Good morning! Happy Monday,here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers.
1. A set of 481 Nigerians evacuated from Libya arrived at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State on Sunday with sad stories.
While some of the returnees (females) were pregnant and looked tired, a large number of them, especially the young men, appeared emaciated ostensibly due to the lack of adequate food inside their detention camp in the North African country.
2.The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is desirous to give Nigerian workers an enhanced pay package this year.
He said the thinking of the Federal Government was to approve a minimum wage that would be acceptable to all stakeholders.
3. Three Catholic reverend sisters and three other females, who were kidnapped by gunmen in Edo State, have been freed by their abductors.
The sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Convent regained their freedom after spending 53 days in the kidnappers’ den.
4. Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday warned Nigerians against politicizing the recent killings witnessed in parts of the country, including Benue, Kaduna, Taraba and Rivers States.
He warned those planning to benefit from political killings to stop, adding that this was one of the reasons the Boko Haram menace festered.
5. Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of abandoning him and people of the state.
Ortom said that the cabal around the president has been deliberately frustrating the attempt by the state government to present the true picture of what is happening in the state for selfish reason
6.A number of Deposit Money Banks in the country have barred their customers from using debit and credit cards to withdraw dollars, euros, pounds and other foreign currencies whenever they travel abroad, investigation by our correspondent has revealed.
The development may put business and leisure travellers, who may need hard currencies to meet some obligations abroad, in a difficult situation.
7. The Kogi Government on Sunday confirmed the compulsory retirement of eight permanent secretaries, some directors and dismissal of 1, 774 others from the state civil service.
The affected staff were served their letters last December through the state Head of Service, Mrs Deborah Ogunmola and the Chairman of the state Civil Service Commission, Mr Ado Shaibu.
8. Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to order the immediate release of the detained Cameroonian freedom fighters.
He also cautioned against releasing the freedom fighters to Cameroonian President, Paul Biya, warning that “Since the federal government has not succeeded in completely defeating the dreaded Boko Haram sect it should not declare war on the people of Southern Cameroon and thereby further expose the displaced people of Bakassi to reprisal attacks”.
9. The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for handling the incessant slaughtering of people of Benue State by Fulani herdsmen with kid’s gloves.
Chairman of Makurdi branch of the NBA, Emmanuel Agbakor, said the association was disillusioned by the President’s show of apathy in the issue.
10. In sport, FA Cup holders, Arsenal, have been dumped out from the competition in the third round, after a 4-2 defeat at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
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