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Newspaper Headlines: Marketers stop petrol supply over #EndBadGovernance protest

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
August 5, 2024 7:00 am

Reactions to the speech delivered by President Bola Tinubu on the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protest, dominate the frontpages. 

The Punch reports that Tinubu’s speech on the #EndBadGovernance protest attracted criticisms and condemnation. The newspaper says oil marketers have explained that the reappearance of queues at filling stations is due to the halt in the supply of petroleum products due to the ongoing protest.
THISDAY reports that Atiku Bagudu, minister of budget and economic planning, said some policy interventions were inevitable to put the economy on the right path. The newspaper says the non-payment of foreign exchange forwards has severely crippled affected companies, pushing many towards bankruptcy.
Daily Trust reports that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has raised concern over the trend of false affidavits, and upsurge in doctored upward age-adjustments on NIN slips being submitted to the board. The newspaper says the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has written to the forum of commissioners for finance of Nigeria, demanding the immediate release of July allocations from the federation account to each of the 774 LGAs.
Vanguard reports that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, has raised an alarm over attempts to blackmail him in connection with the ongoing protest. The newspaper says Ibrahim Babangida, former military head of state, has denied endorsing the return of military rule.

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