Newspaper Headlines: FG kicks as JOHESU threatens to join resident doctors’ strike
The disagreement between the federal government and health workers unions, which is threatening the country’s health sector, dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that the federal government has condemned the strike threat issued by the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) amid resident doctors’ strike. The newspaper’s cover picture shows Guinea’s president, Alpha Conde, captured by the military.
The Nigerian Tribune reports that the federal government’s decision to woo investors for a N2.4 trillion loan has created apprehension over the country’s rising debt. The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) flayed the shutdown of telecommunications network in Zamfara and the closure of schools in parts of the country in the north, the newspaper says.
Daily Independent says insecurity and poor equipment in the country have pushed airlines insurance cover to N78 billion yearly. The newspaper reports that the federal government reached an agreement with resident doctors but insisted on the implementation of a no-work-no-pay policy.
The Guardian reports that business enterprises are in a state of dilemma over payment of value-added-tax (VAT) as the federal government and states remain at loggerheads. The newspaper says some states in the northern parts of the country have been affected by the shutdown of telecommunications networks in Zamfara.
The Nation reports that the federal government is moving to stop the collapse of the health sector as a total closure of hospitals looms. The newspaper says the presidency listed the achievements recorded by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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