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Good morning to readers. Daily Sun brings you the latest stories from Nigerian Newspapers on Friday morning.
Presidency: No 50% votes, no winner – Onaiyekan
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, has advocated a major change to Nigeria’s presidential electoral system under which no candidate would be declared the winner without securing at least 50 per cent of the votes cast. Read more here.
UNGA: Nigeria, Italy rally global support for $5bn education fund
Nigeria and Italy have joined forces to drive a fresh global financing for education, rallying governments, donors and multilateral institutions behind a proposed $5 billion global partnership for education (GPE) financing campaign. Read more here.
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NECO releases 2026 SSCE results, 84.7% score 5 credits, 58.67% pass English, Maths
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) 63 days after the last paper of the examination was written, with 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 per cent, obtaining five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. Read more here.
2027: It’s not Igbo’s turn to produce president – Umahi fires back at Obi
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has hit back at former Anambra State governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, declaring that it’s not the turn of the Igbo yet to produce Nigeria’s president. Read more here.
2027: Atiku unveils campaign council, El-Rufai makes list
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has unveiled his campaign council for the 2027 general election. Read more here.
