Today’s Headlines:Tinubu Must Go,Nigeria Can’t Continue Like This-Group;Fiscal Federalism to the Rescue

ANigerian pressure group, the Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), has called for the removal of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, accusing his administration of worsening poverty, hunger, insecurity, corruption and economic hardship across the country.

The group, in a statement issued on Monday, November 9, 2026, declared that Nigerians had reached a point where they could no longer tolerate what it described as the failure of the Tinubu administration to fulfil its 2023 campaign promises.

Titled “The People’s Verdict: Tinubu Must Go,” the statement said the President’s Renewed Hope campaign had failed to deliver prosperity, employment, food security and a better standard of living for Nigerians.

FRESH calls from former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri to increase the 13 per cent derivation for oil-producing states are welcome. They made the call at the inauguration of the Crude Distillation Unit of the $1 billion Azikel Refinery at Obunagha, Yenagoa Local Government Area in Bayelsa.

It is an integral tenet of federalism to cede control of resources to the community or region producing them.

The oil-producing states bear the brunt of oil exploitation. So, they should be given prime consideration to enable their citizens to lead quality lives.

As Diri put it, the current arrangement does not give the Niger Delta adequate benefits from its natural resources. This is a sound argument.

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has rejected Peter Obi’s allegation that officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) prevented him from greeting the Flamingos at the Abuja airport, saying the former Anambra governor’s account of the incident was inaccurate.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, NSC Chairman Shehu Dikko said officials who received the team did not see Mr Obi around the players when they arrived from Morocco early that morning.

Mr Obi had alleged that NFF officials stopped him from approaching the victorious U-17 women’s team at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, warning that they could lose their jobs if they allowed him to greet the players.

However, Mr Dikko offered a different account, saying two people wearing Mr Obi’s campaign face caps and other campaign attire approached officials to request a meeting and photographs with the players.

𝗡𝗡𝗣𝗖 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝘀, 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has identified natural gas as the centrepiece of its energy transition strategy, declaring that the fuel will remain a major component of its long-term energy future.

The national oil company said it was prioritising gas development, flare recovery and operational emission reduction as part of efforts to decarbonise its operations without compromising Nigeria’s energy security, economic development and commercial interests.

The Manager, Sustainability Strategy, Standards and Policy at NNPCL, Philemon Yilleng, disclosed this during a high-level panel session on decarbonising Africa’s energy value chain at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP31, in Antalya, Türkiye, on Tuesday.

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