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Good Morning! Here Are Some Major News Headlines In The Newspapers Today: Abure no longer LP’s chairman – NLC

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March 23, 2024

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1. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Political Commission on Friday said that Julius Abure was no longer the National Chairman of the Labour Party, LP. The commission said Abure’s claim that Wednesday’s picketing of the national secretariat of the Party led to the theft of staff salary was “sarcastic and pathetic.”

2. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has approved the appointment of Commodore Aiwuyor Augustine Adams-Aliu as the new Director of Naval Information and official spokesperson for the Nigerian Navy. Aiwuyor replaced Rear Admiral Ayo-Vaughan, who has been redeployed to Headquarters Naval Training Command as the Chief Staff Officer.

3. Minister of Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, on Friday, March 22, expressed sadness over the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community of Delta State. Wike described the sad incident as barbaric and uncalled for and pledged to support the victims’ families to reduce their pain.

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4. The Rivers State House of Assembly has again ruled against Governor Siminalayi Fubara to enact the Rivers State House of Assembly, RSHA Service Commission Law. This makes it the second time the Rivers Assembly will override the governor to pass a law this year.

5. The Senate has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to recover the sum of N1.079 trillion given as loans to farmers under the Anchor Borrowers Loans scheme. The N1.079 trillion given as loans to farmers under the Anchor Borrowers Programme was part of the N30 trillion given as an overdraft to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration by the CBN from 2015 to 2023.

6. Thirty percent of candidates who sat for the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination, CB- WASSCE for private candidates, 2024–first series, recorded credits in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. This was contained in a statement, Friday, signed by the Acting Head, Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina for Head of National Office, Dr Josiah Dangut.

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7. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has assured air passengers that airfares would drop in the coming days. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of NCAA, Michael Achimugu attributed the expected drop to the payment of airlines trapped funds, engagement with all the airlines and other relevant stakeholders by the agency.

8. Indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu may announce the new minimum wage on May 1 in commemoration of the International Labour Day and backdate its implementation to April.

9. The Defence Headquarters has declared that no fewer than 97 persons are wanted. The wanted persons include terrorists and insurgents, among others, who are behind violent crimes in the country. They also include a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa.

10. Three students of Medicine and Surgery at the Abia State University, Uturu, have reportedly died in a crash in the Okigwe axis of the Enugu-Umuahia Expressway. It was learnt that the medical students were returning to Aba from the school’s induction when the incident occurred on Thursday evening.

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JUST IN: Tinubu, Shettima to pay toll at airport gates

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May 14, 2024

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President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima will now pay the required toll whenever they use the gates at airports.

Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation, announced this to journalists after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting chaired by Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday.

Keyamo said he presented two memos which were approved by the council.

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Tinubu suspends 0.5% cybersecurity levy

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May 14, 2024

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President Bola Tinubu has suspended the 0.5 percent cybersecurity levy after criticism and protest trailed the announcement.

Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, announced the suspension.

Idris said Tinubu directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the implementation and review the modalities for its implementation.

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Minister to sue Niger speaker over plans to ‘marry off’ 100 girls, says it’s ‘totally unacceptable’

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May 14, 2024

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Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, minister of women affairs, has petitioned the inspector-general of police (IGP) and sought a court injunction to halt the marriage of 100 girls in Niger state.

Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, speaker of the Niger state house of assembly, announced last week that he would sponsor the wedding of 100 girls, some of whom were orphaned by insurgency, as part of his Maringa constituency project.

He said he had procured materials for the event scheduled for May 24, and promised to pay dowries for the bridegrooms.

Following the outcry that trailed the announcement, the speaker explained that he was only financing the wedding — not forcing the girls into marriage.

However, Kennedy-Ohanenye said the plan is unacceptable, and that the future of the girls should be a priority.

Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, the minister said a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the issue will be carried out.

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She said the ministry will take responsibility for the girls’ education and vocational training.

“I want to let the honorable speaker of house in Niger state know that this is totally unacceptable by Federal Minister Of Women Affairs and by the government,” Kennedy-Ohanenye said.

“Because there is something called the Child’s Right Act and I said it from the onset, that is no more business as usual.

“These children must be considered, their future must be considered, the future of the children to come out of their marriage must be considered.

“So I have gone to court. I have written him a letter and written a petition to the IG of police.

“And I have filed for injunction to stop him from whatever he is planning to do on the 24th, until a thorough investigation is carried out on those girls, find out whether they gave their consent, their ages, find out the people marrying them.

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“As the speaker did not think about empowering these women or sending them to school or giving them some kind of training support financially.

“The women affairs have decided to take it up and we are going to educate the children.

“Those that do not want to go to school, we will train them in a skill, empower them with sustainable empowerment machines to enable that child build his or her life and make up her mind who and when to get married.

“If for any reason the speaker tries to do contrary to what I have just mentioned, there will be a serious legal battle between him and the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs.”

The minister added that based on the Child Rights Act, every child belongs to the state, hence the rights of every child will be protected from harm and violence.