Newspaper Headlines: ASUU laments exit of Nigerian lecturers to foreign universities

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Newspaper Headlines: ASUU laments exit of Nigerian lecturers to foreign universities

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August 22, 2022

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Reports on the economic crisis facing Nigeria’s aviation sector dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch says the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised the alarm over the exit of Nigerian lecturers to foreign universities. The newspaper reports the Nigeria Governors’ Forum has accused Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, of abandoning his role in pursuit of Paris Club refund fee for consultants.

Daily Independent says the Southern Governors’ Forum has collapsed owing to the presidential election and anti-grazing law. The newspaper reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that electronic transmission of election results has come to stay in the nation’s electoral system.

Daily Trust reports that cases of monkeypox have spread to 26 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). The newspaper says the Zamfara state government has announced that Bello Turji, bandit kingpin, has embraced peace.

Daily Sun says aggrieved presidential hopefuls of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have accused Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate and Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman, of isolating major stakeholders in the party. The newspaper reports the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has tackled the Miyetti Allah group for linking its struggle to presidential ambition of Peter Obi of Labour Party.

The Guardian says dire implications await the Nigerian economy if foreign airlines withdraw flight services from the country. The newspaper reports that two days to the rollout of 5G services, MTN says it is ready while Mafab targets January 2023.

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