Conversations on the planned protest scheduled to start in August dominate the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers
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The Punch reports that organisers of the forthcoming protest have insisted on embarking on the planned demonstration scheduled to start in August. The newspaper says the Lagos State Building Control Agency has banned workers from sleeping at construction sites in the state. Vanguard reports that stakeholders in the Niger Delta area have asked President Bola Tinubu to stop petrol subsidy cabals from fighting the operations of Dangote refinery. The newspaper says some groups, including the Jama’atu Nasril Islam , Christian Association of Nigeria , Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum , Ijaw National Congress , and Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People , have appealed to young Nigerians to shelve any form of protest.
The Guardian’s cover story focuses on how babies’ access to exclusive breastfeeding has declined. The court has convicted 125 Boko Haram terrorists and financiers, the newspaper says. The Nation reports that Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, said foreign mercenaries are involved in planned protests to perpetuate violence. The newspaper says Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation, has warned that LGA chairmen and councillors who embezzle council funds risk imprisonment.
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