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The Nigerian Basketball Federation’s electoral committee has approved four presidential candidacies for the 15 October elective congress in Abuja and rejected one for late submission. Outgoing committee chairman Lanre Glover says Igoche Mark must still provide his tax clearance certificate before Monday to remain in the race.
Source: Punch
Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria wants to draw on Ethiopia’s mechanised agriculture model to increase food production and strengthen its sovereignty. He presented this approach during a visit to farms and agricultural facilities in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, as part of an exchange between the two countries on nutrition, according to Fanamc.
Source: Fanamc
The public share offering by the Dangote refinery in Nigeria is accessible to Kenyan institutional investors through a cross-border arrangement approved by the Kenyan capital markets regulator. Opened on 14 September 2026, it is due to close on 13 October, according to Taarifa, which names CPF Capital and Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria among those helping to facilitate subscriptions.
Source: Taarifa
Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has been named African Energy Personality of the Year 2026 by the African Energy Chamber. The organisation praised his strategic investments and their contribution to value creation in Africa’s economic ecosystem, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Source: La Nouvelle Tribune
Nigerian billionaire and investor Aliko Dangote has named Rajesh Gattupalli of Honeywell UOP as the technology provider for his refinery. The provider will receive a commission for every barrel processed at the facility, but the amount of the payment has not been specified.
Source: Tuko
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, responsible in particular for internal security, rejects extortion allegations against Augustine Padonu, its commander in Oyo State. He was accused of asking officers for money for his birthday and a church harvest, according to Punch.
Source: Punch
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote announced on 29 September 2026 that his group is targeting fuel self-sufficiency by 2030. The statement, made in Nairobi, comes as the costs of gas, oil and electricity fuel energy debates, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Source: La Nouvelle Tribune
Dangote Cement’s new plant in Itori, Ogun State, is entirely intended for exports and is to become the centre of its cement sales strategy in Africa. The group plans to supply several African markets from Nigeria, according to an article published by Punch.
Source: Punch
The Nigerian Christian church Redeemed Christian Church of God has begun repatriating 500 Nigerians from South Africa, with the first group of 100 arriving in Lagos. The operation involves several return waves, according to Nigerian newspaper Punch, which reported the religious organisation’s announcement.
Source: Punch
The Bayelsa branch of the Nigerian group supporting Bola Tinubu is urging political stakeholders to support his bid for a second term in 2027. The movement says the campaign goes beyond party divisions and calls for joint mobilisation behind the Nigerian president, according to its local chapter.
Source: Leadership
Former Nigerian National Human Rights Commission chairman Chidi Odinkalu called the description of Bola Tinubu’s absence as a working vacation “illiterate”. The lawyer thus challenges the Presidency’s communication, while the text does not specify the trip’s duration or reason, according to Vanguard News.
Source: Vanguard
At the UN General Assembly, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu called for a fresh continental push to end the exploitation of Africa’s critical minerals. He wants to strengthen the continent’s collective approach to these strategic resources, according to a report published by Vanguard News.
Source: Vanguard
Nigerian minister Nyesom Wike says securing President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 is his political priority. He also defends the cross-party Rainbow Coalition, which he presents as a way to support this goal, according to the newspaper Punch.
Source: Punch
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s special assistant on foreign affairs, Ademola Oshodi, rejects claims that the United States could arrest the head of state. He calls the remarks politically motivated and absurd, following confirmation of Tinubu’s participation in the UN General Assembly, according to Channels Television.
Source: Daily Post
The NSCDC, Nigeria’s civil defence corps, has detained 24 of its personnel after the deaths of 37 illegal miners in Niger State. They include Niger State Commandant Subaru Siyaka Aniviye, who was presented with 23 other personnel at its Abuja headquarters, according to the corps.
Source: Daily Post
The president of the national artisanal mining cooperatives organisation has called for an investigation into the deaths of 37 miners in a cell belonging to Nigeria’s civil defence corps. He wants the circumstances of the deaths established, according to information published by Nigerian daily Punch.
Source: Punch
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, says Nigerian President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 81st UN General Assembly for fear of being arrested in the United States. He links this fear to an alleged drug-trafficking case, according to a post on X.
Source: Daily Post
Thirty-seven suspected illegal miners have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State. A North-Central youth group is calling for a transparent investigation into the circumstances of the deaths, according to the group cited by Punch.
Source: Punch
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