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Newspaper Headlines: Controversy trails alleged resignation of APC chair ahead of NEC meeting

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July 17, 2023
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Reports on the controversy trailing the alleged resignation of Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that controversy has trailed the alleged resignation of the APC chairman. The newspaper says the federal government has withdrawn the mobile police force personnel attached to several very important persons, including ex-governors, former ministers and lawmakers.


The Nation reports that President Bola Tinubu has asked African countries to compete globally and defend their continental unity. The newspaper says Vice-President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that the Tinubu administration will soon unveil its agenda to address insecurity and poverty, especially in the north.


Vanguard reports that the federal government is targeting a two-pronged relief, involving provision of palliatives and increase in minimum wage, to cushion effects of removal of petrol subsidy on workers. The newspaper says the naira hit a new low at the weekend, trading at N803.9 to a dollar at the official market and N822/$ in the parallel market.


The Guardian reports that lack of funding, investor apathy and promoters’ inability to articulate the commercial viability of relevant projects, have stalled the development of three proposed deep seaport projects in Akwa Ibom, Badagry and Ondo states. The newspaper says the price of one bag of cement has hit N6,000 in some parts of the country.


THISDAY reports that Tinubu has told the presidential election petition tribunal that misinterpreting the law as provided for in the constitution on the 25 percent of lawful votes cast in the federal capital territory (FCT), could “lead to absurdity, chaos, anarchy and alteration of the very intention of the legislature”. The newspaper says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the tenures of managing directors or chief executive officers of banks to a maximum of 12 years.

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