Things You Need to Know Inside The Nigerian Newspaper Today (24/05/2019)
Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers
1. Mohammed Adamu has been confirmed as the substantive Inspector General of Police, IGP.His confirmation was announced Thursday at the police council meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
2. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has issued December 2019 deadline for teachers who fail to register and license with Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria.
Adamu warned that any teacher, who failed to register with the body by December, would not be allowed to teach in Nigeria schools.
3. A Plateau State High Court, on Thursday issued an interim injunction stopping Gov Simon Lalong from tampering with the composition of the Gbong Gwom Jos Traditional Council.
The injunction was issued by Justice Christine Dabup, after listening to Mr. Niri Darong, counsel to seven “illustrious sons of Berom nation”, who had dragged the state government before him over the creation of two traditional councils out of the Jos Traditional Council.
4. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has debunked allegations by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) that he had plans to proscribe NUPENG.
Clarifying that he had no intention of proscribing NUPENG or any union whatsoever, the Ministry stressed that constitutionally, he was empowered to do so if the need arose.
5. Former National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olabode George, has slammed a former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, for describing ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo as a religious and ethnic bigot.
He accused Lamido of disrespecting Obasanjo, whom, according to him (George) was a concerned nationalist.
6. The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum have opposed the plan by the Federal Government to set up a radio station for herdsmen.
It said the announcement came at a time the Federal Government had been acting as the information arm of Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen by dissing the correct interpretation of the groups activities by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an attempt to “Fulanise” Nigeria.
7. The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday dismissed the suit filed by the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) and its Presidential Candidate, Mr Ambrose Aworu, seeking to stop President Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration.
The lead judgment delivered by Justice Joseph Ikyechi, dismissed the application for lacking merit.
8. Kogi Police command, on Thursday arrested 24 persons suspected to be kidnappers, armed robbers and bandits.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Hakeem Busari, stated this on Thursday in Lokoja, while briefing newsmen, said that four persons – Adamu Hassan, Umar Salihu, Ibrahim Musa, Usman Abubakar and Muhammed Bello – suspected to be herdsmen were arrested on a tip-off by operatives of “Operation Puff Adder”.
9. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has named the University of Ilorin (UniIlorin), as the most subscribed university by candidates in the 2019 admission exercise.
Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who disclosed the information at 2018 National Tertiary Admission’s Performance Merit Award held in Abuja, on Thursday, said a total of 86,401 candidates applied to UniIlorin, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, with 74,635 candidates and University of Benin (Uniben) with 70,322, emerged second and third most subscribed universities, respectively.
10. Nigerians have reacted to threat by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to embark on another nationwide strike.
ASUU on Thursday threatened to embark on a fresh industrial action if the Federal Government fails to show commitment towards implementing the 2019 Memorandum of Action, but Nigerians are calling on them to sheathe their sword.