Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 23rd July 2024 [Tuesday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 23rd July 2024 being Tuesday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 23rd July 2024 [Tuesday]

1. On Monday, the leadership of the organised labour advised President Bola Tinubu to avert the impending nationwide protest by engaging in dialogue with its organisers. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, urged Tinubu to heed the grievances of the people, noting that millions of Nigerians are suffering due to the current hardships.

2. The Federal Government has intervened in the dispute between Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). On Monday, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, held a high-level meeting with key stakeholders to address and resolve the issues surrounding the Dangote Refinery.

3. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has expressed concern that despite developmental progress, some Northern politicians continue to engage in destructive politics and a “pull him down” mentality. The governor noted that some Northerners are stuck in a cycle of blame games without making any efforts toward self-reflection or improvement.

4. An electronics dealer, Yusuf Tijjani, lost property worth over N2.6 million in a fire that destroyed his shop in Kwali Area Council of the FCT. Tijjani, popularly known as Babson, reported that the incident occurred on Saturday around 3 am after he had closed his shop, located behind the motor park in Kwali town.

5. On Monday, July 22, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Olawale Edun, defended the federal government’s proposed one-off tax on 2023 foreign exchange (forex) gains by banks. This plan to tax the banks’ forex gains is included in the proposed amendment to the 2023 Finance Act currently before the National Assembly.

6. President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), effective Wednesday, July 24.

7. On Monday, the Federal Government stated that the N3 trillion recurrent component of the N6.2 trillion supplementary budget before the National Assembly will mainly be used to address the new national minimum wage. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this while addressing the House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriation, chaired by Hon. Abubakar Bichi.

8. On Monday, the Federal High Court in Abuja declined to grant a motion to stop the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, from spending from the state’s consolidated revenue fund. Instead, Justice James Nwite instructed the plaintiffs to notify Fubara and other defendants in the suit.

9. On Monday, the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, upheld the sentence of 15 years imprisonment for Mutiu Ogundare, the dethroned Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Lagos State, for faking his abduction. The lead judge of the three-man panel, Justice Peter Bassi, delivered the judgment affirming the decision of the High Court.

10. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen announced that the House of Representatives’ decision to cut their salaries by 50 percent to assist indigent Nigerians amid the current economic challenges can be renewed after six months. The Speaker emphasized that the members of the House understand the economic struggles of Nigerians and believe no sacrifice is too great to alleviate the hardship.