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Nigeria: State Assemblies’ support for local police surges as 10 passed Bill

NPF commences nationwide clearance operation against kidnappers, bandits, criminal groups

Nigeria: Speaker Abbas, wife donate N22m, bus to Kaduna First Lady’s empowerment group

Nigeria: Bill for development, industrialisation of drone industry scales second reading

Ex-DSS officer begs DG, colleagues for leaking official matters

NECA, SON, industry reject proposed NAFDAC Bill, warn against regulatory duplication, business disruption

Nigeria: Presidency expands skills acquisition programmes to tackle insecurity at its roots

DSS arrests suspects targeting INEC’s Youth Corps ad-hoc staff

Nigeria: Microsoft pledges to use INEC candidates list to prevent manipulation by AI
Entertainment

Funke Akindele set to release latest film ‘Where Is Mr. Right?’ Aug. 15

British singer Luca Zuccotti visits Afrika Shrine, celebrates Fela’s Afrobeats legacy

Burna Boy is Africa’s best-selling artiste with 14.46m equivalent album units

Tems makes history as first African female artiste to clinch Diamond single in U.S.

MTN, Ultima offer N225m recording deal, others to Next Afrobeat Star 2.0 winner

Funke Akindele confirms inspiration by American filmmaker Tyler Perry

Burna Boy edges Tems as African artiste on billboard Hot 100 entries

Burna Boy, Shakira set to release FIFA World Cup song “Dai Dai”

Davido set for induction into Black Music Walk Of Fame
Education

Senate raises hope on revamping public high schools, passes NSSEC bill for second reading

NITDA boss urges instructors to prioritise complex problem-solving, critical thinking over only examination success

Nigeria: Minister reaffirms FG’s commitment to reposition education for digital economy, future of work

TVET: Trainee, training centres receive N30k, N50k monthly – Minister

Nigeria: Alausa reaffirms FG’s commitment to TVET as nearly 250,000 Nigerians undergo skills training nationwide

Minister hails JAMB listing of Armed Forces College of Medicine & Health Sciences as 100 pioneer cadets prepare for admission

Nigeria: Alausa unveils 39 agric curricular, 31 occupational standards to boost food security, youth employment

Nigeria: Minister praises Dangote Foundation’s move to empower four million students with IPO shares

Nigeria: Minister reaffirms Tinubu administration’s commitment to workers’ welfare, urges VCs to pay CATA, CONTA, CONMESS
Health

Ebola: Ogun steps up surveillance after FCT case, says no case recorded in state

Ebola: FG assures Nigerians of containment strategies

NNPCL postpones two-day Contractors and Partners CEO HSE Conference over Ebola case

Nigeria: The repeat of 2014 Ebola scare as Abuja confirms new case

Nigeria: Benue announces FG’s approval of four health centres to treat snakebite, curb mortality

Nigeria: FG revitalises 4,434 PHCs as patient visits rise to 45m quarterly

Nigeria: NAFDAC bursts fake beverage syndicate, seizes packaging materials worth ₦200m in Aba

Neimeth sets Oct 27 for Q3 2026 board meeting as closed period takes effect

Fidson Healthcare board to meet on October 22 to consider Q3 2026 results – investors eye earnings update
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Media

Sahara champions deeper Energy Journalism in Ghana to strengthen public understanding

Communique issued at the end of the 10th Annual Conference of GOCOP

Lagos, Delta, Imo, Ekiti, Shell, Access Bank, NASENI join GOCOP conference partners

DAAR Communications announces closed period ahead of Q3 2026 financial results

NNPCL, NLNG, Customs, Dangote, others partner with GOCOP for 2026 conference

Nigeria: FG empowers 70 digital media managers for grassroots outreach

The Eagle Online will continue to fly, Dotun Oladipo family assures

CP Abayomi Shogunle, Prof Tayo Popoola, Adaora Onyechere Sydney-Jack, Lanre Arogundade to speak at GOCOP 2026 conference

INEC chairman Prof Joash Amupitan to keynote GOCOP 2026 conference
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News

Sahara champions global shipping collaboration for $20m Mercy Ships Healthcare Impact

