Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Tuesday, April 30 2024.
Put Interest Of Workers First, Labour Tells FG
As preparations for the 2024 Workers Day celebration intensify, Organised Labour has called on the Federal Government to put the interest of workers first in all its policies and programmes.
The Unionists who raised concerns that the policies of government…Read more
Abbas, Gbajabiamila, Kalu Inspect Renovated Chambers As Reps Resume Tuesday
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas on Monday inspected the renovated chambers of the House ahead of lawmakers’ resumption on Tuesday.
Abbas inspected the chambers in the company of the immediate past Speaker…Read more
Eleme Tanker Explosion: PDP Govs Want Quick Intervention On Federal Roads
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have called for the quick intervention of the Federal Government on the East-West road and other federal roads across the country, to prevent the reoccurrence of last week’s petrol fire incident along the Eleme Petrochemicals.
The Director General of the PDP Governors’ Forum Dr. Emmanuel Agbo…Read more
Tanker Explosions: Atiku Urges Fubara, Abiodun To Conduct Comprehensive Investigations
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State to thoroughly investigate the twin tanker explosions in their respective states.
Atiku, Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…Read more
Tinubu Declares Tuesday Open Retreat As Reps Engage NNPC, CBN, FIRS On PIA, Tax Reforms
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Tuesday in Abuja declare open a two-day retreat for members of the House of Representatives on major economic laws, policies, and programmes of the federal government, especially under this administration.
The retreat has been themed: ‘Economic transformation & development…Read more
Grant Tax Waiver To Dangote Refinery To Subsidise Petrol, Diesel, Makinde Advises FG
A former parliamentarian who represented Ife Federal Constituency in the 7th Assembly, Hon. Rotimi Makinde has appealed to the Federal government to develop a policy that would help in subsidizing petrol and diesel production at the Dangote refinery through the introduction of tax waiver with the overall goal of making the products affordable for Nigerians to buy.
Makinde noted that such cushioning economic policy in the petroleum…Read more
Alleged Abuse Of Office: Emefiele Questions Court’s Jurisdiction To Try Him
The Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, presided over by Justice Rahman Oshodi, on Monday adjourned until the end of the trial, his verdict on the application instituted by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to try him on the charge made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
It would be recalled that the former CBN boss had through his counsel…Read more
BREAKING: JAMB Releases 2024 UTME Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the much-anticipated 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results.
New Telegraph had earlier reported that over 1.94 million candidates…Read more
Alleged Fraud: Taiwanese Investor Seeks Tinubu’s Intervention
A Taiwanese investor in Nigeria, Ivy Hung, has cried out to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in an alleged $1.164, 646 m fraud allegedly perpetrated against her company, Polleen Corporation by one Mr. Chiedu Christian Nwosu.
Narrating her ordeal to journalists in Abuja, Ivy Hung lamented that all attempts to bring Mr Nwosu…Read more
BREAKING: Obaseki Increases Edo Minimum Wage To N70,000
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Monday increased the minimum wage for state workers from N40,000 to N70,000.
The governor made the announcement at the commissioning…Read more
Refrain From Jeopardising Tinubu’s Effort To Secure Nigeria, Group Tells Govs
The state governments have been called upon by the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) to desist from actions that could compromise President Bola Tinubu’s ongoing efforts to protect the country.
Speaking at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, the Group Chairman…Read more
Five Things Tinubu Discusses With Bill Gates In Saudi Arabia
Following the meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Microsoft Founder and Philanthropist, Mr Bill Gates in Saudi Arabia, the details of what Tinubu discussed with the billionaire have emerged.
Emerging reports revealed President Tinubu disclosed…Read more
Reps Mourn Victims Of Rivers Tanker Explosion
The Rivers caucus of the House of Representativeshas sympathized with the victims of the tanker explosion on the Eleme section of the East-West road in Rivers State.
Speaking in a statement issued on Monday by the leader of the caucus…Read more
Tanker Explosion: Tinubu Mourns Rivers’ Victims
Following the gas tanker explosion in Rivers State, President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the families of the victims of the fire incident caused by an articulated vehicle conveying petroleum products at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
New Telegraph had earlier reported that no fewer than five persons….Read more
