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NNPC’s debt waiver: Writing off accountability By Vanguard Editorial Board on January 8, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 17

Nigeria’s oil governance has again come under public scrutiny following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of the write-off of about $1.42 billion and N5.57 trillion in legacy debts owed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited to the Federation Account. According to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, October 2025 Revenue Collection Report, presented at the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, meeting of November 18, 2025, the Presidency approved the removal of these liabilities from the Federation’s books after a reconciliation exercise conducted by a Stakeholder Alignment Committee.

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Tax: The conflict between revenue and hunger By Vanguard Editorial Board on January 12, 2026: Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 16

There is a moral line every government must be careful not to cross. Taxation, though essential to state survival, becomes questionable when it ignores the lived reality of the people. In today’s Nigeria, where millions struggle daily to afford food, transport and shelter, the aggressive push to expand the tax net raises a troubling question: can a hungry nation be taxed into prosperity?

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Sunday Jackson Pardon: A Victory for Justice and Fairness By Punch Editorial Board on January 7, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 15

THE belated pardon granted to a farmer, Sunday Jackson, by the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, is a plus for justice and fairness. It mitigates the injustice meted out to Jackson by the courts.

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Assault on Kwara women threatens democracy By Punch Editorial Board on January 9, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 14

DEMOCRACY is on the ropes in Nigeria, battered relentlessly by the individuals and institutions entrusted with safeguarding it.

The brutal assault on unarmed women protesting incessant kidnappings outside the Kwara State Government House in late December is the latest evidence of this onslaught.

These defenceless mothers, wives, and daughters — many from communities ravaged by banditry — were flogged and harassed by suspected hired thugs while uniformed state agents looked on in shocking inaction.

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Clean up NNPC By Punch Editorial Board on January 12, 2026: Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 12

NIGERIA’S oil sector, which supplies over 70 per cent of the government’s revenue, confronts a deepening crisis rooted in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s internal dysfunctions.

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