1. In a dramatic turn of events, a man has climbed a broadcast mast on Katampe Hill in Abuja, vowing to sacrifice his life for the nation's pressing issues. His demands include:
Restoration of Fuel Subsidy: He calls on the government to reinstate the fuel subsidy to alleviate economic burdens on Nigerians.
State of Emergency on Insecurity: Immediate action is demanded in Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Niger, and Borno to combat terrorism and restore peace.
Open Borders for Food Importation: To tackle the food shortage crisis, he urges the government to open borders for food imports.
Addressing Out-of-School Children: He highlights the urgent need for solutions to the growing number of out-of-school children.
He pleads for fellow Nigerians to join his cause, emphasizing his readiness to sacrifice his life for these critical issues.
2. Police authorities in Abuja have arrested a man who attempted suicide as a protest over the country’s biting socio-economic hardship.
The man identified as Shuaibu Alhaji Yushau had earlier on Monday climbed a 120ft mast at ASO Radio in the Katampe area of the nation’s capital, threatening to take his life.
Shuaibu is the second Nigerian in recent years to have threatened to take his own life over the country’s economic conditions. In 2018, one Nurudeen Lliyasu climbed a telecommunication mast in the nation’s capital, vowing to take his life due to hardship.
N:b : In Nigeria, the legal position is that suicide is not a crime but attempted suicide is. Section 327 in the Criminal Code Act (which applies to southern Nigeria) states that:
Any person who attempts to kill himself is guilty of a misdemeanour and is liable to imprisonment for one year.
3. The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has announced measures to tackle the skyrocketing food prices nationwide
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, said the measures would be implemented over the next 180 days.
The commodities the government is prioritising to benefit from this include: Maize, Husked Brown Rice, Wheat and Cowpeas.
4. The moment Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, ordered his security aides to slap an islamic cleric at a recent gathering
5. The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig Gen Yushau Ahmed, has said that serving corps members across the country would benefit from the ongoing negotiation for a new minimum wage when it's completed.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says President Bola Tinubu has not increased corps members’ allowance.
There were claims that the NYSC Director General Brigadier General YD Ahmed had announced an increase in allowance for corps members during his visit to the Ogun State Orientation Camp in Sagamu on Sunday.
But in a Monday statement, the NYSC spokesman Eddy Megwa labelled the claims as a “misrepresentation of facts”.
For clarity’s sake, General Ahmed while addressing corps members said it is expected that they would benefit from the minimum wage when it is approved, he did not say the President has approved any increment in Corps Members’ allowance,” the statement read.
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