Here’s a brief update of Latest Nigerian News from Nigerian Newspapers of Sunday 31st December 2023.
- The Senate approved President Tinubu’s request to borrow $7.8 billion and €100 million as part of the 2022 – 2024 borrowing plan of the Federal Government.
- The Senate summoned security agency heads regarding the killings of over 100 persons on Christmas eve in Plateau State, citing a failure of security intelligence.
- The Bayelsa State Government intervened in the case of a four-year-old allegedly involved in a marriage with a 54-year-old in Akeddei community, Sagbama LGA, inviting the parents for discussions.
- Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, visited President Tinubu at his Bourdillon residence in Ikoyi, Lagos, expressing support for the administration’s economic reforms.
- The presidency assured Nigerians of efforts to revamp the economy in 2024, citing President Tinubu’s initiatives to address current hardships.
- The National Assembly approved a budget of N28.78 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year, an increase of N1.2 trillion from President Tinubu’s initial proposal.
- Two fatalities and serious injuries occurred as a petroleum-laden tanker crashed and caught fire in Ebonyi State due to the driver losing control atop a flyover.
- The Lagos State Police Command arrested two females and a male over cyberstalking and threats to life, as disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
- The House of Representatives proposed a bill titled “The Employees Remuneration Protection Bill, 2023” seeking to criminalize non-payment or failure to pay salaries by employers.
- Anambra State health pensioners urged Governor Prof Chukwuma Soludo to pay the 850 million naira arrears owed to them, stating that hardship resulted in the loss of lives among their members.
