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Rasheedat Ajibade, captain of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, has a right ankle fracture and is expected to miss at least three months. The Paris Saint-Germain player will undergo surgery in Paris on Friday after being injured against Comoros in Olympic qualifying, according to ESPN and the Nigeria Football Federation.
Source: Vanguard
Bala Mohammed, governor of Nigeria’s Bauchi State, has ordered security forces to step up the fight against illegal mining, which is linked to banditry and organised crime. He also called for vulnerable communities to be monitored and for officials facilitating the activities to be punished, the Daily Post reports.
Source: Daily Post
Nigeria captain Rasheedat Ajibade says she is feeling well after an incident against the Comoros during the women’s team’s return match, while medical examinations are under way. The Paris Saint-Germain striker thanks her teammates and supporters for their backing and says she is awaiting the results of consultations, according to a message she posted on X.
Source: Punch
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir promises to mobilise the necessary resources to prevent criminals from moving freely around the state. At a security council meeting in Bauchi, he urged residents to report suspicious activities and welcomed the establishment of two military barracks, according to Businessday.
Source: Businessday
More than 11,000 rural Nigerian telecommunications stations together consume more than 40 million litres of diesel per month, according to the Rural Electrification Agency. This consumption, which would exceed 480 million litres a year, increases the cost of expanding digital coverage and exposes operators to fuel-price volatility, Businessday reports.
Source: Businessday
Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly ignored Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo State and chairman of the All Progressives Congress Governors’ Forum. The scene was filmed during the launch of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, amid tensions over the Rainbow Coalition, reports Daily Post.
Source: Daily Post
Nigerian lawyer Musa Yakubu is calling on the Nigerian Air Force to investigate allegations that its personnel prevented judicial officials from enforcing a ruling concerning a property in Jabi, in the capital Abuja. The complaint follows an intervention on 25 September 2026, after a judgment awarded possession of the property to Abubakar Abba Hassan, Daily Post reports.
Source: Daily Post
Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has launched a platform enabling citizens to question him about his record, proposals and plans for the country. The Ask AA portal was due to go live on Thursday at 8.30pm, according to Phrank Shaibu, the African Democratic Congress campaign’s strategic communications director.
Source: Punch
Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River State and a candidate for the People’s Redemption Party, considers the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway unfeasible because of its cost and swampy terrain. He responded to Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri during a television interview, Vanguard reports.
Source: Vanguard
The Central Bank of Nigeria has strengthened the role of independent external members on its Monetary Policy Committee to reduce groupthink and restore investor confidence after the currency crisis. Its governor, Olayemi Cardoso, presented the move during an annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank in Bangkok, according to Businessday.
Source: Businessday
Former Nigerian Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode is defending Olusegun Obasanjo, saying Nigeria Airways was already undermined by mismanagement, corruption and debt before its liquidation in 2004. Bola Tinubu’s government has released 36 billion naira to pay outstanding compensation, Punch reports.
Source: Punch
Inter Milan are considering a €20 million offer to sign Maduka Okoye, the Nigerian goalkeeper at Udinese who represents Nigeria internationally. The Italian club is assessing its goalkeeping options ahead of the January transfer window, according to the Daily Post, which cites Italian media reports.
Source: Daily Post
The family of Nigerian gospel singer Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, known as Toluwanisings, announced his death, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday. The family statement was released on Wednesday evening, the Nigerian outlet Daily Post reports, without giving the cause of death.
Source: Daily Post
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
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