Must-Know: 10 Things To Start Your Monday Right

Must-Know: 10 Things To Start Your Monday Right1.Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies generated a total revenue of ₦887.86 billion in the first seven months of 2024, driven by a tariff increase for Band A customers and improved revenue collection efforts.

2.The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the payment of five and a half months of withheld salaries and other requests. Failure to meet these demands will result in the withdrawal of services by its members in universities. This ultimatum was part of the resolutions made during NAAT’s 56th National Executive Council meeting held in Taraba State.

3.Police in Delta State have killed three suspected kidnappers who allegedly attempted to abduct the wife of a member of the State House of Assembly. The incident occurred at Okoloba Junction, Jakpa Road, Uvwie, where the suspects shot and killed two policemen and the driver, Mr. David Imela, during their failed kidnapping attempt.

4.Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State presided over the swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected chairpersons of the 23 local government councils on Sunday.

5.The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has acquired a Cessna Grand Caravan EX-208B aircraft to bolster its air patrol and surveillance operations. Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi announced this in a statement released by the service’s spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Sunday in Abuja.

6.Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has declared today, Monday, October 7, a public holiday in honor of the 2024 World Teachers’ Day. This announcement was made by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, on Sunday.

7.Armed bandits abducted Alhaji Isah Daya, the district head of Kanya in Kebbi State’s Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area over the weekend. The bandits attacked the village, resulting in one death, three injuries, and the abduction of eight individuals, including the district head.

8.Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso has announced a further increase in the interest rate during the recent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting to combat inflation. He emphasized that the bank’s decision to implement the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System (EFEMS) was based on the understanding that trust is vital for central banking.

9.Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepted 13.298 million opioid pills, including Tramadol, Tramaking Quick Action Tramadol, Tamol-X, Royal Tapentadol, and Carisoprodol, along with 338,253 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup at the Port Harcourt Ports in Onne, Rivers State.

10.Kellyrae, a member of the former Doublekay duo from the Big Brother Naija “No Loose Guard” season, has been crowned the winner of the show. Host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced the winner during the grand finale on Sunday night in Lagos.

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