Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 7th August 2024 [Wednesday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 7th August 2024 being Wednesday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 7th August 2024 [Wednesday]

1. Nigeria’s security agencies are investigating four northern politicians for allegedly encouraging the use of Russian flags by #EndBadGovernance protesters. The politicians, from Kano, Kaduna, and Katsina States, are believed to have influenced the incorporation of foreign flags during the protests.

2. In Katsina State, residents gathered in large numbers for a special prayer session, seeking Allah’s intervention amid ongoing economic hardships and insecurity. The session took place on Tuesday at the Katsina Arabic Teachers College playground and saw participation from people of all genders under tight security.

3. The Zamfara State Government on Tuesday refuted claims circulating on social media that N19 billion was budgeted for Governor Dauda Lawal’s kitchenware. The State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Abdulmalik Gajam, labeled the information as misleading during a media briefing in Gusau.

4. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other local refineries have not yet begun purchasing crude oil in naira, as instructed by President Bola Tinubu. Despite the directive, the $20 billion plant and other domestic refineries are still not buying crude oil from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in naira.

5. The Federal Government announced that the guidelines for suspending customs duty and taxes on imported food items will commence next week. This follows the government’s July approval of a 150-day duty-free period for the importation of maize, husked brown rice, and wheat to help combat rising food inflation.

6. The Kwara State Government has activated the Healthcare on Outbreak Response Mode after a 70-year-old grandmother, her son, and two other family members died from suspected food poisoning in the Eruda community of Ilorin West Local Government Area. The family had consumed an Amala meal believed to be poisoned.

7. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved a financial arrangement to support the proposed merger between Unity Bank and Providus Bank. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by CBN’s acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi Ali.

8. Sir John Ngbede, the embattled Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State, announced the suspension of former Governor Samuel Ortom and three others from the party for alleged anti-party activities. This suspension was declared shortly after nine out of 13 members of the State Working Committee (SWC) moved to suspend Ngbede.

9. The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed the sponsors of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest on its watchlist. Comptroller-General of NIS, Kemi Nandap, stated that these individuals, who are currently abroad, will be arrested upon entering Nigeria.

10. The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has scheduled local government area elections for November 16. The commission’s Chairman, Babatunde Osibodu, announced the election guidelines on Tuesday.