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Newspaper Headlines: BDC operators plan mergers, fault mandatory deposit

Reports on the two-day nationwide protest declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) permeate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that the presidency has warned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) against embarking on its two-day nationwide protest against the rising cost of living in the country. Aminu Gwadebe, the president of the Association of Bureau De Change of Nigeria, said members of the association would consider mergers if the proposed guidelines for their operations are implemented, the newspaper says.
Daily Trust reports that the government of Qatar has agreed to host the business and investment forum proposed by Nigeria during President Bola Tinubu’s visit to the Arab nation on March 2, 2024. The newspaper says northern senators have welcomed the decision of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lift sanctions imposed on Niger Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso.

 

The Guardian reports that 65 civil society organisations (CSOs) have withdrawn from the two-day nationwide protest declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The newspaper says the suspended conditional cash transfer programme is set to resume.
THISDAY reports that Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, said the protest declared by NLC is not in breach of any court order. The newspaper says Tinubu has established a tripartite economic advisory committee amid the economic hardship in the country.

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