Nigeria Newspaper Headlines today 30 July 2019

Main headlines of major Nigerian newspapers for Tuesday, July 30, focus on the call by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the Senate to send President Muhammadu Buhari's ministerial list to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for more scrutiny of the nominees.

Punch reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Senate to send the ministerial list to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for further screening.

The PDP said that more scrutiny by the EFCC for the nominees is necessary because some nominated former governors still have cases of corruption in court.

Nigerian newspapers review for Tuesday, July 30: Punch

The Guardian reports that the federal government was seriously criticised on Monday, July 29, at the Senate when the former minister of works, power and housing, Babatunde Fashola, was being screened as a ministerial nominee.

Senators like Francis Alimikhena and Adamu Aliero claimed that throughout Fashola's leadership of the ministry, no single project was completed despite the huge budgetary allocation given to it.

Nigerian newspapers review for Tuesday, July 30: The Guardian

Vanguard reports that there seems to be no hope for the constant power outage issue as the sector's losses have increased to N332.4 billion due to low gas supply, distribution, and transmission infrastructure from January to July 2019.

According to reports from the office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, there is an increase of 18% loss compared to the N282 billion recorded in 2018 as a result of similar factors.

Nigerian newspapers review for Tuesday, July 30: Vanguard

The Nation reports that a former head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Monday, July 29, in Minna, Niger state, called on the federal government to do its utmost in reducing the tension in Nigeria.

Abubakar said that the federal government should wake up to its responsibility and tighten security in the country and that if nothing is done in this direction, things can get out of hand.

Nigerian newspapers review for Tuesday, July 30: The Nation

This Day reports that the former Nigerian leader said that there will be serious consequences in the country, if the federal government does nothing about the rising insecurity in the country.

Abubakar said that some of the ways to deal with incessant killings, kidnapping and banditry are dialogue among stakeholders to foster peaceful co-existence.

Nigerian newspapers review for Tuesday, July 30: This Day

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