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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR FRIDAY 31ST MARCH, 2017.



PUNCH
*‘Senate hijacked by unwholesome men’
*EFCC arraigns A’Ibom Rep for certificate forgery
*Forex manipulation: EFCC invites more senior CBN officials
*Why stolen monies are difficult to repatriate – Osinbajo
*EFCC arraigns A’Ibom Rep for certificate forgery
*Forex manipulation: EFCC invites more senior CBN officials
*Why stolen monies are difficult to repatriate – Osinbajo
*Buhari will return to see UK doctors –Presidency
*EFCC arrests herbalist for N45m fraud
*Again, objections stall Amosu’s N22.8bn fraud case
*Electoral Act: Senate okays e-voting, legalises card reader
*EFCC arraigns directors, firm over N735m subsidy scam
*Reps say Buhari lacks power to extend perm sec tenure
*‘Traders must support initiative on environment’
*Prospective candidates destroy JAMB office in Makurdi
*Ondo ambassadorial nominee demands apology from DSS
*Gunmen kill bank customer near Imo Govt House
*Ife: Ooni urges neutrality as probe panel begins sitting
*SERAP faults Senate over Sagay invitation
*Face-off: Senate welcomes Buhari’s peace moves
*Alleged defamation: Again, court remands Kemi Olunloyo
*DSS quizzes Ifeanyi Ubah on NNPC’s N11bn claim
*Solanke wants registry open for recovered loot
*Saraki, Dogara meet, agree to pass budget in April
*El-Rufai meets clerics over Southern Kaduna killings
*Meningitis kills 109 in Zamfara, Niger, three other states
*Workers’ training prevents debts, says LASG
*Bribery case: Court suspends ex-NAF chief’s testimony over security risK
*With new iPhone, Trump still a target for hackers

GUARDIAN
*Reps probe alleged violation of Procurement Act by FIRS
*Repair of Abuja airport runway 57.5% completed, says Sirika
*Senate okays electronic voting, card reader for INEC
*Military admits real Boko Haram leader, Shekau, still alive
*APC gives conditions for Aregbesola’s successor in 2018
*Adebanjo, Utomi, Olanipekun hinge Nigeria’s survival on restructuring
*Oyo registers 1000 farmers for free school feeding
*Abacha loot is a media creation, says Bamaiyi
*2.6m to get free mosquito nets in Edo
*Government to kick off marginal oil field bidding in U.S by May
*NERC threatens Discos over rejection of power for distribution
*JAMB candidates protest against inability to register
*APC gives conditions for Aregbesola’s successor in 2018
*UNIC, UK-DFID sensitise grassroots to SDGs
*Adebanjo, Utomi, Olanipekun hinge Nigeria’s survival on restructuring

VANGUARD
*Corruption responsible for insurgency northeast – Osinbajo
*Ife clash: Commission of Inquiry meets Ooni, assures on fairness
*N2.1bn contract fraud: EFCC probes Senator Nwaoboshi, brother
*2019: Senate okays card reader, electronic voting
*Naira Watch: Naira falls to N390/$
*State of the nation: Without restructuring we won’t go far – Nwabueze, Akinjide, Adebanjo, Utomi
*Reps indict Buhari, HoS over elongation of PermSec’s tenure
*Meningitis: NCDC confirms 109 deaths in 5 states, as cases hit 1,966
*Ali’s uniform controversy a distraction —Dogara
*Gov Umahi suspends Attorney-General, Solicitor-General over negligence of duty
*Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers debuts in Nigeria
*Skill acquisition: Delta trains 47 youths in tiling, POP design
*Buhari’ll still travel to London for medicals — Presidency
*FG extends tenure of 2016 budget
*Assemblies of God pastor alleges brutalizatiion of members by Police, Army

