Nigerian Newspapers: 10 Things You Need To Know Today 23rd March 2022 

Good morning! iexclusive News Nigeria brings to you today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:

1. The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, on Tuesday, met with police officers in the Ogun State Command over a threat to embark on strike by the junior officers. It was gathered that the Police IG had begun a meeting with the police officers nationwide over the looming strike.

2. The Federal Government on Tuesday rejected a bill of the House of Representatives seeking free healthcare services for children in the country. The government also rejected four other bills. The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, at a public hearing in Abuja by the House Committee on Healthcare Services, said with the current realities of economic challenges, it would be difficult to have free healthcare service for children.

3. The lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country has continued to worsen, even as the exchange rate on the parallel market is inching towards N590/$1. The development may lead to massive job loss in the manufacturing industry, among other sectors, according to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria.

4. An independent investigation panel has fixed March 30 for the suspended DCP Abba Kyari to appear in a petition of alleged unlawful arrest filed by three persons. The Panel is investigating the allegations of human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigerian Police.

5. President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the Dangote Fertiliser Plant in Lagos State. The President said the plant is an endorsement of his administration’s target of food sufficiency, adding that it will reduce dependence on imported fertilizers and create employment for Nigerians.

6. The Senate has asked the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, to as a matter of urgency, carry out a holistic investigation into the maltreatment and torture of Nigerians by foreign nationals living in Nigeria.

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7. The Senate will, on Wednesday (today), debate the ruling of a Federal High Court in Abia State, which nullified the controversial section 84 (12) of the amended Electoral Act. This followed a point of order raised by Senator George Thompson Sekibo (PDP, Rivers), who drew the attention of his colleagues to the court ruling.

8. Kiki Mordi has been accused of sleeping around with BBC Producers for roles by a journalist named David Hundeyin. Kiki Mordi was one of the co-hosts of a space where people could share their stories about bad bosses. David Hundeyin then took to Twitter to throw the first punch by alleging that the “co-host of the space is the beneficiary of a toxic action by one of the most toxic bosses in the entire Nigerian media space.”

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9. Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, will miss Nigeria’s FIFA 2022 World Cup playoff against the Black Stars of Ghana on Friday due to illness. The Super Eagles made the announcement in a post via the team’s Instagram account on Tuesday afternoon.

10. Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, Tuesday, gave an insight into the finances of the State, saying that the State’s economy is not robust. Speaking in an interview, Soludo said from the audited account of the State ending December 31, 2021, there is about N300 million to N400 million cash in various banks and about N1.5 billion debt.