Nigeria’s $1tn Economy Push, Atiku’s NELFUND Criticism and Dangote Refinery’s Petrol Sales Plan
Today’s newspaper briefing leads with the Finance Ministry’s projection that Nigeria could reach a $1 trillion economy by 2030, citing growth across 27 subsectors and a stronger naira in the first half of 2026. Other major stories include Atiku Abubakar’s renewed criticism of the Tinubu administration’s reforms and student-loan programme, as well as Dangote Refinery’s reported plan to limit petrol sales to marketers with import licences. The roundup also covers OPay’s expanded scholarship scheme, an Abuja hospital’s suspension of kidney operations amid organ-harvesting allegations, Ogun’s Muhammadu Buhari Estate, DeeOne’s allegations against the police chief, and record Premier League transfer spending.
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