Nigerian Newspapers Headlines, Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Nigerian Newspapers Headlines

PUNCH       

Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years

Nigeria’s passport ranking falls to 181, visa-free access shrinks

Ogun NMA demands 15% budget allocation to healthcare

You cant ask Moses to return to Egypt, Tinubu tells subsidy critics

Youre campaigning for your future, Tinubu tells City Boy Movement

2027: Yari consults Northern emirs, seeks support for Tinubus re-election

Economy wouldve collapsed without Tinubus reforms, says Shettima

FRSC blames speeding for Otedola Bridge tanker fire

Okoyas son Idris weds in private ceremony

Police declare factional Osun NURTW chief wanted for murder

Reject vote buying, stop mortgaging your future, Ogun monarch urges youths

2027: PDP, NDC threaten legal action if INEC fails to enlist candidates

Portuguese FA president backs Ronaldo to resolve rift with coach

Imo NBA chairman denies misappropriating N100m government donation

I can sleep in the worst hotel, Aliko Dangote urges simplicity

Aliko Dangote accepts Bae Us invite to curiosity made me ask

2027: Support group vows to challenge false claims against Tinubu

Rwandan ex-military officer who criticises Kagame found dead in Uganda

NDLEA arrests 85-year-old grandmother with 15 bags of cannabis in Edo

FG targets 20 million investors, 250 listed companies by 2036

SGF, Danjuma, others pledge to revive dilapidated Katsina-Ala college

Kaduna gov seeks platforms for youth skills as NASENI centre starts

Wike woos Fubaras supporters, seeks Rivers votes for Tinubu

I did not join politics to enrich myself Ndume

NAF reduces water level at Ondo site after 14 days of recovery efforts

Ramaphosa tells South Africa to prepare for loss of US-Africa trade deal

Otti signs four new laws, overhauls Abia criminal justice system

CAN mourns Uduaghan, hails role in national unity

Katsina targets 11 million trees by 2030

Tinubu to sign 30% raw materials value addition bill soon Senate

Tinubu mourns ex-Delta gov Uduaghan, recalls political role after leaving office

2027: Atiku lacks Buharis stature, acceptance to stop Tinubu APC chieftain

Recruitment waivers for federal tertiary institutions still in force, FG clarifies

BREAKING: Tanker catches fire under Otedola Bridge

Rivers Assembly recalls three suspended pro-Fubara lawmakers

Floods submerge 18 communities in Nasarawa

France legend Henry, Kate Scott to host 2026 Ballon dOr

NLC ultimatum: FG seeks balance between workers pay, fiscal realities

Soldiers rescue kidnap victim, recover 18 rustled cattle in Kebbi

N3bn power line: Scrap dealers demand proof of cable theft from Zulum

2027: Lagos APC reaffirms five million vote target for Tinubu

Reps probe NIPCO gas licences, NNPC executive over money laundering claims

Fuel subsidy return could push Naira to N4,000/$, Oyedele warns

THISDAY    

COAS: Rwandan Genocide Offers Profound Lessons for Nigeria

Alleged Wiretapping: El-Rufai Loses N120m Right Enforcement Suit against DSS, Others

NDC Shifts Campaign Council Inauguration to October 26

NNPC Cuts Exploration Spending by 87%, Gas Flare Bill Falls to N499bn

Tinubu Mourns Ex-Delta Gov Uduaghan, Lauds His Laudable Service to State, Nation FollowPolitics

Court Orders Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo, to Respond to Suit Seeking Release of his NYSC Records

Alleged Cyber-bullying: Sowore Suffers Fourth Loss to DSS, As Court Dismisses Bid To Compel Appearance of DG

Rivers Assembly Rescinds Decision on Three Pro-Fubara Lawmakers

Tinubu Receives UNs $14bn Proposed 2027 Budget From Jimoh Ibrahim

Kwankwasiyya Movement Kicks against Proposed N55bnLGA Loan in Kano

PDP Demands Answer from Gov Alia over Wikes N30bn Monthly FAAC Revelation

Anti-Terrorism: DECAN Honours NSA, Defence Minister, CDS, Service Chiefs, Others

Real Estate Holds 13.10% of Nigerias GDP, SaysKnight Frank H1 2026 Report BuyMaps

$5bn Bonga North Deepwater Project Advances as Tenaris Completes Pipe Coating Work

