NEWS UPDATE @ DAWN, FRIDAY OCTOBER 17, WITH LINKS TO THE PUBLISHERS' ADDRESSES, TO GIVE YOU MORE ACCESS TO THE TOP & MAJOR NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, WHICH YOU PROBABLY MISSED ON 15, 16 OCTOBER

 

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News Update, Friday,17/10/2025

‎**Senate  confirms Amupitan as new  INEC Chairman

‎**FG makes clarification, says Presidential pardon still under review

‎**Abdulsalami-led peace committee to deploy security technology in Anambra poll

‎**2027 Electoral Act Amendment suffers setback in senate

‎**PDP chairmen pass vote of confidence on leaders

‎**Sanwo-Olu reaffirms commitment to food security as Lagos celebrates World Food Day

‎**Reps hold valedictory session for former speaker Agunwa Anakwe

‎**FG, EU partner on €40m education project for N’west

‎**Ministerial appointment: Enugu North seeks inclusion after 26 years

‎**Nwoko represents a new genre of Nigerian legislators — Chinese Ambassador

‎**APC `ll control at least 30 states before end of 2027 – Folorunso Aluko

‎**Elections must be free, fair, credible, losers will congratulate winners — Amupitan

‎**Rivers Governor Fubara cancels ₦134billion secretariat contract by Ibas, orders CCECC to refund ₦20billion

‎**World Food Day 2025: Strengthen regulation of pre-processed foods, CAPPA urges governments

‎** Jamb No Longer Mandatory For Admission Into Tertiary In Nigeria

‎ **2027: Wike slams Obi, says Nigeria too complex for ‘social media presidency’

‎**Bayelsa senator Konbowei defects to APC

‎**Troops dismantle 7 illegal refinery sites, foil oil theft worth over N98m

‎**Jonathan mourns late Kenyan leader Raila Odinga

‎**Ebonyi Govt calls for male inclusiveness in fight against gender-based violence

‎**NANS denies involvement in Free Nnamdi Kanu protest

‎**Katsina unveils hybrid buses to boost eco-friendly transport

‎**Buni approves N7.9 billion to clear five-;year gratuity

‎**FCT schools: Obi should be bothered he has no platform, says Wike’s aide

‎**Work on Ore-Ondo-Akure highway meets international specifications – Fed govt clarifies

‎**House of Reps delegates visit LASU over admission racketeering

‎**Nigeria’s open banking will happen soon – CBN 

‎**Trailer container falls on tricycle, kills two in Onitsha

‎**Pope slams ‘collective failure’ of world hunger affecting millions

‎**Putin says Russia a top oil producer, despite ‘unfair’ pressure

‎**Saudi Arabia announces major development at Mecca

‎**Chaos as Kenyan security forces fire on Odinga’s mourners

‎**Arokodare draws inspiration from world-class Osimhen

‎**Chelsea’s Maresca banned for Forest match after wild celebration against Liverpool

‎**Messi sets new record after Argentina’s latest victory

‎**W’Cup 2026: Toro hails NFF, stakeholders for Super Eagles'   playoff spot

‎**2025 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup: Flamingos edge Paraguay in five-goal thriller


News Update, Thursday,16/10/2025

‎**Wait till 2031 for your turn, Guru Maharaj Ji tells Atiku, others

‎**Tinubu hands over ECOWAS leadership to Sierra Leone’s President Bio

‎**Lagos Attorney-General Faults Central Gaming Bill, Cites Supreme Court Judgment

‎------says National Assembly lacks powers to legislate on lotteries, gaming outside FCT

‎**Those who condemned my politics, now defecting to APC – Wike

‎**Tinubu’s security strategy paying off, says Ndume as Army restores peace in Kirawa

‎**Bayelsa Governor, Douye Diri, 23 lawmakers defect to APC

‎ **FG welcomes $2bn Shell new offshore final investment decision

‎ **Wike: I got President’s permission to be absent during Council of State meeting

‎ **Mbah is now APC leader in Enugu, says Shettima

‎**You can’t silence Labour in democracy, NUPENG tells NASS

‎**Gombe gov appoints new permanent secretary for health minist

‎**Okpebholo confirms 5,000 contract teachers as permanent staff in Edo

‎**Defection: Governors don’t make a party – Bode George

‎**Lagos Catholic Archbishop, Adewale Martins, calls on leaders to prioritise effective governance

