There was panic across several states in the country, fueled by the Telcos recent blocking of phone lines that were said to be non-compliant with the NIN-SIM linkage requirement Disgruntled subscribers took to the streets on Monday in protest.
A group of protesters were seen in a trending video, damaging the fence of an MTN Office, in Festac, Lagos. The fuel queues have returned and many fuel stations are currently dry.
There is fuel scarcity in Lagos, Ogun, parts of Abuja, Niger, and some other states across the country. There are reports that black marketers have taken advantage of the situation, selling as high as N1,300 per litre and N1,500 per litre in parts of Lagos and Ogun states.
NNPC has said that the fuel scarcity is as a result of a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell crude oil to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other refineries in Naira.
Billionaire Businessman, Femi Otedola who is reputed as strong man of the financial and capital markets and a long time associate of the president of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote shared the news in a post X. Femi Otedola showed off his dance skills, as he joined his three daughters, Musician, Tolani, DJ Cuppy and Temi, Loreal’s first African digital Ambassador in the viral ‘Tshwala Bam’ dance challenge.
The front cover by the Economist showing United States Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Vice, J.D. Vance captioned, “Where would they take America? “ was mirrored in new portrait by Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede and his wife Ofovwe, founders of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation, which was set up in 2020, to promote an Africa, in which all citizens are empowered to pursue their goals and aspirations as well contribute to the economic development of their communities. Aigboge as we all know is a philanthropist, and the Chairman of Access holdings, while his wife Ofovuwe, is a lawyer, and also a banker with over 30 years experience, working in the financial and not-for-profit sectors.
The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have issued security alerts to their citizens in Nigeria, warning of potential violence during the planned nationwide protests. In separate travel advisories, the three countries cautioned their citizens to avoid areas where confrontations between security agencies and protest might occur.
The US Mission in Abuja, urged Americans to avoid the rallies, advising them to steer clear of crowds and demonstrations and stay updated via local media. Young people took to the streets in Lagos on Monday, and held a counter rally to say “no” to the planned nationwide protest, scheduled for August 1st. The protesters were said to have converged from different parts of lagos, to express their support for the Tinubu-led administration, while calling on other youths to shun violent protest.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has signed the new Minimum Wage Act into law, nearly two weeks after the President and Organized Labour unions agreed on N70,000 thousand Naira as the new wage. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who addressed State House Correspondents, after the signing ceremony, said that the new minimum wage act, applies to the whole nation, and that No Nigerian worker will offer services and be paid anything less than N70,000.
Dignitaries and celebrities, turned up for the first female Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, who turned 60, on July 28th. Among the dignitaries present at the event which took place at the Balmoral Convention Center were the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo olu. Nigerian Highlife Musician, Flavour N’abania performed a medley of songs, including his hit single Big Baller.
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