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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR MONDAY 19TH DECEMBER, 2016.



GUARDIAN
* Weak estimates threaten proposed 2017 budget
* Cabinet shakeup looms in Buhari’s government
* Passengers groan as airlines cancel flights over fuel scarcity
* Uyo building collapse caused by human error, says governor
* Kwara Assembly plans zero budgeting template for next year
* Doctors, pharmacists fault proposed 4.15% vote for health
* VC flays exclusion of private varsities from TETFUND
* Reps to endorse Buhari’s plan to borrow, says Gbajabiamila

PUNCH
* Insurgency: Germany donates €3m, equipment to Nigeria
* Corruption: Buhari orders AGF to probe SGF, others
* Rivers rerun: Police to demand Wike’s call data this week
* Sacked members: NUPENG threatens three-day strike on Jan. 9
* El-Rufai bans processions, unlawful assembly
* UN council meets FG over trial of B’Haram suspects
* 18 farmers hacked to death in Taraba
* Marketers accuse CBN of frustrating aviation fuel imports

THISDAY
* Presidency Alerts Senate of Cabinet Shake up Next Month
* Forbes Names Dangote, Putin, Others Most Powerful Persons in the World
* Sack Justice Abang Now, Rights Group Tells NJC
* NDIC Boss Urges Banks to Recapitalise
* Lagos Investigates Fresh Stampede in Synagogue Church
* 25 Unions Form New Labour Movement
* Boko Haram: UN, ONSA to Adopt Regional Approach on Rehabilitation of Repentant Terrorists
* Transmission System Stability Not Guaranteed Below 3,000MW, Says TCN

VANGUARD
* RRS nabs 22-yr-old fraudster posing as girl on Instagram
* N-Power jobs: 13 states submit list of verified applicants – Presidency
* Cabinet Reshuffle: Buhari may drop 10 ministers
* Corruption: Tension mounts as Buhari orders EFCC Chair, SGF’s investigations
* IMO: It is an aberration for Gov’s wife to oversee 4 ministries – Ihedioha, PDP
* Rivers Govt, People Won’t Submit To Police Probe Panel —WIKE
* Shiite: Kaduna Bans Processions, Unlawful Assembly
* Banks need fresh capital, creativity to weather recession – NDIC

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