Index to Nigerian Newspapers

According to Dr. Babangida Aliyu, a former governor of Niger State, the opposition People Democratic Party has decided to choose its presidential candidate for the 2023 election from one of the northern regions of the nation despite its agreement that any candidate may run for office. Speaking to the supporters, Aliyu said, "In our zoning agreement, we have agreed to re-zone the North as requested by others. However, we have also agreed written openly as a result of what has happened that any candiata from any part of the country can now run in this election."If the PDP could unite and settle on a certain candidate for chairman. It implies that a single contender could have challenged it.

 

Talks between the Federal Government and organised labour over the removal of fuel subsidy ended in a deadlock due to the hike in petrol pump prices. The NNPCL has not given people the opportunity to import, leading to no competition and the government resorting to forece.

The Naira yesterday lost almost half of its value in the official market as gthe exchange rate in the investors and EXport I&E window rose to N664.04per dollar on tuesday, as the central bank of Nigeria CBN announched measures to liberalise the market including eliminaton of multiple exchang rates and freedom for banks to buy and sell foreign exchange any rate based on willing seller arrangement.

" A unified exchange rate regime offers the follwing benefits for the economy. it enhances liquidity in the forex market.

Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello pledged support for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's aspiration and announced a donation of N50 million to IDPs. Tinubu condemned banditry and expressed hope Nigeria will eventually win the battle against banditry and terrorism. He also revealed a unique way to permanently cure weak erection, small and shameful manhood, and infertility issues without side effects. Ribdo.com is giving away cash up to 500,000 naira, gift items, airtime.

Security agencies are probing former Acting Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Mohammed Dauda, for allegedly leaking secret files and petitions undermining the agency. Dauda has relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on self-exile pending the resolution of his case in court. He has been accused of breaching diplomatic and intelligence protocols and of intensifying his game as part of a plot to stop the reappointment of the NIA DG, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar for second term.

 

The Nigerial Labour Congress on Sunday shunned a meeting called by the Federal Government to siscuss the subsidy revoval and athe attendatnt hike in fuel pump prices across the country. 

This is as the electrictity worlkers vowed to join the stariked and plunge the nation into a blackout in protest against the removeal of fuel subsidy by Bola Tinubu administration.

Following the breakdown of talks, the congress resolved at its NEC meeting held on Friday to embark on a nationwidee strike.

Aremu in a statement issued in IIorin on  Sunday, emphasized the imperative of policy dislogue and discussions between the government and relefvant stakeholders on the vexed issue of deregulation.

He expressed optimism that through the exchange of facts negotiations and compromises, both the government and labour would find common ground for the inevitable reform of the petroleum downstream sector which he said the sector uninon had been pushing for years.