What the papers say – Nigerian front pages on 27 August 2023

What the papers say – Nigerian front pages on 27 August 2023

The PUNCH: These are indeed challenging times for parents residing in Nigeria but who have kids in foreign schools as they struggle to raise foreign exchange to fund their children’s education due to scarce foreign currencies amidst rising rates.


The Guardian: As the Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidency marches unsteadily to its first 100 days in office, retired Permanent Secretary and pioneer Director General of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Dr. Goke Adegoroye, has called for a rejig of the bureaucracy within the State House to arrest the foundering administration from ‘losing it’ and work to actualize its ‘Renewed Hope’ mandate.


Vanguard: State governments across Nigeria, at the weekend, sang different tunes on the N5 billion promised each of them by the Federal Government to cushion the effects of the removal of petrol subsidy on the masses. While some said they had received only N2 billion, others said they had not been paid anything.


The Nation: State governments across Nigeria, at the weekend, sang different tunes on the N5 billion promised each of them by the Federal Government to cushion the effects of the removal of petrol subsidy on the masses. While some said they had received only N2 billion, others said they had not been paid anything.


Daily Trust: Since the return of democracy in 1999, both chambers of the National Assembly have been carrying out several probes into the activities of federal government’s ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) as part of their oversight functions.

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