Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 18th July 2024 [Thursday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 18th July 2024 being Thursday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 18th July 2024 [Thursday]

1. The Labour Party (LP) leadership has condemned the removal of Senator Ali Ndume as the Senate chief whip. On Wednesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a letter from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership demanding Ndume’s removal as a principal officer in the 10th Senate.

2. President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, as Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, announced that the appointment takes effect from August 14, 2024.

3. A mild drama unfolded at the Katsina State Government House on Wednesday when members of the state House of Assembly walked out of a meeting with Governor Dikko Radda to protest being asked to drop their mobile phones at the reception before entering the council chamber.

4. Gunmen shot dead the Village Head of Kurmin-Kare, Ishaya Barnabas, and abducted three other residents in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. A resident, Shehu Baba, said the incident occurred on Tuesday around midnight.

5. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu transmitted a letter to the Senate on Wednesday requesting approval for a 2024 supplementary appropriation of N6.2 trillion. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the letter.

6. University of Ibadan students staged a protest on Wednesday to express their grievances over a 10-hour electricity supply schedule on campus and a hike in tuition fees by the university management.

7. Following last week’s Supreme Court judgment granting local government autonomy, the 401 chairmen and members of the caretaker committees running the 62 local governments and council development areas in Osun State resigned on Wednesday.

8. The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) was N1,117/litre as of Tuesday, July 16, 2024, according to the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN). During a webinar with journalists on Wednesday, MEMAN disclosed that the landing cost of diesel was N1,157/litre, while aviation fuel was N1,127/litre.

9. With President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval, the Student Loan Scheme, one of the administration’s key programs, commenced on Wednesday. The N32 billion allocated for the program will be given as loans to successful applicants.

10. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday called for a political solution to the protracted crisis in Rivers State. PDP governors also renewed their bid for power shift in 2027, urging other leaders to work for the party’s return to power at the center.