Naija News: Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, 14th May, 2024

Naija News: Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Tuesday, 14th May, 2024

1. Namitra Bwala, the student whose recent ordeal of bullying by fellow students went viral in a video, has taken legal action against Lead British International School, Gwarimpa, Abuja. Initiated on Monday, the lawsuit, filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory under case number FCT/HC/CV/2341/24: MISS NAMTIRA BWALA v LEAD BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LTD, seeks redress for the alleged failure of the educational institution to provide a safe and conducive learning environment for the plaintiff.

   On April 22, videos surfaced online, posted by a user named #mooyeeeeeee, revealing the distressing incident of a female student from Lead British International School being subjected to bullying by her peers. In one video, the victim was repeatedly slapped by another female student while being interrogated about a broken relationship. Another clip showed her sitting beside a male classmate who claimed responsibility for sabotaging her relationship.

2. The Rivers State government, under the leadership of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, is set to probe the affairs of his predecessor in office, Nyesom Wike.

   IDOMA VOICE reports the current Rivers State government is preparing to establish an investigative committee to scrutinize the operations of the previous administration under Nyesom Wike for the eight years he was in power.

3. President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said his administration would ensure that no Nigerian child is excluded from quality education.

   The president said this on Monday at the State House in Abuja, while launching a campaign to promote inclusive education, skills development, and gender equity.

4. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has defended the policies of President Bola Tinubu, saying they are what Nigeria needs to make progress.

   According to him, the steps and policies President Tinubu is taking at the moment are what Nigeria and its leaders should have taken decades ago.

5. The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has suggested that interest rates will remain elevated until the inflation rate decreases.

   According to him, the CBN Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is taking all necessary measures to combat inflation.

6. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abia State has accused Governor Alex Otti of owning workers’ seven months’ salaries.

   The Abia NLC made the accusation in a statement over the weekend jointly signed by its State Chairperson, Ogbonnaya Okoro and Secretary, Emma Alozie.

7. The campaign team of Labour Party Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi has spoken on the possibility of their principal joining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after meeting with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, erstwhile Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in Abuja.

   IDOMA VOICE gathered that details from the meeting indicated that the former Anambra governor met with the PDP big wigs to discuss how to rescue the ‘soul of Nigeria’ from the clutch of the ruling All Progressives Congress.

8. The Federal Government plans to comprehensively review, restructure, and reform the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to meet future demands.

   The Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Ibrahim, made the statement during the opening ceremony of the first meeting of NYSC management with heads of corps-producing institutions in Nigeria, held on Monday at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja.

9. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has revealed that it did not ban foreign missions from transacting in dollars as the anti-graft agency continues efforts to stabilize the value of the naira.

   Making this clarification while speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Monday, the spokesperson of the EFCC, Wilson Uwajuren, clarified that the commission only issued an advisory to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

10. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has insisted that the federal government must revert the band A electricity tariff to the status quo before negotiating with the union on the matter.

    This demand was made on Monday by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, during a visit to the Federal Ministry of Power, also known as Power House, in Abuja.