Newspaper Headlines: FG predicts heavy rainfall, flooding in 48 towns of 13 states

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Newspaper Headlines: FG predicts heavy rainfall, flooding in 48 towns of 13 states

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September 14, 2023

Reports on the hike in fees of tertiary institutions, and the move by the federal government to address the trapped funds of foreign airlines, dominate the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch says the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), parents and students have started protesting against hike in fees by tertiary institutions. The newspaper reports that the federal government has announced that heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding may hit about 48 towns in 13 states beginning from September 13 to September 17, 2023.

The Nation reports that private employers of labour have rejected the proposed strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The newspaper says the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has been moved to the ministry of interior.

The Guardian reports that the federal government’s 2,870 houses in different states are beyond the reach of low-income earners. The newspaper says the federal government has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to create a platform for quarterly reconciliatory meetings with foreign airlines to address the backlog of trapped funds.

Daily Independent reports that the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has awarded 49 flare sites to 42 companies. The newspaper reports that Tahir Mamman, the minister of education, said higher education in the country needs total overhaul.

THISDAY reports that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has sworn in 37 commissioners and special advisers. The newspaper says Ireti Kingibe, the senator representing the federal capital territory (FCT), said Nyesom Wike, FCT minister, has no executive power and must operate under the legislative guidance of the national assembly.

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