Newspaper Headlines: FG to establish 18 modular refineries in oil-producing states

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Newspaper Headlines: FG to establish 18 modular refineries in oil-producing states

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January 20, 2022

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The decision of the senate to remove compulsory direct primary option from the electoral act amendment bill dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Nation reports that governors are holding tight to their influence in the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the party’s national convention. The newspaper says Bola Tinubu, an APC chieftain, has clarified his position on “expired” permanent voter cards (PVCs).

The Punch reports that the senate has included the consensus and indirect options to the electoral act amendment bill. The newspaper says the federal government will establish 18 modular refineries in oil producing states.

The Guardian says a high court in Umuahia, Abia state, has ordered the federal government to pay N1 billion to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), over rights violations. The newspaper reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said PVCs do not have expiry date.

The Nigerian Tribune says Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has asked LGA chairpersons to destroy all illegal refineries in the state. Afenifere, a socio-cultural group, has lamented what it described as incessant kidnappings on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, the newspaper reports.

Daily Independent says associates of Tinubu are divided over the rumoured presidential bid of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The newspaper reports that the planned removal of petrol subsidy has created confusion between the national assembly and government ministries.

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