Read today's newspaper headlines [Wednesday, April 12, 2017]

THE GUARDIAN

Senate rejects own panel’s report on Southern Kaduna crisis

The Senate yesterday rejected an interim report presented by its ad-hoc committee to investigate the immediate and remote causes of the farmers’ and herdsmen’s clashes in southern Kaduna and other parts of the federation.

NNPC reduces trade deficit by 18%

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reduced its trading deficit to ₦14.26 billion by January end, down from ₦17.01billion recorded in December 2016, representing about 16 per cent improvement.

Non-oil exporters groan under lack of access to dollar proceeds

Non-oil exporters have threatened to cease exports till restrictions limiting access to their proceeds from the interbank market are removed.The interbank market is the official window through which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) trades on the nation’s currency against its international counterparts.

THE NATION NEWSPAPER

Fire guts FAAN’s headquarters in Lagos

Fire yesterday gutted the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) headquarters at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.The fire affected the Audit, Communications and Engineering Departments, among others.

EFCC trails politician, banker over N4bn ‘proceeds of crime’ deposit

BARELY 24 hours after it discovered N250 million at a popular Lagos market, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), last night, announced the discovery of another N4 billion suspected to be proceeds of crime. The cash was alleged to belong to a deputy governorship candidate in Niger State.

Panel’s report indicts Jonathan, others in $1.1bn Malabu oil deal

The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the alleged corruption, malpractices and breach of due process in the award of OPL 245 has indicted former President Jonathan for his role in the contentious Malabu oil block deal. Dr Jonathan denies any wrongdoing.

VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

Diezani Bribe: INEC drags 6 commissioners to Presidency

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has written the presidency for further action on six of its former personnel involved in the N23 billion election bribe doled out by Diezani Alison-Madueke, former petroleum minister.

Give us monthly breakdown of what you take as security vote, reps tell Buhari

THE House of Representatives, yesterday, told Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i of Kaduna State not to deceive the public with his alleged published security vote.

$1.3bn Malabu scandal: Shell admits paying Etete for oil bloc

Malabu is owned by former Petroleum minister, Dan Etete. This came as controversy, yesterday, trailed plans by the House of Representatives Committee on Justice probing the Malabu deal to summon former President Goodluck Jonathan to testify before the ad-hoc panel investigating the deal.

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THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER

You failed your people, Sanusi attacks Zamfara governor again

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has again attacked Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara State, insisting that the governor failed his people by not curbing the spread of meningitis in the state

Russian fighter jets arrive, Military plans fresh bombing of Lagos creeks

The Nigerian Air Force has acquired two new Russian Mi-35M fighter jets, which will, among others, combat militant activities in Ikorodu, Lagos State, sources told The PUNCH on Tuesday.

Suspect flees as whistle-blower exposes N4bn in secret accounts

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has stumbled on two bank accounts containing a joint sum of N2bn suspected to be the proceeds of crime.