17/10/2025
President Tinubu considers dropping controversial names from his pardon list, while the Senate confirms Amupitan as the new INEC chairman — who promises that, under his watch, “losers will congratulate winners.”
Meanwhile, the PDP’s troubles deepen as Enugu’s governor, his deputy, and the entire state structure dump the party for the APC, even as Senator Ben Murray-Bruce insists a “half-dead PDP doesn’t mean democracy is dead.”
The federal government is moving to tackle unemployment with new national job centres, while the IMF warns that Nigeria’s heavy reliance on oil and debt could pose major financial risks.
ASUU raises alarm over top professors leaving the country in droves, and doubts continue to trail the future of Nigeria’s airport concessions.
Globally, tensions rise as Zelensky heads to the US after a Trump-Putin call, Uganda’s “shadow army” keeps Museveni in power, and Kenya mourns after police reportedly opened fire on mourners of ex-PM Raila Odinga.
Elsewhere, India tightens drug manufacturing rules after a deadly cough syrup crisis, and Morocco plans to prioritize health and education in its 2026 budget.
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