Good morning.  Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. New Minimum Wage: Negotiations To Continue Next Week

* FG Woos Organise Labour To Appeal To Member To Attend Meeting
* Workers Are Seeing Money Coming In Trillions; They Want Their Own Share-Ex Senator
* Says I Don’t Know How A Nigerian Can Survive With Less Than N100,000

Hopes have risen that the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage might reconvene on Tuesday, May 23 to continue further negotiation for a reasonable new minimum wage for workers, after the organised labour walked out of the negotiation on May 15.

2. FDI Drive: Tinubu Assures Chinese Investors

* Says Your Investments Are Safe In Nigeria

As Nigeria continues its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) drive, President Bola Tinubu has assured Chinese investors that their investments are safe in Nigeria.

3. NCC Temporarily Suspends Issuance of Communications Licences

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has temporarily suspended the issuance of new licences in some categories.

4. SDP Bombs Buhari’s Govt For Handing Over A Comatose Economy To Tinubu

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has faulted the immediate past government of Muhammadu Buhari for failing to address Nigeria’s challenges, accusing it of bequeathing a comatose economy to President Bola Tinubu.

5. Amid Backlash, Minister Withdraws Orphan-Marriage Suit Against Niger Assembly Speaker

Following backlash from the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy -Ohanenye, has withdrawn a suit she earlier filed against the speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, following his decision to marry off 100 orphans from his constituency.

6. Electricity: Tinubu Approved Payment Of N3.3tn Power Sector Debts – Adelabu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved part payment of all power sector debts, estimated at N3.3 trillion.

7. FAAN Begins Sales Of E-Tags At Airports

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has commenced the sales of e-tags at Nigerian airports

8. Binance Kicks As Court Denies Detained Executive Gambaryan Bail

Leading cryptocurrency platform, Binance Holding Limited has expressed its disappointment over the refusal of the Federal High Court, Abuja to grant detained executive Tigran Gambaryan bail.

9. Amid Legal Issues, Video Of Diddy Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend, Cassie Surfaces

Video footage of embattled American rapper and music executive, Sean Combs, aka Diddy reportedly assaulting his former signee and estranged girlfriend Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016 has emerged.

10. Slot Confirms He Will Take Over From Jurgen Klopp At Liverpool This Summer

Feyenoord's Arne Slot has announced he will replace Jurgen Klopp as head coach at Liverpool this summer.


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