LOCAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: WEDNESDAY 16/03/2016

 PUNCH

·        Imperatives of local crude oil refining

·        Change your game with grasscutter farming

·        When is the best time to invest

·        Ecobank, Oando, Diamond Bank lead N38bn market loss

·        Resort Savings, estate developers offer mortgage finance

·        Gwarzo re-elected as chair of IOSCO's AMERC

·        Inflation rises to three-year high at 11.4%

·        CBN unveils credit scheme for corpers

·        Olympics: D'Tigers group worries Ahmedu

·        Nigeria set for ITTF Junior Circuit event

·        Ajose, Ekundayo give back to Lagos kid boxers

·        114 new roadsll be ready in June LASG

·        Court dissolves 16-year-old marriage for infidelity

·        UNIZIK medical student, killed by fire, buried

·        FG asks ECOWAS court to dismiss Dasukis suit

·        LAUTECH staff may be redeployed to schools

·        EFCC arraigns ex-NHIS boss for $2.2m illegal transaction

·        Ikpeazu raises panel to probe ABSU students beheading

·        Lawyer slumps, dies in court after adjournment

·        Bank marketer flees with Lagos traders' deposits

·        Police arraign man for raping neigbour's daughter

·        Deacon, 44, rapes seven-year-old, blames evil forces

·        Man attacks Scanfrost workers over actress, Omotola

·        Police rescue three stolen Bauchi girls

·        Ill be merciless in pursuing looters, says Buhari

·        Ambode sacks occupants of Lekki Gardens buildings

·        Candidates, parents protest, demand cancellation of 2016 UTME

·        Power distribution firms reject supply from generating plants

·        Hyundai showcases 2016 Elantra for young CEOs

·        Expert predicts shift to digital jobs

·        Labour supports UN's move against food crisis

·        Ex-Eagles star Ene Okon dies on birthday

·        Oliseh withdraws suit, insists he wasn't paid

·        Doctors raise the alarm over renal diseases among Nigerians

·        Scientist with kidney disease cries for help

·        Nigerians spent N320bn in foreign hospitals in 2014

·        Starting a career in the medical field

·        Kids can have diabetes, watch their diet

·        Ohiwerei, Durotoye for Students Fortress Conference

·        Adebayo-Ojoye tells her success tale

·        Cost of translation killing plans for trans-border publishing

·        CPC vows to protect Nigerians against abuse

·        97 million Internet users depend on GSM operators

·        Toyota Nigeria recalls 900 units of RAV4

·        Re: Ideologies don't deliver results for the poor

·        Rivers re-run and battle for supremacy

·        Women's Day: Let the parity subsist

THISDAY

·        Buhari Orders Security Services to Stop Violence in Rivers State

·        Senate to Probe Non-Remittance of N3.3tn by NNPC, Other MDAs

·        Dangote, GE, Others Identified as Most Strategic Investors in Nigeria

·        Inflation Spirals to 11.4% on Higher Food Prices, Imported Goods

·        Integrity Test: LASG Orders Lekki Gardens Occupants to Vacate Estate

·        Police Invade Lagos Hotel, Arrest Three More Babington Kidnapping Suspects

·        Cote d'Ivoire Terror Attack: We Were Prepared for It, Says President Ouattara

·        Sacked Bayelsa Lawmaker Re-elected Speaker

·        Tussle for BoT chair resumes

·        Move to Oust Sheriff, NWC Members Frivolous, Says PDP

·        FCT Elections to Hold April 9, Says INEC

·        Repositioning Economy Our Priority, Says Saraki

·        Osun and the Fear of New LCDAs

·        Ocholi: Painful Exit of a Breadwinner

·        Corruption, the NBA, and the Effrontery of Thieves

·        Africa Will Rise Again

·        Benin Republic Set to Deploy Troops for MNJTF Operations against Boko...

·        PDP Group Asks Court to Sack Sheriff, Stop Convention

VANGUARD

·        Inflation rate hits double digit, worst in 3yrs

·        Electricity, corruption crippling Nigerian firms

·        NIMASA: Ijaw youths hail Peterside's appointment

·        Bayelsa Assembly re-elects Benson as Speaker

·        Abe campaign organization flays destruction of billboards, posters

·        Foreign trip: Ayade violated no law, says C-River govt

·        ABACHA LOOT: Switzerland returns $723m to Nigeria in 10 years

·        Soldiers seize pro-Biafra newspapers in Aba

·        Fraudsters clone Gov Ugwuanyi's facebook account

·        Embracing 'Made in Nigeria

·        Amaechi/Wike: Battle for Ikwere heartland

·        RE-RUN POLL: Showdown in Rivers East

·        Rivers Re-run: I will productively engage constituents ' Okocha

·        Rivers Re-run: INEC to receive sensitive election materials today

·        Rivers Re-run: My people will enjoy good representation ' Nwuke

·        Rivers Re-run: I'll give my people adequate representation ' Jerome Eke

·        ITF, UNIDO seek establishment of Sector Skills Council in Nigeria

·        Our Soyinka has gone wrong again

·        Lifeline: FG moves to criminalise non patronage of indigenous ICT brands

·        N1.04trn fine probe: Reps walk out MTN rep, summon MD

·        Lumia 950 XL goes swag with dual SIM, Windows Hello

·        Smart characteristics of Lenovo VIBE P1m

·        Why we're deploying more base stations across country ' Spectranet

·        We build capacity to impact Nigeria market 'Microsoft MD

·        Information management lecture to tackle good governance

·        Intel harps on PC adoption program to grow Nigerian economy

·        Reliance Infosystems boosts SME, MSME with mobile POS solution

·        FG reads riot act to telecom operators over poor quality of service, others

