Newspaper Headlines: Police in dilemma over five court orders on Kano emirship tussle
BY Ayodele Oluwafemi
June 1, 2024 8:32 AM
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The indefinite strike declared by organised labour dominated the front pages of Nigerian newspapers.
The PUNCH reports that the federal government has pleaded with organised labour to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024. The newspaper says the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has confirmed that Nigerian students studying abroad are ineligible for the newly introduced student loan scheme.Daily Trust reports that some young women in the south-west are gradually abandoning petty trade to join the “booming business” of rice smuggling. The newspaper says at least 17 people were reportedly killed in separate bandits’ attacks in communities of Kankara LGA of Katsina state.The Nation reports that Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, has cancelled the 10,000 jobs, approved by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. The Kano state police command said it is in dilemma over the five court orders on the Kano emirate tussle, the newspaper says.THISDAY reports that the federal government has defended its position on the proposed N60,000 minimum wage. The newspaper says Jibrin Barau, deputy senate president, has assured Nigerians that the creation of the zonal development commissions was not a plot to return the country to regional government.