Good morning! Here are the top stories making headlines across Nigerian newspapers this Tuesday morning:
- Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Nairobi, Kenya, ahead of the Africa-France Summit taking place this week. The President landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport shortly after midnight and was welcomed by officials from both Nigeria and Kenya.
- Former vice president and presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar criticised the decision of the Nigeria Democratic Congress to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. He said the move could weaken opposition efforts to challenge President Tinubu in the next election.
- A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted British businessman James Nolan, linked to the controversial P&ID case, over money laundering offences. The court also found Micad Project City Services Ltd guilty in the same case.
- The Nigerian naira recorded mixed performance on Monday. It weakened slightly at the parallel market, trading at N1,387 per dollar, but gained value at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market where it closed at N1,367.5 per dollar.
- Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, distanced himself from the controversy surrounding the screening of aspirants by the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State. He said he is not a member of the party and has no involvement in its internal affairs.
- The APC screening committee in Rivers State denied reports claiming it had released a list of cleared and disqualified aspirants for the 2027 elections. The committee described the circulating document as fake.
- A Federal High Court in Abuja watched a video involving an Islamic cleric currently facing trial over an alleged coup plot. In the recording, the cleric reportedly warned the suspects that their plan would fail and that they would eventually be exposed.
- Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso dismissed claims that his departure from the ADC would damage opposition unity. He also hinted that he and Atiku Abubakar could still work together before the 2027 general elections.
- The Independent National Electoral Commission said more than 1.4 million members of the National Youth Service Corps would be engaged for duties during the 2027 general elections across the country.
- The Academic Staff Union of Universities warned that public universities may face another round of industrial action if the Federal Government fails to properly implement agreements reached with the union in 2025.