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IMF officials urge Nigeria to support vulnerable households through targeted assistance rather than restore costly blanket petrol subsidies.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has given political parties until October 24 to report alleged errors in its final list of candidates for the 2027 governorship elections, following the omission of PDP candidates Isa Pantami and Oladipupo Adebutu.
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Host communities along the Eastern Gas Pipeline Network in the Niger Delta have given NNPCL and PINL two weeks to settle three months of unpaid allowances owed to surveillance contractors and guards, while demanding inclusion in the companies’ community development programmes.
Peter Obi says he would release Nnamdi Kanu if elected president, arguing that detention over remarks made on radio is unjustified and advocating dialogue with agitators.
Former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi has reportedly accepted the ADC vice-presidential slot, joining Atiku Abubakar’s ticket despite earlier rejecting the possibility of becoming a running mate.
The Minister of Defence has revealed that local informants are actively sabotaging military campaigns by leaking intelligence to terrorists, prompting an aggressive policy shift to penalize internal subversives and incentivize grassroots whistleblowing.
The Social Democratic Party in Lagos has pledged to uphold the democratic and populist legacy of Chief MKO Abiola, announcing a major grassroots mobilization program aimed at challenging the political status quo through welfare-focused reforms.
Pro-democracy activists and human rights lawyer Femi Falana utilized June 12 nationwide protests to demand that President Tinubu immediately rescue school pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State, heavily criticizing the administration's slow response to the severe security crisis.
The first group of Nigerian evacuees has arrived safely in Lagos from South Africa following a severe spike in xenophobic attacks, with traumatized returnees detailing horrifying experiences of violence and systemic mistreatment by local hostile actors.
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has freed 97 minor-offense inmates under the prerogative of mercy, backing the release with state-sponsored vocational training programs to ensure successful economic and social reintegration.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria has declared that the credibility of the 2027 general elections is foundational to preserving public and international trust, calling on civil society organizations to aggressively strengthen their oversight and ensure total inclusivity at the polls.
The PAP Administrator, Dr. Dennis Otuaro, has declared that the Niger Delta is harvesting significant democratic dividends under President Tinubu, citing sustained maritime peace, expanded youth scholarship schemes, and targeted economic empowerment initiatives as evidence of structural transformation.
The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed the tourism ministry to accelerate the reconstruction of the historic "Point of No Return" monument in Badagry, calling out project delays and emphasizing its immense value to global diaspora heritage.
APC stakeholders in Alimosho have petitioned President Tinubu to urgently intervene against an alleged plot by influential party leaders to manipulate and overturn the declared results of the constituency's primary elections.
The EFCC has dismantled an insider smuggling syndicate at the Kano international airport, arresting an aviation security inspector and two accomplices for attempting to illegally export N4.4 billion worth of unprocessed gold bars.
