May 21, 2026
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with President Bola Tinubu saying that oil subsidy and exchange rate cabals want him dead, following the twin policies he introduced when he assumed office in 2023.
Another headline features the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) retaining the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 26.5 percent, along with other monetary rate parameters.
Vanguard also reports that President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, said Nigerians are constitutionally empowered to defend themselves against attackers, including in situations involving lethal threats, while assuring that the government is working to curb insecurity across the country.
Moving to the next paper, The Guardian’s top headline states that panic spread across Oko town in Oyo State on Wednesday as many schools recorded low turnout after rumours of a planned terrorist attack on schools and neighbouring communities forced students and teachers to stay away from classes.
