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Newspaper Headlines: 20 governors borrow fresh N446bn as revenues tumble

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
September 18, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on Saturday’s governorship election in Edo and the alert on the release of water from Lagdo dam permeate the frontpages of Nigerian dailies.

The Punch reports that the first batch of the 35,000 police officers deployed to ensure law and order during Saturday’s governorship election in Edo has arrived the state. Most state governments are in dire straits, forcing governors to borrow a total sum of N446.29 billion in the first six months of 2024, despite a 40 percent increase in statutory allocation from the federation account, according to the newspaper.
THISDAY’s cover story highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the three leading governorship candidates in Edo state. The newspaper reports Theophilus Danjuma, former minister of defence, as saying that the service chiefs have no excuse not to end insecurity in the country.
Daily Trust reports that the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Limited has not usurped its powers by determining the price of petrol in the country. The newspaper says the federal government has announced that the 115 federal unity colleges in the country will soon be unbundled into basic and secondary schools.
Vanguard reports that there is fresh controversy on the volume of petrol delivered by the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery to NNPC. The newspaper says Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former military head of state, has asked the federal government to listen to the cries of Nigerians on the present hardship.
The Guardian reports that many Nigerians are battling rising cases of medical errors and negligence in hospitals across the country. The newspaper says residents of Maitama, Katampe, Mpape, and other areas in Abuja, the country’s capital, have been expressing concerns over earth tremors since last weekend.

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