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Newspaper Headlines: NNPC still sole Dangote petrol buyer, say marketers

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
October 17, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on the tanker explosion in Jigawa state, and the meeting between the labour unions and federal government, dominate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that the meeting between the federal government and leadership of the labour unions over the petrol price hike ended in a deadlock. The newspaper says the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) is still the sole off-taker of petrol from the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery.
Daily Trust reports that over 120 people have been buried after a petrol-laden tanker exploded on the Kano-Hadejia expressway in Jigawa state. The newspaper says the house of representatives has asked President Bola Tinubu to transmit the 2025 budget to the national assembly.
The Nation reports that the federal government has inaugurated the N10 billion credit access for light and mobility (CALM) fund to provide affordable credit for Nigerians to obtain compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion kits and other energy-saving solutions. The newspaper reports the presidency as saying that there is no leadership vacuum despite President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima being out of the country.
THISDAY reports Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as saying that curbing inflation remains a priority for the current administration. Days after filing an election petition, Asue Ighodalo, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, said he has absolute confidence in the judiciary, the newspaper reports.

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