Happy morning! The summary from Nigerian Newspapers for today is as follows:
1. On Monday, the Academic Staff Union of Institutions, or ASUU, warned Nigerians that another crisis would emerge in the nation’s universities if the Federal Government continued to withhold their salaries. At a special congress of the local branch held on Monday in the university’s main auditorium, Prof. Moyosore Ajao, the chairman of the ASUU at the University of Ilorin, raised the alarm.
2. The new governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, was criticised by the All Progressives Congress and the Osun State House of Assembly yesterday for the six executive orders he issued on Monday. They denounced the new governor for undoing some of Gboyega Oyetola’s appointments and hiring decisions.
3. The 32 nominees for the 2022 edition, according to the Nigerian National Merit Award, lacked the necessary qualifications. The quasi-academic organisation claimed that the candidates failed the entrance test.
4. Aminu Mohammed claims he was beaten and taken to the Presidential Villa in Abuja after being detained as a student for allegedly criticising First Lady Aisha Buhari on Twitter. Mohammed, a student at the Federal University in Dutse, Jigawa State, allegedly said this to his father when he called him from detention.
5. The Federal Government has warned Nigerians visiting the United States, the United Kingdom, and several other European nations to be cautious since thieves may target their passports, cash, and other valuables. The counsel was given by Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information, on Monday in Abuja during the fifth iteration of the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration scorecard, 2015–2023.
6. Accusations that some ministries, departments, and agencies have padded their budgets have been refuted by Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning. The minister pointed out that the budget estimates forwarded to the National Assembly only incorrectly included the disputed funds.
7. All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu plans to halt his campaign and town hall appearances for at least eight days in order to travel to a number of Western nations. The candidate would be away from the country between December 4 and December 12, the APC Presidential Campaign Council stated in a series of tweets.
8. The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has upheld a Federal High Court decision that named Bashir Machina as the legitimate candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yobe North senatorial district. The decision was made in Damaturu, Yobe State. The appeal brought by Ahmed Lawal, the Senate President, was dismissed by Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem of the appellate court for lack of merit.
9. According to PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria is bleeding under the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and needs a qualified person to prevent it from collapsing. He claimed that although insecurity had spread throughout the entire nation, the people were starving.
10. Sani Mahmood Sha’aban, a former All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Kaduna State, quit the party yesterday. President Muhammadu Buhari’s son-in-law claimed he left the party because it didn’t respect the law.
