Labour Disrupts Flights, Osun Secondary School Students To Undergo Psychological Tests And Other Newspaper Headlines Today

The disruption of flights and the grounding of activities at the nation’s airports by members of the organised labour, is the major talking point of newspapers today, November 10.

Osun Defender reports that secondary school students in Osun State, especially those in Senior Secondary, might be subjected to psychological tests as part of measures to address moral decadence and standardize enrolment process that will bring about quality education. The plan is said to be part of the recommendations of the recently held education summit held in the state.

The Punch leads with a story that the federal government has criticised organised labour over the strike it declared in Imo state and its planned nationwide strike scheduled for November 14 owing to the attack on Joe Ajaero, NLC president. The newspaper says commercial activities in border communities of Katsina, Sokoto, Borno and Zamfara states have collapsed following the decision of the federal government to close all the country’s borders with Niger Republic over the military coup.

Nigerian Tribune reports that the military and police have warned troublemakers to steer clear of Saturday’s Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa gubernatorial elections. The newspaper says Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police, has redeployed 40 senior police officers to various commands and zones.

The Nation reports that Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have signed a pact on oil and gas sector investments. The newspaper says the senate is seeking the sack of heads of ministries, agencies and departments for ignoring the summons of the upper chamber.

Daily Independent reports that the court has rejected the application of the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to replace the party’s governorship candidate in Imo state. The newspaper says passengers were stranded on Thursday at the Abuja airport due to the protest by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

THISDAY reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed 27 resident electoral commissioners (REC) and two national commissioners to Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states for Saturday’s governorship elections. The newspaper says the Niger state government has demanded 13 percent derivation fund from the federal government.