Newspaper Headlines: Jega now a politician… he’s biased on ASUU-FG rift, says Ngige

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Newspaper Headlines: Jega now a politician… he’s biased on ASUU-FG rift, says Ngige

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October 7, 2022

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The return of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to the country after 12 days abroad dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch says aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have informed the party’s board of trustees of the conditions for peace. The newspaper reports that the federal government has attributed the petrol scarcity in Abuja to the flood in Kogi state.

The Nation says President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the military to extend the success in the north-east to other parts of the country. The newspaper reports that Chris Ngige, minister of labour, has accused Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), of bias in the ongoing feud between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

Nigerian Tribune says the federal government and ASUU have failed to reach an out-of-court settlement. The newspaper reports that the Zamfara state government has agreed to pay the N30,000 minimum wage to workers in the state.

Daily Sun reports that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said Nigerians are going through hell over economic hardship. The newspaper says the defence headquarters deployed a non-kinetic approach to secure the release of 23 abducted Kaduna train passengers.

Daily Trust says 13 residents of Bukkuyum LGA of Zamfara state who were fleeing from bandits have drowned during a boat mishap. The newspaper reports that meningitis has killed 56 people in 32 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).

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