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Newspaper Headlines: FBI, DEA to submit report on Tinubu investigation in 90 days

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
May 2, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the probe into the student loan scheme by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) perfuse the frontpages.

The Punch reports that the trade unions have issued a fresh 20-point demand, calling for tax cuts and a comprehensive pension overhaul. The newspaper says about 73 people were killed and 393 injured in crashes on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway over a three-month period.
Daily Trust reports that the ICPC is probing the alleged mismanagement of the student loan scheme. The newspaper says the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is calling for an upward review of the retirement age for all categories of civil servants.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) say their searches for investigative records on President Bola Tinubu are ongoing — and that they hope to complete the process in 90 days, The Nation reports.

Nigerian Tribune reports that David Umahi, the minister of works, has issued a stop-work order on the Sagamu-Iperu road due to the poor quality and speed of work.

 

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Vanguard newspaper reports that President Tinubu acknowledged hunger, unemployment, and insecurity as issues affecting Nigerians in his May Day speech. The newspaper says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) blamed the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the prevailing hardship facing workers.
ThisDay reports that Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights lawyer, has asked the NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to mobilise over welfare laws. The newspaper says the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised the alarm over another suspected illegal investment platform targeting the public.

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