Today’s News: Top 10 Headlines from Nigerian Newspapers – May 6, 2026

Dangote Refinery Hikes Fuel Price

Dangote Refinery has increased the ex-depot price of petrol by N75, bringing the price up to N1,350 per litre from the previous price of N1,275.

This is the first fuel increase by the Refinery in the month of May.

This latest development is coming seven days after the refinery raised its ex-depot price from N1,200 to N1,275 per litre.

DAILY POST recalls that the refinery on April 29 increased the ex-depot price of petrol by N75.

Ready to Lose My Life – Pantami on APC Consensus Guber

Former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami has expressed readiness to lose his life in a bid to challenge the injustice by the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Pantami expressed confidence that he would emerge as the governorship candidate of the party if a direct primary is conducted.

The former minister disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa.

“I will challenge this injustice of Gombe APC governorship consensus even if I lose my life doing it. If it’s direct primary, everybody knows, we will win.

“If there’s no justice, I will fight it legally, a fight like never seen before in Nigeria,” he said.

ADC Losses 17 Reps Leave Party, Join NDC

A wave of defections has hit the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the National Assembly as no fewer than 20 federal lawmakers dumped the party during plenary yesterday.

The lawmakers cited internal crises and “unending litigation” within the ADC for their actions.

The legislators are mainly aligned with former presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who both dumped the ADC for the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) on Sunday.

The development comes days before the May 10 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for political parties to submit their membership registers ahead of the 2027 general election, with more defections expected in the coming days.

FG Bans ‘Dr’ Prefix for Honorary Degree Holders

The Federal Government on Wednesday banned recipients of honorary degrees from prefixing “Dr” to their names in official, academic, or professional usage.

It declared that the use of the title by such recipients constitutes a misrepresentation of academic credentials, which will henceforth be treated as academic fraud, with attendant legal and reputational consequences.

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while briefing State House correspondents on two Federal Executive Council approvals that had not been announced at the last cabinet meeting, which held on April 30.

Court Stops NBC from Sanctioning Broadcast Stations

A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the National Broadcasting Commission from sanctioning broadcast stations under provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code described as controversial.

Justice Daniel Osiagor granted the interim injunction following an ex parte application filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and the Nigerian Guild of Editors.

The court, in an order dated May 4, 2026, barred the NBC, its officers, and agents from enforcing or imposing sanctions on broadcast stations based on the disputed provisions, pending the determination of a motion on notice.

Nigeria Recorded 11.2 % GDP Growth in Dollar Terms Last Year

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with global investors yesterday in Paris, France and assured them that economic reforms will be sustained post-2027.

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, gave an overview of the economic performance last year and plans to drive growth in the coming years.

In his first outing on the international stage as the driver of the economy, Oyedele presented encouraging macroeconomic data, revealing that Nigeria recorded an 11.2 per cent GDP growth in dollar terms in 2025.

He said the performance reinforces Nigeria’s ambition to grow its economy to $1 trillion by 2030.

NANS Threatens Protest, Picketing Against South African Firms

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-West Zone D, has threatened to stage peaceful protests and picket South African businesses in Nigeria over renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

The coordinator of the zone, Mr Kayode Adeyemo, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday.

Adeyemo expressed outrage over what he described as a fresh wave of attacks that reportedly claimed the lives of two Nigerians.

“The recent killing of two Nigerians is not just an isolated tragedy, but a painful reminder of a recurring pattern of hostility and violence against our people.

“The continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end,” he said.

FG Rules Out Return of Fuel Subsidy Amid Economic Pressure

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has ruled out any possibility of returning fuel subsidy, insisting that the Federal Government will not reverse the policy despite ongoing public concerns over rising fuel costs.

Speaking during a meeting with global investors in Paris alongside President Bola Tinubu, Oyedele said the administration remains committed to a market-driven system and will not reintroduce subsidy or price controls.

“We will not bring back fuel subsidy because it creates distortions for the economy, and we won’t introduce price control because we believe in the market,” he said.

I Received N8.8m in ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ Bag from ‘Coup Mastermind’ – Presidential Villa Worker

Zekari Umoru, one of the six defendants standing trial over an alleged plot to topple the Bola Tinubu administration, says he was tricked into getting involved.

Umoru, an employee of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc attached to the maintenance department of the presidential villa, made the claim in a video recording of his extra-judicial statement, which was played on Tuesday before Joyce Abdulmalik, a judge of the federal high court in Abuja.

The fourth defendant in the treason trial said his involvement with some of the accused persons began in May 2025 through Ahmed Ibrahim, the third defendant who is a police inspector attached to the presidential clinic.

INEC Opposes Suit Seeking ADC Deregistration

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opposed a bid to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The Incorporated Trustees of National Forum of Former Legislators had sought a court order to deregister the opposition party.

In court filings seen by TheCable, the electoral body said the plaintiff’s application failed to meet the basic constitutional requirements.

INEC said the deregistration of any political party is governed by extant laws and constitutional provisions, and not subject to political pressure.