Nigerian singer Timi Dakolo has announced assistance for parents struggling to pay school fees as the 2025/2026 academic year begins.

Vice President Kashim Shettima, representing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 80th UN General Assembly, has emphasized the need for reforms to address the debt crisis in developing economies and improve access to trade and financing.

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has implemented a new automated overtime e-clearance system to alleviate congestion at ports and enhance trade facilitation.

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has reduced the interest rate by 50 basis points, from 27.5 per cent in July to 27 per cent. 

Malawi’s former President Peter Mutharika has taken a comfortable lead in the country’s presidential race, with two-thirds of districts having reported provisional results.

Nigerian music icon Davido has officially become a member of the Recording Academy, the body responsible for the Grammy Awards.

Northern elders have decried the security challenges plaguing the region, calling for a holistic approach to tackling the issues.

A UK cabinet minister has rejected President Trump’s suggestion to use the military in tacking illegal migration stating that the UK military is focused on defending the nation rather than stopping asylum seekers from crossing the Channel.

The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Monday  begun a clearance operation at the Cashew Plantation/Forest in Kpaduma-Kobi village along the highbrow Asokoro-Guzape corridor, following the attempted kidnap of a couple in the area on September 15. 

Opposition Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, has faulted the recognition of the State of Palestine by the UK government, describing as “absolutely disastrous”.