Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Organised Labour threw the nation into darkness after shutting down the national grid in the wee hours of Monday. It was the first day of the indefinite strike it called to protest the stalled talks on minimum wage.
2. The Federal Government has agreed to a minimum wage higher than N60,000. The agreement was reached after the first day of an indefinite strike declared by the organised labour. At the end of the meeting, a communique was issued.
3. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has raised an alarm over the effect of the strike embarked upon by labour on thousands of Nigerian pilgrims and the airlifting operation of the National Hajj Commission, NAHCON. It said that a plane sent to airlift pilgrims from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia was turned empty by striking aviation workers.
4. Comrade Daniel Umaru Lagi, the father of the former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Nasarawa State, Innocent Lagi, was killed by unidentified gunmen following his abduction a few days ago. The late Comrade Lagi was kidnapped on Tuesday, May 28, in Wamba by unknown gunmen.
5. Hoodlums on Monday attacked some members of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, enforcing the ongoing indefinite strike in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The attack, which was carried out by louts at a private transport company, landed some of the strike enforcers in hospital.
6. Organised Labour has vowed never to back down as the indefinite strike initiated against the non-completion of the National Minimum Wage negotiation exercise and passage into law and the vexatious hike in electricity tariff enters the second day.
7. The immediate past governor of Sokoto State and senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu to stop dissociating himself from Muhammadu Buhari’s administrative failure. Tambuwal, who spoke in Sokoto at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stakeholders’ meeting, said Tinubu was part of Buhari’s failure.
8. The police in Abuja have commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the transfer of about N1 billion by a bureau de change operator in Abuja, Shamsudeen Ahmed made the transfer through three banks to suspected criminals, who reportedly offered to sell $1 million from Dubai to him.
9. The financial technology company, OPay, has reaffirmed its strict prohibition of cryptocurrency and virtual asset trading on its platform. The company said as a compliant organisation committed to upholding legal, constitutional, and regulatory duties, it prioritises the safety, strength, and integrity of the financial system.
10. Three people narrowly escaped death on Monday in a road accident involving two vehicles at the Magboro end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was gathered that the incident happened at about 6:30 pm.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Tuesday morning
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