Thursday Morning: 10 Key Facts You Should Be Aware Of

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1. Labour Party (LP) has strongly criticized the Senate’s removal of Senator Ali Ndume as chief whip, prompted by a directive from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced Ndume’s ouster during Wednesday’s plenary session…….. CONTINUE READING 

2. President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, effective August 14, 2024. This announcement was made by Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity.

3. Tensions rose at the Katsina State Government House when members of the state House of Assembly staged a walkout from a meeting with Governor Dikko Radda. The protest was in response to security directives requiring them to leave their mobile phones at the reception of the council chamber.

4. In Kaduna State’s Kachia LGA, gunmen fatally shot Village Head Ishaya Barnabas and abducted three other residents, according to local resident Shehu Baba. The incident occurred around midnight on Tuesday.

5. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested the Senate’s approval for a 2024 supplementary appropriation totaling N6.2 trillion. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read Tinubu’s letter during Wednesday’s session.

6. University of Ibadan students staged a protest against limited electricity supply (10 hours daily) and an increase in tuition fees imposed by the university management.

7. Following a recent Supreme Court decision granting local government autonomy, all 401 chairmen and members of caretaker committees in Osun State’s 62 local governments and council development areas tendered their resignations on Wednesday.

8. Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria disclosed during a webinar that the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) as of July 16, 2024, was N1,117 per litre. The association also reported landing costs of N1,157 per litre for diesel and N1,127 per litre for aviation fuel.

9. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the Student Loan Scheme on Wednesday, making N32 billion available for eligible applicants as loans, marking a significant initiative under his administration.

10. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for a political resolution to the ongoing crisis in Rivers State. PDP governors reiterated the party’s quest for power shift in 2027, urging leaders to work towards its return to federal power.

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