1. Over 120 people who lost their lives in Tuesday’s tanker expansion in Majia town of Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State were buried Wednesday. Nearly a hundred other persons who were injured during the incident are still in the hospital.
2. The Presidency has said the absence of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima will not create any leadership vacuum in the country. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement on Wednesday, said physical presence was not necessary to perform their duties.
3. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Communications Satellite Ltd (NigComSat), Mrs Jane Egerton-Idehen, has said Nigeria is now deploying all its satellite assets against terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers. This means that the security challenges confronting the country might end soon, she added.
4. Sgt Abraham Uzuobo, an officer attached to Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, is presently facing disciplinary action for reportedly raping a minor detained at South-Ibie police division. The suspect, a 17-year-old girl, was detained for allegedly receiving stolen property.
5. The Minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, has said the government acknowledges the pain the current reforms of government have inflicted on Nigerians, while stating that the reforms are necessary for growth and development of the economy. Edun stated this while speaking on a panel session at the ongoing Nigeria Economic Summit on ‘Fiscal reforms for secure future’.
6. Lagos and Delta states’ governments have promised to pay N85,000 and N77,500 as the minimum wage for their workers. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the new minimum wage, which is N15,000 higher than the N70,000 approved by the Federal Government in July.
7. Three days before the local government elections in Kaduna State, the state Labour Party chairman, Hon. Isah Chiroma, and the PDP Kafachan Ward B Jema’a LGA councilorship candidate, Abdullahi Imrah have defected to the APC. Mr Chiroma, who spoke during the flag-off of the campaign and presentations of flags to councilorship candidates, said the inclusive system of governance of Senator Uba Sani motivated him to join in moving the state forward.
8. The leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest and Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said the party would continue to protest until the Ondo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Babalola Oluwatoyin is removed. The governor spoke in Akure at the flag-off of the PDP campaign ahead of next month’s governorship election.
9. The value of the naira depreciated at the unofficial market on Wednesday as it traded at 1,705/dollar, according to Bureau De Change operators in Lagos and Abuja.
10. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says there is a need to have power grids in different regions or states to put an end to incessant grid collapses. The minister stated this on Wednesday when he unveiled Hexing Livoltek, an electricity meter manufacturing company in the Lekki area of Lagos State.
