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Newspaper Headlines: Non-submission of bank account details delays direct payment of LG allocations

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
January 18, 2025 7:58 am

The hike in the price of petrol is a major issue on the front pages of Nigerian dailies.

The Punch reports that the price of petrol has increased to N1,150 after the Dangote refinery and some depot owners hiked the price of the product. The mother of the corps member beheaded in Nasarawa state by Timileyin Ajayi, a gospel singer, said her daughter was planning to get married to a pharmacist before she was killed.
The Nation reports that local government areas did not submit the necessary bank account details required to facilitate direct payments from the federation account. The newspaper reports that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said vandals have removed the underground cables conveying electricity to the central area of Abuja and its environs.
Daily Trust reports that the deal for the acceptance of the tax reform bills by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) was perfected when governors visited President Bola Tinubu for a New Year homage. The newspaper, in an article, gives insight and fresh perspectives on the booming cow milk business in Kano state.
Vanguard reports that the wife of Hakeem Odumosu, a retired assistant inspector-general of police (AIG), has been abducted by “masked men” in Ogun state. The newspaper says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tendered over 100 documents to the Edo election petition tribunal.
The Guardian reports that fake drugs and harmful food items are currently flooding the markets in many parts of Nigeria amid the rising prices of basic items.

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