Reports on the return of the Super Eagles to Nigeria after their ordeal in Libya, and the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), suffuse the frontpages of the dailies.
The Punch reports that the crisis in the PDP has worsened as Yayari Mohammed, the new factional acting national chairman, has challenged the rival national working committee led by Umar Damagum. The newspaper says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has agreed to sell petrol to members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) at N995 per litre. The newspaper also reports that the federal government has extended the deadline for private jet owners to pay import duty.Daily Trust reports that Chinaemere Opara, a 15-year-old senior secondary school (SSS) student, has sued the federal government over a policy that adopts 18 as the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions. The newspaper says the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has boycotted the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match with Libya over the treatment meted to the country’s contingent in the North African country.The Guardian reports that the national electricity grid collapsed on Monday, leading to a nationwide blackout. The newspaper says the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production dropped by as much as 33,000 barrels to 1.32 million barrels per day (bpd) in September.Nigerian Tribune reports that flood has sacked at least 200 communities in nine LGAs of Kogi state. The newspaper says Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer of NNPC, said smugglers make N17 million per truckload when smuggling fuel to neighbouring countries during the petrol subsidy regime.