Newspaper Headlines: Buhari gives the red card to bandits and airfares on local routes crash
The statement of President Muhammadu Buhari that his administration will deal decisively with criminals, ruling out the possibility of amnesty for bandits made the headlines in many Nigerian newspapers. The mixed reactions to the bill that seeks to give state governments the power to negotiate workers’ minimum wage also made the headlines.
The Punch leads with a report that Oyo, Delta, Gombe, Akwa Ibom and Cross River support a bill seeking to decentralise negotiation of minimum wage. The newspaper also reports that labour unions rejected the bill on the grounds that it is against workers’ interest. On Nigeria’s vaccine strategy, the newspaper says the federal government is planning a supplementary budget to fund COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination.
Business Day says airfares crash on local routes as more airlines compete. The newspaper says the development is improving passenger traffic. The picture of President Muhammadu Buhari and Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), locking elbows is the cover photo of the newspaper.
The Guardian says Buhari is insisting on military action against bandits. The newspaper reports that Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto, told northern governors to tackle almajiri and the bickering in their region. The newspaper says Nigeria has only tested one percent of its total population — a year after confirming its first case of COVID-19.
The Nation reports as its cover story the comment of Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger state, that the federal government has not helped in the rescue effort of the Kagara students. The newspaper says a source in the presidency said the students have not been abandoned.
The Nigerian Tribune reports the comment of Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that the All Progressives Congress-led federal government going after members of the PDP will not help the economy and the security situation of the country. It also reports that a federal high court in Abuja denied the bail application of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT).
Daily Sun says Buhari has given the red card to bandits and ruled out the possibility of amnesty for them. The newspaper says the president warned northern governors and security chiefs against tribalising banditry and insurgency. The newspaper also reports that a court has granted an application for interim forfeiture of property belonging to Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo state.
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