I will be trying to provide daily newspaper headlines here and then we can discuss the issues as we feel by quoting the topic and commenting so others can follow!

Here we go!

PUNCH
o 2000 Visafone workers fired as MTN completes acquisition
o I got N150,000 to install Radio Biafra transmitter—Suspect
o IMF wants flexible exchange rate, higher VAT for Nigeria
o $2.1bn Arms Probe: EFF traces N400m to army officer’s account
o More influential people will be arrested—EFCC
o US donates special army vehicles to Army
o NIMASA collected revenue in dollars, remitted naira—FG
o Equities shed N316.8bn in one day
o Stakeholders eek market growth this year
o Vetiva anchors equities performance on oil prices
o Anga replaces Onosode as IPF chair
o Power firms’ revenue shortfall rises to N478bn
o Oil falls to 11-year low of $34
o New tariffs electricity Feb. 1, NERC insists
o Well dollar demand rises to $1.5bn—FG
o External reserves lose $112m in five days
o MoneyGram taps into $21bn remittance market
o Heritage Bank boss supports financial inclusion
o Power firms await resumption of CBN N213bn fund

THE GUARDIAN
o IMF presses for end to subsidy
o …Lagarde wants increase in VAT, stronger anti-graft campaign
o $2.1bn arms scam, a hoax says Dokpesi
o Presidency denies link with Metuh’s ordeal at EFCC
o …EFCC alleges bureaux de change’s involvement in arms deal
o NERC sets deadline for eliminating ‘crazy’ billing
o MTN’s acquisition of Visafone triggers mass dismissal of workers
o Court denies granting Dasuki N250m bail
o Options for delisted capital market operators, by experts
o Telecoms in Sub Saharan Africa earn $4bn from tower sales, leasing
o Investors’ wealth plunges further by N410bn in three trading days

THISDAY
o MTN acquires VIsafone in landmark industry deal
o Lagarde: Nigeria’s debt profile counter-productive, advocates increase in VAT
o Naira weakens on parallel market despite CBN $16m sale to BDCs
o World Bank: Anaemic recovery in emerging markets to weigh on global growth
o Lai Mohammed: Buhari not dictating to EFCC
o FG to audit all revenue generating agencies
o Magu: EFCC will arrest more prominent Nigerians
o Crude Oil price drops below $35 for first time since 2004
o Rivers to demand N82m Amaechi’s largesse from Soyinka
o NERC: No going back on February 1 date for new electricity tariffs
o Bauchi presents N135.3bn budget
o NCC moves to resuscitate CDMA operations
o Reaching 58m unbanked Nigerians through financial inclusion
o Would subsidy removal make any difference?
o NSE records 3-day losing streak as ASI depreciates by 3.28%
o Investors count losses as bears consolidate hold on market

BUSINESSDAY
o For Nigeria, the clock is ticking, IMF warns
o Nigerian Naira: is end high
o FG Forex policy beginning to hurt real sector
o Brent crude oil slides below $35 for first time since 2004
o Nigerians to pay higher electricity tariff in February 1
o Heritage Bank chief calls for increased awareness on financial inclusion
o Mixed feelings trail equities as investors await FY’15 earnings
o NASD OTC reduces price band to +10
o Nigeria depreciates against dollar across Forex markets
o FDEC holds first meeting in 2016, focuses on plugging revenue leakages in MDAs
o Ex-aviation minister absolves self of alleged N1.7bn EFCC probe
o Stocks lose over N500bn in just three trading days
o Stockbroker sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for unauthorised sale of shares

VANGUARD
o How Nigeria can get of economic crisis—IMF boss
o 1,500 traders displaced as Lagos demolishes 38-year-old Oshodi market
o FG to generate $7.5bn from solar energy grid
o Heritage Bank boss urges Nigerians to patronise made-in-Nigeria goods
o I collected N53m from Anenih—Yakassai
o Stock market: Investors lose N502.bn in 3 days amidst global fall
o Ex-FIRs boss, Omoigui-Okauru heads N25bn ETF board
o Dasukigate: EFCC traces N400m to Army officer’s account
o $2.1bn arms probe a hoax—Dokpesi
o NERC defies court as new electricity tariff takes off February 1
o N559.3 million housing project fund rocks PENGASSAN

DAILY SUN
o EFCC plans massive crackdown on looters
o Bulldozers crush Oshodi electronics market, traders lament
o Tougher years ahead in Nigeria—IMF
o Guild of Editors explains Jonathan’s N50m donation
o N3.7bn drugs confiscated—NDLEA
o IMF rates Nigeria’s economy high
o Weak emerging markets growth weighs down global development
o MTN concludes Visafone acquisition
o Patronise locally made goods—Heritage Bank boss
o We want to develop silent generators—Makchuks CEO

