Newspaper Headlines: Renewed wave of terror, arms smuggling puts pressure on military
BY Kunle Daramola
July 7, 2024 7:00 AM
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The frontpages are awash with the government’s rebuttal of insinuations that have trailed the Samoa agreement.
Punch reports that new electricity tariffs have grounded essential services in tertiary and private hospitals. The newspaper says 18 states have failed to recruit teachers in five years.The Nation says Abubakar Bagudu, minister of budget and economic planning, said there was no LGBTQ clause in the Samoa agreement signed by Nigeria. The newspaper reports that Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, said the national assembly is committed to transparency, accountability, good governance and citizen engagement.Vanguard warns of economic crisis and job losses as 16 multinationals exit Nigeria in three years. The newspaper reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo said it remains unfazed by the court ruling on the status of its primary.Independent reports that suspected herders attacked and injured operatives of the Amotekun corps in Ondo. The newspaper says a renewed wave of terror and arms importation has piled more pressure on Nigeria’s security agencies.