2027: Stop recycling former governors into the Senate By Guardian Editorial Board on October 8, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 81
As Nigeria inches towards the 2027 general elections, the reported scramble by no fewer than 18 former governors to secure seats in the Senate raises fundamental questions about the quality, character and direction of the country’s political leadership.
“Grazing reserves” is land grabbing! By Vanguard Editorial Board on June 22, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 80
The renewed push by the Federal Government to end open grazing and activate the so-called 470 gazetted grazing reserves is a deeply troubling return to a policy that has already generated fierce controversy, failed to win public confidence, and proved impossible to implement smoothly in the past. Nigerians were told for years that open grazing would be phased out through orderly transition, yet the idea has repeatedly resurfaced in different guises, each time provoking the same anxieties about land, security, and fairness. It is therefore disappointing that a government which promised renewed hope and inclusion now appears willing to breathe life into a discredited scheme that could heighten tension nationwide.
Dangers of state governments bankrolling mass weddings By Vanguard Editorial Board on July 14, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 79
Kano’s recent announcement that it spent ₦1.5bn to bankroll mass weddings should prompt national alarm rather than applause. Kano State remains rampant in the worrying roster of northern states – including Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Borno – that have for years organised and financed large-scale nuptial ceremonies. Authorities offer three common rationales: to reduce social vices by settling young people, to uphold cultural or religious norms, and to show benevolence or win political goodwill. All three are poor covers for a policy that is at best wasteful and at worst dangerous.
Call Sheikh Jingir to order By Vanguard Editorial Board on August 18, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 78
Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir’s recent outburst was reckless rhetoric and a dangerous provocation that well-meaning Nigerians have condemned. Speaking at the Kano State Government’s mass wedding for 1,500 couples, in the presence of Governors Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano and Umar Namadi of Jigawa, Jingir urged Muslims to sustain the Muslim-Muslim ticket. He referred to Christians as “infidels” who must be shown their limits. Such sabre-rattling, coming as mobilisation gathers momentum ahead of the 2027 campaigns and elections, is intolerable. Jingir is based in Jos, Plateau State, one of the places in Nigeria most scarred by violent conflicts with religious dimensions. He should know the consequences of language that turns citizens into enemies. Nigeria is already too battered by terrorism, banditry, communal violence and religious manipulation to stomach such irresponsibility.
Benue blockade of Peter Obi unacceptable By Vanguard Editorial Board on September 14, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 77
The September 8, 2026 blockade of Peter Obi’s convoy in Benue State, as he travelled to Yelwata to commiserate with families devastated by the June 2025 massacre, is a disturbing development that must not be dismissed as a mere quarrel between politicians. It raises a fundamental question about the health of Nigeria’s democracy, where an opposition presidential candidate can easily be obstructed and intimidated.
The Dangote Refinery IPO By Punch Editorial Board on September 14, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 76
THE Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals initial public offering is a test of whether Nigeria can convert one of its most consequential industrial investments into a broader instrument of wealth creation. This will also show how deep its capital market is and whether it can persuade millions of Nigerians to become investors rather than spectators in the country’s economic transformation.
What is Nigeria’s out-of-school figure? By Punch Editorial Board on September 18, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 75
THE Federal Government’s decision to conduct a nationwide household survey to establish the actual number of out-of-school children in Nigeria is commendable. This should help policymakers, development agencies and education stakeholders to tackle this menace confronting the education sector.