Lagos Gist (2024)

23/07/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 23/07/2024*

N6.2 trillion supplementary budget for minimum wage infrastructure-FG

Minister Intervenes In Dangote, NNPCL, NMDPRA, NUPRC Brawl

Military Rescues Another Chibok Girl, 332 Others In Sambisa Forest

5 abducted Ondo corps members regain freedom after N5m ransom

W’Bank, AfDB to invest $7.5bn in Nigeria’s power sector

Forex inflow via IMTOs hits $1.07bn in three months –CBN

Fuel crisis: Marketers project N700bn monthly subsidy

Hunger protests: NLC warns against clampdown

Remi Tinubu backs bill seeking 70 legislative seats for women

Kamala Harris sets record, raises $81m in 24 hours for campaign

Uganda opposition lawmakers remanded in prison ahead of Tuesday protests

Joe Biden honours Olukoya, wife with presidential achievement award

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Lithium is the world’s lightest metal, silvery in colour and extremely corrosive in its pure form. Popularly used in the production of batteries, lithium ignites on contact with water and can easily burn flesh.

* Beyoncé is the most awarded artist at the Grammys.
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Tinubu appoints Obafunwa as new NIMR director-general

Akpabio tasks Senate panel to fish out alleged economic saboteurs in oil sector

Domestic workers must benefit from N70,000 minimum wage – Senate

Reps Speaker vows to complete deceased member’s Kaduna projects

50% salary cut for Rep members renewable after six months- Abbas

Reps, state lawmakers plan to address food crisis

Reps committee visits Bauchi projects, canvasses improved funding for NEDC

Tinubu inaccessible to lawmakers, Ndume insists

Electricity Tariff: Court Dismisses Suit Challenging Hike

Edo: A’Court declines to void PDP’s primary, sack Ighodalo as candidate

Court declines to bar Fubara from spending state funds

Fake kidnap: A’Court affirms dethroned Magodo monarch’s jail term

Illegal mining heightening N’West insecurity – COAS

Banditry: Matawalle Denies Allegations, Says Turji Is Deranged

Mastermind of General’s murder nabbed in Kano

EFCC arrests 10 illegal lithium miners in Oyo

PSC chair to meet Reps over controversial police recruitment

Windfall tax: FG insists on sanctions for defaulting bank chiefs

NDDC will approve only value-adding projects – Ogbuku

Customs caution motorists against Tokunbo tyres

NPFL seeks Spanish clubs for U-17 stars tour

NSIA awards $220,000 to three startups

Enamelware suffers N2.6bn loss

Tantaliser, Livestock Feeds lift equity market to over N16bn gain

AI will impact varsities, others – ABU VC

Flood takes over Nasarawa federal varsity halls, stalls lectures

UniAbuja ASUU suspends 82-day strike

Robbers r**e Tai Solarin university students

North ranks high in poverty, illiteracy, insecurity — ACF

Planned Protest Ill-Timed, Counterproductive – ACF

Southeast won’t participate in protest, says Ohanaeze

Protest: Northern Youth Groups Withdraw, Allege Criminal Motives

Agbakoba warns NNPC against taking over Dangote refinery

APC criticises Dauda for partying in Enugu as bandits kill Zamfara residents

Ighodalo’s candidacy upheld, Shaibu fined N1m

Protest not solution to Nigeria’s challenges, says Jigawa gov

North faces existential threat over poverty, insecurity – Kaduna gov

Fubara pledges to deliver 5km road in December

GWR: Sanwo-Olu hails David for breaking largest painting record

Niger orders residents to plant four trees

Edo Airport Attack: Suspects Have Abandoned Homes – CP

NiMet, Ogun govt sign MoU to build weather station at cargo airport

Taraba to sustain primary health care funding

Abuja: Consumers Shun Bread, Pastries As Prices Soar

3 Men Remanded For Stabbing Labourer To Death In Kwara

Policeman Guns Down Dad In Borno

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1982, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whale hunting. The IWC passed a resolution to restrict commercial whaling and ban it completely after 1986. 25 countries voted to put the restrictions and ban in place.

