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Newspaper Headlines: Clark writes Buhari, says naval base in Kano useless

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
September 21, 2021 8:03 am

The signing of the anti-grazing bill into law by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, and other political issues ahead of the 2023 elections dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Nation reports that the federal government directed companies to remit their value-added tax for August to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The newspaper says students in the south-east region who missed the WASSCE over the sit-at-home order will be allowed to retake them.
Daily Independent says civil servants in 30 states are facing uncertainty over payment of their pensions after retirement. The newspaper reports that Lagos has joined the list of southern states that have signed the anti-open grazing bill into law.
The Punch reports that the Lagos state government blamed the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the persistence of gridlock at Apapa ports. Rochas Okorocha says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be divided if the 2023 presidency is zoned to the north, the newspaper reports.
The Nigerian Tribune says Edwin Clark, an Ijaw leader, wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari, saying locating a naval base in Kano is useless. The newspaper reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the attack on Godwin Emefiele, its governor, is as a result of the new policy of foreign exchange.
The Guardian reports that the high cost of electricity supply is overwhelming businesses in the south-south and south-east regions. The newspaper says Buhari will push for vaccine equity at the United Nations general assembly.

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