Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Nigerian Army denies mass resignation claims, affirms soldiers’ right to resign The Nigerian Army has addressed recent claims of mass resignations among its personnel, stating that soldiers and other staff are free to resign according to the established procedures in the Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service.
Read more 2. Atiku condemns plan by Nigerian govt to increase VAT to 10% Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has criticised the federal government over a planned increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), from 7.5% to 10% despite the hardship Nigerians have been experiencing in the last one year.
Read more 3. SERAP urges Tinubu to reverse petrol price hike, probe NNPCL Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “leadership position and good offices to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the apparently illegal and unconstitutional increase in the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, across its retail outlets.” Read more 4.
Nigerian govt, Chinese firms ink MoUs to enhance lighting, water supply in Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and the China Geo-Engineering Co.