10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers, Saturday morning, August 21, 2021

These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will interest you

1. Buhari living in fool’s paradise with attempt to foist grazing reserves on Nigerians – Afenifere

The Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Friday slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over the planned review of 368 grazing reserves in the country. Read more

2. Governors dismiss report on alleged disbursement of N243.8bn to states

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Friday dismissed a report on the alleged disbursement of N243.8 billion to states this month. Read more

3. Auditor-General clears air on funds reported missing from federation account

The Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF) Aghughu Adolphus, on Friday, clarified reports regarding “unsubstantiated balances of N4.97tn” in the federation account. Read more

4. In leaked memo, Atiku declares interest in 2023 presidential election

Indications emerged on Friday that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar would vie for the Nigerian presidency in 2023. Read more

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5. NNPC resumes production in Ogoni oil field after 30 years

The Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, a subsidiary of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has resumed oil production at Oil Mining License 11 (OML 11). Read more

6. Market cap down by 0.47% as investors buy 280.57m shares in Nigeria’s stock market

Investors traded 280.57 million shares valued at N3.18 billion on the floor of the Nigerian capital market on Friday. Read more

7. Nigeria seeks N12.3bn loan from World Bank, others to finance vaccine production plant

Nigeria is in talks with the World Bank’s private lending arm and other lenders to raise about N12.3 billion ($30 million) to help finance the construction of a vaccine production plant. Read more

8. Buhari reappoints Oloyede as JAMB registrar

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar/Chief Executive of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for a second term of five years. Read more

9. US places $5m bounty on Guinea-Bissau’s former coup leader, Antonio Indjai

The United States of America on Thursday placed a $5 million bounty for the arrest of Guinea-Bissau’s former coup leader, Antonio Indjai, wanted for alleged drug trafficking on behalf of Colombia’s FARC rebels. Read more

10. Goalkeeper Ramsdale, midfielder Odegaard join Arsenal

English Premier League club, Arsenal on Friday completed the signing of a goalkeeper, Aaron Ramsdale and a midfielder, Martin Odegaard. Read more

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