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Newspaper Headlines: Six state governments spend N160bn on unviable airports

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
August 28, 2024 7:00 am

Reports on the outbreak of mpox in some states, and the crisis in the Labour Party, dominate the frontpages of the dailies.

The Punch reports that six state governments, including Ekiti, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Yobe, Nasarawa, and Bayelsa, have spent about N160 billion on airport projects that opposition politicians and aviation professionals classify as unviable. The newspaper says Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, has promised that the police would rescue all Nigerians currently in kidnappers’ den.
The Nation reports that the military has dismissed calls for its intervention from a section of those who protested against economic crisis in August. The newspaper reports the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as saying that it will issue N2.2 billion treasury bills in the fourth quarter of 2024.
THISDAY reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the federal government to sustain ongoing economic reforms for the country to get better and achieve the desired economic growth. The newspaper says Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra, said he has not borrowed a dime since he assumed office.
Daily Trust reports that the current mpox outbreak in Nigeria has spread to 30 LGAs in 19 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), with 40 confirmed cases so far. Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to President Bola Tinubu, says there is no timeline yet for the implementation of the Oronsaye report.
The Guardian reports that the cost of crude oil production per barrel has soared to $48. The newspaper says residents of Rumuoduwere community in Obio-Akpor LGA of Rivers have fled their homes due to a fresh oil spill.

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