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The forum also urged governments and communities in the Southern states to prepare to resist any attempt to extend the policy beyond the proposed pilot areas.

Olukoyede disclosed this on Wednesday while delivering a lecture at the 43rd International Symposium on Economic Crime in Cambridge, United Kingdom, where he also announced an incentive of up to five per cent for whistleblowers whose information leads to the recovery of stolen Nigerian assets.

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the decision was part of a broader review of the government's foreign scholarship and bilateral education arrangements aimed at eliminating unnecessary expenditure and redirecting resources towards strengthening Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.

Ndume, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, stated that the recent discovery of an alleged fake government agency operating from an official government facility had vindicated his longstanding concerns about the competence of some officials around the President.

According to market data available to the refinery, imported PMS accounted for approximately 43 per cent of fuel supplied into the Nigerian market in July. The development, it said, raises questions about the necessity of continued large-scale imports at a time when Nigeria has significantly expanded its domestic refining capacity.

The aircraft, registered 5N-CDC, was formally handed over to Ibom Air at the Airbus A220 final assembly facility in Mirabel, Canada, on Wednesday following the signing of the Transfer of Title documents by the airline’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, George Uriesi.

The latest criticism followed a series of apparently conflicting explanations from Atiku and members of his political camp on whether a government led by him would restore petrol subsidy and, if so, under what conditions.

The NGX All-Share Index (ASI) declined by 0.17 percent, falling from 239,085.17 points at the opening to 238,682.92 points at the close. Market capitalisation also declined by N260 billion, from N154.396 trillion to N154.136 trillion.

President Bola Tinubu has ordered a major strategic review of Nigeria’s security architecture, directing a high-level Presidential Committee to develop a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and a Five-Year Strategic Defence Operations Plan within 90 days.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, August 26, following media reports that the telecommunications company was preparing to provide financial assistance to Ghanaians caught up in the attacks.