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Finwerd, West Africa's biggest flavour maker, is offering a two‑year traineeship that will train young talent from ECOWAS nations in beverage application technology, with placements in Lagos and the company's Dutch headquarters. Each trainee slot is valued at more than US$150,000.
Nigeria will stage the Intra‑African Trade Fair in 2027, preceded by the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) weekend in November 2026. Afreximbank officials say the events aim to turn Africa's creative talent into profitable businesses through investment, IP protection and market linkages.
The Makinde‑Daura Presidential Campaign Organisation has urged President Bola Tinubu to publish receipts, FAAC decisions and official communications confirming whether the N250 billion Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas dividend owed to the states has been paid.
Today's newspaper roundup shows the federal government rejecting Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde's claim that the centre is withholding a N250 billion NLNG dividend for each state. It also covers Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso's decision to stay in the 2027 presidential race and a sharp rise in electricity distributors' revenues.
Archbishop Alexander Ibezim, suspended as head of the Province of the Niger and Bishop of Awka, filed a lawsuit on 13 October in the Anambra High Court challenging his six‑month suspension by Primate Henry C. Ndukuba and seeking clarification of the Church of Nigeria’s disciplinary rules.
Deborah Akinyemi revealed that her husband Francis vanished on 31 March 2016 after she discovered he intended to use her in a money‑raising ritual, leaving her to mourn the years of financial, emotional and physical support she gave him.
A Nigerian woman identified as Mmili Doro Edoo says her husband, his kinsmen and the daughters of his kindred forced her out of their house on 18 October 2026, repeating a similar eviction attempt that occurred in 2021.
Ecobank Nigeria celebrated its 14th Ecobank Day across four regions, focusing on digital education for schools serving the deaf. The bank’s staff delivered literacy sessions, donated learning resources and highlighted the importance of AI‑driven skills for young people with disabilities.
The author reflects on Scotland’s reliable tap water while exposing Nigeria’s deteriorating public water supply, linking the crisis to broader infrastructure failures and urging a nationwide audit and investment plan.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals says its IPO has drawn subscriptions from more than 90 countries, including investors in 51 of Africa's 54 states. The offering broke Nigerian market records on day one and set a new African benchmark within ten days.
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry says that despite banking reforms, high financing costs are preventing manufacturers and small firms from expanding. It urges monetary authorities and banks to improve credit access for the real sector and warns that rising public debt could worsen the situation.
A commercial bus hit a Keke NAPEP tricycle near Sabon Barki in Jos South, Plateau State, causing a fire that killed a father and his son and injured three other occupants. The driver of the bus allegedly fled the scene.
The Federal Government, via Minister Ekperikpe Ekpo, has instructed a rapid expansion of compressed natural gas as a cheaper transport fuel and set a goal of deploying one million CNG‑powered vehicles across Nigeria.
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni, has directed the detention of four officers after a widely shared video appeared to show them beating a civilian for wearing camouflage in Ijagba‑Ota. An investigation has been launched and any misconduct will be punished.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has started a cross‑country tour of traditional monarchs, beginning with visits to the Emir of Ilorin and the Ooni of Ife, to seek blessings ahead of the 2027 elections.
At a Northern Elders Forum summit, PRP national chairman Hakeem Baba‑Ahmed claimed former President Muhammadu Buhari resisted pressure to back Bola Tinubu’s second term, warning that the president’s ambition could damage Nigeria’s future.
The Minister of Education cautioned vice‑chancellors of federal universities to clear outstanding staff entitlements such as CATA, CONTA and CONMESS, stressing that the Tinubu administration remains committed to the welfare of public workers.
Gunmen attacked Alhaji Yakubu, the chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, in Langai Ward, Mangu Local Government Area, Plateau State on Saturday night. He survived with serious injuries and was taken to hospital. The incident adds to rising violence in the region.
Nigeria’s Minister of Education Dr Olatunji Alausa urged university vice‑chancellors to launch degree programmes in audiology, occupational therapy, speech‑language therapy, clinical psychology and medical social work, and said the federal government will establish autism centres in each geopolitical zone.
Nigeria’s foreign ministry announced on Saturday that the federal government will intensify security and economic ties with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to combat terrorism, poverty and food insecurity in West Africa. The pledge was made during the inaugural ECOWAS‑AES ministerial dialogue in Dakar.