Newspaper Headlines: FG considers converting $30bn domiciliary deposits to naira
The national dailies dwell on the wanton killing of traditional rulers in the south-west region of the country, and efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to rescue the naira.
Punch details the backstory that led to the death and kidnapping of traditional rulers in Ekiti and Kwara. The newspaper says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered over N70 billion in 100 days, between October 2023 and January 19, 2024.
Nation reports that there is rumbling in Kano APC and NNPP over Abdullahi Ganduje’s extension of an olive branch to Rabiu Kwankwaso and Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano. The newspaper says Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo, has reappointed four of the commissioners sacked from the state executive council two weeks ago.
Daily Trust reports that Bode George, former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has pleaded with Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president, to drop his bid for the presidency in 2027, in order to allow younger Nigerians to contest.
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