Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Thursday, August 8, 2024

We’re Exiting Darkness To Enter New, Glorious Dawn, Tinubu Assures

Following the turbulence in the country brought about by the ongoing hunger protests, President Bola Tinubu has, in a trending video on social media, assured that the country was exiting darkness to enter a new and glorious dawn.

The President in the video made sometimes in July but currently…Read more

Entrepreneur, Vocational Skills Colleges Will Aid Nat’l Devt – Abbas

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has said the establishment of entrepreneur institutes and skills acquisition colleges will fastrack national development in Nigeria.

The Speaker made this known on Wednesday while declaring…Read more

Tinubu Appoints Federal Universities Governing Council, Institutions

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the governing councils of various federal universities and tertiary institutions across the country.

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

Economic Sabotage: Count Us Out – NNPC Ltd

The Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mele Kyari, has said the company has not breached any of the enabling laws guiding its dealings with partners, hence should be counted out of any claims of economic sabotage.

Kyari, who was addressing the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee…Read more

Senate Moves To Unravel $1.5bn Spent On PH Refinery

The Senate, on Wednesday, commenced a preliminary investigation into the alleged sabotage in the petroleum industry, raising questions about the $1.5 billion approved in 2021 for the turn-around maintenance of the Port Harcourt Refinery with little or no result.

This was even as the apex legislative Assembly vehemently…Read more

Badaru Calls For Strengthening ECOWAS Security Cooperation To Enhanced Defence Capabilities

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has called on the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff to strengthen their security cooperation in order to enhance their defence capabilities against any security threat.

The Minister made the call Wednesday during the 42nd Ordinary Meeting…Read more

#EndBadGovernance: The Worse Now Over – FG

The Federal Government has said it has been able to contain the nationwide protest against bad governance and is set to launch an investigation into the violence that trailed it.

Minister of Information and National Orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris…Read more

Again, Tinubu Addresses Nigerians Amid #EndBadGoverance Protests

On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu for the second time in a week addressed Nigerians over the lingering #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests against severe hunger and economic hardship.

Speaking in a video shared on his verified X handle, President Tinubu…Read more

Benue PDP Summons Suswam, Others Over Gross Misconduct, Anti-Party Activities

The Benue State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday summons Senator Gabriel Suswam, former Speaker Protempore, Terngu Tsegba, former Speaker of the state House of Assembly Terseer Tsumba and others to appear before it and give reason(s) why disciplinary action should not be taken against them for gross misconduct and anti-party activities.

Others to also appear together with Senator Suswam include…Read more

Tinubu Lauded Over Humanitarian Appointments Amid Protests

A group, the Coalition of Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria (CCSON) has commended President Bola Tinubu following the fresh appointments amidst nationwide protests.

New Telegraph has earlier reported that President Tinubu appointed…Read more

Oil Probe: No Rift Between Abbas, Kalu, Reps

The leadership of the House of Representatives has clarified that there is no disagreement between the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and his Deputy, Benjamin Kalu over the dissolution of the ad hoc committee on oil and gas investigating the importation of fuel and sale of crude by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).

The Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs…Read more

Uphold Democratic Values, CDS Urges ECOWAS Defence Chiefs

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa has tasked the Defence Chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to uphold democratic values.

General Musa made this remark while bemoaning the military…Read more

Chairmanship: I Didn’t Bribe Abbas With $1.7m – Ugochinyere

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), Ikenga Ugochinyere has denied that he gave $1.7 million to the House leadership to be appointed as the committee chairman.

Ugochinyere in a statement issued in Abuja by his Chief of Staff…Read more

Plateau Govt Relaxes Curfew On Jos, Bukuru Metropolis

Plateau State Government has announced a relaxation of the earlier imposed 24-hour curfew following the improvement in the security situation within the Jos-Bukuru metropolis.

It would be recalled the state government on Sunday night…Read more

BREAKING: ECOWAS Defence Chiefs Meet In Abuja

The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are currently in a meeting at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.

The meeting is chaired by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff…Read more