Nigerian newspapers review: Fuel price rises, deepens pressure on transporters, businesses, others
In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with the surge in international crude oil prices above $100 per barrel which is pushing up petrol prices across Nigeria, with major marketers raising pump prices and creating fresh pressure on transporters, commuters, households and businesses.
Lastly, The Nation reports that the two leading opposition parties – the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) – are unable to match the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)’s capacity to field candidates for National Assembly seats in the January 16, 2027 elections.
Vanguard also reports that as primary and secondary schools reopen across the country today, parents and guardians will contend with paying higher school fees, as most private schools have increased fees by between 30 and 40 per cent.
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