Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 19th July 2024 [Friday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 19th July 2024 being Friday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 19th July 2024 [Friday]

1. After nearly six months of negotiations, the Federal Government, Labour, and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) agreed on Thursday to a new national minimum wage of N70,000. This new wage, pending approval by the National Assembly and presidential assent, will replace the current N30,000 minimum wage that was implemented in 2019.

2. On Thursday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) resumed dollar sales to Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators, planning to disburse $20,000 to each licensee. This forex injection aims to curb distortions, boost market liquidity, and stabilize the naira.

3. The Senate on Thursday initiated steps to establish a national electoral commission for conducting local government polls. A bill proposing the creation of this agency passed its first reading in the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly during the plenary session.

4. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 as the minimum admissible score for 2024 university admissions nationwide. JAMB Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede announced this following stakeholder deliberations at the 2024 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions.

5. Comrade Philip Shaibu, the reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, came under gun attack in Benin City on Thursday. Shaibu, whose impeachment was voided by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, was attacked upon his return to Edo from Abuja.

6. The federal government acknowledged on Thursday that corruption in Nigeria’s health sector is a “very deep issue,” and ongoing efforts are aimed at eradicating it. They noted the alarming diversion of grants and resources meant for children and women, calling for intervention from anti-graft agencies.

7. The Delta State Police Command announced on Thursday the rescue of 25 human trafficking victims in the Ughelli area. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this in Asaba, the state capital.

8. Tragedy struck the University of Ilorin as an auto crash involving some students and a shuttle driver at the school’s main gate resulted in the death of a student. The incident, a lone accident involving the campus shuttle, was reported on Thursday.

9. The Edo State Police Command arrested a pastor known as “Sharp Sharp” and two others on Wednesday for allegedly brutalizing a 90-year-old woman, the Chief Imam of the community, and six others in Ofukpo-Ekperi, Estako Central Local Government. The incident, linked to alleged witchcraft, was captured in viral videos.

10. On Thursday, the House of Representatives committed to supporting the federal government with N648 million over six months by cutting their salaries by 50%. According to Vanguard, this move aims to support food sufficiency and address the soaring prices of foodstuffs in the country.