The Leadership newspaper said that the Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has made a major comeback to the political turf as she announced an over 700-member campaign committee for the re-election of her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari on February 16, this year.
The Tribune also reported that despite expressing her unwillingness to campaign for the reelection of her husband, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Team has appointed wife of the president, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, to lead the campaign for women and youths to vote Buhari for a second term in office.
ThisDay newspaper reported that Nigeria’s external reserves increased by 11 percent from $38.912 billion it was as of January 2, 2018, to $43.195 billion as of December 28, 2018.
This represented an increase by $4.3 billion within the period. The reserves had dropped to about $41 billion in November last year.
The Guardian said that the Northern Traditional Rulers Council Assembly (NTRCA) warned that kidnappings, banditry, insurgency, farmer-herder clashes and other forms of crimes might hamper the conduct of the general elections.
The Daily Trust said Nigeria’s crude oil daily production recorded an upward swing of about 2.09 million barrels in 2018, translating to a 9 percent increment, compared with 2017 average daily production of 1.86 million barrels.
The Vanguard reported that the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, alleging that rule of law in the country has suffered degradation in multiple ways.
The Punch said the Federal Government has budgeted a total of N160 billion this year to take care of adjustments that may arise as a result of the planned increase in minimum wage.
The Sun newspaper said that barely one and half months to the elections, members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are striving to perfect their zoning arrangements for some key positions in expected next government.
The Nation newspaper said the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continued their war of words yesterday.
The ruling party alleged that the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, hired foreign conmen to spread fake news about President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC-led government.