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The Punch reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized the passports of Betta Edu, the suspended minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation; and that of her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, over the ongoing investigations into allegations of corruption in the ministry. The newspaper says the federal government said it would launch an investigation into private universities established in the last 15 years.

The Nation says Edu and Umar Farouq have been barred from travelling owing to the ongoing investigation. The newspaper reports that President Bola Tinubu has ordered the reduction of the number of persons in his entourage during local and foreign trips.

Daily Trust reports that the EFCC on Tuesday interrogated the chief executive officers of Zenith, Jaiz and Providus banks, over the alleged financial irregularities in the ministry of humanitarian affairs. The newspaper says the supreme court has reserved judgment in the appeal seeking to void the sack of Caleb Mutfwang as governor of Plateau state.

The Guardian reports that many Nigerians are calling for the expansion of investigation into various poverty eradication schemes that have failed to lift poor Nigerians out of poverty despite billions of naira invested. The newspaper says the World Bank has projected Nigeria’s economy to grow at 3.3 percent this year, about 0.4 percentage points higher than the 2.9 percent it is expected to have closed last year.

THISDAY reports that Tinubu may have breached the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) act over the removal of Babatunde Irukera. The newspaper says the EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) said nobody is above the law.