Newspaper Headlines: Residents, NAF disagree as air strike kills scores in Kaduna
BY Ayodele Oluwafemi
September 30, 2024 7:00 AM
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Reports on the planned October 1 protest dominate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.
The Punch reports that state commands of the Nigeria Police Force have deployed officers to flashpoints ahead of the October 1 protest. The newspaper says 17 state governors have established committees to implement the N70,000 new minimum wage for workers.Daily Trust reports that residents of Jika da Kolo village of Yadin Kidandan, in Giwa LGA of Kaduna state, and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), have differed on the killing of scores of persons in an air strike in the area on Friday. The newspaper says the federal government has handed over 64 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).Vanguard reports that Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, said 40 percent of Nigerians now enjoy 20 hours of electricity. The newspaper says cement producers are still smiling to the banks despite the harsh operating environment and decline in purchasing power of consumers.The Guardian reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is battling N22 trillion debt with only seven of its 20 subsidiaries still viable. The newspaper says the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened with the north-central caucus of the party insisting on replacing Umar Damagum as acting national chairman.The Nation reports that the federal government said $175 million worth of investments in compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles will reduce reliance on petrol. The newspaper says the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said it will address allegations of ticket racketeering on the Abuja-Kaduna train service (AKTS).