Top 5 Stories Of The Day | NLC Calls Fuel Price Hike Harmful to ₦70k Minimum Wage

• NLC calls fuel price hike harmful to ₦70k minimum wage
• Marketers receive permission to receive fuel directly from Dangote Refinery
• Tinubu allegedly changes his cabinet while in the UK
• Governor of Ogun State behind sake of 50kg rice for ₦40,000
• First Lady sends advice to Nigerian Youths

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss.

NLC calls fuel price hike harmful to ₦70k minimum wage

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has affirmed that there will be a meeting between the Organised Labour to decide their next course of action based on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) fuel price increment.

According to Joe Ajaero, the latest petrol hike is damaging to the newly approved (₦70k) minimum wage.

The NNPC announced that fuel will now be sold at the rate of ₦998/litre in Lagos State and ₦1,030 for those in Nigeria.

Marketers receive permission to receive fuel directly from Dangote Refinery

Independent fuel marketers can purchase fuel directly from Dangote Refinery without needing NNPC as the mediator.

The federal government announced this clearly, stating the new boundaries considering the NNPC.

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, said that direct oil purchase would allow oil marketers to negotiate commercial terms with the refinery and make it a competitive market.

Tinubu allegedly changes his cabinet while in the UK

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly used his time in the United Kingdom to reshape his cabinet, as he draws up a list of Ministers to fire and replace.

A source revealed this information saying, “Mr. President is spending his leave to put together a list of the ministers that will work with him, but he is also taking his time to weed out those who are not performing among his cabinet as presently constituted.”

Governor of Ogun State behind sake of 50kg rice for ₦40,000

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has chosen to alleviate his state’s residents’ hunger by subsidising the price of a 50kg bag of rice to ₦40,000 instead of the price in the market.

This sale is expected to take place in 20 local government areas across the State and is meant to soften the socioeconomic challenges the residents face in Abeokuta, Ogun State face.

According to Dapo Abiodun, rice is not the only thing that would be sold at a subsidised rate; beans and garri are also sold.

First Lady sends advice to Nigerian Youths

The First Lady of Nigeria, Remi Tinubu has advised the youths in Nigeria, asking that they work harder as the economy bites hard.

She shared her advice while in the palace of the Ooni of Ife, saying there would be no food for a lazy man as even God worked for six days before choosing to rest on the seventh day.

She also mentioned that her husband was not the cause of the country’s detrimental state, affirming that God had richly blessed her family before assuming the presidency.