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Top news items in major Nigerian media outlets

Xinhua, February 22, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said results of medical tests showed he needed more time to rest, a development which has necessitated his stay in the United Kingdom longer than originally planned.

Buhari, who said "there is no cause for worry" in a statement, expressed gratitude to Nigerians for their "show of love and concern." (The Guardian)

-- The Nigerian government on Tuesday ruled out the option of obtaining any loan facility from the International Monetary Fund, stating that the country was not having a balance of payment problem.

It also cited the painful and stringent conditions associated with borrowing from the organization. (Vanguard) Endit