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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, September 16, 2015


NATION
Presidency issues 7-day deadline on workers’ pay
Buhari: Boko Haram demands release of its bomb maker
Troops rescue women, children
The Sun DMD to kidnappers: release my wife
Osinbajo: Fed Govt to adopt zero-based budgeting
Ooni: Giesi inaugurates screening committee
Chinese’s investors… dominating the Nigerian business landscape
2015 budget probe: Reps blast perm sec, AGF, Budget Office for presenting vague documents
Statistical Association seeks Customs roles in oil import, export
A legacy of ‘twin brothers’ of Nigerian journalism
Nigeria achieves food component of MDGs
RMAFC: states flouting salary policy
Ambode seeks re-ordering of budget
UI to admit 3,700
‘Probe ’ll sanitise society’
Artists make case for change

THIS DAY
Buhari: Govt in Talks with Boko Haram on Chibok Girls
CBN Eases Liquidity as TSA Compliance Rattles Interbank Market
Nigerian Writer Makes Booker Prize Shortlist
From Jihad to Jewelry Making: Inside Nigeria's Secret Prison for Former Boko Haram Fighters
NNPC to Review PSC Fiscal Terms with IOCs
Osinbajo: FG to Adopt Zero-based Budgeting for 2016
Nwosu: Police Debunk News of Victim’s Alleged Release
Tukur Bows out of Politics, Drums up Support for Buhari
PDP: DSS Invasion of Akwa Ibom Govt House, a Political Coup
APC Governors’ Forum Meeting in Katsina Postponed
PDP: Okorocha Should Be Blamed for Igbos Fate in Buhari’s Govt
Rivers: INEC Says Only 293,072 Voters Were Accredited During April 11 Guber Polls
Akwa Ibom Guber: Akpabio’s Witness Denies Statement

PUNCH
Nigeria destined to fail –Fani-Kayode
Why I shunned Nigeria – Jordon Ibe
Don’t accept Fayose’s rams, Imams tell Muslims
Fire guts shopping mall, bank in Lagos
The Mecca crane crash and 9/11
ICPC warns governors against diverting bailout
Northern leaders demand fresh national conference
FG borrows N882bn to finance 2015 budget
Fire guts shopping mall, bank in Lagos
We are negotiating with Boko Haram, says Buhari
DSS planning to scuttle Akwa Ibom poll – PDP
Buhari assures French investors of good economic climate
FG plans special fund for roads, power
Unpaid salaries: Osun workers batter MITv, ONTV reporters
PUNCH journalists nominated for CNN awards
Ogboru rejects kingmakers’ decision on Ooni selection
Akwa Ibom govs’ driver not an impersonator –Govt
Pensioners ask CBN to stop Osun N35bn bailout

VANGUARD
Presidency under pressure to relocate Villa Chapel, Mosque
Northern leaders reject Jonathan’s confab report
TSA: Banks move 1.2 trillion naira to CBN
NNPC to commence review of deep offshore production agreements
Chibok girls: FG has opened negotiations with Boko Haram - Buhari
Release my wife, Nwosu begs abductors
Treatment of gunshot victims
16 die, 172 hospitalized as cholera hits Maiduguri IDPs camp
2015 budget: Ambode requests additional 24billion naira
20million Nigerians infected with hepatitis virus — Expert
Who will save Nigeria’s youth?
Political struggles in Bayelsa
Cross River set to host Buhari September 21
Ekiti imposes education levy on students
Dimgba Igwe was a true Nigerian — Buhari
Schools resumption: Osun students protest demand for parents’ tax clearance
Tears as victim of Ughelli cult attack is buried
MASSOB breeding kidnappers and armed robbers – Anambra police boss
Construction companies cry out over inability to pay workers
How Wada beat bookmakers to snatch victory

GUARDIAN
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, others buoy OPEC oil supply
We're already negotiating with B'Haram, says Buhari
Banks shun money market over TSA
Economy, job creation are my priorities, Buhari tells French investors
PDP alleges neglect of economy by Buhari
Shortage of long-term finance hampers growth in Nigeria, others, says World Bank
NMA’s ex-president flays medical tourism by public office holders
Speaker assures speedy passage of Delta’s health bill
‘Buhari has what it takes to win insurgency war’
Fulani herdsmen kill nine b in Tiv community
Agbakoba calls for removal of federal character principle
Ihenacho seeks review of NIMASA law, sustained shipping development
Nigeria’s Yakubu Adesokan sets powerlifting world record
EU donates 512million Euros for electricity, others in Nigeria
NERC re-focuses on regulatory enforcements

LEADERSHIP
Rivers: Only 293,072 Were Accredited To Vote In April 11 Poll – INEC
Chibok Girls: I’m Negotiating With Boko Haram – Buhari
Disruption Of Banking Operations Predicted As TSA Deadline Expires
Ambode Indicts Fashola On N489.690b 2015 Budget
NNPC To Review Deep Offshore Production Agreements With Oil Companies
Police Parade Ritualists In Ibadan
IPC, NUJ Condemn Abduction Of Steve Nwosu’s Wife
Merkel Calls For EU Summit On Refugee Crisis
FG Owes N8.396tr In Domestic Debt
Migrant Shipwreck Off Turkey Kills 22
Olu Of Warri-Designate Emerges Sept 19
Congo Opposition Protesters Accuse Kabila Of Power Grab

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