Newspaper Headlines: FG asks workers to register for N40k bag of rice amid food crisis
BY Ayodele Oluwafemi
August 6, 2024 7:00 AM
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Reports on the waving of Russian flags during the #EndBadGovernance protest, especially in northern Nigeria, suffuse the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that the military has condemned the trend of protesters waving foreign flags during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest, especially in the northern part of Nigeria. The newspaper says the federal government has asked public servants to register for the sale of 50kg bag of rice at N40,000.THISDAY reports that President Bola Tinubu has met with all heads of security agencies to review the state of the nation amid ongoing protests in some states of the federation. The newspaper says Nigeria experienced partial disturbance on the national electricity grid yesterday as generation fell to as low as 1.255.78mw.Daily Trust reports that the federal government has asked Nigerians living in the UK to be vigilant due to the violence trailing the anti-immigration protest. The newspaper says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 177,914 new voters have been registered in Edo and Ondo states.Vanguard reports that the federal high court sitting in Lagos has nullified the sale of 49 percent equity stake in Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines. The newspaper says the Kano State Chamber of Commerce, Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA) said losses incurred in the state within five days of the #EndBadGovernance protest was well over N100 billion.