The reactions trailing the cabinet reshuffle of President Bola Tinubu permeate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that the appointments of four ministers from Ogun state have raised eyebrows in some quarters. The newspaper says the senate has approved 15 percent from the consolidated revenue fund as the source of funding for the newly created zonal development commissions. Punch also highlights the plight of pensioners as Nigeria’s economy continues to inflict pain on the young and old.
Daily Trust reports that President Bola Tinubu has ordered ministers and heads of federal government agencies to reduce the number of vehicles in their convoys to three. The newspaper says the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said the blackout affecting parts of northern Nigeria will persist due to security challenges hindering repairs on critical transmission lines.
The Guardian reports that the harsh economic situation in the country is heightening calls for military takeover in Nigeria. The Central Bank of Nigeria said there is no expiration date for old naira notes, the newspaper says. The Nation reports that a helicopter conveying senior officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning. The newspaper says the damage to the plane of Vice-President Kashim Shettima during a stopover at JFK Airport in New York, United States, has forced the cancellation of his scheduled trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa, a country in Oceania.
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