Newspaper Headlines: Schools in 14 states risk gunmen attacks, says FG

The Punch reports that the federal government said schools in 14 states and Abuja, are at risk of attacks by bandits and insurgents. Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, has declared March 11, 2024, as the first day of the month of Ramadan, the newspaper says.

Daily Trust reports that parents of abducted Kaduna students are appealing to the federal government to secure the release of their children. The newspaper says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is silent over the investigation of Betta Edu, suspended minister of humanitarian affairs, and Halima Shehu, suspended chief executive officer of National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA).

The Nation reports that the presidency has criticised Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi central, over claims that the 2024 budget was padded with the sum of N3 trillion by the national assembly. The newspaper says some indigenes and residents of Edo north senatorial district have peacefully protested the plot to impeach Philip Shaibu, deputy governor of Edo.

THISDAY reports that the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) and the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) have commended the suspension of the expatriate employment levy policy by the federal government. The presidency said the federal government is not operating two versions of the 2024 budget.