Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 3rd June 2024 [Monday]

Good morning Nigeria, and the world at large.

Below is the summary of top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for today 3rd June 2024 being Monday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 3rd June 2024 [Monday]

1. The high-ranking officials of the National Assembly met with the national leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) but failed to reach an agreement on Sunday. The unions declared their intention to proceed with the planned strike starting today.

2. On Sunday, chaos erupted at the police headquarters in Oro Ago Division, Kwara State, as soldiers stormed the station and forcibly evacuated the rescued students from Kogi University. The Kwara police command condemned the soldiers’ behavior as disrespectful and completely inappropriate in a statement released later that evening.

3. Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, cautioned employees considering participating in the ongoing indefinite strike called by labor unions that they could face up to six months in prison, as per a statement released by the Federal Government.

4. During a recent gathering of the Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the ex-Governor of Sokoto State and current Senator for Sokoto-South, highlighted that the ongoing challenges in the nation are a direct result of choosing to re-elect the All Progressives Congress government in 2023.

5. In a recent conversation with NAN in Abuja, Mr. James Lalu, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), revealed that the Federal Government has boosted the 2024 budget allocation for NCPWD by five times the amount it received in 2023.

6. In the Agbowa Ikosi community of Epe Local Government Area in Lagos State, a man named Ali Usman was tragically murdered by his former employee, known only as Zubar, along with an accomplice named Rasaq. The incident occurred as Usman was riding his motorcycle with his son, Sobur, and they were ambushed by Zubar and Rasaq near his home close to the General Hospital area in Agbowa Ikosi.

7. Recently, it seems that the price of cooking gas, also known as liquefied petroleum gas, has been decreasing. Consumers in areas such as Ogun, Lagos, and Oyo have reported that the average price for 1 kilogram of cooking gas is now below N1,000, varying based on location and seller.

8. The Central Bank of Nigeria announced on Sunday its satisfaction with the widespread acceptance of Islamic banking by Nigerians, despite initial concerns that it was a move towards Islamization. CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso made this statement during a reception held in Abuja to recognize Dr. Umar Oseni, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Arbitration Centre.

9. Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Anambra State, has verified that three individuals lost their lives in a tragic incident on Sunday. The accident took place when a truck veered out of control and collided with two tricycles at Oba on the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway in Idemili North Local Government Area.

10. Authorities from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency apprehended a 70-year-old grandfather in Nasarawa State for possession of 57.2kg of cannabis. Additionally, they confiscated over N2.1bn worth of codeine-based syrup and loud, a synthetic cannabis variant, at both the Port Harcourt seaports and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.