Nigerian Newspapers Summary
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Daily News 24. Stay informed with the top headlines making waves across Nigeria, including the Senate’s approval of Tinubu’s N1.15tn borrowing plan, the FG’s scrapping of the local language teaching policy, DSS charging a man for coup advocacy, and deadly bandit attacks in Sokoto.
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1. Senate approves Tinubu’s N1.15tn domestic borrowing plan
The Senate has granted President Bola Tinubu’s request to raise N1.15 trillion through domestic borrowing to cover the 2025 budget deficit, following a report by the Committee on Local and Foreign Debts.
2. FG scraps policy on teaching in local languages
The Federal Government has abolished the national policy requiring schools to use indigenous languages for instruction, blaming it for students’ poor performance in public examinations.
3. Police recover stolen vehicle from Kano deputy governor’s convoy
Security operatives have arrested a suspect linked to the theft of a Toyota Hilux belonging to Kano State Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo’s convoy. The vehicle has been successfully recovered.
4. Court extends order stopping interference in PDP convention
An Oyo State High Court has extended its interim injunction restraining any disruption of the Peoples Democratic Party’s planned national convention in Ibadan, pending the determination of the ongoing suit.
5. Five killed in Sokoto bandit attack, including pregnant woman
Panic has gripped Alkalije community in Sokoto State after suspected Lakurawa bandits launched an early morning assault, killing five people, including a pregnant woman.
6. Naira weakens further to N1,465 per dollar
The naira continued its downward slide, trading at N1,465 per dollar in the parallel market and N1,444.85 in the official exchange window.
7. DSS charges man for calling for coup on social media
The Department of State Services has filed a six-count charge against 27-year-old Innocent Onukwume for allegedly advocating a military takeover through posts on his verified X handle.
8. Reps to probe abandoned FG properties worth over N20tn
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate neglected federal properties and buildings across the country, valued at more than N20 trillion, through an ad hoc committee.
9. Diri says he won’t force deputy to join APC
Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has clarified that he will not compel his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, to join the All Progressives Congress following his own defection from the PDP.
10. PDP state chairmen back Abdulrahman Muhammad, Mao Ohuabunwa
A coalition of PDP state chairmen has declared support for acting National Chairman Abdulrahman Muhammad and Senator Mao Ohuabunwa as Board of Trustees Chairman amid the party’s leadership crisis.
