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Newspaper Headlines: Ex-service chiefs get four bulletproof SUVs, 20 domestic aides, 36 soldiers

byAyomikunle Daramola
July 1, 2023 7:30 am

The cover pages of newspapers continue to dwell on the impact of President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies on the masses. 

Punch details the retirement benefits of service chiefs after President Tinubu appointed their successors. The newspaper says consumers and traders are lamenting as tomato and pepper scarcity hits markets.
Guardian reports that there is apprehension in the country over the planned introduction of a new electricity tariff. The newspaper says Olukayode Egbetokun,  the acting inspector-general of police (IGP) has directed the development of a comprehensive training programme and curriculum with emphasis on attitudinal, behavioural changes for policemen.
Daily Trust details patients’ discomfort in general hospitals as males and females share toilets, and receive treatment in dilapidated structures across the country. The newspaper reports that the Benue government is set to relocate internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their ancestral homes.
Vanguard says that Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has advised Tinubu not to put too much burden on the already over-burdened citizenry. The newspaper reports that Abba Kabir Yusuf, governor of Kano, said he has no regrets regarding the controversial demolition exercises and the recovery of public property.
Sun reports that President Tinubu will settle for technocrats and career public servants as ministers. The newspaper says Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo, said he will broker peace between Igbo and Yoruba in Lagos.
Tribune reports that civil society organisations (CSOs) have warned independent marketers that Nigerians will reject a new petrol pump price of N700/litre. The newspaper reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has slammed the National Universities Commission (NUC) for imposing 70% curriculum on tertiary institutions.

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