Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The United States Mission in Nigeria has asked some of its staff not to come to work on the first two days of the planned nationwide protests. In an emergency warning issued on Wednesday night, the U.S. Embassy Abuja and U.S. Consulate General Lagos, asked only essential staff to operate on Thursday August 1, 2024, and on Friday August 2, 2024.
2. At least 19 people were killed after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suspected to be planted by Boko Haram insurgents went off at a local joint in Kawuri village, Konduga Local government area of Borno State, on Wednesday. The incident happened three days after insurgents attacked a police station at Jakana town in the same Konduga LGA.
3. A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has barred protesters from marching on the streets of the nation’s capital. Ruling in an ex-parte application brought before him by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, Justice Sylvanus Chinedu Oriji, restricted participants in the proposed #EndBadGovernance Protest from the streets.
4. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was discovered at the fence of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service on Bank Anthony way, Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday. The object was discovered on the eve of the planned nationwide protest against the hardship in the land.
5. The Edo State Police Command has promised to support and protect protesters provided it is carried out peacefully in the state. Briefing journalists on Wednesday evening, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye, said it is the right of the citizens to protest.
6. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has said the government will not entertain any form of violence during the forthcoming planned protests. Yusuf said this while addressing business leaders, traditional rulers, and religious leaders at Government House, Kano, on Wednesday.
7. The National Assembly on Wednesday repealed and re-enacted the 2024 Appropriation Act. The changes incorporated an additional N6.2trillion as requested by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on July 23 to fund legacy capital projects and the new Minimum Wage of N70,000.
8. The House of Representatives Special Joint Committee investigating factors working against the petroleum sector has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to halt what it called the mortgage of Nigeria’s future crude oil until it concludes its assignment.
9. Banks and other financial institutions in the country will be closed on Thursday, August 1, 2024, as the planned hunger strike begins across the country. While none of the banks outrightly announced a closure, chats with different employees of the banks indicated that they have been advised not to report for work on Thursday as the banks monitor the protest.
10. The Senate has asked Nigerians and promoters of the nationwide protests to halt their plans in the interest of the country. According to the Senate, President Bola Tinubu’s administration has, within one year in office, initiated policies that would benefit Nigerians in the near future.
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