Good morning! Here’s today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers:
- President Bola Tinubu has expressed optimism for improved economic growth after the release of the third-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report by the National Bureau of Statistics, showing a 3.46% growth, up from 3.19% in the second quarter.
- The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, confirmed that the probe into civil servants still receiving salaries after relocating abroad is ongoing and has not been neglected.
- The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begun tracking constituency projects worth N21 billion in Kaduna State as part of its efforts to ensure transparency and accountability in government spending.
- At least 30 people have been killed in multiple attacks across two Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Benue State. Rural communities in Katsina-Ala and Logo LGAs were targeted on Sunday and Monday.
- The Kaduna State Police Command has apprehended 523 suspects for various crimes, including 26 kidnappers, 12 cattle rustlers, 97 phone snatchers, and 17 car thieves.
- The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagun, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organize a bye-election to replace lawmakers from Rivers State who were dismissed for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has placed former Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki on its watchlist as part of an investigation into transactions and contracts awarded during his tenure.
- Two Nigerians, Anthony Ibekie and Samuel Aniukwu, have been sentenced to 30 years in prison by a U.S. federal jury for defrauding American citizens of $3.5 million through inheritance scams.
- The Nigeria Customs Service, Joint Border Patrol Team Sector 2, South West, has seized contraband goods worth N556 million over the past four weeks. The seizures include rice, petroleum products, and other illicit items.
- The Naira has depreciated to N1,770 per dollar in the parallel market, down from N1,750 last weekend. In the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEX), the Naira dropped to N1,675.62 per dollar.
