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NEWSPAPER REVIEW FOR WEDNESDAY 29TH MARCH, 2017.



TRIBUNE
*London attacker's mother, Janet Ajao, shocked, saddened over attack
*Reps give HoSF Wednesday deadline to show documents on Perm Sec’s tenure elongation
*Continued detention of ex-Gov Suswam by DSS stalls trial
*At 65, Tinubu continues his dancing steps
*Delta govt empowers youth for massive rice production
*FG probes abandoned project worth N61bn in FCT
*FG launches another empowerment scheme for graduate, youth farmers
*FCT minister commissions new buses to ease workers’ movement
*Calabar residents decry water meter vandalism, scarcity

BUSINESSDAY
*NNPC Lauds Govt Initiatives on Illegal Refineries
*Escalating Presidency – Senate face-off threatens economic reforms
*NDDC to release list of more projects in Niger Delta
*Senate seeks payment of N174bn pension arrears
*We flushed out 23,000 ghost enrollees – NHIS boss
*NEPZA sees $1.4bn Lekki deep seaport promoting trade in W/Africa
*Keystone Bank constitute transition board
*Critical sectors should benefit from single-digit interest rate - experts
*Stallion targets 1.5m metric tons of rice production yearly
*Travellers, businesses gain as East-West journey time drops 28%
*Government’s failure to automate cargo-clearing procedure fuels corruption at seaports
*Africa’s GDP increases 4.5% as youth unemployment remains high
*MIPAD unveils 2016 list of ‘100 Under 40 Most Influential People of African Descent’
*Army denies killing 17 herdsmen in Southern Kadun

THE PUNCH
*Shema’s appeal forces adjournment of N10bn fraud case
*Six die as driver on the phone causes crash
*DSS fails to produce Suswam in court for EFCC’s case
*Sagay, others kick as Senate puts off RECs confirmation over Magu
*B’Haram leader, Shekau, still alive — Minister
*Abia headmistress demoted for embarrassing Ikpeazu’s wife
*Fayose’s ex-aide, Rep arraigned for murder
*Tinubu clocks 65, proffers solutions to economic crisis
*Herdsmen are raping our wives, children, Anambra communities lament
*I killed 18 civilians, confesses 17-year-old B’Haram suspect
*Drama as Melaye attends Senate plenary in academic gown
*N19bn Paris Club scam: EFCC to invite Saraki’s aides, others
*Senator denies ownership of 13 seized vehicles

THE SUN
*Shekau is alive –Defence Minister
*We spent only N62.5m on Saraki’s bullet proof SUV –Senate
*N3.3trn debt: Lagos, Delta, Osun, Akwa Ibom top chart –NEITI
*Human parts merchant nabbed in Anambra community
*I didn’t collect money from Jonathan –Bishop Kukah
*Ife crisis: Police not fair to Yoruba –Afenifere
*Tax evasion: FG goes after  billionaires, millionaires
*N3.3trn debt: Lagos, Delta, Osun, Akwa Ibom top chart –NEITI
*Senate draws battle line with Buhari

LEADERSHIP
*‘Nigeria To Save N1.52trn Annually By Reducing Importation Of Software’
*Nigeria will save about $147 billion it spends on importation of software in three years if the country
*CBN Reviews Rates For BDCs To N360/$
*PDP Crisis: NJC Absolves Justice Abang Of Wrongdoing
*2019: Reps Divided Over Use Of Card Reader
*FG ’ll Go After Entrepreneurs, Others Over Tax Evasion – Adeosun
*FG Immortalises The Late Lt. Col. Abu Ali
*EFCC Boss Denies Owning Houses In Maitama

VANGUARD
*2017 budget: Dogara gives c’ttees Friday deadline to submit reports
*Seized SUV: Customs shuns Senate
*Reps raise alarm over new cabal in oil & gas sector
*Senate takes anti-Magu war to Presidency
*Ngilari: NPS removes 2 officers over medical report
*Tinubu at 65, says we must patronise made in Nigeria products
*Naira Watch: CBN slashes BDC forex rate to N362
*Use what we make, make what we use, says Bola Tinubu

