Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 31st October 2024 [Thursday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 31st October 2024 being Thursday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 31st October 2024 [Thursday]

1. Plans to establish a constitutional role for traditional rulers received a significant boost in Abuja on Wednesday, as governors and prominent traditional leaders formed a committee to draft a bill aimed at amending the constitution to include traditional rulers in governance.

2. The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation to stop releasing funds to the Rivers State Government until a lawful appropriation act is passed by a properly constituted House of Assembly.

3. The Senate approved all seven nominees for ministerial positions on Wednesday, clearing them to assume office. The atmosphere during the screening in the Red Chamber was friendly and upbeat.

4. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) began restoring electricity to several northern states on Wednesday night after successfully repairing the 330kV Ugwuaji-Apir transmission line. Four northern states now have access to power supply.

5. Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, a Kaduna-based medical doctor, has been freed after 10 months of captivity. She was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband, Nurudeen Popoola, while serving as a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna State.

6. President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff. This decision comes amid the prolonged absence of General Tahoreed Lagbaja, the current Chief of Army Staff, who has been out of the country for an extended period.

7. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stated that current Nigerian workers are worse off than their predecessors. The former governor of Edo State criticized the current minimum wage of N70,000, arguing that it only amounts to approximately $42 when converted to dollars.

8. The Rivers State Government has filed an appeal against the Federal High Court’s decision in Abuja, which restricted the Central Bank of Nigeria from further disbursing allocations from the federation account to the state. Joseph Johnson, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, confirmed the appeal.

9. A Kuje Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory has scheduled a hearing for Friday, November 8, on the charges against Alexander Ikwechegh, a member of the House of Representatives representing Aba North and South Federal Constituency of Abia State. He was granted bail in the amount of N500,000.

10. The Police Command in Lagos State has initiated legal action against the organizers of an event for using the name and image of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olarenwaju Ishola, on their flyers without his consent. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced this on his X account on Wednesday.