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Newspaper Headlines: Nigerians to pay N1trn extra for petrol yearly over 15% import tariff

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
November 5, 2025 7:00 am

Reactions to the designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern, and the threat issued by United States President Donald Trump, continue to dominate the frontpages. 

Daily Trust reports that experts across the country have said misinformation is largely responsible for the recent designation of Nigeria as a country of particular interest by Trump. The newspaper says members of the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria staged a peaceful protest at the national assembly in Abuja to demand payment of debts allegedly owed them by the federal government.
The Punch reports that Nigerians will pay an additional N1 trillion annually on petrol imports following the federal government’s planned introduction of a 15 percent import tariff on petrol. The newspaper says the senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to borrow over $21 billion from external sources for the 2025–2026 fiscal years.
The federal government has said the country will emerge stronger from diplomatic tensions with the United States after the designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern (CPC), The Nation reports. A federal high court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), after he again refused to open his defence in the terrorism case filed against him, the newspaper says.
Daily Independent reports that a high court in Oyo has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Umar Damagum, the national chairman, to proceed with the party’s national convention on November 15 in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The newspaper says Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Belém, Brazil, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the leaders’ summit ahead of the 30th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30).
The Guardian reports that the senate has resolved to launch a comprehensive probe into the repeated derailments on the country’s rail lines and the multi-trillion-naira Chinese loans secured for railway development. The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has traded words with Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Kogi central senator, over allegations of passport seizure at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
Blueprint newspaper reports the federal government as saying religious extremists are plotting the division of the country. The Department of State Services (DSS) has dismissed 115 personnel as part of the ongoing reforms in the state.
Vanguard reports that China has rejected threats issued against Nigeria by Trump over Christian genocide claims. The federal government said it has met the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

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