Mohammed Idris, Nigeria's Minister of Information and National Orientation, has suspended all reviews of broadcast licence fees.
"Any increase in licence fees is hereby put on hold," he said at a meeting in Abuja.
He directed the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to ensure strict compliance while the review goes on.
The NBC was also told to speed up the review of the National Broadcasting Code.
The decision followed concerns raised by Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) about the rising cost of running broadcast stations.
BON is chaired by Senior High Chief Dr Tony Akiotu.
The Minister said the aim is a more suitable environment for the growth of the broadcast industry.
He also asked that the 45-day payment period for advertising services be enforced.
Regulator:National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)Code under review:National Broadcasting CodeAdvertising payment period:45 days
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is the regulator: the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) regulates broadcasting in Nigeria and issues the National Broadcasting Code, and Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) is the industry body of station owners.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the request of Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno for the development and actualisation of the Ibom Deep Seaport.
The approval was given during the President's visit to Akwa Ibom State.
During the same visit the International Terminal Building at Victor Attah International Airport was commissioned; the President had earlier given consent for international flight operations at that airport.
State projects listed included the Ring Road III Extension of 7.868 km, linking Idoro Road to Ikot Ekpene Road across Uyo and Ibiono Ibom.
The reclamation of 73 hectares of gully erosion sites was also listed.
Federal projects in the state include the Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi and the Federal University of Agriculture, Obio Akpa.
The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the NELFUND student loan scheme were also cited.
Akwa Ibom lies on Nigeria's Atlantic coast in the south-east of the country.
Project:Ibom Deep SeaportState:Akwa IbomRing Road III Extension:7.868 km
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is the project and its place: the Ibom Deep Seaport is in Akwa Ibom State, whose airport is Victor Attah International Airport, and the state also lies on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway route.
The Federal Ministry of Education has cancelled all admissions into the National Teachers' Institute's Nigeria Certificate in Education and degree programmes for the 2026 academic session.
The Institute, which is based in Kaduna, was told to discontinue all university affiliations and degree-awarding arrangements.
No further admissions are permitted, whether full-time, part-time or through Distance Learning Studies.
The Ministry said the Institute is not authorised to award NCE and university degrees.
It said the breaches concerned admissions, accreditation and university affiliations, and violated Ministerial Operational Guidelines issued on 12 September 2025.
The National Commission for Colleges of Education is to accredit the existing NCE II to IV Distance Learning programmes and study centres across the six geopolitical zones, and enrolled students may finish, subject to the accreditation outcome.
A Special Abridged Programme for serving teachers runs for three to six months.
The statement was signed by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations.
Institute:National Teachers' Institute, KadunaProgrammes cancelled:NCE and degree, 2026 sessionAccrediting body:National Commission for Colleges of Education
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is the institution and the qualification: the National Teachers' Institute (NTI) is based in Kaduna and its distance programmes lead to the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE), accredited by the National Commission for Colleges of Education.
The National Assembly says 28 of Nigeria's 36 State Houses of Assembly have approved the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill.
The bill provides for the establishment of State Police Services and related matters.
That number is above the two-thirds threshold of 24 states set by Section 9 of the 1999 Constitution.
The bill was transmitted to the 36 State Houses on 16 September 2026 with a request for responses within 30 days, a period that ended on 15 October 2026.
The Clerk's office said it would keep accepting state reports until the bill is formally sent for presidential assent.
The National Assembly said the state reports and the accompanying Votes and Proceedings were checked for authenticity.
The statement was signed by Kamoru Ogunlana, Clerk to the National Assembly.
The bill now goes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for assent under the Acts Authentication Act, CAP A2, LFN 2004.
States that approved:28 of 36Threshold:Two-thirds, or 24 states, under Section 9Bill:Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is the amendment and the rule: the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill would create State Police Services, and Section 9 of Nigeria's 1999 Constitution requires approval by at least two-thirds of the 36 State Houses of Assembly, that is 24 states.
Sixth Alteration BillConstitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Sixth Alteration) Bill — The amendment bill that provides for the establishment of State Police Services in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and UN Women are strengthening joint efforts to raise women's participation in Nigeria's oil and gas industry, and NCDMB reaffirmed its commitment to partner UN Women.
The focus is on improving access to the Women in Oil and Gas Fund.
NCDMB set the fund up in 2021 with $20 million, and the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) matched it with another $20 million, taking it to $40 million.
The fund lends at 5 per cent interest but has been underused.
Barriers discussed were documentation, business registration, tax compliance and low awareness.
UN Women proposed a study of these barriers, capacity building on gender in NCDMB's planning and budgeting, vendor development, awareness campaigns and affirmative procurement for women-led businesses.
The UN Women delegation was led by Beatrice Eyong, UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS.
She was received by Dr Obinna Ezeobi on behalf of NCDMB's Executive Secretary, Engr Felix Omatsola Ogbe.
Fund size:$40 millionStarted:2021, with $20 million from NCDMBInterest rate:5 per cent
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is the fund: the Women in Oil and Gas Fund, started by NCDMB in 2021 with $20 million and matched by NEXIM to reach $40 million, lends at 5 per cent interest to women in Nigeria's petroleum industry.
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction has announced the start of the National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention (NERSI).
NERSI is a presidential initiative that pays eligible beneficiaries 50,000 naira monthly.
Dr Bernard Doro, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, signed the statement.
He described NERSI as a shock-responsive cash transfer programme that gives immediate financial relief to the most vulnerable Nigerians.
The aim is to help households stabilise in the short term.
The amount will be reviewed regularly against changes in the cost of living.
