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Newspaper Headlines: NNPC under fire as $897m Warri refinery revamp flops

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
April 29, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the controversy trailing the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) suffuse the frontpages. 

The Punch reports that industry operators and experts have questioned the operational integrity of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over the revelation that the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company has remained shut since January 25, 2025, due to safety issues in its crude distillation unit. The newspaper says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has renewed calls for the amendment to the constitution to allow Nigerians in the diaspora, as well as certain categories of citizens within the country, to participate in future elections.
Daily Trust reports that Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, said the coalition does not need the backing of governors to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The newspaper says Benue state has witnessed an upsurge in cult-related violence, which has claimed several lives in recent times.
The Nation reports the federal government as saying civil servants on its payroll will receive five months arrears of the N35,000 wage award. The newspaper says the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has asked banks to identify and shut down any tax and levy collection accounts not authorised under the agency’s TaxPro Max system.
Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says the body will not reschedule its examination for candidates who missed their test date, Nigerian Tribune reports. The newspaper says the Vatican has announced that Catholic cardinals will convene on May 7 to begin voting for a new pope.
The Guardian reports that no fewer than 51 institutions have been accused of illegal deductions and exploitation of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. The newspaper says JAMB and Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, have clashed over the early examination schedule.
THISDAY reports that Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation, urged Nigerian judges to be fully conversant with Nigeria’s new electricity law. The newspaper’s cover story highlights the comments of Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of Delta; and those of his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa; during their formal defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The federal government has asked the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to fully adopt computer-based testing by 2026, Vanguard reports. The newspaper quotes the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) as saying it would order closure of any airport or airstrip operating flight services without its approval — from January 1, 2026.

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