Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 9th August 2024 [Friday]

Below is the summary of Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines for Today 9th August 2024 being Friday.

Top Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Today 9th August 2024 [Friday]

1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of Dangote Group, has emphasized that his $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery was designed to refine Nigerian crude oil and add value within the country. He noted on Thursday that, while the refinery has also been processing crude from Europe, the U.S., and other regions, it remains focused on Nigerian crude.

2. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has requested a refund of N4.71 trillion from the Federal Government to cover outstanding debts related to the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol). This was revealed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Thursday.

3. At least nine people were injured, and multiple vehicles were burned after a gas explosion caused a fire at the Mobil Filling Station near Airport Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos State.

4. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Anambra State has arrested a 39-year-old man, Chukwugozirim Christian, for impersonating a Nigerian Navy rating and engaging in fraudulent activities. He was apprehended on Tuesday.

5. The Rivers State Police Command has vowed to track down the abductors of Pastor Kingsley Anosike of Light Intercessors Church in Oyigbo. Pastor Anosike and three other ministers, who were kidnapped in Oyigbo Local Government Area, were freed on Wednesday night.

6. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has instructed security agencies to ramp up efforts against illegal mining operations nationwide. Tinubu emphasized that companies involved in mineral exploration must prioritize the health and safety of Nigerians and their host communities.

7. The Gombe State Government has clarified that it has not yet received the 20 trucks of rice allocated by the federal government, contrary to claims made by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris.

8. At least 25 people have died in separate boat accidents in Jigawa and Bayelsa states. In Jigawa’s Taura Local Government Area, a boat crossing the Gamoda River at Nahuce village capsized, resulting in five deaths and 15 missing passengers.

9. Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has stated that the recent hunger protests in the north are a wake-up call for the region’s governors. He noted that most of the protesters in Nasarawa were almajiris who were unaware of the protest’s purpose.

10. A well-known crossdresser, known as ‘Abuja Area Mama,’ was found dead on Thursday morning in the Banex, Wuse II area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The FCT Police Command has launched an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.