Newspaper Headlines: Presidency tackles Amnesty, accuses IPOB of stockpiling bombs
The abduction of 73 students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, Zamfara state by gunmen dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers.
The Nation explains why President Muhammadu Buhari sacked Saleh Mamman, the minister of power and Sabo Nanono, the minister of agriculture and rural development. The newspaper says gunmen kidnapped 73 students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, Zamfara state.
The Punch reports that the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed anger over the recent abduction of students in Zamfara. The newspaper’s cover picture shows the effect of flood on some communities in Yobe state.
Daily Independent reports that the senate has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of withholding 80 percent operational surplus from the federation account. The newspaper says the federal government has warned leaders not to set the country on fire with incendiary rhetoric.
The Guardian reports that massive loan default rocks the anchor borrowers programme in the north-west region of the country. The newspaper says the federal government has clarified that the fuel subsidy regime remains until 2022.
Daily Sun reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is preparing a showdown with the federal government over a planned hike in electricity tariff. The newspaper says the federal government has responded to Amnesty International over allegations that at least 200 #EndSARS protesters and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are missing.
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