Good morning.  Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 

1. Rising Cost Of Living: Fresh Protests Erupt

FG To Throw Open National Food Reserves To Address Rising Food Costs
Minister Appeals To Nigerians To Understand With Government
APC Chieftain Kicks, Says It Is Dishonest Of APC To Blame Opposition For Protests
Court Orders Nigerian Govt To Fix Prices Of Foodstuff, Petroleum Products In 7 Days

Following the biting hardship experienced by Nigerians and the rising costs of living, fresh protests have broken out as residents of Suleja in Niger State have taken to the street to register their displeasure over the development. READ MORE https://matrixngr.com/2024/02/08/rising-cost-of-living-fresh-protests-erupt/

2. Reps Raise Concern Over NAFDAC’s Ban On Small Sachet, Bottled Beverages Production

Say It Contradicts Economic Recovery Plan Of Current Administration

The House of Representatives has raised concerns over the ban imposed on the production of beverages in sachets and small bottles in Nigeria by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to investigate in a plenary session on Wednesday. READ MORE https://matrixngr.com/2024/02/08/reps-raise-concern-over-nafdacs-ban-on-small-sachet-bottled-beverages-production/

3. Oyo Govt Identifies Three Masterminds Of Ibadan Explosion

The Oyo State Government on Wednesday revealed that at least three persons responsible for an explosion that rocked Bodija, in Ibadan, the state’s capital, have been identified. READ MORE https://matrixngr.com/2024/02/08/oyo-govt-identifies-three-masterminds-of-ibadan-explosion/

4. FG, States, LGAs Share N2.517tr FAAC Exchange Rate Gain In 2023

The three tiers of government; Federal government, 36 states, and all Local Government Areas LGAs across the country shared around N2.517 trillion as exchange rate gain for the year 2023. READ MORE https://matrixngr.com/2024/02/08/fg-states-lgas-share-n2-517tr-faac-exchange-rate-gain-in-2023/

5. EFCC Launches Task Force To Clampdown On Dollarisation, Naira Mutilation

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has formed a Special task force to enforce laws prohibiting currency defacement and dollarization of the Nigerian economy. READ MORE https://matrixngr.com/2024/02/07/efcc-set-up-taskforce-against-naira-mutilation/

6. AFCON 2023: Nigeria’s Super Eagles defeat South Africa via penalties to qualify for final

Nigeria will play in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. READ MORE https://matrixngr.com/2024/02/07/afcon-2023-nigerias-super-eagles-defeat-south-africa-via-penalties-to-qualify-for-final/

7. Capital Market: Senate Steps In To Boost Listings, Curb Tax Evasion

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Capital Market, Osita Izunazo has said that the Senate will examine the legal frameworks that the National Assembly is now working to alter in order to increase listings and reduce tax evasion. READ MORE https://matrixngr.com/2024/02/07/capital-market-senate-steps-in-to-boost-listings-curb-tax-evasion/

8. Economy: 88.4 Million Nigerians Are Living In Extreme Poverty – FG 

Temitope Fadeshemi, Permanent Secretary of Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, has said that 88.4 million Nigerians live in extreme poverty at any one time. READ MORE https://matrixngr.com/2024/02/07/economy-88-4-million-nigerians-are-living-in-extreme-poverty-fg/

 9. Wike Fumes, Says Period Of Project Abandonment Is Over Under Tinubu

Under President Bola Tinubu's leadership, according to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, the days of government projects being abandoned are ended. READ MORE https://matrixngr.com/2024/02/07/wike-fumes-says-period-of-project-abandonment-is-over-under-tinubu/

10. Mohbad: Parents Fight Over Legitimacy

Joseph Aloba, the father of the late Nigerian singer Mohbad, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, is said to not be the biological father by his mother. READ MORE https://matrixngr.com/2024/02/07/mohbad-parents-fight-over-legitimacy/