Nigerian Newspapers reported pn a variety of topics ranging from the issues raised by the candidates list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 Elections, the sale of fiscouny fuel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited at its dispensing stations nationwide....
Nigerian Newspapers reported pn a variety of topics ranging from the issues raised by the candidates list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 Elections, the sale of fiscouny fuel by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited at its dispensing stations nationwide.
Other issues from Sports, Entertainment and lifestyle also got prominent mentions.
1. The Punch leads with the issues raised by the final candidates list by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 General Elections.
Political parties and their candidates have begun moves to resolve discrepancies in the Independent National Electoral Commission’s final list of candidates for the 2027 general elections, following the omission of several governorship and other candidates across the country.
The development has triggered protests and anxiety among affected parties, with the Peoples Democratic Party, Nigeria Democratic Congress, African Democratic Congress and other political platforms engaging the electoral commission over the missing names.
While some parties suspect administrative or technical errors, others are grappling with internal leadership disputes, nomination controversies and pending court cases, with the Action Alliance threatening legal action to secure the inclusion of its affected candidates
Among the prominent politicians omitted from the list are former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, the PDP governorship candidate in Gombe State, and the party’s Ogun State contestant, Oladipupo Adebutu. Read more in Punch
2. Vanguard in its front page lead also stayed with the story on the candidates list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission and the protests generated from parties, candidates and other stakeholders.
POLITICAL parties and candidates whose names were omitted in the final lists of governorship and state houses of assembly contestants released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, are kicking against their exclusion.
While some viewed their omission as error on the part of the electoral umpire and commenced moves to address the issue today with INEC, others vowed to use available legal means to restore their names on the list.
INEC, on Saturday, released ‘final” lists of governorship candidates in 28 states and House of Assembly candidates in 36 states where elections have been scheduled for February 6, 2027.
It had earlier released list of candidates for Presidential and National Assembly polls billed for January 16, 2027. Read more in Vanguard
3. The Guardian in its front page kead focuses on the risibg energy costs and the pressure faced by businesses and manufacturing companies as well as Nigerians in getting by.
Ahead of the crucial negotiation for the country’s minimum wage review, the rising number of working poor, spike in the percentage of workers outside formal employment and the sheer size of individuals earning N70,000 and above have raised questions about the relevance of national wage setting, an exercise designed to protect workers against abusive remuneration.
Amid grumblings in the labour movement circle that the N70,000 minimum wage falls below what anybody can consider a living wage, the latest inflation expectation survey of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) puts the high inflation perception of households earning below N70,000 at 68.4 per cent – the highest.
Understandably, at a 15.4 per cent inflation rate, or less than half of what it was at its peak in 2024, those earning below the minimum wage consider the current price level very high, the CBN said.
They pointed to high energy costs, insecurity, interest rates, and the exchange rate as key drivers of inflation.
4. The Nation in its front page lead focus on efforts by the Federal Government to address issues arising from the rising energy costs occasioned by the Strait pf Hormuz crisis and the larger middle east unending crisis.
As part of efforts to reduce the cost of living, the Federal Government has waived N3.3 trillion in fuel taxes and duties.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed this yesterday in a series of posts on his X handle.
The President also defended the government’s response to rising petrol prices, saying the tax waiver would complement the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Retail’s decision to forgo its profit margin for 30 days to provide temporary relief.
Tinubu reaffirmed that the country’s economic reforms were beginning to yield results, citing lower transport costs, improved growth projections and increased resources available to federal and state governments. Read more in The Nation
5. The Sun in one of its front page lesad reports that the Federal government has once again evacuatec 111 Nigerians from South Africa in the face of Aftophobic and Xenophobic attacks by South Africans on foreigners.
The Federal Government has evacuated another 111 Nigerians from South Africa amid renewed concerns over xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks, bringing the total number of returnees to 2,037.
The returnees, comprising 44 men, 23 women and 44 children, arrived in Lagos aboard South African Airways flight SA060 on Thursday, October 8.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the evacuation in a statement issued on Sunday by its spokesperson, Oluwafemi Adeniyi, saying the returnees were received by officials from relevant Federal Government agencies, including the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). Read more on The Sun