Find out what is making headlines all over the country from the covers of The Punch, Vanguard, The Guardian and more.
For today, August 18 2016:
THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
Niger Delta Avengers agrees to dialogue with government
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) is said to have willingly agreed to dialogue with the Federal Government to resolve the lingering crisis in the region. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the spokesman for the group, Mr. Ballantyne Agiri, in a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, said that the NDA had constituted a contact and dialogue group to engage the Federal Government in meaningful talks.
Electricity firms face fresh financing hurdles
The improvement in electricity supply in recent times may be short-lived. This has nothing to do with low generation output when the rains stop or the vandalised gas pipelines, which have not been fixed. Rather it is the huge debt burden weighing down the generation companies.
Sheriff kicks as Makarfi’s tenure is extended
For hours yesterday, security operatives disrupted the planned national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.As early as 5:00 a.m., hundreds of gun-wielding policemen and officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) had barricaded the two main entrances to the Sharks Stadium, venue of the event, with armoured personnel carriers.
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THE VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
Oil producing states: FG okays 13% derivation fund for Lagos
LAGOS—The Federal Government, yesterday, announced the approval of four of the five Aje Oil wells, discovered in Lagos State and disclosed plans to commence disbursement of 13 per cent derivation fund to the state as an oil producing entity.
Makarfi c’ttee stays for one year as police halt PDP convention, lock Fayose inside Presidential Lodge
PORT-HARCOURT—The tenure of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was extended by 12 months, yesterday, after security operatives stopped the party from proceeding with its convention in Port Harcourt. The convention was to produce a new leadership for the party.
Why I named my dog ‘Buhari’ — Trader
The Police in Ogun State, yesterday, released unconditionally, the 30-year-old trader, Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, who was arrested last Saturday for naming his pet dog ‘Buhari’.
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THE NATION NEWSPAPER
Report links Jonathan to Niger Delta Avengers
Despite his denial, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has been allegedly fingered in the formation and activities of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).
I’ve nothing to do with Avengers, says ex-president
Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan has denied having anything to do with the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).
Makarfi’s term extended as police stop PDP convention
Despite the build-up to it, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention failed to hold yesterday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
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THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER
PDP convention drama: Wike, others shift poll, extend Makarfi’s term
The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday failed to conduct the election of it national officers. Instead, the party extended the tenure of the Senator Ahmed Markarfi-led caretaker committee by one year.
Avengers split over planned dialogue with FG
The Niger Delta Avengers on Wednesday appeared divided over whether or not to engage in a dialogue with the Federal Government over the crisis in the geopolitical zone.
No Kanu, no talk with Buhari, says IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra on Wednesday said it would not enter into any dialogue with the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari in the absence of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
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BUSINESSDAY NEWSPAPER
Brexit decision hits diaspora remittance to Nig., others
Britain’s decision to leave the EU is rippling through the global economy via an important but hidden channel: the money that migrant workers in the UK send home to Nigeria and other home countries.
RMAFC visits Lagos to assess request for 13% oil derivation
Lagos is inching close to further boosting its revenues as the Indices and Disbursement Committee of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) is in the state to assess the four Aje Oil Wells in Badagry as a prelude to granting the state right to share from the 13 percent derivation fund exclusive to the nine oil producing states of the federation.
Niger Delta Avengers now willing to dialogue with Federal Government
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) is now willing to dialogue with the Federal Government. In a statement issued Wednesday, the militants have willingly agreed to head the call to dialogue with the Federal Government and expressed the hope that government will be sincere in the largest dialogue move.
