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Good morning to readers. Daily Sun brings you the major stories from Nigerian Newspapers on Thursday morning.
Atiku hits Tinubu over N70,000 allowance as labour splits, pensioners revolt
The Federal Government’s N70,000 monthly transport allowance for public servants has sparked a widening controversy, with former vice president and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, describing the intervention as a desperate attempt to contain public anger over economic hardship, while the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) outrightly rejected the agreement signed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), even as pensioners protested their exclusion. Read more here.
FEC approves N45.8bn Ebola surveillance system, pays N1.2trn power debt
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved a N45.8 billion biosecurity and disease surveillance system for five international airports to strengthen Nigeria’s defence against Ebola and other dangerous pathogens, as the Federal Government announced the payment of N1.2 trillion out of the N2.3 trillion owed to electricity sector operators. Read more here.
2027: Reps summon INEC chairman over election readiness
The House of Representatives has summoned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, to appear before its Committee on Electoral Matters within seven legislative days to explain the commission’s preparedness for the 2027 general election. Read more here.
Nnamdi Kanu: US group offers $10,000 for precedent on conviction under repealed law
A United States-based group, Rising Sun Foundation USA, has offered $10,000 to anyone who can produce a Nigerian judicial precedent establishing the legality of convicting a defendant under a law repealed before judgment. Read more here.
PDP limps to 2027 polls, faces uncertain future
For the first time in its 28-year history, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which ruled Nigeria for 16 unbroken years, will be a spectator in the country’s presidential contest. Read more here.
