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Newspaper Headlines: North-west, south-west lead in voter registration

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
August 2, 2022 6:12 am

The extension of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for another one month dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports the police have mobilised to foil plans by terrorists to attack the southern part of Nigeria. The newspaper says ASUU has extended its strike by another four weeks.
The Nation reports that the north-west zone had the highest number of newly-registered voters followed by the south-west zone. The newspaper says top politicians from the south-south zone are intensifying push for control of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Daily Independent says the board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern over the lingering crisis in the party. The newspaper reports that the federal government accused petroleum marketers of increasing the price of petrol.
Daily Trust says the presidency has waded into the feud between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) over dollar remittance. The newspaper reports that Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, has kicked against the planned five percent tax on  telecommunication services.
Daily Sun reports that gunmen murdered a family of eight people in Chol village, Jos south LGA of Plateau state. The newspaper says the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned south-east politicians residing in Abuja to stay away from the zone until Nnamdi Kanu is released.

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