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Sowore, who spoke during a session at the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, accused Nigerian politicians of misleading citizens about the benefits of subsidy removal and challenged them to account for the use of resources saved from the policy.

The agency said the enforcement followed the expiration of the transition periods agreed with manufacturers and other industry stakeholders to enable businesses to adjust their production lines and move away from the prohibited packaging.

The All-Share Index (ASI) fell by 265.99 points from its opening level of 239,351.16 to close at 239,085.17. Similarly, market capitalisation declined by N137 billion, from N154.533 trillion at the opening to N154.396 trillion at the close.

The agreements comprise an addendum to the OML 118 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and an addendum to the Dispute Settlement Agreement (DSA), executed by NNPC, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Deepwater) Limited and Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE).

The United States is set to unveil a new and potentially sweeping round of economic sanctions against Iran, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent describing the planned measures as the “single greatest financial offensive ever” against Tehran.

MTN Group has secured conditional approval from the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for its proposed $6.2bn acquisition of IHS Holding Limited, moving the deal closer to completion. MTN disclosed the development in its half-year 2026 financial results released on Monday, saying the transaction remained a strategic priority for the second half of the year.

The South-West Unity Forum has defended the appointment of the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Dr Zacch Adedeji, as Deputy Director of Fundraising in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, insisting that his public office does not automatically prevent him from participating in partisan political activities.

A statement signed on Monday by Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, Gusau, Captain Yusuf Mohammed, disclosed that the troops, operating under the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, intercepted the suspects on a Golf Wagon with registration number BMJ-143AA, during a stop-and-search operation along the Kauran Namoda–Shinkafi Road on Sunday.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new online system allowing candidates seeking admission to Nigerian tertiary institutions through the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to verify and upload their O’Level results from the comfort of their homes.

Deron Lewis-Payne, 23, has been sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he used ChatGPT to prepare for an armed bank robbery in Omaha.