Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today Monday 2nd February 2026
Tribune Newspaper Headlines Today and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 02/02/26
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target=_blank>Land use allocation committee: N41.3trn real estate sector at risk as town planners, others tackle OSGOF
Nigeria’s real estate sector, a major economic driver valued at about ₦41.3 trillion in 2024 and projected to reach $2.81 trillion by 2026, is facing heightened uncertainty following a brewing constitutional dispute over the establishment of a Land Use Allocation Committee (LUAC) by the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation (OSGOF). Town planners and
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target=_blank>Airtel Africa posts 21% increase in revenue as data, mobile money boom
Airtel Africa Plc delivered another standout performance for the nine months ended 31 December 2025, as explosive growth in data usage and mobile money drove strong revenue, margin expansion and sharply higher earnings. Financial performance remained robust. Revenue rose 21.5 percent in constant currency, accelerating further to 23.1 percent in reported currency, supported by favourable
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target=_blank>Nigeria’s metering gap: FG targets procurement of 10 million meters in 5 years
As part of the programmes to eliminate the Nigeria’s seven million metering gap, the Federal Government has said it is targeting the procurement of about 10 million meters under the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI) over the next five years,
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target=_blank>Free meters: DisCos defy minister’s directive, focus on Band ‘A’ customers
There are fresh indications that some power distribution companies (DisCos) have restricted the distribution of the newly imported 1.5 million free meters under the Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DISREP) to Band ‘A’ customers
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target=_blank>Equities poised for strong run in 2026 as reforms, liquidity, global rotation fuel optimism
Nigeria’s equities market is heading into 2026 with one of its strongest outlooks in years, buoyed by improving macroeconomic stability, moderating inflation, foreign exchange reforms and expectations of gradual monetary easing, analysts have predicted. After delivering a robust 51.2 percent return in 2025, the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) is projected to post a further base-case return
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target=_blank>Concern over huge cash outside banking system despite surge in digital transactions
Nigeria’s journey toward a digital payment economy is often celebrated for its speed and scale, yet a troubling cash paradox has emerged that financial experts and policymakers can no longer ignore.
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target=_blank>FG’s food security strategy causing heavy losses for investors, producers in agriculture sector — CPPE
Despite its gains, as seen in the sharp decline in food prices, of late, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has said the federal government’s recent food security strategy is beginning to take its toll on investors and producers in the nation’s agricultural sector.
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target=_blank>Idolatry: The Worship of a President
President Bola Tinubu returned over the weekend, swagger intact, despite his tumble in Turkey. His face was calm; his steps steady.
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target=_blank>Wining, whining and winning
According to Business Insider reports, Nigerians spent over $1billion on beer and other beverages in the first 9 months of 2025.
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target=_blank>Small talks with a childless mother
‘Efuru’ is a 1966 novel written by Flora Nwapa. Literary historians say it is the first novel written by any African woman and published internationally
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