Newspaper Headlines: 676 people killed in boundary disputes across Nigeria in 5 years

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Newspaper Headlines: 676 people killed in boundary disputes across Nigeria in 5 years

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September 13, 2022

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The protest of aviation workers over the Civil Aviation Act (CAA), which was recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that at least 676 persons have been killed in various communal and boundary disputes in Nigeria between January 2018 and August 2022. The newspaper says the federal government has commenced tax recovery from 2,000 mining firms.

The Nation says Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in distress owing to the crisis bedevilling the party. The newspaper reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council has accused Peter Obi, flagbearer of the Labour Party, of playing ethnic card.

Daily Trust says workers in the aviation sector have protested the provision in the new Civil Aviation Act (CAA), which gives the minister of aviation the power to proscribe the unions. The newspaper reports that the industrial court has adjourned hearing on the case involving the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to September 16.

The Nigerian Tribune says some parts of Ekiti, Niger and Lagos states are battling floods. The newspaper reports that the European Union has asked the federal government to allow the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to operate freely without pressure.

THISDAY says The Economist said Nigeria is missing out on rare global economic oil boom opportunity.

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