G o od morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspaper 1.  Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo yesterday, admitted that millions of Nigerians are living below the poverty line. Osinbajo lamented that the COVID-19 pandemic had further worsened the unemployment and poverty rate in the country. 2.  A former Governor of Jigawa State, and a former presidential aspirant,  Sule Lamido,  says he cannot pray for the success of the President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress, APC government. The former Governor said this when he appeared on a television programme, insisting that at 60, the country has recorded a number of successes despite many setbacks. 3. European Union governments will support the Nigerian and South Korean candidates to lead the World Trade Organization as the race enters its final month. EU member-country envoys agreed on Monday in Brussels to endorse Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former finance minister, and Yoo Myung-hee, South Kore...

The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has urged members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to leave the teaching profession and consider going into farming, stressing that more farmers are needed in the country. Also, in preparation for the reopening of schools, Nwajuiba said some of the modalities that have been put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19 will include afternoon classes in order to prevent overcrowding. Nwajuiba who was a guest on a television programme in Abuja yesterday, reiterated that all schools must enforce the COVID-19 protocols. He said: “Some people may not believe what we are doing but we must continue to enforce that. You must continue to abide by the protocol. You must provide them. We don’t really care about how much inconvenience or how convenient you think it is for your child to wear facemask. Obey the rules first. If we find out you’re not following those rules, we will have to deal with somebody.” On the protrac...

G o od morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspaper 1. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who represented President Buhari at the event to mark World Teachers Day in Abuja, said this is now a Federal Government policy. 2. President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has announced that he is leaving the hospital where he is undergoing treatment for COVID-19. The President said he now feels better “than I did 20 years ago.” 3. Prince Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has advised Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to forget the past and demonstrate the spirit of democracy by bringing everybody on board in the development of the state. Secondus, who gave the advice at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, yesterday when Obaseki pa...

  G o od morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspaper 1. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Abubakar Adamu, has banned the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS. The police force in a statement signed by PPRO, Frank Mba demanded that all stop and search duties and patrols by SARS be terminated with immediate effect. 2. The Minister of State, Labour and Employment,Festus Keyamo, yesterday said operatives of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, didn’t kill anybody in Ughelli, Delta State. Keyamo said information from the state Police Commissioner, in Ughelli, and the brother of the alleged victim, Ochuko said he is not dead. 3. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, met yesterday over the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, and issues of police reform. Osinbajo, who gave details of the meeting, said President Buhari is very concerned about it and wants to see a reform. 4. Convener of C...

G o od morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspaper 1. The Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment that nullified the election of Douye Diri as Bayelsa State Governor. The Court yesterday said the ANDP did not prove valid nomination of its candidate to contend unlawful exclusion. The five-man panel held that the tribunal that nullified the election earlier acted outside its jurisdiction. 2. The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the reopening of all schools in the country. This is after about six months of shutting down in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja. The minister said all unity schools should open by October 12, while states and private schools will determine their own modalities of reopening. 3. Similarly, the federal government has directed the reopening of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in the country. Tertiary instit...

The federal government has directed the reopening of Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education in the country. Tertiary institution regulatory agencies like the National Universities Commission, NUC, National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE, and National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, have also directed tertiary institutions to reopen. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who addressed a press conference in Abuja, said the decision to reopen schools was sequel to review of COVID-19 situation in Nigeria, with the number of infections declining. “We have consulted widely with stakeholders in the sector including the Association of Private Schools, NAPPS, Provosts of Colleges of Education, Rectors of Polytechnics, Vice-Chancellors of Universities, State Governors, Commissioners of Education and development partners,” Adamu said. Adamu had also confirmed all unity schools will open by October 12.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the reopening of all schools in the country. This is after about six months of shutting down in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja. The minister further advised all schools to adhere to the guidelines for the reopening of schools. The minister said all unity schools should open by October 12 “while states and private schools will determine their own modalities of reopening.”

G o od morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspaper 1. Nigeria yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of her freedom from colonial masters. The event was, however, greeted with a nationwide protest tagged ‘Revolution Now.’ 2. The peaceful protesters of Coalition of Revolution, CORE, movement, yesterday, decried the brutality they suffered in the hands of operatives of the Department of Security Service, DSS, in Osun State. The protesters, who gathered at the popular Olaiya in Osogbo yesterday to protest the state of the nation, were allegedly dispersed, arrested and brutalized by the DSS. 3. President Muhammadu Buhari has announced a new price for the pump price of petrol in the country. Buhari said fuel will now be sold at 161 naira per liter in Nigeria, noting that other nations such as Ghana, Niger, Chad, Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing countries sell petrol on a higher prices than Nigeria. 4. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called on the F...