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There’s no better makeup than self-confidence. – Shakira

Good morning

*Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (), [email protected], +234-8056745268*

22/07/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 22/07/2024*

Biden drops re-election bid, endorses Vice-President Kamala Harris

Biden Must Resign Immediately – US Speaker

Max Air flight grounded as four tyres burst during takeoff

CNG: FG votes N36bn to convert 30,000 vehicles

Oil earnings rose by N91bn in June – FG

Inferior fuel: FG demands Dangote refinery’s diesel report, orders new test

Dangote Refinery: Buy Me Out, Aliko Tells NNPCL

Mike Ejeagha overwhelmed as song trends 41 years after release

Global IT glitch: Relief as foreign airlines resume operations

Outrage after French MP says Israelis not welcome at Olympics

ECOWAS raises $38m grants to boost SMEs

Uganda protest organisers playing with fire, says president

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian athlete, won the marathon and also broke the world record time at the 1960 Rome Olympics while running barefoot. He also won gold at the marathon at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, this time, wearing shoes, where he also broke his own world record.

*The letter ‘E’ is the most popular letter in the alphabet.
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Tinubu, APC condole with Vietnam over Nguyen Phu Trong’s death

Reps move to speed up NRC unbundling

Reps okay housing ministry budget raise to N500bn

Senator Orji Kalu backs part-time legislature to cut costs

Court bars INEC from releasing voter register to RSIEC

Court extends order barring Rivers CJ, Clerk from relating with Amaewhule-led lawmakers

Ex-minister Mamman remains in custody nine days after N10bn bail

We Don’t Provide Cover For Illegal Miners, CDS, IGP Tell Reps Panel

Army reaffirms ban on unauthorised use of military camouflage

JTF intercepts 14 boats with stolen crude

FG plans N320bn banks tax, N’Assembly submits report Wednesday

Govt targets N2tr in banks’ forex gain tax

Fed. Govt seeks synergy with states on roads rehabilitation

Govt issuing N60bn third green bond — Minister

Fed Govt, NURTW launch CNG initiatives in Lagos

FG sets July 31 deadline for civil servants’ screening

FG donates N100m equipment to FUTA chemical lab

Dangote Refinery ‘receiving orders from Europe, Asia’

Zenith Bank tops tier-1 capital for 15th consecutive year

Nigeria generates $1.2bn annually from animal skin export – MACBAN

Subscribers lament poor service by telcos

ALGON holds NEC meeting, says LGs can tackle insecurity

Nigerian interfaith group demands closure of German cultural centre over LGBTQ content

Ndume: CISLAC condemns Senate over alleged silencing voice of opposing Senators

Oyo APC chairman seeking treatment in US since December — Party sources

Makinde, Aiyedatiwa, Oyebanji, others celebrate Akeredolu’s 68th posthumous birthday

Zulum To Revive Borno Tomato Factory, Celebrates Operational Shoe Factory

Power devolution, way out of Nigeria’s economic crisis — Gov Adeleke

Gombe Lauds IITA’s Seed System Initiative

Osun govt defends Oyetola over alleged award of same contract three times

Kaduna Launches Agric Strategy To Enhance Nutrition

Katsina Hisbah destroys N60m alcoholic drinks

Lagos serves 200 waterfront buildings contravention notice

Lagos clarifies imposition of parking fees on churches, worshippers

1,664 displaced as flood ravages Sokoto communities

Olubadan: Pressure mounts on Ladoja to accept beaded crown

Borno farmers hail govt over free ride

Lagos PPRO berates Ayo Maff over pro-drug lyrics

Friends kill youth in Zaria, withdraw N800k from his account

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1894, the world’s first competitive motor race held. The Paris–Rouen, Le Petit Journal Competition for Horseless Carriages was the world’s first city to city motoring competition. Starting in Paris and ending in Rouen, the race was organized by the newspaper Le Petit Journal.

* On this day in 2005, Nigeria’s foremost labour leader, Pa Michael Imoudu, died at age 103.

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We can’t solve today’s problems with the mentality that created them. – Albert Einstein

Good morning

*Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (), [email protected], +234-8056745268*

21/07/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 21/07/2024*

Nigeria’s FX reserves defy forecasts, rise to $35.9bn

FG announces rescue of 58 more girls trafficked in Ghana

Operators blame forex, inflation for surging airfares

Fuel import: FG working against local refineries, operators cry out

Tinubu Palliative: Anxiety as 740 trucks of rice fail to arrive most states

Presidency: Obi’s supporters behind planned protests

‘EndBadGovernance’: Nigerians Have The Right To Protest – Labour Party

Nigerian prodigy Emmanuel Mbahotu emerges top at Russian medical school

Nigeria, South Africa express concern over ongoing conflict in Sudan

‘I took a bullet for democracy,’ Trump tells first rally after shooting

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering 17 million square km. It is bordered by 14 countries and has 11 time zones.

