NIGERIAN DAILIES: TEN THINGS TO KNOW THIS MORNING, ON FRIDAY

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Good morning! The summary from Nigerian Newspapers for today is as follows:

1. According to former president Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria is now more divided than it has ever been as a result of the results of this year's general elections. According to him, the administration that succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari must find a method to mend the division's wounds.

2. The ongoing demolition of buildings in the neighborhood by the authorities has alarmed the locals of Daki Biyu, a suburb in Abuja's Jabi District. The FCTA's ongoing efforts to revive the Abuja master plan include the demolition.

3. The Nigerian Army and the Ministry of Defense, among others, have been barred from trespassing on land parcels in the upscale Maitama Extension, also known as Maitama Aliero, by an FCT High Court. The defendants were placed under house arrest by Justice U. P. Kekemeke while the court considered an ongoing case.

4. N320,345,040,835 has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari as the country's 2023 intervention funds for public tertiary education institutions. Sonny Echono, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund's executive secretary, made this announcement Wednesday in Abuja during the annual strategic planning session for all heads of participating institutions.

5. The governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who are represented by the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), have stated that they will not meddle in the selection of the National Assembly's top officials. During a lengthy meeting in Abuja yesterday, the governors declared that both new and veteran members had the necessary intelligence to comprehend what Nigerians expected of the ruling party.

6. According to President Muhammadu Buhari, the 2023 elections have demonstrated the nation's democracy's increasing strength and, more specifically, the sophistication of Nigerian voters when it comes to making political decisions. Alhaji Muhammad Hamim Nuhu Sunusi, the recently-installed Emir of Dutse, Jigawa State, was welcomed by the President at the State House in Abuja.

7. Yesterday, opposition erupted against the federal government's decision to secure a $800 million World Bank facility as a palliative to soften the impact on the populace and its planned removal of the subsidy on gasoline, also known as premium motor spirit, or PMS. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), and northern youths operating under the auspices of the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) were among the groups who provided resistance.

8. Yesterday, the Labor Party Presidential Campaign Council (LP-PCC) accused the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party in power, of waging a calculated and orchestrated campaign of slander to delegitimize and discredit Mr. Peter Obi, the party's presidential candidate, and pressure him into giving up his right to file a lawsuit over the results of the recent election.

9. To ensure that the data generated complies with international standards, the National Population Commission, or NPC, has reaffirmed its commitment to fully utilizing digital technology in the conduct of census exercises. This pledge was made in Enugu during the inauguration of a 21-member State census publicity committee by the Federal Commissioner who represents Enugu State, Ejike Ezeh.

10. Yesterday, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, stated that the Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, is still hurt by Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP candidate, losing. In a conversation with reporters in Washington, DC, the minister claimed that Afenifere had refused to get past Obi's electoral failure.