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Newspaper Headlines: Sokoto assembly moves to strip Sultan’s powers

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
June 26, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on the stepping down of the minimum wage memo by the federal executive council (FEC), and the state of the economy, suffuse the frontpages of the dailies.

The Punch reports that organised labour has kicked against the decision of FEC to step down the new minimum wage memo. The newspaper reports Senate President Godswill Akpabio as saying that the upper legislative chamber has not approved the purchase of new presidential jets for the use of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima.
The Guardian reports that some states struggling to pay workers’ salaries are leaving illegal miners to take charge of solid minerals in their domains. The newspaper says the federal government has placed a ban on single-use plastics in all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to address the growing issue of plastic pollution in the country. The newspaper reports that despite denials, the Sokoto state house of assembly has commenced moves to strip the Sultan of some of his powers.
Daily Trust reports that governors of the seven states in the north-west have resolved to work together to solve the rising security challenges in the zone. The newspaper says Essien Etop Andrew, the deputy comptroller in charge of revenue at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), slumped and died during an investigative hearing at the house of representatives.
THISDAY reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directed deposit money
banks (DMBs) and international money transfer operators (IMTOS) to pay all diaspora remittances in naira and match same with the corresponding foreign currency inflows going forward. The newspaper says Wale Edun, minister of finance, said the administration of President Tinubu has revamped the nation’s economy.

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