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Newspaper Headlines: NMA asks presidential, guber candidates to undergo psychiatric test

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November 9, 2022
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The conviction of Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over the refusal of the anti-graft agency to obey a court verdict dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch says the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for psychiatric evaluation of the governorship and presidential candidates ahead of the 2023 elections. The newspaper reports that the federal government is considering a $400 billion funding to help implement Nigeria’s energy transition plan.


The Nation says the five aggrieved governors in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are expected to visit Bala Mohammed, their Bauchi counterpart, on Wednesday, regarding the crisis in the party. The newspaper reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the payment of half salary to its members in October.


The Guardian says the rising prices of diesel and gas have compounded the problem of unstable foreign exchange rate. The newspaper reports that a court has directed that Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), be taken to prison over the agency’s failure to obey a court verdict.


Daily Independent says the EFCC has appealed the judgement committing Bawa to prison. The newspaper reports that the federal government has disclosed that the country’s national carrier is set to commence operations before the end of 2022.


THISDAY says Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has declared that he is not desperate to be Nigeria’s president. The newspaper reports that the United Kingdom is no longer against travel to the federal capital territory (FCT).

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