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The lawmakers announced their resignation on Sunday, October 4, in a development that has further exposed the deepening political tensions within the Zamfara APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Nigerian equities declined despite positive market breadth, while disappointing US employment figures lifted shares without delivering lasting relief for bonds or gold.

The developments emerged from two separate kidnapping incidents involving prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members travelling to orientation camps in the South-East and South-South, and farmers abducted from their fields in Niger State.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Milan-bound businessman with 4.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travelling bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.

SERAP made the demand in a letter dated October 3, 2026, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, following findings contained in the 2024 Volume II Annual Report of the Auditor-General of the Federation, published on August 7, 2026.

The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, Mrs Eduma Enobong Essien, has declared the institution’s zero tolerance for academic misconduct, warning staff against examination malpractice, sorting, sale of grades and sexual harassment.

A total of 3.166 billion shares valued at N155.023 billion exchanged hands across the NGX during the week, representing a decline from the 4.689 billion shares worth N240.824 billion recorded in the previous week.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stressed the urgent need by the banking industry to invest continuously in cybersecurity and data protection.

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has described the death of the State Correspondent of The Punch Newspapers, Mr Patrick Odey, as a loss not only to his immediate family but also to Akwa Ibom State.

Political Parties, members and many candidates have become jittery following the September 28 Supreme Court ruling that nullified an Appeal Court judgment on the validity of political party membership.