Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Friday morning

Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. There are indications that civil servants under the federal government payroll will start receiving the new minimum wage payment before the end of September. The Spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa gave the hint on Thursday.

2. Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced to death the ‘bloody’ Offa banks’ armed robbers. The court ordered that the convicts: Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salahudeen Azeez and Niyi Ogundiran be hanged. The convicts had on April 5, 2018, attacked banks and police stations in the ancient city, killing scores of people, including police officers.

3. The Federal Government on Thursday announced the suspension of at least two senior officers in charge of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, Kirikiri, Lagos State. This is coming amid an audio leak indicating that crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, who was convicted of a crime and sentenced to six months in jail, was given a private apartment.

4. The House of Representatives has told Aliko Dangote, the owner of Dangote Refinery, to disclose the cost he is selling petroleum from his refinery to NNPC Limited and other major marketers. The lawmakers also asked NNPCL to disclose the amount the refinery is paying for crude oil. This resolution followed a motion moved by Oboku Oforji on Thursday during plenary.

5. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has said that President Bola Tinubu is implementing a series of transformative policies and reforms to address the missteps of the past and make Nigeria emerge as a formidable economic super power very soon. He said this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference to unveil the activities lined up for the country’s 64th Independence Anniversary.

6. Former President Goodluck Jonathan says Nigeria did not lose $49.8 billion under his administration as stated by the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, in his new book. According to the former President, who spoke on Thursday in Abuja, the country cannot lose such an amount and still be able to pay salaries.

7. A bill seeking to amend the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to allow for independent candidacy has been re-introduced at the House of Representatives. The bill which is sponsored by the spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep Akin Rotimi (Ekiti, APC), was passed for first reading on Thursday.

8. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms from Thursday to Saturday across Nigeria. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja predicted thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi State on Thursday during the morning hours, while in the southern region there are prospects of thunderstorms over parts of Ebonyi, Imo, Abia, Ondo, Edo, Cross River, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Delta states during the morning hours.

9. The Senate, on Thursday, passed the South-West Development Commission Establishment Bill 2024 for the third reading. The passage of the Bill on Thursday followed the presentation of a report by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Special Duties, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, during plenary.

10. No fewer than eight persons have been killed in an inter-cult clash in the Awarra and Ochia communities of Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. A community leader who spoke to reporters on Thursday lamented the inability of the state government to provide security to check the deadly onslaught of cultists in the communities.

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Friday morning