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 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
The Punch leads with the presidential candidates of the African Democratic Congress, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; the NDC, Peter Obi; and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, resisting pressure to step down amid efforts by the G-100 to produce a consensus presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 election
Lastly, The Nation reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has rolled out a stronger supervisory framework that seeks to deter the use of Nigerian banks and financial institutions for terrorism financing and other abuses