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  1. Politics · SDP Candidate Adebayo Demands Release of 'Tinubu Must Go' Protesters SDP presidential candidate Adewole Adebayo says wearing 'Tinubu Must Go' T-shirts is not a crime, and called for the release of five men held in Borno.
  2. Economy · Cardoso Explains Surprise Rate Cut, Says External MPC Members Prevent Groupthink The CBN governor said the September cut was meant to fix weak transmission of monetary policy, backed by record reserves and falling inflation.
  3. Economy · Coalition Opposes Water Privatisation in Africa Activists said poor households buying from vendors pay 10 to 20 times more per unit of water.
  4. Education · Mahama Tells University of Offa Graduates Certificates Are a Foundation, Not a Finish Line Ghana's President John Mahama, represented at the University of Offa's first convocation, said governments must not shift the burden of unemployment onto graduates.
  5. Politics · Pantami Excluded From INEC List as Supporters Turn to Prayers Prof. Isa Pantami has been left off INEC's final governorship list, with INEC citing the Supreme Court ruling on membership registers.
  6. Economy · Experts Warn Against 2027 Budget Without Accounting for Previous Budgets The 2027 budget is expected at the National Assembly this month, while the 2025 and 2026 budgets are still being implemented.
  7. Politics · Obidient Movement Tells Wike No One Owns Voters The Obidient Movement has warned FCT Minister Nyesom Wike against any attempt to manipulate the 2027 elections after he called himself Tinubu's field commander.
  8. Economy · FG Launches Project WHEAT-NESS to Cut Wheat Imports Project WHEAT-NESS will run for 24 months and aims to raise local production, now about 120,000 tonnes against imports of around 6m tonnes.
  9. Education · UBEC Targets 29 Million Children With $552m World Bank-Backed HOPE-EDU Programme The Universal Basic Education Commission says the HOPE-EDU programme will reach 29 million children, 500,000 teachers and 65,000 public schools.
  10. Politics · Ogun APM Chairman Says Tinubu Has Nothing More to Offer The Ogun APM has flagged off its campaign in Ilaro, backing Seyi Makinde for president.
  11. Economy · FG Considers Conditional Tax Credits in Place of Tax Holidays The finance minister said an Economic Development Incentive is being studied, while the CBN said it is moving towards inflation targeting.
  12. Politics · Kano's Only Female Governorship Candidate Vows War on Drug Abuse Furera Ahmad of the BOOT party has pledged to tackle drug abuse and political thuggery if elected governor of Kano.
  13. Economy · Wrongly Disconnected Electricity Customers Entitled to Free Power Credits, NERC Says The regulator said customers cut off in error must be compensated and faulty meters replaced within 48 hours.
  14. Education · FCT Classrooms Remain Empty as Teachers' Strike Enters Seventh Day Public schools in the FCT remain largely deserted a week into the teachers' strike, as FCT Minister Nyesom Wike threatens a no-work-no-pay policy.
  15. Politics · Ex-NPA MD Aminu Dabo Resigns From APC Former Nigerian Ports Authority Managing Director Aminu Dabo has resigned from the APC in Kano with immediate effect.
  16. Economy · Shoprite's Former Stores Taken Over by New Retailers A year after most Shoprite outlets in Nigeria closed, reporters found SPAR, Market Square and Sinomart in several of the spaces.
  17. Economy · LCCI Proposes Six-Month Plan to Cut Petrol Prices by Up to 20% The chamber welcomed the government's price stabilisation plan but warned that deferred costs could push prices up later.
  18. Economy · OPEC Output Rises by 920,000 bpd in September OPEC's report put Nigeria's output at about 1.6m bpd, lower than the 1.72m bpd announced by the national regulator.
  19. Politics · Atiku Aide Asks Wike to Disclose Funding of Media Chats Paul Ibe has challenged FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to reveal how his live television media chats are funded, as Wike's spokesman hit back.
  20. Economy · IMF Warns Against Blanket Fuel Subsidies The fund's fiscal affairs director said subsidies are costly and mostly benefit richer consumers, urging targeted support instead.
  21. Economy · Nine Banks Spend N2.99trn on Operating Costs in First Half Inflation and regulatory charges pushed costs up 7.8 per cent, while profit before tax rose 19.2 per cent.
  22. Education · Ekiti Lawmaker Tells BOUESTI Students Future Economy Will Reward Skills, Not Certificates Former Ekiti Deputy Speaker Hakeem Jamiu has urged students of Bamidele Olumilua University to develop digital, vocational and entrepreneurial skills alongside their degrees.
  23. Education · TY Danjuma to Lead N5bn Fundraiser for 111-Year-Old Government College Katsina-Ala Old boys of Government College Katsina-Ala, founded in 1915, will hold a N5 billion fundraiser in Abuja on October 19 to restore the school.
  24. Politics · Akpabio Says Tinubu Will Run Unity Government in Second Term Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the cross-party make-up of the APC campaign council shows a Tinubu second term would be inclusive.

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