Here are the major headlines for Friday, December 1, 2017

The Nation

• Surge of illegal migration caused by failure of critical institutions – Obaseki
• Maulud: Imbibe tenets of peace, Tambuwal urges Nigerians
• AU to set up Humanitarian agency by June 2018 – Official
• NMA wants more research on HIV, AlDS
• Don charges politicians to shelve differences to salvage Nigeria
• 1,295 Nigerians returned from Libya in November – NEMA
• Unilever charges Nigerians on oral hygiene
• PDP S/W crisis: Olafeso heads to appeal court ahead of party’s convention
• Rangers thrash A Ten Padora FC 4-0 in Enugu
• PTAD to begin verification of NITEL, MTEL pensioners in Jan. 2018
• Bayelsa wins Gov. Wike National Wrestling Championship
• Ayade inaugurates 2017 Calabar carnival village
• NCC seeks partnership of advocacy groups on toll-free 622 line
• NAF graduates 414 special forces
• Tinubu advises young Nigerians
• Bibo, others rule Freestyle category
• AFN Golden League Kaduna commences today
• Anxiety as Super Eagles know foes today
• Not Playing with Ronaldo the only Regret – Totti
• IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping tests at London 2012
• Father of murdered victim dies after throwing grenades in Ukraine court
• Perm Sec: I accept blame for Maina’s return to work
• ‘Maina has U.S., two Nigeria passports’
• OPEC to impose ‘soft target’ on Nigeria, says Kachikwu
• Oyo commences demolition of dilapidated school structures
• Ikoyi cash haul: Bank claims ownership of Flat 7B
• Lagos, NGO warn against female genital mutilation
• Group decries doctors’ threat to go on strike
• Govts advised to invest in nutrition programmes

(www.thenationonlineng.net)

The Sun

• Drama in FCTA as director collapses over promotion
• Maina scandal gets messier
• You can save extra cash building your home
• Ayade budgets N1.3trn for 2018
• Wike makes case for states on new minimum wage
• Jonathan fumbled on Chibok girls’ kidnap –Gov Shettima
• Nigerian media stakeholders set up committees on 2018 IPI world congress
• Buhari ‘ll take us to next level –Osinbajo
• 2018 budget suffers setback in Senate
• Dogara begs Buhari to lead anti-human trafficking fight
• Ebonyi youthsndisown Ngwu, say APC now better positioned for 2019
• 414 NAF regiment personnel complete 10 months training in Kaduna
• Okadigbo’s son appointed ADP deputy spokesman
• Ogun govt. warns coys over environmental infractions
• 4, 079 Bauchi residents tested HIV positive in 2017 – BACATMA
• Dankwambo becomes Tafidan Tangale today
• Togo’s political instability may engulf West Africa –Buhari
• Libya migrants: AU, EU demand urgent evacuation
• India woos Nigerian Industrialists
• 2019: Buhari and the battle ahead
• Fayose, Umahi absent at PDP  NEC
• APGA victory: Anambra people voted for Ojukwu not Obiano –Anumaka
• ntel, 9mobile get NCC’s approval to commence national roaming test
• 2018 budget: Succour for FG as OPEC extends oil cut quota
• CBN’ll fund innovative ideas –Emefiele
• Enyimba Stadium: Monimichelle returns to site, Commends Ikpeazu
• Ahead World Cup Draws: We fear no foes –Rohr

(www.sunnewsonline.com)

Punch

• AIDS still epidemic among children – UNICEF
• Commercial drivers: Bayelsa FRSC conducts free eye tests, blood pressure checks
• ICYMI: Bank robbers sack police station, kill cop, guard, resident
• Don’t ban ‘okada’, tricycles, Amaechi tells states, LGs
• Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa rewards army in new cabinet, shuns opposition
• Buhari mourns Olufunsho Martins
• Buhari congratulates Wizkid, Davido on awards
• Worshippers storm Egyptian mosque week after massacre
• 25 Nigerians died in the Sahara Desert – Libyan returnee
• BREAKING: Akarigbo to get staff of office Thursday
• GM recalls one million cars in China
• PDP S’West crisis: Olafeso heads to appeal court ahead of party’s convention
• ICYMI: Bank robbers sack police station, kill cop, guard, resident
• Ebonyi governor’s aide accused of raping undergraduate
• Mentally deranged man kills three Borno schoolchildren
• Okiro: Court orders PSC to reinstate suspended cop
• KEDC restores electricity to Kaduna community
• Alaba traders arraigned for piracy of Nollywood films
• Mechanic gets four weeks’ imprisonment for theft
• Murder victim’s father blows up courtroom with grenades, kills himself, one defendant
• Saraki, Shettima eulogise Goodluck Jonathan
• Togo’s political instability may affect Nigeria, others -Buhari

