Below are the headlines found on The Punch Online Newspaper for today, Thursday, 10 August, 2017.

Obiano attacks Oyegun, says APC chair is a failed leader
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has said that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, lacks moral right to speak on good governance. The governor, who spoke through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Strategic Communications, Oliver Okpala, asked the people of Anambra State []
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2018 gov poll: Don't underrate Fayose, Osoba tells APC
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has warned the leadership of the All Progressives Congress and members of the party that the results of the Ekiti and Osun elections in 2018 will determine the outcome of the elections in Ogun and Oyo states in 2019. He also warned the []
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No substitute for restructuring ' N'Delta elders
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Coordinator, Niger Delta Elders and Leaders Forum, and a member of the Niger Delta Dialogue Group, Chief Mike Loyibo, has stated that for Nigerians to coexist peacefully, the country must be restructured. Loyibo, who spoke in an interview on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to give all the ethnic nationalities the []
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Anambra poll: Oyegun meets aspirants, APC fixes primary for June 19
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has assured aspirants who picked the party's nomination forms for the Anambra State governorship election that the party will conduct a free, fair primary and ensure a level playing field for all of them. He said this when he met with []
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Inter-agency rivalry hurting anti-corruption war
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
President Muhammadu Buhari's anti-graft war is gradually losing steam and is therefore sorely in need of a shot in the arm, to avert an impending crushing defeat. Although a lot of stolen public assets have been recovered, it is still depressing to note that no high profile corrupt person has so far been put behind []
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Fake Google firm shut down after probe
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
The United Kingdom's Insolvency Service has closed a Manchester-based company that pretended it was linked to Google following an investigation. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the agency said Movette had used 'deceptive methods' to bill clients for the use of Google My Business ' a free service provided by the United States search firm. []
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External reserves hit over two-year high at $31.2bn
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Oyetunji Abioye The country's external reserves rose to more than two-year high of $31.22bn on August 8, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Wednesday. The foreign exchange reserves, which have been battered by lower oil prices, climbed back to a level they last reached in July 2015, shortly after President Muhammadu Buhari []
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FG approves MTEF, targets 7% growth by 2020
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
to refinance $3bn T-bills with dollar debt Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja and Stanley Opara The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the 2018-2020 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, which hopes to achieve seven per cent growth rate by 2020. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, disclosed this to State House correspondents []
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First oil expected from Egina field in Q4 2018
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Femi Asu Egina oil field, a major deepwater development in Nigeria, is expected to achieve first oil in the fourth quarter of 2018, with a capacity to increase the nation's oil production by 200,000 barrels per day. The Egina Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel is planned to sail away from Samsung Heavy Industries yard []
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Beware of recruitment scam, NNPC warns job seekers
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Ifeanyi Onuba and Okechukwu Nnodim the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has again announced that it never inaugurated a recruitment campaign of any kind, as it warned job seekers to avoid being scammed. This came just as the Group Managing Director of the corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, said that the corporation would grant auditors from the []
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Rivers'll continue to support SMEs, says Wike
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said that his administration will continue to support the Small and Medium Enterprises for the sustained growth of the state's economy. He also called on politicians to work towards developing their respective communities instead of constantly playing politics. The governor, who spoke when []
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Five things students should know about banking
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Personalbanking@punchng.com Banking on campus can be a treacherous new territory for students to navigate. Banks take advantage of the fact that every fall, thousands of students leave the security of their parents' homes and make their own financial decisions for the first time, according to www.nerdwallet.com. It is important to be proactive in preparing yourself []
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Understanding student bank accounts
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Becoming a university student requires more than reading a textbook and sometimes completing an essay for coursework. It somehow changes your lifestyle, from what you do for leisure, the work you do and even your student bank account. Here are things you need to know about opening a student bank account, according to universitycompare.com. Switch []
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Experts advise FG on port facility development
Thu, 10 Aug 2017
Eric Dumo The Federal Government has been advised to adopt the public-private partnership model to address the decay in infrastructure at the nation's seaports. Making the call in Lagos during the second edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference, a partnership between Sifax Group and Maritime Forum of the University of Lagos, major stakeholders []
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