1. The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fireplace and Immigration Products and services Board, CDCFIB, has requested applicants who reached the oral interview level of its ongoing recruitment workout to test the portal on October 28 to grasp their standing. It mentioned the portal will stay open till November 13.
2. The Minister of Knowledge and Nationwide Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has directed companies below his ministry to accentuate public training and consciousness campaigns following the affirmation of an Ebola Virus Illness, EVD case within the Federal Capital Territory. The companies come with the Nationwide Orientation Company, NOA, Nigerian Tv Authority, NTA, Federal Radio Company of Nigeria, FRCN and the Voice of Nigeria, VON.
3. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has mentioned that President Bola Tinubu’s financial reforms, together with the devaluation of the naira, worsened poverty in Nigeria. He spoke on Wednesday on the Monetary Instances Africa summit 2026 in London, United Kingdom, UK. In keeping with him, the pointy decline within the naira’s price had impoverished Nigerians and contributed to the rustic’s place as the sector’s poverty capital.
4. No fewer than six other folks, together with 3 individuals of the similar circle of relatives, have died in a street coincidence involving a FishEye Wagon wearing about 9 passengers alongside the Tambuwal-Sokoto street in Sokoto State. A1 wagon, travelling from Tambuwal to Sokoto, collided with a trailer, consistent with other folks aware of the incident.
5. Veteran Nollywood actor, Francis Duru, has died on the age of 57 following a short lived sickness, his circle of relatives has introduced. The circle of relatives introduced his dying in a remark posted at the actor’s professional Instagram web page within the early hours of Friday, expressing appreciation to fanatics and well-wishers for his or her prayers and improve.
6. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has demanded the quick e-newsletter of the initial electorate’ sign in, caution that the failure of the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee to show the record on-line may just undermine self belief within the 2027 basic election. Atiku, in a remark on Thursday, mentioned Nigerians have been entitled to check up on the sign in, problem questionable entries and right kind omissions ahead of the election.
7. The Global Legal Police Organisation has arrested two suspects in Nigeria in separate investigations into cybercrime, together with a world funding fraud scheme related to greater than $2.4m in suspected felony proceeds. The arrests have been disclosed in a remark on Operation Serengeti III, a cybercrime enforcement operation.
8. The Edo State Executive has demolished constructions allegedly used for ritual actions and cult-related crimes following the arrest of 2 suspects within the state’s renewed crackdown on illegal activity. The federal government demolished a bungalow and 4 boys’ quarters at Uwalor-Oke in Uromi, allegedly utilized by a suspected ritualist, Ebhata Eromosele. Some other development related to cult-related actions within the Ewatto was once additionally pulled down.
9. The presidential candidate of the African Motion Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has mentioned his celebration asked to make use of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, for its marketing campaign council inauguration since the ruling All Progressives Congress held political occasions on the venue. Sowore, who spoke at an Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria match on Thursday, mentioned the AAC sought after opposition events to revel in the similar alternative to make use of the power because the APC.
10. The Nationwide Financial Council, NEC, has recommended a 90-day emergency financial motion plan geared toward decreasing the price of dwelling, making meals extra reasonably priced and accelerating the supply of tasks that may immediately toughen the welfare of Nigerians. The Council additionally authorized the status quo of a countrywide dashboard to watch govt tasks around the federation and make sure transparency and responsibility within the utilisation of proceeds from the elimination of petrol subsidy.