Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. Tinubu chairs first Council of State meeting; Jonathan, Buhari in attendance
President Bola Tinubu...
Abia Assembly inaugurates lawmaker nine months after court ruling
The Abia State House of Assembly on Tuesday sworn in Mr. Aaron Uzodike as the lawmaker representing Aba North State Constituency.
Uzodike of the Peoples...
12 burnt to death, four injured in Ogun auto crash
At least 12 persons were burnt to death and four others were injured in a lone accident at Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway...
COVID-19: 775m cases reported since inception – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday at least 775 million confirmed of COVID-19 have been reported globally since the pandemic began in...
Council of State passes ‘vote of confidence’ on Tinubu
The Council of State on Tuesday passed a “vote of confidence” on President Bola Tinubu.
The meeting, the first since Tinubu assumed office on May...
Man Utd sign De Ligt, Mazraoui from Bayern
Premier League club Manchester United have acquired Bayern Munich duo Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui in a deal that could amount to nearly...
Troops kill five suspected terrorists, 44 surrender in Borno
Troops of the Nigerian Army on Monday killed five suspected terrorists in coordinated counter-insurgency operations in Borno State.
In a post on its official X...
Naira sheds N12 against dollar, trades N1, 582/$1 at official window
The naira slumped against the American dollar on Tuesday.
Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the domestic currency shed N12...
NGX: Bearish trend persists as investors lose N278bn
The bearish trend in the Nigerian equities market continued on Tuesday as investors lost N278 billion at the close of trading.
This follows the...
‘Excessively burdensome, ill-timed,’ Bank directors reject windfall tax
The Bank Directors Association of Nigeria (BDAN) has kicked against the recently signed windfall tax introduced by the Federal Government.
The association described it as...
