NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 2017

*NEWS HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH, 2017.* *PUNCH* I educated my children with cassava proceeds Farmer FG okays fresh N28bn budget support for 35 states Maina still receiving salary, lawyer tells Reps Sanusi blames briefcase billionaires for nations economic woes New toll gates to be located at old spots Fashola FG raises burial committee for Ekwueme Benin monarch visits Buhari, seeks constitutional role for kings Senate okays two RECs, rejects one Senate raises panel to probe EFCC, DSS clash Illegal migration: Obaseki advises returnees on productivity Maina: 222 seized properties from pension thieves shared, Senate alleges Our report on NEast didnt indict Presidency, ex-SGF NHRC Ambode seeks new attitude from public servants Assembly asks LASG to enforce estate maintenance Friends organise posthumous birthday for ex-PDP chairs son Homeowners charter has reduced land fraud Amosun Ahmed presents N181.8bn budget SON arraigns businessmen for fake sugar sale Niger police nab robber, recover 80 cows, 23 sheep Fire guts Katsina customs headquarters, destroys seized items New Telegraph Award holds Saturday Without integrity, Nigeria cant progress, says IoD Lagos NDE to train unemployed youths FG approves fresh N28bn budget support for 35 states Buhari approves 30-member committee for new minimum wage FG sets up burial committee for Ekwueme My madam locks me up, whenever she travels, says rescued home help Budget 2018: Critical pegs ambitious Wife of ex-PDP national chairman joins APC Kwara Speaker, DVC, NASFAT oppose automatic ticket for Buhari PDP: Show leadership, George tells Makarfi Discussions about 2019 poll distracting, says Tambuwal Enugu LG polls: PDP threatens APC with lawsuit 28 stocks boost equities' appreciation by N28bn Audit: Court strikes out Oando's case to stop SEC Five steps to refinancing your personal loan DPR warns illegal cooking gas, lubricant operators Coalition seeks speedy implementation of broadband policy target Shoprite offers 50% discount on Black Friday sales Apapa truck drivers protest against extortion NBS to use TSA for tourism statistics Increase cassava production, VC advises FG NEPC, ITC build women's capacity in global trade Buhari, Nguesso hail Dangote over new $300m Congo cement plant Agriculture can sustain Nigerian economy ' Experts Ecobank introduces 1% fee on rapid transfer AfDB invests $500m in Development Bank of Nigeria Refineries won't work despite govt's spending ' Marketers Onyema faults AfDB's rating of Nigerian airlines *VANGUARD* Ekwueme: Markets, shops shut down in Oko Dangote's $300m cement plant commissioned in Congo Vice Chancellor slams FG over poor funding of varsities Be agents of change, Prisons boss tells personnel I was never sacked, still in active service, says Maina as Malami, Eyo-Ita differ 500 persons for Abuja Sheraton road awareness UNICEF fund raising MultiChoice offers free subscription Govt urged to subsidised diabetes treatment Boost capacity for treatment of cancer, Onari Duke urges FG That UN damning report on PINE corruption FG uncovers 500 tax fraudsters, pledges amnesty for repentant defaulters EFCC to Senate: There are no 222 pension properties to share! Naira gains 38kobo as reserves increase by $123.8M Value Added Tax rises to N251bn in Q3- NBS Communication Ministry to spend N158.3m on travelling, fumigation Elumelu advocates taxation restructuring for business growth SMEDAN transforms 1,500 micro firms into formal sector ' DG Why we're deploying ICT to drive ERGP ' FG *THE NATION* FG uncovers 500 tax fraudsters Maina: EFCC denies sharing 222 recovered pension properties Youth group to submit open grazing prohibition bill to Plateau Assembly Centenary project: Anyim, wife to account for N13.1b Malami: 222 assets recovered by Maina shared among govt officials, others Fed Govt to reintroduce toll gates in 38 points, says Fashola Pipelines delaying Lagos-Badagry road Fed Govt releases N28b budget support facility for 35 states Pope Francis prays for peace in Nigeria Consideration for Maina's reinstatement in national interest Preterm baby can survive PathCare, Synlab promote health care Clinical radiographers demand separate department in hospitals NYSC to launch job portal UNILAG researches into solar