These are the top five stories you should be monitoring today.
1. TREASURY LOOTERS TO BE GRANTED “FULL AND COMPLETE AMNESTY”
The House of Representatives is reportedly considering a law that would grant looters of Nigerian treasury “full and complete amnesty”.
2. TUITION FEES HIKE: SENATE SUMMONS 38 VCS
The Nigerian Senate is set to summon Vice Chancellors of 38 Federal universities over increase in tuition fees, chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, Senator Barau Jibrin said on Tuesday.
3. I’M READY TO SUBMIT MYSELF IF I’M DECLARED WANTED – AREWA YOUTH LEADER, YERIMA
The Leader of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, Shettima Yerima, who was chief speaker of the youth who issued a notice to the Igbo to quit the 19 northern states, on Tuesday, said he would submit himself for questioning if declared wanted.
4. BUHARI RIGHT TO SPEAK TO NIGERIANS IN HAUSA LANGUAGE – SHEHU SANI
Senator Shehu Sani has defended President Muhammadu Buhari’s controversial use of Hausa language in his Eid-el-Fitr message to Nigerians on Saturday.
5. OSINBAJO TO CONTINUE CONSULTATIONS ON NIGERIA’S UNITY
Osinbajo’s media aide, Laolu Akande, has said the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo would continue with consultations started after the increased agitations in the country.
