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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR THURSDAY 23RD FEBRUARY, 2017.



NATION
*PDP crisis: Makarfi kicks as Sheriff plans convention
*Okorocha under fire over PDP crisis comment
*EFCC recovers 17 exotic vehicles from ex-Customs CG Dikko
*Rivers rerun: Police fault INEC report
*Buhari thanks Nigerians for prayers during phone call to Ganduje
*JAMB fixes UTME for May, scraps scratchcard
*Senators grumble as Osinbajo withholds assent to four bills

THISDAY
*Dollar Tumbles on Parallel Mkt, Sells at N501/$ from N525/$
*Ministers Tearfully Bid Amina Mohammed Farewell During Valedictory Session
*President Speaks to Ganduje, Says He’s Feeling Better
*Buhari’s Lawyer: I Gave N500,000 to Justice Ademola, But Not at President's Behest
*Amnesty Int’l Alleges 240 Boko Haram Suspects Including 29 Children Died in Giwa Barracks
*NSIA Attracts over $375m Foreign Investments
*Osinbajo Seeks N’Assembly Approval for $500m Eurobond to Fund 2016 Budget
*Helicopter Service from Kaduna to Abuja Available During Airport Closure
*Arik: I Have Initiated Settlement with AMCON, Arumemi-Ikhide Tells Court
*NNPC Admits Inefficiency in Management of Refineries
*AFRICOM Commander: US to Share Intelligence with Nigeria
*Osinbajo Withholds Assent to Four Bills, Senators Protest

DAILY TRUST
*Nigeria to US: Our relationship must be trust-based
*Buhari did not bribe Justice Ademola – Presidency
*Xenophobia: Nigeria, S/Africa in talks over attacks
*Masari signs Katsina budget
*El-Rufai reshuffles cabinet
*Housewife arrested for alleged killing of step daughter
*Surveyors train against job-threatening technologies
*Gaidam approves N883 million for retirees
*Ganduje approves N200m tuition for 5 varsities
*Guterres, others make global aid appeal for Nigeria

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
*Afenifere, YCE, YUF, others unite, call for Nigeria’s restructuring
*Sheriff begs PDP governors to accept him
*Corruption is to blame for the falling value of the Naira ― Magu
*BREAKING: LAUTECH lecturers suspend 8-month strike
*Youths, rice sellers’ protest paralyse activities in Sango-Ota

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