Naija News: Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Wednesday, 6th March, 2024

Naija News: Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Wednesday, 6th March, 2024

1. The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Paul Omotosho, has died.

   Omotosho passed away in the early hours of Wednesday after a short illness. According to reports, the politician from Imesi-Ekiti was actively involved in a series of political meetings on Monday.

2. Troops under Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have eliminated three suspected armed herdsmen who attacked them in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.

   General Sunday Igbinomwanhia, the Force Commander of OPWS, disclosed this on Monday in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, during a briefing with journalists on the attack.

3. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the resumption of visa services for Nigerian citizens wishing to visit the country. This comes two years after the UAE imposed a visa ban on Nigerians and automatically rejected pending visa applications.

   A joint announcement by the governments of Nigeria and the UAE, entitled “Resumption of Visa Services for Nigerians Travelling to the UAE,” stated that the visa ban was lifted on March 4, 2024.

4. President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to sell seized food products to vulnerable Nigerians as a means of curbing the hardship and hunger in the country.

   The Comptroller General of the Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday during an appearance before the House of Representatives.

5. The Presidency has denied media reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted the ban on visa services for Nigerians.

   It was earlier reported that the UAE had announced the restoration of visa services for Nigerians, confirming that they can now visit the country again.

6. The House of Representatives has called on Minister of Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola and Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali to address allegations of fraudulent port infrastructure concessions.

   The list of individuals invited for questioning also includes, Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority, Mohammed Koko; Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprise, Mamman Ahmadu; and Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Micheal Ohiani.

7. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, has dismissed reports of a plot by the military to overthrow the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration, expressing the commitment of the Nigerian military to defend the country’s democracy.

   Speaking on Tuesday at a seminar on career planning and management organised by the Army headquarters in Abuja, Lagbaja said the military has come to terms with the country’s choice of democracy as the preferred system of governance.

8. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has admitted that Nigerians are currently facing challenges but stressed that the country’s economy is not distressed.

   While emphasizing that the current circumstances are not beyond repair, he said there are ongoing efforts to steer the country out of its current challenges.

9. The presidential candidate of Labour Party at the2023 general election, Peter Obi has suggested that Nigeria is getting grain donations from Ukraine because of economic mismanagement and widespread hunger.

   Making this comments in response to the defense made by the President Bola Tinubu led government after Obi frowned at the Nigerian government for taking grain donations from war torn Ukraine, the former Anambra governor said that Egypt, who the defendants of Tinubu government used to validate the decision move to accept grains from Ukraine, shared a historic business relationship with the European nation.

10. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that over 40 million telephone lines barred because owners failed to link their SIM cards with their National Identification Number (NIN) will soon be unable to make calls.

    According to the NCC Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Mouka, on Tuesday, if the affected lines are not acted upon in the next 180 days, they won’t be able to receive calls but will only be able to text and make calls. But after the stipulated days, they will also be barred from making calls.