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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER, 2016.



THIS DAY
*Buhari to Launch $10bn Niger Delta Reconstruction Fund
*Senate Amends CCT/CCB Act, Transfers President’s Power to N’Assembly
*ExxonMobil Discovers One Billion Barrels of Oil in Nigeria
*Finally, Senate Begin to Debate on PIB Next Week
*North-east: Presidential C’ttee Begins Work, Says $9bn Lost to Boko Haram
*Abdulsalami: Grazing Reserve Solution to Herdsmen-farmers’ Clash
Okonjo-Iweala: Financial Inclusion of Women Can Raise Nigeria’s GDP By 12%
*FG Targets Zero Militancy in Niger Delta by 2017
*Buhari’s Nominee for Chairmanship of NERC Says He Has Not Rejected Offer

GUARDIAN
*Nigerians responsible for $9.3b in global loss to cybercrime’
*Oil, gas remain critical to economic recovery, says Buhari
*Court dismisses Saraki’s appeal against CCT
*Timi Frank snubs APC panel, says he won’t be intimidated
*Fire outbreak at Lagos airport disrupts operations
*Government alone can’t solve farmers, herdsmen clash, says Abubakar
*Commission rejects request for special promotion for police officers

PUNCH
*$2.1bn arms cash: Ex-leaders, top monarchs, clerics among beneficiaries
*Abati gets bail, ex-FCT minister remains in EFCC custody
*Senate proposes five-year jail term for randy lecturers
*Edo suspends traditional ruler for attacking woman
*Deputy gov, southern Kaduna people meet to end killings
*Reps move against unsolicited telecoms services, pornography
*JTF discovers 23 human skulls, arrests 44 IPOB members
*Buhari meets Niger Delta stakeholders on Tuesday
*A’Ibom demands N142bn refund from FG

VANGUARD
*Timi Frank’s suspension will backfire, group warns APC
*2016 budget: FG has released N2.5trn so far, say Adeosun, Udoma
*Govt without commissioners: Court gives Aregbesola 7 days to prepare defence
*Ekeremadu storms EFCC for Obanikoro, Bala, Abati, Fani-Kayode
*Buhari’s meeting with N-Delta leaders: Our expectations — US govt
*Nigeria’s restructuring inevitable – Senator Zwingina
*2 men take away self-confessed wizard, say it’s family affair

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