Hey there! From today’s Nigerian newspapers, here is the rundown:
1. Power users paid a total of N782.6bn for the commodity between January and September this year, while the Federal Government spent N375.8bn on electricity subsidies. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, an arm of the federal government, released its most recent data on power subsidies in Abuja. The findings reveal that the government subsidized electricity in Q1, Q2, and Q3 of 2023.
2. Christopher Smith, a US House of Representatives member, has requested that the US Department of State add Nigeria to the list of nations of “Particular Concern” due to the increasing number of violent incidents involving religious minorities, such as blasphemy murders.
3. While on a shooting rampage on Saturday, a guy named Nuhu stabbed a police inspector many times and stole his AK-47 gun in the Ada George neighborhood of Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. The police fired and killed him. The thief, who was allegedly a scavenger, allegedly fought a second police officer who attempted to apprehend him before fleeing the scene.
4. On Sunday, Edwin Clark, a leader in the South-South, demanded that Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, urgently implement a comprehensive reform of the judiciary. Clark stated that the alleged corruption, malpractices, and abuse of authority must be stopped immediately. That was in an open letter he sent to the CJN, which was made public to Abuja newsmen.
5. The appeal against the election of Sim Fubara, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) nominee for governor of Rivers State in the 2023 election has been dismissed by the Labour Party (LP). Additionally, Beatrice Itubo, who is running for governor of Rivers State, has promised to back Fubara’s administration.
6. The federal government has been granted until January 31, 2024, by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to carry out the upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (COMESS). During Sunday’s closing ceremony of the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Dr. Uche Ojinmah, president of the association, issued the ultimatum.
7. A group of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martins Amaehwule has characterized the choices made by the four-member Assembly headed by Edison Ehie as meaningless, claiming that the members are merely having family gatherings. Just one day after Governor Similanayi Fubara presented the 2024 budget, the four legislators voted to adopt it last week.
8. The first Black female to hold the office of commissioner for the Chicago Department of Public Health is Dr. Olusimbo Ige of Nigeria. This information was shared with her in a congrats message by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM).
9. Four farmers were killed and eight others were abducted on Saturday in Nahuta village, Batsari Local Government Area, Katsina State, by bandits who are still on the run. On Sunday, the attack was verified by ASP Abubakar Aliyu, the state’s police spokeswoman.
It was learned over the weekend that Simon Lalong, who was minister of labor and employment under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had resigned from his position. Former Plateau State governor Lalong has decided to run for the Senate seat he won in Plateau South.
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