1. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is expected to release the final list of candidates contesting the January 16, 2027 Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Officials of the commission are currently fine tuning the list, The Nation gathered yesterday in Abuja.
Section 32(1) of the 2026 Electoral Act stipulates that the final list of candidates for an election be released at least 60 days to Election Day
2. The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Olubunmi Kuku, has dismissed claims that the agency’s restrictions on e-hailing operations at airports contributed to Uber’s exit from the country. Kuku, who spoke with journalists at the Muritala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Friday, said Uber’s decision to leave the Nigerian market was a business choice for the company, stressing that FAAN’s priority was to protect passengers and ensure a seamless travel experience
3. The Police on Friday confirmed that its tactical team repelled an attack on the convoy of the Borno State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mustapha Gubio, on Thursday. Gubio was travelling alongside other political stakeholders when the attack occurred on the Kareto-Damasak road in Borno State.
4. The Federal Government could not provide sufficient evidence to auditors that N33.75bn in cash transfers meant for more than 3.29 million vulnerable households reached genuine beneficiaries, the Auditor-General for the Federation has said. This was contained in the Auditor-General of the Federation’s 2024 Annual Report on Non-Compliance/Internal Control Weaknesses in Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government.
5. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria have come under pressure over proliferation of counterfeit products as Nigerians take to social media to expose food, drugs, cosmetics and other consumer goods suspected to be fake, substandard and dangerous.
The online campaign also brought renewed scrutiny to the effectiveness of the country’s regulatory system, with Nigerians questioning how such products continue to make their way into markets despite the statutory responsibilities of NAFDAC and SON to regulate products and protect consumers.
6. The Katsina State Police Command arrested 247 suspects and rescued 17 kidnapped victims during operations conducted across the state in August 2026. The Command also recovered an AK-47 rifle, 145 suspected rustled livestock, six motorcycles, a motor vehicle and 1,500 pieces of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, popularly known as “Yar Kwamaso”, among other exhibits.
7. Obtaining a United States Visa has been one of the most sought-after destinations for Nigerians looking to travel for diverse reasons including tourism, education, business, relocation, medication, etc. For decades, the US immigration policy and visa issuance had been about meeting basic qualifications and applicants who presented satisfactory requirements were granted visas in diverse categories and those who didn’t were denied.
8. Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday expressed concern over reports that some young Nigerians are selling their kidneys to raise money amid the country’s worsening cost-of-living crisis. Atiku raised the concern in a post on X, saying young Nigerians were being pushed to desperate measures simply to survive.
9. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted an African proposal for a new world map which shows countries’ true sizes relative to one another.
The resolution, passed on Friday, seeks to give an “equitable” representation of the world’s regions, particularly Africa.
10. A truck loaded with sand has crushed six persons to death in an accident involving a tricycle along the Yola – Girei federal highway in Adamawa. The spokesman for the Adamawa Police Command, SP Sulaiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident to NAN in Yola on Friday. Nguroje said the accident involved the truck and a tricycle, popularly known as Keke NAPEP.
