Newspaper Headlines: NPC to recruit 1m staff for 2023 census
The World Health Organisation has declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency. Here are the headlines from Nigerian dailies.
The Nigerian Tribune reports that Tunde Bakare, pastor and former presidential hopeful of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he did not endorse Bola Tinubu for president. The newspaper says the Ogun state government vows to take over Sango-Ota-Abeokuta road if the federal government does not intervene in two weeks.
The Guardian reports that inflation, insecurity may ruin APC’s chances in the 2023 elections. The newspaper says Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the APC, described Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a pathological liar blinded by ambition.
The Punch reports that Nigeria recorded 1,332 cases of COVID-19 in a week. The newspaper says the APC may zone the role of director-general of the presidential campaign to the north-west to pacify the geopolitical zone.
The Nation reports that the National Population Commission (NPC) will recruit one million staff for the 2023 census. The newspaper says Port Harcourt refinery will begin producing 60,000 barrels per day (BPD) in 2023.
Daily Trust says the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a health emergency of international concern. The newspaper reports how vote buying threatens Nigeria’s democracy.
The Leadership reports that one-way tickets for local flights have increased to N80,000 owing to scarcity of aviation fuel. The newspaper says Bola Tinubu said he would name witnesses to corroborate his statement that Atiku offered him the vice-presidential candidate slot in 2007.
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