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Newspaper Headlines: CBN proposes five-year ban for serial dud cheque issuers

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
November 25, 2025 7:00 am

Calls for state police by south-west governors, and the UK’s rejection of the federal government’s request for a former deputy senate president to serve the remainder of his prison term in Nigeria, dominate the cover pages.

Blueprint reports that Emomotimi Agama, director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has asked financial sector stakeholders to strengthen and sustain a culture of proactive compliance to safeguard Nigeria’s position in the global financial system, following its recent exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Grey List. The newspaper reports that troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have dismantled seven illegal refining sites and arrested four suspected oil thieves in the Niger Delta.
PUNCH reports that Olagunsoye Oyinlola, former Osun governor, says Ademola Adeleke, incumbent governor of the state, will decide his 2026 platform after returning from a foreign trip. The newspaper adds that Olohundare Jimoh, Lagos police commissioner, says the command has intensified deployments in schools, worship centres and other public places to prevent security breaches.
New Telegraph reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is working on a policy that would impose a five-year ban on serial dud cheque issuers. The paper notes that former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has formally registered his membership with the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Vanguard reports that the United States government has asked the federal government to ensure that persons involved in the abduction of schoolgirls and students/pupils in Kebbi and Niger states are brought to book. The paper says a member of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku in Kwara state, has recounted his ordeal in the kidnappers’ den.
Nigerian Tribune reports that governors of the six south-west states met in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on Monday and agreed to set up a South West Security Fund (SWSF). The paper adds that the UK has rejected the federal government’s request to transfer Ike Ekweremadu, a former deputy senate president, to serve the remainder of his prison term in Nigeria.
The Guardian reports that a series of high-level engagements between the federal government and the US last week opened the door to deeper security cooperation and expanded support for Nigeria’s counter-terrorism and stabilisation efforts. The newspaper adds that the south-east region has been calm since Nnamdi Kanu was convicted.
Daily Trust reports that Nasir Idris, governor of Kebbi state, has asked the military to tweak the style used in tackling insecurity. The newspaper says Abubakar Abdulkarim, a groom, was stabbed to death by his wife three days after their wedding in Jibia town of Katsina state.

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