Nigerian Newspapers Daily Front Pages Review | Wednesday, 17 November, 2021

Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Wednesday, November 17th 2021.

The PUNCH leads with the United States Government as well as several human rights groups, including Amnesty International, calling for action on the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and other matters, which stated that at least nine persons were killed and 39 others injured at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020.

Leaked viral report of the #EndSARS Judicial Panel on Police Brutality and Other Related Abuses, which was on Monday presented to the Lagos State government, yesterday, reopened the ‘sepulcher’ of the October 20, 2021 shooting incident at the Lekki toll gate, The Guardian reports.

Tree felling for firewood purposes across Nigeria is assuming a worrisome dimension as the price of cooking gas hits the rooftop, Daily Trust reports

According to Nigerian Tribune, the United States government has asked the Federal and Lagos State governments to take action on the recently submitted report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry which looked into allegations of police brutality in the state.

As Nigerians commemorate 20 years of telecoms revolution in the country, telecommunications operators have said that it will take time to bridge broadband access gap in rural areas, Daily Independent says.

Thank you for reading, that all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.