(www.punchng.com)

Vanguard

• NCC Seeks Partnership Of Advocacy Groups On Toll-Free 622 Line
• Ayade Inaugurates 2017 Calabar Carnival Village
• Breaking: SSANU, NASU, NAAT Resume Strike Monday
• Court Security Men, Tricycle Rider Accused Of Stealing N1.5m Law Reports
• ICPC Detains 4 Ex-Kogi Commissioners Over N11.3bn Fraud Allegation
• 1,295 Nigerians Returned From Libya In November – NEMA
• Drama As Father Comes To Court, Throws Grenades At Man Who Murdered His Son
• Obiano Inaugurates State Committee For Late Dr. Ekwueme’s Burial
• The Gang-Up Against Peter Obi 9:54 AMObama Digs At Trump Over Climate Change
• Bayelsa Wins Gov. Wike National Wrestling Championship
• NAF Graduates 414 Special Forces
• Appeal Court Declares Albert Winner Of PDP Senatorial Primary In Akwa Ibom
• Otuaro Remains My Running Mate In 2019—Gov. Okowa
• Man Nabbed Over Murder Of 2 Pupils In Borno
• Accessing Military Operations Around Nigeria
• Environmentalists Condemn FG’s Allocation Of N17bn To Importation Of Generators
• Bayelsa wins Gov. Wike National Wrestling Championship
• FIFA insists World Cup Draw will not be rigged with hot, cold balls
• Rohr: Nigeria not apprehensive of any team
• Eagles World Cup kits ready February
• FG to commence 2017 revised import/export guidelines in 2018
• CPC comes after banks over excess bank charges
• CBN’s PMI indicates further economic expansion in November
• Foreign investors buy out Nigerian shareholders in Seven-Up
• I’m responsible for Maina’s reinstatement – PermSec, Interior Ministry
• S’East govs shun CBN empowerment programmes- SEEDC boss
• Eid el-Maulud: Okorocha, Obi, Udeogaranya felicitate with Muslims
• Jonathan thought I kidnapped Chibok girls — Shettima
• Ayade presents N1.3tn record breaking budget for 2018
• Falana sues Fed. Capital Dev. Authority over failure to cover up manhole on Abuja streets
• ‎Jonathan wasn’t desperate for power, but unprepared for leadership -Saraki

(www.vanguardngr.com)

ThisDay

• Emefiele: Our Worst Days Behind Us
• PDP Unable to Decide on Convention Committee Chairman
• UBA Emerges First Nigerian Bank to Win African Bank of the…
• OPEC Caps Nigeria, Libya’s Oil Output at 2107 Levels, Extends Production…
• Two Years of Unlawful Detention: A Memo to Sambo Dasuki
• Jonathan was Not Prepared for Presidency, Says Saraki
• Adeosun, AGF Insist Maina Not on FG’s Payroll
• Buhari Returns from Côte d’Ivoire, Leaves for Jordan Today
• Ayade Presents N1.3tn Budget for 2018, Highest Ever by a State
• Ortom Backs Buhari for 2019, Says Atiku is on His Own
• Senate Postpones MTEF Passage over Fears on OPEC Oil Cuts
• Kachikwu: Oil Revenue May Not Fund Nigeria’s Budget in 20 Years Time
• Wigwe Emerges 2017 African Business Leader
• Marketers Threaten to Shut Down Filling Stations in Lagos, Ogun
• NAPTIP Boss Calls For Crippling of Human Traffickers Economically
• IPOB to Open Headquarters in Germany
• 150 Nigerians Return from Libya
• FG to Begin Implementation of 2017 Revised Import-Export Guidelines January
• Dogara Tasks Buhari to Lead Efforts against Modern Slavery
• Senator Bassey Albert Wins at Appeal Court
• Appeal Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Tambuwal’s Removal
• $550m Chinese Loan: Nigeria Has Not Opted Out, Says NigComSat
• Ondo Stops Payment of WAEC Fees, Introduces Education Levy
• Forensic Audits Required to Eradicate Fraud, Corruption, Say Auditors
• 2018: We Will Deploy Every Legitimate Power to Dislodge Fayose, APC Vows
• Onuesoke: FG Has No Right to Tell Govs How to Spend Paris Club Refund
• UN, AU, Others Task ECOWAS on Gender Equality in Agric Investment
• Obiano Presents N166.9bn Budget Estimates for 2018
• FG Charged to Privatise NNPC, Reduce Powers of Petroleum Minister
• Power Stakeholders Canvass for Cost Reflective Tariffs
• Rivers Teachers Back Wike over Closure of Illegal Schools
• Empowering Youths Via Peace Corps of Nigeria
• Man Suspected to be Mentally Ill Butchers Two Students, Injures Three in Borno School
• PDP Unable to Decide on Convention Committee Chairman
• UBA Emerges First Nigerian Bank to Win African Bank of the…
• OPEC Caps Nigeria, Libya’s Oil Output at 2107 Levels, Extends Production…
• Two Years of Unlawful Detention: A Memo to Sambo Dasuki
• Jonathan was Not Prepared for Presidency, Says Saraki
• Adeosun, AGF Insist Maina Not on FG’s Payroll

