Newspaper Headlines: Kaduna to relocate 359 schools over insecurity
Reports on the house of representatives probe of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project and cybersecurity levy, suffuse the frontpages of the dailies.
The Punch reports that the house of representatives has resolved to summon Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice; Wale Edun, minister of finance; and David Umahi, minister of works; over the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road. The newspaper says the high court in the federal capital territory (FCT) has barred Hadi Sirika, former minister of aviation; Fatima, his daughter; and Jalal Hamma, his son-in-law; from travelling out of the country.
Daily Trust reports that the house of representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw the circular on cybersecurity levy. The newspaper says Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, has announced plans to relocate 359 schools from high-risk areas to safer communities within the state.
The Guardian reports that unscrupulous agents and developers are defrauding desperate homeowners and tenants billions of naira in the unregulated real estate industry. The newspaper says the senate has approved the death sentence for manufacturers of illicit drugs in the country.
Vanguard reports that the federal government and telecommunications companies have disagreed on electricity tariff hike. The newspaper says Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, said deporting Osun indigenes from Lagos is illegal.
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