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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR WEDNESDAY 1ST FEBRUARY, 2017.



BUSINESS DAY
*Why Nigerian app developers missed out on $20billion Apple payout
*Digital transformation of Nigeria’s economy must be appreciated - Danbatta
*Minister sees prospect in aviation sector as Med-View lists 9.75bn ordinary shares
*NNPC clarifies position on oil bloc signature bonus, royalty
*'Benefits of Nigeria's ratified Trade Agreement'
*Nigerian children to benefit from Bridge *International Academies affordable quality education

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
*Gunman follows bride and groom to wedding, opens fire inside church
*Account freezing: Court dismisses EFCC’s application against Fayose
*Prison officials stripped me naked for using phone, granting interview — Okah
*Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara meet over budget
*Ambode bans LG officers from Traffic Management duties over extortion

THE NATION
*I am no religious bigot, El-Rufai replies critics
*Ex-minister’s son ‘pays N1b cash for land, four houses’
*Amaechi: China’s $1.5b loan for Lagos-Ibadan rail ready
*Council poll: Ajimobi, Alaafin seek out-of-court option
*Turkish school kidnap suspects held in ikorodu
*Nigeria can produce three million bpd, says Kachikwu

THISDAY
*Ighalo Caps Winter Drift to the Chinese League
*Osinbajo Meets Saraki, Dogara, Gets No Objection for $1bn Eurobond
Ibori to Return Home Soon
*FG, States, IOCs to Adopt Collaborative Approach for Devt of N’Delta
*Again, FG Seeks Secret Trial, Dasuki Objects
*Nigerian, Imelme Umana Emerges First Black Woman President of Harvard Law...
*Osinbajo: Soon Most Nigerians will Not Need Power from National Grid
*Rivers Police Commissioner Dies in Indian Hospital
*Herdsmen, Farmers Skirmish Claim Three Lives in Adamawa
*Weekly Bitcoin Volumes Cross $1m in Nigeria, Raise Speculations
*Adegboruwa Sues Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki over CJN’s Appointment
*Tribunal Declines PDP, Ize-Iyamu’s Bid to Introduce New Evidence
*FG Orders 48-hour Visa Issuance to Foreign Investors
*Suicide Bomber Kills Vigilante at Maiduguri Mosque
*Court Dismisses Appeal against Fayose’s Unfrozen Account

DAILY TRUST
*UNICEF to spend $3.3bn on 48m children
*Lawmakers, Afenifere demand Onnoghen’s confirmation as CJN
*FG returns 3 varsities to agric ministry
*Don’t promote B/Haram activities, FG urges media
*Customs declares 2 officers wanted over seized rifles
*Senate queries NCAT over N6.4bn aircrafts contract
*N1.2bn fraud: EFCC to arraign ex-minister’s son today
*Atiku denies hands in Oba Akiolu’s forced retirement

GUARDIAN
*Leakage of classified documents rattles government
*Afenifere gives Buhari ultimatum on Onnoghen
*Trump picks conservative judge Gorsuch to shift Supreme Court balance
*‘Why multi-SIM ownership is increasing in Nigeria’
*Nothing special about Lions of Cameroon, says NFF

THE PUNCH
*EFCC invites ex-OAU VC, bursar over alleged N2.8bn fraud
*PFN accuses FG of unfair treatment of Christians
*Justice Ademola denied me bail for not paying N25m bribe — Witness
*Osinbajo, Saraki, Dogara meet on economy, 2017 budget
*Court rejects EFCC fresh bid to freeze Fayose’s account
*Those wishing Buhari dead should confront God – Ortom
*Customs declare two officers wanted over seized 661 rifles
*EFCC accuses ex-FCT minister’s son of N1.1bn fraud
*Watch your tongue, DSS warns Apostle Suleman
*CJN: C’River senators, Reps fault non-confirmation of Onnoghen

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