(www.thisdaylive.com)

Guardian

• Extension of oil production cuts threatens Nigeria’s budget
• Stakeholders chart path to FDI growth in Nigeria
• Buhari rallies global support for terrorism fight
• Nigerians hopeful as FIFA holds Russia 2018 World Cup draws
• ISOC says internet economy presents a major opportunity for Africa
• Bello inaugurates FADAMA facilities worth $323m in Niger
• NMA wants more research on HIV, AlDS
• Oil prices to rise as OPEC extends cuts to Dec, 2018
• President Buhari’s presence at AU-EU Summit cogent, highly perceptive – Presidency
• PDP S/W crisis: Olafeso heads to appeal court ahead of party’s convention
• Ayade inaugurates 2017 Calabar carnival village
• Rangers thrash A Ten Padora FC 4-0 in Enugu
• World Cup: Former Eagles coach cautions on team selection
• City taken a leaf out of United’s book, says Kompany
• Bayelsa wins Gov. Wike National Wrestling Championship
• Complete team-by-team guide to the Russia 2018 World Cup
• The FIFA World Cup Draws: The Russia countdown begins
• Osinbajo calls for increased public-private sector collaboration to feed Nigerians
• KPMG offers internship to 10 data science Nigeria hackathon participants
• ‘NCAT to type-rate pilots on Boeing 737 aircraft locally’
• ‘Nigerians must reignite the fire of agitation for restructuring’
• ‘I am the most qualified for PDP national chair’
• PDP warns aspirants against derogatory comments on party leadership
• Rap Mogul Russell Simmons Steps Down After Sex Accusations
• Watch The Official Trailer For “Avengers: Infinity War” Here
• 5 Travel Hacks That WIll Save You Money On A Trip
• FG warns against bitcoins, other digital currencies
• Sunnet at NTITA awards, tasks FG on multiple tax
• Smile delight customers with mouth watering offer
• Police restrict movement in Akwa Ibom over council polls
• Michael Jackson’s impact on art revealed in new show

(www.guardian.ng)

Tribune

• Ekiti CJ grants 28 inmates amnesty
• Ambode targets Africa’s 3rd Largest Economy for Lagos
• Court orders immediate recall of suspended PSC’s whistle blower
• We’ll do everything to uplift the poorest among Nigerian masses ―Osinbajo
• Falana sues FCDA for breaking his leg
• Don’t give PDP to a greenhorn ―Bode George
• PDP throws delegates’ list open for aspirants’ scrutiny
• Reps defer 2018 budget over MTEF
• Ondo govt stops payment of WAEC fees
• Rivers among 74 cities to host UNHABITAT3
• Youths blame NUT President for Kaduna teachers mass sack
• Kwara committed to HIV-free state by 2030
• FG stopped Maina’s salary since March 2013 – Adeosun
• Amend Rent Control Law to regulate Agency Fees, Lawyer charges Ambode
• NASFAT lauds Ambode for high level of religious tolerance
• Ortom vows to slash wage bill from N7.8 b monthly to N4.5 billion
• Ekwueme’s death a colossal loss, says Rochas Foundation
• NUPENG warns govs against diversion of Paris Club refund
• IPMAN threatens to shut petrol stations
• 2018 budget in trouble as OPEC caps Nigerian production at 1.8mb/d
• Insurance: Restructuring to sweep away old brigade
• Jonathan, Ben Bruce applaud Wizkid over best win at MOBO Awards
• WHAT A MISTAKE! Banky W shares honeymoon experience in a video showing wife, Adesua Etomi’s nude image
• Lifestyles of gospel artistes should reflect in their messages —Oloruntoba
• Draypapy drops Human Being audio, video
• Trump attacks May, brushes off criticism
• Russia rejects US call to cut ties with North Korea
• Theresa May: Saudi blockade on Yemen must be eased
• US envoy Haley warns latest DPRK launch brings world closer to war
• Gains and pains of primary education in the North
• ‘N200 education levy kept pupils out of school in Kaduna’
• The daily life of an almajiri in Bauchi
• ‘ Media literacy solution to propaganda against Islam ’
• Mawlid Nabiyy: MMPN preaches tolerance, moderation
• Foundation disburses N108m zakat funds to 494 Lagos residents

(www.tribuneonlineng.com)