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Newspaper Headlines: 43 people die of food poisoning across Nigeria in two weeks

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
August 21, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on the lingering petrol scarcity in many parts of the country, and the threat of a nationwide strike from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), suffuse the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has confirmed that the federal government incurred a debt of N5.1 trillion in under-recovery and energy security expenses for fuel importation in 2023. The newspaper says 42 domestic aircraft have been grounded primarily due to a lack of foreign exchange to keep the airplanes flying or stringent regulatory actions in the country’s aviation sector.
THISDAY reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has formally written to the police stating why Joe Ajaero, NLC president, could not honour its invitation yesterday. The newspaper says Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), said Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), must leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the party to overcome its current travails.
Daily Trust reports that the casualty toll over food poisoning across the country has hit 43 with several persons still in hospitals in the past few weeks.
Vanguard reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reported a significant increase in remittance inflows, which rose to $553 million in July 2024. The newspaper says the presidency has announced plans to cut down the budget for the upcoming 29th edition of the conference of parties (COP29).
Nigerian Tribune reports that Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has denied dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The newspaper says the federal government has set up a committee to enforce the supreme court judgment on LG autonomy.

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