Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Tuesday, March, 1st 2022.
According to The PUNCH, The Federal Government will from Wednesday begin the evacuation of about 2,000 Nigerians who have fled the war in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who disclosed this in an interview on a Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, revealed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had approved funds for the airlines to evacuate Nigerians.
Despite landmark opportunities created from divestment of onshore assets by International Oil Companies (IOCs), oil and gas experts, yesterday, raised concerns about indigenous firms’ preparedness to take over these assets amid lingering challenges, The Guardian reports.
According Vanguard, the first batch of air-lifting of Nigerian citizens trapped in the war-torn Ukraine is now scheduled to take place tomorrow.
Petrol scarcity worsened across the country yesterday, crippling cities and hitting businesses hard. The Nation reports that the coupled with an epileptic power supply, life has become tougher for artisans, who rely on petrol-powered generators to earn a living.
Fifty-two days after President Muhammadu Buhari directed the Ministry of Transportation to conclude the Boat Service Agreement initiated by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to halt revenue loss by the government, the process still hangs, investigation by Daily Trust has revealed
Thank you for reading, that all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.This article was originally published on Nigeria News
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