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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST, 2016.



GUARDIAN
* Government to raise team for dialogue with militants
* NAC to stake N7.5billion on affordable vehicle credit acquisition scheme
* 20 shipping firms leave Nigeria over low business
* Why states deserve greater resource control, by Ambode
* Police to deploy 23,000 personnel for election in Edo
* Saraki dispatches panel to review humanitarian situation in North East
* Obasanjo tasks Nigerians on cultural heritage
* Minister urges arms removal before dialogue with militants

PUNCH
* Man who named dog Buhari regains freedom
* IDPs protest poor feeding, block Borno highway
* N’Delta monarchs meet FG, give terms for peace
* Four W’Bank consultants die in boat accident in Ekiti
* Budget padding: Judge returns Jibrin’s case file to CJ
* Zamfara killings: Minister orders arrest of perpetrators
* Nigeria has what it takes to be great –Osinbajo
* Respond positively to N’Delta militants, Soyinka tells FG

THISDAY
* Niger Delta Crisis: Soyinka Tells Buhari to Engage Militants
* Again, Herdsmen Invade Enugu Community, Kill Catholic Seminarian
* Osinbajo Preaches Hope as Ambode, Kerry Urge FG to Restructure Economy
* Chibok Families to Buhari: Bring Back Our Girls or Resign
* Osinbajo: We Have Saved N1.4tn by Not Paying Fuel Subsidy
* CAN Accuses US of Bias over Kerry’s Meeting with Sultan, Northern Governors
* Probe Me on Boko Haram, Sheriff Tells FG
* Buhari to Attend Tokyo Conference on Africa in Kenya

DAILY TRUST
* Buhari to royal fathers: Put your advice in writing
* FG signs MoU with British Council to revive festivals
* Stop blame game, provide solution, Soludo tells FG
* CAN says Kerry’s visit divisive
* FG offers incentives for oil search in inland basins
* We won’t allow Wike to mess up the Yoruba race — Bode George
* I work for Buhari more than APC govs — Ayade
* Niger Delta monarchs list conditions for peace

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