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Newspaper Headlines: ASUU prepares for strike over unpaid salaries

byKunle Daramola
June 23, 2024 7:00 am

As the death toll from the cholera outbreak rises, health experts have urged governments to deploy vaccines to schools across the country.

The Nation says President Bola Tinubu has approved N35 billion for the take-off of the student loan scheme. The newspaper reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said headline inflation for May dropped to 2.14 percent, down from 2.29 percent in April.
Daily Trust reports that the federal high court in Lagos has permanently forfeited to the federal government, properties valued at over N11 billion and N1.04 billion linked to Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the CBN. The newspaper says Uwem Udokwe, a retired brigadier general of the Nigerian army, was murdered by suspected armed robbers in Abuja.
Tribune says the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has dismissed allegations that it sells sensitive data of Nigerians to some websites. The newspaper reports the police as telling Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano, that they would not obey the directive to evict the deposed Ado Bayero from the palace. Tribune also reports an impending strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). 
Punch says the federal government disbursed a total of N14.77 billion for the repair and maintenance of the presidential air fleet in 11 months. The newspaper reports that Olubunmi Ojo, minister of Interior, said the automated passport system has saved Nigeria N600 million.
Vanguard investigates how young girls sell and donate human eggs to infertile women in Nigeria. The newspaper says the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has ranked Nigeria among chronic violators of workers’ rights.

byKunle Daramola
Updated
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