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Newspaper Headlines: Petrol subsidy won’t be removed until refineries are working, says Sylva

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February 2, 2022
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The 2021 security report released by Kaduna state government indicating that an average of three residents were killed every day in 2021 dominated the headlines of Nigerian newspapers.

The Nation reports that Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, said politicians from the northern part of the country cannot stop their southern counterparts from getting the 2023 presidential ticket. The newspaper says gunmen kidnapped 15 farmers in Ondo and Ekiti.


The Punch reports that the federal government will not be able to complete the repairs on the country’s refineries and will be expecting the next government to continue with it. The newspaper says the United States has commenced a no-interview process for Nigerians seeking visa renewal.


Daily Independent reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national assembly caucus has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the revised electoral act amendment bill. The newspaper says bandits killed 1,192 persons and kidnapped 3,348 in Kaduna state.


The Nigerian Tribune reports that Edwin Clark, an Ijaw leader, has asked PDP northern politicians not to contest for the 2023 presidency. The newspaper says traditional worshippers have said “Ifa”, Yoruba oracle, does not support the use of human parts for wealth.


The Guardian reports that Buhari has launched a N62.1 billion HIV/AIDS trust fund. The newspaper says at least 113 teenagers have been rescued by the police from an illegal rehabilitation centre in Kano.

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