LOCAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINES: WEDNESDAY 9/03/2016

PUNCH

·        Don't ignore auto industry, BKG tells FG

·        Govt promises modern railway system

·        Govt appointments should be based on merit 'ANAN

·        ACCA exposes graduates to job opportunities

·        FG, states to consider alternatives to naira devaluation

·        Stock market sheds N47bn as 13 firms lose

·        Tax evasion: FG to probe mobile operators' revenues

·        GDP growth rate declined to 2.79% in 2015 ' NBS

·        Firm to train corporate professionals

·        NIMET predicts less rainfall this year

·        Can you pay N570m for Lamborghini Centenario

·        Bristow pays crash victims initial $30,000

·        Hyundai Nigeria replaces iX35 with hi-tech Tucson

·        Govt to audit NIMASA, NPA, other maritime agencies

·        Elizade to assemble JAC cars, opens N394m showroom

·        Nigeria can repeat Atlanta '96 feat ' Amuneke

·        Siasia confident Eagles can thrash Egypt

THISDAY

·        Buhari: MTN Fuelled Boko Haram Insurgency

·        President Approves NNPC's Restructuring into Seven Units, 20 Companies

·        Zuma's Visit Offers Hope for Improved Relations

·        Infant, 17 Others Die in Lagos Building Collapse

·        Ese's Abductor, Yinusa, Arraigned, Remanded in Prison Custody

·        Nigeria's GDP Slows to 2.11% in Fourth Quarter as Oil Sector Contracts

·        FG Offers Automatic Employment to Ocholi's Eldest Son, Siblings to Get Scholarships

·        FG, Switzerland Sign Agreement on Return of Abacha Loot

·        FG, States Mull Retreat on Alternative to Naira Devaluation

·        Moody's Places Nigeria's Ba3 Rating on Review for Downgrade

VANGUARD

·        Buhari orders re-negotiation of MTN's N780bn fine

·        Low oil price: FG, states to hold retreat on alternative to devaluation

·        Uproar over perm sec's tenure extension in Petroleum ministry

·        High cost of accommodation hits South-East communities

·        C-River engages German firm for superhighway, sea port devt

·        Delta govt partners Indian firm on vocational education

·        Wike swears in Justice Iyayi-Lamikanra as Rivers Chief Judge

·        Judge asks court to declare him SL Akintola's son

·        PPA rejects Abia North re-run election results

·        Buhari's war against corruption not targeted at PDP ' Kashamu

·        LASG shuts 2 companies for tax evasion

·        Brent hits 3-month high on hopes for producer price support

·        Everything we see on television influences the way we think ' Adepetu

·        People appreciate spectranet for its quality,speed ' Venn

·        I'm very optimistic data will begin to drive most of the things we do in Nigeria ' Airtel boss

·        Fall in oil prices won't spell doom for Nigerian economy 'Dangote

·        Financing political parties, elections and corruption

GUARDIAN

·        Ese Oruru pregnant for me, says Yunusa

·        Devaluation: My layman position 1

·        Buhari , wife, Osinbajo pay tributes

·        Microsoft Lumia 950 threatens PC growth

·        Farewell to a Pharaonic scholar-diplomat

·        BoI takes renewable energy to off-grid community in Anambra

·        Ocholi warned of end-time evils before death

·        U.S. may raise shale production over rallying oil prices

·        Seriki seeks court nullification of appointment of Olubadan

·        Beyond the padding of 2016 Budget

·        Mrs Aisha Buhari On International Women's Day

·        Polo Avenue Luxury Store Launches Nigeria's First Fragrance Bar

THE NATION

·        18 killed as new five-storey building crumbles in Lagos

·        Federal Govt breaks NNPC into four units

·        Ekiti officials held over N5.8b refund, others

·        Mile 12 violence perpetrators are enemies of state, says Akiolu

·        Ese Oruru: Yunusa charged with illicit sex

·        We won't let dad down, say Ocholi's children

·        Why economic philosophy matters: The globalisation play (3)

·        Nigeria: The economic upside

·        Women 're still marginalised in politics, says Sonaiya

·        This is coup against Fayose

·        Manufacturers lobby CBN for forex

·        More sanctions await telcos, says Minister

·        Oil price hits three-months high at $41.43

·        Nigeria records 21.6% foreign portfolio deficit amidst forex strain

·        A young farmer's road to success

·        NSITF transfers N9.01b contributors' fund to Trustfund Q2, 2015

·        Africa needs more money to solve its energy problem, says ADB

·        Why CBN should cut interest rate, by El-Rufai

·        Don't devalue naira, traders urge Buhari

·        BPE seeks commercialisation of River Basins

·        Qualities Oshiomhole's successor should possess, by Obaseki

DAILY INDEPENDENT

·        World Bank Boosts Girl Child Education With N19.9trn Grants In Five States

