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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 7TH FEBRUARY, 2017.


BUSINESS DAY
*As Nigerians protest hardship, govt policies, Osibanjo says "We hear you loud and clear"
*Coastal security: NIMASA targets 100% piracy free 2017
*Reps probe $9.159bn forex sale on petroleum products
*Auchi Poly staff on indefinite strike over N1.8bn salary arrears
*Ambode, Obiano, Collier, others say Africa must invest in infrastructure

THE NATION
*Osinbajo: no cause for alarm on Buhari’s health
*Osinbajo to protesters: we hear you loud and clear
*Lagos -Ibadan, Ilorin-Kano rail lines to cost govt $7.6b
*IG orders closure of Ondo Assembly
*Lagos needs $30b for 30 capital projects in five years
*Military not arming Fulani herdsmen to kill Christians, says Govt

THISDAY
*Osinbajo: I’m Not Under Pressure to Resign, Buhari is Hale and Hearty
*Nigerians Protest Poor Governance, Poverty, Hunger
*FG Unveils Measures to Turn Around Economy, Targets 7% GDP Growth
*Nigeria’s Priscilla Makes UK Tighten Health Care Rules
*Fashola: Appointment of AfDB Official as TCN MD Unconnected to $174m
*House C’ttee Summons Emefiele over Forex Sale by IOCs
*Ibori Denies Twitter Account, Says He was Not Deported

DAILY TRUST
*Kaduna NUJ gets new chair as crisis persists
*Lawyer wants N100m for families of bombed IDPs
*UN seeks ban of FGM
*FG orders investigation of claims to HIV cure
*Protests in Lagos, Abuja over economic hardship
*Labour unions to protest on Thursday
Protest detention of the poor – Obla
*Boko Haram attacks military base, burns community in Yobe
*Police arrest 195 rustlers, rescue 21 kidnapped villagers

THE GUARDIAN
*Nigerians defy police, hold anti-government rallies
*Trump accuses media of ignoring terrorist attacks
*Nigeria begins negotiations on CFTA adoption
*Rohr dismisses Cameroon, plans two friendly games next month

VANGUARD
*Money Laundering: FG reviews Ibori’s case-file, to amend charges
*Wait for four years before judging us- Amaechi
*We pray for Buhari’s survival but Nigeria is a collapsed nation — Uwazuruike
*Anti, pro-govt rallies in Abuja, Lagos, Benin, London, Ibadan
*Avoid comments that can lead to religious war, FG warns religious leaders
*Fitch rates Nigeria’s upcoming Eurobond B+
*Buhari hale, hearty; I spoke with him – Osinbajo

LEADERSHIP
*APC Convention To Replace BoT With Elders Forum
*Land Import Ban Raises Smuggling Of Trapped Vehicles
*TSA: CBN To Sanction Banks Over Non-remittance Of NCDF
*Osinbajo To Opposition: Only PMB Can Disclose His Health Status
*Ag. President To Protesters: We Understand Your Grievances
*FG Outlines Economic Recovery Plan, Targets 7% GDP Growth Rate

THE PUNCH
*Ambode to phase out danfo this year
*LASG needs $30bn for big projects
*N304.1m fraud: Ex-NIMASA boss, Jauro, disowns confessional statements
*Ibori disowns Twitter account, says I wasn’t deported from UK
*‘EFCC probe stalls NIMASA’s contract with Tompolo’s firm’
*Four okada riders crushed to death in Abuja
*NRC raises fares for Kaduna-Abuja rail service
*B’Haram terrorists not Shiites or Sunnis – Iranian envoy
*Eight killed in Katsina auto crash
*Nigerians condemning constituency projects ignorant –Senate

THE SUN
*Eagles must think of Cameroon –Kalu
Pro, anti-govt supporters clash in Abuja
*Anti-Buhari protest: Police barricade venue in Port Harcourt
*I wasn’t deported from UK –Ibori
*Gowon, Obasanjo, Jonathan, others to get N400m worth new vehicles
*Ondo Assembly sealed, adjourns plenary indefinitely
*I spoke to Buhari, he is hale and hearty –Osinbajo

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