The Punch reported that the Federal Government and the organised labour on Tuesday finally reached an agreement that the Presidency would send the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Bill to the National Assembly after three days of meetings.
The Nation newspaper also reported that the controversy over the delay in transmitting the New National Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly has finally been laid to rest.
Two key parties in the controversy – the Federal Government and Labour – agreed yesterday that the bill be forwarded to the lawmakers on or before January 23.
The Sun said the remains of the two pilots and three crewmen of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), who died on January 2 while carrying out counterinsurgency operations in the North East had been laid to rest. They were interred amid tears and eulogies from family, friends and colleagues.
The Leadership newspaper reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that it would not transmit the results of the 2019 general elections electronically.
ThisDay newspaper said a new report released in New York by the United Nations Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) has revealed that Nigeria lost an estimated $2.8 billion in revenues in 2018, mainly due to crude oil-related crimes.
The Vanguard reported that the detained Maiduguri Bureau Chief of Daily Trust, Uthman Abubakar, has been released by military authorities, after being detained for almost three days.
The Guardian said Nigeria has been given a $14.12 million facility by the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group to facilitate its membership of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI).