Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Thursday, 24 February, 2022

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Thursday, February, 24th 2022.

A fresh move by the National Assembly to grant life pension for its presiding officers, including the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives as well as their deputies has sparked outrage among civil society groups and some senior advocates, The PUNCH reports.

Ahead of the March 26 National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa State as the chairman of the ruling party, credible sources told Daily Trust.

According to Vanguard, with the  zoning of the National Chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the North, leaders and stakeholders of the party are locked in high-wire consultations, and horse-trading over which of the three northernn zones should pick the top seat.

Another attempt to review the 1999 Constitution will be revved up at the National Assembly when lawmakers vote on 67 bills from Tuesday.The Nation reports that the joint constitution review committee has proposed 67 bills – each on all the items being proposed for amendment

President, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has lent his voice to the contentious topic on the need to restructure the nation, The Guardian reports.

Thank you for reading, that all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.