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Newspaper Headlines: Oyan dam sacks communities in Lagos, Ogun as floodwater rises

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
October 21, 2024 6:55 am

Reports on the army dismissing the rumoured death of Taoreed Lagbaja, the chief of army staff (COAS), permeate the frontpages of the dailies. 

The Punch reports that the national grid collapsed about 105 times under the administrations of President Bola Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari despite huge investments in the power sector. The newspaper says flood has sacked communities in Lagos and Ogun after water was released from the Oyan dam.
Daily Trust reports that commercial vehicle drivers and the public are raising concerns over inadequate infrastructure for conversion and refuelling of compressed natural gas (CNG) for their vehicles. The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said the legal battle against the implementation of new electricity tariff is not over, according to the newspaper.
Vanguard reports that zero percent import duty and exemption of value-added tax (VAT) on basic food items policy is facing fresh hurdles. The newspaper says the Department of State Services (DSS) has replaced Adegboyega Fasasi as chief security officer (CSO) to President Bola Tinubu.
The Guardian reports former President Olusegun Obasanjo as saying that the 20 million out-of-school children in Nigeria are future recruits for the Boko Haram terrorist sect.
The Nation reports the federal government as saying that it would not entertain secession agitations from any part of the country. The newspaper says Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, has ordered that those who killed police officers in Lagos and Edo states should be arrested.

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