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Newspaper Headlines: Governors block LG chairpersons from opening CBN accounts

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
April 8, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the crisis in the Labour Party (LP) and the protest organised by the Take It Back (TIB) movement on Monday permeate the frontpages of the dailies. 

The Punch reports that some state governors have warned their local government chairmen against opening accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the direct payment of allocations from the federation account. The newspaper says the leadership tussle in LP has taken a dramatic twist after the Julius Abure-led leadership announced a national executive committee meeting while the faction of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the party in 2023, announced a separate meeting for stakeholders.
Daily Trust reports that board members of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) have expressed displeasure with the leadership style of Abdullahi Saleh Usman, the commission’s chairman. The newspaper says at least six people have been killed and about 59 others abducted in separate attacks across communities in Katsina state.
Nigerian Tribune reports that protesters on Monday defied police warning as protests over emergency rule in Rivers and the cybercrime act took place in some cities across the country. The newspaper says state governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have visited former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna amid the defection of his associates to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The Nation reports that the federal government is exploring potential scenarios to mitigate the possible negative impact of the United States tariffs on the Nigerian economy. The joint action committee (JAC) of staff unions in Ondo state-owned tertiary institutions has given a 14-day ultimatum to Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of the state, to implement the national minimum wage for workers in the state’s higher institutions, the newspaper says.

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