The arrest of many internet fraudsters by Nigeria’s anti-graft agency and the malaria scourge plaguing the nation are some of the leading stories in Nigerian newspapers on Friday.
The Punch said that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, have arrested 32 suspected Internet fraudsters, aka Yahoo Boys.
The Guardian reported that efforts by government at all levels and the international community notwithstanding, malaria still kills no fewer than 81,640 Nigerians and infects 53.7 million yearly.
Besides, the country loses N450 billion annually to interventions and treatments…
The Sun said that the manager of Akwa Ibom State Malaria Elimination Programme in the state Ministry of Health, John Orok, has disclosed that more than three million long lasting mosquito nets had been distributed to about 95 percent of households in 2018 alone.
ThisDay newspaper said that President Muhammadu Buhari has said government has not given up on liberating Leah Sharibu and the remaining 112 Chibok schoolgirls still in Boko Haram captivity.
The Nation newspaper quoted the Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Co (SNEPCo), Mr. Bayo Ojulari, as saying that Nigeria needs between $40 billion and $200 billion to bridge its energy gap.
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