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Newspaper Headlines: Tinubu’s economic advisers propose customs, NIMASA, FIRS merger

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
June 16, 2023 7:30 am

Reports on the appointment of eight senior advisers by President Bola Tinubu and other economic issues, dominate the front pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that bigwigs in the All Progressives Congress (APC), including former governors, ex-ministers, and other party chieftains, have started jostling for ministerial appointments. The newspaper says the naira traded at 702.19/dollar at the close of business on Thursday, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) allows for a free float of the currency against the dollar and other global currencies.
The Nation says the national economic council (NEC) has considered two forms of palliatives for workers and vulnerable persons in a bid to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal. The newspaper reports that the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have tendered 18,088 blurred polling unit result sheets and other documents at the presidential election petition court.
Vanguard reports that President Bola Tinubu has warned the Vice-President Kashim Shettima-led NEC that he will not tolerate excuses for failure. The newspaper says oil marketers have started making efforts to import petrol into the country, following the liberalisation of the foreign exchange rates by CBN.
THISDAY reports that Tinubu has listed eight priority areas for urgent attention of his administration. The newspaper says Abdulkarim Chukkol has been announced as the acting chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following the suspension of Adulrasheed Bawa.
Daily Independent reports Tinubu as saying that Nigerians are yearning for economic reforms from the federal and state governments in order to escape poverty. The newspaper says the federal government has asked states to submit reports on flood-prone areas in one week.

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