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Newspaper Headlines: EFCC places Obaseki on watchlist, probes contracts

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
November 26, 2024 7:00 am

Nigeria’s latest unemployment and gross domestic product (GDP) figures, as presented by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), dominate the frontpages. 

The Punch reports that the federal government is set to deploy more military personnel and formations in states where the Lakurawa terrorist sect is operating. The newspaper says Godwin Obaseki, former governor of Edo, has been placed on the watchlist of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Daily Trust reports that residents of Katsina-Ala and Logo LGAs of Benue state have fled their homes after gunmen killed several people. The newspaper says President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday present the 2025 budget proposal to a joint session of the national assembly.
Vanguard reports that sit-at-home continues in the south-east geopolitical zone despite the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the controversial Biafra agitator, in Finland. The newspaper says mixed reactions have trailed the decision of the federal government to privatise the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries. 
Nigerian Tribune reports that senators have raised concerns on the federal government seeking loans to fund the nation’s budgets despite high revenue targets achieved by revenue-generating agencies this year. The newspaper says the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has raised concerns that over one million crimes related to violence against women and girls were recorded in 2022 and 2023.

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