Good morning. Here is today’s summary from TheMatrix Newspapers:
1. FG Moves To End Policy U-Turns
- Oyedele Unveils New Framework To Checkmate Economic Policy Blunders
- Warns Policy Instability Destroys Jobs, Scares Investors Away
- Says Economic Policies Must Outlive Electoral Calendars
- Proposes Annual Scorecard To Track Jobs, Wages And Poverty
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Taiwo Oyedele, has declared that policy inconsistency, arbitrary regulations and frequent changes in government rules are undermining businesses, discouraging investors and destroying jobs, warning that the country can no longer afford economic policies that change with successive administrations. READ MORE
2. 2027: INEC Bows To Public Outcry, Uploads Voters Register Online
- Commission Sets December 15 For Final List
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has bowed to mounting public pressure over its failure to make the preliminary voters register for the 2027 general elections available online, announcing plans to publish the document on its digital platform following an outcry by Nigerians and electoral stakeholders. READ MORE
3. NUPRC: Dangote, Local Refineries Received 127m Barrels Of Crude In Nine Months
- Crude Deliveries Hit 97.4% Performance In Q2|26
Domestic refineries received more than 127 million barrels of Nigerian crude oil and condensate between January and September 2026, as regulatory interventions improved supplies under the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation (DCSO), the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has disclosed. READ MORE
4. ‘Party That Cannot Pay Its Staff Cannot Manage Nigeria’ — APC Fires Atiku, ADC
The battle for Nigeria’s presidency has erupted into a fierce war over workers’ welfare, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) launching a blistering attack on the African Democratic Congress (ADC), declaring that a party allegedly unable to pay its own workers cannot be trusted to manage Nigeria. READ MORE
5. Tinubu Must Go Home In 2027, He Has Plunged Nigeria Into Crisis, Obi Declares
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has declared that President Bola Tinubu must leave office in 2027, accusing his administration of plunging Nigeria deeper into economic hardship, insecurity, poverty and corruption. READ MORE
6. Ebola: Relief As WHO Confirms Zero Cases In Nigeria, Praises Medical TeamNigeria has recorded a major breakthrough in its response to the Ebola virus disease, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirming that the country currently has no active cases following the medical evacuation of its only confirmed patient and her husband to Switzerland.
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7. Insecurity Deepens In Kwara As Armed Men Target Sunday Igboho’s Community Protection Group
Tension has gripped parts of Kwara State following reports that armed men abducted members of the Iru Ekun Security Network, a community protection outfit established by Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, and compelled them to publicly renounce their involvement in efforts to safeguard communities against kidnapping and banditry. READ MORE
8. Wiretapping Trial: El-Rufai Suffers Court Setback As Judge Orders Defence Over Ribadu Calls
The legal battle between former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and the Department of State Services (DSS) took a significant turn on Monday as the Federal High Court in Abuja rejected his attempt to terminate his trial over the alleged unlawful interception of telephone conversations involving the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. READ MORE
9. Kane, Putellas Crowned Balon d’Or Winners On Historic Night
Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas conquered world football on Monday night, emerging as the biggest winners at the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony in London. READ MORE
10. Billionaire Tony Elumelu Surprises Zlatan, Wife With Special Wedding Gifts
Nigerian billionaire businessman and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony Elumelu, has joined the growing list of prominent personalities celebrating the marriage of popular rapper and singer Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael, widely known as Zlatan Ibile, following the presentation of specially packaged wedding gifts to the music star and his wife, Davita Lamai. READ MORE