* Allodoxaphobia is the fear of hearing other’s opinions about you.
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Tinubu pledges support for competent Nigerians in international positions

Tinubu to Saraki: Keep your mother’s legacy intact

Insurgency: Reps canvasses increased funding for NEDC

Reps makes case for the unbundling of NRC

Reps joint panel threatens sanctions as agencies dodge probe of $60b revenue loss

Insurance: Bill to reform sector gets second reading, prescribes stiffer penalties for defaulters

Minimum Wage: N70,000 Can Only Buy A Bag Of Rice – Ndume

Meta will appeal $220m fine by FCCPC – WhatsApp

Fayose trial: N2.2b payment authorised by Ex-NSA without job evidence, witness tells court

Court Orders Nigerian Army To Pay N800m Over Death Of BIRS Official

A’Court bars Ogun electoral commission from conducting LCDA elections

DSS kills kidnapper of Hausa singer Rarara’s mother

Police plan reconstruction of dilapidated barracks

EFCC arraigns A’Ibom forex broker for alleged N2b scam

NSCDC seizes 135,000 litres of petroleum products in A’Ibom

No more funding for unviable projects, Umahi insists

FG to profile traffickers of 58 Nigerians to Ghana

FG, Lagos govt unveil eye care centre

Agribusiness institute begins operations September – FG

Renewed Hope housing construction to start in August — FHA MD

5,658 high-scoring UTME candidates miss admissions in four years

Paris Olympics: Super Falcons cheat death, get trapped in elevator

UNIZIK Governing Council appoints Umobi acting VC

Bingham appoints new Registrar, Librarian

Afam Osigwe emerges NBA president

Adisa emerges 20th AAAN president

Nigeria lacks capacity to probe building collapses – COREN

Champion newspaper pioneer MD turns 90

Searching for wealth in Nigeria, foreigners recount ordeals in kidnappers’ den

Removing NDDC from TSA will improve project ex*****on – Contractors

Climate change: Rotary to plant 10,000 trees in Lagos

My Obi, Saraki support not for personal gain, says Okupe

Anti-govt protest: LP denies involvement as Presidency fingers Obi, alleges treason

Protest allegation by presidency ploy to arrest Obi – Media office

Edo Deputy Gov Shaibu dumps PDP for APC

PDP rubbishes Shaibu’s defection to APC, Ganduje boasts of victory in Edo

PDP will win Edo gov election, Obaseki boasts

Ebonyi LG polls: Nwifuru debunks claims of voter apathy

Ignore Ekpa’s sit-at-home order, says Enugu gov

SIT- AT- HOME: Mbah hits Simon Ekpa hard, asks Finnish govt to repatriate him

We are ready to implement LG autonomy in Katsina, says Radda

LG Autonomy: I Have Some Reservations For Supreme Court Ruling – Ebonyi Gov

Bauchi, Zamfara await FG’s rice, Bayelsa gets 20 trucks

Vehicle owners to pay for on-street parking, Lagos writes churches, mosques

Bayero Makes First Official Trip Outside Mini Palace

Enugu community protests army encroachment on ancestral land

Burial rites for ex-Customs DC who slumped, died in Abuja begins

Police demote Inspector for attempted extortion in Lagos

Bandits defy curfew, kill 18 villagers in fresh Benue attack

Taraba monarch, son killed by unknown gunmen

Gunmen kill two passengers, abduct corps member, five others in Ondo

Woman kills husband with axe in Borno

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1977, the Libyan–Egyptian War began. This short war between Libya and Egypt started with Libya striking Egyptian cities. The war lasted for 2 days with a ceasefire on July 24.

