Nigerian Newspapers Headlines: Latest News Updates from Nigeria Tuesday,18th April 2023
Hello and welcome to today’s ThisNigeria roundup of the latest newspaper headlines in Nigeria. It’s Tuesday, the 18th of April, 2023, and we’ve compiled the top stories making the rounds across the country for your convenience.
Read Latest News Updates from Nigeria Tuesday,18th April 2023
R21 malaria vaccine gets NAFDAC approval
NAFDAC Director General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, Stated that the vaccine is an Adjuvanted protein vaccine presented as a sterile solution.
She added that the vaccine is for the prevention of clinical malaria in children between 5 months to 3 years.
Mother sells baby to offset loan in Ogun
A woman identified as Olaide Adekunle has sold her baby to re-pay a bank loan in Ogun.
This was made known in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the state, SP, Abimbola Oyeyemi on Monday.
JAMB extends 2023 Direct Entry registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the closing date for the 2023 Direct Entry (DE) registration by one week.
This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday by the board’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, after the board’s management meeting.
Chinese Yuan weakens to 6.8679 against dollar
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 73 pips to 6.8679 against the dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from the central parity rate each trading day.
Veteran journalist, Okhiria Agbonsuremi loses wife in Canada
Mercy Agbonsunremi, wife of veteran journalist, Okhiria Agbonsuremi is dead.
Her husband made the announcement in a statement on Monday.
Nigeria registers 79 deaths,1,336 suspected cases of cholera
The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC) has registered 79 deaths and a total of 1,336 suspected cases of cholera in the country so far in 2023.
The NCDC, via its official website, said this in its latest cholera situation epidemiological report.
Group calls for Senate Presidency to be zone to South South
A group, Coalition For Good Governance & Economic Justice in Africa in partnership with South South call for Senate Presidency have noted that zoning the Senate presidency to the South South region remains the best compensation to the people of the region in view of the volume of votes the All Progressives Congress, APC, President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu received in the just concluded Presidential election.
Unknown gunmen kill scores in Plateau village
Gunmen on Monday morning stormed some communities in Mangu local government area of Plateau State and started shooting sporadically killing scores of persons.
Sources from Murish village which came under attack late Sunday night said that several persons were killed in the community .
INEC ask Adamawa REC, Hudu Yunusa-Ari to “stay away” from the Commission
Sequel to the controversy arising from the suspension of supplementary collation of results after the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari purportedly announced Aisha Dahiru Binani as winner of the governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after reviewing the circumstances has told the REC to “stay away”, from the Commission’s office in Adamawa State.
LP crisis: Abure remains party chair, NLC insists
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday indicated interest to seek an interpretation of the two court orders over the position of the national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure.
PDP urges IG to arrest, prosecute INEC REC in Adamawa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to immediately arrest and prosecute Malam Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for Adamawa.
That concludes today’s roundup of the top Nigerian newspaper headlines. For more news from Nigeria, be sure to check out ThisNigeria. We’ll be back tomorrow with more updates.
