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Newspaper Headlines: Opposition splits over n’assembly poll shift plan

Abdullah.Abdulsalam@thecable.ng'byAbdulsalam Abdullah
October 14, 2025 7:00 am

Reports on the national assembly’s proposal to move certain 2027 elections to November 2026 perfuse the frontpages. 

Blueprint newspaper reports that ahead of the 2027 poll, the national assembly is proposing that presidential and gubernatorial polls be held in November 2026 instead of the traditional February or March date. The paper says the federal government has ordered the implementation of a ‘no work, no pay’ policy for striking university lecturers.
The Punch reports that a fresh bid by the national assembly to shift the 2027 presidential and governorship elections to November 2026 has divided opposition parties. The newspaper says the Lagos state government has re-arraigned Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, for allegedly killing two police officers.
Daily Trust reports that Chris Piwuna, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says the union will not be cowed by the federal government’s threat to enforce the ‘no work, no pay’ policy. The newspaper adds that the Nigerian Army says Akenleye Femi, a lance corporal of the 221 Battalion, stationed at Wawa cantonment in Niger state, allegedly killed his wife before taking his own life.
THISDAY reports that Bismarck Rewane, chief executive officer of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, says Nigeria’s economic recovery is real and becoming increasingly tangible. The newspaper says Christian and Muslim bodies in Nigeria have rejected claims by some US officials of an ongoing genocide against Christians, calling the assertion inaccurate and misleading.
The Guardian newspaper reports that Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, has advised members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to despair over defections from the party. Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has warned that monopoly claims, particularly in the petroleum sector, could deter local investments and harm Nigeria’s economic growth.
The Nation reports that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) proposed directive, which mandates banks to refund customers for failed Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transactions within 48 hours. The paper says President Bola Tinubu has mourned the passing of Uma Ukpai, renowned evangelist and founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association (UUEA).
Daily Sun reports that members of the Enugu state cabinet have joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the expected defection of Peter Mbah, the governor, to the ruling party. The newspaper adds that Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says the demolition of citizens’ properties by government authorities without notice is unlawful and insensitive.

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