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Newspaper Headlines: Epileptic power persists in northern Nigeria as TCN battles tower repairs

idris.shehu@thecable.ng'byIdris Shehu
November 15, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on the federal executive council (FEC) proposing N47.9 trillion as the 2025 budget dominate the headlines. 

The Punch says the federal government has proposed fresh external borrowing of $2.2 billion. The newspaper reports that the governing council of the Federal University Lokoja has approved the dismissal of four lecturers over examination and sexual misconduct. Punch reports that swathes of northern Nigeria remain in darkness as the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) intensifies efforts to fix damaged power facilities.
The Nation reports that the Super Eagles have qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The newspaper quotes the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited as saying that the country’s oil production has reached 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd).
Daily Trust says bank customers and Point of Sale (POS) operators are lamenting the alleged cash squeeze in some states. The newspaper reports that the Voices for Inclusion and Equity (VIEW), a northern coalition, has condemned the arrest and detention of Hamdiyya Sidi, a woman in Sokoto who spoke against banditry and terrorism.
Vanguard reports that Monday Okpebholo, the new governor of Edo, ordered the freezing of all bank accounts belonging to the state government. The newspaper says the federal government has secured a $134 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to boost the production of rice, wheat, and maize.
The Guardian says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar advised President Bola Tinubu to focus on governance and not the 2027 presidential election. The newspaper reports that the Lagos state government ordered the revocation of housing units that have remained unoccupied for two years.

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