NIGERIA: Weekend Papers, August 24-26, 2012

COMPILED BY AMBROSE EHIRIM

FIFA: Seven vie for quarter-final slots

TEMPO: Ex-NAIA guard busted for shabu

CRI ENGLISH: Nepali Gov't set to Introduce New Visa Regime to Curb Crime
Read more http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/ex-naia-guard-busted-for-shabu/
BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK: New bank notes symptom of old woes in Nigeria

IRISH TIMES: Irish engineer shot dead during ambush in Nigeria

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE: Nigeria And The Jinx Of True Federalism

BBC NEWS: Nigeria river festival begins

PUNCH: N5,000 note will worsen Nigerians’ suffering—CPC, ANPP

TELEGRAPH UK: Radical Islam revives an ancient hatred

OSUN DEFENDER: Nigeria’s CBN Launches New Currency notes and higher denomination 5,000 Naira

PM NEWS NIGERIA: Amosun lifts ban on transport unions, launch 77 buses

FINANCIAL REVIEW: Making old mobile phones new again

GOAL: Official: Chelsea confirm Moses signing

BUSINESS WEEK: http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/08/24/3328823/official-chelsea-confirm-moses-signing

FREE MALAYSIA TODAY: Nigeria Islamists rule out peace talks, threaten media

VOICE OF AMERICA: Fuel Scarcity Leaves Nigerian Capital Reeling

REUTERS: Indian demand offsets Nigeria's rising oil supplies