Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Tuesday hiked its pump price from N617 per litre to N897/litre. It was observed from the retail outlets in Abuja that the adjustment was already effected as at 12:35pm.
2. The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says President Bola Tinubu has betrayed the movement, and by extension all Nigerians with the fresh hike in petrol price and its scarcity across the country. Joe Ajaero, President of NLC, who stated this on Tuesday described the situation as “traumatic and nightmarish”.
3. Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have described a recent comment by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, as unacceptable and irresponsible. The PDP governors, after their meeting, had declared support for the Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara as the leader of the party in Rivers State.
4. Vice President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday led prominent politicians and other Nigerians to the funeral of the late Hajiya Aya Dada Yar’Adua, mother of late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. The funeral prayer, which began around 1:50pm, was led by Sheikh Aminu Yammawa at the Katsina Township Stadium.
5. The Nigeria Customs Service is set to commence the trial of about 14 suspected smugglers arrested in the South West region in July, 2024. The suspects were arrested while trying to bring in unwholesome consignments into Nigeria from the Republic of Benin.
6. The Federal Government has said no directive was issued to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) to increase petroleum prices to N1,000. Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), in a statement, on Tuesday, issued by his Special Adviser, Media and Communication, Nnemaka Okafor, said he did not direct the NNPC Ltd. or any other entity within the sector to manipulate prices.
7. Nigeria’s power generation rose to a three-year high of 5,313 megawatts on Monday, the Federal Ministry of Power has declared. It declared this in a statement issued by the media aide to the power minister, Bolaji Tunji, adding that electricity distributors should ensure the distribution of the generated energy.
8. The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II has expressed his readiness to intervene in the Fulani crises in the country with a view to providing a permanent solution to the problems. Speaking while receiving the leadership of a Fulani group, Tapital Pulaku Njode Jam Nigeria, on Tuesday, in his palace, Sanusi said it was high time the government found a permanent solution to the Fulani crises in the country.
9. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of self-acclaimed whistleblower, Isaac Tamunobifiri, also known as PIDOM, in Kuje correctional facility. PIDOM was arraigned on Tuesday, on nine counts brought against him by the Inspector General of Police, bordering on alleged money laundering, cybercrime, and disseminating classified secret documents.
10. A middle-aged man, whose identity is yet to be established, was electrocuted early on Tuesday while attempting to vandalise a transformer and cables belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company. The incident occurred opposite the Queens Hotel, located at Ankpa Ward in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know Wednesday morning
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