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Newspaper Headlines: Damagum, PDP governors to meet INEC chair over NEC meeting notice

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
June 18, 2025 7:00 am

Reports of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rejecting the national executive committee (NEC) notice of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dominate the headlines. 

Daily Trust reports that the crisis in the PDP has taken another dimension as INEC has rejected the notice sent to it over the party’s NEC meeting scheduled for June 30.
The Guardian reports that Nigeria’s real estate sector is grappling with a significant decline in property title registrations. The newspaper says the federal government is set to roll out a landmark reform linking credit scores of Nigerians to their national identification numbers (NIN).
THISDAY reports that the leadership of the senate has offered to accompany President Bola Tinubu to Benue state today. The newspaper says the national assembly has transmitted the tax reform bills to Tinubu for assent.
Vanguard reports that fuel scarcity looms as petroleum marketers and truck owners are protesting the Lagos state government’s enforcement of a controversial N12, 500 e-call-up levy on trucks operating along the Lekki-Epe corridor.
The Punch reports that Umar Damagum, PDP acting national chairman, PDP governors, and other stakeholders will on Wednesday meet with Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, to resolve issues pertaining to the party’s NEC meeting.
Business Day reports that the devaluation of the naira multiple times has failed to spark export boom or achieve the expected results. The newspaper says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has affirmed the strength of the Nigerian banking sector while issuing routine transitional guidance to banks navigating post-forbearance adjustments.
The Nation reports that Hyacinth Alia, governor of Benue, has expressed hopes that Tinubu’s visit to the state and other security measures will put an end to the killings. Experts have said the move by the Dangote Refinery to transport fuel to petrol stations, manufacturers, and telecommunication operators will reduce inflation, create thousands of jobs and lower the cost of petroleum products across Nigeria.

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