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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR MONDAY 6TH FEBRUARY, 2017.



BUSINESS DAY
*Bank credit to agric, manufacturing rises most as Nigeria attempts diversification
*Anxiety mounting for airlines, passengers, as Abuja Airport closure nears
*SIFAX Group calls for teaching of Maritime subjects in secondary schools
*Cost of banks’ borrowing high after N400bn OMO by CBN
*Lekki FTZ developer announces multi-million dollar expansion project in Kenya
*NPA commends NCS on seizure of 661 pump-action rifles
*Egypt's non-oil business activity shrinks for 16th consecutive month
*Minister refutes report on President’s return
*Nigerian engineers power behind Britain’s railway system — COREN President

TRIBUNE
*Buhari not coming now, says Presidency
*BREAKING: Buhari extends vacation, writes National Assembly
*Kogi govt to Dino: Kogi West never benefited from your seat
*Group wants anti-corruption strategies included in schools’ curriculum
*Revealed: Why Ibori sneaked into Nigeria I met him for short debriefing and to welcome him back —Daura, DSS boss Supporters besiege his home in Oghara

THE NATION
*Buhari extends vacation after UK doctors’ advice
*SANs: no vacuum with Buhari’s absence
*Onnoghen gets nod to be CJN
*MD: NDDC owes N1.2tn
*Police shouldn’t abridge Nigerians’ right to protest, says Soyinka
*2Baba cancels anti-govt protest
*Okowa, Uduaghan, others visit Ibori

THISDAY
*Buhari Extends Medical Leave Indefinitely, Nigerians React
*IBB Returns from Medical Vacation
*FBN, GTB, Zenith, Access, UBA Among Top 500 Global Banks ...
*Windfall Amidst Recession: States, LGs Shared N2.6tn in 2016
*Uncertainty as Justice Onnoghen’s Tenure Lapses, All Eyes on Osinbajo
*Fashola: FG to Address Power Problems with 2017 Census
*VP, SGF  Yet to Comply with Directive on Reinstatement of NDPHC GM
*SERAP Writes Trump, Demands Return of Nigeria’s Stolen Assets
*Lagos Task Force Arrests Man for Brutalising LASTMA Official

DAILY TRUST
*2007-2011 audit: NEMA’s N4.6bn still hanging
*NAFDAC seals supermarket over sale of unregistered products
*TETFund advocates new research models
*Motorists accuse Yola lntl Airport of ticketing fraud

THE GUARDIAN
*I will be Nigerian president, says Fayose
*Buhari extends vacation to complete medical tests
*Twitter, Netflix plan brief opposing Trump immigration order
*Real estate sector slumps amid shrinking funds
*Capital importation to rise as EU unveils €44b Africa fund

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