Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 14th August 2024 [Wednesday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 14th August 2024 being Wednesday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 14th August 2024 [Wednesday]

1. The Federal Government has reported that the economy is making progress and the exchange rate is stabilizing. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, shared this update during a briefing with State House correspondents after the Council of State meeting on Tuesday.

2. The Federal Government has urged those advocating for regime change to wait until the next election in 2027. Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals, made this statement on Tuesday while addressing State House correspondents, claiming that the recently concluded EndBadGovernance protest aimed to unseat President Bola Tinubu.

3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to depart Abuja on Wednesday, August 14, for a three-day official visit to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, at the invitation of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. This was announced by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement on Tuesday.

4. At least 12 passengers were reportedly killed in a fire following a road accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. The lone crash, involving a white Mazda bus with the registration number DDA733XA, occurred around 3:14 pm near the Ogere axis of the highway.

5. The Port Harcourt Refining Company, managed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Rivers State, has once again failed to commence operations despite multiple promises. The Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and NNPC have repeatedly delayed the refinery’s reopening, causing frustration among Nigerians.

6. The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two individuals found in possession of a fresh human skull belonging to an unidentified woman in the Amuloko area of Ibadan. The command’s spokesperson, Osifeso Adewale, disclosed this information on Tuesday.

7. An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti sentenced four men to life imprisonment on Tuesday for kidnapping a 75-year-old woman in Ikere Ekiti. The defendants, Adeoye Sunday, Adewusi Dare, Bamigboye Damilola, and Ogunlayi Seun, were also sentenced to five years each for conspiracy.

8. The Anambra State Government, in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare and security operatives, has arrested a 34-year-old man named Chukwudi Okoye for defiling a 10-year-old girl. The suspect, reportedly a seminarian in the Anglican Communion, committed the crime in Amanuke community, Awka North Local Government Area.

9. President Bola Tinubu has approved a new national policy to curb the migration of health workers. In a statement on X on Monday, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, announced that the policy is a comprehensive strategy to manage, harness, and reverse the trend of health worker migration.

10. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has stated that the Federal Government’s directive to suspend a six-month food tariff could lead to a revenue loss of N188.37 billion. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, revealed this in his keynote address on “Facilitating food trade through Customs process: Best Practices for Nigeria” in Abuja.