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Six-year single-tenure debate: Enough of distraction By Guardian Editorial Board on July 21, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 84

The proposal for a six-year single-term tenure for the president and state governors is not new to Nigeria’s political horizon. It did not find favour in the polity mainly because it failed to address the governance deficit among personnel in the presidency and the states. It is glaring that if governors and presidents focus on their constitutional responsibility to provide security and welfare for Nigerians, rather than engaging in self-service, the proposal would amount to no more than a distraction.

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Lagos mandatory health insurance: Right vision, wrong Strategy By Guardian Editorial Board on August 1, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 83

The recent threat by the Lagos State government to cut all state services to residents and employees who fail to enrol for the state health insurance plan may be an overreach, but it has a potential of numerous benefits while also containing significant risks.

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55,000 doctors for 220 million Nigerians is unacceptable By Guardian Editorial Board on July 23, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 82

Revelation by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) that there are only 55,000 medical doctors to serve the hundreds of millions of Nigerians is alarming. It is a sobering situation in the health sector, confirmed by the President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Omoti Ernest, who reportedly said that whereas the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has 130,000 names on its register, only about 55,000 are practising in the country.

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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.

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“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.

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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.

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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.

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