Politics
Tinubu Names Festus Keyamo to Lead APC Air Mobilisation Directorate
President Tinubu has appointed Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo as Director of Air Mobilisation in the APC 2027 campaign council, with FAAN MD Olubunmi Kuku as Deputy Director I.
Security
JIBWIS member arrested for teaching children to chant for AK-47s to kill Christians
Zamfara Police arrested 22-year-old Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun over a viral video of him teaching children to chant for rifles to kill Christians in Jos and Enugu. JIBWIS and Amnesty International have called for investigations.
Business
NNPC Raises Petrol Prices in Lagos, Abuja as Discount Deadline Nears
NNPC hikes petrol prices to N1,369 per litre in Lagos and N1,405 in Abuja, with the N66 discount expiring October 31, 2026.
Entertainment
Toluwanisings' father, widow clash over burial place, age dispute emerges
Late gospel singer Toluwanisings' father Muniru Adekunle Olayemi says his widow rejected a home burial, proposing burial beside his late mother in Osun State, and insists the singer was 34, not 44.
Education
Health
NCDC Approves N100,000 Weekly Ebola Payments, Finds New Suspected Cases
NCDC will pay N100,000 weekly to people in Ebola isolation or quarantine. One confirmed imported case has 53 contacts under monitoring. Two new suspected cases have emerged.
NCDC Pays N100,000 Weekly to Ebola Contacts in Abuja
NCDC pays N100,000 weekly per person to Ebola contacts in Abuja, an unplanned emergency measure. 53 primary contacts identified as states warned to prepare.
Shettima Returns with Plans to Boost Nutrition 774 Initiative
VP Shettima returns from Ethiopia with plans to boost Nigeria's Nutrition 774 Initiative, citing Ethiopia's coordination and financing models. Governors make pledges.
AG Foundation, Pesa Launch $20K Sickle Cell Initiative
Adekunle Gold Foundation and Pesa launch We're Not Done, a $20,000 sickle cell initiative supporting four global organisations to expand healthcare access, advocacy and patient support.
FG Places 15 States on Ebola Alert, Orders Isolation Centres
Nigeria's Federal Government has placed 15 states on high alert for Ebola, directing hospitals to prepare isolation beds and strengthen infection prevention after an imported case was confirmed in Abuja.
Nigeria General Knowledge Quiz: How Much Do You Know?
From the naira to Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, oil and the green-white-green flag, test your general knowledge about Nigeria, the Giant of Africa, in this all-round quiz.