THE CABLE
Reports on insecurity in Plateau and Benue states, devaluation of the naira, and probe of petrol subsidy payments, suffuse the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers today.
The Punch reports that many Nigerian students are facing tough times in the United Kingdom after the naira equivalent of their tuition fees increased by over 60 percent following the unification of foreign exchange rates. The newspaper says governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be neutral in the conduct of governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states.
The Nation reports that the comment of Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the health status of Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has sparked controversy in the state. The newspaper says the senate is set to investigate the N9.3 trillion spent on petrol subsidy in 30 months.
The Guardian reports that 14 senators, including Godswill Akpabio, the senate president, will benefit from pensions worth N5.6 billion from their states for the duration of the 10th senate. The newspaper says the house of representatives has frowned at excess charges and illegal deductions by commercial banks.
Daily Trust reports that Haitham Ghais, the secretary general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has faulted calls to stop funding fossil fuels in Africa. The newspaper says President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to arrest perpetrators of killings in Plateau and Benue states.
Daily Independent reports that Wale Adeniyi, acting comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), said not all land borders in the country are reopened. The newspaper says the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) said for the proposed census to be successful, security of lives and overall security in the country must be guaranteed.
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