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JUST IN: Amos Dangut assumes office as 14th WAEC Registrar Plateau-born Nigerian, Amos Dangut, has officially assumed office as the 14th Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Dangut took over on October 1, 2026, months after his appointment, according to a statement by WAEC Head of Public Affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu, at the Council’s headquarters in Accra, Ghana.

𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗖 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 2027 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the activation of its online portal for the recruitment of ad hoc staff for the 2027 general election. Ihttps://punchng.com/inec-opens-portal-for-2027-election-ad-hoc-staff-recruitment

When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared in December 2025 that Nigeria would no longer run multiple budgets on the same revenue inflow, he appeared to be drawing a line under one of the country’s longest-running fiscal problems. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/flashback-in-december-tinubu-vowed-to-terminate-rollover-of-budgets/

German motorists began paying less to fill their cars Thursday as fuel subsidies aimed at softening the impact of the Middle East war energy shock came into force. Prices of petrol dropped by around 14 cents on average, to 2.06 euros a litre (equivalent to $8.85 per US gallon), and diesel prices by 15 cents, to 2.20 euros a litre, according to the automobile association ADAC. https://www.channelstv.com/2026/10/01/germany-launches-fuel-subsidy-to-soften-impact-of-middle-east-energy-shock/

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded an immediate reduction in the price of petrol, a nationwide wage award for workers and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage, as it decried what it described as a worsening survival crisis in Nigeria. https://www.channelstv.com/2026/09/30/we-stand-at-crossroads-of-full-scale-survival-crisis-nlc-demands-wage-increase-petrol-price-cut/

Opposition political leaders have intensified efforts to produce a single presidential candidate to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 election. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/2027-opposition-parties-push-for-single-candidate/

President Bola Tinubu has listed what he described as economic gains of the country since he took over the reins three and a half years ago. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/tinubu-lists-economic-gains-says-nigeria-has-reached-turning-point/

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has appealed to northern-based artists to support the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the interest of “fairness and unity of the Nigerian project.” Read more: https://dailytrust.com/shettima-rallies-northern-artists-for-tinubu-says-president-deserves-support/

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that the reforms by his administration did not create weaknesses in the country’s economy, but instead confronted them. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/our-reforms-didnt-create-weaknesses-in-economy-tinubu/

Vice-Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rotimi Amaechi, has vowed to resign from office if Nigeria fails to begin witnessing significant changes within one year of the party taking power if it wins in 2027. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/2027-if-adc-wins-and-our-govt-fails-to-deliver-change-within-one-year-ill-resign-amaechi/

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has urged Nigerians to reject violence, promote unity and uphold peaceful coexistence as the country marks its 66th Independence Anniversary. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/independence-gov-yusuf-urges-nigerians-to-shun-violence-ahead-of-2027/

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has granted absolute pardon to 130 inmates across custodial facilities in the state. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/independence-mutfwang-pardons-130-inmates-commutes-4-death-sentences/

The National Assembly on Tuesday extended the implementation deadline for the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act from September 30 to December 31, 2026. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/nassembly-extends-2025-budget-for-4th-time/

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday charged security agencies to intensify efforts toward rescuing citizens held captive by armed groups across the country. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/senate-urges-security-agencies-to-rescue-abducted-victims/

The Dangote Group has said a Kenyan court order in a land dispute will not stop the groundbreaking ceremony for its proposed $16 billion refinery in Lamu on Wednesday. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/kenyan-refinery-were-ready-for-trouble-makers-dangote/

The House of Representatives has extended the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act for the fourth time, moving the deadline from September 30 to December 31, 2026. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/just-in-reps-extend-2025-budget-to-december-31/

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says it generated N7.2 trillion in profit after tax in 2025. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/nnpcl-declares-n7-2trn-profit-for-2025/

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called on the World Bank and other international lenders to protect the interests of over 200 million Nigerians by withholding fresh loan request of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/1-5bn-loan-apm-asks-world-bank-to-reject-tinubus-request/

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending one full month in Europe. Read more: https://dailytrust.com/just-in-tinubu-lands-in-lagos-as-european-vacation-ends/

BREAKING: The discovery of 28 human skulls and other bones followed a police raid on suspected criminal camps in the forests of Umuaku-Isuochi and Nneato in Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. https://guardian.ng/breakingnews/28-human-skulls-found-as-suspects-flee-abia-forest-camps/?utm_source=news-flash&utm_medium=web