Nigerian Newspapers: Front Pages Review For Today Monday 8th August 2022

Newsflash Nigeria looks at today’s front pages of Nigerian newspapers. Some of the nation’s headlines are as follows:

THE NATION:

The Nation reports that the rift between Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, and Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has deepened despite reconciliation efforts.

The newspaper says Nigeria recorded 21 cases of Monkeypox in one week.

THE INDEPENDENT:

Daily Independent says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ways and means to the federal government to the tune of N20 trillion may hinder the apex bank’s price stability mandate.

The newspaper reports that Nigerian airlines lose N639.2 billion yearly to restricted operations.

THE PUNCH:

The Punch reports that opposition lawmakers in the National Assembly have insisted on the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari if he fails to address insecurity within six weeks.

The newspaper says The National Association of Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria has advised the federal government to convene a tripartite meeting of parents, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, and the government so as to resolve the ongoing strike by university lecturers.

DAILY TRUST:

Daily Trust says to call and data tariffs may increase by 100 per cent if the federal government’s plan to hike consumption tax on telecom services scales through.

The newspaper reports that Abdulkareem Lawal, bandit kingpin popularly known as Faca-faca, and many of his followers have been killed in airstrikes by the Nigerian Air force (NAF).

THE GUARDIAN:

The Guardian says the living conditions of civil servants will further worsen if the federal government accepts governors’ proposal calling for the premature retirement of civil servants, who are above 50 years.

The newspaper says northern Christians have asked Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, to reject his appointment as the director-general of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign.

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