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.
World Malaria Day: Nigeria must act now! By Punch Editorial Board on April 26, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 41
ON April 25, the global community marked World Malaria Day 2026 with an urgent theme, “Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must.” This message is a call to action anchored on a rare convergence of scientific progress and global resolve.
For Nigeria, where malaria remains a persistent public health burden, the message demands more than commemoration; it requires decisive, sustained action.
Electricity Act: What are states waiting for? By Punch Editorial Board on April 29, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 40
NEARLY three years after the Electricity Act 2023 dismantled the legal monopoly that once concentrated authority in Abuja, many states are still dithering.
This hesitation is costly. It prolongs a failed centralised model dominated by underperforming GenCos and DisCos, while businesses and households remain trapped in darkness or forced to rely on expensive generators.
May Day 2026: Nigerian workers need a lift By Punch Editorial Board on May 1, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 39
TODAY, Nigeria’s workforce joins millions across the globe to mark Workers’ Day, a ritual meant to honour the sweat and sacrifice of labour that sustain governance and drive development.
The World Bank estimates Nigeria’s labour force at 113.35 million out of a population of 237 million. Alarmingly, about 90 per cent of these workers operate in the informal sector.