power New JAMB rules delay UNILORIN admission list Tackling unethical issues in banking IoD's conference to focus on corporate governance *THISDAY* INEC Fixes January 13 for Anambra Central Senatorial Re-run Election Bode George Confers with Okowa, Confident of Victory at PDP Convention Ogun 2019: Im More Qualified Than Adeola, Others, Says Isiaka The War on All Fronts in Kogi Like PENCOM, Like NDDC NDIC Calls for Incentives to Lure Banks to North-east Awosika Urges Caution on Crypto-currencies Nigeria Drops to 50th Spot in November FIFA Ranking Rohr Submits World Cup Programme *THE SUN* My unfulfilled dream with Kefee 'Widower African Queen feud: Tuface, blackface's $.4m trapped! Gandoki, others on parade as Orange Global Achivement Awards honours deserving Nigerians Jared Murray Bruce set to tie the knot Why I'm passionate about less privileged 'Joseph Odobeatu, O'Jez Music boss I'll gladly raisefunds for the needy -Mabel Oboh Why I sing against hunger 'Sound Sultan, musician Don Moen, Donnie McClurkin, Frank Edwards for The Experience 2017 Zik's wife urges Igbo women to go into politics Enugu LG poll: The undercurrents and matters arising We have laws to deal with secessionists -Omokudu Ahmadu Ali's wife joins APC Presidency: Makarfi'll contest in 2019 'Jalo PDP to APC chieftain: We didn't attack you PDP era gone forever- Lai Mohammed INEC conducts Anambra Central Senatorial rerun January 2018 NFF not bothered by latest FIFA ranking 'Olajire Roberto Carlos for Real Madrid Foundation Clinic website launch *GUARDIAN* New Telegraph award holds tomorrow Osinbajo lauds improvement in ease of doing business Isoko youths hold reconciliation parley UNILAG researches into low-cost solar energy supply ACCI allays fears over FG's $5.5b Eurobond external loan AfDB rallies African countries to improve air connectivity Forex hike may affect Enyimba Stadium's completion How factoring can improve SMEs' access to finance Operators kick over 20-plane per airline, merger calls Fidelity Bank partners AYE on youth empowerment . *DAILY TRUST* Change Should Begin With Education Dokpesi: Assumed APC saints are ex-PDP members Anambra Central Senatorial rerun may hold in Dec Ahmadu Alis wife dumps PDP for APC Ondo APC demands court squash challenge to its leadership APC saints are PDP members, says Dokpesi ActionAid decries poor women participation in politics Court remands 3 men over alleged cheating Motorist killed in Gwarimpa auto crash No teacher has rejected transfer Abaji NUT chairman FCT religious leaders urged to help end discrimination against people with disabilities Engineer found dead in Gwarimpa hotel FCT national youth council urged on peaceful congress No vacancy in Abaji chairmans seat in 2019 - Council scribe Women deeply involved in agribusiness NCWS FG strategizes for effective pest control measures NCC moves to protect telecom infrastructure, signs MOU with NSCDC FG calls for trade enhancement amongst OIC countries *TRIBUNE* Tourists besiege Dominican Republic as TB Joshua holds 2-day crusade TETFund intervention: ASUU accuses VCs of underhand dealings World AIDS Day: 12,700 residents for HIV test in Oyo 'SACA AGF to Reps: 'Maina's reinstatement letter didn't emanate from my office Buhari appoints Ama Pepple head of national minimum wage committee Buhari okays fresh budget supportfor states Jonathan's aide, Reno Omokri, exposes 'lies' in Abdulahi's book Marian Ali, former PDP national chairman's wife, joins APC Kashamu responsible for losing Ondo, Edo elections 'PDP Buhari to return to council chambers Gulder rocks Lagos, hosts winner of Ultimate Party contest Bayelsa oil-bearing communities flay Chevron over exclusion Fire razes 500 stores in Ogbe-Ijoh market I have no godfather' ' Chief Stanley Olajide Adedeji Ogun, MTN collaborate to end maternal mortality in Nigeria Redeeming Nigerian universities Marriage: Reviewing 'for better, for worse' idea Sukuk: An alternative economic model in Nigeria Restructuring won't take Nigeria to Promised Land if The Wike/Amaechi clash in Rivers The real rich kids of Zimbabwe: incredible extravagant lives of Mugabe's children Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe granted immunity, military says After 37 years in power: Mugabe in the eye of the storm *LEADERSHIP* Between PMB And The 2019 Question House To Investigate Concessionary Tariffs On Sugar INEC: How Anambra Election Conduct Rekindled 2019 Hopes 2019: Southeast Govs Will Back PMB For Second Term Okorocha INEC Fixes January 13 For Anambra South Senatorial Re-run FG Moves To Replace Card Readers For 2019 Election There Are No 222 Pension Properties To Share Magu Reps Order Probe Of Etisalat Debt Beyond Mugabe: The Other Vultures In Harare Minimum Wage Gets PMBs Nod *SAHARA REPORTERS* INEC To Conduct Senatorial Election In Anambra To Replace Uche Ekwunife VIDEO Inside The Multi-Million-Dollar Properties Owned By Diezani And Kola Aluko In Lagos Federal University of Technology Akure Sacks Bursar Over Financial Impropriety EFCC Arraigns Ex-Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund MD, Abubakar, 4 Others Over '18bn Fraud #Mainagate: Maina Received His Salary And Treated At Least 20 Files In October After Buhari Ordered His Sack -Lawyer Apo Six: Nigeria Police Reinstates Officer Who Killed Igbo Traders #Mainagate: Maina received His Salary And treated at Lest 20 Files In October After Buhari order His Sack -Lawyer Professor Pius Adesanmi Honored By Canadian Bureau For International Education In Halifax, Canada Beyond Mugabe: The Other Vultures In Harare By Azu Ishiekwene Falana To Buhari: Don't Treat Former DG Of DSS Ita Ekpeyong And Sacked NIA DG Ayo Oke Like Sacred Cows Former President Jonathan Exposes Lies In Bolaji Abdullahi's Book Former Minister Obanikoro To Officially Defect To APC Don't Expel Me, I Want To Die In Zimbabwe ' Mugabe Businessman Convicted Of N23.5m Fraud EFCC/DSS Clash: Sagay, Falana Berate DSS For Stopping Ekpeyong, Oke's Arrest My Experience Visiting Prominent Blogger, Kemi Olunloyo In Port Harcourt Maximum Security Prison Court Orders Nigerian Govt To Reinstate NEMA Spokesperson Four Years After Compulsory Retirement SERAP To Buhari: End Obstruction Of Justice By SSS, NIA Officials Inter-Agency Rival Worsens As State Security Service, National Intelligence Agency Block EFCC's Operation Judge Withdraws From Justice Nganjiwa's N81m Bribery Case Four Injured As Police Fire Tear Gas At Students Protesting At Delta State Government House *PREMIUM TIMES* FAAC: States cancel meeting due to discrepancies in federation account Northern groups plan one million man march for Buhari Nigerian govt inaugurates burial committee for Alex Ekwueme Toll gates will return to Nigerian roads soon ' Fashola Buhari commends Oba of Benin After two years, INEC finally fixes date for Anambra Central Senatorial election Attorney General Malami lied on Maina's recall letters, say Oyo-Ita, Federal Civil Service Commission UPDATED: Nigerian govt approves N800 million loan facility to states UPDATED: FG obtains list of 500 Nigerians implicated in tax fraud Alleged N18 billion fraud: EFCC docks former head of Nigerian agency, four others What exactly does Kogi East Elders Council want from Governor Yahaya Bello Pope at service for Africa, decries murder of women, children Wife of ex-PDP national chairman joins APC Human trafficking: Interpol conducts massive raids across West Africa, arrests 40 suspects, rescues 500 victims Nigeria emerges new Chair of GGC SYNLAB enters Nigerian market, acquires majority stake in PathCare Nigeria We believe Boko Haram has been defeated ' NLC Nigeria implements 70% ECOWAS Common External Tariff ' Customs boss Education tax must not be primary source of funding for Nigerian tertiary institutions ' ASUU Reps investigate Etisalat crisis Minister disowns 'N250,000 win essay competition *BUSINESSDAY* BusinessDay 24 Nov 2017 UPDATED: 9mobile sale: Intrigues behind the biggest acquisition deal of 2017 Four months after suspension, NHIS executive secretary still enjoys public office comforts If a woman is empowered, a nation is empowered Nigeria crude death rate declines, ranks 16th in the world The people have spoken,' says Zimbabwe's new leader Cornerstone Insurance underwriting performance deteriorates, Posts N2.11bn loss in Q3 Slowdown in Swedish house prices is 'positive' for stability ' Riksbank India Mining companies' eye Nigeria, others for strategic mineral assets NACCIMA commends NB Plc's South East expansion Developing brands that deliver is our greatest accomplishment so far Global stock rally starts to fade in European trade CBN charged on incentives for banks returning to North East