Issues on the old naira notes and the forthcoming elections dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.
Saturday Punch says the Central Bank of Nigeria may be under pressure to extend the deadline for old naira notes to stop being legal tender as bankers and customers push for the extension. The newspaper reports that All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have clashed over an alleged plot to derail the forthcoming elections.
The Nation says Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, has promised to run an economy driven by the private sector if elected president. The newspaper reports that Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced plans to spud the first oil well in Nasarawa state in March 2023. THISDAY says the supreme court has refused to grant a request by members of the family of late Sani Abacha, seeking to stop the federal government from reopening criminal forfeiture proceedings against the former head of state.
Saturday Independent says rights activists have warned against the terrible consequences of postponement and cancellation of the forthcoming polls. The newspaper reports that Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his neutrality during the July 2022 Osun gubernatorial election.
The Guardian reports that cases of vandalism of rail tracks in Nigeria have threatened the country’s investment in rail infrastructure. The newspaper says the supreme court has dethroned Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, Obong of Calabar, after 15 years of legal tussle.
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