Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 28th November 2024 [Thursday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 28th November 2024 being Thursday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 28th November 2024 [Thursday]

1. The Port Harcourt Refinery Company (PHRC) has announced that its petroleum products—namely petrol, diesel, and kerosene—are currently available only to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). These products will be supplied to NNPCL-operated retail outlets, as confirmed by Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer.

2. The Federal Capital Territory High Court has postponed its ruling on the bail application of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, until December 10. The court has ordered that Bello and his two co-defendants be kept in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

3. On Wednesday, Acting Chief of Army Staff Olufemi Oluyede was questioned by the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Defence and Army regarding his confirmation as the substantive Chief of Army Staff. The public session included a reading of his profile and responses to two questions before the session moved behind closed doors.

4. The Nigeria Customs Service in Adamawa intercepted smuggled Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) worth N18.5 million. In addition, five vehicles and two motorcycles were seized by the service during operations along the Nigeria-Cameroon border in Adamawa and Taraba states over the past two months.

5. The Naira gained value in the parallel market on Wednesday, rising to N1,745 per dollar from N1,755 on Tuesday. However, it weakened in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), depreciating to N1,660.83 per dollar.

6. The House of Representatives has tasked its Committees on Finance and Petroleum (Upstream and Downstream) to investigate reports from the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Responsibility Commission. The reports allege that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) withheld N8.48 trillion in claims for petrol subsidies.

7. The Kwara State Police Command announced the arrest of two suspects who were found in possession of a stolen Toyota Camry. According to Police Public Relations Officer Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, the car—bearing registration number APP 443 CX—was originally stolen in Lagos and later recovered in the Ipata-Oloje area of Ilorin.

8. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State has suspended Habibu Umar, the representative for Kirfi local government in the state House of Assembly, citing allegations of insubordination. The suspension was formally communicated in a letter to the state House of Assembly Speaker, Abubakar Sulaiman.

9. The Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai conducted a successful airstrike on terrorists in Kukawa, Borno State. The Nigerian Air Force’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, confirmed the strike in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja.

10. The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested seven individuals suspected of involvement in cattle theft in the northwestern state. Police spokesperson Lawal Shiisu confirmed the arrests in a statement on Wednesday, noting that two of the suspects were apprehended after a joint patrol team intercepted a vehicle carrying three cows and 11 sheep in the Ringim area of the state.