Nigerian news review

Newspaper review for Wednesday 7th September, 2016 PUNCH * 12,179 northern schools get $100m bailout * Nasarawa loses N600m to workers’ strike * Protests rock Kwara over unpaid LG workers salaries * Ugwuanyi appoints ex-General to tackle herdsmen * Sea pirates kidnap, kill four policemen in Rivers * Militants hide under regional agitation to commit crimes – DHQ * Nigeria losing one million barrels of oil daily – Osinbajo * Unemployment high because youths run from challenges–NDE VANGUARD Exports increase by 63 % to N1.9 trillion in 2Q Ebonyi one-man, one-hectare agric programme begins as youths get cheques Bayelsa APC leaders back Brambaifa’s NDDC appointment Petrol price hike: Modular refineries only way out, Ejinkeonye tells FG All embracing dialogue, panacea to N-Delta crisis —Okowa Plateau trains health workers on early Lassa Fever detection THISDAY * Michael, Patriarch of Ibru Dynasty, Passes On at 85 * Buhari Relives 33-year-old Coup Statement, Tells Nigerians to Salvage the Country * Nigeria’s Exports Grow By 63% to N1.873trn in Q2 * Eid-el-Kabir: 22 Christian Groups Confront FG, Say Sultan Can’t Declare Public Holiday * FG Unveils Residence Permit Trackers for Expatriates, Foreigners * Insecurity: FG Set to Overhaul, Restructure Nigerian Armed Forces * Military Recovers Corpses of Drowned Soldiers, One still Missing * Former Senate President Urges FG to Ignore US Congressman THE NATION Hard times will be over, Buhari assures Nigerians Flexible forex policy narrows trade deficit Business mogul Michael Ibru dies at 85 Abraham files appeal against Ondo primary Telecoms sector Q2 GDP contributions hit N1.58tr Man kills daughter in Ekiti after impregnating her THE SUN * Hunger in Nigeria to last a while, says Ogbeh * Mudslide wreaks havoc in Lagos * Military reads riot act to militants * Nigeria to be out of economic problem soon –Buhari * Chibok: Drama as BBOG, pro-Buhari group clash * Edo Guber Watch: IGP deploys 25,000, police personnel, anti-bomb squad, others * ASUU kicks against 2nd bailout to states * CBN kicks off campaign against naira abuse in Kebbi GUARDIAN Michael, patriarch of Ibru dynasty, dies at 85 Nigerians consume N62.8b French fries yearly Buhari’s silence fuelling attacks by herdsmen, says PFN One killed, two rescued as mudslide sinks shanties Suspected agitators kill four marine policemen in Rivers DAILY TRUST * Nigeria’s merchandise trade grows by 49 % in 2nd Quarter – NBS * Radio Kano suspends staff over Kwankwaso’s song * US climate change envoy visits Nigeria * ASUU urges FG to shun external interference * N/Delta militant groups spurring crime surge – DHQ * New gas plan, oil sector roadmap underway – Kachikwu * Why we insist on TSA – Buhari * NAA calls for review of NITEL/MTEL privatisation process It's Mid-week. Have a nice day.