1. Nigeria to Appoint Ambassadors After 18-Month Recall Nigeria plans to appoint new ambassadors after recalling all its envoys in September 2023. The delay was due to funding issues, now being resolved. Security checks on nominees are underway.
2. Meningitis Outbreak in Northwest Nigeria Kebbi State has recorded 26 deaths and over 200 suspected meningitis cases. Isolation centers have been set up, with Sokoto State also reporting cases. Health officials are pushing to contain the outbreak.
3. Dangote Refinery Sparks Fuel Price War Dangote’s new refinery cut petrol prices, forcing Nigeria’s state-run NNPC to follow suit. Fuel prices in Lagos dropped to N860 per liter, marking a rare competitive shift in the market.
4. Shell Sells Nigerian Onshore Assets Shell completed the sale of its onshore Nigerian subsidiary (SPDC) to Renaissance — a group of local and international companies — handing over a 30% stake.
5. Senator Natasha Akpoti Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti was suspended for six months after accusing Senate President Godswill Akpabio of sexual harassment. She’s taking her case to the United Nations, refusing to retract her claims. P
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