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Nigerian newspapers review: Businesses suffer as FG’s domestic borrowings surge 90% to N24.7trn

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with businesses suffering as the federal government increased its borrowing from domestic investors by 90.5 per cent, year-on-year (YoY), to N24.7 trillion in the eight months to August 2026, against N12.98 trillion in the corresponding period of 2025 (8M’25).

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Nigerian Founder Benjamin Akindote Is Building Eego to Power Africa’s Next Generation of Online Sellers
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Nigerian Founder Benjamin Akindote Is Building Eego to Power Africa’s Next Generation of Online Sellers

Nigerian tech founder Benjamin Akindote has just launched the future of e-Commerce and a creative hub for freelancers, event planners, entrepreneurs, and side hustlers in Nigeria and Africa at large. He believes that Nigeria does not lack creativity. It has a shortage of infrastructure that helps creativity become a sustainable business. The opportunity is already […]

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UNGA: Tinubu, family enjoy unimpeded US transit — Jimoh Ibrahim
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UNGA: Tinubu, family enjoy unimpeded US transit — Jimoh Ibrahim

Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu and members of his family enjoy unimpeded transit and cannot be arrested in the United States while attending the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

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Plastic waste: FG mandates manufacturers, importers to take responsibility

By Yinka Kolawole The Federal Government has unveiled the National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations 2026, mandating manufacturers, importers, brand owners, recyclers and other operators in the plastics value chain to take responsibility for the waste generated by their products. Unveiling the regulations in Abuja, Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, said the measure was […]

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Ondo father rejects drowning theory in deaths of 3 children, demands probe
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Ondo father rejects drowning theory in deaths of 3 children, demands probe

—Says no water in their stomachs By Dayo Johnson Akure A family in Ondo State is demanding a full investigation after three siblings were found dead near a stream inside the 32 Artillery Brigade Army Barracks in Akure. The deceased are 11-year-old twins, Joshua and Jacob Jonah, and their 5-year-old sister, Blessing. Their father, Samuel […]

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Breaking: Nigeria’s GDP growth rate slows to 3.8%
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Manufacturing GDP rises 3.3% to N4.13trn amid renewed optimism 

By yinka Kolawole At the backdrop of improved optimism among manufacturers in Nigeria’s business environment, the manufacturing sector contributed N4.128 trillion to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26), indicating a 3.3 percent year-on-year (y/y) increase compared to N3.998 trillion recorded in Q2’25. Data from the National Bureau of […]

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FG and Umahi’s roads to hell – 2
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FG and Umahi’s roads to hell – 2

By Dele Sobowale The Benin-Agbor-Asaba highway to sudden death symbolizes everything wrong with how the Federal Government and Minister David Umahi have been managing Nigerian roads. The horrors of that road are being replicated everywhere – as will be demonstrated shortly. Umahi obviously is the wrong man for one of the most important assignments. Nigeria’s […]

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Maritime Reforms: Nigeria’s ports record 12.3% rise in cargo throughput
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Maritime Reforms: Nigeria’s ports record 12.3% rise in cargo throughput

By Emeka Anaeto The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has reported significant growth in cargo throughput, vessel traffic, container movements, vehicle traffic among others in the second quarter of 2026, Q2’26, attributing the development to the various reforms the Federal Government introduced in the maritime sector. This was contained in the NPA Operational Performance Report for […]

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G100, opposition’s late scramble for unity dead on arrival — APC, Keyamo

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA—The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed the just-concluded summit of Nigeria’s opposition political parties as a doomed venture, insisting the gathering only confirmed the opposition camp’s anxiety over an impending defeat in the 2027 general election.Reacting to the summit convened by the political pressure group, G100, APC National Chairman, Prof. […]

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