10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers Tuesday morning, October 29, 2019

These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Tuesday morning.

1. Buhari gives stern warning to police over harassment of young Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned officers and men of the Nigeria Police against harassing young people in their bid to arrest `yahoo criminals.’ Buhari, Represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, gave this warning in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers on Monday in Lagos. He stated that conducts by a few bad police officers must stop, tasking leaders of the police force to ensure that impunity of any kind is discouraged and punished where found. Read more

2. We have evidence PDP plotting to blackmail Supreme Court Justices —APC

Ahead of the Supreme Court’s hearing of the presidential election appeal, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to use foreign media to blackmail the judiciary. National Publicity Secretary of the party, Lanre Issa-Onilu, at a press conference in Abuja Monday, claimed that PDP and its presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, among other plots, procured the services of some international columnists to regularly push out false articles, which would be published in reputable international media outlets, with the intent to blackmail justices of the Supreme Court over the PDP petition. Read more

3. 2020 BUDGET: Senators turn back junior minister, insist on Fashola

The Minister of State for Works and Housing, Abubakar Aliyu, was on Monday turned back by the Senate Committee on Sustainable Development Goals when he appeared before the committee for the ministry’s budget defence session. The senators insisted on having his boss, Babatunde Raji Fashola to defend the ministry’s budget himself. According to committee, Aliyu was not in a position to defend the ministry’s 2020 budget proposal. Read more

4. IPPIS: Senate advises ASUU against strike

The Senate has intervened in the ongoing dispute between the Nigerian government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). ASUU had rejected the Federal Government’s plan to fully implement IPPIS through the integration of university staff into the scheme. The union also threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if its members’ salaries were not paid before the month ends. Read more

5. Borders to remain closed until Niger, Benin implement anti-smuggling policy – Emefiele

The end to the closure of Nigeria’s land borders may take longer than expected as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Monday said they will remain closed until Nigeria’s neighbours agree to implement mutual anti-smuggling policy. Emefiele stated this after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa on Monday. Niger Republic in the northern border and Benin Republic in the South-West, are two countries known for having smuggling routes into Nigeria. Read more

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6. 47m Nigerians indulge in open defecation —Govt

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, said on Monday that over 47 million Nigerians were still practicing open defecation. Adamu, who disclosed this at a Private Sector Forum in Abuja, said besides the exposure to diseases, there is a lack of dignity associated with open defecation, particularly with women and girls. He said: “Understandably, this is a serious concern to all of us as it has immense economic consequences and also hinders the social development of the country. Read more

7. INSECURITY: Wrong perception about Nigeria stalling external support –Lai Mohammed

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says a wrong perception about the security situation in Nigeria is stalling the country from getting external support. Mohammed who revealed this on Monday in Abuja while fielding questions from journalists, said that people have been trying to fault Nigeria’s lines on matters of insecurity. He added that the country has in different instances been denied equipment from outside to fight insurgency based on this perception. Read more

8. APAPA GRIDLOCK: Lawmaker calls for relocation of NPA

Leke Abejide, the lawmaker representing Yagba-East/Yagba-West/Mopamuro Federal Constituency of Kogi State, has proffered other solutions to end the issue of gridlock in Apapa. He said he had a different view of the solution currently used in addressing the gridlock at the Apapa and Tin Can (Island Port). The lawmaker who listed three steps, called for the relocation of the Nigerian Ports Authority from the First Gate of the Apapa Port. Read more

9. RIVERS APC: Abe’s faction wants Amaechi punished

The Senator Magnus Abe-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has given its terms for the resolution of the crisis within the party in Rivers State. They demanded that the National Working Committee of the APC invite both the Rotimi Amaechi and the Magnus Abe groups for a peace talk or implement the judgement of a Port Harcourt High court delivered by Justice Chiwendu Worgu. Speaking for the Abe faction, former Commissioner for Justice in Rivers State, Wogu Boms told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday that there were alleged plans by some APC leaders to suspend Senator Abe, adding that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi should be rather punished for engaging in anti-party activities. Read more

10. MINIMUM WAGE: Nigerian govs insist FEC cannot determine consequential adjustment for states

The implementation of the new minimum wage may witness hiccups in states across the country, as state governors, on Monday said the Federal Executive Council (FEC) does not have the power to negotiate for them. The governors, who met in Abuja on Monday, also insisted that though they consented to the N30,000 minimum wage, they cannot pay above their capacities in relation to consequential adjustment. Briefing the press after the meeting, the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, said the Federal Executive Council could not decide for states, adding that the governors, at their meeting, reviewed progress in the implementation of the minimum wage law. Read more

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