Welcome to Tuesday’s roundup of Nigerian newspaper headlines, accompanied by our advocacy-focused calls on issues that impact citizens.

1. Vanguard: Senate Kicks against Multiple Budgets in One Fiscal Year

The Senate has condemned the multiple budget implementations in a fiscal year by the federal government, as experienced in 2025, saying the practice is unacceptable to Nigerians and must be normalised from next year.

Our Take: The Senate should move from condemnation to enforcement by tightening its oversight role and insisting on fiscal discipline from the executive. It should refuse to approve revenue projections and expenditure frameworks that are clearly unrealistic, mandate quarterly public reports on budget performance, and impose consequences for persistent non-implementation of approved budgets.

2. Punch: Petrol battlefield: Dangote, importers locked in brutal price war

Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector has descended into what industry players describe as a full-blown price war following the decision by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to slash the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol).

While many Nigerians have welcomed the price reduction as a major relief, especially during the Yuletide season, fuel marketers running filling stations across the country say they are counting heavy losses, as they would be forced to sell existing stocks purchased at higher prices below cost.

Our Take: While Nigerians may welcome cheaper petrol, citizens must demand transparency, fairness, and consumer protection in this unfolding fuel showdown, because price wars that lack clear rules often end with the public paying the final bill. Regulators must ensure that competition does not slide into market dominance, supply manipulation, or sudden price rebounds once rivals are weakened.

3. Daily Trust: At 14.45 Percent, Inflation Drops Below Tinubu’s Target

Nigeria’s Headline inflation has dropped to 14.45 prcent in the month of November, according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report said the figure reduced from the October 2025 headline inflation rate of 16.05 percent.

Our Take: While the drop in headline inflation offers a rare breather, Nigerians should treat the figure as cautious encouragement rather than a victory parade, by closely tracking whether this decline translates into cheaper food, transport, and basic services in their daily lives. Citizens must continue to demand accountability from policymakers, insisting that economic gains move beyond statistical comfort to real market relief.