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Newspaper Headlines: NLC, OPS tackle FG over failed food import waiver policy

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
December 31, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on the commencement of operations at the Warri refinery permeate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that oil marketers and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) have projected that the prices of petrol will drop further following the commencement of operations at the Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company Limited. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and members of the organised private sector have slammed the federal government as its attempt to implement a duty waiver on imported food has been fraught with delays.
Daily Trust reports that 20 ministries, departments, and agencies have budgeted N14.3 billion to purchase computers in 2025. The newspaper says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen 91 accounts over alleged terrorism financing and fraud.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued an order transferring regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Ogun to the state’s electricity regulatory commission. The newspaper says the presidency has asked Bala Muhammed, governor of Bauchi, to retract the threat issued against President Bola Tinubu over the tax reform bills.
The Nation reports that Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano state, said he has not reached any agreement with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, ex-governor of Anambra state, for the 2027 presidential election. The newspaper says Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), said the federal government has plans to achieve a target of three million barrels per day (bpd) in crude oil production by 2025.

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