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Newspaper Headlines: NLC threatens showdown over 89 unskilled workers at Dangote refinery

byAyomikunle Daramola
May 17, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the glitch that marred Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results in two zones continue to dominate the headlines.

Details of President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with security chiefs on Friday suffuse the frontpages as well.

Punch says the UK’s proposed immigration reforms has jolted Nigerian youths dreaming of relocating. The newspaper reports that family members of soldiers killed during recent battles against insurgents in the north-east have urged the government to put an end to the bloodbath in the region.
Guardian details why Nigeria’s strategic grain reserves fail to curb food insecurity in the country. The newspaper reports that Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, said no fewer than 68 percent of Nigerian women do not own smartphones.
Daily Trust says Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said there will be no political parties in Akwa Ibom state come the 2027 general election. The newspaper reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a warning to Lagos state and the Dangote refinery over the alleged recruitment of 89 unskilled labourers from Katsina to work at the company’s facility in Ibeju-Lekki.
The Nation says the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened a Candidate Counseling Emergency Support Centre (CCESC) to assist UTME applicants. The newspaper reports that Ganiyu Egunjobi, Agege LGA chairperson, said Abdulganiyu Obasa, son of Mudashiru Obasa, deserves to succeed him.
ThisDay reports that Tinubu has approved the acquisition of additional air assets to strengthen the fight against insurgency in the country. The newspaper says the federal government has secured €100 million concessionary funding from the French treasury to develop creative infrastructure.
Vanguard reports that Abba Moro, the senate minority leader and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged party members, particularly those of the south-east caucus, to avoid threats and focus on resolving the party’s internal crisis.
Independent reports that the Nigerian Bar Asso­ciation (NBA) insists that Ibok-Ete Ibas, sole administrator of Rivers state, has no right to request a re­fund of a N300 million gift from Siminalayi Fubara, suspended governor of the state, for the association’s con­ference in Port Harcourt. The newspaper says experts and communities have stated that the Nigerian economy is seriously bleeding from illegal mining.

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