Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today Monday 20th April 2026
Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 20/04/26
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target=_blank>The global energy crisis and Nigeria’s aviation fuel crisis: A failure of shock absorbers (Part 3)
When airlines in a country of Nigeria’s size begin to contemplate a nationwide shutdown due to the skyrocketing price of aviation fuel, the issue should not be treated as a routine commercial dispute. It is a warning signal of a deeper problem—a system under strain. At such a moment, the relevant questions are about resilience:
target=_blank>Nigeria’s debt dilemma: The quiet crisis beneath a global borrowing boom
IN the fluorescent-lit trading rooms of Lagos Island, where currency traders watch the naira flicker like a faulty neon sign, the numbers no longer shock. Nigeria’s total public debt hit ₦159.28 trillion — roughly $110.98 billion — by December 31, 2025. That is a 10.10 percent jump from ₦144.67 trillion a year earlier and a
target=_blank>‘I am Jagaban, they can’t scare me’
“Even a corpse put in a coffin will defeat Tinubu in 2027.” ADC chieftain and northern politician, Buba Galadima, gave that promise at the ADC convention last Tuesday. He was wrong. The corpse, the coffin and the carpenter will be buried by Hurricane Tinubu in the election of next year, unless… Unless what? Unless they
target=_blank>That viral police stop-and-search video in Lagos
THE viral video of a police stop-and-search operation at Abule-Ado Bus Stop along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway has once again compelled Nigerians to confront an uncomfortable truth: the widening gap between the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the citizenry it is meant to serve. In the said video footage, policemen ordered and harassed the occupants of
target=_blank>How Bank recapitalisation exposed hidden wealth, deep inequality
THE Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) banking recapitalisation deadline, which closed on March 31, has revealed two sharply contrasting realities about Africa’s largest economy: vast pools of domestic wealth and deeply entrenched inequality. By the end of the exercise, Nigerian banks had raised an impressive ₦4.65 trillion in fresh capital, underscoring the strength of local
target=_blank>Rising fuel, energy costs drive Nigeria’s inflation —Experts
SOME economic experts have identified rising fuel and energy costs as the primary drivers of the latest increase in inflation in Nigeria. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the experts spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. They said higher petrol and diesel prices had triggered increases in
target=_blank>Sugar production: FG tasks Flour Mills over 300,000MT target by 2030
THE Federal government has changed the management of Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc to expand the annual production capacity of its subsidiary, the Golden Sugar Company (GSC), to meet the target of 300,000 metric tonnes by 2030. Speaking while on an inspection of the GSC complex in Sunti, Nigeria Delta, the Minister of State for
target=_blank>Bank of Industry signs strategic partnership with RMRDC to foster agric value-chain growth
Bank of Industry (BOI), Nigeria’s foremost Development finance institution and the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) have sealed a partnership agreement to strengthen agricultural value-chain and boost country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) value. The agreement was formalised on April 17, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both organisations. The
target=_blank>FG borrows N100bn from dormant accounts, unclaimed dividends as debt pressure mounts
Fresh records from Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) have shown that the Federal Government has raised N100 billion through the Unclaimed Funds Trust Fund (UFTF), drawing on dormant bank balances and unclaimed dividends as part of its domestic borrowing programme. The DMO, in its latest domestic debt stock report, listed an instrument known as “UFTF
target=_blank>REA extending sustainable power to over 17.5 million homes —Aliyu
MANAGING Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Dr. Abba Aliyu, says the agency has extended sustainable power to over 17.5 million homes across the federation. This momentum, Aliyu said, was bolstered by the recent signing of a N100 billion Memorandum of Understanding, with funding disbursements actively underway to accelerate the development of critical mini-grid
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