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Newspaper Headlines: INEC moves to legalise voting without PVC

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
April 24, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the gale of political defections dominate the frontpages of the newspapers.

The Punch reports that opposition political parties are gradually becoming weak as their prominent members are decamping to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The newspaper says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is looking to legalise voting without permanent voter cards (PVCs) in future polls.
Daily Trust reports that Sheriff Oborevwori, governor of Delta state; Ifeanyi Okowa, vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023; and other PDP leaders in Delta, have joined the APC. The newspaper says patients with different ailments were on Tuesday left stranded at Abaji General Hospital in Abuja over shortage of medical personnel at the facility.
Vanguard reports that President Bola Tinubu has ordered security chiefs to stop the resurgence of violent attacks in some parts of the country. The newspaper says Air Peace has suspended all flight operations across the country due to the ongoing strike by workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet).
Nigerian Tribune reports that the federal government has announced the release of N50 billion to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of earned allowances. The newspaper says terrorists on Wednesday killed two people and destroyed farms in Bassa LGA of Plateau state.
The Nation reports that the Lagos state government has announced a ban on expectant women participating in this year’s hajj pilgrimage. The newspaper says Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, has scheduled a meeting with the management of NiMet and striking workers.
THISDAY’s cover story says the PDP is in disarray following the defection of members to the APC. The newspaper reports that the forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has begun.
The Guardian reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the global agency would downsize operations and workforce due to a significant funding shortfall prompted by the United States’ decision to withhold contributions. The newspaper says the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has begun moves to relocate its institutions and agencies from Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso following the recent withdrawal of the three Sahelian nations from the regional bloc.

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