Good morning. Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. Petrol Price Hike: FG, Organized Labour Meeting Deadlocked
- Adjourn Meeting, Keep Mum Over Resolution
- Hike In Petrol Price May Worsen Inflation-World Bank Warns
- Reps Demand Reversal Of Hike In Petrol, Cooking Gas Immediately
Amid growing tension of another industrial action over the recent hike in the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol, the meeting between representatives of the federal government and organised labour ended in Abuja on Wednesday without a resolution. READ MORE
2. Jigawa Tanker Inferno: FG Orders Probe
- Tinubu Mourns, Sends High-Level Delegation To State
- Mass Burial Conducted For Over 140 Victims
Following a tanker explosion in Jigawa State with over 140 lives lost, the Nigerian government has ordered a probe into the unfortunate incident. READ MORE
3. Dangote Refinery’s Direct Sales to Marketers On Hold Over NNPCL Agreement
The hopes of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) members to commence immediate purchase petrol directly from Dangote Refinery at a reduced price have been dashed. READ MORE
4. Tinubu Violating Fiscal Responsibility Act By Not Presenting 2025 Budget Proposal Yet-Reps
The House of Representatives has accused President Bola Tinubu of violating the Fiscal Responsibility Act by not presenting the 2025 budget proposal to the national assembly with barely two months to the end of the 2024 fiscal year. READ MORE
5. Akpabio Dismisses Impeachment Plot Rumors, Says Senate United
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday, refuted reports of an impeachment plot against him, asserting that the Senate remains unified. READ MORE
6. Lagos To Pay N85,000 As Minimum Wage, Targets Increase To N100k January 2025
In a pace setting development, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that the minimum wage for workers in the state has been raised to N85,000, citing the state’s financial capacity to sustain the increase. READ MORE
7. World Bank Lists Naira Among Worst Performing Currencies In Africa, Dips By 43% In 8 Months
Despite the intervention of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) in shoring up the naira, the Nigerian currency has been listed among the worst-performing currencies in sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 by the World Bank. READ MORE
8. Falana, Falz Give Bobrisky 12-Hour Ultimatum To Retract Defamatory Claims
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana and his son, popular musician Falz, have issued a 12-hour ultimatum to crossdresser Bobrisky (Idris Okuneye) to apologize and retract allegedly defamatory statements he made in audio recordings. READ MORE
9. Burna Boy, Odumodublvck Miss Out At 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards
Nigerian stars Burna Boy and Odumodublvck left the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards without any wins READ MORE
10. Thomas Tuchel Appointed England Manager Starting January 2025
German coach Thomas Tuchel has been confirmed as England’s new manager, to be effective from 1 January 2025. READ MORE
