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The President’s planned trip was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Nigeria must complete a 42-day monitoring period before it can be officially declared free of Ebola, despite the evacuation of the country’s confirmed patient and her husband to Switzerland.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger, Gadi Eisenkot, are facing a difficult battle to secure power after Tuesday’s parliamentary election failed to produce a clear winner, leaving both political camps short of the majority required to form a government.

Nigeria’s unreliable electricity supply imposes costs that extend beyond monthly power bills. Companies spend billions of naira on energy, while smaller businesses must buy fuel, operate generators and absorb losses when outages interrupt their work.

The Federal Government has set a target of generating 70,000 megawatts of electricity by 2030, seeking to expand power infrastructure to meet rising demand from industries, businesses and households despite persistent supply shortages.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has concluded its initial public offering (IPO), attracting investor applications from 120 countries across six inhabited continents, including all 54 African countries.

The Zamfara State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, Umar Ibrahim Gandi Maradun, over a viral video allegedly showing him calling for AK-47 rifles to kill Christians, as the command begins an investigation into the incident over concerns about possible incitement to religious violence.

The agreement was reached at conciliation meetings convened by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment on October 22 and 27, following renewed engagements between the government and organised labour over workers' welfare, the rising cost of living and outstanding agreements.

State governments are deploying increased allocations from the Federation Account to roads, healthcare, education, workers’ welfare and other public services, but development partners and fiscal authorities have warned that higher revenues must translate into measurable improvements in living standards.

President Bola Tinubu has linked Dangote Group’s investments in manufacturing, agriculture and petroleum refining to job creation, import substitution and efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s industrial capacity.