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Major news items in leading Nigerian media outlets

Xinhua, March 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are highlights of leading Nigerian media outlets on Wednesday.

-- More anguish is coming to Nigerians over the current fuel scarcity. The crisis, which has lingered for over two months, may continue till May this year, due to alleged inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to meet the daily need of petrol in the country. (The Guardian)

--Inflationary pressure in Nigeria's economy has hit double digits, upstaging major monetary policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria. (Vanguard)

-- The Central Bank of Nigeria recruited 909 staff in two years without advertising the vacancies, Daily Trust investigations have revealed.

The whole affair is now a subject of investigation by the Federal Character Commission to determine if due process was violated. (Daily Trust)

-- Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have rescued three teenage girls, who were abducted in Bauchi State and forcefully converted to Islam. (The Punch) Endit