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

1. Chibok Girls: A Decade After, Pains, Anguish Still Reverberate

* FG Charged To Investigate Allegation Of Forced Marriage Of 20 Rescued Chibok Girls To Ex-Boko Haram Fighters
* Amnesty International Flays FG For Lacking Political Will To Secure Release Of Remaining Students
* Says Safe Schools Initiative Hampered By Bureaucratic Roadblocks, Allegations Of Corruption
* Charges FG To Ramp Up Efforts To Ensure Safe Release, Return Of Remaining Students

On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 mostly Christian female students aged from 16 to 18 were kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School at the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria.

2. Minimum Wage: Organized Labour Lowers Request, Tables New Demand Of N615,000 To FG

* State Govt’s Can Now Afford To Pay As They Now Get Monthly Revenue-NLC

Organised Labour, consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have lowered their demand of the new monthly minimum wage from N794,000 per worker to N615,000 to enable workers cope with the harsh economic realities and high cost of living in the country.

3. Nigeria Customs Service Deepens Ties With Benin Republic to Facilitate Trade

The Nigeria Customs Service has expressed commitment to strengthening the existing bilateral ties with its counterpart in the Republic of Benin, for ease of trade.

4. Fraud In Humanitarian Affairs Ministry: EFCC Recovers N32.7bn, $445,000, Investigating Intricate Web Of Fraudulent Practices

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disclosed that it has so far recovered N32.7 billion and $445,000 in its ongoing probe of the mess in the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry.

5. SERAP Charges Tinubu To Disclose Nigeria’s Loan Agreements, Spending Since 1999

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has charged President Bola Tinubu to disclose the agreements and spending details of loans obtained by the administrations of Nigeria’s past presidents since May 1999.

6. NCC Seizes Pirated Books Worth N300 Million At Onne Port

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Sunday, April 14, 2024 announced the seizure of pirated books worth N300 million in three containers at the Onne Port, Rivers State.

7. Yoruba Nation Agitation: Heightened Security At S’ West Govt Houses, Secretariats

In the light of the recent invasion of Oyo State government secretariat by Yoruba Nation agitators on Saturday, Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed pre-emptive security measures around government structures in the state to forestall any copycat occurrence.

8. Energy: FG To Channel N1tr Electricity Subsidy Savings To Social Services

The Federal Government plans to use the approximately N1 trillion in savings from the elimination of electricity subsidies for national power supply upgrades and social programs.

9. Nigeria's Boniface On Target, Wins Bundesliga With Bayer Leverkusen

Nigeria’s Victor Boniface scored a 25th-minute penalty to set Bayer Leverkusen on the way to winning their first Bundesliga title with five games to spare thanks to a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen.

10. Mama G Campares Herself With Governors 

Patience Ozokwor had no idea that her career in radio would take her to the heights of fame and money when she entered the film business in the 1980s. She now has a large following both outside and in Nigeria.

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