The Informant247 Nigeria News has compiled the front-page headlines from the top Nigerian newspapers for today, Saturday, November 25, 2022. In this post, the front pages of Nigerian newspapers like Thisday, Guardian, The Nation, Daily Trust, Vanguard, and The Punch will be discussed concisely. Let’s go.
Fuel scarcity will linger till January, say, marketers
According to oil marketers on Friday, the Christmas and New Year celebrations may be impacted by the recurring presence of lines of anxious drivers at gas stations searching for Premium Motor Spirit, also known as gasoline.
Additionally, it was reported that oil marketers were now allowed to sell gasoline at any price as the Federal Government no longer prohibited them from doing so at a set price.
206bn Budget Padding: Farouq writes Finance Minister, demands explanation
The N206 billion placed into the 2023 Appropriation Bill has prompted the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, led by Sadiya Umar Farouq, to write to the Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, led by Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, requesting clarification.
According to Vanguard, Farouq stated that she had no knowledge of how the contentious amount was included in the budget.
Not just the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development has accused the Finance Ministry of budget padding. During budget defense hearings, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd), the minister of defense, also informed the Senate that the finance ministry had added N11 billion to his 2023 budget. Similarly to this, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, accused the Finance Ministry of padding his ministry’s budget projections.
1 Year After: No Compensation For Yobe Airstrikes’ Victims
A visit by Daily Trust to the Buhari community revealed how some of the residents became permanently deformed, traumatized, and still nursing their wounds from an off-target Nigerian Air Force (NAF) missile 14 months ago.
The military first claimed that “no bomb or missile was expended,” when the incident happened, but 24 hours later it acknowledged the strike and announced plans to convene a “board of inquiry.”
According to Daily Trust Saturday, the military has been silent for more than a year, leaving the victims of the incident to endure the weight of their suffering in silence.
Tinubu in Niger Delta push, holds talks with Tompolo, others
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) presidential candidate, kept up his campaigning in the Niger Delta yesterday by going to Oporoza, the capital of the Gbaramotu Kingdom in Delta State.
13% derivation backlog: Wike’s revelation pits Niger Deltans against governors
The Guardian reports that, Following the disclosure by River State Governor, Nyesom Wike, last week in Port Harcourt, that the projects he had executed were made possible by the over N9 trillion derivation funds released by the Federal Government to the oil-producing Niger Delta states, many indigenes of the six states affected have expressed divergent views, especially regarding the motive and transparency of the governors in not informing the people about the windfall and judicious use of the funds at a time most states in the country are facing financial challenges.
French Version of Buhari’s Biography Unveiled in Niamey, African Leaders Extol His Virtues
President Muhammadu Buhari’s biography, “Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria,” was unveiled in French yesterday in Niamey, Niger Republic.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s biography, “Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria,” was unveiled in French yesterday in Niamey, Niger Republic.
Several African leaders who were there praised the Nigerian leader for his leadership abilities.
In a statement released by the president’s spokesperson, Mallam Garba Shehu, the presidents of the Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum; Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló; Chad, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno; and the former Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou, all praised Buhari’s leadership abilities.
