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Newspaper Headlines: Petrol price to continue rising as naira-for-crude talks wobble

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
March 31, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the hike in pump price of petrol and reactions to the killing of hunters in Edo dominate the frontpages.

The Punch reports that Christopher Musa, the chief of defence staff, said the armed forces will collaborate with the police and other security agencies to ensure justice is served over the killing of 16 hunters in Uromi, Edo state. The newspaper says the federal government is yet to be served a suit filed at the supreme court by the governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governors are challenging the emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu in Rivers state on March 18.
Vanguard reports that Nigerians are expected to pay more for petrol following the failure of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and Dangote Petroleum Refinery to reach a new agreement over the crude oil for naira deal. The newspaper says the PDP in Rivers has accused Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of the state, of dismantling all the governance structures put in place by Siminalayi Fubara, suspended governor of the state.
The Guardian reports that the real estate sector in Nigeria is battling high interest rates from lenders. The newspaper says George Nwaeke, former head of the Rivers state civil service, said he will provide evidence of alleged theft of public funds under Fubara.
The Nation reports that two children have died and 20 injured in a stampede that occurred at the main Eid ground in Gombe. 

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