In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with an investigation on how the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) approved the disowned Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, to attend the Canada-Africa Fintech Summit (CAFS) in August 2025.

Another headline features United States Congressman Riley Moore, a Republican representing West Virginia, saying that the US would closely watch Nigeria’s 2027 general elections and warning that Washington’s security and financial support would be tied to issues of religious freedom and the conduct of the polls.

Vanguard also reports that the Federal Government has dismissed claims that it spent over N8 trillion outside the approved budget, describing the allegation as false and a misrepresentation of the 2026 Article IV Consultation Report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Moving to another newspaper, The Guardian leads with a report that Nigeria’s fintechs may be under pressure to address corporate governance questions, poor corporate disclosure and weak internal control before transitioning into global brands and mainstream markets.

The Punch reports that with the July 11, 2026 deadline for the submission of presidential nomination forms to the Independent National Electoral Commission fast approaching, political parties are running against time to beat the closing date.

The Nation’s top headline states that Nigeria and South Africa are inching closer to a diplomatic showdown over the unabated killing of Nigerians in the former apartheid enclave.

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