Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 24th June 2024 [Monday]

Good morning Nigeria, and the world at large.

Below is the summary of top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for today 24th June 2024 being Monday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 24th June 2024 [Monday]

1. Dangote Group has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria of deliberately sabotaging its refinery’s plan to roll out petrol, aiming to keep the country dependent on petrol imports.

2. President Bola Tinubu has imposed severe penalties for civil servants who relocate abroad while continuing to draw salaries, as well as those who facilitate such fraudulent activities.

3. The Nigerian Air Force’s Operation Delta Safe has destroyed 13 illegal refining sites and seven Cotonou boats in Rivers, Bayelsa, and Imo states. NAF spokesman AVM Edward Gabkwet stated that air interdictions also dispersed five J-5 buses attempting to siphon suspected crude oil from surface tanks.

4. Bandits attacked Maidabino in Katsina State, killing nine people and abducting 50 others, mostly women and children. The attackers operated unchallenged for several hours due to their large numbers.

5. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu praised the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development reforms as a testament to his administration’s economic diversification, during a ceremony where he received a symbolic gold bar from the Minister, Dr. Dele Alake.

6. Saudi Arabia’s Health Minister, Fahd al-Jalajel, reported that 1,301 pilgrims died during the 2024 hajj, with 83 percent of the deceased making the pilgrimage without necessary permits.

7. The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has rejected a bill seeking to establish a national agency for the regulation and management of ranches in Nigeria. MACBAN president Alhaji Baba Usman Ngelzarma voiced opposition to the bill.

8. NDLEA operatives discovered a snake-guarded shrine used to store illicit drugs in the Igor community, Benin City. NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi reported that a large hole in a wall, covered with wallpapers and fetish objects, was used for storage.

9. An early morning fire on Sunday razed the headquarters of Christ Embassy Church in Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos State. Emergency responders, including the police and Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, managed to extinguish the fire.

10. Organized Labour has warned some governors against giving wrong advice to President Bola Tinubu, which could lead to nationwide resentment and impoverishment. They reiterated that their next actions depend on President Tinubu’s decision on the two proposals from the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage.