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‘Tinubu’s Educational Reforms Have Returned Over One Million Children To Classrooms’
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‘Tinubu’s Educational Reforms Have Returned Over One Million Children To Classrooms’

Quoting the Federal Ministry of Education through its Nigerian Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) 2026 report, Alake noted that the government’s interventions cover basic and secondary education, technical and vocational training, and tertiary education. Increased Funding For Basic Education According to the NESRI report, Alake explained that the Federal Government allocated a record ₦3.52 trillion to education in the 2026 budget and secured $552 million for the HOPE-EDU programme, which targets 29 million children, over 500,000 teachers and 65,000 public schools.

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Trump rout a ‘new era’, could reset ties – S/Africa president
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Trump rout a ‘new era’, could reset ties – S/Africa president

President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday the Democrats’ rout of the Republicans in US midterm elections heralded a “new era in world relations” and could thaw strained ties between Pretoria and Washington. The US decision to exclude South Africa as well as Rwanda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is set to take effect on January 1, with fears it could cost the battered local economy thousands of jobs.

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Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago explore joint mechanism for reparatory justice
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Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago explore joint mechanism for reparatory justice

Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago are exploring the establishment of a dedicated mechanism, potentially co-chaired by the African Union (AU) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to advance the reparatory justice agenda and facilitate structured engagement with the United Kingdom (UK). The proposal was discussed at a bilateral meeting between Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Mr Sean S.M. Sobers, on the sidelines of the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.

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Council of State requires a revamp – Avoka
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Council of State requires a revamp – Avoka

Cletus Avoka, a former Majority Leader of Parliament, has called for an independent and adequately resourced Council of State, arguing that its current structure constrains its effectiveness. Speaking at a roundtable organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on constitutional reforms, Mr Avoka, who is also a Member of the Council of State, said the institution required greater autonomy and dedicated funding.

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Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Kingsley Chinda’s APC Gov Candidacy To December 10
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Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Kingsley Chinda’s APC Gov Candidacy To December 10

Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Kingsley Chinda’s APC Gov Candidacy The suit, filed by Samuel Amatonjie against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kingsley Chinda, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the APC, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Clerk of the National Assembly, challenges Chinda’s eligibility to contest the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the APC.

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Wetangula, Kingi Lead MPs in Visiting Recuperating ODM Leader Oburu
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Wetangula, Kingi Lead MPs in Visiting Recuperating ODM Leader Oburu

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 — National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have led a delegation of legislators in visiting Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party Leader Oburu Oginga at his Nairobi home, where he is recuperating following his discharge from hospital. Oburu, who represents Siaya County in the Senate, has remained a key figure in ODM politics following his emergence as the party leader.

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Will Democrats’ midterms triumph put wind back in sails of the renewables sector?
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Will Democrats’ midterms triumph put wind back in sails of the renewables sector?

Future brightens for US developers in particular after election when voters rejected Trump’s war on clean energy After years as collateral damage in Donald Trump’s war on climate action, the Democrats’ sweeping triumph in the US midterm elections has emerged as a victory for the global renewable energy industry too. Across the world’s financial centres the market value of renewable energy developers climbed as the election results confirmed the Republicans had lost control of the Senate and House of Representatives.

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2027: ADC urges Nigerians to replicate US voters’ revolt against ruling party

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has urged Nigerians to take a cue from American voters by using the 2027 general elections to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over economic hardship, worsening insecurity and declining living standards. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC described the American election outcome as a decisive rebuke of the ruling Republican Party’s leadership and economic policies, saying it offered an important lesson for Nigeria’s democracy.

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INEC warns media against fake results, deepfakes
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INEC warns media against fake results, deepfakes

Abia State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Sylvia Uchenna Agu, gave the warning on Wednesday at the 2026 Media Retreat and Press Week of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Abia State Council, held at Bishop Nwedo Pastoral Centre, Umuahia. On technological preparedness, Agu said INEC was building on lessons from previous elections to improve BVAS, IReV, the electronic EC8A and its Results Management System.

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2027: APC cannot find evidence against Obi – Utomi
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2027: APC cannot find evidence against Obi – Utomi

APC cannot find evidence against Obi – Utomi. Prof. Pat Utomi has said the inability of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to prosecute the presidential candidate, of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, over alleged wrongdoing reflects the absence of credible evidence against him.

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IEBC Warns Hassan Omar Over Mombasa Rally Remarks, Threatens Harsher Sanctions
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IEBC Warns Hassan Omar Over Mombasa Rally Remarks, Threatens Harsher Sanctions

NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 — The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued Senator Hassan Omar with a formal and strict warning and severe caution over remarks he made during a public rally in Mombasa on September 11, 2026, after finding him in breach of the Electoral Code of Conduct. The commission’s Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee (ECCEC) concluded Complaint No. 3 of 2026 against the senator following proceedings in which it examined the evidence, submissions and representations presented by both sides.

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Police avert Obi-Kwankwaso, APC supporters clash in Calabar

By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk. He stated, “Cross River State Police Command, through timely intervention and constructive engagement, helped avert a possible confrontation between participants at a presidential town hall meeting organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at Hotel along the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar and a…

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State Police: Kano, Cross River, Abia, Niger, Benue, Oyo yet to approve bill; gets Nov 19 deadline

By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THERE are strong indications that the National Assembly is prepared to transmit the State Police Bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent as thirty states have so far approved the bill. The 30 states that have approved the proposal are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.

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