2026 World Cup without Nigeria By Vanguard Editorial Board on June 11, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 48
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off today, Thursday, 11th June, 2026, marking football’s grandest stage. This historic tournament, hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, features 48 teams spread across 12 groups labeled A through L, with 16 host cities staging 104 matches.
That six-year moratorium on new tertiary institutions By Guardian Editorial Board on May 19, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 47
The Federal Ministry of Education’s decision to put a temporary lid on the establishment of new universities in the country is a painful but perhaps necessary option. It is painful because existing universities cannot accommodate the large number of young Nigerians seeking higher education. A moratorium, as that placed by the government, means that the path to the higher education they crave is even narrower. On the other hand, given the public alarm occasioned by unrestricted proliferation of universities, which has compromised quality, there is a need for a break for the authorities in education to re-examine the position with a view to making necessary amends.
Whither the fuel subsidy savings? By Vanguard Editorial Board on May 20, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 46
When President Bola Tinubu declared the end of the fuel subsidy regime in May 2023, Nigerians were asked to absorb immediate pain in exchange for a promise. The savings, estimated at several trillions of naira annually, would be redirected into healthcare, education, infrastructure and social protection. Nearly three years later, that promise has not been accounted for, and the silence surrounding it is becoming impossible to ignore.
Honouring Leah Sharibu at 23 By Vanguard Editorial Board on May 15, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 45
There is something profoundly heartbreaking about the fact that Leah Sharibu turned 23 on 14th May 2026, in captivity, far away from home, family and freedom. For eight long years, her parents have lived with the torment of not knowing whether the daughter they sent to the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, will ever return home alive.
International flights: The case for a Naira-only mandate By Vanguard Editorial Board on April 24, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 44
In the high-stakes theatre of global aviation, Nigeria has long been a leading actor, providing one of the most lucrative hubs for international carriers in Africa. Yet, a troubling subtext has emerged in our hangars: the growing insistence by some foreign airlines to price and sell tickets exclusively in US Dollars. As we navigate the second quarter of 2026, this practice has moved beyond a “temporary hedge” to a direct affront to Nigeria’s monetary sovereignty and the integrity of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Act.
EFCC’s Gestapo raid on Uyo Teaching Hospital By Punch Editorial Board on May 19, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 43
THE invasion of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission officers on May 13 marks another disturbing descent into lawlessness by an agency that increasingly behaves as though it is above the law. The reported assault on a senior medical doctor, the disruption of medical services, the firing of teargas and live ammunition within a hospital environment, and the terror unleashed on patients and health workers are utterly condemnable.
Nothing justifies such Gestapo-style barbarity.
Sanwo-Olu, stop extortion of Nollywood crews By Punch Editorial Board on May 15, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 42
SOME things never change. Despite repeated promises by the Federal Government to eliminate nuisance taxes and extortion, street urchins and louts continue to terrorise Nigerians openly. Transporters, traders, market operators, and importers unloading goods remain easy prey.
Now, even Nollywood crews are under siege. The Federal Government must ensure that its new tax laws are enforced vigorously instead of existing merely on paper.