Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today Thursday 29th October 2026
Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 29/10/26
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target=_blank>Solving Nigeria’s problems depends on taking education seriously —Akintoye, Lagos NUT chairman
Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State Wing, Comrade Hassan Akintoye, in this interview with TUNBOSUN OGUNDARE, addresses critical issues affecting teachers and the teaching profession, highlighting how government neglect and societal indifference towards educators continue to stifle economic growth. Excerpts: How do you assess Nigeria’s teachers and the teaching profession? Nigeria’s
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target=_blank>Banishing Ebola from Nigeria’s shores
FOR some weeks now, Nigerians have been thrown into a frenzy following news of an Ebola case. While an initial shroud covered the patient’s identity, she was later revealed to be a 42-year-old Uganda-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja. She was diagnosed and tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of the virus
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target=_blank>Common vegetables show promise against fibroid-linked reproductive damage —Study
Researchers have reported that a combination of five common Nigerian vegetables may help balance reproductive hormones and protect the womb and ovaries from damage associated with the development of fibroids. In a new study, researchers found that the vegetable blend, administered to female rats exposed to monosodium glutamate (MSG), reversed some of the hormonal disturbances
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target=_blank>Tax reforms: 92 percent of taxpayers to pay lower or zero tax
Executive Secretary, Joint Revenue Board (JRB), Mr Olusegun Adesokan, says about 92 percent of income earners liable to personal income tax will pay lower taxes or be exempt under Nigeria’s new tax laws. Adesokan said this at a news conference on the early outcomes of the tax reforms in Abuja on Wednesday. The News Agency
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target=_blank>World Bank projects 23 percent rise in global commodity prices in 2026
Global commodity prices are projected to rise by 23 percent in 2026, driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East, declining oil inventories and disruptions to food supplies. The projection is contained in the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook, released on Wednesday, a copy made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
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target=_blank>Air cargo: Operators face uncertainty as Boeing halts 777F production
A supplier dispute has halted production of Boeing’s 777 freighter for almost two months, raising concerns over deliveries to major cargo operators. With dozens of aircraft still on order and the next-generation 777-8 freighter not expected until around 2029, the disruption comes at a critical time for Boeing’s freighter business. Boeing’s 777 Freighter (777F) production
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target=_blank>FG seeks curriculum reform, entrepreneurship education to boost job creation, economic growth
The Federal Government has intensified efforts to align Nigeria’s education system with labour market demands through curriculum reforms, expanded technical and vocational training, digital skills development and entrepreneurship education to boost job creation and economic growth. Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, disclosed this at the 32nd Nigerian Economic Summit, in Abuja, where he outlined
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target=_blank>Stakeholders kick against planned removal of indigenous languages from curriculum
Stakeholders promoting indigenous languages in Nigeria, including a prominent publisher, Kunle Babarinde, and the Yoruba Tooto Cooperative Society, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prevent the proposed removal of indigenous languages from the country’s academic curriculum. The Federal Ministry of Education is reportedly proposing to replace the indigenous languages, including Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo,
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target=_blank>Reforms: I won’t rest until complaints are eliminated —JAMB Boss
Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Segun Aina, has pledged to sustain efforts to improve service delivery and address complaints from candidates and other stakeholders, declaring that he would not rest on his oars until complaints against the board were reduced to zero. Aina made the pledge during the 2026 JAMB
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target=_blank>Unity Schools old students association plans N500m education relief fund
The Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) plans to launch a N500 million Education Relief Fund as an immediate intervention fund for distressed unity colleges and students in the country. Speaking after his emergence as the new president-general of the association, Seyi Gambo, said that critical challenges affecting unity schools included 18.4 million out-of-school children
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