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  1. Politics · Omitted Bauchi Governorship Candidates to Meet INEC The SDP, NNPP, Action Alliance and Accord in Bauchi say they will engage INEC after their governorship candidates were left off the list.
  2. Economy · FG Tells States to Align 2027 Budgets With Development Plans Officials told state budget officers at a HOPE-GOV workshop that higher spending alone will not improve services.
  3. Education · Plateau Lady Pharmacists Campaign Against Child Marriage The Association of Lady Pharmacists of Nigeria, Plateau chapter, marked the International Day of the Girl Child with a campaign against child marriage and donated sanitary pads…
  4. Economy · NNPC Profit After Tax Rises to N431bn in August Revenue reached N3.74trn and the OB3 gas pipeline was reported complete.
  5. Economy · Aba Power Plant Back on Stream After Afreximbank's $50m Funding Businesses and institutions in Aba told ThisDay they have cut energy costs sharply since the plant began supplying power.
  6. Economy · OPay Gets Approval for Secondary Listing on Nigerian Exchange The fintech plans a primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange, followed by a listing in Lagos.
  7. Economy · Oil Producers Say Eight New FPSOs Needed for 3m bpd Target The industry group said output must nearly double from about 1.7m bpd, requiring a wave of deepwater investments.
  8. Trending News · Police Hunt Truck Driver After Kwara Polytechnic Student Killed in Accident Police in Kwara are searching for a truck driver and his assistant after a Kwara State Polytechnic student was killed and his body dumped on a bridge.
  9. Education · ASUU Begins Indefinite Strike at Taraba State University Lecturers at Taraba State University have begun an indefinite strike over non-implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement and salary arrears since January.
  10. Politics · Questions Over Redeployment of INEC Directors INEC has reassigned key directors, including the head of Electoral Operations, prompting opposition questions about federal character.
  11. Economy · Nigeria Meets OPEC Quota for Fifth Month as Output Hits 1.72m bpd NUPRC said crude oil alone averaged 1.53m bpd in September, above the 1.5m bpd quota.
  12. Economy · Lagos Targets 3,000MW of Electricity by March 2027 The state plans to add 2,000MW from the grid, independent power plants, power barges and embedded generation.
  13. Education · Uwem Ite Elected Chairman of Institute for Greening Education in Nigeria Oil executive Uwem Ite has been elected chairman of the governing council of the Institute for Greening Education in Nigeria, which adopted a strategic plan for 2026-2030.
  14. Economy · IMF Raises Nigeria's 2026 Growth Forecast to 4.2% The fund also forecast 3.1% global growth and warned that higher prices could worsen poverty and food insecurity.
  15. Economy · Illegal Fishing Costs Nigeria $450m a Year, Says Oyetola Nigeria has agreed to join Norway's Blue Justice initiative, which provides free satellite tracking of vessels.
  16. Economy · NIBSS Launches New National Payment Stack The open-source platform supports instant transfers, QR payments and payments by phone number.
  17. Economy · Metering Lags as World Bank Power Scheme Deadline Nears Only 731,034 of a planned 3.2 million meters have been installed under the $500m DISREP programme.
  18. Economy · Universities and Firms Get Permits to Generate 54.94MW of Their Own Power Six of the 10 captive power permits issued by NERC in the first half of 2026 went to tertiary institutions.
  19. Economy · Dangote Refinery Extends IPO by Two Weeks The SEC approved the extension of the offer, which was due to close on 13 October.
  20. Economy · Turkish Airlines to Increase Lagos Flights to 10 a Week Three extra weekly flights between Lagos and Istanbul will start on 11 December.
  21. Education · Dangote Foundation Pledges Scholarships for 4,000 Girls at Borno Investment Roundtable The Dangote Group allocated N366 million in shares to displaced persons in Borno and pledged scholarships for girls, at a private-sector roundtable in Lagos.
  22. Economy · IMF, World Bank Meetings Open in Bangkok With Focus on AI and Debt IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said AI could affect about 40% of jobs worldwide.
  23. Economy · Borno Seeks Private Investors for Resettlement of Displaced People The state says government and humanitarian funding alone cannot pay for the return of displaced communities.
  24. Politics · APC and PDP Stage Rival Rallies in Ilorin The APC and PDP held separate rallies across Ilorin as Governor AbdulRazaq and Senator Saliu Mustapha battle for Kwara Central.

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