20 October 2026 6:26 am WAT
Good morning to readers. Daily Sun brings you the major stories from Nigerian Newspapers on Tuesday morning.
FG to introduce fuel tax when income improves
The Federal Government said it would introduce a fuel tax when the economy stabilises and Nigerians’ incomes improve sufficiently to accommodate the additional cost. Read more here.
Peter Obi never asked Nigerians abroad to abandon families – Media office
The Peter Obi Media Office has pushed back against claims that the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate urged Nigerians living abroad to abandon their families at home, saying his message was about ending the economic hardship that makes millions of households depend on relatives overseas for survival. Read more here.
Uduaghan: Tinubu, NGF, Kalu, CAN, others mourn ex-Delta governor
President Bola Tinubu, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), former Abia State Governor Orji Uzor Kalu and other prominent Nigerians have paid tribute to former Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, who died on Monday at the age of 70, describing his passing as a major loss to Delta State and the nation. Read more here.
US travel warning: Nigeria remain on watchlist as 11 African countries face highest alert
Nigeria remains under a United States travel advisory urging Americans to reconsider visits over insecurity and healthcare concerns, while 11 African countries carry Washington’s highest warning, “Do Not Travel”. Read more here.
We can’t return to Egypt on fuel subsidy – Tinubu to Atiku
President Bola Tinubu has defended his decision to remove the petrol subsidy, declaring that Nigeria cannot return to what he described as a failed economic path, in an apparent response to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s call for the restoration of the subsidy. Read more here.
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