Good morning. Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Hardship Protests: No Going Back, Says NLC
- Last-Minute Talk With FG Ended In Deadlock
- FG Must Put On Its Thinking Cap, Implement Agreement With Labour, Address Mounting Economic Crisis In Nigeria-Ajaero
- FG Has Implemented 80% Of Agreement With Labour- Information Minister Fires Back
- Hails TUC, 65 Other Organisations That Have Pulled Out Of The Protest
The planned nationwide protests by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to kick against the biting hardship experienced by Nigerians will go on as planned, The Matrix can report. READ MORE
2. 12 Years After, FEC Okays Implementation Of Oronsaye Panel Report
- To Merge, Scrap Several Agencies, Parastatals For Optimal Performances
- This Will Reduce Cost Of Governance, Streamline Efficiency Across Government’s Value Chain- Bala-Usman
Twelve years after the Stephen Oronsaye Panel submitted its report on measures to cut the cost of governance, indications have emerged that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has green-lighted the full implementation of the report. READ MORE
3. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Will Reduce Excessive Consumption, Diseases- FG
The federal government has described sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) tax as the most effective way of reducing excessive consumption of SSBs and incidences of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) READ MORE
4. Customs Suspends Sale Of Seized Food Items, Launches Investigation Into Death Of Seven In Stampede
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the sale of seized food items over a stampede that claimed lives at NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in the Harvey Road, Yaba area of Lagos State last Friday. READ MORE
5. After Returning To Nigeria, Sunday Igboho Tells Tinubu To Release Nnamdi Kanu
Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Igboho, has charged President Bola Tinubu to order the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. READ MORE
6. VP Shettima Flags Off ‘Light Up Nigeria Project’ in South-East
The Federal Government on Monday flagged off the “Light Up Nigeria Project’ in the South-East aimed at providing electricity across the country. READ MORE
7. ‘Nigerians Shouldn’t Be Dying Because Of Hunger’ Obi Reacts To Death Of Masses Scrambling For Customs’ N10k Rice
The 2023 presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has bemoaned the deaths of some Nigerians due to a stampede at the Zonal Office of the Nigerian Customs Service on Harvey Road, Yaba, Lagos State. READ MORE
8. IPOB: Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Bail As FG Appoints Senior Advocate For Prosecution
In the midst of continuing legal battles against the treasonable felony accusations brought by the Federal Government, Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has launched a fresh bail request. READ MORE
9. Adekunle Gold Uplifts Sickle Cell Warriors With Performance
Adekunle Kosoko, a Nigerian artist better known by his stage as Adekunle Gold or AG Baby, has shared his story with sickle cell warriors and delivered a touching message. READ MORE
10. Troost-Ekong To Undergo Minor Surgery
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong will undergo minor surgery in Finland this week for an injury he picked up at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. READ MORE
