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Nigeria has assumed the chairmanship of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, C-34, with its Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, pledging to push for a more effective, accountable and field-oriented approach to international peacekeeping.

The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this during engagements with Chinese companies in Beijing as part of an ongoing Nigeria-China power sector mission.

Mumuni Dagazau, Executive Vice President, Downstream, NNPC Limited, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during the commissioning of a technology-driven service station with electric vehicle charging facilities on Bill Clinton Drive, Airport Road.

The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has asked former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race and concentrate on his traditional responsibilities as the Wazirin Adamawa.

Onyema made the call while speaking at the 30th Annual Conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) in Lagos, where he raised concerns over the financial condition of agencies responsible for airport management and civil aviation regulation.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has received the Nigerian Economic Society’s Distinguished Organisation Award, with the professional body recognising reforms undertaken by the apex bank across Nigeria’s monetary, foreign exchange and financial sectors.

The Federal Government has moved to shut down a long-standing loophole in the accreditation of tertiary institutions, declaring that schools will no longer be allowed to rely on temporarily “borrowed” lecturers, equipment and facilities to secure regulatory approval.

The incident occurred at No. 42, Governors Road, Aboru, in the Alimosho area of the state, prompting an immediate emergency response by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other emergency agencies.

President Donald Trump has promised to pay $5,000 to every adult citizen in the United States if Republicans retain control of both chambers of Congress in the November 2026 midterm elections.

The NCC has launched an automated system requiring all SIM-enabled communications devices entering Nigeria to be registered and authenticated before they can be sold or connected to local mobile networks.