Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines & Naija News Today, Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024, can be accessed below.
Below are the Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers today
Top Newspaper Headlines For Today
Good morning! Here is today’s summary of Major Newspaper Headlines in Nigeria
PUNCH NEWSPAPER
1. Agbakoba warns NNPC against taking over Dangote refinery
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has warned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited not to take over the Dangote Refinery.
Agbakoba was reacting to a comment by the businessman that the NNPC should buy the refinery if that would put an end to calling him a monopolist.
Dangote made the comment amid the controversies surrounding his 650,000 barrels per day refinery.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed, had said Dangote and other local refineries have been producing inferior fuels.
2. OGSIEC debunks LG elections notice
The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, on Monday, debunked the notice of the next local government elections scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
The purported statement was said to have been signed by the Chairman of OGSIEC, Babatunde Osibodu, dated Wednesday, July 24, and flooded social media on Sunday.
The Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Mr Kayode Akinmade, has, however, told our correspondent that the statement was fake news and should be disregarded by the residents of the state.
Responding, Osibodu said on Monday that the statement had never originated from the agency.
3. Lokpobiri meets with Dangote, NMDPRA boss, Kyari over fuel dispute
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has convened a high-level meeting with key stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to resolve the ongoing issues surrounding the Dangote Refinery.
The meeting, held on Monday, brought together Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, and Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari.
This was contained in a statement released on Monday by Lokpobiri’s Special Adviser Media and Communication, Nneamaka Okafor.
“The meeting focused on finding a sustainable and lasting solution to the current impasse affecting the Dangote Refinery, with all parties demonstrating a commitment to collaborative and proactive problem-solving.
VANGUARD NEWSPAPER
4. Biden was ‘not fit to run’ for president – Trump
Joe Biden was “not fit to run” and “is certainly not fit to serve” as president, his Republican rival Donald Trump said Sunday, after the US leader said he was dropping out of the White House race.
“Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve — And never was! … We will suffer greatly because of his presidency, but we will remedy the damage he has done very quickly. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump posted on his Truth Social network shortly after Biden’s announcement.
5. PDP, ADP members dump party for APC in Osun
Thousands of members of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the Action Democratic Party, ADP, on Sunday dumped their parties for the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Irewole local government area of Osun State.
The PDP decampees led by a former scribe of the local government Alimi Surajudeen, attributes their decision partiality within the PDP.
He said the ruling party in the state favours only perceived family members and friends at the detriment of those who suffered for the party.
According to him, it is unfortunate that you are in a party, worked for, yet you don’t have a sense of belongings. The party only do things within their friends and families, it is not a party for the masses, I don’t think I can go along with such a party.
6. Navy, NIMASA disagree over proposed law on Maritime Security
THERE was serious disagreement between the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over the proposed law on Maritime security by the Senate.
In its bid to strengthen maritime security, the Senate drafted a bill to repeal and amend the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Act of 2007, which when passed into law, would empower NIMASA to impose fines on Maritime security offenders without taking them to court.
During public hearing on the bill organized by the Senate Committee on Marine Transport weekend, the Director General of NIMASA, Dayo Mobereola who hailed the Senate for coming up with the proposed legislation that was in line with international best practices, said, “The proposed amendments would empower us at NIMASA to impose fines on offenders without needing court actions, thus streamlining enforcement processes which are clearly in line with international best practices.”
At the hearing, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, represented by a senior officer, raised concerns on behalf of the Nigerian Navy.
Thank you for experiencing our major newspaper headlines for today.
More tales are offered on the EKO HOT BLOG internet site. (Click Here)
We publish newspaper headlines every morning on Ekohotblog
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ekohotblog/
Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ekohotblog_
Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/ekohotblog
To register for our e-newsletter, click the web link listed below
Discover more from EkoHotBlog
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
![](https://i0.wp.com/www.ekohotblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AdvertEKOHOT-1024x1024.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1)