Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. The National Security Adviser, NSA, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Accountant-General of the Federation, Minister of Foreign Affairs and other top government officials are expected to appear before the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee investigating the legal basis, operations and budgetary inclusion of phantom Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC today.
2. Dangote Petroleum Refinery has resumed gantry loading of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, in naira after a week-long suspension, while raising its ex-depot petrol price to N1,215 per litre. The refinery had suspended gantry and coastal loading on July 15 after introducing a dollar-denominated pricing template for refined petroleum products.
3. United States President Donald Trump has written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, commending him on his decisive leadership “on behalf of the Nigerian people.” This was made known in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy on Wednesday.
4. Nigeria has dropped to 90th position on the latest Henley Passport Index, with holders of her passport able to access 44 destinations without obtaining a visa in advance. The July 2026 global ranking, released by Henley & Partners on Tuesday, ranked the Nigerian passport 90th out of 199 assessed worldwide, with a visa-free score of 44.
5. The Naira on Wednesday depreciated to N1,413 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,409 per dollar on Tuesday. But the naira appreciated to N1,369 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM.
6. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi
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