TOP 10 NEWS MAKING THE ROUNDS IN NIGERIA TODAY WEDNESDAY 

TOP 10 NEWS MAKING THE ROUNDS IN NIGERIA TODAY WEDNESDAY 

1. Tinubu Appoints 3 New Commissioners For NUPRC, Redeploys One

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three (3) new Executive Commissioners to serve in the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).

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The President also approved the redeployment of one current Executive Commissioner.

The appointments and redeployment are subject to their confirmation by the Nigerian Senate according to a statement released on Tuesday by Tinubu’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale.

Those appointed are:

(1) Mr. Bashir Indabawa — NW — Executive Commissioner, Exploration & Acreage Management

(2) Dr. Kelechi Ofoegbu — SE — Executive Commissioner, Corporate Services & Administration (Redeployed)

(3) Mr. Enorense Amadasu — SS — Executive Commissioner, Development & Production

(4) Mr. Babajide Fasina — SW — Executive Commissioner, Economic Regulation & Strategic Planning

2. NLC, TUC Declare Nationwide Strike From Nov 14

The organised labour unions; Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Tuesday, declared a total nationwide strike.

The strike will commence next Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

The leadership of the two unions resolved after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.

The organized labour unions following the announcement have commenced mobilisation of members and allies across the country.

The decision was reached by NLC and TUC after the brutalisation of NLC National President, Joe Ajaero, last week in Imo State.

3. Tinubu Will Disappoint Those Praying That Naira Would Become Nonsense – Presidency

The Presidency has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will shock and disappoint Nigerians speculating and praying for the Naira to be worthless.

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Speaking at a lecture and lunch in Abuja on Tuesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Tope Fasua, said the administration is working on economic policies to strengthen the Naira.

Fasua, who represented Vice President Kashim Shettima at the event, said the steady rise in the value of the Naira in the past few days is expected to continue due to policies being implemented by the government.

The presidential aide also warned Nigerians who are hoarding foreign currencies with the hope that the local currency would continue to fall to expect a surprise soon.

4. Appeal Court Takes Fresh Decision On Sanwo-olu’s Election As Lagos Governor

The Appeal Court on Tuesday reserved its ruling in the petitions challenging the re-election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the Governor of Lagos State.

The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abdulazeez Adediran (Jandor) are challenging the September 25, ruling of the election tribunal which upheld the March 18 election victory of Sanwo-Olu.

The Appeal Court panel led by Justice, Yargata Nimpar, after hearing the arguments of all parties in the petition as represented by their lawyers, said the date for ruling will be communicated to those concerned.

During the court session on Tuesday, Counsel to Labour Party, Mr Benson Olagbade, urged the court to allow the appeal and set aside the decision of the tribunal on the Lagos State governorship election.

He argued that the tribunal erred in law when it held that the burden of proof regarding the citizenship of Sanwo-olu’s running mate, Obafemi Hamzat rests on the appellant.

He urged the court to interprete Section 182 (1) (a) of the Constitution regarding the disqualification of Sanwo-Olu and his deputy.

5. ‘Tinubu Has Been Playing God For A Long Time, It Is Time For Mortals To Put Him In His Place’ – Baba-Ahmed

The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said President Bola Tinubu has not delivered on any of his campaign promises.

He lamented that Tinubu’s administration has not taken any bold steps except to “shut down IreV” and to “use misapplied force on the weak Nigerian institutions that we have.”

Baba-Ahmed stated this during an interview with ARISE PRIMETIME.

He insisted that when Nigerians finally wake up and decide to take over the country anything will become possible

The LP chieftain argued that Tinubu has played God for such a long time and it is time for mortals like Peter Obi to put him in his place.

6. TUC President, Osifo Reveals Why NLC President, Ajaero Was In Imo Before Attack

The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, has revealed why the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, was in Imo State on November 1, 2023.

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Osifo, on Tuesday, said Ajaero was not Imo State for politics but to fight for the rights of aggrieved workers in the state.

The TUC President while speaking on Channels TV said the labour issues in Imo predated the Ajaero-led NLC as alleged by the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma.

Osifo said, “The problem in Imo State actually started in 2020 immediately Hope Uzodimma came to the saddle. In 2021, Joe Ajaero was not the President of NLC.”

Ajaero was attacked in Owerri, the Imo State capital, last Wednesday just before a planned protest in the state.

The protest was fixed to press the state government to heed the demands of the workers in the state.

The NLC and the TUC have since ordered the shutdown of essential services in Imo as a protest of the attack on Ajaero and declared a nationwide strike effective November 14, 2023.

Osifo, on Tuesday, accused the Uzodimma-led administration of supervising the attack on Ajaero and giving the incident a political colouration.

7. Presidency Reacts To Report Of Uzodinma Sabotaging Tinubu’s Effort To Release Nnamdi Kanu

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has debunked reports claiming that the governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma is blocking the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Onanuga noted the news is aimed at building resentment against the governor and sabotaging his chances at the upcoming election on November 11.

A report making the rounds claimed that Tinubu said his efforts to set Kanu free was being frustrated by Uzodinma.

However, speaking via his X account, Onanuga insisted that Tinubu did not meet with Igbo leaders on Monday and the statement connected to him is false.

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8. IGP Bans Ebubeagu, Vigilante Groups, Vehicular Movement In Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has placed a restriction on vehicular movement as well as movement of canoe, ships and other means of transportation via waterways in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa.

The restrictions kick off from Friday.

Egbetokun said the decision was in line with measures put in place to ensure free, fair and credible elections in the three states.

He also barred some state security outfits like Ebubeagu and other quasi outfits from carrying out operations during the exercise.

The IGP, who disclosed this at the ongoing press briefing at Force Headquarters, explained that both marine and gunboats have been deployed in the three States considering the riverine terrain of the States.

Speaking through the Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Egbetokun stated that the three States have been fortified with different security equipment including helicopters that will be for aerial patrol.

9. Gov. Bago To Drag FG To Supreme Court, Demands 13% Derivation Payment For Air, Water, Others

Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State has declared that just like oil-producing states get paid 13% derivation fund by the federal government, his own state should also get paid.

He submitted that Niger State must get derivation fund for all its resources including land, water, air, grass, and every other resource.

According to him, Niger State deserves to be paid about N1 trillion in compensation for the hydrocarbon exchange being consumed from the state to the Delta region.

He argued that Niger has been providing the whole country with electricity for several years and has gotten nothing in return from the government.

The Governor said the people of the state have woken up and they would shut down the hydro dams unless the government heeded their demand.

Speaking when he played host to the Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, Tijani Aliyu, in Minna on Monday, Governor Bago said: “We need 13 percent derivation for water supplied to the Delta.

10. NLC, TUC Orders Indefinite Shutdown Of Power Supply, Flights In Imo State

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have ordered the shutdown of electricity and fuel supplies in Imo State.

The decision was reached by the organised labour unions following the brutalisation of the National President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, last week.

NLC and TUC, on Tuesday, also directed aviation workers to ensure that flights into and outside the state are suspended.

The decisions were reached at the extraordinary National Executive Council meeting summoned by the labour unions on Tuesday afternoon.