Here is a roundup of some Nigerian newspaper headlines, along with our calls to action.

1. ‘Lagos Assembly crisis: Obasa, Meranda claim speakership’ – Daily Trust

The crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly took a new dimension yesterday as the ousted Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, made a dramatic return and presided over a ‘plenary session’ with only four lawmakers in attendance.

Our Take: Lagos lawmakers must remember that their duty is to serve the people, not engage in a political tug-of-war over leadership. Instead of turning the Assembly into a battleground for personal and party interests, they should uphold the rule of law, respect due process, and prioritise governance. The people of Lagos deserve lawmakers focused on policies that improve lives, not power struggles that stall progress.

2. ‘Consumers kick as federal government plans fresh power tariff hike’ – Punch

In its bid to enhance the liquidity of the Nigerian electricity supply industry, the federal government has said it is considering plans to regularise the electricity tariffs to address disparities in the current billing system for customers outside the Band A category.

Our Take: With food prices soaring, transport costs crippling, and survival itself feeling like a luxury, another electricity tariff hike is like milking a dry cow. Instead of squeezing already struggling Nigerians, President Tinubu should fix the economy, curb inflation, and ensure Nigerians actually get the power they are paying for, because paying more for darkness is daylight robbery!

3. ‘War against fake drugs: How systemic inefficiency, complicity aid multi-trillion naira illicit trade’ – The Guardian

Barely 18 years after the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) shut down the notorious Onitsha Drug Market, Bridge Head, in Anambra State, another raid at the market this month, and in Abia and Lagos states, revealed how massive a fake drug cache the country has become.

Our Take: If Nigeria truly wants to win the war against fake drugs, the Federal Ministry of Health through NAFDAC must do more than the usual game of ‘catch and release’ with counterfeiters. NAFDAC must go beyond routine raids and implement a comprehensive strategy that includes stricter regulatory enforcement, enhanced border control, and the digitisation of drug distribution channels to track authenticity.