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Read today's newspaper headlines [Monday, September 25, 2017]

Find out what is making headlines all over the country from the covers of The Guardian, Vanguard, The Punch, ThisDay and BusinessDay.

For today, Monday, September 25, 2017:

THE GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER

Government ready to tackle Nigeria’s infrastructure challenge, says Osinbajo

The Federal Government is committed to making fundamental changes that would facilitate rapid provision of infrastructure development, which has remained a huge challenge to the country’s economic growth.

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Nigeria renews search for broadband investors at global summit

Nigeria’s desire to meet and surpass next year’s 30 per cent broadband penetration target will be one of the reasons for participating in the 2017 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecoms conference in Busan, South Korea.

NADECO back, says democracy under threat

Members of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), the group of pro-democracy activists who fought the bitter war for the entrenchment of democracy during the dark days of military dictatorship, are once again back in the trenches.

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VANGUARD NEWSPAPER

Poor state of energy sector: FG’s economic recovery growth plan in danger

The ERGP, a medium-term structural reform to diversify Nigeria’s economy, including expanding power sector infrastructure, was drawn based on the assumption that electricity supply would continue to grow, hitting 10,000 megawatts, MW, by 2020.

Investors jostle to recover N10bn investments

INVESTORS in the nation’s capital market are strategizing on how to rescue their investments estimated at N10 billion which were trapped in the troubled Partnership Investment Company, PIC Plc and Partnership Securities Limited, PSL.

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Hate Speech: Minding your language in today’s Nigeria

The freedom of expression is guaranteed in the Nigerian constitution. That right guarantees every Nigerian to speak his mind on issues.

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THE PUNCH NEWSPAPER

Diezani’s lawyer blocked us from interrogating her in UK –EFCC

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says its investigative team has not been allowed to meet with the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the United Kingdom, where she has been staying since 2015 when investigation into her tenure began.

Nigeria expecting fighter jets from Russia, US, Pakistan, UAE

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has said the Nigerian Air Force is expecting new fighter aircraft from no fewer than four countries to boost its capabilities.

Restructuring: It won’t be easy for North to give up its advantages, says NEF

Two northern groups, the Arewa Consultative Forum and the Northern Elders’ Forum, appeared to have softened their hard-line positions against the calls for the restructuring of the country.

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THE BUSINESSDAY NEWSPAPER

With N852bn domestic debt, S-South is most burdened region

The South-South region has the highest foreign and domestic debt stock among all the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, as at 30th June 2017 according to official figures from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Rural Electrification Agency eyes private sector financing to shore up N1bn budgetary allocation

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Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA) plans to seek private sector financing to shore up the institution’s N1bn annual budgetary allocation.

MPC’s policy dilemma as it starts 2-day meeting today

Members of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) start their two-day meeting today, to set the benchmark interest rate for the economy.

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