Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Tuesday, 21st January, 2025

Naijaonpoint looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Tuesday, 21st January 2025.

The PUNCH: The Nigerian Communications Commission approved a 50 per cent increase in call tariffs on Monday, which may raise the average cost of calls to N16.5 per minute. Based on the 2023 national telephone traffic data, this hike could generate over N6.74tn in revenue for telecom operators in 2025 if call volumes remain stable, hence Nigerians may pay this amount to the firms.

The Guardian: Americans and the rest of the world watched with anxiety as the unpredictable Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States of America yesterday, declaring, “The golden age of America begins right now” in his inaugural speech. Trump, 78, said American decline is over.

The Nation: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is stabilising the economy through bold socio-economic reforms aimed at revitalising critical sectors, reducing poverty and restoring public confidence, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Wale Edun said yesterday. The administration, he affirmed, would focus on major infrastructural projects this year to stimulate growth and job creation

Daily Trust: The federal government has re-awarded the revoked section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway to an inactive and obscure company, Daily Trust investigations report. The company, Infoquest Nigeria Limited as announced by the Minister of Works, Sen David Umahi, had secured the contract for the completion of the remaining sector of Section 2 of the Abuja-Kaduna highway

Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.