Newspaper Headlines: States lose bid to stop FG from deducting $418m from allocations

The Punch reports that prominent Nigerians have criticised the federal government over the rising insecurity in the country. The newspaper says the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened that its next strike will be indefinite.

Daily Independent reports that the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has made compulsory COVID-19 vaccination for camp registration. The federal government has hinted at possible additional taxes in 2022, the newspaper says.

The Nation reports that the frosty diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has escalated over travel restrictions. The newspaper says governors have lost the bid to stop the federal government from deducting $418 million from monthly allocations to settle contractual obligations in the Paris Club refund.

The Nigerian Tribune reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has barred unvaccinated staff from its headquarters in Abuja. MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications Limited have won the bid for Nigeria’s 5G spectrum, the newspaper says.

Daily Trust reports that Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on terrorists’ enclaves in the country. Olusegun Obasanjo, former president, said Nigerians should not expect anything more from Buhari, the newspaper says.