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Keyamo made the remarks in a statement posted on X on Wednesday, September 9, following Tuesday’s incident in which Obi’s convoy was blocked by youths along the Gboko-Makurdi Expressway while he was travelling to Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area.

CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, represented by Deputy Governor, Economic Policy Directorate, Philip Ikeazor, gave the assurance on Tuesday at the 19th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria in Abuja.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the sale of 4.1 billion shares at ₦525 each, potentially raising about ₦2.15 trillion, or $1.63 billion. The offer is scheduled to run from September 14 to October 13, with the shares expected to begin trading in November.

The United Nations has renewed its push to rebuild public confidence in the multilateral system, with the incoming President of the General Assembly, Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh, pledging to reform the organisation and make it more capable of responding to the world's mounting crises.

The latest September 2026 aviation data released by global aviation analytics firm, OAG, showed that Air Peace expanded its scheduled seat capacity from 229,412 seats in September 2025 to 354,804 seats in September 2026. The increase of about 125,400 seats represents a 54.7 percent year-on-year growth, the highest recorded among Africa’s leading airlines.

The apex bank announced on Tuesday that terrorism financing has now been elevated to a current supervisory priority, underscoring its determination to strengthen compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations across the financial sector.

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the conviction and 490-year prison sentence handed down to former Managing Director of the Nigeria Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Robert Orya, over a ₦2.4 billion fraud.

Brent crude futures climbed to an intraday high of $99.46 per barrel, its highest level since July 24, before easing to settle at $97.92. US West Texas Intermediate crude also rose to a six-week high, settling at $93.03 per barrel.

Investors have started selling existing shares to make room for Africa’s biggest IPO, raising an important question for Nigeria’s capital market about how much money the Dangote deal can pull out of everything else.

Guterres issued the warning in New York while opening the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, where he called on member states to urgently restore faith in multilateral cooperation and international institutions.