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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.

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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.

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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.

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Should Nigerians record police? By Punch Editorial Board on September 24, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 74

SHOULD Nigerians record police officers?

The question might not have become a national talking point if the Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, had not described the growing practice of recording police officers as “very, very demoralising.”

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Nigeria @66: Dashed hopes, fragile future By Punch Editorial Board on October 1, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 73

SIXTY-SIX years after flag independence, millions of Nigerians remain hungry. Millions of children are out of school. Infrastructure is grossly inadequate. The country still depends far too heavily on crude oil income.

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CBN: What manner of rate cut? By Punch Editorial Board on October 5, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 72

THE CBN’s 350-basis-point reduction in the Monetary Policy Rate, from 26.5 per cent to 23 per cent, the lowest level in 20 years, is significant. But for Nigerian businesses, particularly manufacturers and SMEs, the more important question is how much of that reduction will pass through to credit prices.

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Tinubu’s extended absence By Punch Editorial Board on October 8, 2026 – Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 71

NIGERIA has a disturbing habit of allowing those in power to treat constitutional restraints as inconveniences rather than obligations. Once again, the country is confronted with questions over presidential absence, constitutional compliance and the willingness of its institutions to hold the powerful to account.

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