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Here are the major headlines for Thursday, April 20, 2017

Punch
INEC begins continuous voter registration April 27
N’Assembly panels, SANs, others hail suspension of SGF, NIA boss
Foreign borrowing will increase debt service burden — NBCC
Federation polls: NOC dares ministry, rejects guidelines
Dangote begins installation of oil refinery equipment
Melaye: Police arrest Kogi LG boss for attempted murder
NLNG revenue hits seven-year low amid oil slump
Mauritius energy firm makes first investment in Nigeria
ICAN accredits 32 tertiary institutions, centres
Nigeria needs reforms to prevent exchange rate crisis — W/Bank
Lagos militants: Police invade creek, arrest 13 suspects
Court remands suspects who removed trader’s heart
Magodo residents raise the alarm over planned invasion of estate
Tears as slain WASSCE candidate, mother, father are buried
NSCDC seizes 5,000-litre fuel in Lagos, arrests four
(www.punchng.com)

The Nation

Meningitis death toll hits 745
Kukah to EFCC: Stop drama over discovered funds
Court orders forfeiture of N449m found in Lagos shop
Presidency: Whistle-blower policy to be extended to illegal weapons
World Bank’s $350m for mining, livestock revival coming
IMF: Nigeria spends 66% of tax revenues on debt servicing
Task force moves to re-arrest directors of failed banks
Farmers urge FG to review cassava bread fund repayment policy
Navy, NIMASA sign MoU on service delivery
Bakassi will hang on Obasanjo’s neck, says monarch
HAJJ: Ogun cautions intending pilgrims against unholy behaviour
Bida Poly: Students decry incessant occurrences of burglary
Rivers @50: Committee nets over N1b from private sector
I drank water meant for cows, says freed Ondo monarch
(www.thenationonlineng.net)

Vanguard

World Bank cautions Nigeria against over-borrowing
Naira Watch: External reserve hit $30.6b as Naira rises by N12 to N385/$
Dufil Donates Science Laboratory To Lagos College
Abia Begins Distribution Of Fertilizers To Farmers
PPP will Boost Primary, Secondary Education — Adamolekun
Police Arrest 13 Kidnap Suspects In Ishawo Creeks, Demolish Camps
DIG Reads Riot Acts To Ogun Policemen
Unemployed Father Of Quintuplets Sends Out SOS
Gowon Says Nigeria’s Situation Is Unfortunate, Calls For Prayers
2000 APC, APGA Members Defect To PDP In Ebonyi
Tension In Anambra Community As Brothers Battle For Royal Stool
Delta Assembly To Okowa: Stop Edo From Encroaching On Our Land
(www.vanguardngr.com)

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