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Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Saturday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from<a href=" removed link ">Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has rejected the tax reform bills, sponsored by President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying the bills will destroy the north. In an interview with BBC Hausa service, the governor expressed displeasure over how the bills enjoyed speedy and smooth passage to the current phase when other bills had spent several years to scale through.
2. Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso has advised Nigerians against leaving the country (Japa). He assured that the apex bank is building an economy where everybody and businesses can thrive. Speaking at an event in Lagos State, he said “it is not a good idea to japa at this stage”.
3. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to 109 alleged foreign hackers accused of attempting to defraud Nigerians, setting the bail at a total of N1 billion. Trial Justice Ekerete Akpan ordered the defendants, who were previously remanded in prison custody, to produce five sureties, each required to provide a sum of N200 million.
4. The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has confirmed a boat accident involving no fewer than 200 market women from Kogi State. The Head of the Media Department of NIWA, Suleman Makama, who confirmed the incident on Friday, stated that the women were on their way to the market in Niger State on Friday morning when the boat capsized.
5. The Foundation for Investigative Journalism, FIJ, on Friday night announced that its founder, Fisayo Soyombo, has been released from detention by the Nigerian Army. Soyombo and others were arrested for oil bunkering and have been in the custody of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt for three days.
6. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has reappointed Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its Director-General for a second term. The General Council of the WTO stated in a post on X that the reappointment will take effect on September 1, 2025.
7. Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, who was arrested in Finland for alleged terrorism-related activities, will spend Christmas in detention as the country’s legal system does not permit bail. A Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, Mikko Laaksonen, disclosed this on Friday.
8. The Nigeria Police Force has apprehended a notorious trans-border arms dealer and recovered a cache of weapons, including 17 rifles, ammunition, and equipment used for arms fabrication. Five suspects, identified as Adamu Noma, Matthew Audu, Andrew Poyi, Aminu Sani, and Aminu Talha, were arrested during the operation conducted on November 18 by the Intelligence Response Team.
9. Islamic morality police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano State say they are set to resume their crackdown on betting shops after a Supreme Court ruling on gambling. The Nigerian Supreme Court on Friday quashed a 2005 law that established a national lottery commission and legalised sports betting and gambling.
10. The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited additional foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This is contained in a statement by NECO’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani, on Saturday in Abuja. Sani said the development was aimed at broadening the Council’s horizon and expanding its global presence.
