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Top 10 stories from across Nigerian Newspapers, Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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October 15, 2024

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Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country.

1. Aisha Yesufu to Ndume: Tinubu is the bad person

The co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Aisha Yesufu, has described President Bola Tinubu as a “bad person” in the face of the unbearable hardship in the country.Read more

2. Obi decries killings, demands improved security in Nigeria

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has decried the increasing killings, kidnappings, and other violent crimes in the country.Read more

3. Nigerian govt summons Libyan ambassador over Super Eagles treatment

The Federal Government has summoned the Libyan ambassador to Nigeria over the Super Eagles’ poor treatment in the North African country.Read more

4. Oyedele proposes 25% personal income tax for Nigerians earning above N1.5m monthly

Taiwo Oyedele, chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms, has revealed that the personal income tax of Nigerians earning above N1.5 million will be increased to 25% under the new economic stabilisation bill.Read more

5. Economy: Despite hardship, there is light at end of tunnel, Nigerian govt assures

Amid ongoing hardship experienced by Nigerians due to the increase in the prices of petrol, the Federal Government has assured Nigerians that better days ahead.Read more

6. Fayose urges Atiku to retire from politics over age, fatigue

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar to reconsider his political ambitions over age and fatigue.Read more

7. Nigeria fails to meet crude oil threshold, as production dips to 1.324mbpd in Sept

Nigeria’s average crude oil production in the month of September dipped to 1.324 million barrels per day, fresh data by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released on Monday, October 14, 2024 has shown.Read more

8. Niger, Togo, Benin owe Nigeria N9.41bn electricity bill in Q2/24 – NERC

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that customers from Benin Republic, Niger, and Togo owe the country $5.79 million for electricity supply in the second quarter of this yearRead more

9. Libya FA denies involvement in inhuman treatment of Super Eagles

The Libyan Football Federation has denied involvement in the poor treatment meted out to Super Eagles players and officials between Sunday evening and Monday morning.Read more

10. Sports Minister condemns ill-treatment of Super Eagles by Libyan authorities

The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has condemned the inhuman treatment meted out to the Super Eagles by Libyan authorities.Read more

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