Greetings for the morning! The summary from Nigerian newspapers for today is as follows:

1. In an effort to prevent its planned nationwide walkout, organized labor signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government, although the agreement has been implemented slowly, to the dismay of labor unions. The state chapters of the Trade Union Congress and the Nigeria Labour Congress warned that they could have to downsize if the agreement wasn’t implemented by the deadline of October 30.

2. The All Progressives Congress candidate for governor on November 11th, Chief Timipre Sylva, has been asked by the Peoples Democratic Party Governorship Campaign Council in Bayelsa State to humbly withdraw from the contest due to what is purported to be an unfair disadvantage. The Chief news Secretary sent Governor Duoye Diri a news release on Tuesday that included this information.

3. The Nigerian Army’s 82 Division is presently court-martialing 25 soldiers and an officer for a variety of offenses. Representatives from the division, whose purview encompasses the South-East states as well as Cross River, comprise the staff on trial. The court martial in Enugu was opened on Tuesday by Maj. Gen. Hassan Dada, the General Officer Commanding of the 82nd Division.

4. The Senate has justified the purchase of a 2023 model of Toyota Landcruiser for members at the contract price of about N160 million each, saying even Local Government Chairmen drive good cars. This is in addition to the bullet proof vehicles being purchased for Senate President Godswill Akpabio and his deputy, Barau Jibrin.

5. Bandits have attacked a mosque in Allah Babba community, Sabon Layi Village of Kakangi Constituency in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. They killed the Imam and two other people, injuring two more worshippers.

6. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, on Tuesday, visited the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Speaking during the visit, Montgomery said he was at the APC headquarters to congratulate Ganduje on his new role as the party’s helmsman.

7. There was pandemonium at Minna, Niger State Capital, when a suspected member of Boko Haram sect engaged security operatives in a gun duel in the wee hours of Tuesday. Security Operatives were said to have launched an operation at Gebganu Area of Minna, where the house of the suspect is located.

8. The House of Representatives, on Monday, summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Yemi Cardoso over the lifting of the forex ban on 43 items. Cardoso is to appear before the House committees on Regulatory Banking, Finance and Customs.

9. President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday, October 24, that the Nigerian economy will soon bounce back despite the difficulties being experienced by Nigerians. The President spoke while flagging off the two-day Green Economy Summit: ‘Sustainable Future: Harnessing Green Assets and Innovation for Niger State’s Prosperity’, organised by Niger State Government.

10. President Bola Tinubu has directed the implementation of all recommendations by the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee across ministries, agencies, and departments of the federal government. President Tinubu gave the directive on Tuesday, October 24, after receiving the report on the quick-win achievements of the committee from its chairman, Taiwo Oyedele, at the State House, Abuja.