The clampdown on car dealers over smuggled vehicles and President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to South Africa to iron out crucial issues are some of the leading stories in Nigerian press on Friday.
The Guardian reported that the nation’s automobile industry is currently in the grip of confusion as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) begins a major clampdown on car dealers in search of smuggled vehicles.
It reported that the NCS has begun the clampdown on car marts across the country, particularly in Lagos, Katsina, Kaduna and Sokoto states.
The Punch said that President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the South African government to repay Nigeria’s benevolence to its companies by opening up its economy for Nigerian businessmen and women.
Buhari, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in Pretoria, South Africa, during the inaugural meeting of the 9th Bi-National Commission of the two countries.
The newspaper also said that the Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) will grill over 52, 000 teachers in its next Professional Qualification Examination (PQE) for professional certification.
The Daily Trust also said that the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, has said Nigeria will collaborate with South Africa to develop its solid minerals and the mining sector.
ChannelsTV reported that the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has launched the reviewed force order 237, which has to do with the use of force and firearms.
The new order, which was reviewed in collaboration with the international committee of the Red Cross stipulates new guidelines for the use of firearms by officers and men of the Nigerian police.
The Sun quoted the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, as saying that the federal government would have to lay off workers to be able to meet a wage bill of almost $2 billion needed to meet labour’s demand on the new wage.
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