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  1. Education · Scholars Call for Urgent Reform of Nigeria's PhD System Participants at a national workshop on doctoral education have called for better funding, supervision and completion times for PhD programmes, noting that only about 0.3 per cent…
  2. Economy · Kano Approves Industrial Park at AKK Gas Terminal The state executive council also approved N144bn worth of projects, mainly roads.
  3. Education · PAMO University Says Rivers Assembly Probe of N29bn Scholarship Is Politically Motivated PAMO University of Medical Sciences says it cannot honour an invitation from the Rivers State House of Assembly over a N29 billion scholarship deal, after the Assembly issued an…
  4. Education · Yobe Assembly Pledges Support as State University Seeks TETFund Interventions The Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly has promised more budget support for Yobe State University and help in accessing TETFund interventions.
  5. Politics · Obidient Movement Rejects INEC Plan to Use AI in 2027 Polls The Obidient Movement has asked INEC to fix transparency issues before deploying artificial intelligence tools in the 2027 elections.
  6. Economy · Data Use Rises 47% to 1.6m Terabytes in July, NCC Says The regulator credited the 2025 tariff adjustment and protection of telecoms infrastructure.
  7. Education · NUC Board Chairman Calls for Harmony Between NUC and Professional Bodies on Accreditation Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has urged universities to move to continuous quality assurance and called for clearer rules to end conflicts between the NUC and professional regulators.
  8. Education · FUOYE Staff and Students Stop Police From Arresting Vice-Chancellor Staff and students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, gathered at the Vice-Chancellor's residence in Ado-Ekiti to prevent police from arresting him over a petition linked to a…
  9. Economy · Obasanjo Says Lafarge Tried to Frustrate Dangote's Cement Expansion The former president spoke in Nairobi at an event for the planned $16bn Lamu refinery in Kenya.
  10. Education · Scholars at UNILAG Conference Call for Interdisciplinary Research to Tackle Insecurity A three-day conference of the African Union of Social Sciences in Nigeria at UNILAG has called for joint research across disciplines and for education to play a central role in…
  11. Politics · Kaduna PDP Candidate Urges Voters to Remove APC PDP governorship candidate Shehu Usman Bawa says the party's structure remains intact despite defections, and challenged the APC's claim that there is no opposition.
  12. Economy · Bank of Industry Disbursed N645bn to Small Businesses in 2025 The development bank said it supported more than 12,000 businesses last year.
  13. Education · MSS Academy Graduates First 56 Students in Sound, Lighting and Stage Technology The Mobile Screen and Sound Technical Academy has graduated its first class of 56 students after a 10-week course, with the top five promised automatic jobs.
  14. Education · Sokoto Government to Support Orphan Who Scored 353 in UTME The Sokoto State Ministry of Higher Education has pledged support for 16-year-old Muhammad Sirajo Abubakar, an orphan who scored 353 in the 2026 UTME and wants to study…
  15. Economy · GTCO Posts N603bn Profit Before Tax in First Half Profit rose only 0.4 per cent because of a N46.2bn fair-value loss, while deposits grew 10.3 per cent.
  16. Economy · Kenyan Court Halts Work on Dangote's Planned Lamu Refinery Pending Hearing Farmers have sued over land for the $15-16bn refinery, which Aliko Dangote says will create about 60,000 jobs during construction.
  17. Education · Ondo Commissioner to Inaugurate Old Students' Projects at Ilutitun School's Golden Jubilee Comprehensive High School, Ilutitun Osoro, is marking 50 years with the inauguration of a new gate and a lodge for corps members built by its old students.
  18. Education · 40-Year-Old Mohammad Isyaka Becomes Gombe's Youngest Professor Dr Mohammad Sani Isyaka, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of North-Eastern University, Gombe, has been promoted to Professor of Organic and Natural Products Chemistry.
  19. Politics · Five Men Charged Over 'Tinubu Must Go' T-Shirts in Maiduguri Borno police have arraigned five men for allegedly printing and wearing 'Tinubu Must Go' T-shirts, a move Amnesty International called bizarre.
  20. Economy · CBN Records $950m in Diaspora Remittances in July The central bank said it is targeting $1bn a month, and that the gap between official and parallel exchange rates is now under 2 per cent.
  21. Economy · Pension Funds' Holdings of Stocks and Government Securities Pass N24trn Equity investments by pension fund administrators rose almost 60 per cent in eight months.
  22. Education · FG Releases Approved Textbooks List for Primary and Secondary Schools The Federal Ministry of Education has published its approved textbooks list for 2026 to 2028, with QR tracking codes, despite a lawsuit by publishers.
  23. Economy · Airline Operators Threaten Shutdown Over Union Disruptions An August union action against Air Peace affected more than 70 flights and about 13,000 passengers.
  24. Education · Yobe to Build 50 New Secondary Schools Under AGILE Girls' Education Project Yobe State will build 50 new secondary schools and rehabilitate 225 others under the World Bank-supported AGILE project to improve girls' education.

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