Today, Monday, July 22, 2024, we review the top stories making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers.
The PUNCH: The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, is expecting fresh reports to confirm the real sulphur content of the diesel produced by the Dangote refinery as the company debunked claims of inferior fuel production.
Vanguard: President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, weekend revealed that Dangote Petroleum Refinery has continued to receive repeated orders for its products from all those who have purchased the same since the commencement of production.
ThisDay: In a historic political development in the modern politics of the United States, President Joe Biden yesterday announced his decision to end his presidential re-election campaign, nominating his Vice President, Kamala Harris as his likely successor.Biden’s decision brings to an abrupt and humbling conclusion to his half-century-long political career and the scrambling race for the White House just four months before Election Day.
The Nation: The proposed one-off tax on 2023 foreign exchange (forex) gain by banks may fetch the Federal Government not less than N2trillion, it was learnt at the weekend. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hinted at his administration’s plan to tax the banks’ gain in the proposed amendment to the 2023 Finance Act before the National Assembly.
