Newspaper Headlines: NRC suspends Lagos-Kano, Ajaokuta train services over fear of terrorist attacks

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Newspaper Headlines: NRC suspends Lagos-Kano, Ajaokuta train services over fear of terrorist attacks

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August 3, 2022

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The death of 21 persons in two separate auto-crashes in Lagos and Cross River states dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Punch reports that the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the Lagos-Kano and Ajaokuta train services over fear of terrorist attacks. The newspaper says the price of kerosene is now N800 per litre as Nigerians face hard times.

The Nation says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to scrutinise the preliminary voter register list for revalidation. The newspaper reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned that 233 LGAs in 32 states and Abuja may experience flooding this year.

The Guardian says the deployment of the fifth generation (5G) network technology in Nigeria may be delayed owing to lingering infrastructural and licensing challenges. The newspaper reports that terrorists have released five more Abuja-Kaduna train victims while 35 victims are still in captivity.

Daily Trust reports that many Nigerians are stranded over the shortage of US dollar in commercial banks. The newspaper says Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, has been tipped as director-general of the presidential campaign organisation of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Daily Sun says President Muhammadu Buhari has given the military full powers to fight against terrorism. The newspaper reports that gunmen have killed seven security guards and injured two persons in Orogwe community in Imo state.

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