Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Friday, December 6, 2024

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.

1. PDP BoT criticises NWC over NEC delays, to meet Wike in January

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed dissatisfaction with the Umar Damagum-led National Working Committee (NWC) over repeated postponements of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting.Read more

2. ASUU warns Nigerian govt against scrapping TETFund for NELFUND

On Thursday, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) warned the federal government against replacing the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) with the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).Read more

3. Take-It-Back Movement declares Dec. 10 for protests in Lagos, Ekiti, UK, over arrest, detention of activist Farotimi

A pro-democracy group, the Take-It-Back Movement, has fixed December 10 for protests in Lagos, Ekiti and the UK over the arrest and detention of Nigerian human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, over an alleged defamation of a legal luminary, Afe Babalola.Read more

4. Nigerian Govt launches ‘Operation Air Clean’ to tackle harassment, corruption at airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has introduced sweeping measures in a bid to curb the menace of harassment of travelers by government agencies at international airports.Read more

5. LP vows legal action against four defecting lawmakers

The Labour Party has vowed to take legal action against four members of the House of Representatives who switched to the All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier on Thursday.Read more

READ ALSO: Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Thursday, December 5, 2024

6. Senate declares power sector privatization a failure, threatens to reverse process

The Senate on Thursday described the privatization of the power sector as a failure.Read more

7. Bitcoin makes history, crosses $100k threshold

For the first time since it was launched, Bitcoin, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalisation, reached a threshold of $100,000 on Thursday, December 5, 2024.

Read More: https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/bitcoin-makes-history-crosses-100k-threshold/

8. CrediCorp, NADDC launch scheme to enable Nigerians purchase locally-assembled vehicles

The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CrediCorp) and the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) have launched a N20 billion consumer credit fund to enable Nigerians to purchase locally assembled vehicles.Read more

9. Actress Mercy Aigbe loses multi-million-naira Lagos mansion to fire

This is not the best time for sultry Nollywood actress and filmmaker Mercy Aigbe, who has lost her multi-million-naira Lagos mansion to a raging fire.Read more

10. Man City to face Juve in 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. See full draw

Defending champions Manchester City have been drawn against Juventus, Wydad and Al Ain in the group stages of the FIFA Club World Cup of 2025.Read more

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now