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You never stop loving someone. You just learn to live without them. – Tupac Shakur

Good morning

*Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (), [email protected], +234-8056745268*

20/07/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 20/07/2024*

Nigeria’s first large-scale lithium development project kicks off in Kaduna

Cholera: Imminent arrival of vaccine excites FG

Global IT hitch: Nigeria passengers groan as foreign airlines cancel, delay flights

Another 263 Boko Haram terrorists surrender

Dangote, Akpabio, 8 Govs In Lagos As Saraki Buries Mother

Govt announces 90-day traffic diversion on Lagos bridge

China bridge collapse kills 11 after heavy rains

Biden rejects calls to step down from presidential race

FG fines Facebook, WhatsApp $220m for violating consumer, data laws

Nigerians can get S’Africa visa in seven days – Envoy

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The first storey building in Nigeria was built in 1843 in Badagry, Lagos, by built by Reverend Henry Townsend of the Church Missionary Society (CMS). One of the occupiers of the house was Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, who translated the bible from English to Yoruba.

* It is impossible to fold a piece of A-4 paper more than eight times
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Tinubu vows to revive ALSCON

Senate leader Bamidele raises alarm over alleged campaign of calumny against him

Reps ask Dangote, Lafarge to justify cement price hike

I am right, Nigerians are hungry, suffering – Sen Ndume insists

‘I’m not a tourist,’ Ndume rejects new Senate position

Rivers crisis: Appeal Court dismisses suit against Tinubu, Fubara, Amaewhule

APGA sues INEC for backing Njoku as national chairman

Police arrest 296 kidnappers, 176 r**e suspects in 6 weeks

Navy chief presents 2-bedroom flat to widow of personnel killed by terrorists

Crime Rate Declining In Nigeria – IGP

FG to spend N3tn on new minimum wage, pensions, gratuities

FG offers three bonds valued at N300bn for subscription

19 airports may go on concession, says Keyamo

FG to train 500,000 youths on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

FG unveils blueprint for Africa’s digital trade transformation

FG shuts down gold mine in Kogi

LG allocations rise by N900bn as FAAC hits N13tn in one year

Blackout looms in Abuja, three states as TCN suspends AEDC

NAFDAC shuts Sokoto bakery for using saccharine, bromate

Vote-buying increased by 5% in 2023 election, says NBS

Sports Minister denies traveling to UK in search of Eagles Coach

11 varsity students killed, 22 kidnapped in three months – Investigation

Osimhen to get €4m wage increase at PSG

NUPENG, PENGASSAN call for probe of IOCs

Dangote’s diesel better than imported ones, -Spokesman

NLC leaders endorse N70,000 new minimum wage offered by Tinubu

Northern coalition to FG: 740 trucks of rice can’t reduce hunger

Ozekhome, NEF leader fault Ndume’s sacking

Obi betrayed Atiku, I’m done with him – Okupe

I’m an unofficial APC member, says Shaibu

I never promised to pay N80,000 as minimum wage – Fubara

Adeleke promises to pay N70,000 minimum wage

Gov Alia donates N2 billion to BSUTH to establish Cancer Center

Obaseki wanted me dead –Shaibu

I’ve resumed, will work from home, Shaibu tells Obaseki

Enugu, investors seal $300m Africa Medical City Deal

A’Ibom govt augments FG’s donation with 24,000 bags of rice

Ogun set to register aditional 100,000 farmers under OGFIMS

RRS, LNSA embark on ‘show of force’ in Lagos

FCT begins first round maternal, newborn and child health week Saturday

Corruption in govt scares Nigerians from tax payment -Udeigbo, Abia traders chair

Oyo police recover N16m, AK-47, 1,346 live ammunition from suspected criminals

‘Suicidal’ Abuja mast climber released from police custody, to start PoS business

Mother of teenager gang-r**ed by church’s guards cries for justice

Catholic priest flogs choir members over failure to clear church field in Enug

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. Carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who would become the first humans to walk on the Moon, the spacecraft safely landed on the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon.

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If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren’t willing to do. – Michael Phelps

Good morning

*Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (), [email protected], +234-8056745268*

19/07/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 19/07/2024*

Minimum wage: NASS gets bill Tuesday as Tinubu, Labour agree on N70,000

Cop killed as gunmen attack Shaibu, Okpebholo’s convoy in Benin

Hardship: NLC, CSOs unimpressed as Reps cut salaries by 50% for 6 month

Customs intercept N3.6bn bulletproof jackets, drugs in Ogun

A’Ibom NYSC 8: Abductors demand N50m to release remaining victim

CBN resumes BDC dollar sale as naira weakens to 1,570/$

Northern senators oppose S’South Development Commission bill

Crude supply: FG continues fuel importation as Reps probe IOCs

JAMB: Students under 18 no longer eligible for admission – FG

Zulum threatens suit over son’s alleged arrest report in India

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* Egypt is a trans-continental country and the Sinai peninsula forms a land bridge between the African and the Asian continents. It is also the country with the most Arab-speaking people in the world.