President Muhammadu Buhari, today addressed the nation on the occasion of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day anniversary. He appealed to Nigerians to solidify their strength, increase commitment and encourage others to do that what is right. Buhari also reflected on Nigeria’s journey to Independence. His full speech below: Fellow Nigerians I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to renew my appreciation to Nigerians for entrusting me with your hopes and aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria. 2. Today, it is my unique privilege to re-commit myself to the service of this great country of great people with profound diversities and opportunities. We are bound by destiny to be the largest and greatest black nation on earth. 3. At this stage in our nationhood it is important that we reflect how we got here to enable us work TOGETHER to get to where we aspire to...

G o od morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspaper 1. Today, Nigeria is celebrating the diamond jubilee (60th anniversary) of her independence from colonial masters. From the stables of THE LENS MEDIA LIMITED, we join the rest of Nigerians to wish Africa’s giant and most populous black nation a happy independence. 2. President Muhammadu Buhari, today addressed the nation from the Eagle Square, Abuja. Buhari’s address is part of the activities commemorating the 60th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria; the broadcast was televised on the network service of NTA, FRCN and other TV and radio stations. 3. Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has approved the setting up of a commission of inquiry to probe massive misappropriation of over 107 billion naira by the immediate past administration in the State, led by Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari. A statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau, the State capital, by the Special Adviser to the Governor on ...

G o od morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has revealed that the 2021 National budget would be presented to the joint session of the National Assembly next week. Giving a hint on what was discussed upon resumption of plenary after a two-months’ annual holiday, the Senate President explained that the 2020 implementation of Nigeria’s annual budget has been disrupted due to COVID-19 pandemic. 2. The House of Representatives has rescinded the passage of the controversial National Water resources bill over flaws in the procedure that led to its passage bill. Upon resumption yesterday, a member of the House, Ben Nzondo from Benue State moved a point of privilege and argued that the proper procedure was not followed on the bill. In his ruling, speaker, Gbajabiamila concluded that Nzondo had raised fundamental objections that must be looked into. 3. The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party, P...

Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has appealed to Nigerians not to lose faith in the organised labour. TUC Chairman in Lagos State, Gbenga Ekundayo, explained that the strike was halted to see what the government will come up with, in two weeks. To the chagrin of many citizens, TUC and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, suspended the planned nationwide industrial action yesterday morning. This followed negotiations and agreements with the federal government. Ekundayo told journalists that the suspension would be reviewed afterwards “When labour leaders go into a negotiation, it is for a purpose, and when that purpose is not served, we press home the demands by withdrawing services of our members. “Our national leaders went into further negotiations last night, which lasted till the early hours of today. An understanding has been reached and the strike was called off,” he said.

The federal government has declared Thursday, October 1, a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary celebration. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement today. Nigeria is the leading black nation in the world, Africa’s pride and beacon of hope, he declared. Aregbesola congratulated citizens on the Diamond Jubilee and assured of the government’s commitment to socio-economic transformation. “Our warmth, welcoming spirit and love as well as the abundant wealth inherent in our human capital and the richness of our land, makes Nigeria unarguably the leading black nation in the world and Africa’s pride and beacon of hope if we can rally ourselves together to harness our potentials. “A country of about 200 million people whose natural talent, grit and passion glitter like the precious diamond that we are. Nigerians are sparkling like diamonds in the pack, whether in Academia, Business, Innovation, Music, Movie, Entertainment, Fashi...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has debunked speculations that its ongoing strike has been suspended. It made the clarification via its  Twitter handle   while reacting to #ASUUResumes trend on yesterday. According to the union, the report claiming that its members have resumed is false. “Contrary to speculations making the rounds in the social media that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called off strike, nothing of such is true. “If we are going to call off our going strike, there is a process that will be followed and nothing of such has been done.” The President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, had vowed that the union would sustain its ongoing strike action until the Federal Government addresses all its demands. Ogunyemi said ASUU was asking the Federal Government to implement the 2012 universities’ needs assessment. He added that it was saddening that Nigerian university lecturers were still on the same salary scale of 2009, stressing that thi...

Former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani has condemned the attack on Governor of Borno State’s convoy by Boko Haram. Journalists reported that the governor’s convoy was ambushed yesterday, shortly after leaving Monguno by suspected Boko Haram fighters at Kekano village. According to reports, 12 policemen, 13 civilians and 5 soldiers were confirmed dead from the attack. The incident occurred around 2pm while the convoy was heading to Baga town ahead of government’s plan to return internally displaced persons, IDPs, from Maiduguri to Baga The terrorists also seized and carted away one police armoured car, one gun truck belonging to the military and six government vehicles. Reacting to the attack, Sani advised Governor Zulum to exercise great caution in areas still under control by Boko Haram and be well protected. He condoled with the families of security agents who died in the process. Sani on his Twitter page wrote: “The attacks on the convoy of Governor Zulum by the Insurgents again is ...