THE NATION
*Buhari hails ‘outstanding’ politician Tinubu at 65
*Senate flexes muscles with Presidency over SGF, Magu
*Afenifere to police: hold Hausa suspects
*Dangote: Nigeria’s on path of industrialisation
*Kukah denies collecting money from Jonathan
*‘HIV/AIDS infection rate drops in Ebonyi’
*This democracy must endure, says PDP
Shekau’ll soon be arrested, says minister
*Court strikes out ex-NNPC boss Yakubu’s N1b suit against EFCC, AGF
*Liquidity crisis: Financial experts decry non-passage of 2017 budget

THISDAY
*Attempts to Cause Rift Between Buhari and Osinbajo Have Failed, Says...
*Senate Defers Action on REC Nominees over President’s Inaction on Magu
*In Show of Strength, CBN Lowers Dollar Rate for BDCs to...
*Buhari Sends Names of Ministerial Nominees to Replace Ocholi, Mohammed
*Asiwaju at 65: The Selfless Life of a Leader
*Indian Police Arrest Five over Attack on Nigerians
*NJC Clears Justice Abang of Alleged Misconduct over PDP Leadership  Crisis
*Shell: Nigerian Companies Play Key Roles in Bonga Maintenance
*Ngilari’s Bail Followed Due Process, Says Counsel
*Suswam’s Trial Stalled over DSS Detention
*Abuja Airport will Reopen on April 19, Sirika Insists
*Melaye Attends Senate Plenary in Academic Gown
*Auto Dealers Launch Automated Customs Duty Verification Stickers
*NNPC Boss: PIB Has Been Split into Four for Easy Passage
*Senate: Seized Range Rover N62.5m, Not N298m
*Oil Prices Rise over Libyan Output Disruption
*Kukah: I Didn’t Collect One Dollar or a Penny from Jonathan
*Afenifere Sets up Panel to Compile Disturbances by Herdsmen
*RMAFC: N37.5bn Paid as Compensation to Cross River for Loss of 76 Oil Wells
*Court Strikes out Yakubu’s Human Rights Suit
*Despite  Non-launch, FG Says Implementation of  Economic Recovery Plan Already Started
*FG Moves to Close IDP Camps, Return Refugees to Their Homes
*GCA Energy: We’re Not Involved in N19bn Paris Club Scam
*Amendment to Electoral Act Passes Second Reading in House
*Buhari, Dogara Salute Tinubu at 65
*I Have Killed 18 Civilians, 17-year-old Boko Haram Member Confesses
*Insecurity: CSOs Advocate Public Cooperation with Immigration Regulations 2017
*Court Convicts Two for Rape
*Police Parades Notorious Kidnappers, Cultists from South-south, South-east
*Wike, Ikpeazu Bag Award of Excellence
*Pensioners Shut Down Benue Government House over 70 Months Arrears
*Court Adjourns Indefinitely on Odili’s N6bn Libel Suit against Peterside
*NDDC: No Plan to Exclude Ethnic Groups of Niger Delta from Development
*Report: Nigeria, Others’ Future Depends on Youth Population
*House C’ttee Compels HoS to Appear with Proof of Service Extension for Former Perm

GUARDIAN
*Senate moves against Buhari over EFCC chair Magu, others
*FG, states using Tinubu’s economic policies, says Adeosun
*England will no longer host Eagles’ matches, says Rohr
*Internet subscriptions fall further in Nigeria
*Britain to launch EU exit process Wednesday
*Upgrading Kainji dam and improving electricity
*Lagos, Osun, Delta, Akwa Ibom lead states’ N3.4tr debt profile
*Delta seeks peace with oil communities to enhance production
*‘Malnutrition may kill 1.4m children in Nigeria, three other nations’
*LASU teachers accuse VC of inciting crisis, seek Ambode’s mediation
*Meningitis kills 211, affects 1,407 Nigerians in three months

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