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Top news items in major Nigerian media outlets

Xinhua, December 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- The report of Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami will decide if the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu will retain his job.

The Presidency had, in a statement on Sunday, said President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered the Attorney General of the Federation to investigate all top government officials accused of corruption. (The Punch)

-- Some foreign airlines operating in the country are considering gradual withdrawal of operations from Nigerian routes over inability to fully repatriate funds that are stuck in the economy.

Part of the worry, The Guardian learnt, is the alleged unfavourable policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria which mandated the airlines to sell tickets at the rate of 308 naira to 1 U.S. dollar, but to have them repatriated at 386 naira to 1 dollar. (The Guardian) Endit