Nigerian newspapers: 10 things to know this Thursday morning
Hello! Here is today's digest from Nigerian newspapers:
1. Just seven weeks after terrorists attacked worshipers in Owo, Ondo State, unknown gunmen have again attacked the ancient town. Many people were reportedly injured in the attack, which took place on Wednesday evening at Folahami Junction, where a construction company called Craneburg Construction Company is located.
2. President Muhammadu Buhari summoned his department heads for an emergency meeting on Thursday (today). This comes just 48 hours after Presidential Brigade guards were attacked by terrorists in the nation's capital, Abuja.
3. Yesterday, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Senators Caucus staged a House walkout to protest the growing insecurity in Nigeria. The senators revealed that they had given President Muhammadu Buhari six weeks to solve the terrorist attacks in the country or face impeachment.
4. Governor Nasir El-Rufai has threatened to fire all professors at Kaduna State University (KASU) who are currently observing the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. The ASUU has been on strike since February over the government's failure to meet their demands.
5. Femi Adesina, media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, said lawmakers from opposition parties who gave the president a six-week ultimatum on Wednesday to face growing insecurity in the country or face impeachment were joking. He said they were in the minority and they couldn't have what they wanted.
6. Following the growing security concerns in the country, the Nasarawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of public and private schools in all 13 local government areas in the state, as part of a proactive measure to protect the lives of its students.
7. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given approval to Nigeria Air to lease aircraft to start operations. Aviation Minister Senator Hadi Sirika made the announcement Wednesday during a State House briefing to reporters after the federal cabinet meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in the council chamber of the presidential villa in Abuja.
8. Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila on Wednesday described his decision to post a photo of himself attending a leadership course at Harvard University in the United States of America as not being sensitive to the plight of Nigerian students currently suffering from the shutdown of academic activities in public universities. He apologized for the message.
9. Abia State Police Command on Tuesday shot and killed a bullion van thief at Ntigha Junction, Port Harcourt-Enugu Expressway in the Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of the state. State Police Public Relations Officer SP Geoffrey Ogbonna said in a statement that the incident occurred around 1:13 p.m.
10. The Senate has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the depreciation of the naira. Reports have emerged that the US Dollar was traded against N658 in the parallel market on Wednesday.
Hello! Here is today's digest from Nigerian newspapers:
1. Just seven weeks after terrorists attacked worshipers in Owo, Ondo State, unknown gunmen have again attacked the ancient town. Many people were reportedly injured in the attack, which took place on Wednesday evening at Folahami Junction, where a construction company called Craneburg Construction Company is located.
2. President Muhammadu Buhari summoned his department heads for an emergency meeting on Thursday (today). This comes just 48 hours after Presidential Brigade guards were attacked by terrorists in the nation's capital, Abuja.
3. Yesterday, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Senators Caucus staged a House walkout to protest the growing insecurity in Nigeria. The senators revealed that they had given President Muhammadu Buhari six weeks to solve the terrorist attacks in the country or face impeachment.
4. Governor Nasir El-Rufai has threatened to fire all professors at Kaduna State University (KASU) who are currently observing the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. The ASUU has been on strike since February over the government's failure to meet their demands.
5. Femi Adesina, media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, said lawmakers from opposition parties who gave the president a six-week ultimatum on Wednesday to face growing insecurity in the country or face impeachment were joking. He said they were in the minority and they couldn't have what they wanted.
6. Following the growing security concerns in the country, the Nasarawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of public and private schools in all 13 local government areas in the state, as part of a proactive measure to protect the lives of its students.
7. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given approval to Nigeria Air to lease aircraft to start operations. Aviation Minister Senator Hadi Sirika made the announcement Wednesday during a State House briefing to reporters after the federal cabinet meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in the council chamber of the presidential villa in Abuja.
8. Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila on Wednesday described his decision to post a photo of himself attending a leadership course at Harvard University in the United States of America as not being sensitive to the plight of Nigerian students currently suffering from the shutdown of academic activities in public universities. He apologized for the message.
9. Abia State Police Command on Tuesday shot and killed a bullion van thief at Ntigha Junction, Port Harcourt-Enugu Expressway in the Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of the state. State Police Public Relations Officer SP Geoffrey Ogbonna said in a statement that the incident occurred around 1:13 p.m.
10. The Senate has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the depreciation of the naira. Reports have emerged that the US Dollar was traded against N658 in the parallel market on Wednesday.
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