Tuesday, 20 December 2016

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2016
                             
GUARDIAN
Airfares rise by 100 per cent as workers shut Arik
Senate overrules Ndume, insists on Magu’s rejection
Fmr D.G. of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Amos Adamu faces another ban over alleged corruption
NNPC to commence full repair of refineries next year
We must confront internal migration frictions, says Buhari
Senate set for showdown with Presidency over National Health Act
Nigeria, Russia okay pact to build nuclear plants in Kogi, Akwa Ibom
FG approves 13% derivation revenue for solid mineral states
Government shops for N1.8 trillion to complete Niger Delta projects


PUNCH
Dalung blames zero budgeting for sports woes
Kidnapped two-year-old daughter of slain woman regains freedom
140 Nigerians deported from Libya regret sojourn
Mischievous elements shot video of soldiers begging for water – Army
FRSC sounds tough as officials threaten to take bribes
Imo pensioners protest unpaid pensions, shut down Owerri
Soldiers fighting B’Haram protest ill-treatment in camp
Customs intercept 102 bags of plastic rice

THISDAY
NEITI: Only Three States Can Fund their Budgets
Militants Ceasefire: Bayelsa Records N3.5bn Surplus after Deductions for November
N’Delta Ministry Has Liabilities of N34bn, Says N1tn Needed for Uncompleted Projects
Nigeria’s Democracy Second to US, Says INEC
NLC Threatens Strike If N56,000 Minimum Wage is Not Implemented
Obasanjo, Ekwueme, Governors, Others Expected for South-east Economic and Security Summit
Nigerian Army to Set up Cattle Ranches Nationwide
Protesters Storm Abuja over Killings of Security Officers during Rivers Rerun Polls

THE SUN
FG admits Nigerians angry, hungry
Wike directs payment of December salaries
Rivers rerun:We beheaded DSP, driver, buried them in shallow graves –Suspect
N1trn needed to complete projects in Niger Delta –FG
Customs subjecting Igbo travellers to hardship –Obi 
APC’s plot to take over Rivers would fail –Wike
MAN averts sack of 3,000 workers
Lassa fever kills 2 in Abeokuta

THE DAILY TIMES
Recession will end in 2017 – Adeosun
Magu: senate disowns Ndume
Pensioners shut down Owerri over unpaid arrears
Lassa fever kills 2 in Ogun, infects two others
Buhari signs 9 bills into law

NIGERIAN PILOT
How major oil coys rip off Nigeria
Ghanaian president-elect meets Buhari
Lassa fever resurfaces in Ogun, kills 2
FCT police bans fireworks during Xmas, New year celebrations
Ige’s death: probe my accusers- Oyediran

THE AUTHORITY
$1.1 BN Malabu oil deal: EFCC files charges against Adoke, Etete, Aliyu
Magu: senate disowns Ndume, denies receiving 2 DSS reports
FG, states, LGs share N1.534 trn in 3rd quarter of 2016- NEITI
No room for card-carrying politicians in Ohaneze- caretaker committee
Amos adamu faces 2 year FIFA ban

NEW TELEGRAPH
$1.1 BN Malabu scandal: FG charges Etete, ADOKE, OTHERS
Why FG wants Islamic Studies’ Board- Minister
Lassa fever killed mortuary attendant, nurse in Ogun
Rumbles in FRSC over unpaid salaries
I killed my mother for demanding sex from me

THE BLUEPRINT
Buhari meets Saraki, signs 8 bills into law
Aviation workers suspend strike after grounding Arik air
Blackout: AEDC killing our business, Niger gov tells protesters
We stand on MAGU’S rejection- senate
Customs intercepts 102 bags of plastic rice

DAILY SUN
Magu remains rejected- senate
Nwuche: INEC unbiased in Rivers rerun
Southern Kaduna killings: youths shun curfew, attack el-rufai’s convoy
Customs subjecting South East travelers to hardship – Obi

PEOPLE’S DAILY
Abuja bound flights divert to Kaduna in febuary
Nigerian army to set up cattle ranches nationwide
Senate disowns Ndume over MAGU
Yuletide: police ban fireworks, others
Buhari signs 8 bills after meeting Saraki

NATION
Etete, Adoke, seven others charged with $1.6b ‘fraud’ 
140 Nigerians deported from Libya 
 Magu remains rejected, says Senate 
Court issues arrest warrant against Oluwo 
Customs intercepts 102 bags of plastic rice 
Nigeria’s diaspora remittances hit $35b 
NNPC to rehabilitate refineries 
DMO urges Nigerians to back govt’s economic recovery plans 
Lagos pays N125.9b to pensioners in nine years

LEADERSHIP
PMB Orders Probe Of New Federal Varsities 
Court Orders EFCC To Vacate Gov Fayose’s Property 
Miss Anambra Emerges 40th Miss Nigeria 
We Need N1trn To Complete Projects In N/Delta – Minister 
FG Hands Over Mineral Buying Centre To Sokoto Govt 
Jammeh’s Petition Won’t Stop Barrow’s Inauguration – Gambia Opposition 
Ogun: Minister Calls For Vigilance Over Lassa Fever Outbreak 
Queen Elizabeth To ‘Step Down’ From Royal Duties Dec 31 
PMB Receives Ghana’s President-elect, Akufo-Addo


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