Top 10 Nigerian newspapers summary for this Friday morning

Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.

1. Nigeria’s Super Eagles have stormed into the final stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers after a commanding 4–1 victory over Gabon in Rabat, Morocco.
2. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly criticised the Federal Government’s approval of a new N1.15 trillion domestic borrowing plan, accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of betraying his administration’s own fiscal promises and worsening Nigeria’s debt crisis.
3. The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to halt plans by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to introduce Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
4. Residents of several rural communities in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State have raised alarm over renewed attacks and forced taxation by armed bandits, which have crippled farming and displaced scores of families.
5. The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday, arrived at the Supreme Court to personally submit a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
6. The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed its ruling in the case filed by former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, leaving a key decision on the upcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in suspense.
7. The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has ruled out any punitive measures against Lieutenant Ahmad Yerima, the naval officer involved in a tense verbal exchange with FCT Minister Nyesom Wike over a disputed land in Abuja.
8. The Federal Government has unveiled plans to engage retired military personnel in community policing as part of renewed efforts to reclaim territories previously occupied by terrorists and armed groups.
9. The Nigerian Federal Government through the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has shelved the proposed 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty earlier slated for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (diesel), declaring that the policy is no longer being considered for implementation.
10. Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has raised concerns over recent developments in Nigeria, warning that the country must not be allowed to collapse.