Good morning. Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Electricity Tariff Hike: Fresh Opposition Rises
- Atiku, Northern Elders Kick, Say It Will Further Impoverish Nigerians
- Say Hike Will Create More Difficulties For Citizens, Inflationary Pressures Will Be Elevated
- Power Minister Berates Nigerians For Poor Energy Consumption
- Says Federal Government Can’t Afford To Continue To Subsidise Electricity
The decision of the Federal Government of Nigeria to increase the electricity tariff of some categories of customers have continued to draw condemnation from different quarters as the opposition to the policy keeps mounting each day. READ MORE
2. Fresh Trouble For Emefiele As EFCC Files Fresh 26-Count Charge Against Embattled Ex CBN Gov
- Tinubu Hails Obazee As President Closes Investigation Into Apex Bank, Emefiele, Others
For embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, when it rains it pours as his travails appears non-ending.
READ MORE3. Lagos Fuel Supply Hitch Has Been Resolved – NNPCL
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., NNPCL has said it has resolved the fuel scarcity in Lagos.
READ MORE
4. Students Loan: Tinubu Composes Management Team For NELFund, Appoints MD, Executive Directors
In a bid to secure Nigeria’s socio-economic future by ensuring sustainable higher education and critical skill development for all Nigerian students and the youth, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tinkered with the composition of a new management team of the National Education Loan Fund. READ MORE
5. Tension In Kaduna As Police Clash With Shiites Members
There is a palpable tension in Kaduna on Friday as police dispersed a procession by members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shiites. READ MORE
6. Palmer vs Saka: Danny Murphy picks better footballer
Former Liverpool star Danny Murphy has suggested that Chelsea’s Cole Palmer is a better overall footballer than Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka. READ MORE
7. Nnamdi Kanu Seeks Reinstatement Of 2017 Revoked Bail
Nnamdi Kanu, detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has approached a federal high court in Abuja, to restore his bail that was revoked in 2017. READ MORE
8. FG Targets N20trn From Launch Of Renewed Hope Fund, To Deploy It Towards Infrastructure
The Nigerian federal government is targeting N20 trillion in economic investment by launching the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund. READ MORE
9. Bobrisky Risks Six Months Jail Term, N50k Fine, Judge To Deliver Sentence On April 9
Judge Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered that controversial cross-dresser and social media celebrity, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). pending his sentencing fixed for April 9, 2024. READ MORE
10. MAN reacts to Erisco Foods’ controversy with reviewer Chioma
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called for a fair regulatory environment to protect consumers’ and manufacturers’ interests. READ MORE
