Welcome to today’s roundup of Nigerian newspaper headlines, accompanied by our advocacy-focused calls for government action on pressing issues that impact citizens.
1. Punch: Gov poll: Amupitan visits Anambra, Parties Sign Peace Accord
The Punch reports that political parties and their candidates participating in the 08 November 2025, Anambra State governorship election on Monday signed a peace accord, pledging to uphold non-violence and respect the outcome of the poll.
The peace pact, organised by the Kukah Centre under the auspices of the National Peace Committee, chaired by former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), and Bishop Matthew Kukah, was signed at the International Convention Centre, Awka.
Our Take: As Anambra’s politicians pose for photos with the peace accord they just signed, they must move beyond the handshakes and hashtags and actually mean it. The true peace accord is not the paper they signed at the ICC, Awka, but the conduct they will show on 08 November. So, dear candidates, may your love for peace last longer than the ink on that document, and may voters hold you to every word you’ve promised in front of the cameras.
2. Vanguard: Trump: NSA, Service Chiefs meet
The National Security Advisor (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday met with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies over the decision of US President, Donald Trump, to move against Nigeria, following allegations of Christian genocide in the country.
Our Take: As the NSA and service chiefs huddle in high-level meetings over Trump’s dramatic threat, this should be more than another round of ‘we are on top of the situation’. Perhaps if we treated insecurity with the same urgency we reserve for reacting to foreign presidents’ tweets, our borders wouldn’t be closing, and our citizens wouldn’t be living in fear. It’s time for President Tinubu and his security team to prove that Nigeria’s sovereignty is backed by strength, not press statements.
3. The Guardian: FG unveils 50 tax exemptions, reliefs to cushion new fiscal reforms impact
As part of its ongoing fiscal policy reforms aimed at easing the burden on low-income earners and boosting business competitiveness, the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee Chair, Taiwo Oyedele, has announced 50 new tax exemptions and reliefs scheduled to take effect from 01 January 2026.
Our Take: While the government’s 50 new tax exemptions sound like a breath of fresh air in an economy gasping for relief, Nigerians have learnt that policy promises often expire faster than sachet milk. Still, this reform offers a real chance to make taxes work for the people, not against them. The Presidency and the Fiscal Policy Committee must now ensure these measures don’t remain fine print in Abuja but translate into actual ease for workers and small businesses already stretched to the limit.
