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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rattled the Federal Government over what it described as a worsening survival crisis in the country, demanding an immediate reduction in petrol prices, a nationwide wage award and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage.

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2026, a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary.

The Federal Ministry of Education has released the final list of ranked and approved textbooks for use in Nigerian schools for the 2026–2028 period, introducing a new Ranking/QR Tracking Code system for approved titles.

The Federal Government has said Nigeria must progressively move away from an economy centred on crude oil exports and capture more value through domestic refining, petrochemicals and related industrial activities.

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, recently signed a key framework agreement to spur American investment in Nigeria’s estimated 700 billion dollars mineral sector.

The Federal Government has raised N1.23tn through two bond issuances under its Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Programme as it moves to settle verified legacy obligations owed to electricity Generation Companies (GenCos).

The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that King’s College, Lagos, has not been sold or privatised, stressing that the prestigious institution remains a publicly owned national school.

The Federal Government has moved to shut down a long-standing loophole in the accreditation of tertiary institutions, declaring that schools will no longer be allowed to rely on temporarily “borrowed” lecturers, equipment and facilities to secure regulatory approval.

The Federal Government is targeting ₦1 trillion from investors through its September 2026 FGN bond auction, with the Debt Management Office (DMO) setting a minimum subscription of ₦50.001 million.

The Federal Government destroyed 2,809 illicit, decommissioned and unserviceable small arms and light weapons recovered by security and law enforcement agencies during a public destruction exercise in Abuja. National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu declared that every illegal...