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Newspaper Headlines: 34 million Nigerians to face food crisis in 2026

byAyomikunle Daramola
November 1, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on US President Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as “country of concern”, amid claims of Christian genocide in the country, perfuse the frontpages of the dailies. 

Punch reports that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to withdraw the 15 percent import duty on petrol and diesel. The newspaper says the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has flagged 2,658 admissions conducted during the 2024/2025 academic session as illegal.
Guardian says the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced a N537.53 billion profit at the end of September 2025. The newspaper reports that Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring steady and uninterrupted supply of premium motor spirit (PMS) and automotive gas oil (diesel) nationwide.
THISDAY says the Nigerian economy has continued to show signs of resilience as the naira appreciated to N1,421 to a dollar on the official forex market on Friday. The newspaper reports that Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central, has spoken about why she invited Senate President Godswill Akpabio and all senators to her constituency for the inauguration of completed projects.
Tribune says a federal high court in Abuja has sacked Abubakar Gummi, a house of representatives member, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The newspaper reports that about 34.7 million Nigerians across 27 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) are projected to face severe food and nutrition crisis between June and August 2026.
Daily Trust highlights how 13 state assemblies currently operate without female legislators. The newspaper reports that Akinwumi Adesina, former president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has said the low level of industries on the national grid is making Nigerians pay more for electricity.
The Nation reports that the chairman of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) in the Alimosho area of Lagos has led six men to beat up a school proprietor in the Ado-Odo/Ota LGA of Ogun for reprimanding his son over lateness to school.

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