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October 27, 2022

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Reports on the plans of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the naira notes dominated the front pages of Nigerian dallies on Thursday.

The Punch says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is re-arraigning Ahmed Idris, suspended accountant-general of the federation, over the allegation of N109 billion fraud. The newspaper reports that the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned that the country is at a high risk of waterborne diseases due to nationwide floods.

The Nation says a federal high court has restrained the Kogi government from further disrupting the operations of Dangote Cement Plc in the state. The newspaper reports that the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it has commenced the deduction of taxes at transaction points from online betting and gaming operators.

Daily Trust says a federal high court has ordered the federal government to return Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to Kenya and pay him N500 million in damages. The newspaper reports that the federal government has criticised the US for evacuating its citizens over a terror alert, saying America is also unsafe.

Daily Independent says CBN will roll out the redesigned naira notes from December 15. The newspaper reports that the federal government has approved the purchase of N660 billion worth of Innoson vehicles for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

The Guardian says the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that admissions for 2020/21, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 sessions are still valid — despite the prolonged break in academic activities in higher institutions. The newspaper reports that the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has asked the federal government to exonerate Ken Saro-Wiwa for the resolution of the Ogoni crisis to be actualised.

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