THISDAY
*Senate Amends Electoral Act to Legalise Card Readers, E-Voting
*Access Bank Splashes N18.8bn on Its Shareholders as Dividend
*IMF Welcomes Nigeria’s Easing of ‘Some Exchange Restrictions’
*GE Emerges Sole Bidder for $2bn Nigerian Rail Concession
*Chicago Woman Becomes First Patient to Be Cured of Sickle Cell Disease
*Indian Mob Bashes Kenyan Student, Thinking She is Nigerian
*FG Extends Tenure of Capital Component of 2016 Budget to May 5
*Kachikwu Plans Roadshow in Houston to Woo Bidders for Marginal Oil Fields
*Access Bank Splashes N18.8bn on Its Shareholders as Dividend
*IMF Welcomes Nigeria’s Easing of ‘Some Exchange Restrictions’
*GE Emerges Sole Bidder for $2bn Nigerian Rail Concession
*Chicago Woman Becomes First Patient to Be Cured of Sickle Cell...
*MTN Pays N30bn as Part Settlement of Fine
*Nigeria Plans to Cut Trade Deficit With UK, Says NEPC Boss
*N’Assembly Leadership Meets on 2017 Budget
*Kachikwu Plans Roadshow in Houston to Woo Bidders for Marginal Oil Fields
*FG: New Niger Delta Devt Blueprint Ready in Four Weeks
*Meningitis Outbreak: Death Toll Rises to 270 in Five States, 1,996 Cases Reported
*Sokoto High Court Orders Stay of Action on Criminal Charge Against Ahmed Dan Baba
*ACF: N’Assembly-Executive Face Off, Threat to Democracy
*Ojiakor, Abua Differ on Nigeria’s Political Stability, Restructuring
*Nigerians Have Not Forgotten Your Misdeeds, APC Tells PDP
*Report Puts Transnational Crime at $2.2tn per Annum
*Ifeanyi Ubah Denies Arrest by DSS
*We’re Yet to Apprehend the Real Shekau, DHQ Admits
*FG Installs Aviation Lights on Abuja Airport Runway
*Absence of EFCC Counsel Stalls Ajumogobia, Obla’s Corruption Trial
*House Orders Shu’ara to Vacate Office
*Onu: CBN Intervention Not a Permanent Solution to Naira Volatility
*Ndume’s Suspension Shocks Borno Residents
*House Summons Udoma, Adeosun over FG’s Indebtedness to Pensioners
*JAMB Denies Dumping Computer-based Tests for UTME
*Set aside Self Interest, CNPP Appeals to N’Assembly
*Osinbajo in France Wants Corruption Named Crime against Humanity

TRIBUNE
*Ifeanyi Uba denies being arrested
*Reps ask Ministers to appear in plenary over N459 billion pension debt
*Nigeria's Ademilola Odujinrin makes history as first African pilot to fly the world solo
*DSS arrests Ifeanyi Uba
*Medication errors kill millions annually 'WHO
*Reps to probe INEC over continuous voters' registration, CVR
*Melaye's certificate saga: Senate suspends Ndume for 6 months
*CBN licences N100bn Development Bank of Nigeria
*Ife crisis: Oba Ogunwusi calls for peace, says Nigeria belongs to all as Afenifere visits
*Iyanya drops 'Signature' under Mavins
*Balogun Ibikunle' to be resurrected in new N50m Yoruba movie
*Adekunle Gold, Yaw, Frank Donga shut Oshodi park for Abinibi's new movie 'Mentally
*Aba residents, endure this momentary discomfort
*The death of Generals
*Goldberg Excellency Tour: DJ Kingsley and Nathaniel emerge winner of DJ and Free Styling competition in Edo
*Zambia gets Chinese finance to build 2,000 houses for military
*Ethiopia extends state of emergency by four months
*American Airlines pilot dies on Dallas-Albuquerque flight
*Germany deporting more potential attackers after Berlin attack
*Russia tried to hijack US election, says US senator
*Udoma invites Japanese companies to invest in special zones

PREMIUM TIMES
*JAMB says no going back on Computer Based Test
*Nigerian military’s adventure into politics ‘misguided’ — Gowon
*Nigerians lost N3.2 billion to road crashes in 2017
*Nigerian lawmaker accused of certificate forgery sent to prison
Boko Haram fighter killed, soldier injured in ambush attack – Army
Nigerian federal lawmaker arraigned for certificate ‘forgery’
The member of the House of Representatives was charged before a federal High Court.
Presidential aide urges calm amid reports of attacks against Nigerians in India
The Indian government reportedly responded swiftly.
Meningitis Outbreak: Death toll rises to five in Abuja
Tinubu and Ambode commissioned some roads in Lagos.
Buhari’s govt sets up committee to reconcile with National Assembly

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