BY Ayodele Oluwafemi
Reports on reactions trailing the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports the presidency as saying that the concerted efforts of Yemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), geared towards the stability of the naira, aligns with the vision of President Bola Tinubu. The newspaper says David Umahi, minister of works, said the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project is not wasteful.
Daily Trust reports that Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, has asked Tinubu to disclose the cost of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. The newspaper says at least 1,000 people have been rendered homeless, following a rainstorm in Iyara community of Ijumu LGA, Kogi state.
The Nation reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has voided the national convention that returned Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party (LP) and set up a transition committee to manage the party’s affairs in the interim. The newspaper says the screening of Ondo governorship aspirants by the All Progressives Congress (APC) will take place on Friday.
THISDAY reports that important political personalities have celebrated Muslim faithful on their Eid-el-Fitri festival, which signalled the end of the Ramadan fast. The newspaper says six leading banks in the country generated N3.11 trillion returns for their shareholders in the 2023 financial year.
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