Labour Shelves Planned Strike And Other Newspaper Headlines Today

The decision of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to suspend their planned strike for 30 days, cover the lead stories on the front pages of Nigerian Newspapers today, October 3.

The Punch says Chicago State University has finally released the records of President Bola Tinubu to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election. The newspaper reports that a UK court has restricted Diezani Alison-Madueke’s movement as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) begins the extradition process.

Daily Trust says the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) has abducted two monarchs in Borno. The newspaper reports that President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, have mourned the demise of Umar Shehu, a professor emeritus.

The Guardian says cooking gas scarcity looms as price hits N1000 per kilogram. The newspaper reports that food and transport costs have spiked, putting more pressure on Nigerians.

Daily Sun says the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman, the scientists who developed the technology for the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine. The newspaper reports that gunmen have attacked a community in Ebonyi and destroyed several vehicles.

• Sodiq Yusuf