Newspaper Headlines: FG to sell power firms, and uncertainty over new travel guidelines
The murder of Iniobong Umoren, the Akwa Ibom job seeker, dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers. The attack on the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom also made the headlines.
The Guardian’s headline focuses on the uncertainty over the stiffer foreign travel protocol stipulated by the federal government to contain the spread of COVID-19. The newspaper reports that a documentary of the BBC has exposed pension corruption in Cross River.
The Nigerian Tribune reports that the Debt Management Office said Nigeria owes China $3.7 billion. The newspaper says outrage trailed the rape and murder of Iniobong Umoren, the Akwa Ibom job seeker.
The Punch says Nigeria’s plan to procure more COVID-19 vaccine doses may face obstacles owing to inadequate funds. INEC said the attack on its office in Akwa Ibom will affect the 2023 election, the newspaper reports.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have clashed over the worsening insecurity in the country, The Nation reports. The newspaper reports the comment of Bola Tinubu, national leader of the APC, that the country is better together as a united nation.
The Daily Times reports that the federal government will sell five power generating companies established under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) — a development that could lead to a hike in electricity tariff. The newspaper says the federal government has banned visitors from India, Brazil, and Turkey.
Daily Sun reports that the federal capital territory (FCT) police command says the country’s capital is not under siege by terrorists. Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ooni of Ife, has asked the federal government to beef up security in the south-west.
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