Newspaper Headlines: Farmers flee as bandits take over 23 LGAs in Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi

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Newspaper Headlines: Farmers flee as bandits take over 23 LGAs in Sokoto, Zamfara, Kebbi

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August 21, 2023

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Reports on reshuffling of ministers’ portfolios by President Bola Tinubu, dominate the front pages today.

The Punch reports that ministers will take the oath of office today as the priority focus of the federal government will be on the economy and security. The newspaper says the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has rejected the three-year transition plan of the military junta in Niger Republic.

The Nation says Tinubu has adjusted the portfolios of four ministers-designate. The newspaper says commercial banks and bureau de change (BDC) operators are in talks on strategic steps to boost dollar liquidity and save the depreciating naira.

The Guardian reports that ripple effects of economic sanctions on Niger Republic are rocking at least seven Nigerian states bordering the south of the francophone country. The newspaper says condemnation has trailed the rowdy distribution of palliatives in Somolu LGA of Lagos.

Daily Independent reports that Nigeria’s inflation is pushing lower naira denominations into extinction. The newspaper says Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria, has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to release Abdulrasheed Bawa, suspended chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), saying the remand order has expired.

Nigerian Tribune reports that security operatives were on guard on Sunday at the Yemoja river in the Oko Olowo in Ilorin south LGA to prevent a security breach, amid threats over the planned celebration of Isese festival. The newspaper says the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted fake $20 million in cash on the Lokoja-Abuja highway.

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