Good Evening. Here is today’s News Brief fromThe Matrix:
1. NANS Urges Ondo Governor To Equip Police For Enhanced Security
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) JCC Ondo State Axis has appealed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for increased support to the Ondo State Police Command, channeled through the Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi.
2. NECA Commends Customs Over Reforms
The recent policy reforms and operational improvements introduced by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) under the current administration, particularly in the area of trade facilitation has elicited a commendation from the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA).
3. Wike Hosts Suspended Rivers Lawmakers To Dinner During UK Legislative Tour
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, hosted a dinner in the United Kingdom for the suspended members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who are currently on a legislative training tour.
4. Bowen University Holds Induction Ceremony For 62 Medical Graduates
Bowen University’s College of Health Sciences has held an induction ceremony for 62 new medical graduates, bringing the total number of medical doctors trained by the institution to 436 since the college began in the 2008/2009 academic session.
5. $197m Injection: ABCON Hails CBN, Seeks More Liquidity In Retail FX Market
The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has hailed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for selling $197.71 million to banks.
6. Ndume Slams Tinubu Over Unbalanced Appointments, Warns Of Fallout
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) has taken a swipe at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what he described as lopsided federal appointments that clearly violate the Federal Character principle enshrined in the Nigerian Constitution.
7. Tinubu Mourns Diamond Bank Founder, Pascal Dozie
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has mourned the passing of Chief Pascal Gabriel Dozie, a pioneering entrepreneur, banker, and statesman, who died at the age of 85.
8. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Sues Fellow Senator Nwaebonyi For N5bn Over Defamation
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has filed a N5 billion lawsuit against her colleague, Senator Onyekachi Nwaebonyi of Ebonyi North Central, for alleged defamatory remarks made during a television interview.
9. APC Governors Beg Buhari To Stop Malami, Nwajiuba, Others From Dumping Party
State governors elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) have made a passionate appeal to former President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to intervene and dissuade his loyalists from defecting from the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
10. No Defence Ministry Funds Went Into Ex-AGF’s Shares Account -Witness Tells Court:
A key witness, Adebayo Olanrewaju, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday that the Federal Ministry of Defence did not make any direct payments into the shares investment account of former acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Anamekwe Nwabuoku.
