Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 29th July 2024 [Monday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 29th July 2024 being Monday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 29th July 2024 [Monday]

1. Fuel scarcity has hit many parts of the country as depots for Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) run dry. Lagos, Ogun, parts of Abuja, Niger, and other states are experiencing long queues. Black marketers are exploiting the situation, selling petrol for between N1,300 and N1,500 per litre in parts of Lagos and Ogun.

2. The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise warns that the planned nationwide protests on August 1 could cause an estimated daily loss of N400bn, with severe consequences for the country. Dr. Muda Yusuf, Director/CEO of CPPE, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

3. The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman, Yetunde Gbadebo, for attempting to sell her three-year-old daughter on Aladiye Street in Sagamu. She was caught negotiating a price of N700,000 with a 38-year-old man, Sunday None.

4. Gunmen attacked a Nigeria Customs Service patrol base in Koko, Kebbi State, killing one officer and abducting another. The incident occurred on Thursday, as confirmed by Mohammed Tajuddeen Salisu, Public Relations Officer of the Kebbi Area Command.

5. A High Court in Kwale, Delta State, has sentenced Efajemue Israel Aziakpono to 16 years imprisonment for conspiracy to commit arson and arson. Justice O.F. Enenmo ruled that the sentences will run concurrently.

6. The Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged its members not to stay away from work during the planned protests. Chairperson Mrs. Funmi Sessi advised organizers to stage their protests in their respective states instead of Lagos.

7. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has clarified that next of kin, legal representatives, or beneficial owners can claim unclaimed balances or funds in dormant accounts. This clarification was made in a report released over the weekend.

8. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in last year’s general elections, supports the planned nationwide protest against the rising cost of living and economic hardship. Youths are organizing protests between August 1 and 15.

9. Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, claims that “frustrated politicians” are behind the #EndBadGovernance protest gaining traction nationwide. He urged youths to engage the government constructively to find solutions to the economic hardship.

10. Season 9 of Big Brother Naija, titled ‘No Loose Guard,’ kicked off on Sunday with two pairs of housemates introduced by the show anchor, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu.