Metro Nigeria: Today's Newspaper Headlines [04 March, 2017]

[PressRoom]

Below are some of the headlines in some selected Nigerian Dailies for today, Saturday, March 04, 2017.

PUNCH:

• Buhari’s anti-corruption war empty without Amaechi’s trial –PFN leader
  
  
• Forex: CBN to inject fresh $350m into interbank market
  
  
• Army loses 31 soldiers to B’Haram in one month
  
  
• Kaduna airport won’t be 100% ready by Wednesday –Osinbajo
  
  
• Fresh crisis brews over Buhari’s extension of Perm Sec’s tenure
  
  
• Electricity: Army, health, labour ministries, others owe N11.12bn
  
  
• Xenophobia: Protesters shut down MTN Lagos office
  
  
• Korea urges Nigeria to invest more in education, manpower
  
  
• Granting Wike’s prayer to stop probe dangerous, police, DSS tell court
  
  
• A’Ibom partners private sector on industrial park, jetty
  
  
• Powerful interests controlling EFCC, says ex-AGF, Adoke
  
  
• Supreme Court dismisses case against Niger gov
  
  
• My waist charm kept me alive during our ‘wars’ – Suspect nabbed with two guns
  
  
• Mother throws newly born baby inside soakaway
  
  
• Four killed, 17 houses destroyed in Adamawa fire
  
  
• Police arrests 131 kidnappers, others in Bauchi
  
  
  THE NATION:
  
  
• Sheriff kicks as Makarfi, others form APDP
  
  
• Alleged $801m fraud: Ex-minister Adoke dares EFCC
  
  
• Three suicide bombers die, three fuel tankers burnt in Borno attack
  
  
• Xenophobic attacks: We live every day in fear—Nigerians in South Africa
  
  
• Ekiti workers angry with Fayose over Ozekhome’s N75m legal fee
  
  
• Currency traders in panic sales as CBN pumps in more dollars
  
  
• NLC says no to VAT increase plan
  
  
• Fuel scarcity looms in six states as IPMAN threatens to shut stations
  
  
• Southern Kaduna crisis: Osinbajo fears crisis won’t end in hurry
  
  
• May Nigeria’s fortunes not sink like PDP’s —Obasanjo
  
  
• Nigeria, others sign deal on repatriation of Boko Haram victims
  
  
• Ibile Youth Academy to begin in Lagos on Monday
  
  
  VANGUARD:
  
  
• Jonathan Commends PDP Leaders For Embracing Peace Moves
  
  
• Let’s rework Nigeria now — Clark, Nwodo, others
  
  
• FG goes against MMM, Ultimate Cycler, other ponzi schemes
  
  
• Dayo Alao, University VC Speaks On Life Challenges, Days In Daily Times
  
  
• Drug Trafficking: Electrician, Two Other Traders Arrested With Cocaine, Ephedrine
  
  
• Dangote commits N200m to renovate Kano Specialist Hospital
  
  
• Egba chiefs drag Alake to court over chieftaincy title
  
  
• Benue Govt Drags Contractors To EFCC Over Alleged N16bn Failed Project
  
  
• Kebbi Assembly suspends 2 members
  
  
• Nigerians Must Reject Bad Governance – National Rebirth