Newspaper Headlines

GUARDIAN
NEC orders CBN to review exchange rate
Trump promises new immigration order next week
Infantino wants multiple World Cup hosts
Oil sector loses N200bn to production disruption
Nigerians weigh cost of Buhari’s medical vacation abroad
Ambode, others to attend The Guardian’s cyber security conference
Court orders permanent forfeiture of $153.3m linked to Diezani
Why FG withheld fiscal support allocation to Ekiti State, by minister
Police abort planned interview with Sahara Reporters’ publisher

New malaria vaccine provides 100% protection in clinical trial
Dogara canvasses utilisation of gas deposits for enhanced economy

PUNCH
Judge orders permanent forfeiture of Diezani’s $153m to FG
Buhari fit as a fiddle – Dogara
B’Haram attacks NAF helicopter, troops kill scores
Firm wants Guinness wound up over N175m debt
UN warns against forceful closure of IDPs camps
Six PDP Lagos lawmakers defect to APC
I won’t step down, minority leader tells Rivers APC
No receipts for N13bn diverted by ex-NAF chief –Witness
Soldiers’ gunboat crushes Delta youth to death
‘1,200 women to be trained for Ogoni clean-up’
‘Bode George never South-West PDP consensus candidate’
N522bn Paris Club refund: We’re ready for probe, govs tell EFCC
N34bn MTN spectrum sale to fund digital switchover –Minister

BUSINESSDAY
Soaring building materials prices signpost crisis in housing sector
College of health introduces new program
3m epilepsy patients in Nigeria, others lack basic treatment – WHO
Nigeria loses billions of naira annually to undeveloped fishery sector
Publishing firm to publish 4 new books to mark Cross River’s 50th anniversary
Nigeria’s $1bn Eurobond starts trading on London Stock Exchange

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
NEC okays $250m for Sovereign Wealth Fund as Excess Crude Account hits $2.48b
Court orders final forefeiture of N34 billion linked to Diezani Allison-Madueke
VIDEO: Naira free fall: NEC demands urgent review of forex policy
Enugu APC urges Ekwueme to weep for Nigerians not PDP
40-year-old woman kills her newborn in Ogun

THE NATION
CBN: we don’t allocate forex directly to bank customers
N388.3b refund probe sets governors against Magu
‘We’re waiting for EFCC probe of Paris Club refund’
Diezani loses $153m to govt
Boko Haram attacks NAF’s chopper
NEC demands review of foreign exchange policy

THISDAY
At NEC, Governors Stop Short of Calling for Devaluation
Nigeria’s $1bn Eurobond Starts Trading on London Stock Exchange
Tale of Two Currencies: Egypt Sets Itself Apart from Nigeria
NNPC Reports N197bn Trading Loss for 2016
Boko Haram Insurgents Attack NAF Helicopter Conveying Medics
NPC to Include Religion, Ethnicity in 2018 National Census
DMO: Nigerian Economy Too Strong to Ask for Debt Forgiveness
Presidency: No Special Reception Planned for Buhari’s Return

DAILY TRUST
Nigeria’s debt profile now N17.3tr – DMO
NEC approves fresh $250m for sovereign fund
State House justifies N95m for bullet-proof tyres
Diezani loses N34bn to FG
13 houses, 10 vehicles razed in Onitsha inferno