THE CABLE
Reports on petrol smuggling, crude oil theft, and violent attacks in Plateau state, dominate the front pages of the dailies.
The Punch reports that Adewale Adeniyi, the acting comptroller-general of the Nigeria Customs Service, said the smuggling of petrol persists despite the removal of subsidy. The newspaper says some state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have commenced moves to negotiate with respective state governments on ways to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy.
The Nation reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) said its private security contractor intercepted an 800,000 litres vessel laden with stolen crude oil. The newspaper says the presidency plans to double the nation’s revenue within three years.
Daily Independent says former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticised the national assembly over their bloated salary package. The newspaper reports that seven persons, including an eight-month-old baby, have been reportedly killed by gunmen during an attack on Farin Lamba village in the Vwang area of Jos South LGA in Plateau.
The Guardian says oil companies in Nigeria flared about $3.9 billion worth of gas in the last four years, despite growing environmental concerns and revenue leakages in the nation’s petroleum industry. The newspaper reports that governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will meet today at an emergency meeting over the state of the party and the nation.
Vanguard reports that Matthew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, said Nigerians witnessed the worst phase of corruption under the last administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The newspaper says Julius Abure, national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), said information available to him shows that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was already preparing for a possible re-run of the 2023 presidential election.
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