The Federal Government has actually raised issues over reported breaches of Ebola screening procedures at the country’s entry points, purchasing security companies, health organizations and other appropriate authorities to tighten up monitoring and guarantee stringent compliance with procedures created to avoid the spread of the fatal infection. The fresh instruction followed issues raised by the Office of the National Security Adviser.
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The proposed constitutional change to develop a double policing system in Nigeria has actually protected approval from 24 State Houses of Assembly, satisfying the two-thirds limit needed for constitutional change. The Chief of Staff to the President and Chairman of the Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill, Femi Gbajabiamila, divulged this in a declaration on Friday, October 23, 2026.
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has actually discovered a property structure in Lagos utilized to save empty liquor bottles. The bottles, crammed in sacks, were believed to be suggested for the production of fake beverages. In a video published on its authorities X page on Friday, the firm stated the property structure lay at 322B Meiran Road, Agbado, Oke Odo.
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7 individuals have actually been eliminated and 11 others hurt in a multiple-vehicle crash including a trailer, 2 cars and trucks, and 5 motorbikes at Kumo, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State. It was collected on Friday that the mishap happened at about 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at Tashan Magariya Junction along the Gombe-Billiri Road.
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The Rivers State Ministry of Education has actually released an examination into reports that 16 female trainees of Government Comprehensive High School, Taabaa, in Khana Local Government Area, underwent declared forced virginity screening. The ministry condemned the reported event in a declaration dated October 22, 2026, stating the supposed workout included members of a conventional organization in the neighborhood.
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A single person has actually passed away while 3 others sustained injuries following the collapse of a structure in the Fadeyi location of Lagos State. The structure collapsed on Akinola Street, off Ikorodu Road, on Friday early morning. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency stated the reason for the event was yet to be developed, while rescue groups were working to identify the number of website employees stayed trapped below the debris, Channels television reports.
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Countless advocates of President Bola Tinubu on Friday required to the streets of Kaduna State for an uniformity walk arranged by the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council ahead of Saturday’s project rally. The streets of Kaduna were embellished with APC flags bearing messages of assistance for Tinubu, as individuals revealed their uniformity through drumming, dancing and other celebratory activities.
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The female who evaluated favorable for Ebola in Nigeria is the partner of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, with Switzerland’s federal government stating she is thought to have actually contracted the infection while taking a trip in Uganda, Reuters reported on Thursday. The 42-year-old Ugandan-born female checked favorable on October 20, in what Nigerian authorities referred to as the nation’s very first verified Ebola case in more than a years
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Osita Thomas, 28, a prisoner waiting for trial has actually left from custody throughout a court look in Edo State.
The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service revealed this in a declaration provided by its representative, Aminu Suleman, on October 21st, and prompted members of the general public to help in regaining the fugitive.
The declaration stated Thomas was standing trial for conspiracy and taking when he left.
The command supplied the following contact number for anybody with helpful info about his location: 08038075882 and 08039243704.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has actually provided JPMorgan approval-in-principle to open a merchant bank in the nation. The proposed bank will be called JPMorgan Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited.
This is the initial step in the licensing procedure. It does not indicate the bank can begin operations. JPMorgan still requires to end up incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission, fulfill other functional guidelines, and get a last licence from the CBN before it can start service.
The bank is anticipated to concentrate on wholesale banking, capital markets, and advisory services. It will primarily serve huge business instead of daily retail clients.
CBN Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Michael Akuka, revealed the approval on Friday. He stated it reveals growing worldwide interest in Nigeria’s monetary markets. The relocation follows the banking sector recapitalisation workout and other reforms targeted at making the system more powerful and more appealing to foreign financiers.
CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso has stated the objective is to develop a steady, competitive monetary system that is linked to international markets and can support financial investment and development.
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Cops have actually apprehended 3 teens aged 12, 18 and 18 throughout a believed cult initiation event in Owode-Yewa, Ogun State.
The suspects were apprehended on Thursday following intelligence about a prepared cult activity tagged Kito Day, including trainees from various secondary schools.
Authorities representative, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, stated an axe, 2 knives, a brief cutlass, a toy weapon and a school bag were recuperated from the scene.
He included that the case would be moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Abeokuta for more examination and possible prosecution.
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Functions Minister David Umahi has stated the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is anticipated to be finished within 3 years, possibly by 2029.
Umahi divulged this throughout an interview on Arise Television on Friday, including that the roadway job was granted through direct procurement, which he firmly insisted was legal.
He likewise protected the Federal Government’s facilities tasks, stating his ministry was presently building or rebuilding about 17,000 kilometres of roadways.
The minister even more specified that he was personally moneying 4,000 social networks influencers to promote President Bola Tinubu’s accomplishments throughout the nation.
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