‎ **UniCal reclaims apartments given to staff despite outcry

‎**Stakeholders react to removal of Mathematics as compulsory subject for Arts students’ admissions

‎**Cocoa overtakes crude oil as Nigeria’s main export to Belgium

‎**Solid minerals sector, the next jugular of Nigeria’s economy — Alake

‎**FG welcomes $2bn Shell new offshore final investment decision

‎**Experts discuss equitable AI partnerships at UNILAG’s International Week

‎**Glo Foundation celebrates secondary girls on International Day of the Girl Child

‎**Inflation drops to 18.02 percent in September

‎**PDP shrinks numerically as Bayelsa Gov. Douye Diri dumps party

‎**NLC convenes emergency meeting as ASUU continues strike

‎**'Plot to jeopardize Kanu’s trial,’ Igbo group slams Atiku, Sowore on protest

‎ **Don’t use Kanu’s release for your political ambitions, Northern youths warn Atiku, Sowore

‎**Ben Murray-Bruce defects to APC, hails Tinubu’s leadership

‎**Oba Ladoja warns land grabbers,constitutes committee

‎**Northern minorities warn against ethnicising INEC Chairman nomination

‎**US-based Njiko Amaka Business Group says Former Presidential candidates using ‘Free Nnamdi Kanu’ Protest for political gains

‎**Shell invests in Nigeria offshore gas development

‎**UK unemployment hits highest in over four years

‎**Madagascar adjusts to military rule after colonel seizes power

‎**Chelle salutes Super Eagles’ faultless thrashing of Benin

‎**I’m proud of my players - Chelle

‎**Tearful Osaka battles injury to reach Japan quarter-finals

‎**Nigeria's Flamingos Edge Paraguay 3–2 to conclude World Cup preparations
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***High Electricity Tariffs: Angry Residents Embark On Street Protest
*https://theeagle.com.ng/high-electricity-tariffs-angry-residents-embark-on-street-protest

***Hurray, Mathematics No Longer Compulsory For Admission
*https://theeagle.com.ng/hurray-mathematics-no-longer-compulsory-for-admission

***Why Ojukwu picked Uwazuruike As Biafra Agitation successor –MASSOB
*https://theeagle.com.ng/why-ojukwu-picked-uwazuruike-as-biafra-agitation-successor-massob

***The Lesson Prison Sentence Has Taught Me -Farouk Lawan
*https://theeagle.com.ng/the-lesson-prison-sentence-has-taught-me-farouk-lawan

***Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, lawmakers resign from PDP

*https://newsgazette.com.ng/governor-douye-diri-of-bayelsa-state-lawmakers-resign-from-pdp

***Badenoch in trouble as 50% UK Conservative Party members want her out before election

*https://newsgazette.com.ng/badenoch-in-trouble-as-50-uk-conservative-party-members-want-her-out-before-election

***Nigeria’s informal sector operators face financial asphyxiation - Moniepoint

*https://newsgazette.com.ng/nigerias-informal-sector-operators-face-financial-asphyxiation-moniepoint

***Slow pace in aircraft production could cost airlines over $11b in 2025 - Report

*https://newsgazette.com.ng/slow-pace-in-aircraft-production-could-cost-airlines-over-11b-in-2025-report

***Jim Ovia named doyen of commercial banking in Nigeria at NGX gong closing ceremony

*https://newsgazette.com.ng/jim-ovia-named-doyen-of-commercial-banking-in-nigeria-at-ngx-gong-closing-ceremony

***Finance ministry charts course to $1tn economy at FiBOP 2025 conference

 *https://newsgazette.com.ng/finance-ministry-charts-course-to-1tn-economy-at-fibop-2025-conference

***Who are the 20 hostages who were released by Hamas?

*https://newsgazette.com.ng/who-are-the-20-hostages-who-were-released-by-hamas

***ICYMI: Senior Advocates of No-Consequence (SANs)

*https://newsgazette.com.ng/senior-advocates-of-no-consequence-sans

***Why is Nigeria’s head not correct?

*https://newsgazette.com.ng/why-is-nigerias-head-not-correct

***Jega , EFCC Witness Admits Arik Had Bad Loan Of Over N71billion Before AMCON Intervention

*https://www.upshotreports.com/jega-efcc-witness-admits-arik-had-bad-loan-of-over-n71billion-before-amcon-intervention

***Court Adjourns AMCON-Union Bank Case Till November 28

*https://www.upshotreports.com/court-adjourns-amcon-union-bank-case-till-november-28