DAILY TRUST
o FG: Heads to roll over revenue diversion
o More big shots to be arrested—EFCC boss
o IMF chief asks Nigeria to hike taxes
o What I collected from Anenih is not N63m—Yakassai
o MTN acquires Visafone
o We won’t spare Bureaux de change over arms deal—EFCC
o Stocks drop by N503bn in 3 trading days
o No new electricity connection with meter—NERC
o Reduce petrol by 40%--TUC
o Shareholders hail imprisonment of banker
o Forex Ban: 1000 job losses imminent in tomato factories

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
o Nigeria should increase VAT rates—IMF
o NFF top staff, Abubakar, shot dead
o New electricity tariff takes off Feb 1
o New fuel price: DPR gets tough on erring marketers
o More influential Nigerians on EFCC radar—Magu
o Ex-FIRS boss, Omoigui-Okauru, to head Lagos N25bn Employment Trust Fund
o We are ready to sell as N86.50—IPMAN
o Lagos airport to handle 30 million passengers on completion
o Nigeria’s stock market shaves N317bn
o IMF’s visit a waste of time—Jimoh Ibrahim
o CBN’s ban on 41 items denied customs N240bn revenue

NATIONAL MIRROR
o Jimoh Ibrahim to Buhari: Beware of IMF’s hidden agenda
o Emerging economies’ weak growth worries World Bank
o FG orders audit of FIRS, Customs, NPA, others
o LCCI, MAN rue Forex restrictions’ threats to real sector
o Naira exchanges at N272 to dollar at parallel market
o Equities shed 3.28% as investors sustain stocks sale
o Ooni unveils Ife/Modakeke post war building plans
o NDLEA seizes drugs worth N3.7bn at Lagos airport
o IMF boss tasks financial institutions on increased real sector funding
o Ambode appoints ex-FIRS boss, Omoigui-Okauru to head N25bn ETF board
o JAMB should split entrance examinations—Stakeholders

THE NATION
o Nigeria faces hard choices, IMF Lagarde warns
o $2.1bn arms cash: Buhari not after PDP chiefs, says government
o Lagos demolishes ‘notorious’ Oshodi market
o Ex-militants shut down banks, streets in Port-Harcourt over unpaid stipend
o FEC endorses close scrutiny of revenue generating agencies
o Customs collected N903bn cash last year
o AfDB, Federal Government to spend $300m on agric
o $2.1bn: EFCC won’t spare implicated Bureaux de Change operators, says Magu
o TSA delays payment of Army troops’ allowances

NEW TELEGRAPH
o $2bn arms deal: Ex-SGF, ex-gov got N100m each
o Nigeria’s finance sector strong, stable—Lagarde
o FG begins audit of NNPC, FIRS, NPA, NIMASSA, Customs
o Rivers seeks refund of N82m dinner
o Finally, MTN seals Visafone acquisition
o FG may sanction UNIABUJA, UNN, others over abuse, fraud
o Climate change: Nigeria, others risk $1trn damage yearly—Oxfam
o IOCs’ assets sale hits N2trn
o Roaming: Telcos hit 66m annual minutes of calls
o Ajaokuta contributes 0.34% to GDP
o CBN intensifies dollar rationing, reduces BDCs’ supply
o E-cmmerce: Ecobank enlists 62 SMEs on MyMall platform
o IMF: Currency depreciation triggers inflation
o Entrepreneurs, key to Africa’s progress—Elumelu
o Stock market down by N317bn on weak economic outlook

LEADERSHIP
o Why I won’t return N53m I collected from Anenih—Yakassai
o MTN acquires Visafone, NCC okays deal
o FG indicts NIMASA, other MDAs in Forex scam
o We did not collect N50m from Dasuki’s arms deal money—NGE
o Gov Bagudu releases N1bn for payment of pensions, gratuities
o FG denies involvement in Metuh’s arrest
o Oil price falls below $35 a barrel for first time in 11 years
o Urban renewal: Lagos demolishes Owonifari market
o UAD expresses concern over IMF officials’ visit to Nigeria
o New electricity tariff regime begins February 1
o Lagarde urges banks to increase lending to SMEs, Agriculture
o Nigerians urged to buy made-in-Nigeria goods to stimulate.

NEWSWATCH TIMES
o We have no apology for our operation against Shiites—GOC
o IMF’s visit, waste of time, says Jimoh Ibrahim
o FG moves to audit revenue generating agencies
o NERC insists new tariff must take-off Feb 1
o CCB verifies assets of governor, 125 other officials in Kano
o DPR seals station in Awka Ibom, Ondo States
o FAAN ready for ICAO Audit
o Nigeria’s PMS refining capacity rises to 6.76m litres daily
o Umaru Ibrahim returns as NDIC boss for another tenure
o MTN desperate to update customers’ biometrics
o IMF Chief calls on Nigeria to raise VAT as budget strained
o Lagos named Omoigui-Okauru chairperson of Employment Trust Fund
o No respite for importers on Forex restriction
o Stock market remains negative as value dips by N317bn

Nice one @Op