Newspaper Headlines: EFCC grills NAHCON boss over N90bn Hajj fund
BY Ayodele Oluwafemi
July 31, 2024 6:50 AM
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Reports on the planned nationwide protests starting on Thursday dominate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.
The Guardian reports that disputes arising from property acquisitions, ownerships, and investments are increasing in courts, limiting the potential of investors. The newspaper says the federal government has declared all its 256 correctional centres across the country as “red zones” ahead of the planned nationwide protests.The Punch reports that soldiers, police officers and other security personnel on Tuesday occupied the Eagle Square, Abuja venue of the #EndBadGovernance protest. The newspaper says the petrol crisis is yet to abate as vessels berth in Lagos and other ports in the country.The Nation reports that the Lagos state government has secured a court order restricting protesters to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota and Peace Park, Ketu. The newspaper says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled Jalal Arabi, chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), over alleged mismanagement of this year’s Hajj fund.THISDAY reports that the senate has expressed confidence that the lifeline offered to the Dangote Refinery, for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to sell crude oil to the facility in local currency, will help strengthen the naira.