Here is today’s edition of our daily newspaper summary you can’t afford to miss.
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The Federal Government has announced that the nationwide enforcement of its new policy on academic credential verification will officially take off on October 6, 2025.
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The Katsina State Government has dismissed 3,488 workers across the 34 Local Government Councils and Local Education Authorities after a biometric screening revealed widespread fraud.
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Nigeria has pressed the international community to embrace debt relief as a necessary tool for peace and shared prosperity, insisting that it should not be treated as an act of benevolence.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has thrown its weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, pledging full support for his re-election campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has officially scrapped its Africa Hometown initiative, citing widespread “misunderstandings and confusion” surrounding the programme.
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Dr Patience Akpabio, the in-law of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has openly declared that she will challenge him for the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial seat in 2027.
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Nigerians could experience renewed power disruptions as electricity workers under the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) launched an indefinite strike on Wednesday over long-standing welfare grievances.
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has taken into custody the wife of Oba Aliyu Alabi Yusuf, the Arojojoye II of Babanla, over allegations of aiding terrorist groups through financial transactions.
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The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has placed a bounty of up to $10,000 (about ₦14 million) on a Nigerian national, Olumide Adebiyi Adediran, who has been on the run for more than two decades.
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Gunmen have abducted five residents of Dangeza Hamlet in Gwandum Ward, Shongom Local Government Area of Gombe State.