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Newspaper Headlines: ASUU warning protests ground varsities nationwide

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
August 27, 2025 7:00 am

Reports of an imminent strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suffuse the frontpages today. 

The Punch reports that the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) says six passengers sustained injuries after an Abuja-Kaduna bound train derailed on Tuesday. The paper says Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun state, has been sentenced to 56 months in prison for defrauding the United States government of $4.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds.
The Nation reports that Abba Moro, a lawmaker elected on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform, says the party erred by fielding former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election. The newspaper says the Benue house of assembly has suspended Aondona Dajoh, the former speaker, over an alleged plot to impeach Hyacinth Alia, governor of the state.
Blueprint reports that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) says the PDP zoning decision is a ploy to lure some of its prominent southern figures. The newspaper adds that Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser, has reunited 128 kidnap victims rescued in Zamfara with their families during a handover ceremony in Abuja.
New Telegraph reports that President Bola Tinubu has placed a six-month ban on the export of raw shea nuts. The newspaper also reports that Bode George, former deputy national chairman of the PDP, says the party’s decision to zone the 2027 presidential ticket to the south ended its “existential imbecility”.
The Guardian reports that gunmen have abducted Friday Adehi, pastor of the Christian Evangelical Fellowship of Nigeria, and Gabriel Ezekiel, a church member, in Ofun council, Kogi state. The paper adds that the Osun government has sued Lateef Fagbemi, attorney general of the federation, at the supreme court over alleged withholding of statutory allocations to its councils.
Nigerian Tribune reports that ASUU chapters in several universities across the country on Tuesday staged coordinated protests on campuses to press home long-standing demands from the federal government. The paper adds that the federal high court in Abuja has ordered six banks to provide the inspector-general of police (IGP) with information pertaining to the accounts connected to Omoyele Sowore, an activist and publisher.
Vanguard newspaper reports that the Joint Action Committee of Northern Youth Associations (JACON) has rejected the decision of the PDP to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the south. The paper also adds that Tinubu has congratulated Abubakar Dantsoho, managing director (MD) of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), on his election as vice-president (Africa) of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH).
THISDAY reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) say the Tinubu administration has done well in implementing structural reforms to make Nigeria attractive to investors. The newspaper adds that Fitch Ratings says a vast majority of Nigerian banks are expected to exit longstanding forbearance by the end of 2025.

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