Victor EzejaHere are the top 10 stories from Nigerian daily newspapers for today, 28th March 2023 on Politics, business, entertainment and economy.
1. Buhari To Flag off Oil Exploration in Nasarawa Today
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 flag off the Ebenyi-A Exploration Well located at Obi Local government Area of Nasarawa State.
The flag-off by the President will mark the exploration of crude oil in Nasarawa State by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd.
2. Elections: Allow your Citizens Choose Those to Lead Them, Ex-UK PM, Boris Johnson, Tells Nigerian Leaders
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has emphasized the need for people to be always allowed to choose who governs them.
Mr Johnson spoke in reaction to the controversies generated by the just concluded general elections in Nigeria that witnessed violence, intimidation and suppression of voters.
3. ICC Accepts Petition against Onanuga, Others over Alleged Incitement
The International Criminal Court (ICC), Monday, acknowledged receipt of a petition written by Professor Gideon Christian against President-elect Bola Tinubu’s Media Director, Bayo Onanuga, over alleged incitement of ethnic hate during the just concluded general election in Nigeria. Read more.
4. Naira Crisis: NLC Leadership Meets To Decide On Nationwide Protest Today
Ahead of the Wednesday deadline given by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) for the Nigerian government to end the naira and petrol scarcity in the country, the leadership of the labour movement has summoned a meeting of its National Executive Committee today, to assess the situation and decide whether to proceed with the national protest or not.
5. Fuel Scarcity: NNPC Releases Additional 418m Litres of Petrol in 7 Days
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) released 418 million litres of petrol between March 18 and 24, new data from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has indicated.
The information showed that 59 million litres of the product were evacuated daily during the week, even as year-to-date daily average remained at 64.94 million litres during the period.
6. PDP Crisis: Only NEC Can Suspend Me – National Chairman, Ayu
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu has said that his suspension by his ward, is of no effect, insisting that only the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) can suspend him.
Ayu said that those spearheading his suspension were ignorant and that it was a rumour.
Meanwhile, the State High Court sitting in Makurdi on Monday restrained Senator Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the national chairman of the PDP. Read more
7. Ayu Deserves Suspension – Wike
Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike on Monday said that the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu deserves to be suspended and ultimately removed.
Wike, who is the leader of the G-5 governor, has been in a running battle with Ayu and the PDP presidential candidate in the 25th February election, Atiku Abubakar over the rotation of the Party’s national chairmanship position.
The Rivers governor accused Ayu of playing a major role in the crisis that befell PDP in the just-concluded 2023 general elections.
8. AfCFTA: Afreximbank Releases $350,000 To Nigeria For Inland Waterways, Intra-African Trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has provided a grant of $350,000 to Nigeria in order to facilitate the movement of goods using navigable waterways in the country. Afreximbank leveraged on its partnership with the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) to offer the country funding support.
9. NCC-CSIRT Warns of Pirated YouTube Software-related Malware
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned those looking to acquire pirated software and resources that they risk becoming victims of cybercriminal gangs that are using AI-generated YouTube videos to distribute malware. Read more
10. Value of Fairly-used Cars Drops By 47% In 2022 – NBS
The value of used vehicles imported into Nigeria decreased by 47 percent in 2022 to N325.05 billion from N617.48 billion in 2021, according to data from foreign trade from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The NBS report indicated that used cars with diesel or semi-diesel engines cost N72.32 billion to import in the first quarter of 2022, N96.76 billion in the second, N90.77 billion in the third quarter, and N65.19 billion in the fourth quarter of last year, totalling N325.05 billion.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with six years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Masters degree in Mass Communication.
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