Good morning. Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. #EndBadGovernance Protests: Security Agencies, Protesters Clash As Protests Turn Bloody
- At Least 15 Killed, Several Injured
- Curfew Declared In Kano, Borno, Other States
- ‘You Provoked Protesters’, Adegboruwa Flays Security Agencies
- How Protesters Murdered Police Officer, Injured Many- IGP
The much awaited #EndBadGovernance protest got underway across the country yesterday amid huge death tolls, violence, clashes between the Security agencies in the country and the protesters, looting spree and other form of vices. READ MORE
2. $220m Fine: FG Fires Back At Meta Over WhatsApp’s Exit Threat
- Says It’s A Move To Influence Public Opinion, Pressuring FCCPC To Reconsider Its Decision
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to the threat by Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram that it may be forced to exit the country over recent $220m fine slammed on it by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). READ MORE
3. Economic Gains of Selling Crude Oil to Dangote Refinery in Naira
The Nigerian government has identified several advantages of selling crude oil to local refineries, such as Dangote Refinery, in naira rather than foreign currency. READ MORE
4. Amid Protests, Bwala Fires Tinubu’s Ministers, APC Govs Over Silence
Daniel Bwala, former spokesman to the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the silence of President Bola Tinubu’s ministers and governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, amid the ongoing nationwide protest. READ MORE
5. Lagos Governor Condemns Divisive #IgboMustGo Post, Orders Probe
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has denounced a provocative social media post by @Lagospedia, which demanded the expulsion of Igbo individuals from Lagos and the South-West region. READ MORE
6. Protest: I Didn’t ask MTN, Airtel to Tamper With Network – Minister
Minister of Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has refuted claims that he instructed telecommunications companies to intentionally slow down network speeds amid nationwide protests.
READ MORE7. Calls For Igbo To Leave Lagos, South West “Deeply Troubling”, Says Atiku
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has described calls in some quarters for the exit of Igbos from Lagos and the other South-West states on a specified date as deeply troubling. READ MORE
8. AfDB Approves $500m Loan To Boost Electricity Access In Nigeria
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a fresh loan of $500 million to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to boost electricity access in the country.
READ MORE9. Burna Boy Reveals Why He Won’t Join #EndBadGovernance Protest
Famous afrobeat musician, Burna Boy, has disclosed why he won’t be joining the ongoing #EndBadGovernance Protests while sternly warning his fans not to involve him in it. READ MORE
10. Olympics: Waldrum Gives Reasons Why Super Falcons Failed In Paris
The coach of the Super Falcons, Randy Waldrum, has attributed the team’s elimination from the women’s football event at the Paris 2024 Olympics to poor preparation.
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