In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) warning that Nigeria’s 4.43 percent economic growth in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26) is masking a deepening industrial crisis, with manufacturing and the broader industrial sector losing ground as services increasingly dominate economic activity.

Nigeria’s manufacturing sector expanded at a faster pace, with growth accelerating to 3.24 percent in Q2 2026 from 1.69 percent in the ...

• Says we must raise a critical alarm about precipitous plunge in overall industrial growth