Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things to know this Saturday morning, August 17

Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things to know this Saturday morning, 17th August 2024 can be accessed below

1. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has reported that 27 states in Nigeria have been affected by floods, impacting 227,494 people and damaging 32,837 houses.

2. Brian Nwanna, a Nigerian man, has set a Guinness World Record for trekking 25 kilometers on foot while visiting 150 fast food restaurants in 24 hours.

3. The Nigerian Senate recently addressed Senator Sumaila Kawu’s claim that the chamber receives N21 million monthly in salaries and allowances.

4. Nigerian Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, criticized the country’s power generation, stating it is shameful that Nigeria, with over 200 million people, is still generating only 5,000 megawatts.

5. President Bola Tinubu has launched two healthcare initiatives: the NSIA-Healthcare Expansion Programme and a retraining program for 120,000 frontline health workers.

6. For the month of July, a total of 1.3 trillion naira has been distributed to federal, state, and local government areas.

7. President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a three-day official visit to Equatorial Guinea, with his jet landing at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at around 6:30 pm on Friday.

8. The Tinubu administration is committed to preventing Chinese investors from seizing Nigeria’s presidential planes in France.

9. Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited has confirmed the release of one of the three detained Nigerian aircraft, an Airbus A330, following a Paris court order.

10. The Nigerian currency, the Naira, fell to N1,590 per dollar in the parallel market on Friday, down from N1,585 per dollar the previous day.