In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the President and Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Dr. Dele Alabi, saying Nigeria’s improving macroeconomic indicators will amount to little if they fail to translate into lower living costs, more jobs, higher incomes and better living standards for citizens.
Another headline features the outrage that came after Benue youths blocked the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, from visiting Yelewata.
Vanguard also reports that the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) raised alarm over what it described as signs of religious bias in the ongoing prosecution of former Kaduna State governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, warning against the weaponisation of public institutions and the legal system for a sectarian agenda against him.
Moving to another newspaper, The Guardian reports that barely three weeks into the 2027 election campaign, the political temperature is rising, with threats of violence, intimidation and alleged attacks on opposition activities emerging across the country and raising fears that the contest could test the peace commitments made by political parties and presidential candidates.
