THE CABLE
The commissioning of the Dangote refinery in Lagos by President Muhammadu Buhari dominated the cover pages of today’s newspapers.
The Punch reports that the Dangote refinery is expected to begin operations on Monday as the facility has been designed to process crude oil grades from three continents including Africa, Asia, and America. The newspaper says the federal high court in Abuja has ordered the federal government to account for the spending of a $460m Chinese loan meant to fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television project.
The Nation says Kashim Shettima, vice president-elect, said Bola Tinubu, president-elect, will run an inclusive administration. The newspaper reports that Nasir el-Rufai, outgoing governor of Kaduna, said he did not steal a dime from the state’s treasury in his eight years in office.
THISDAY reports that John Onaiyekan, former catholic archbishop of Abuja, has joined the call for the live broadcast of presidential tribunal proceedings. The newspaper says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, said lack of unity remains one of Nigeria’s greatest challenges
The Guardian reports that stakeholders in the petroleum sector have begun to count the gains of the Dangote refinery on the Nigerian economy. The newspaper says security, economy and restructuring top the list of demands of Nigerians from the incoming administration of Tinubu
Daily Trust reports that Daura, the hometown of Buhari, is in a festive mood as residents prepare to receive their son whose eight-year tenure comes to an end on May 29. The newspaper says Nigeria’s importation of raw sugar rose to N1.54tr between 2017 and 2022, according to the quarterly reports of the country’s foreign trade, released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
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