Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today: 25th January

Daily Trust

FG to Obasanjo: You’re too busy to notice Buhari’s feat on economy

The Federal Government has replied former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek reelection in 2019.

Punch

FG replies Obasanjo, says economy getting better

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it had taken ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s condemnation of Nigeria’s political system and his assessment of President Muhammadu Buhari administration in good faith.

Vanguard

Plot to sack Saraki thickens

A grand plot to remove Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, is in the works and is being allegedly championed by a former governor and a serving senator.

Thisday

Nigeria in Coma, Only PDP Can Salvage It, Says Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that Nigeria is in a state of coma, saying only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can salvage the country.

The Sun

NNPC nets $3.73bn from offshore crude sales

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Wednesday disclosed that it raked in $3.73 billion from crude oil and gas export sales between November 2016 and November 2017. The Corporation netted $293.10 million from the same transaction in in November 2017.

Daily Times

Oyo declares workers’ strike illegal

Oyo State Government has declared as “illegal” the three-day warning strike embarked upon by its workers and urged them to resume work immediately.

Guardian

EFCC arrests own personnel over theft of case file

The Borno State zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested two of its personnel along with a girlfriend in Maiduguri.

Tribune

Atiku visits Ekiti, consults with Fayose on 2019

FORMER Vice President Atiku Abubakar was in Ekiti State on Wednesday ostensibly to consult with Governor Ayodele Fayose and leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, on his presidential ambition in 2019.

The Nation

Brighter days assured for Nigeria, says APC

In its reaction to the special press statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the state of the nation, the ruling party said it had accepted to “take responsibility. Take valuable lessons on board and continue to improve.”