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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR THURSDAY 9TH FEBRUARY, 2017.



BUSINESS DAY
*Poultry farmers hit as feed prices, other inputs rise steeply
*US recession on the way as de-globalisation bites
*Buhari’s sister urges Nigerians to pray for President
*Anambra has potential to replicate Chinese Economy – Ubah
*Gov. Bello bemoans issuance of licence to unqualified drivers
*Abuja airport closure; Foreign airlines’ refusal to codeshare, to cost passengers N3bn
*FG, WTO in talks on import prohibition list, export rejects

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
*I speak with Buhari daily, says 84-year-old sister
*Saraki failed to declare his assets, witness tells Tribunal, as FG slams fresh charges on him
*Youths protest over non appointment of Ondo indigene on NDDC board
*Islamist gunmen kill four guards in hotel attack in Somalia
*Nigeria fine to push South Africa’s MTN to 2016 loss, shares fall

THE NATION
*Buhari’s case different from Yar’Adua’s, says Fed Govt
*Ex-minister to court: I need cancer treatment abroad
*Police to deploy dogs in Abuja, Lagos airports
*No plans to leave PDP, say lawmakers
*Man axes mum to death over N500,000
*Our lives under threat, say Ondo lawmakers
*NJC to Osinbajo: renew Onnoghen’s tenure

THISDAY
*FG: No Basis Comparing Yar’Adua’s Health Issues with Buhari’s
*NJC Re-nominates Onnoghen Acting CJN, Pending Senate Confirmation
*PDP Opens Merger Talks with LP, SDP, Five Other Parties
*UN: Boko Haram is Broke
*Senate Approves $1bn Eurobond Sale, Investors Fret over Oil Risk
*Russian Ship Crew Taken Hostage off Nigerian Coast
*Free Trade Zones Operators Kick as Senate Moves to Amend OGEFZA...
*Seven New Cases of Lassa Fever Reported in Edo, Ondo, Bauchi
*FEC Gives Nod to Measures to Bring down Food Prices
*NBS: N1.03bn Sub-standard Products Impounded in 2016

DAILY TRUST
*I speak to my brother everyday — Buhari’s sister
*Nigerian prisons receive 7000 inmates in 2 months
*Emir of Zazzau marks 42 years on throne
*N/Assembly to raise health budget to N1.1tr
*Justices Ngwuta, Ademola face fresh charges at CCT
*FG tenders cash, firearms recovered from Justice Ademola
*Most HMOs operating illegally - NHIS
*We intend to create 6m jobs – DG SMEDAN
*Sanusi meets Osinbajo in Aso Rock Villa
*NJC extends Onnoghen’s tenure as acting CJN
*FG to re-arraign Saraki on amended charges
*FG reveals strategy to reduce cost of food items
*I speak to my brother everyday — Buhari’s sister
*EFCC docks woman, 3 others for $1m crude oil scam

GUARDIAN
*NJC seeks extension of acting Chief Justice Onnoghen’s tenure
*Jack Ma's Ant Financial raising under $3 billion of debt to fund deals
*Revisiting the mandate of polytechnic education for growth
*Lunar eclipse expected tomorrow, solar episode on February 26, 2017

VANGUARD
*Budget funding: FG set to borrow another N110bn via local bond issue
*Produce picture evidence of alleged bribe, PDP tells IG panel
*Nursing mum allegedly cuts rival with razor blade
*Building Collapse: Senate to fast-track passage of National Building Code
*CJN SAGA: Onnoghen’s fate now with Senate, not Buhari – Presidency
*Don’t compare Yar’Adua’s health case to Buhari’s – FG
*Foreign investors seek 7% yield on Nigeria’s Eurobond

LEADERSHIP
*N4.9bn Fraud: EFCC Asks Court To Dismiss Fani-Kayode, Usman’s Applications
*PMB May Return From Vacation Saturday
*DSS Tenders N54 m, Other Currencies *Recovered From Justice Ademola’s Residence
*Reps Abandon N689bn Bailout Probe Over Likely Clash With Governors
*Non-performing Bank Loans Rise To N2.3trn
*FG Begins Disbursement Of N140bn Micro-credit Fund
*Arms Container: Customs Released 661 Rifles Without Inspection

PUNCH
*FG tenders cash, guns recovered from Justice Ademola
*Buhari not in danger, discusses with Osinbajo daily –Mohammed
*EFCC arraigns Belgore, ex-minister for allegedly laundering N500m
*DSS quizzes ex-CBN dep gov, CAN leaders on B’Haram video
*BREAKING: Army arrests soldiers who brutalised crippled man in Onitsha
*NJC asks Osinbajo to extend Onnoghen’s status as acting CJN
*Punishing Kaduna killings’ perpetrators will end crisis – Sanusi
*Military HMO MD faults NHIS administration
*El-Rufai bans FRSC operations in Kaduna
Pirates abduct Russians, Ukrainian

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