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Newspaper Headlines: FG plans intervention funds for 109 foreign missions

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
May 22, 2025 6:15 am

Remarks of Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, on the rising insecurity in the north, permeate the frontpages. 

The Punch reports that Zulum and the senate have asked President Bola Tinubu to take decisive actions on the rising insecurity in the country. The newspaper says the federal government is making plans to release intervention funds to support its struggling foreign missions.
Daily Trust reports that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been adopted by opposition political parties as the platform to challenge Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. The newspaper says the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have demanded urgent interest rate reduction to protect Nigeria’s industrial base.
THISDAY reports that the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Wednesday announced that its on and off balance sheet assets increased to $42.7 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2025. The newspaper says Zulum has asked Tinubu to listen to the military on the security situation of the country and not sycophants.
Vanguard reports that Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the government of the federation, said the presence of Tinubu at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV reinforced the insult of the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket on the Christian population in Nigeria. Senior lawyers have faulted the house of representatives bill seeking to make voting compulsory for all eligible Nigerians, the newspaper says.
Nigerian Tribune reports that leaders of ADC are set to meet today to ratify the coalition arrangement for the 2027 election. The newspaper says gunmen have abducted four persons from Okoloke community in Yagba west LGA of Kogi state.
The Nation reports that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has directed tertiary institutions to refund the tuition fees initially paid by students who benefitted from the student loan scheme. The newspaper says the Department of State Services (DSS) said its operatives were not involved in the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in Kenya.
The Guardian reports that Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will continue to identify with the Nigerian masses and their aspirations despite the gale of defections that has hit the party. The newspaper says the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced that by the fourth quarter of 2025, trucks will no longer be permitted to load more than 45,000 litres of fuel, in a bid to tackle the alarming rate of accidents involving tankers.

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