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Newspaper Headlines: FG insists on electricity subsidy amid tariff review

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
January 2, 2024 7:20 am

Reports on the signing of the N28.7 trillion 2024 appropriation bill into law, dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that organised labour has warned President Bola Tinubu’s administration not to fail to fulfil its promises to Nigerian workers in 2024. The newspaper says the federal government said it would continue to subsidise power supply for vulnerable citizens in Nigeria amid the ongoing review of a cost reflective tariff.
Daily Trust reports that Tinubu has signed the 2024 appropriation bill into law. The newspaper says Dangote Petroleum Refinery has received the fourth shipment of crude oil supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL).
The Nation says Tinubu has warned ministers and heads of agencies that those who will not aid effective implementation of the 2024 budget will be eased out. The newspaper reports that Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, said over 163,000 passengers benefited from the federal government inter-state travels discount.
The Guardian reports that Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has vowed to retain the mandate given to him by people of the state. The newspaper says Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo state, has warned politicians against acts capable of causing unrest in the state ahead of the party’s primaries in April and the governorship election scheduled for November 16, 2024.
THISDAY reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the 2024 budget, saying it is a harvest of deceit and empty claims.

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