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Newspaper Headlines: FG drags ASUU to industrial court over lingering strike

BY Ayodele Oluwafemi

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission’s (ICPC) allegation that military corruption is compromising security dominated the front pages of Nigerian newspapers.

THISDAY says the federal government has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to court over the lingering strike of the varsity lecturers. The newspaper reports that King Charles III paid tribute to his late mother — Queen Elizabeth II — during his inaugural address.

The Saturday Punch reports that the Nigerian Navy has destroyed 347 illegal refineries in five months. The newspaper says no fewer than 84 persons have lost their lives in 18 buildings in the last two years.

The Nation says the camp of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may reject the offer to head the campaign organisation of the party’s presidential candidate. The newspaper reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) disclosed that hackers attacked its portal during the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections.

Daily Trust says the visa restriction imposed on Nigerians below 40 years by the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has put traders in Nigerians who rely on supplies from UAE on the edge. The newspaper reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) is currently on the trail of Tukur Mamu’s associates, Kaduna train hostage negotiator.

Saturday Independent says artisans are battling for survival amid rising advancements in technology. Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, alleged that officials of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Limited and the police are frustrating efforts to secure pipelines.

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