* At the Paris 2024 Olympics, medals will contain a piece of original iron from the Eiffel Tower – one of Paris’ most famous landmarks.
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Tinubu directs action on SSANU, NASU withheld salaries

Tinubu Receives New Envoys, Calls For Enhanced Economic Value In Bilateral Relations

Senate halts debate on S/South Development Commission Bill

Senate moves to establish LG electoral commission

Reps plead against anti-govt protest, accept 50% salary cut

Reps donate N1.08b to buy food items for Nigerians

Ndume’s demotion in line with int’l parliamentary practice — Reps Deputy Spokesperson

Rep distributes 600 bags of fertilisers to Kogi farmers

Drug trafficking trial: A-Court declines to quash charge against Abba Kyari

N423bn probe case: El-Rufai reports judge to CJ, alleges bias

Abia: Court remands fake lawyer at correctional centre

ICPC arraigns 3 staff of Ekiti State Teaching Hospital over forgery

CDS Musa, IG Egbetokun deny providing security for illegal miners

Oil theft: IGP appoints new commander for petroleum task force

Nigeria produced 236m barrels of crude in six months – NUPRC

Minister defends Germany’s pre-Olympic camping for Team Nigeria

Corruption In Health Sector Very Deep – FG

JAMB Pegs Cut-Off Mark At 140 For Varsities, 100 For Others

CBN projects external reserves to dip in 2024

FG plans regulations for e-commerce, cyber insurance

NPC awaiting President’s nod for census – Commissioner

Sachet alcoholic drinks thrive despite NAFDAC ban

UNICEF gifts 125 Adamawa schools teaching aids, backs girlchild education

USAID partners Kebbi MoH on five years strategic development plan

Super Eagles now 39th on FIFA ranking

UniIorin Wins JAMB’s N500m Best Institution Award

Varsity student’s murder: Bayelsa police nab suspect, deploy more men to Amassoma

Plateau varsity rusticates 43 students

Nigerian airlines battle FX shortages as economy ticket hits N220,000

Air Peace refutes claims of contract breaches, blacklisting

Osimhen snubs Napoli training for PSG move

BON demands electricity subsidy for broadcast stations

ASUP rejects new NBTE service scheme

Legal Aid Council to represent 42 Kuje prisons inmates in court

Katsina elders urge Tinubu to reshuffle cabinet, halt insecurity

Shut down tertiary institutions operating below standard, Afe Babalola urges govt

Fake news nearly ruined my marriage – Lai Mohammed

Edo: Okpebholo hospitalised after attack in Benin

I started Adamawa LG autonomy five years ago – Fintiri

Yusuf returns Kano college’s land revoked by Ganduje

Fubara to NASS: Make laws to advance Nigeria, not selves

Abiodun names road after Soyinka

Delta Assembly confirms six commissioner-nominees

Work to begin on Abeokuta-Ota road, says Ogun govt

Ekiti awards N17.2b for 65.10km rural road projects

Kano govt approves over N29bn for rural development, infrastructure projects

Chieftaincy gazette not targeted at future Olubadan aspirants – Oyo

Oyo plans health insurance for 10,000 pupils

Kano residents, traders lament Sabon-Gari Market’s refuse heaps

‘Grossly Inadequate’, Osun Residents Reject N70,000 Minimum Wage

Borno police arrest 24-year-old suspect for killing grandfather

Kaduna youths arrest terrorist who killed local chief

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1900, the Paris Metro opened. One of the densest metros in the world and the second largest metro in Europe, the first line of the Paris Metro opened during the World’s Fair.