Amid Tax Reforms, 20 Blue-chip Firms Remit N3.04trn to NRS, Others

VANGUARD       

Its easier you put me in prison than take my phone away Dangote

Reject Tinubus second term, petrol discount a scam ADC campaign to youths

Uduaghan: Delta declares 3-days mourning period

N4,000/$ Exchange Rate: NDC asks why refineries are not working

Doctors top global trust rankings as politicians, influencers come last

Otti signs laws toughening penalties for cultism, rape, kidnapping

PDP to APC: Stop campaigning if opposition is unserious

Aviation unions petition NSA over alleged Air Peace runway invasion

ADC campaign knocks Oyedele over 4,000/$ fuel subsidy warning

FG targets 750tn capital market, seeks NNPC, NLNG listing

Six soldiers, major feared dead in Yobe ambush

Two suffer severe burns as tanker falls from Otedola bridge

Grid supply crashes 81% to 675MW as nine plants go offline

Blackout hits four states as NUEE shuts BEDC facilities

Ronaldo handed 30-day suspension after Portugal camp walkout

2027: Tinubus re-election critical to our industrial transformation RMRDC boss

Christiane Amanpour announces exit from CNN after 43 years

Delta Abure-led Labour Party reaffirms alliance with AAC ahead of 2027 elections

Fuel subsidy return could push Naira to 4,000/$ Oyedele

Tell them no: Obi urges UK-based Nigerians to stop sending money home

Oborevwori, Senators, Itsekiri leaders mourn Uduaghan

$2.1m alleged land deal: Why we took Wikes son to EFCC claimants

Fire razes 15 shops, damages 25 at Ibadan market

Court dismisses Sowores request seeking DSS DG to testify in his defence

 DAILY TRUST     

Yari: If Buhari, a retired general could not wipe out insecurity, what do you expect of Tinubu

2 killed as flood ravages 18 communities in Nasarawa

On Abba Bichi: Generosity and the Money Question

NDC petitions NJC, INEC over court ruling replacing its candidate in Kano

Information Minister, 5 govs to headline launch of Media Trusts converged newsroom

Stop sending money to relatives at home, Obi tells Nigerians abroad

Court dismisses El-Rufais rights suit against DSS in alleged wiretapping case

Police rescue abducted catholic priest, 7 others in Benue

Scrap dealers counter Zulum over alleged N3bn cable theft in Borno

2027: NDC postpones launch of presidential campaign council

Uba Sani Settles 10-Year Land Dispute, Communities Get Alternative Plots, Farmland, Free Fertiliser

INEC mum over rejection of Tinubu Spokespersons Wife as head of Electoral Operations

Gombe Gov mourns Bauchi Health Agency Boss, 4 Children

2027: The North will reject Tinubu and his money Hakeem Baba-Ahmed

Solar firm trains 252 installers, targets Kano as Nigerias Solar energy hub

AUTHORITY        

Alausa unveils 39 agricultural curricula, introduces 80:20 practical training model

CALC Condemns AACs Plan to Use Court Premises for Campaign, Urges Restraint

2027: Tinubus campaign team visits Emirs of Gwandu, Katsina, Daura, Zaria

Petrol discount a scam, ADC-PCC claims, urges Nigerians to reject Tinubu in 2027

Bassey urges Niger Delta leaders to prioritise environmental justice

2027: APC hails intelligence and security committee for early preparations

NEW TELEGRAPH

NNPP Tells INEC: Gov Yusuf, 45 Kano Lawmakers Yet To Complete Resignation

Nigeria Cant Risk Another 4 Years Of Tinubu Presidency MDPCO

Alleged Wiretapping: Court Dismisses El-Rufais N120m Rights Enforcement Suit

More Resignations Hit Makindes Govt As Four More Oyo Appointees Quit

Atiku Plans Return To Subsidy Will Push Petrol Price To N4,000 Per Litre Kwankwaso

Coastal Highway: Ilaje Stakeholders Ask Tinubu To Sustain Original Route In Ondo Territory

Nigerias Power Generation Crashes To 476.7MW As Outages Hit

JAMB Warns Universities Against Issuing Admission Letters

Ikeja Electric Announces Power Supply Constraints Over Reduced Grid Allocation

Reps Begin Probe Of NIPCO Gas, NNPCLs Executive Vice President

Uduaghans Contributions To Delta Wont Be Forgotten Oborevwori

2027: All Security Agencies Must Be Involved In Tinubus Re-Election Directorate

2027: Rabiu, Dangote, Otedola Honour Hamzat At Dinner

Makinde Replies Presidency, Says I Insist On NLNG Dividends Claims

Jimoh Ibrahim Presents UNs Proposed 2027 Budget To Tinubu

Delta Begins N5bn Grassroots Empowerment, Targets 100,000 SMEs

BLUEPRINT       

Banks raised credit to traders by 62%, cut manufacturing lending by 27% MAN

Analysts forecast Naira stability amid rising fourth-quarter Dollar demand

Beyond the ballot box: A sovereign commission for democratic sustainability and national stability

Reps begins probe of petition against NNPCL EVP downstream, Dagazau, NIPCO gas licenses

Breaking: Portugal punish Ronaldo for leaving camp

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