Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 1st August 2024 [Thursday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 1st August 2024 being Thursday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 1st August 2024 [Thursday]

1. The U.S. Mission in Nigeria has advised some staff members to stay home on August 1 and 2, 2024, due to planned nationwide protests. Only essential personnel are expected to work during this period, as per an emergency alert issued on Wednesday by the U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the U.S. Consulate General in Lagos.

2. At least 19 people were killed on Wednesday in Kawuri village, Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), suspected to be planted by Boko Haram insurgents, detonated at a local joint. This incident follows an attack on a police station in Jakana town, also in Konduga LGA, three days earlier.

3. An Abuja High Court has issued an order preventing protesters from marching in the streets of the Federal Capital Territory. The order, granted by Justice Sylvanus Chinedu Oriji, came in response to an ex-parte application by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, and restricts participants in the proposed #EndBadGovernance protest.

4. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was found at the perimeter fence of the Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, of the Nigeria Customs Service on Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday. The discovery was made on the eve of a planned nationwide protest against worsening conditions in the country.

5. The Edo State Police Command has pledged to support and protect peaceful protesters in the state. State Commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye, affirmed this during a press briefing on Wednesday, emphasizing the citizens’ right to protest.

6. Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has warned against any form of violence during the upcoming protests. He made this statement while addressing business leaders, traditional rulers, and religious leaders at Government House, Kano, on Wednesday.

7. On Wednesday, the National Assembly repealed and re-enacted the 2024 Appropriation Act. The amendments include an additional N6.2 trillion, as requested by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on July 23, to finance key infrastructure projects and the newly established N70,000 minimum wage.

8. The House of Representatives Special Joint Committee investigating issues affecting the petroleum sector has instructed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to halt the “mortgaging of Nigeria’s future crude oil” until the committee completes its investigation.

9. Banks and other financial institutions will be closed on Thursday, August 1, 2024, as the hunger strike protests commence across the country. While no official announcements have been made, conversations with bank employees suggest they have been advised not to report to work that day.

10. The Senate has called on Nigerians and organizers of the nationwide protests to reconsider their plans, urging them to prioritize the country’s stability. They argue that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has implemented policies in its first year that are expected to benefit Nigerians in the future.