Here is a roundup of some Nigerian newspaper headlines with our advocacy calls for Monday, 07 April, 2025.
1. ‘Mutfwang: Plateau attacks genocidal’ – Vanguard
Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has said the continuous and sustained attacks in communities in the state should not be described as conflicts between herders and farmers but as a genocide against the Plateau natives.
Our Take: Governor Mutfwang must move beyond expressing commitment by taking concrete, transparent steps to protect Plateau residents.
2. ”Take-it-back’ movement insists on protest’ – Daily Trust
The ‘take-it-back’ movement has insisted on staging a nationwide protest today against the emergency rule in Rivers State as well as what it called human rights abuse and misuse of Cybercrime Act.
This is even as the Nigeria Police Force has warned the organisers to shelve their planned nationwide protest, describing the timing of the demonstration as ill-conceived and mischievous.
Our Take: The Nigeria Police Force should refrain from clamping down on citizens’ right to peaceful protest and instead focus on maintaining law and order during the demonstration, ensuring the safety of both protesters and the general public, because protecting the right to dissent is a cornerstone of any democratic society.
3. ’20 governors under fire for delaying N70k minimum wage’ – Punch
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Alhaji Haruna Kankara, on Sunday, said about 20 states have yet to implement the N70,000 new minimum wage for local government workers and primary school teachers.
Our Take: In a country where even garri is beginning to act like imported rice, it is unconscionable that 20 governors are still dragging their feet on implementing the N70,000 minimum wage for local government workers and primary school teachers, people who literally keep the grassroots running and our children learning. These governors must stop acting like the wage is coming from their personal pockets and immediately do the needful.
