Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Wednesday, August 14, 2024

We’ve Not Fixed Fuel Price – Dangote Refinery

The Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has said that it has not fixed its fuel price contrary to a publication that “marketers project N600/litre for Dangote Petrol.’

The Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, DIL…Read more

Reps Seek Special Intervention Fund For Customs, NSCDC

The House of Representatives Committee on Oil Theft/Losses on Tuesday recommended special intervention funds for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigeria Custom Service (NCS) to enable them perform optimally.

Chairman of the Committee, Alhasan Ado Doguwa…Read more

Kyari Urges Military To Sustain Onslaught Against Crude Oil Theft

The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPC Ltd.), Mr Mele Kyari, has called on the military to sustain the war against crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism.

He stated that the current onslaught against the menace has yielded…Read more

Council Of State: Gowon, Jonathan, Buhari, Govs, Pass Vote Of Confidence On Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received a vote of confidence from members of the Council of State, comprising former Presidents and past Heads of State, as well as former Chief Justices of the Federation.

New Telegraph earlier reported that President Tinubu…Read more

Nigerian Senator Earns N1.1m Monthly – RMAFC

A Senator collects a monthly salary and allowances in the sum of N1.1 million (N1,063,860), Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC), on Tuesday declared, putting paid to the controversy salaries and allowances payable to members of the National Assembly is stirring.

The Commission breaks down is as follows: Basic Salary…Read more

Fubara Submits Five Commissioner Nominees To Rivers Assembly For Screening

The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has submitted the names of five Commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Victor Oko-Jumbo for screening.

The nominees which were confirmed during…Read more

Tinubu Signs Bill To Increase Salaries Of Judicial Officers

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser…Read more

Crude Oil Sale In Naira: Edun, NNPL, FIRS, In Crucial Meeting

In a further demonstration of President Bola Tinubu directive to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude oil to local refineries in Naira, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun on Tuesday met with relevant stakeholders with a view to ensuring the realization of this policy objective of the federal government .

Edun was optimistic about the groundbreaking…Read more

Tinubu Prioritises Welfare Of Workers Above All Else – Lado

The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, on Tuesday, claimed that President Bola Tinubu placed priority on welfare of Nigerian workers above other issues in the country.

Lado stated this in a statement issued in Abuja, where he disclosed…Read more

Obasanjo, IBB Absent As Tinubu Chairs Maiden Council Of State Meeting

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-Military President Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) were conspicuously absent as President Bola Tinubu chairs his maiden Council of State Meeting at the Presidential Villa.

Those physically present at the ongoing meeting are: the Vice President…Read more

Tinubu Holds First Council Of State Meeting

President Bola Tinubu is currently presiding over the inaugural Council of State meeting of his administration.

The meeting, which features a virtual component, is being attended…Read more

BREAKING: Tinubu To Leave For E’Guinea On Official Visit

President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on a three-day official visit to honour the invitation of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.…Read more

Council Of State Meets At Presidential Villa Tuesday

Nigeria’s former presidents and heads of state are expected to converge on the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Tuesday, August 13 as President Bola Tinubu convenes the Council of State meeting.

New Telegraph reports that Tuesday’s meeting…Read more

Gospel Singer, Aduke Gold Is Dead

The Nigerian gospel music community has been thrown into a state of mourning with the sudden death of a renowned singer, Ajayi Aduke Morounkola, popularly known as Aduke Gold.

New Telegraph reports that Aduke Gold passed away in the early hours…Read more

Tinubu Approves Policy To Retain Medical Experts In Nigeria

Amid the droves of healthcare workers leaving the country for greener pastures, President Bola Tinubu has approved the National Policy on Health Workforce Migration to address the challenges facing Nigeria’s health human resources.

Prof Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health…Read more