Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 4th October 2024 [Friday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 4th October 2024 being Friday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 4th October 2024 [Friday]

1. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has stated that many Nigerian universities are at risk of closure due to the skyrocketing electricity costs. He made this remark during the opening of a two-day national conference organized by ASUU in Abuja, themed “Nigeria in a State of General Crisis: The Search for a New Path to Development,” on Thursday.

2. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted four tax reform bills to the House of Representatives for prompt review and approval. In a letter addressed to the Speaker, which was read during Thursday’s plenary by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, the President indicated that these bills align with the goals of his administration.

3. A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an injunction preventing the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (VIO) from halting vehicles on the road, confiscating them, or imposing fines on motorists.

4. Local divers, along with officials from the Niger State Emergency Management Agency and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), recovered an additional 20 bodies from the water on Thursday after a passenger boat capsized at Gbajibo, Mokwa LGA of Niger State. This brings the total confirmed fatalities to 36, according to the agency.

5. Alhaji Bashir Muhammad Dalhatu, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has expressed concern that the ongoing insecurity in the North poses a serious threat to the survival of northern communities. He made this statement during a visit to Borno State to express condolences following the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri.

6. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) threatened on Thursday to shut down all polytechnics nationwide if the government fails to address their demands by the end of a 15-day ultimatum. The polytechnic educators announced this after an emergency National Executive Council meeting in Abuja, stating the countdown begins on Monday.

7. Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate for the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, has asserted that the current state of affairs in Nigeria will drive citizens to demand change in 2027. He made these comments while welcoming a significant number of defectors from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the NNPP in his state.

8. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State reiterated on Thursday that the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, October 5, will go ahead as planned, despite protests from supporters of his predecessor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The governor warned against any attempts to disrupt the electoral process, emphasizing that he would not tolerate actions that could lead to confusion or instability in the state.

9. The Anambra State Police Command has launched a search for unidentified gunmen responsible for the killing of two police officers in Nnewi North Local Government Area on Thursday. The officers were shot in Uruagu, a community within the area.

10. A middle-aged man named Odogwu Chibuzor was shot while trying to steal diesel from heavy-duty trucks at the Dangote Cement plant in the Ibese area of Ogun State. Reports indicate that three other members of the armed gang managed to escape when security personnel arrived, but Chibuzor was apprehended at the scene.