March 23, 2026 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: Damilola Ogunbiyi became the first Nigerian named to the TIME Earth Awards. The achievement was reported by Nigerian outlets including Tribune Online, Punch Newspapers, and The Nation Newspaper.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Tribune Online emphasizes Ogunbiyi’s role as an ‘energy expert’ and her being ‘named to’ the awards, highlighting professional credentials. Center Punch Newspapers uses neutral phrasing, stating she ‘wins’ the award without additional context. Right-leaning The Nation Newspaper centers President Tinubu’s praise, framing it as a national honor tied to leadership endorsement.

Story gist: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu congratulated Tony Elumelu on his 63rd birthday and praised his Africapitalism initiative. Elumelu announced the 2026 cohort of his entrepreneurship program on the same day.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Premium Times emphasize Tinubu’s felicitations and praise for Elumelu’s Africapitalism, highlighting presidential endorsement. Center outlets like Punch focus solely on Elumelu unveiling the 2026 entrepreneurship cohort, emphasizing his initiative without mentioning Tinubu. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting any conservative framing of the event.

Story gist: Nigerian opposition leader Atiku Abubakar accused President Bola Tinubu’s government of operating on propaganda regarding OPL 245 oil block. A fresh lawsuit emerged on the matter, with reports of moves to unblock Nigeria’s oil sector.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets like Tribune Online amplify Atiku’s claim of a ‘propaganda’ government exposed by a lawsuit, using critical tone against Tinubu. Center outlets like Financial Times emphasize economic progress in unblocking the oil sector, with neutral-positive framing. Right-leaning coverage is absent, omitting any conservative perspective on government actions or opposition critiques.

Story gist: Manchester City defeated Arsenal 2-0. Manchester City won the Carabao Cup final.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any perspective from those lanes. Center outlet BBC framed the story with a headline questioning if Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win would pile pressure on Arsenal after their 0-2 defeat, using speculative interrogative tone to emphasize Arsenal’s mounting competitive challenges and City’s dominance.

Story gist: Nigeria’s PDP faction backed by Nyesom Wike stated that the Seyi Makinde faction is seeking a court order to halt the party’s national convention. Sule Lamido explained his support for the Wike faction in a BBC Hausa interview.

Bias summary: No left- or right-leaning outlets covered this PDP internal conflict. Center outlet BBC Hausa framed the story around Sule Lamido’s direct reasons for backing Wike’s faction, emphasizing his perspective neutrally without highlighting court action drama or broader implications. Left perspective on party divisions absent; right coverage missing, potentially overlooking anti-establishment angles.