Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. More than 30 persons have been killed in Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union, SOKAPU, the victims were killed during an invasion by armed men on Narido community in Kauru LGA.
2. The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the activities of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC, has directed the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, to produce the self-acclaimed Director-General of the organisation, Mr Adeyemi Adeniyi, by noon on Wednesday. The directive was issued on Monday during the committee’s resumed investigative hearing at the National Assembly in Abuja.
3. South Africa has reportedly failed to ratify the agreement with Nigeria, citing what Nigerian officials described as “inadequate reasons.” The Early Warning Mechanism was designed to strengthen cooperation between both countries in monitoring threats of violence, protecting citizens and addressing consular matters.
4. The Naira on Monday depreciated to N1,407 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,400 per dollar last week Friday. Similarly, the naira depreciated to N1,364 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM.
5. Mr Olatunji Ifabiyi, the spokesperson for the Ondo State House of Assembly, says the Assembly will not hold plenary until the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, resigns. Ifabiyi, in an interview on Monday in Akure, reiterated that the majority of the lawmakers were in support of the Speaker’s removal. Twenty-one of the 26 members of the Assembly had signed a resolution to impeach the Speaker if he failed to resign.
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