Newspaper Headlines: Buhari yet to sign electoral bill as deadline elapses
Reactions to the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the electoral act amendment bill within the 30-day timeline appeared on the cover pages of the Nigerian newspapers.
The Nation reports that Buhari may have declined assent to the electoral act amendment bill. The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the total of Chinese loans taken by Nigeria is now $3.5 billion, the newspaper says.
The Punch reports that the federal government has issued a travel advisory over the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The newspaper says the death toll in Kaduna bandits’ attacks has risen to 38.
Daily Independent says experts have warned the federal government against increasing taxes and tariffs in 2022. The newspaper reports that the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop “persecuting” Niger Deltans.
The Nigerian Tribune reports that the federal government is set to deploy a joint task force of armed personnel to protect prisons over incessant jailbreaks. The newspaper says the police arrested 11 suspected kidnappers in Taraba state.
Daily Sun says plans by the national assembly to override Buhari’s veto on the electoral amendment bill may have hit a dead end. The newspaper reports that the federal government is set to build 15 psychiatric clinics in the south-east over the use of Mkpuru Mmiri, an illicit drug.
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