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September 18, 2026

FG unveils programme for Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary

The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to coordinate activities for Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, with a nationwide broadcast by President Bola Tinubu scheduled for October 1, 2026. The Head of the Information and Public Relations Department in

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September 18, 2026

Civil servants demand 40% allowance, promotion arrears, warn of rising restiveness

Civil servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, Trade Union Side, have urged the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, to urgently implement the 40 per cent peculiar allowance and pay outstanding promotion

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September 18, 2026

Federal Government suspends Niger NSCDC commandant over deaths of suspected illegal miners

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered the immediate suspension of the Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Suberu Aniviye, following the deaths of dozens of suspected illegal miners in the state.

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September 18, 2026

Bauchi police deploy personnel, restrict movement ahead of bye-elections

The Bauchi State Police Command has deployed security personnel and operational equipment ahead of Saturday’s bye-elections in Disina and Sakwa State Constituencies. The elections, organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, are scheduled for September 19, 2026, in

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September 18, 2026

Tinubu meets Macron for private dinner in Paris

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a private dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris. The meeting was disclosed on Friday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a

Politics

September 17, 2026

2027: Atiku Moves to End ADC Crisis, Declares Aregbesola Southwest Leader

The Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has declared former Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as the leader of the party in the South-West, while calling on party leaders across the region to close

FG unveils programme for Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary

Civil servants demand 40% allowance, promotion arrears, warn of rising restiveness

Federal Government suspends Niger NSCDC commandant over deaths of suspected illegal miners

Bauchi police deploy personnel, restrict movement ahead of bye-elections

Tinubu meets Macron for private dinner in Paris

2027: Atiku Moves to End ADC Crisis, Declares Aregbesola Southwest Leader

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