Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Monday, August 12, 2024

I’ll Deliver Kano To APC In 2027 – Doguwa

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Alhassan Ado Doguwa has said he will deliver Kano to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he is the biggest threat to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and its leader, Rabiu Kwankwaso.

Doguwa, declared this while responding to the Chairman…Read more

Obi Calls For Probe Of Nigeria’s Poor Outing At Paris Olympic

The National leader of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has called for an investigation into Nigeria’s poor outing at the just concluded Olympic Games in Paris, France.

Nigeria with a total of 88 contingents and a huge budget of N12 billion…Read more

IYD 2024: Kalu Hails Nigerian Youth, Assures Enactment Of Laws

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark 2024 International Youth Day (IYD), the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has hailed Nigerian youth and their contributions to the economy.

He also assured of enactment of legislations, and policies…Read more

LG Autonomy: FG Trying To Create Corrupt Bureaucracy – PDP

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has picked a hole in the suit filed by the Federal Government that resulted in the Supreme Court judgement on financial autonomy for the 774 Local Government Areas of the country.

The party also said the September 21 Edo State governorship…Read more

Yoruba’ll Resist Plot To Overthrow Tinubu’s Govt – Afenifere Group

A pan-Yoruba group, the Conscience of Yoruba Nation, an affiliate of Afenifere, has admonished those agitating for military rule to desist from such treasonable acts in the interest of peace and national cohesion in the country.

The Pan Yoruba socio-political group loyal to Pa Reuben Fasoranti’s…Read more

Senate Breaks Silence, Says We Don’t Fix Our Own Salaries, Allowances

Amid several calls by eminent Nigerians that the upper and lower chambers of the 10th National Assembly cut down on governance, the Nigerian Senate has denied allegations that it determined its own salaries and allowances or received special fiscal packages from the Presidency.

The disclaimer was contained in a statement issued…Read more

Hold Tinubu Responsible If Dangote Refinery Fails, Atiku’s Aide To Nigerians

Paul Ibe, the Media Adviser to the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has asked Nigerians to hold President Bola Tinubu responsible if the agenda against Dangote Refinery succeeds…Read more

IPMAN, DAPMAN Frown At Monopoly In Petroleum Sector

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Depot and Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPMAN), have vehemently frowned against what they considered as monopoly in the petroleum Industry in Nigeria.

This opposition is coming in the face of seeming feud between…Read more

A’Ibom: PDP Elects New Chapter Executives, Natl Delegates

The new leadership has emerged across all 31 Local Government Chapters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State following the election of Chapter Executive Committee Members who will be in charge of the affairs of the party for a four-year tenure at the Local Government level across the State…Read more

Heritage Bank Liquidation: We’ve Paid Depositors With N5m Balance – NDIC

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) on Sunday said it has paid depositors of revoked Heritage Bank with balances exceeding N5 million , the initial insured sum.

It restated that the remaining balances (classified as uninsured deposits)…Read more

Okechukwu, Bulama, Others To Speak At Ganduje’s One Year Anniversary Symposium

Former Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu and former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Arc. Waziri Bulama would on Tuesday join others to speak at a symposium to celebrate one year anniversary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje and National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru.

The Dean of School of Postgraduate Studies, Baze University…Read more

Alia Condemns Assassination Of Benue Health Rights Advocate

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State on Sunday condemned the assassination of a prominent health rights advocate and leader in Nigeria’s development sector, Mr Chris Terfa.

This is just as the Tiv Area Traditional Council (TATC)…Read more

New Minimum Wage: NYSC Speaks On Upgrade Of Corps Members’ Account

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denied claim making rounds on social media that it has directed the payment of the new minimum wage of N70,000 to Corps Members.

Debunking the allegation that it directed all corps members…Read more

Address Issues That Led To #EndBadGovernance Protest, Obi Tells FG

Former presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has called on the Federal Government to address the issues that led to 10 days nationwide protest.

Obi in a statement on his X handle on Sunday, said now…Read more

SERAP To Tinubu: Probe $1.5bn World Bank Loan To 36 States, $3bn Chinese Loans To FG

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and appropriate anti-corruption agencies to promptly and thoroughly investigate the spending of $1.5 billion World Bank loan obtained by the 36 states and Abuja for poverty reduction and social protection across the states.

In a statement signed by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare…Read more