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Newspaper Headlines: FG’s debt to hit N51.24trn over fresh borrowings

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October 22, 2022

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Reports about the inauguration of Bola Tinubu’s presidential campaign council and the unveiling of his manifesto dominated the front pages of Nigerian dallies.

The Punch says the federal government has budgeted N13.8 billion as pension payments for former presidents, vice presidents, heads of state and others in the 2023 fiscal year. The newspaper reports that Tinubu has promised to take Nigeria to greatness if elected president in 2023.

The Nation says the supreme court has affirmed Sherrif Oborevwori as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state. The newspaper reports that at least 36 bodies have been recovered after an attack by gunmen on the Gbeji community in the UK.

Daily Trust says the Flamingos of Nigeria have defeated the US on penalties to qualify for their first-ever semi-final at the U17 Women’s World Cup. The newspaper reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred excellence awards on former president Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Lawan, and Femi Gbajabiamila among others.

Daily Independent says Duoye Diri, governor of Bayelsa, has lamented that the flood has turned Jonathan into an internally displaced person (IDP). The newspaper reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it’s not giving up on reconciliation with Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, despite lingering crises.

The Guardian says President Buhari has blamed nepotism and cronyism for the corruption in the Nigerian civil service. The newspaper reports that David Mark, former president of the senate, has lost his son Tunde to cancer.

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