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Newspaper Headlines: EFCC asks Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria to add Yahaya Bello to watchlist

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
July 8, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on petrol scarcity in some parts of the country suffuse the frontpages today. 

The Punch reports that petrol scarcity is gradually surfacing in Lagos and other parts of the country as private depot owners hike the ex-depot price from N630 to N720 per litre. The newspaper says the federal government has released the sum of N1.23trn to 17 ministries for the implementation of capital projects, as of September 30, 2023.
The Nation reports that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has re-elected President Bola Tinubu as chairman of heads of state and government. The newspaper says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked INTERPOL in the three North African countries of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria to add Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, to their watchlist.
Daily Trust reports that petrol queues are surfacing in many parts of the country as a result of a sudden disruption in the supply chain by natural factors. The newspaper says the federal government has exempted all electricity companies from payment of withholding tax in the country.
Vanguard reports that the brewery industry is battling the economic challenge of high cost of local raw materials. The newspaper says the federal high court in Lagos has ordered Sadiya Umar Farouq, former minister of humanitarian affairs, to account for payments of N729 billion to 24.3 million poor Nigerians.

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