***JUST IN, Going, Going,' 50% UK Conservatives Want Badenoch Out Before Election – Poll

*https://platformsafrica.com/2025/10/15/50-uk-conservatives-want-badenoch-out-before-election-poll

***SWEEPING STATEMENT, Bayelsa’s Broom TakeOver,’ Gov, 19 Lawmakers Dump PDP, Head For APC

*https://platformsafrica.com/2025/10/15/broom-takeover-bayelsa-gov-19-lawmakers-resign-from-pdp-head-for-apc

***LATEST, Bye Bye To BODMAS,’ Maths No Longer Compulsory For Arts Students – Nigerian Govt

*https://platformsafrica.com/2025/10/15/bye-bye-to-bodmas-maths-no-longer-compulsory-for-arts-students-govt

***AS E DEY HOT, NLC Convenes Emergency Meeting As ASUU Continues Strike

*https://platformsafrica.com/2025/10/15/nlc-convenes-emergency-meeting-as-asuu-continues-strik

***UPDATE, 'Plot To Jeopardize Kanu’s Trial,’ Igbo Group Slams Atiku, Sowore On Protest*

***US-based Njiko Amaka Business Group Says Former Presidential Candidates Using ‘Free Nnamdi Kanu’ Protest for Political Gains

***Wonder why Atiku ignored his brother Khalid al-Barnawi—the mastermind of the 2011 UN building bombing

*https://platformsafrica.com/2025/10/15/plot-to-jeopardize-kanus-trial-igbo-group-slams-atiku-sowore-on-protest/

***BULLISH, 350m scuf Daily,’ Shell, Sunlik OML 144 FIDs To Surge Gas Supply To NLNG

*40% To 60%,’ Platforms Africa provides more on Shell, Sunlik Energies shareholding in the HI field project + President Tinubu’s reaction to $2 billion FIDs on the offshore gas asset

*https://platformsafrica.com/2025/10/15/shell-sunlik-energies-oml-144-fids-to-surge-gas-supply-to-nlng-by-350m-scu

***NEWS, At NAEC Conference, Panellists Demand Priority For Gas Investment Bankability

*https://platformsafrica.com/2025/10/15/at-naec-conference-panellists-demand-priority-for-gas-investment-bankability

***ANNIVERSARY, UNILAG Alumni Is 55, To Honour Kekere-Ekun, Olanipekun, Momoh, Fanimokun , Adebutu, Others At Anniversary

*https://platformsafrica.com/2025/10/12/unilag-alumni-marks-55th-anniversary-honours-kekere-ekun-olanipekun-momoh-fanimokun-adebutu-others

***VICTOR'S FIRE! 1, 2, 3, 4 - 0,' How Osimhen Net Hat-Trick As Nigeria Disgraced Benin

*Victor fires Super Eagles into World Cup playoffs

*https://platformsafrica.com/2025/10/14/osimhen-nets-hat-trick-as-nigeria-defeat-benin-4-0

***2026 WORLD CUP, African Section,’ Super Eagles Meet Gabon As Cameroon Play DR Congo In World Cup Play-Offs

*Face off in Morocco: All you need to know about the format that will determine the final team to advance to the intercontinental play-offs

*https://platformsafrica.com/2025/10/15/african-section-super-eagles-meet-gabon-as-cameroon-play-dr-congo-in-world-cup-play-offs

***Winner, Entrepreneurship Centre Mediaprenuer of the Year, 2025

*Runner up, NCDMB's Nigerian Content Media of The Year, 2024

***Brass Modular Refinery Fails To Take Off Five Years After Gulping N50 Billion-Reps
*https://premiumnewsng.com/2025/10/15/brass-modular-refinery-fails-to-take-off-five-years-after-gulping-n50-billion-reps

***Ndume Hails Tinubu, Army Chiefs Over Swift Response To Borno Attack

*https://dailymailng.com/ndume-hails-tinubu-army-chiefs-over-swift-response-to-borno-attack

***Insurers Urged To Lead Climate Response In West Africa
*https://therevealerng.com/insurers-urged-to-lead-climate-response-in-west-africa

***It’s a harvest of thanksgiving as Mama Olaitan Victoria Abiodun clocks four scores and ten

*https://veracitydesk.com/its-a-harvest-of-thanksgiving-as-mama-olaitan-victoria-abiodun-clocks-four-scores-and-ten-by-kayode-akinmade


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