Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Saturday 23rd September 2023.
- The legal battle over President Bola Tinubu’s academic records at Chicago State University is set to resume in a United States court on Monday. This follows a decision by US District Judge Nancy Maldonado to temporarily stay an order compelling the university to release Tinubu’s academic documents to Atiku Abubakar’s legal team.
- The presidency has issued an apology for erroneously claiming that President Bola Tinubu was the first African leader to ring the bell at the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ). In a statement released on Friday, the presidency expressed deep regret for the error.
- Dr. Olayemi Michael Cardoso has officially assumed the role of acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Dr. Cardoso and his colleagues took their oaths of office during a brief ceremony held at the bank’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday. They have now commenced their responsibilities in administering monetary and financial sector policies for the federal government.
- On Friday morning, a group of bandits abducted an unspecified number of students from the Federal University of Gusau. The bandits also invaded the Sabon-Gida community in Zamfara State’s Bungudu Local Government Area, where they abducted several residents.
- The governorship election petition tribunal in Jos has upheld the election of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State. The tribunal, led by Justice R. Irele-Ifineh, determined that the petitioner’s concerns regarding party structure were pre-election matters outside its jurisdiction.
- Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has strongly condemned the killing of security agents and the subsequent burning of homes and businesses belonging to innocent residents by soldiers in Imo State. Ohanaeze, in a statement by its President General, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, expressed its unequivocal disapproval of both incidents.
- Troops from Operation Safe Haven have apprehended a gun manufacturing syndicate in Kaduna State and seized a total of 26 weapons from them. Captain Oya James, the media officer for the Special Military Taskforce, disclosed this in a statement issued in Jos on Friday.
- The Federal Government has approved a 25 percent increase in the salaries of academic and non-academic staff at its tertiary institutions, including universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. This increment was confirmed through the National Salaries, Wages, and Income Commission (NSWIC).
- Dr. Abayomi Baiyewu, who conducted two surgeries on the late Adebola Akin-Bright at Obitoks Hospital in Lagos State’s Alimosho Local Government Area, has been revealed not to hold certification as a surgeon. This revelation emerged during the investigation conducted by the House of Assembly’s ad hoc committee into Adebola’s death.
- The business community across the country has expressed concerns over the planned nationwide strike by organized labor unions to demand improved workers’ welfare. The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to decide on the strike action, a move that has raised economic and national concerns.
