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Newspaper Headlines: FG will merge agencies — NOT sack workers, says Zainab Ahmed

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January 7, 2022
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The warning of President Muhammadu Buhari to the All Progressives Congress (APC) regarding the crisis in the party ahead of the 2023 elections appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Nation says Buhari has asked APC leaders to put their house in order so as to retain power in 2023. The newspaper reports that the federal government has said there is no plan to sack federal workers.


The Punch says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is planning to deploy the Super Tucano aircraft against bandits. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, has explained that the federal government will merge agencies and not sack workers, the newspaper reports.


The Guardian says the Buhari-led administration will battle the backlash from the planned removal of petrol subsidy, 10 years after benefiting from the Occupy Nigeria protest. The newspaper reports that 19 people died and 26 injured in an auto-crash in Kano.


The Daily Independent reports that Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has asked the president to declare Miyetti Allah as a terrorist group. The newspaper says five indigenous oil and gas companies are planning to submit bids to buy Shell’s onshore oilfields.


The Nigerian Tribune reports that Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti, has alleged plot within the APC to smear his reputation ahead of the 2023 presidential race. The newspaper says gunmen attacked a police station in Ideato south LGA, Imo state.

Source: Top Stories

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