7 Things You Need To Know This Wednesday Morning From Nigerian Newspapers

7 Things You Need To Know This Wednesday Morning From Nigerian Newspapers

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iexclusive News Nigeria brings to you today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers

1. Seven officers of the Nigerian Navy have been abducted in Edo State. The security personnel was abducted while travelling to Delta from Kaduna. The officers from a Naval Base in Kaduna state were said to have been abducted on Sapele-Warri road. “They were on their way to Navy Engineering College, Sapele in Delta State,” according to a source.

2. The Central Bank of Nigeria, yesterday, stopped the sales of forex to the Bureau De Change operators in the country with immediate effect. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this after the Monetary Policy Committee’s two-day meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.

3. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of 14, 620 candidates for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) after investigation but withheld those of 93 candidates. JAMB’s Head of Media, Fabian Benjamin stated this in a statement.

4. A total of 479 people have been killed in the current outbreak of Cholera which has spread to at least 18 states in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in its latest situation report.

5. The Presidency has warned State House staff against the disclosure of classified information to the public. The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, gave the warning when 42 staff of the presidency were administered with an oath of secrecy.

6. The Adamawa State Government, on Tuesday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is eligible to vie for the office of the president. The Attorney-General of Adamawa, Afraimu Jingi, told Justice Inyang Ekwo while moving a motion on notice, seeking to be joined in the suit filed by a group against Atiku and three others.

7. Unknown gunmen have killed a Chief Superintendent of Police, (CSP) Fatmann Dooiyor, a Divisional Police Officer for Omuma, Governor Hope Uzodimma’s community in Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer of Imo, CSP Mike Abattam said six of the gunmen were killed by the police while 11 were arrested.