Good morning! The summary from Nigerian newspapers for today is as follows:
1. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, and others were prevented by a National Industrial Court in Abuja from initiating their planned industrial action against Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, which included cutting the refinery’s supply of gas and crude. While rendering a decision on an ex-parte request submitted by Dangote Refinery, which was argued by its attorney, George Ibrahim, Justice Emmanuel Subilim issued the order on Monday.
2. The federal government has been issued a 14-day ultimatum by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, or ASUU, to accept its seven-point demands or risk industrial action. At its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Sunday at the University of Abuja, the union came to this conclusion.
3. Armed robbers killed Somtochukwu Maduagwu, an anchor for ARISE Television News, during an attack at her home in Katampe, Abuja. The assault happened early on Monday morning.
4. In response to the dismissal of at least 300 employees of the Emohua Local Government Area in Rivers State by the council chairman, Dr. Chidi Lloyd, the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, or NULGE, has issued a seven-day warning strike. In a letter to all State Officers and Chapter Chairmen of the 23 local government areas in the state, NULGE’s State Secretary, Sunday Adeniran, announced this decision.
5. Abuja police have located and apprehended five infamous and wanted banditry suspects who have been committing armed robberies and kidnappings throughout the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and neighboring states. They have also retrieved a cache of weapons and ammunition from the gang. This was revealed on Monday by Josephine Adeh, the command spokesman.
6. On Monday, the parallel market saw the Naira rise from N1,510 to N1,500 per dollar over the previous weekend. However, in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, or NFEM, the value of the Naira fell to N1,480.15 per dollar.
7. Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has urged his counterparts to assume complete accountability for security, emphasizing that there is no place for justifications given the unparalleled resources at their disposal. Speaking at a gathering in Abuja on Monday, Sule pointed out that President Bola Tinubu’s reforms have doubled monthly allotments to the three levels of government.
8. The parade that was originally planned for Wednesday, October 1, to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th anniversary of independence has been canceled by the Federal Government. The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation made the declaration in a statement released on Monday.
9. According to figures issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday, during week six of the Continuous Voter Registration process, over 6.2 million Nigerians finished their online pre-registration. According to data posted on INEC’s official X account and website, 6,232,673 pre-registrants were registered between September 22 and September 28, 2025.
10. Ahead of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) council election, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has endorsed Christopher Maikalangu, the chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The current AMAC Chairman, Maikalangu, will run for reelection in the February 21, 2026, area council election.