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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence. – Abigail Adams

Good morning

*Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (), [email protected], +234-8056745268*

18/07/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 18/07/2024*

Petrol landing cost now N1,117/litre – Marketers

IOCs Selling Crude At $4 Per Barrel Above Market Price — Dangote

Naira depreciates to N1,570/$ in parallel market

401 Osun LG caretaker excos resign over S’Court judgment

President should come up with truly national Minimum Wage –Ajaero

Shun Nationwide Protests, Zulum Begs Nigerians

Katsina Lawmakers Walk Out Of Govt House Over Phone Ban

Yusuf appoints dethroned emir, two others as second class emirs

IPOB demands unconditional release of Kanu over health issues

Lagos not returning monthly environmental sanitation – Commissioner

UI students protest 10-hour electricity rationing, tuition hike

Tinubu kicks off payment of N32b to students as loans

North tops applicants’ list as FG begins student loan disbursement

Over 600,000 Nigerians sought asylum abroad under Buhari – Report

Ghana Supreme Court Defers Ruling On Anti-LGBTQ Bill

UAE denies $10k bank balance, N640k fee for Nigerian visa applicants

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali is the world’s largest mud building. Built in 1907, the structure is nearly 20 meters high and its hall which can accommodate 3,000 people is cool even in the desert heat. It is rebuilt every year by volunteers during a one-day festival called Crepissage (Plastering).

* It’s illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland.
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Tinubu seeks extra N6tn as 2024 budget hits N34.9tn

Tinubu okays Walson-Jack to succeed Yemi-Esan as Head of the Civil Service

Bill seeking six-year term for President scales first reading

NASS passes bill to increase 2024 budget by N6.2trn for second reading

Senate replaces Ndume as Chief Whip

Reps okay N1.9trillion for NDDC

Olympics: Reps donate N100m to Nigeria contingent

Court orders Shaibu’s reinstatement as Edo deputy governor

Court upholds Ighodalo’s nomination as PDP candidate for Edo governorship poll

$6bn fraud: Court declines Agunloye’s request to seek medical treatment abroad

N80bn fraud: Judge rejects Yahaya Bello’s request to stop arraignment

Defection: Court hears suit against pro-Wike lawmakers August 21

Troops arrest 7 suspects, recover weapons in Plateau

FG gets over $751m World Bank loan

Umahi: Tinubu’s legacy projects not foreclosing inherited ones

Banks to pay tax on forex business gains

Fed Govt’s, UNIDO’s $2.8m for cleantech, startups

Blackout: Kano DisCo eyes 60MW from 41 solar plants

FERMA begins rehabilitation of failed roads in Rivers

Benue varsity hospital plans VIP section

Police probe killing of Bayelsa varsity final year student over N500

USOSA advocates increased funding, training to revive Nigeria’s education

Doctor-patient ratio worsening over japa, NMA laments

Winnipeg Naija Trade Fair showcases 100 Nigerian businesses in Canada

PalmPay sustains zero-fee transfer to drive financial inclusion

Sterling Bank, Lagos partner on ‘Ilera Eko’ health initiative

Duty-free import’ll cause further naira slump, FX squeeze –OPS

Action Aid Nigeria, partners empower two million C’River indigenes

Osimhen set to join PSG on N24bn wage

North West Clerics Hold Prayer Over Insecurity

Ndume: It’s A Crime To Speak The Truth Under APC – Labour Party

PDP governors seek political solution to Rivers logjam

PDP govs warn against presidential interference in Edo, Ondo guber polls

Aiyedatiwa receives defecting Ondo PDP chieftains

Otu seeks Assembly’s nod to reconstitute CRSIEC as chair resigns

Katsina gov reshuffles cabinet

Drugs Fuelling Insecurity In Yobe-Buni

Edo govt files appeal as court reinstates Shaibu

Kogi receives 500,000 anthrax vaccine doses

Kano commissioner loses 3 family members in fire mishap

Lagos extends amnesty for buildings lacking permits

Eku Broadcasting Company floats multiple FM stations, creates 100 jobs in Delta

It’s fake news, Ooni’s palace denies marriage trending story

Police foil plans to kidnap residents of El-Rufai Estate in Abuja

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1993, Agathe Uwilingiyimana was elected Prime Minister of Rwanda. Sadly, Rwanda’s only female prime minister’s tenure was cut short when she was assassinated at the outset of the Rwandan genocide on 7 April 1994.

