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Newspaper Headlines: Kaduna, Dangote, BUA refineries may source crude oil from abroad

byAyomikunle Daramola
November 5, 2023 8:03 am

News of a private jet crash landing at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola airport in Ibadan, suffuse the dailies today.

Punch reports that Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police, has deployed undercover agents to identify hideouts of criminals and clamp down on them ahead of the Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa guber polls. The newspaper says the federal government has shut down activities at the Samuel Ladoke Akintola airport in Ibadan, following the private jet accident that occurred on Friday.
The Nation says investigation revealed that the Ibadan airport does not have the requisite Instrument Landing System (ILS) calibrated for flight operations. The newspaper reports that the national industrial court in Owerri has issued a fresh interim injunction restraining organised labour from embarking on any kind of strike in Imo until further notice.
Tribune says the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced the end of the 50% transport fare discount on BRT which was implemented in response to Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive on August 2, 2023. The newspaper reports that two wives of the chairman of Kiyawa LGA in Jigawa were abducted by suspected kidnappers.
Guardian reports that The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) may begin importation of 110,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Venezuela or Saudi Arabia to operate the Kaduna refinery due to come on stream next year. The newspaper says Bode George has urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit the reports of the 2014 national conference along with other conference reports, with a view to restructuring the country.

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