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Facebook and TikTok have been inaccessible in Equatorial Guinea for more than two weeks following the circulation of a video accusing the country’s vice-president of corruption. An AFP journalist in the country reported on Wednesday that internet speeds have been restricted since September 2, while access to Facebook and TikTok, the country’s most popular social media platforms, has been blocked without the use of a virtual private network (VPN). Other Meta-owned platforms, including WhatsApp and Instagram, remain available but with restrictions. The apparent shutdown followed the publication of an online video in which a young woman accused Vice President Teodoro…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned lawyers against charging clients in foreign currencies, describing the practice as “illegal and unethical”. Bawa Kaltungo, acting director of the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, issued the warning on Saturday, September 11, when he received a delegation from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Task Force on Illegal Practice of Law. The delegation was led by Moshood Abiola, head of the task force. Kaltungo said the commission was concerned about lawyers allegedly engaging in illegal and unethical practices, warning that those found culpable would be prosecuted. He disclosed that…

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced September 30, 2026, as the start date for the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Stream One orientation course. The three-week exercise will hold at NYSC orientation camps across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, ending on October 20, 2026. NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, announced the schedule in a statement issued on Tuesday. According to the statement, registration for prospective corps members will begin on Wednesday, September 30, and close on Friday, October 2. The swearing-in ceremony for the new corps members is also scheduled to take place…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to introduce urgent measures to cushion Nigerians from the impact of rising petrol prices, including wage awards for workers and the sale of crude oil to local refineries in naira. In a statement signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero on Wednesday, the labour centre said petrol was selling for about ₦1,430 per litre in major cities, with prices reportedly higher in less accessible areas. NLC calls for urgent intervention The NLC warned that rising petrol prices would increase transportation costs and place further pressure on household incomes, with knock-on effects…

The 36 State Houses of Assembly have received the 2026 Constitution alteration bill from the National Assembly for consideration. The transmission, carried out on Wednesday, marks the next stage in the constitutional amendment process. The bill, titled the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, was transmitted to all state legislatures in line with Section 9 of the Constitution. The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, said the process requires approval from at least two-thirds of the State Houses of Assembly before the proposed constitutional amendments can proceed. 30-day window is administrative Ogunlana said…

The Anambra State Government on Wednesday published the public debt records of former governor Peter Obi, about 12 years after he left office. Obi, the presidential flagbearer of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), was said to have accumulated the debt during his tenure as governor of the state. The incumbent state administration, in a statement issued and signed by the Commissioner for Information and Value Reorientation, Dr Law Mefor, titled “Gov Peter Obi and Record of Public Debt in Anambra: Facts Beyond Propaganda and Lies”, stated that Obi left behind debts, including domestic loans and unpaid pensions and gratuities, at…

The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has challenged the nine Niger Delta states to establish viable Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and build the infrastructure needed to transform the region into Nigeria’s next major industrial and trade hub. Okonjo-Iweala said the Niger Delta had the natural resources, strategic location and human capital to emerge as a major economic powerhouse alongside Lagos, but warned that resource abundance alone could not deliver sustainable development. She spoke at the inaugural Niger Delta Economic and Investment Summit, organised by the Niger Delta Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Trade, Mines and Agriculture…

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has expressed sadness over the death of Oluwole Oluwaseun, a final-year student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The university said it received information on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at about 1:30 p.m. about an emergency involving the student at an apartment in the Damico area of Ooni Layout, Ile-Ife. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, the institution said its Quick Response and Security Team immediately proceeded to the location after receiving the information. “The Nigeria Police was immediately contacted, and officers…

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in an appeal by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) challenging a Court of Appeal decision that voided key provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 on political party membership registers and candidate nomination. A seven-member panel of the apex court, led by Justice Adamu Jauro, reserved judgment on Wednesday after hearing arguments from the parties in the appeal marked SC/CR/495/2026. “This matter is now reserved for judgment, at a date to be communicated to the parties,” Justice Jauro said. INEC is the appellant, while the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) is the respondent. How the…

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Lagos State, has argued that Obafemi Hamzat, the state’s deputy governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, should have been disqualified from contesting the governorship election over his alleged oath of allegiance to the United States. Rhodes-Vivour made the claim on Tuesday during an appearance on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme. The ADC candidate said his legal team raised the issue during the 2023 Lagos governorship election litigation, following testimony by Olubusayo Fasidi, an immigration lawyer, before the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. Fasidi had testified that…