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Shell Petroleum B.V. has signed an agreement to sell its entire stake in Shell Nigeria Gas to Nigerian energy company Vaaris Energy. The transaction concerns a 170-kilometre network serving more than 130 customers and is part of Shell’s refocusing strategy, according to Vanguard.
Source: Vanguard
The Renewed Hope Cities housing programme, launched by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has received more than 100,000 expressions of interest in Nigeria. More than 2,000 people have already obtained a mortgage and a further 10,000 applications are being processed, while the government is targeting at least 5,000 loans a year, reports the Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
Former Nigerian nun Kinse Shako Annastasia posted on social media a photo of a man she presented as her husband on his birthday. The revelation comes after she was forced to leave a religious congregation and made allegations of harassment, Tuko reports.
Source: Tuko
Nigeria has carried out no executions for ten years, while 4,329 people, including more than 82 women, remain on death row, according to the Nigerian Correctional Service. On World Day Against the Death Penalty, participants called for a moratorium and for death sentences to be commuted to life imprisonment, reports Vanguard.
Source: Vanguard
Nigeria has attracted more than $380 million in financial commitments to develop industry and its value chains, according to Minister John Enoh. Nigerian engineers are calling for stronger cooperation to improve electricity supply and accelerate the energy transition, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Taiwo Oyedele, says economic reforms must be accompanied by social measures to protect vulnerable people. The federal cash transfer programme has reached more than 10 million households and education assistance more than 1.5 million students, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance.
Source: Punch
Thirty-three Nigerian governors have voiced support for President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term, according to Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo. He described the backing as an unprecedented political consensus at the launch of the APC presidential campaign council in Abuja, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
Eko Power says it is the licensed electricity distributor for southern Lagos State, under the local regulatory commission. The company says the transfer of oversight of the retail market to the commission was completed in June 2025, following reforms to Nigeria’s electricity framework, according to Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
Nigerian Air Force Chief of Staff Air Marshal Sunday Aneke has ordered increased flight safety oversight after an ATR 42-500 crashed in Ondo on 5 October 2026. He called for stronger monitoring of airworthiness, maintenance and procedures, according to the Air Force spokesman.
Source: Leadership
Aliko Dangote plans to give priority to investors subscribing for 50,000 naira or less in the initial public offering of his Nigerian refinery. The measure aims to broaden national share ownership before the share sale, announced during a stop on the tour in Port Harcourt, according to Punch.
Source: Punch
Kano State High Court acquitted 35-year-old Inusa Rabo, tried for the homicide of Sa’idu Haruna, after testimony about his mental illness. Judge Fatima Adamu ordered his family to ensure he continued receiving psychiatric care and taking his medication regularly, reports Leadership.
Source: Leadership
Nigerian group Transcorp held a session on education, leadership and girls’ rights with pupils at its schools in Ughelli and Afam. Its managing director, Owen D. Omogiafo, urged participants to make their voices heard and pursue their ambitions, according to ThisDay.
Source: ThisDay
The Nigerian Senate has called for the urgent rehabilitation of the federal road linking Onitsha, Ogbaru and Ndoni, between Anambra and Rivers states. Around 70 kilometres long, the badly deteriorated infrastructure now extends journeys to almost two hours and is hurting commercial activity, according to Senator Tony Nwoye.
Source: Daily Post
Kano’s neighbourhood watch corps has arrested Abba Aminu and Yusha’u Nasiru, suspected of removing metal barriers from Kofar Nasarawa Bridge. The operation, carried out on 13 October, aims to protect public infrastructure, according to its spokesman Yusuf Abubakar Ibrahim.
Source: Daily Post
Nigerian lawyer Femi Falana is asking the governors of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to use 267 billion naira allocated to basic education. More than 65 billion naira in additional funding also remains unused or inaccessible, according to data from the Universal Basic Education Commission cited by ThisDay.
Source: ThisDay
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu suggested he might not attend APC rallies in every state ahead of the 2027 presidential election. He was speaking at the inauguration of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, according to Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
Meta removed more than 3.7 million accounts, Pages and Groups linked to scam networks in West Africa. The international operation led to 28 arrests, the discovery of more than 30 suspected centres and the rescue of 117 trafficking victims in Ghana, according to Vanguard.
Source: Vanguard
Nigeria’s Court of Appeal has unanimously confirmed Thomas Ereyitomi as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Warri federal constituency for the 2027 general legislative elections. The judges rejected Ekpoto Ekpoto Emmanuel’s appeal, which challenged his nomination on grounds of dual political membership, according to Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
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