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Newspaper Headlines: Ogun begins testing of Ogijo residents over alleged lead poisoning

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
December 1, 2025 7:00 am

Stories from the oil sector, and reports of abductions and killings across the country, suffuse the frontpages of the dailies.

Blueprint reports that members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended their indefinite nationwide strike after reaching an agreement with the federal government. The newspaper says the presidency has responded to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, asserting that he lacks the credibility to criticise President Bola Tinubu over the worsening security situation in the country.
PUNCH reports that Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, has dismissed suggestions that he may run as a vice-presidential candidate with Atiku Abubakar, or be part of any joint presidential ticket in the 2027 elections. The paper adds that the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says fuel security weakened in October as Dangote Refinery supplied just 17.1 million litres daily, sustaining dependence on imports.
The Nation reports that Moshood Adeoti, former secretary to the Osun state government, has quit the Omoluabi Progressives led by Rauf Aregbesola of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The newspaper says Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced plans to supply one billion, five hundred million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) monthly to the Nigerian market between December 2025 and January 2026.
Nigerian Tribune reports that the Ogun state government will from Monday conduct free lead poisoning tests for residents of Ogijo, following concerns over possible contamination from seven recently shut Used Lead Acid Battery recycling industries. The newspaper says Atiku has asked the federal government to explain the expenditure of N17.5 trillion on pipeline security in a year.
Daily Sun reports that the ADC says Tinubu’s nomination of Mahmood Yakubu, the immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for an ambassadorial role, is a “national embarrassment”. The newspaper says Tunde Bakare, founder of Citadel Global Community Church, has asked the federal government to suspend all non-essential gatherings in vulnerable areas nationwide and place them under emergency patrols.
New Telegraph reports that gunmen have attacked a church in Kogi state, kidnapping a pastor, his wife, and several congregants during an early Sunday service. The newspaper adds that four people have been killed in a shooting during a child’s birthday party in California, US.
Guardian reports that the serial abduction of Nigerian schoolchildren and teachers by armed bandits has raised questions about the status of the Safe Schools Initiative (SSI) and why the government halted implementation of the scheme despite billions donated for its funding.
Vanguard reports that the Lagos state government says that it has plans to decommission the Olusosun landfill sites and Solous 3 dumpsites in the next 18 months. The newspaper reports that foreign investment data contradicts the federal government’s claim that the economy has stabilised, indicating investors have not embraced the supposed recovery.

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