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Visa has selected 21 African fintech companies for an accelerator that will connect founders with financial institutions, technical specialists and prospective investors as they seek to expand their businesses.

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on the completion of 25 years in public office, describing the milestone as a rare achievement in a democratic system.

Efforts to consolidate the political reconciliation in Rivers State received another boost on Tuesday as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, APC governorship candidate Kingsley Chinda and their supporters met Governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of his political camp in Port Harcourt.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his address on the 1st of October, declared that Nigeria has moved from an economic reform era to an era of prosperity. With this declaration, a simple question has surfaced: What has actually changed since 2023?  

Obi made the declaration during an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, reiterating his position that fuel subsidy itself is not the fundamental problem but the corruption associated with its administration.

Nwanlia was standing trial alongside 32-year-old Gideon Atama and Clever Ovo over allegations of conspiracy, kidnapping and the murder of the three victims in Kalaba community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.

The market capitalisation opened at N162.751 trillion and closed at N162.495 trillion, representing a decline of N256 billion during the session.

The beneficiaries are earning between ₦7,000 and ₦12,000 daily, depending on their trades and the nature of work undertaken, according to the Commissioner for Housing, Rt. Hon. Dr Henry Okon Archibong.

Director-General of PenCom, Omolola Oloworaran, disclosed this on Tuesday at the 2026 PenCom Media Conference in Lagos, saying the development marked a shift from pension reform commitments to measurable outcomes.

The development followed a telephone conversation between Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramov, on Monday, October 5, 2026.