Morning Brief: Tinubu’s UNGA Absence, Retail Market Concerns and Other Top Stories
Today’s newspaper roundup is led by the political debate over President Bola Tinubu’s absence from the 81st UN General Assembly, where Vice President Kashim Shettima is leading Nigeria’s delegation. The edition also reports a dispute over the 2027 campaign council of the Nigeria Democratic Congress and SERAP’s court action against INEC over party finance disclosures. Other major stories include concerns that foreign participation in retail trade could affect Nigerian small businesses and jobs, as well as the NSCDC’s parade of officers linked to the deaths of suspected illegal miners in Niger State custody. The roundup also covers Dangote Refinery’s IPO, student-loan disbursements at the Federal University of Education, Zaria, BBNaija evictions, Gaza school reopenings and an eight-goal Premier League match between Manchester City and Sunderland.
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