Good morning. Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Rivers Crisis: Peace At Last!
- How Tinubu Finally Resolved Wike, Fubara Face-Off
- Fubara, Team To Withdraw All Matters In Court Immediately
- To Represent 2024 Budget To A Complete House Of Assembly
- Mandated To Recognise Amaewhule, 26 Allies Who Decamped To APC
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, December 18, 2023 finally resolved the crisis in the oil-rich South-South state of Rivers which appeared to have defied all peaceful resolutions in the past and has restored peace. READ MORE
2. FG Will Uphold Media Freedom, Respect Divergent Views, Tinubu assures NPAN
President Bola Tinubu says his administration will always uphold media freedom and respect opinions, whether they are adversarial or complimentary to his government. READ MORE
3. Tinubu Reads Riot Act To New NNPCL Board
- “You Could Be Suddenly Dissolved If There Is No Sustained Excellence In Performance
The newly inaugurated board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has received the riot act from President Bola Tinubu. READ MORE
4. Lagos: Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates N750 Million Market Transfer Money
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says 15,000 traders will benefit from the N750 million Lagos Market Transfer Money programme in 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas. READ MORE
5. Champions League: Man City To Face Copenhagen, Arsenal Draw Porto In Round Of 16
Holders Manchester City will play Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Arsenal face Porto. READ MORE
6. Energy: All On, Baobab+ sign $2.25m deal to provide 1,500 solar energy systems
Through its Demand Aggregation for Renewable Technology (DART) program, All On, an impact investment company based in Nigeria, has signed a $2.25 million credit facility investment with Baobab Plus Nigeria, a provider of innovative energy and digital solutions, to deploy 1,536 Solar Energy Systems (SES) with a power range of 600W to 3KW across the nation through its Distribution Channels. READ MORE
7. President Tinubu Accepts Lalong’s Resignation As Labour Minister, Heads For Senate
The Presidency, Monday, December 18, 2023 confirmed that President Bola Tinubu has officially accepted the resignation of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong from his cabinet. READ MORE
8. JAMB Increases 2024 UTME Registration Fees From N5,700 To N7,700
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has increased the registration fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2024 from N5,500 to N7,700. READ MORE
9. FG Inaugurates High-Powered Committee To End Malnutrition
In an effort to address severe acute malnutrition in the country, Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated a high-powered Nutrition Core Working Committee (NCWC) to spearhead the fight against hunger and malnutrition across Nigeria”. READ MORE
10. Pensions: Public Sector Leads Private Sector By N370 Billion By Q2 2023 In Pension
As of the second quarter of 2023, data from the Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp) shows that the public sector contributes N370 billion more to pension funds than the private sector does. READ MORE
