Good morning. Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Buhari Opens Up On $11b P&ID Case
- Describes It As Attempted Heist Of Historic Proportions Against Nigeria
- Would Have Stolen One-Third Of Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves
- Late Abba Kyari. Malami’s Roles In Landmark Case Explained
Barely a week after Nigeria secured a landmark judgment in the contentious Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) from the Business and Property Court in London, former President Muhammadu Buhari has finally opened up on the case that would have cost the country a whopping $11.35b. READ MORE
2. Ndume Defends Purchase Of SUVs For NASS Members, Says It’s Not A New Thing
The controversy surrounding the purchase of N160m Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for each member of the National Assembly has refused to die down as Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South has become the latest Senator to defend the development saying such a move is not a new thing. READ MORE
3. NLC, Labour Minister’s Face-Off Worsens As OPS Threatens Boycott Of Meeting With FG
The face-off between the Organised labour and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong appears to have worsened as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Sunday threatened to boycott its meeting with the Federal Government on Monday, October 30, 2023, should Lalong attend it. READ MORE
4. Introduction Of CNG Buses Will Crash Cost Of CNG To N230 Per Kg, FG Assures Nigerians
The planned introduction of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses will reduce the price of CNG to N230 per kg, the Federal Government has assured Nigerians. READ MORE
5. Mass Exodus Hits PDP In Ebonyi, Senator Ogba, Other Chieftains Dump Party
A mass exodus of some sort seems to have hit the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State as some chieftains of the party including Senator Obinna Ogba who represented Ebonyi central zone between 2015 and 2023, and the former House of Representatives member, Chief Livinus Makwa, have resigned their party’s membership. READ MORE
6. Nigeria, Germany Reiterate Commitment To Democratic Rule In Africa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria and German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz have reiterated the commitment of both countries to the advancement of democratic rule in Africa. READ MORE
7. Why We Can’t Sell BUA Cement at N3,500 – Retailers
Despite BUA Cement announcing a 36.4 percent price reduction on October 1, many cement retailers in Lagos and Ogun states have given reasons BUA Cement products continue to be sold for over N5,000 per bag. READ MORE
8. Experts Task FG on Measures to Discourage New Loans
Some financial experts on Saturday suggested that the federal government focus on measures that could enhance the country’s fiscal revenues and discourage new loans.
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9. Senator Marafa Urges Atiku, Obi To Join Forces With Tinubu To Move Nigeria Forward
A former member of the Senate, Kabir Garba Marara, has urged the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, to mend fences and join hands with President Bola Tinubu to move the country forward. READ MORE
10. FG To Commence Three-Month Rehabilitation Of Third Mainland Bridge Nov 1, Says Umahi
he Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi has disclosed that a comprehensive rehabilitation of the 11.8-kilometer Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos which would last for three months would begin on November 1, 2023. READ MORE
Tony o
October 30, 2023 at 12:22 pm
THIS IS FANTASTICTONY Y
Paul James
October 30, 2023 at 12:22 pm
Waoo this is amazing in all ramifications. Keep up the good work.