Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 6th May 2024 [Monday]

Good morning Nigerians and to the world at large. Here is a summary of Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for today 6th May 2024 [Monday]:

Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 6th May 2024 [Monday]

1. FG Nano-Business Grant: Beneficiaries of the Federal Government’s N50,000 grant for nano-business owners have begun receiving credit alerts. Minister for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, confirmed that over 200,000 small business owners have already received the payment.

2. Lagos News: The operation to rid Lagos of visible security threats continues, following the arrest of suspects under the Dolphin Estate Bridge. According to a statement by Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, 450 miscreants were apprehended over the weekend.

3. Presidency: Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dallas, United States (U.S.), where he will represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 U.S.-Africa Business Summit hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa.

4. Fuel Scarcity: Normalcy is gradually returning to the supply and distribution chain of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol, after a scarcity of the product over the last three weeks. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) attributed the situation to “logistics” issues, with reserves now being opened up for supply to marketers.

5. Health: The Department of State Services (DSS) has sealed AL-Ihsan Clinic in the Unguwan Rogo community in Jos North LGA of Plateau State following allegations of quackery and the reported death of a female patient after surgery performed by one Mr. Abdul Lukman.

6. Economy:  The value of Nigeria’s currency in circulation has risen to N3.87tn as of the end of March, according to the latest money and credit statistics on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s website.

7. Metro News: Residents of Mende Estate Villa in the Maryland area of Lagos State have protested the recent demolition of their multimillion naira houses by the Lagos State Government and are seeking compensation for new shelter.

8. Insecurity: The Edo State Police Command has two suspects in custody in connection with the disappearance and death of a 200-level undergraduate of Delta State University of Science and Technology, Agbor, Miss Faith Omodon.

9. Drug Trafficking: Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency intercepted 511 jumbo sacks of cannabis sativa weighing 4,752kg concealed in the gas tank compartment of a truck along the Abuja-Abaji highway during a stop-and-search operation.

10. Tragedy: Another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along the Maiduguri-Dikwa-Gamboru Ngala road has claimed seven lives, including that of a telecommunication expert, Mallam Abbashuwa Bulamarwa.