Nigerian newspapers review: [N3.9trn debt] 40 firms battle for business survival

Vanguard News | 29-09-2026 11:36am |

Nigerian newspapers have reported that a N3.9 trillion debt may lead to job losses as 40 firms struggle for survival. The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, warned that any return of fuel subsidy would cripple Northern Nigeria and push northerners back into poverty. In Delta State, police arrested the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Kingsley Ashibogwu, and four others over the death of a deputy director in the ministry. As Nigeria marked World Heart Day, experts identified high cost of care, out-of-pocket spending, dearth of equipment, shortage of specialists, and poor emergency services as major obstacles to heart disease management.

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