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The Federal Government says electricity supply has been restored to several areas in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory following disruptions caused partly by the vandalism of a critical 330-kilovolt transmission line.

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Youth Development to immediately commence the implementation of resolutions reached at the 2026 National Youth Conference, warning that the recommendations must not become another government report abandoned on official shelves.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has announced a N10 million reward for every councillor who successfully delivers his or her political ward for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.

he Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expunged 1,609,553 invalid entries and records of deceased persons from the National Register of Voters ahead of the 2027 general elections, while identifying 54 electoral personnel across 10 states for alleged involvement in registration irregularities.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has expanded its prosecution of Adeniyi Adeyemi, the purported director-general of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), increasing the charges against him from 22 to 36 counts and bringing four additional defendants into the case.

AI-generated names and materials into the register, critical stakeholders have continued to demand accountability from INEC as a way to assure the public that the 2027 general poll has not been rigged in advance.

BUA Cement’s energy consumption costs increased by 21.53 percent to N216.62 billion from N178.24 billion. The increase reflected higher energy expenses during the period, which management attributed partly to supply constraints and elevated prices associated with geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

Even more disturbing is that the consignments reportedly belong to critical public institutions, including the Federal Ministry of Power, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and the Niger Delta Power Holding Company.

The Federal Government is seeking a fresh $500m loan from the World Bank to establish an infrastructure financing platform designed to attract private investment into critical sectors of the Nigerian economy, a project document obtained exclusively by The PUNCH has revealed.

Trading resumes on Monday, November 9, with investors confronting numbers that look straightforward until they examine what sits behind them. Oil prices remain sensitive to developments in the Middle East, the naira trades at different rates across currency markets, and attractive government securities continue to compete for investment funds.