NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR TODAY FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2O17.

PUNCH
Magu can serve indefinitely, Presidential committee tells Buhari
El-Rufai studying for PhD in Holland —Varsity
Fayose knocks Obasanjo for anti-graft comment
Seized N3bn: Court remands ex-NNPC boss, Yakubu, in Kuje Prison
Justice Ngwuta earned £50,000, $196,000, N119m — Chief Registrar
85-year-old woman abandoned by children down with stroke
10 killed, one injured in Edo auto crash
Two teachers defiled six-year-old pupil –Police
LASG advises indefinite shutdown of Queen’s College
Police arrest plumber for raping daughters
Refusal to wear uniform: NBA chief, SAN flay Ali as Senate turns back Customs CG

VANGUARD
Protests rock National Assembly, Makurdi over herdsmen killings in Benue
I will not rest until I address those issues that affect our people – Buhari
If Magu’s rejected, Saraki shoudn’t be Senate President—Ndume
Ngwuta got N45m as salary in 5 yrs, spent N313m in 9 months —FG
N3bn loot: Ex-NNPC boss, Yakubu, docked, remanded in Kuje Prison
Naira appreciates by N13 to N445/$
Protests rock National Assembly, Makurdi over herdsmen killings in Benue
Senate walks out Customs boss over improper dressing
Lalong’s Long Walks On The Plateau
NEITI Raises Alarm Over N3.3trn States’ Debt
Lai Mohammed Cautioned Over Frequent Changes At NTDC
Ex-Militants Laud Usani Over N-Delta Devt
Anambra 2017: Obiano Has Disappointed, Should Step Aside — Uzoh
PDP crisis: Makarfi gives condition for political solution

DAILY TRUST
UNODC advocates restorative justice to decongest Nigerian prisons
Magu: Senate’s confirmation process is constitutionally invalid -SERAP
Buhari should have reconciled DSS, EFCC - CACOL
Aero 'sacks' 60% of workers
IPAC petitions AGF, CJN to speed up forgery case against Plateau lawmaker
Ife Tribal Clash: Arewa Leaders storm Ibadan for Peace Parley
IBB university research department discovers crude oil in Bida Basin
The Reporter's View: Senate rejection of Magu again
EFCC arraigns Yola councillor over double salary
Parcel explodes at IMF Paris office, one person injured
Reps: Budget passage deadline not sacrosanct
Magu: Buhari will take appropriate action – Presidency
Hajj: NAHCON seals 13 illegal operators
Kogi assembly majority leader, 5 others join APC
Researchers discover large quantity of oil in Bida Basin
Banks reject Etisalat dollar to naira conversion of loan

THE NATION
 Buhari to CBN: release N500b Paris Club cash
 Presidency awaits letter from Senate on Magu’s rejection
 Lagos eyes 27,500 jobs in new environmental policy
 Govt to raise $1b from asset
 Alleged $9.7m gift: Court remands Yakubu in prison
 Bayelsa’s no-nonsense judge takes a bow
 Serving judges can’t do business, says witness
 N963.7m subsidy fraud: Oil marketer gets 10 years jail
 Senate turns back Customs CG Ali over uniform
 ‘APC causing PDP crisis’
 Lagos asks Queens College to delay resumption
Merit and appointment of appellate justices
 JAMB: awaiting result candidates can write UTME
 Court nullifies removal of OGSIEC chairman, members
 Budget: Finance minister asks NAFDAC to refund
 Alleged $9.7m gift: Court remands Yakubu in prison
 Fayose: Obasanjo father of corruption

THE SUN
$1.2bn loan: Etisalat, banks disagree over naira payment
senate to approve $6bn loan railway projects
CBN clears $150m forex forwards
Nigeria to exit recession soon –W’Bank
Aero Contractors sacks 60% workforce over revenue drop
Only 14m Nigerians pay tax –FIRS arch 201
El-Rufai writes Buhari, suggests ways of arresting drift in Nigeria
Panic in Lagos as rabies kill 2
COREN raises the alarm over Owerri flyover
Senate walks out Customs CG

THISDAY
Buhari Approves Release of More London-Paris Club Refunds to Governors
Subsidy Fraud: Another Oil Marketer Bags 10 Years Imprisonment
Court Declines FG’s Request to Consolidate Charges against Dasuki
House Amends Public Procurement Act, Raises Contract Mobilisation Fee to 50%
Naira Gains as CBN Auctions $150m FX Forwards
Fire at Borno IDP Camp Claims Three Lives, Leaves Six Injured
Despite NCC, CBN Intervention, Banks in Stand-off with Etisalat over Dollar...
Another Bloody Killing Shocks Benue Community
Ahmad Ends Hayatou’s 29-year Reign as CAF President