Nigerian Newspapers: Top 10 Headlines Today 19th March 2022

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

1. Two policemen were killed when armed men in the early hours of Saturday set ablaze the Umuguma Divisional Police Headquarters in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The attack came a few hours after the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of zone 9, Umuahia, Isaac Akinmoyede, left the state after a one-day working visit.

2. Russia has assured that it would continue to provide necessary assistance to ensure the safety and well-being of Nigerian citizens in the Russian Federation amid the ongoing war between it and Ukraine. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Embassy of Nigeria in Moscow, Russia, on the sideline of the meeting between officials of the two countries.

3. The so-called ‘secret daughter’ of Vladimir Putin has shut her Instagram account due to backlash surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war. The so-called ‘secret daughter’ of Vladimir Putin has shut her Instagram account due to backlash surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war.

4. President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja on Friday, following a medical check-up in London, UK. The president had earlier embarked on a two weeks medical trip to London for check-ups.

5. The Academic Staff Union of Universities has kicked against the initiation of new bills for the creation of new universities in Nigeria. ASUU wondered why the government would push for the creation of new universities while ignoring the existing ones currently in dilapidated states.

6. The Federal Government has said the provisions of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022 will be deleted. Abubakar Malami, Attorney General and Minister of Justice made the government’s position known in a statement, Friday night.

7. The committee on the venue, decorations and site servicing for the All Progressive Congress (APC) forthcoming convention, has visited the proposed venue, Eagle Square, Abuja, as part of preparations for the event. The Chairman of the committee, Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau speaking after inspecting the venue on Friday in Abuja, said it would begin erecting of structures for the convention.

8. Barely nine days after the Senate refused to remove Section 84(10) of the Electoral Act, a Federal High Court in Umuahia on Friday, annulled the section, insisting that it was at variance with the provisions of the Nigerian Constitution.

9. The Nigeria Export Promotion Council, NEPC, on Friday said between 2019-2021, Nigeria exported non-oil products worth $3.455 billion. The National Executive Director of NEPC, Ezra Yakusak, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri while speaking on the non-oil export for survival agenda of NEPC.

10. The Students Union body of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has given the LAUTECH chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) 72 hours to withdraw from the ongoing strike. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by its President, Anuoluwa Adeboye, and Public Relations Officer, Gabriel Michael.