·        NFF'll demand N10m from Oliseh ' Green

·        Why House Committee shelved Oliseh's invitation

·        Akwa Utd'll fight Ikorodu Utd

·        GOtv Boxing Night: NBB of C lauds organisers

·        Dalung to grace School for the blind inter-house sports

·        FIFA U-17 WWC: SA coach gives up on Nigerian girls

·        Utaka backs Siasia, Amuneke to lift Eagles

·        It's useless joining issues with people who are bent on deceiving, misleading Nigerians ' Oliseh

·        Toure back for Man City's Dynamo Kiev date

·        D'banj to speak at Nigerian Entertainment Conference

·        Herbalist, 69, marries 18-year-old girl as 57th wife

·        Season of abductions

·        Women and the struggle for gender parity

·        States and local governments: A cartel against the common good

·        Saraki: Endless saga of proving innocence by evading trial

·        Lassa Fever: Ebonyi constructs first virology centre in South-East

·        Traditional ruler sends SOS to Imo govt over amenities for community

·        Lifeline from gov's wife: Story of housewife with broken hip

·        Mrs Ugwuanyi to Mothers: Deworm your children early

·        Gully Erosion: As rains begin, South-East communities already under threat

GUARDIAN

·        NFF Technical C'ttee imposed players on me, says Oliseh

·        Senate to probe NNPC over N3.2 trillion alleged fraud

·        Art Dubai' Here comes Nubuke with two Diaspora artists

·        Academy partners govt in PPP project financing

·        February inflation rate hits double digit of 11.4%

·        Why antibiotics turn resistance drugs

·        Court hears banks' appeal against stamp duty April 7

·        Why we are winning war against insurgency, by Buratai

·        Reps move to probe amnesty scheme's alleged N400b fake contracts

·        Immigration gets recruits despite embargo

·        Simple Ways To Strengthen Your Relationship

·        I Am Creative With Ayodeji Rotinwa

·        President Buhari Receives Highest National Honour of Equatorial Guinea

·        Peter Okoye Unveils New Stage Name And Management

·        THE NATION

·        N3.1b 'fraud': Ex-minister travels as EFCC closes in

·        $2b Malabu oil block deal: Adoke's accounts under probe

·        Buratai: insurgency'll soon become history

·        JAMB candidates take to violence at Lagos Assembly

·        N12b CBN fake currency fraud suspects back in court

·        Taming the monster of fuel scarcity

·        Buhari vows to deal with sponsors of Rivers violence

·        Peterside assumes duty at NIMASA

·        Kogi Poly shut indefinitely

·        Amaechi: Wike hiding wanted militants, cultists in Govt House

·        Protest: Kogi poly shut indefinitely

·        Should states have their police

·        Save us! Nigerian prisoners in China cry out to govt

·        CJN praises firm for mentoring lawyers

·        African Bar appoints council, women's forum heads

·        Reps probe N49tr yearly loss in mining sector

·        Supply prepaid metres to consumers, govt urges Discos

·        Fed Govt inaugurates $1m investment, technology partnership with UNIDO

·        Govt to add 1206Mw to national grid

·        IPMAN alleges NNPC's refusal to load N5b tickets

·        Fed Govt budgets N50b for retirees

·        Consumer Day: Experts, others score CPC high on regulation

DAILY INDEPENDENT

·        CBN Gives N3m Each To Eligible Youth On Empowerment Programme

·        IDP's Plight Gets NASS Attention

·        Nigerians' Well-Being, Consumer Confidence Indices Decline

·        Buhari Asks Security Agencies To Deal With Violence Sponsors In Rivers

·        Minister Inaugurates Inter-Ministerial Committee On Digital Switch Over

·        UNDP Rallies International Support For Nigeria's Democracy

·        Nigerian Authors Move To Enhance Professionalism

·        Nigeria's GDP slumps to 17-year low on declining oil prices

·        Nigeria's Inflation Up 11.4% In February

·        Despite Falling Oil Prices, Volatile Currencies, Nigeria, Others Have Lots Of Prospects'PwC

·        Senate Probes NNPC, Others Over N3.3trn Scam

·        Customs Intercept 3 Boats Loaded With Marijuana

·        Buhari Should Reduce The Cost Of Governance ' Ubani

·        Buhari Has Abandoned Governance ' Fayose

·        Buhari Has Abandoned Governance For Foreign Interests, Political Persecution ' Fayose

·        Rerun: Rivers Petition 50 Countries, Demands Global Surveillance

·        Raging Crisis At Kogi Assembly

TRIBUNE

·        Kogi: Bello's voter card bears Abuja address 'Witness

·        Roadside bomb kills 3 in Borno

·        Kogi: Bello's voter card bears Abuja address 'Witness

·        Counter-insurgency: Benin Republic to deploy 150 military troops to MNJTF

·        Senate rejects bill seeking equality for women

·        I'm not a coward, Mark replies opponent

·        N8bn CBN fraud: Court adjourns till May 5

·        Lead City varsity honours Awo

·        Solid minerals: Our target is 10 % contribution to GDP 'Fayemi

·        Falae, SDP deny receiving money from CBN

·        Death, life imprisonment await kidnappers, abductors 'Oyo Assembly

·        CBN earmarks N10m for corps members under YIEDP scheme

·        Court stays proceedings in Tarfa's suit against EFCC

·        Buhari receives Equatorial Guinea's highest honour

·        Kogi poly students on the rampage over dead colleague

·        Boko Haram reduced to remnants 'Army chief

·        Rivers rerun: We will clamp down on sponsors of violence 'Buhari