Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today Monday 7th September 2026
Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 07/09/26
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target=_blank>Six Nigerian lenders join Africa’s biggest banks by total assets
SIX Nigerian banks have made the list of Africa’s 20 largest lenders by total assets, highlighting the growing scale of the country’s banking industry following a major recapitalisation drive. Access Bank leads the Nigerian lenders with assets of $36 billion, ranking 12th on the continent. United Bank for Africa (UBA) follows with$33.27 billion, Zenith Bank
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target=_blank>Q2 2026: MAN raises alarm over plunge in industrial growth
•Says sector suffocating under severe structural headwinds THE Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has raised the alarm over the steep decline in overall industrial growth in Q2 2026, describing the sector as suffocating under severe structural headwinds. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Q2 2026 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report revealed an overall year-on-year real
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target=_blank>Why APC, ADC, PDP delayed presidential campaign council inauguration
•We have commenced campaigns before inauguration —APC•No decision on presidential campaign yet —Accord •Expect inauguration soon —ADC•APM to inaugurate campaign council today •LP, Accord, in waiting game Despite the commencement of presidential and National Assembly campaigns for the 2027 election in accordance with the Electoral Act 2026, major political parties are yet to inaugurate their
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target=_blank>Nigeria’s real estate sector struggles as material prices surge by 400% in seven years
•Iron rods rise by 410%, cement by 367% Nigeria’s real estate and construction sectors are navigating severe cost pressures and shifting demand dynamics, as building material prices surged by as much as 440 per cent between 2019 and 2026. According to a report by Panterra Real Estate Group, led by Ayo Ibaru, the prices of
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target=_blank>Clerics, politicians, and election money
Days later, Akintola called the same men and gave them another consignment of money for the same people. Again, they went; again, they returned with reports of successful delivery.
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target=_blank>Wike reopens political rift with Amaechi, adopts his ‘definition of brotherhood’ to back Tinubu
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a fresh political broadside against his predecessor and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, declaring that Rivers State will apply Amaechi’s own political standard of “brotherhood” to reject him ahead of the 2027 general elections. Wike spoke at St Martin’s Anglican Church, in
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target=_blank>The physical and financial losses in Nigeria’s power sector
•Part II: Why 862 MW of available capacity was not dispatched IN Part I, we examined the first major gap in Nigeria’s grid-connected electricity system: the difference between 13,625 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity and the roughly 5,174 MW available on average. Of the 28 power stations, eleven were Critical, nine Poor, four Moderate and
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target=_blank>What September 7 FTSE finalisation means for 31 Nigerian equities
The Nigerian equities market is entering a crucial phase as investors position ahead of September 7, when FTSE Russell is expected to finalise the list and weights of Nigerian stocks that will form part of its frontier market index. The deadline is expected to provide greater clarity on how much foreign portfolio capital could flow
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target=_blank>NFIU’s revelations on terror financing
THE latest revelations by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) should alarm every institution responsible for protecting Nigeria from terrorism and organised criminal networks. The report exposes sophisticated methods through which terrorists allegedly raise, disguise, transfer and deploy funds for operations across Nigeria. Crowdfunding platforms, social media, bank accounts, remittance applications, money mules, SIM cards
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target=_blank>FAAC soup for sick states
I cooked this piece’s title from Alice Urquhart Fewell’s ‘Soups for the Sick’ published in 1920. I went for it after I found William Bascom’s ‘Yoruba Cooking’ (1951) very inadequate for my lessons on what has been happening in the kitchen of Nigeria since the current chef took over. President Bola Tinubu met the 36
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