Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. In a bid to address the issue of slums, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has given the approval for the demolition of Garki, Jabi, and 28 other slums in the territory. The Federal Capital Development Authority had previously conducted a survey on these slums. The demolition is expected to affect around 6,000 buildings in the area. ( Nigerian Newspapers)
2. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to withdraw workers from the National Housing Fund’s (NHF) contributory funds due to non-remittance of deductions made. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, expressed this concern while appearing before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Non-remittance to the NHF and Utilisation of the funds. ( Nigerian Newspapers)
3. The Lagos State House of Assembly has rejected 17 out of the 39 commissioner-nominees submitted by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Among the nominees rejected are former Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, and former Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. ( Nigerian Newspapers)
4. Arc Taofeeq Agabje, the outgoing National President of Jama-at-tul Islammiya of Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Agbaje emphasized that the new administration needs time to settle down and develop its programs. He made these remarks during the 11th Triennial Delegates’ Conference of the association held in Magodo, Lagos. ( Nigerian Newspapers)
5. Street trading has been banned in Abuja by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Wike attributed the ban to his belief that activities such as selling corn and street hawking contribute to insecurity and criminal occurrences in the nation’s capital. ( Nigerian Newspapers)
6. The United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces, James Heappey, has commended the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in restoring democratic rule in Niger Republic. Heappey made this statement following a meeting with the ministers of defense and military chiefs in Nigeria to discuss the political situation in Niger. ( Nigerian Newspapers)
7. The arraignment of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on a 20-count corruption charge failed to take place as scheduled. The arraignment, initially set for last Thursday before Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama, has been postponed to August 23 due to the non-appearance of his co-defendant, Ms. Sa’adatu Rammalan Yaro. ( Nigerian Newspapers)
8. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Wagner, a private military company, has reportedly died in a plane crash. The Russian Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that the Embraer aircraft carrying seven passengers and three crew members crashed en route from Moscow to St Petersburg. ( Nigerian Newspapers)
9. The police in Rivers State, in collaboration with PHALGA Security Watch and the State Neighbourhood Watch, have arrested 12 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo boys,” for allegedly burying a newborn baby alive at Andoni Waterfront, Eagle Island in Port Harcourt. ( Nigerian Newspapers)
10. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has informed the public that Director General Brig. Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed is actively working with the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, and the military brigade to secure the release of eight corps members who were kidnapped in Zamfara State on Saturday. NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, made this development known on Wednesday. ( Nigerian Newspapers)