The statement said the scheme will reach millions of vulnerable households.
Those households are described as facing pressure from high food and essential goods costs.
Monthly payment:50,000 nairaMinistry:Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty ReductionMinister:Dr Bernard Doro
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is the scheme and its ministry: NERSI, the National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention, pays 50,000 naira a month and is run by Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction.
NERSINational Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention — Nigeria's shock-responsive cash transfer programme paying 50,000 naira a month to eligible households.
Nigeria's construction industry is getting one common safety rulebook.
At its 191st Ordinary Council Meeting on 15 October 2026, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) cleared the final draft of that rulebook.
Its title is the Harmonised National Construction Safety Guidelines for the Nigerian Construction Industry.
It must appear in the gazette before it reaches stakeholders for implementation and enforcement.
COREN's Registrar and Chief Executive is Engr. Prof. Okorie Austine Uche.
The same sitting registered 3,726 engineering practitioners, 2,510 of them Engineers, along with 532 Engineering Technologists, 675 Engineering Craftsmen and 9 Engineering Technicians.
Another 153 firms were cleared, 37 of them consulting firms and 116 engineering firms.
COREN is the statutory council that registers engineers and regulates engineering practice in the country.
Body:Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)Meeting:191st Ordinary Council MeetingPractitioners registered:3,726
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is the body and the document: COREN, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, has approved the Harmonised National Construction Safety Guidelines for the Nigerian Construction Industry, to be issued through the gazette.
CORENCouncil for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria — The statutory council that registers engineers and regulates engineering practice in Nigeria.
The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup has gone to Nigeria's under-17 women's national football team, the Flamingos.
They beat Japan 2-1 in the final, played in Rabat, at a tournament Morocco hosted.
It is Nigeria's first title in the competition and its first appearance in the final.
No African side had taken this trophy before, and the National Sports Commission said the Flamingos are the continent's first winners of it.
Nigeria had reached the final by beating Brazil 3-1 in the semi-final, with goals from Queen Joseph and two from Awuwu Bashiru.
Mallam Shehu Dikko, chairman of the National Sports Commission, hailed the win.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio also sent a congratulatory message to the team, which he called Nigeria's Golden Girls.
The Flamingos are Nigeria's women's team at under-17 level.
Final score:Nigeria 2-1 JapanHost:Morocco (final in Rabat)Semi-final:Nigeria 3-1 Brazil
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is the first: Nigeria's Flamingos are the first African team to win the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, beating Japan 2-1 in the final in Rabat at the tournament hosted by Morocco.
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has put a figure on the money coming into Nigeria's petroleum industry: more than $10 billion in investments and projects over the past three years.
Dr Obinna Ezeobi, General Manager for Corporate Communications, released the number in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
He was speaking for the Board's Executive Secretary, Engr Felix Omatsola Ogbe, at a Strategic Leadership Roundtable Briefing held inside the 2026 ADIPEC Energy Conference.
The Board credited policy reforms, incentives and stronger engagement with the industry, naming its revised Nigerian Content Contracting Guidelines and its Nigerian Content Equipment Certificate (NCEC) Guidelines.
NCDMB is the agency that enforces Nigerian content rules in the country's petroleum industry.
Its job is to see that Nigerian workers, firms and goods get a share of oil and gas contracts.
The Board uses guidelines and certification to measure that share.
Investment reported:More than $10 billionPeriod:Last three yearsForum:2026 ADIPEC Energy Conference, Abu Dhabi
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is the agency: NCDMB, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, enforces local content in Nigeria's oil and gas industry, and its Executive Secretary is Engr Felix Omatsola Ogbe.
These are the standing facts behind Nigeria's Foreign Minister becoming Vice-Chair of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group.
Nigeria is one of the 56 member states of the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth's summit of leaders is the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, or CHOGM.
The 28th CHOGM was held in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, and ran for a week.
It brought together leaders and representatives of all 56 Commonwealth member states.
King Charles III is Head of the Commonwealth and attended the summit.
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group is a body of Foreign Ministers that upholds and protects the Commonwealth's political values.
Those values are democracy, human rights, good governance and the rule of law, and the group is chaired by Malta's Foreign Minister, Chris Fearne.
Commonwealth members:56Head of the Commonwealth:King Charles IIILatest summit:28th CHOGM, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Why it matters for exams: The durable facts are the numbers and offices: the Commonwealth has 56 member states, its leaders' summit is CHOGM, its Head is King Charles III, and CMAG is its group of Foreign Ministers guarding democracy and the rule of law.
These are the standing rules behind the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill on State Police Services that 28 State Houses of Assembly have now endorsed.
Nigeria is a federation with 36 State Houses of Assembly, one for each state.
Section 9 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 governs how the Constitution is altered.
An alteration must pass both chambers of the National Assembly and then be approved by at least two-thirds of the 36 State Houses of Assembly.
Two-thirds of 36 is 24 states, so 24 is the threshold any alteration must cross.
The National Assembly says Section 9 does not expressly require a Third Reading for a constitution alteration bill, unlike ordinary bills.
State approvals are verified against each House's Votes and Proceedings.
Once the states have cleared it, the bill is transmitted to the President for assent under the Acts Authentication Act, CAP A2, LFN 2004.
State assemblies:36Amending section:Section 9, 1999 ConstitutionThreshold:Two-thirds, or 24 states
Why it matters for exams: The durable fact is the amending rule: Section 9 of Nigeria's 1999 Constitution requires an alteration to be passed by the National Assembly and approved by at least two-thirds of the 36 State Houses of Assembly, that is 24 states.