikko

·        N2.9bn Scandal Won't Affect Rio Olympics' Ogba

·        Oliseh's Appointment, NFF's Worst Fraud ' Izilein

·        Bosso Blames El-Kanemi's Woes On Players' Exodus

·        WADA Wants Sochi 2014 Doping Samples Re-Tested

·        Clearing Agent Docked Over Alleged N300, 000 Fraud

TRIBUNE

·        Edo investor, Okunbo, unveils $750m farm, to provide 25,000 direct jobs

·        Why we reviewed political appointees' salaries 'Niger govt

·        Preaching bill: We don't think el-Rufai will ban Christianity 'CAN

·        Naira exchanges for N325 to dollar

·        NCC lifts sanction on MTN Nigeria

·        Uproar in Ibadan over alleged dungeon

·        Boko Haram: IDPs from 15 Yobe communities return home

·        Anti-corruption war: Nobody is being victimised 'Sagay

·        Dual citizenship: Oyo APC senator knows fate Friday

·        Ohuabunwa returns to Senate

·        Reps to investigate failed concessions, privatised companies

·        Bello sends HoS on compulsory leave, appoints new aides

·        Reps set to probe CBN interventions, UBEC project fund

·        Senate honours Ibru, observes one minute silence

·        Reps urge FG to rehabilitate old Oyo-Ogbomoso Road

·        2015 elections: INEC boss slams judiciary

·        Rivers rerun: Police drawn from 13 states

·        Amosun settles rift between Alake, Awujale