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Newspaper Headlines: Confusion as certified a’court judgment upholds Abba Yusuf’s election in Kano

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
November 22, 2023 7:30 am

Reports on the public expenditure of states, validity of the Nigerian currency, and revocation of mining licences, dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that the 36 states of the federation have spent N1.71 trillion on recurrent expenditures including allowances, foreign trips, office stationery, aircraft maintenance, and more in the first nine months of 2023. The newspaper reports that the federal government has revoked 1,633 mining licences.
The Nation reports that the federal government has asked the supreme court to grant an extension of time for old naira notes to remain in circulation. The newspaper says there was a rowdy session in the upper legislative chamber after Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced new minority leadership.
Daily Trust reports that there is confusion in Kano following the release of the certified true copy (CTC) of the court of appeal judgment delivered on the state’s governorship election dispute. The newspaper says the Osun government spent N2 billion on meals and welfare in three months.
The Guardian reports that problems of the Nigerian justice delivery system have been further compounded by the number of cases pending before judges, who may have abandoned them for election petitions. The newspaper says the crisis in the Rivers house of assembly persists as factions hold separate sittings.
Nigerian Tribune reports that service chiefs have blamed the judiciary for freeing Boko Haram suspects. The newspaper says Riverside LNG of Nigeria and Johannes Schuetze Energy Import AG of Germany have signed two memoranda of understanding — one on the supply of gas from Nigeria to Germany and another for $500 million worth of renewable energy projects in Nigeria.

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