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Newspaper Headlines: 77 oil firms owe Nigeria $6.48bn

The report that 77 oil companies owe the federal government $6.48 billion dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers.

The Nigerian Tribune reports that northern governors have come under fire for rejecting power rotation to the south. The newspaper says the senate bemoaned the bad state of federal roads in the country.
The Guardian reports that 77 oil firms owe Nigeria $6.48 billion. The newspaper says Afenifere berated northern governors, while backing their southern counterparts on power shift and collection of value-added tax by states.
Daily Independent says northern youths have warned governors not to set the nation on fire over their recent comments. The newspaper reports that the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) alleged that security operatives killed eight of its members during a protest in Abuja.
The Punch reports that the police are combing waterways to rescue Sikiru Smith, a retired air vice marshal, who was kidnapped in Lagos. The newspaper says Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, asked the federal government to develop Ondo sea port to decongest Apapa ports.
The Nation reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has placed a N1 million limit on eNaira single transaction. The newspaper says the crack in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has widened over the zoning of the party’s national offices.

 

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