June 19, 2026
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with 36 state governors in the country again throwing their weight behind the immediate establishment of state police, to be constitutionally sound and aligned with federalism and citizens’ rights.
Another headline features oil prices falling sharply on Thursday, dropping to their lowest levels since the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict, as an interim agreement between the United States and Iran improved prospects for global crude supply
Vanguard also reports that the Federal Government has released the general guidelines for the implementation of the Tax Acts 2025, outlining the transition process from the repealed tax laws to the new tax framework, which took effect from January 1, 2026.
Moving to the next paper, The Guardian leads with countries commemorating the World Sickle Cell Day today, as the pain of inaccurate readings, misdiagnosis, and falsified genotype results in Nigerian laboratories has reverberated across the health community, with fresh demands for standardisation.
