Reports on the mass disconnection of phone lines by telecommunication companies, and the planned nationwide protests, suffuse the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.
Daily Trust reports that Aminu Ibrahim, lawmaker representing Kaura Namoda constituency in Zamfara; Jafaru Abdullahi Kumburki, district head of Kaura Namoda; and Nasiru Muhammad, a former chairman of the LGA; are in police custody over alleged banditry and kidnapping.
The Guardian reports that two years after the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) transitioned into a commercial entity, the expected benefits of the transition remain in limbo. Umaru Ibrahim, former managing director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), said supporting Dangote Petroleum Refinery is crucial to curbing fuel scarcity.
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