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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR WEDNESDAY 15TH FEBRUARY, 2017.



BUSINESS DAY
*Nigeria nears 2.2m barrels per day as IOCs lift restrictions on crude grades
*Agric revolution hinges on credit, infrastructural boost
*Stamp duty: NECA says CBN sending wrong signal to foreign investors
*JAMB plans to conduct mock exams for UTME candidates - Oloyede
*FG says only 13m Nigerians pay taxes, 40 pay over N10m annually
*JAMB plans to conduct mock exams for UTME candidates - Oloyede

THE NATION
*$151m deposits: Bankers, civil servants to face trial
*Economy going out of recession, says Fed Govt
*Buhari set to return, says Presidency
*EFCC’s trial of Ladoja for alleged N4.7b theft aborted
*FUTA VC, bursar arraigned for alleged N156.9m fraud
*Malabu: Shell, Agip battle Fed Govt over OPL245 P6
*Disquiet in CMD over debt, premature retirement of directors

THISDAY
*FG: Success of Eurobond is Proof the Economy is Recovering
*Court Orders Forfeiture of $9.8m Recovered from Andrew Yakubu
*Union Bank Commences Activities to Mark 100th Year Anniversary
*Kachikwu Unveils 20-Point Plan on Ending Militancy in the N’Delta
*Presidency: Buhari is Home Sick, Will Soon Return
*FG Doles out N70m to 56 Local Inventors
*Why are Corrupt APC Stalwarts Not under Probe, PDP Asks Buhari

DAILY TRUST
*Army to recruit 12,000 in 2017 – Buratai
*Ministry spends N3.2bn on salaries, generates N620,000
*Ghana’s debt hits $30bn
*CAC: Staff conditions to call off strike not tenable
*Army to recruit 12,000 in 2017 – Buratai
*Ministry spends N3.2bn on salaries, generates N620,000
*Minister tasks teaching hospitals on service delivery

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
*Buhari to arrive Nigeria soon —Garba Shehu
*Social media promote Valentine celebrations more — ICT experts
*Ecuador, FG partner on agricultural research, space science, to control oil spillage
*We’re battle ready towards securing nation’s integrity ― Army
*We’ll help guide Nigeria out of recession—Reps

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