Newspaper Headlines: APC may have settled for Ganduje as new national chair

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Newspaper Headlines: APC may have settled for Ganduje as new national chair

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July 20, 2023

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Reports on how the hike in the pump price of petrol is affecting Nigerians, dominate the cover pages of the newspapers.

The Punch says members of the organised private sector have expressed fears on the possible shutdown of businesses and job losses following the hike in the pump price of petrol. The newspaper says the delay in the appointment of ministers by President Bola Tinubu has raised several questions from stakeholders.

THISDAY reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may have settled for Abdullahi Ganduje, former governor of Kano, as its substantive national chairman. The newspaper says the federal government aims to generate $5 billion from outsourcing and IT-enabled export services by 2024.

The Guardian reports that banks and organisations are battling currency risk and capital erosion crisis as the naira trades at N850 to a dollar. The newspaper says Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have criticised the federal government over the hike in the pump price of petrol.

Daily Sun reports that commuters are lamenting over high transport fares following the hike in the pump price of petrol. The newspaper says Godswill Akpabio, senate president, said the federal government is set to review the salaries of workers in order to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal.

Vanguard reports that Olukayode Ariwoola, the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), said there was no conversation between himself and President Tinubu on the outcome of the election petition tribunal. The newspaper says the national assembly has confirmed the appointment of the service chiefs.

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