Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.
1. SocialMediaTrends: Angry customers hit at GTbank over service disruption
Aggrieved customers of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) have been having a field day castigating the financial institution following their inability to access banking services for some days due to persistent downtime despite the bank’s claim of completing a transition to a new core banking application system.Read more
2. Oyan Dam: Lagos urges residents along Ogun River bank to relocate
The Lagos State government has advised people living along the Ogun River banks to relocate to higher grounds.Read more
3. Nigeria receives 846,000 doses of R21 Malaria vaccine in historic milestone
Nigeria has officially received its first batch of 846,000 doses of the R21 malaria vaccine, courtesy of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.Read more
4. Rivers APC chairman declares Wike will influence the state’s political direction for next 10 years
The Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Rivers, r Tony Okocha, said on Thursday the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, would continue to influence the state’s political direction for the next 10 years.Read more
5. Senate passes vote of confidence on Akpabio, others
The Senate on Thursday passed a vote of confidence on its President, Godswill Akpabio, and other principal officers of the Red Chamber.Read more
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6. Kanu’s lawyer speaks on rumoured release of IPOB leader
Aloy Ejimakor, the Iead counsel to detained leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has addressed rumours that Kanu has been released from the custody of the Directorate of State Service (DSS).Read more
7. FG, states, LGAs share N1.3tr as revenue allocation for September
The three tiers of government on Thursday shared the sum of N 1.29 trillion as revenue allocation for September.Read more
8. World Bank okays Nigeria’s economic reforms, says fiscal deficit shrinking
The World Bank on Thursday passed a vote of confidence on the economic reforms by President Bola Tinubu’s administration saying they are beginning to show results.Read more
9. Ex-Mexican security chief jailed 39 years in U.S.
A former Mexican secretary of public security, Genaro García Luna, has been sentenced to 39 years in prison by a court in New York for collaborating with the Sinaloa cartel.Read more
10. Lookman, Boniface in running for CAF Player of the Year award
Nigeria’s Super Eagles duo of Ademola Lookman and Victor Boniface are in the running for the African Best Player of the Year award.Read more
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