Newspaper Headlines: Resident doctors begin nationwide strike amid COVID third wave
The suspension of Abba Kyari, deputy commissioner of police, by the Police Service Commission (PSC) over his indictment by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Hushpuppi’s fraud dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers.
The Nation reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are sinking deeper into crisis ahead of the 2023 elections. The newspaper says police have begun a probe into the alleged involvement of Kyari in Hushpuppi’s fraud.
The Punch says the APC has threatened to expel and suspend its errant members that organised parallel congresses. The newspaper reports that the federal government has dismissed the strike action of resident doctors, which commences on Monday.
Daily Independent reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) assets quality may dip with increased lending to the federal government. The newspaper says Nigeria has lost N1.25 trillion of investment in the aviation sector to Ghana.
Daily Sun reports that Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has begun consultations ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The Commonwealth said it is monitoring suppression of free speech in Nigeria, the newspaper reported.
The Nigerian Tribune says Lagos state recorded six deaths and 519 infections in two days. The newspaper reports that gunmen killed 13 people, injured 20 and razed 275 houses in Plateau state.
The Guardian says the monthly remittance of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has dropped as subsidy hits N438 billion. The newspaper reports that the threat of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to lock down south-east over the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the group, has generated fears and worries.
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