Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Kidnappers on Wednesday night abducted the Magajin Garin Daura, Musa Umar, in his Daura residence. According to report, Mr Umar, a retired customs comptroller, was abducted after observing Magrib prayer. The traditional ruler is the father of Fatima Musa, wife of Colonel Mohammed Abubakar, the Aide de Camp, ADC, to President Muhammadu Buhari.
2. President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the redepoyment of 71 staff of the State House, Abuja, ahead of his inauguration for a second term in office. A circular from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHSOF), revealed that a total of 71 staff on SGL 07-14, both security and civil servants were affected.
3. Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of setting a bad precedence by withholding his certificate of return after he had been declared winner of the Imo west senatorial election. In a petition he filed at the commission’s head office, on Wednesday, Okorocha advised Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, not to reduce the commission to willing tool in the hands of political manipulators.
4. Mr Innocent Ajiji, the President General of Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR) on Wednesday tasked the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, to address the poor welfare of railway workers. Ajiji, who disclosed this in Abuja, said railway staff receive the lowest remuneration among the transport parastatals. He advised Amaechi to use his good offices to review the welfare of staff, the way Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) staff remuneration was improved.
5. The Organised labour has again cautioned the Federal Government on the nation’s rising debt profile, “resulting from government’s unsaturated appetite for borrowing and foreign loans.’’ The President of the United Labour Congress (ULC), Mr Joe Ajaero, gave the warning on Wednesday when he led hundreds of workers to mark May Day at the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos.
6. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says its server did not crash. It said results of candidates who participated in its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( UTME) are intact. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.
7. Following growing insecurity in Kaduna State, Mohammed Adamu, Inspector General of Police, has ordered the immediate removal of Ahmed Abdulrahman as Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Frank Mba, Deputy Commissioner of Police and Force Public Relations Officer on Wednesday. Abdulrahman has with immediate effect, been posted to the Force Intelligence Bureau, Force Headquarters, Abuja. He will be replaced by Aji Ali Janga.
8. Kano State government has abolished the dichotomy between the Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bsc holders in the state. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State made this known during the workers day celebrations at Sani Abacha Stadium on Wednesday in Kano. According to Ganduje, the decision to abolish the dichotomy was part of his administration’s effort to boost the morale of civil servants in the state. He said his administration was working assiduously in order to enhance the welfare of civil servants.
9. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said President Muhammadu Buhari must come clean about his academic qualifications. The PDP and Atiku said in the petition filed at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) in response to Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) claim that the former vice president was not qualified to run for president.
10. Civil servants in Kogi State have threatened to take to the streets if Governor Yahaya Bello refuses to pay up workers’ salaries as well as other entitlements being owed them. The threat of the street demonstration over non-payment of salary was dropped on Wednesday in Lokoja by the state chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Onuh Edoka, while addressing workers during this year’s May Day.
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