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Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Today's edition covers labour's push for a N500,000 minimum wage and N500 petrol, the deaths of 37 detainees in NSCDC custody in Minna, and a UN expert's finding that US strikes on alleged drug boats may amount to crimes against humanity.

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Economy·NigeriaNG

NLC backs demand for N500,000 minimum wage and N500 petrol

The Nigeria Labour Congress and federal civil servants have demanded a new national minimum wage of N500,000 and a petrol price of N500 per litre, citing hardship.

Source · Vanguard
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Politics·NigeriaNG

37 die in NSCDC custody in Minna over alleged illegal mining

Thirty-seven people arrested over alleged illegal mining died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna, Niger State, according to a Vanguard commentary by Ejiro Ofoye.

Source · Vanguard
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Politics·NigeriaNG

Unity Colleges staff stay on strike, defying FG resumption order

Staff of Federal Unity Colleges nationwide have defied a government directive to resume, keeping their indefinite strike over the concession of King's College running.

Source · Punch
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Politics·NigeriaNG

ASUU strikes return to state universities in Lagos and Ondo

Strikes are returning to state universities including those in Lagos and Ondo over the non-implementation of salary agreements, even as federal universities remain stable.

Source · Punch
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Business·NigeriaNG

FTSE re-entry pulls foreign money into Nigerian bank stocks

Nigeria's return to the FTSE Russell Frontier Market indexes has triggered a sharp rise in foreign demand for Nigerian equities, especially banking stocks.

Source · Punch
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Tech·NigeriaNG

Surgeons in Ogun operate on Abuja patient 500km away

Nigeria has recorded West Africa's first telerobotic surgery, with surgeons in Ogun State operating on a patient 500km away in Abuja.

Source · Punch
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Africa·CameroonRoA

Thousands flee Cameroon's Far North after attack blamed on Boko Haram

Thousands of residents in Cameroon's Far North are fleeing towards border towns after an attack attributed to Boko Haram killed 15 people, raising fears of a fresh humanitarian crisis.

Source · Africanews
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Africa·South AfricaRoA

South African police find 10th body as two women appear in court over killings

Two South African women appeared in court on Monday over the killing of one of nine women found dead near Johannesburg, and police have since found a tenth body.

Source · Africanews
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World·MaliRoW

Mali marks 66th independence anniversary as armed groups press in

Mali celebrated its 66th independence anniversary while armed groups expanded their reach and the government struggled to keep key supply routes secure, Al Jazeera reported.

Source · Al Jazeera
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World·United StatesRoW

UN expert says US boat strikes may amount to crimes against humanity

A UN expert said US forces have killed 223 people in 68 attacks on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific over the past year, and that the strikes may constitute crimes against humanity.

Source · Al Jazeera

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