*SOME NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES+, 20/08/2024*

NNPC posts N3.3trn profit, declares N2.1trn dividend

Tinubu flies to France aboard new jet

IG unveils 169-man special squad against banditry, kidnapping

Tankers besiege depots as petrol shortage worsens

NiMet forecasts three-day rainfall in FCT, 17 states

Lagos, Ogun declare holiday as Isese festival holds today

Naira crude sale to Dangote, other refineries fixed for October 1

Over 10,000 inmates sat WASSCE in five years — NCoS

Nigeria owes NNPC $4.9bn fuel debt – Report

NLC protests as police probe Ajaero for terrorism financing

Men in military uniform arrest Ekpekpo, 2 other Okuama leaders

ECOWAS countries to demand interest on repatriated loot, artefacts

Ogun FTZ: Chinese embassy keeps mum on controversial deal

Nigeria-Germany trade volume hit $3bn in 2023 – Official

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*DID YOU KNOW?*

* The weekend in Iran is Thursday and Friday. Unlike most countries in the world, Saturdays and Sundays are working days in Iran. The official weekend are Fridays and many businesses close on Thursdays.

* Uganda is home to 11% of the world’s bird population.
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Tinubu sacks Hajj commission chair amid N90bn probe

Tinubu appoints new management for NDPHC

Reps Minority caucus raise alarm on insecurity, kidnapping on highways

Supreme Court reserves judgement on Bayelsa, Kogi guber disputes

Forceful removal: Appeal Court to hear ex-CJN Onnoghen’s appeals filed since 2019

Army detonates unserviceable explosives in A’Ibom

Federal Govt begins disbursement of N200b to 75 big firms, MSMEs

Tinubu panel, Dangote refinery agree on Sept petrol rollout

It costs N120 to produce 1Kw/h of electricity, says Minister

TCN seeks N1.59trn to deliver 129 capital projects in three years

NEDC Commits To Rebuilding Collapsed Bridge Linking Adamawa-Borno

TSA: Fresh panic as FG demands 50% of aviation agencies revenue

FG bars cash payment for $500m domestic bond

Justify FG scholarship, PAP urges foreign scholars

FRSC cautions against carrying petrol-filled jerrycans in vehicles

20 states owe electricity bills – DisCos

LUTH partners US varsity on disease treatment

N29m Monthly For Senators Too Small, I Became Poorer As A Senator – Elisha Abbo

If you don’t invest in Lagos now, you’ll regret in 10 years time – Pst Ashimolowo

MOSOP threatens to begin hostilities against FG, firm over East-West Road

Atiku Knocks Tinubu Over New Subsidy Regime

Opposition tackles Presidency over new presidential jet

Oyo APC chairman dies in US

Abiodun approves Magboro-Makogi road reconstruction

Katsina introduces e-court to try corruption cases

Adamawa trains 100,000 youths in ICT, unveils 31 buses

Multi-Million Naira Scams: Kano Gov’s CoS, Kwankwaso’s Nephew, Others Under Probe

Bauchi tackles unregistered colleges of education

Monkey pox confirmed in Abia

Niger CP orders rescue of abducted hotel owner, manager

Police arraign 390 suspects for vandalism in Jigawa

A’Ibom youths protest fresh oil spill, barricade ExxonMobil gates

Kaduna gun-running syndicate smashed, kidnap victims rescued

5 family members die after consuming soup prepared with fertiliser in Sokoto

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*TODAY IN HISTORY*

* On this day in 1960, Senegal withdrew from the Mali Federation, a year after its establishment. Léopold Senghor became the first president of Senegal a month later.

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A tradition without intelligence is not worth having. – T. S. Eliot

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