Newspaper Headlines: Naira depreciation swells external debts, and doctors’ strike enters 5th day
The reactions to the Easter homilies of Tunde Bakare, overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, and Matthew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, by the presidency dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers. The meeting of Olusegun Obasanjo, former president, and Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, also made the headlines.
The state of the nation homilies by Bakare and Kukah at Easter was the major headline of The Punch. The newspaper’s cover picture shows cows grazing on a maize farm in Abuja.
Daily Independent says naira depreciation and high interest rate have added to the cost of servicing Nigeria’s external debts. The newspaper reports that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) exposed the risky operations of Azman Air.
THISDAY reports that Obasanjo and Gumi canvassed support for the establishment of special courts to try bandits and kidnappers. The newspaper says the wreckage of the crashed air force alpha jet 475 was found in Bama, Borno state.
The Nigerian Tribune says Obasanjo and Gumi listed 20 solutions to Nigeria’s insecurity. The newspaper reports that freight forwarders raised the alarm over how snakes and alligators are taking over government warehouses and terminals in Ikorodu axis of Lagos state.
The Nation says the presidency and Kukah clashed over the cleric’s statement that “Nigeria is now a killing field”. The newspaper says it was a bloody Easter at the weekend in Delta and Kaduna states as gunmen killed at least 11 persons.
The Guardian reports that Bakare and Kukah hit the federal government with damning reports on the state of the nation. As resident doctors’ strike enters its fifth day, The Guardian says there are fears over the surge of casualties in hospitals.
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