·        Onyema's Trillion Dollar Capitalization Goal May Not Be On Paper Only

·        Vehicle Import Diversion: Clearing Agents Lose Jobs to Neighbouring Ports

·        Why Nigeria Ranks Low In Mobile Money Adoption

·        Senate Probes NDDC, Team In Abia On Fact Finding Tour

·        Ese Oruru: Yinusa Appears In Court

·        Delta Police, Vigilante In War Of Words Over Members' Arrest

·        DSO: No Money Was Stolen, Diverted Under Emeka Mba At NBC'Approvals For Spending Were Obtained

·        Zuma Addresses Joint NASS Session

·        Reps Query DSS Over Raid Of Ekiti Assembly

·        Blackout And Water Scarcity Worry Bayelsa Residents

·        Man, 45, Jailed Three Years For Raping 4 YearOld Girl

·        Benin's Presidential Poll Heads Into Run-Off Vote

·        Return To Work, Government Urges striking Ogun Civil Servants, Doctors

·        IG's Wife Urges Police Officer's Wives To Give Moral Support To Their Husbands To Fight Crime

·        Apc Behind Violence In Rivers ' Akawor

·        I Am The Best Man To Succeed Oshiomhole ' Obaseki

·        Between Anyaoku, Mimiko And Ondo Opposition Parties

TRIBUNE

·        Strike: We can't be intimidated 'Ogun workers

·        Oke'Badan grand finale holds March 17

·        Court adjourns Seriki vs Olubadan-in-Council suit till April 14

·        Accra-bound Medview plane makes air return

·        NSE inducts 136 new members

·        FG reduces charges against former minister, Orubebe, to one

·        EFCC arrests Oronsaye for obtaining N240m by false pretence

·        Rickey Tarfa: NJC queries Justice Yunusa, set for others' probe

·        Commotion ends Edo assembly sitting

·        Arms deal: Dasuki's ex-aide seeks bail on self recognisance

·        FCT judges have 1,500 pending cases, says CJ

·        Don't stockpile fuel, FRSC boss warns motorists

·        Boko Haram: MTN contributed to killing of 10,000 Nigerians 'Buhari

·        Africa must break away from colonial legacies 'Zuma

·        Aregbesola creates 31 LCDAs, dissolves LG caretaker committees

·        DSS arrests: Ekiti govt raises the alarm, seeks intervention

·        Double efforts on rescue of Chibok girls, Senate tells FG

·        Framework to recover $321m Abacha loot ready soon 'Osinbajo

·        We're not hopeless, Ocholi's children tell Osinbajo

·        Ocholis' death not natural 'Family

·        Ese Oruru's alleged abductor, Yunusa, admits responsibility for her pregnancy

·        18 dead, 50 trapped as 5-storey building collapses

·        Reduce interest rate or govs will do it for you, El-Rufai tells CBN

·        FG unbundles NNPC, subsidiaries

·        Nigeria vs Egypt: We can stop Salah 'Onazi

·        ITTF ranks Nigeria 24, first in Africa

·        Okpekpe race now performance based, says Pamodzi

·        3,000 schools for 2016 copa Coca-Cola football

·        WGB /Lagos FA Cup: Akinwumni tips Lagos team for federation cup final

·        Rooney, Moyes, Drogba others for Yobo's testimonial match

·        Why govt should not fund political parties 'Kashamu

·        As Northern govs battle Senate over foreign loans

·        Women wield too little political power 'IPU

·        Refugee crisis: EU, Turkey reach breakthrough deal

·        Russia warns North Korea over threats of nuclear strike

·        Tunisia closes border with Libya after 55 killed in fierce clashes

·        Why I turned down meeting with Obama 'Netanyahu

·        MH370 disappearance still a mystery two years on

·        Benin's PM, Zinsou, faces run-off in presidential election

·        Indian teen raped, set on fire by neighbour, police say

·        NARTO inaugurates new executives, tasks FG on road construction

·        Delta deputy speaker doles out N10m for scholarship

·        LCDA boss restates commitment to development of Ikosi/Isheri commuity