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Newspaper Headlines: Tinubu set to name envoys as ministry posts consular officers

idris.shehu@thecable.ng'byIdris Shehu
November 21, 2024 7:00 am

Pictures of Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo, receiving his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), dominate the cover pages of the newspapers. 

The Punch says President Bola Tinubu is set to name ambassadors and envoys as the foreign ministry begins postings to consular offices. The newspaper reports that the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered the Police Service Commission (PSC) to issue employment letters to over 22,000 police constabularies nationwide.
The Nation reports that the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has blamed northern leaders for the region’s woes. The newspaper says the senate has challenged the military to step up its fight against the Lakurawa terrorist group.
Daily Trust says several people were left injured as secondary school students clashed in Kwara. The newspaper reports that the federal government has dissolved the governing council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) for allegedly appointing a vice-chancellor without following due process.
The Guardian reports that the senate asked Tinubu to remove Danladi Umar as chair of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The newspaper says the naira’s continuous plunge has spiked costs by 75 percent, stalling federal and state governments’ capital projects.
Vanguard says an investigation committee set up by the Jigawa government released a report stating that 209 people died and 68 people were hospitalised in the tanker explosion in the state in October. The newspaper reports that members of the house of representatives have demanded a N500 billion capital base from electricity distribution companies.

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