Top 10 Nigerian newspapers summary for this Saturday morning

Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.

1. The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed the immediate retirement of officers who have either surpassed 60 years of age or completed more than 35 years in service.

2. Chief Olabode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has sharply condemned the disruption of the party’s 79th Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting, calling the event “despicable, inhuman, and a national disgrace.”

3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named Abba Abubakar Aliyu as the new Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

4. Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stressed the need for Nigeria to build a self-sufficient military-industrial complex, urging the local production of weapons, including an indigenous version of the AK-47.

5. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has postponed the registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to Monday, February 3.

6. Former U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) over their reported plans to abandon the U.S. in favour of an alternative currency.

7. The Nigerian Presidency has addressed concerns over the tenure of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, affirming that his continued stay in office is legally justified.

8. Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has announced that corps members will begin receiving a monthly allowance of N77,000 starting in February 2025.

9. The Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully reunited over 5,000 repentant Boko Haram fighters with their families after they completed a six-month rehabilitation programme under the “Operation Safe Corridor” initiative.

10. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has spoken out against the detention of Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), describing it as an attempt to silence opposition voices.