Today Nigerian Newspapers Headline, Tuesday, February 21, 2022
has compiled a list of the top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, February 21, 2022.
FG, States, LGAs share N750.174bn for January allocation – FAAC
Atleast N750.174 billion has been shared to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for January, 2023, according to Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).
Protest: Police arrest 30 for vandalising banks in Ogun
No fewer than 30 persons have been arrested by the operatives of the Ogun State Police Command over Monday’s riot in Sagamu, which left at least four bank branches attacked in Sabo area of Sagamu by protesters.
Naira crisis: CBN recirculates mutilated old N200 notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it has released more N200 notes to banks to dispense to members of the public, while silent on how much of the N200 banknotes it released.
It was gathered that, most of the N200 released to the banks are old mutilated notes collected from the public at the peak of the cash swap programme.
Nigeria now better under Buhari – Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime has made tremendous progress, saying Nigeria is now better than before 2015 when the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in power.
Mohammed said this on Monday when he was featured on Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) live programme, “Good Morning Nigeria.”
My cordial relations with NASS stops Obasanjo’s third-term bid – Atiku
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he developed an intimate relationship with the National Assembly members when he was serving as the vice-president which enabled them to stop the third term bid of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Police declare corp member wanted in Anambra
A member of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Emeh Nnamdi Daniel has been declared wanted by the Anambra State Police Command over alleged money laundering, illegal possession of a firearm, fraud, defamation of character and impersonation.
Buhari doesn’t know what National Assembly stands for – Atiku
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said President Muhammadu Buhari is not aware of the responsibility of the National Assembly in a democratic dispensation.
The presidential candidate made this revelation in Abuja, the nation’s capital while discussing with the candidates for the party’s National Assembly in the forthcoming elections.
CBN took N2trn out of circulation, printed only N400bn: El-Rufai
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state has disclosed that the Nigerian apex bank took N2 trillion from circulation and replaced the old notes by minting only N400 billion.
El-Rufai made this allegation in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle, on Sunday.
Court stops INEC from using MC Oluomo to distribute election materials
The federal High Court, Lagos State has issued an order which bars the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from making use of the chairman of the Lagos Parks and Garages, Musliu Akinsanya, better known as MC Oluomo to distribute election materials in Lagos State.
