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Newspaper Headlines: Diabetes epidemic worsens as cost of drugs hits N100,000 per patient monthly

Reports and images from the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign rally in Ondo permeate the frontpages.

The Punch says 22,229 police officers have been deployed for Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo. The newspaper reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will distribute the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) on Thursday.
The Nation reports that Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), says Lukarawa terrorists will be flushed out soon. The newspaper says the federal government needs $10 billion investment in the power sector to guarantee 24-hour electricity supply to Nigerians. The newspaper says Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, has presented a 2025 appropriation bill worth N678 billion before the state’s assembly.
Daily Trust says gunmen attacked some officers of the Nigerian Army at a checkpoint in Abia and killed two. The newspaper reports that the federal government plans to launch an organ transplantation policy in December.
Vanguard reports that Emeka Anyaoku, former commonwealth secretary-general, warned that development will continue to elude the country if Nigeria refuses to abolish the 1999 Constitution. The newspaper says the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Nigeria’s oil output, excluding condensate, was 1.434 million barrels per day in October 2024.
The Guardian says vandals attacked another power transmission station in Kogi. The newspaper reports that the cost of drugs for diabetic patients has spiked to N100,000 per month.

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