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The US dollar traded near a two-month high on Tuesday, September 29, as rising oil prices and American bond yields supported the currency, adding uncertainty for Nigerian businesses budgeting for imports and foreign-currency payments.

The Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation has flagged at least N3.62bn in financial irregularities at the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), Abuja, including unremitted tender fees, questionable contract payments and expenditure without adequate supporting documents.

OPay has won two major fintech categories at the 2026 Consumers Value Awards (CVA), emerging as the Most Trusted Brand (FinTech) and Most Consumer Friendly/Innovative FinTech Brand.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified the three-year suspension imposed on Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Joe-Kyari Gadzama, by the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC).

The Delta State Police Command has detained the Commissioner for Secondary Education, Dr Kingsley Ashibogwu, and four other persons as investigations deepen into the death of Mr Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the state Ministry of Secondary Education.

The Abia State Police Command has uncovered a grim scene in a forested area of Umunneochi Local Government Area after its operatives recovered 28 human skulls and other bones from suspected criminal camps around Isuochi and Nneato communities.

More than 80 people have reportedly been abducted in separate attacks by suspected bandits in Niger and Zamfara states, highlighting the continuing threat posed by armed criminal gangs to farming communities across northern Nigeria.

No fewer than 833,481 households across the 31 Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State have benefited from the ARISE Free Food Security Programme, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Princess Emem Ibanga, has disclosed.

The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) opened the week on a positive note on Monday, as market capitalisation rose by ₦344 billion from ₦163.655 trillion at the open to ₦163.999 trillion at the close.

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has demanded that the Federal Government account for existing borrowings before proceeding with its proposed $1.5 billion World Bank loan.