Petrol retailers facing enforcement over alleged under-dispensing, a legal challenge involving President Bola Tinubu and new United States visa restrictions are among the stories making headlines.
Also in focus are developments around the Super Eagles and the death of a university undergraduate in a flood incident in Delta State.
NMDPRA moves against petrol under-dispensing
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has stepped up checks on filling stations accused of giving motorists less petrol than the quantity paid for.
Operators have been directed to inspect and recalibrate their dispensing equipment. The action follows earlier enforcement exercises in which some stations were sealed over alleged short-measuring.
APC challenges substituted service order involving Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress has challenged an order permitting substituted service on President Bola Tinubu in a suit brought by Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress.
The case concerns Tinubu’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election.
US tightens visa restrictions over birth tourism
The United States has announced new visa restrictions targeting people who knowingly participate in or facilitate birth tourism.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the restrictions cover owners, operators and managers of commercial birth tourism networks, visa “fixers” who coach applicants to commit fraud, and foreign medical providers who knowingly facilitate the practice.
Okoye criticised after late Eagles arrival
Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has faced criticism after becoming the last player to report to Nigeria’s camp in Uyo ahead of the team’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau.
The team’s camp opened on Sunday, while 23 players arrived on Monday for the first training session. Okoye was the only player yet to report at that stage.
Flood claims Delta undergraduate
A university undergraduate travelling with her father in Asaba, Delta State, was swept away by floodwater.
Her body was recovered two days after the incident.
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