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Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Friday 2nd September, 2022
Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Friday 2nd September 2022.
The PUNCH: The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), has stated that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (formerly Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) cannot justify the volume of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) being consumed in the country daily to warrant the over N6.34tn subsidy payment on the commodity annually.
The Guardian: Economists have come hard on the Federal Government, as it proposes another round of borrowing for the 2023 budget year. Unanimously, they warned government to stop borrowing, just as the Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Mrs. Patience Oniha, yesterday, confirmed that Nigeria’s dept profile as at March 2022 stood at N41.60 trillion.
This Day: National Chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said the north would not support any candidate based on clannish sentiments or someone who seeks to exploit the region’s ethnic and religious diversity.
The Nation: The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got messier on Thursday when Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, and a party stalwart, Chief Bode George, took turns to rebuke the party’s National Chairman, Senatie Iyorchia Ayu.
Daily TrustThe crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worsened Thursday as the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, insisted that the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu must resign.
Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers
