Newspaper Headlines: Bandits demand N20m ransom for abducted Sokoto Tsangaya students
Reports on the rowdy session in the senate over allegations of budget padding, dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that fresh revelations at the senate plenary, indicated that ranking senators got N500 million each for their constituency projects, in the 2024 budget. The newspaper says Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo, has declared his intention to contest the governorship election in the state.
Daily Trust reports that abductors of Tsangaya school children have demanded N20 million as ransom. The newspaper says residents of Niger state have faulted the renaming of Abubakar Imam international airport after President Bola Tinubu.
The Guardian reports that Nigerians are lamenting rising air fares despite assurances from Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation. The newspaper says the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has inaugurated a $1.2 million standards and development facility in Nigeria to boost food safety and others.
THISDAY reports that the federal government has secured the sum of $1.3 billion for the completion of the Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi rail project. The newspaper says the federal government has asked Binance for information on its top 100 users in the country, including transaction history, for the past six months.
Vanguard reports that the Osun state government has received intelligence regarding the plan to kidnap school children and disrupt activities in the state. Vice-President Kashim Shettima said the 2023 presidential election was the most divisive election in Nigeria’s history, the newspaper says.
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