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Newspaper Headlines: Nigeria leads demand for Africa’s debt relief from IMF

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
October 12, 2023 7:00 am

Reports on the controversy trailing the academic records of President Bola Tinubu continue to dominate the headlines. 

The Punch reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) have protested a BBC report which concluded that there is no evidence to back the diploma forgery allegation against President Bola Tinubu. The federal government has said it is unconstitutional for states to regulate mining, the newspaper says.
The Nation reports that Nigeria is leading the campaign for debt relief for African countries from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The newspaper says the federal government has directed contractors of abandoned projects to stop palliative works and return fully to sites.
The Guardian reports that the foreign exchange market crisis is pushing local operators away from the telecommunications market in Nigeria. The newspaper says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered a combined N27,184,357,524.52 and $19,084,419.33 from three different money laundering cases.
THISDAY reports that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the LP, has asked Tinubu to personally address the controversy trailing his academic records and identity. The newspaper says Tinubu has approved the appointments of new chief executive officers for agencies and parastatals under the ministry of communications, innovations and digital economy.

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