NNPC, Eni award 30 post graduate scholarships to Nigerian graduates

EFCC arraigns Nigerian-American over alleged $320,000 vehicle import fraud

Fidelity Bank holds 38th AGM: Shareholders greenlight 2025 financials and board changes

Abiodun’s Education Support Programme expands to 1,277 beneficiaries, introduces entrepreneurship, digital skills training

Abiodun family awards over ₦100m scholarships to 831 indigent students
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World

IMF urges fiscal discipline, trade cooperation amid global uncertainty

MultiplyPossibility: Global leaders commit to $3.5b support for education

Sahara advocates sustainable investment and climate finance for Africa at UNGA

Twenty years of progress on gender parity now fragile – WEF Report

World Humanitarian Day: UN calls for scaled-up support to millions of Nigerians in need and safety for the aid workers helping them

WTO retains 72% of world trade despite uncertainties – Okonjo-Iweala

U.S. hits Nigeria, 80 other countries with new tariffs citing ‘forced labour’

Trump approves 30-year nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia

Trump threatens strikes on Iran’s power plants, next week without deal
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Sports

Road To The Crown: Zenith Bank/NBBF Women’s Basketball League final 8 set for Lagos

Sanwo-Olu aide flags off 5th Cycling Lagos as Agbo clinches second consecutive title

Aquafina moves to refresh 5th Cycling Lagos as Golden Penny Foods, Adron Homes, others announce support

5th Cycling Lagos Webinar: Experts call for investment, policy enforcement to unlock Nigeria’s recycling potential

Union Bank, AIICO Multishield, Checkers Custard, Others Back 5th Cycling Lagos

NSC replaces Sanusi with Ikpeme as NFF General Secretary

NFF secures $8.5m annual kit sponsorship with Adidas

Tinubu directs comprehensive football reform

Nigeria: EFCC FC Kano wins Inter-Service Unity Cup
Business

FCCPC bags multiple honours for consumer protection, fair competition

Dangote unveils Pan-African energy distribution network, calls for stronger protection of local industries

Lagos, AfDB launch AFAWA Project to empower 610 women-led businesses

AFC appoints CBN governor Cardoso board chairman

Lagos records N13.24b in fire losses through Q3 2026: Economic impact, insurance risks, and real estate implications

Transcorp Hotels schedules board meeting for Q3 2026 financials, declares closed period

Eunisell Interlinked reports 31% profit growth in FY 2026 financial results

Transcorp Plc schedules board meeting for Q3 2026 financials, declares closed period

UAC of Nigeria to divest 73.29% controlling stake in Livestock Feeds to Sunbeth
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DBN disburses N1.4tn to MSMEs, creates 1.6 million jobs in a decade

Economy

DBN targets 2m MSMEs with new strategy, unveils women focused initiative

by Abiodun Folarin

October 22, 2026

By Abiodun Folarin WorldStage-- The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), has set a target of reaching more than two million micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) under its new five year strategy, while launching a women focused financing initiative and signing a $61 million gender...

Tinubu backs Nigerian engineering as local firm builds compressor stations to unlock Escravos–Lagos pipeline’s 2.3 billion cubic feet daily gas capacity

NIMASA strengthens cabotage enforcement, detain defaulting vessels

Food Systems: Lagos, South-West states seek solutions to food losses, high prices

Cardoso engages business leaders on strengthening Nigeria -China financial corridor

Nigeria: Witnesses testify against Afriq Arbitrage System CEO in alleged Crypto investment scam

Police activates CCTV centre in Lagos to boost technology-driven policing

NIGERIA

NPF commences nationwide clearance operation against kidnappers, bandits, criminal groups

October 22, 2026

NIGERIA

Nigeria: Speaker Abbas, wife donate N22m, bus to Kaduna First Lady’s empowerment group

October 22, 2026

NIGERIA

Nigeria: Bill for development, industrialisation of drone industry scales second reading

October 21, 2026

Dangote unveils Pan-African energy distribution network, calls for stronger protection of local industries

by Press Release

October 21, 2026

Africa

*Discloses 25% stake in Kenya pipeline network, projects in Djibouti, Cameroon, Namibia President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled plans to establish an extensive petroleum distribution network across Africa through strategic investments in pipelines, storage...