The latest news from Nigeria, summarised in English from the local press: politics, business, society, culture and sport. 105 articles published.
The Chinese-language radio programme “Ni Hao! China” marked 456 days on air at a ceremony in Abuja. Launched in July 2025 by the Chinese Embassy and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, the programme introduces Chinese language and culture, according to officials from both institutions cited by Leadership.
Source: Leadership
The All Progressives Congress has released the list of its advisory committee for the 2027 presidential and regional campaigns in Kano State. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf will chair the body, which includes political leaders, religious dignitaries and senior public officials, according to the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.
Source: Dailytrust
Food imports, insecurity and production difficulties are undermining Nigeria’s self-sufficiency, while the suspension of customs duties is said to have deprived the state of more than 188 billion naira in revenue. The policy, launched in 2024 to fight inflation, is also weakening farmers’ competitiveness, Daily Trust reports.
Source: Dailytrust
Two explosions in Nigeria’s Edo and Rivers states left five people feared dead and at least 31 injured, including a pregnant woman. A gas pipeline leak in Aleto also destroyed about 50 houses, while victims are being treated in several hospitals, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
Former students from the 1986 class at Methodist High School in Arigbajo, in Ogun State, want to raise 4 million naira to fund whiteboards, furniture and work at the school. The association set these priorities at a meeting in Lagos, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
Nigerian senators are backing Godswill Akpabio’s return as Senate president in the next legislature, due to begin in 2027. Senate Majority Leader Tahir Monguno says the position is already filled and several current officials are expected to be re-elected, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
Nigeria recorded an additional 17.9 million multidimensionally poor people between 2021 and 2024, bringing the total to 90.07 million and the poverty rate to 38.7%. The increase, the largest in the world in absolute terms, is reported in the 2026 index by the UNDP and the University of Oxford.
Source: Leadership
Wayve Microfinance Bank says it is in talks with the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission over the sale of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery initial public offering through its WayvePay platform. The bank is responding to a regulator’s warning urging the public not to buy the offer through its digital service, according to a WayvePay statement.
Source: Vanguard
Deductions from Nigerian oil revenues fell by 1.7 trillion naira to 8.4 trillion in the first half of 2026, according to the World Bank. The institution partly attributes the decline to a decree by President Bola Tinubu that ended certain deductions by state oil company NNPC and redirected gas-flaring penalties to the federal account, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
Foreign currency demand in Nigeria reached $18.34 billion in the second quarter of 2026, including $9.64 billion for financial services. This use rose by 12.84% quarter on quarter and 52.42% year on year, according to a Financial Markets Dealers Association report based on central bank data.
Source: Punch
Nigeria plans to install 750,000 electricity meters in 2027 under the Presidential Metering Initiative. The measure is intended to reduce estimated billing, while 8.05 million of 12.75 million active customers already had a meter in August 2026, a coverage rate of 63.10%, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Source: Punch
The governor of Nigeria’s Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, believes voters can judge in a single term whether a president deserves re-election, criticising the effects of federal economic reforms on poverty. In a newsletter published on Thursday, he defended assessing leaders based on the consequences of their choices for citizens, reports Punch.
Source: Punch
Tersoo Kula, press secretary to the governor of Nigeria’s Benue State, is calling on residents of the North-Central region to support President Bola Tinubu for a second term in 2027. He says the federal economic reforms are encouraging agricultural, educational and industrial investment in Benue, during an appearance on TVC News.
Source: Daily Post
Rabiu Kwankwaso, vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, says he asked representatives of the Fulani community to persuade Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race. He made the statement on Thursday during Politics Today, broadcast by Channels Television, reports Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
Victor Osimhen, the Nigerian striker for Galatasaray, has been named by sports commentator Volkan Demirel as the best centre-forward in the history of the Turkish league. Demirel made the assessment after Galatasaray's 4-1 defeat by Barcelona in the Champions League, according to Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
Lagos authorities plan three days of diversions on Independence Bridge to allow its asphalt surface to be repaired. The Federal Ministry of Works project is scheduled for 16 to 18 October 2026, with one lane kept open and LASTMA officials deployed, according to the Lagos State Government.
Source: Daily Post
Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has urged voters to prioritise competence, accountability and candidates’ track records over ethnic loyalties. He made the remarks at a ceremony in Abuja held as part of the Idoma centenary celebrations, according to Punch.
Source: Punch
Ahmed Abubakar Zakka, his wife and their six-month-old daughter were released after being kidnapped at their home in Kaduna State on 6 October 2026. The family was returning to Kaduna with the chauffeur of a former security official, according to sources cited by Daily Trust.
Source: Dailytrust
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