Naija News looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Thursday 15th August 2024.
The PUNCH: The Defence Headquarters has said troops have been deployed across farms in the northern parts of the country, especially in the North West and North Central. According to the military high command, the deployment was to ensure the adequate protection of farmers from bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements.
Vanguard: The Federal Government’s efforts at making the Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, vehicles popular in Nigeria, may not get the needed gravitas after all, Vanguard investigation has revealed.
ThisDay: The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has warned that any attempt to undermine, interfere with, or disrupt the peaceful conduct of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State would be viewed as an assault on the very essence of the country’s democratic values. Ribadu, who was represented by Hassan Yahaya disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting held at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Daily Trust: Indications have emerged that the total monthly pay of 99 non-principal officers of the Nigerian senate is above N2 billion. One of them, Senator Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila (NNPP, Kano), on Wednesday, confirmed that he receives about N21 million monthly as his perquisite for representing the people of Kano South Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly.
Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.
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