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Newspaper Headlines: ASUU threatens strike over unpaid allowance 

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
November 16, 2021 7:52 am

The strike threat issued by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the failure of the federal government to meet its demands appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Nation says the federal government and ASUU clashed over the demands of university lecturers. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is considering investigating non-governmental organisations (NGOs) suspected to be funding terrorism in the country, the newspaper reports.
Daily Independent says analysts have argued that a dip in oil output may worsen the country’s economy. The newspaper reports that the federal government has said Nigerians are patronising black markets to procure COVID-19 vaccination cards.
The Punch says ASUU has threatened fresh strike if N22 billion allowance is unpaid. The newspaper reports that nine people were killed at Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020, according to the report of the Lagos #EndSARS panel.
The Guardian reports that the current inflation rate in the country defies market reality. Tanko Muhammed, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), said it is difficult to be impartial and objective without autonomy, the newspaper says.
Daily Trust reports that troops of the Nigerian Army killed 50 fighters of the Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) in Borno. The newspaper says President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a fresh N656.1 bailout for states.

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