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You can’t expect to hit the jackpot if you don’t put a few nickels in the machine. – Flip Wilson

Good morning

*Compiled by Joe Agbro Jr., (), [email protected], +234-8056745268*

17/07/2024

*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 17/07/2024*

LG autonomy: 13 states rush to hold council polls

Minimum wage: Labour threatens 30-day strike, alleges plan to decentralise talks

FG warns 22 states of five-day massive flooding

Fed, States, LGs share N1.354tr in June 2024

3,623 cholera cases, 103 deaths recorded in 34 states – NCDC

Court declines Emefiele’s request for foreign medical trip

Yusuf signs Emirate Council Establishment Bill 2024 into law

BBNaija S9: Multichoice announces N100m cash prize for winner

One killed, journalist shot in Kenya fresh protest

US promises timely delivery of attack helicopters to Nigeria

Eric Chelle emerges front runner for Super Eagles job

IMF downgrades Nigeria’s economic growth forecast to 3.1%

Applicants decry N640,000 UAE visa fee hike

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The first Olympic Games held in 776BC as part of an Ancient Greek festival to celebrate Zeus, the Greek God of sky and weather. In 393 AD, Emperor Theodosius I, a Roman ruler, banned the games because he considered it a pagan festival which violated Christian tenets. It would take 1, 500 years before the Olympics was revived by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1896 in Athens.

* The elephant is the only mammal that can’t jump.
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Tinubu orders CDS to curb oil theft, vandalism in Niger Delta

Tinubu hails veteran journalist Olatunji Dare at 80

Akpabio makes case for Fed varsity in Birnin Kebbi

Delay in ex*****on of $2.8bn AKK Gas pipeline project worries Senate

Food security: Reps invite CDS, defence minister over ‘ungoverned spaces’

Kaduna Reps Member, Ekene Adams, Dies At 39

Tribunal orders NLNG to pay FIRS over $27m

Court dismisses suit challenging Arabic inscription on naira notes

Kano govt files fresh charges against Ganduje, ex-commissioner

Gambaryan: Judge orders arrest of prison doctor over Binance executive’s health

Court adjourns Ali Bello, co-defendant’s case until Oct. 7

Navy arrest 8 stowaways, rescues 8 victims of human trafficking, 2 drowning fishermen

Sanctions loom for non-performing power agencies, minister declares

NNPCL meets military, police to curb oil theft

FG denies alleged plans to sell universities to private investors

FG approves new measures to combat malnutrition, food insecurity

FG panel report reveals reasons for Plateau school collapse

Nigeria set to export products to African countries – FG

Govt projects 500,000 metric tonnes of cocoa production by 2025

Police foil attempt to raze Delta INEC office

First Lady emphasises family ties with Sarakis

FG’s policies crippling businesses — NECA, MAN, NACCIMA

Fayose governed poorly, impoverished Ekiti LG workers – NULGE

Burna Boy makes history with 2 billion streams in the UK

I will give my life to this club, says Mbappe at Real Madrid unveiling

Jubilant Ogoni youths welcome reinstated HYPREP coordinator

APC, opposition parties rekindle popularity ahead of Kebbi LG poll

Crisis deepens as Court stops PDP congress in Rivers

Obi mourns demise of LP Rep. Hon, Adams

Federal secretariat: APC chieftain lauds Otti for paying compensation

Oborevwori forwards names of 6 commissioner-nominees to Delta Assembly

Kano gov signs law downgrading Rano, Gaya, Karaye emirs

Scammers hack Osun gov’s phone number —Aide

Pro-Fubara Assembly dismisses Amaewhule faction’s resolution on govt spending

Lagos to offer 100 best corpers automatic employment

Imo revokes licences of 10 orphanage homes over non-compliance

Court adjourns hearing in abduction, alleged murder of Anambra monarch

Ganduje spent N240m state funds on personal lawsuit – Kano

Ekiti govt adopts artificial insemination to boost livestock production

Concerns mount in Anambra market over collapsing security tower

Imo economic adviser joins European DIGITAL SME Alliance committee

Residents demand urgent intervention as erosion threatens Owerri homes, businesses

Ukum Protest: Benue Police arraign 99 suspects, 98 remanded

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* On this day in 1945, the Potsdam Conference began. The heads of the US, the UK, and USSR met in Potsdam to discuss the terms of the German and Japanese surrenders, and to make post-war plans.

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