Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Tinubu orders probe into controversial PFIPC
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the activities of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC). Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said the President ordered the probe to be concluded within 30 days, with a comprehensive report submitted to him.
2. El-Rufai’s wife speaks out as physician’s arrest sparks reaction
Hajiya Asiya El-Rufai, wife of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has appealed to President Tinubu, saying her husband does not deserve the treatment he is currently receiving. She reacted after the ICPC confirmed the arrest of El-Rufai’s personal physician, Prof. Bello Abubakar.
3. Tinubu moves forward with State Police plan
President Tinubu has inaugurated the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, declaring that the implementation of State Police can no longer be delayed. The committee is expected to prepare the legal framework for the nationwide rollout of the initiative.
4. Senate rejects rehabilitation of ex-Boko Haram members
The Senate has called on the Federal Government to end the policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating former Boko Haram members. Lawmakers instead urged authorities to prosecute terrorists and bandits, following renewed attacks and killings of serving and retired military personnel across the country.
5. Naira weakens as EFCC intensifies anti-corruption efforts
The naira depreciated on Tuesday, falling to N1,405/$ in the parallel market and N1,379/$ in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Meanwhile, the EFCC handed over 1,452 recovered items to the Federal Ministry of Education for schools nationwide and prepared fresh money laundering charges against two former refinery managing directors.
