Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Buhari warns police officers not to misuse vehicles and equipment. President Muhammad Buhari inaugurated and handed over 200 Buffalo branded operational vehicles, bulletproof vests, protective helmets, medical and other security equipment worth over N8.7 billion to the Nigerian Police Force purchased by the Nigerian Police Trust Fund (NPTF). He praised the Board of Trustee (BoT), management and workers of the NPTF for meticulously and meritoriously completing the execution of the projects. The NPTF was set up to provide finance, logistics, and other critical intervention to the police, and President Buhari assured Nigerians that his administration was poised to provide all necessities to the NPTF to enable it to meet its mandate and attain the expectations of the police force and Nigerians. He also expressed appreciation for the Federal Government’s determination to pursue one of the three cardinal objectives of protecting life and property.

Stakeholders in the maritime industry have raised concerns over the Ministry of Transportation's financial allocations in the 2022 budget, which were found to be duplicated in the Appropriation Bill. The ministry allocated N619million for anniversaries, celebrations and others, N169million for performance audit of NPA, NIMASA, Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) and other consultancy, N373million for fixed asset purchase, N746million for salary expenditure, N827.27million for salaries and wages, salary, allowances and social contribution, and N124.09million for social contributions. The 2022 budget allocated N15.13 billion for personnel, overhead, and capital projects.

The United Nations (UN) Secretatry- General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, Martin Griffiths has pledged to support Nigeria to help rebuild the lives of those affected by violence in the Northeast. He also met with Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, where the extremist group Boko Haram launched its Islamist insurgency in 2009 that has spread to neighboring countries such as Cameroon, Niger, and Chad.