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Nigerian Newspapers: Friday Morning: Ten Things You Should Know

   Nigerian Newspapers: Friday Morning: Ten Things You Should Know  

Greetings for the morning! The summary from Nigerian newspapers for today is as follows:

1. President Bola Tinubu has voiced his disapproval of the tactics used by a faction of organized labor. It is unacceptable, he argued, to call for four strikes within nine months of a new administration. On Thursday, Tinubu gave a speech in Lagos to mark the opening of the 37-kilometer Lagos Rail Mass Transit, or LRMT Red Line, project, which is intended to shorten travel times and enhance logistics and transportation throughout the State.

  2. All pregnant women in the Federal Capital who are considered vulnerable are now being enrolled in the Federal Capital Territory Health Insurance Scheme (FHIS) by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike. During the flag-off ceremony of the enrollment on Thursday in Abuja, Dolapo Fasawe, the Mandate Secretary of Health Services and Environment of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), disclosed that all pregnant enrollees would receive a free safe delivery kit at no cost.

  3. BUA Cement Plc's Group Executive Director (GED), Kabir Rabiu, reiterated yesterday the company's intention to reduce cement prices from between N9, 000 and N15, 000 to between N7, 000 and N8, 000. However, he placed a ceiling on the company's dedication to the promise made by cement producers in their meeting with the federal government, based on how close the markets were to their factories around the country.

4. Until further notice, Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia has prohibited political gatherings and meetings within the state. According to Alia, intelligence on the state's security situation led to the prohibition. The decision specifically mentioned the existence of armed herders in the state and was stated in a statement sent by Paul Biam, the governor's chief of staff.

  5. The Senate has recommended that the 774 local government areas (LGAs) in the nation be represented by at least ten candidates for the Police Service Commission (PSC). This came after a resolution made by Senator Udende Memga of the APC in Benue was approved in plenary on Thursday.


6. The Oyo/Osun Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service Area Controller, Dr. Ben Oramalugo, has reported that the command has intercepted counterfeit medications, including Augmentin pills, Ampiclox, and Amoxicillin capsules, hidden in 53 bags valued at N1,739,000,000.00. Oramalugo revealed this information on Thursday during the second news conference for 2024, which took place at the command's operational headquarters in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.

  7. According to Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, all banks have cleared their foreign exchange backlogs with the exception of five. Cardoso made this announcement on Thursday during an investor call that was organized by the Nigerian Exchange Group. He also promised to remove the remaining foreign exchange backlogs at the banks in the coming days.

  8. On Wednesday night, there was pandemonium at the Benin-Asaba Expressway near Iguomo Junction after a local citizen was murdered by what appeared to be a stray gunshot fired from a police rifle. The unidentified deceased was reportedly struck by a stray bullet in front of a PoS operator's home after going there to send N4,000 to his wife back in his village.

9. On Thursday, the Niger State Police Command announced that it had detained four individuals who were in possession of 295 live rounds of ammunition for AK-47 rifles. This was revealed in a statement by the state police public relations officer, Wasiu Abiodun, who said that a second suspect had admitted that the ammo had been purchased in Kaduna State.
  

10. In terms of the commodity's price, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has instructed cement companies to return to the previous level. Senator David Umahi, the Minister of Works, disclosed this to reporters on Thursday just after touring the BUA cement plant in Sokoto.