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1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday night formally urged the Senate to begin the process of amending the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police, declaring that Nigeria must urgently restructure its security architecture to confront terrorism, banditry and insurgency. He spoke at an interfaith breaking of fast with the leadership and members of the Senate at the State House, Abuja.
2. The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has pledged to anchor his tenure on professionalism, accountability and community partnership. Disu also assured President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of his resolve to reposition the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for greater efficiency and public trust.
3. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a one-year extension of the ban on the export of raw shea nuts, reinforcing his administration’s drive to deepen local processing and strengthen Nigeria’s industrial base. The renewed ban will run from February 26, 2026, to February 25, 2027, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga.
4. No fewer than 27 persons have been killed following a joint Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists attack in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State in the early hours of Wednesday. Among the dead is the village head of Shuwari, Bademi Papka, identified as a cousin of Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Fintiri.
5. The Naira on Wednesday depreciated to N1,391 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,350 per dollar on Tuesday. Likewise, the naira depreciated to N1,359.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM.
6. Organised labour in the federal public service has issued a Friday ultimatum to the federal government to release funds to settle three months’ outstanding wage award and other pending allowances owed workers in ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs. The leadership of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, (Trade Union Side), labour warned that failure to meet its Friday, February 27, 2026, deadline would compel the eight unions in the civil service to take decisive action.
7. Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State last night took custody of Walida Abdulhadi Ibrahim, the missing girl from Jigawa State, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS. He said the issues relating to her abduction would be handled by the courts, assuring that justice will be served.
8. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Benjamin Kalu, on Wednesday, said no individual, including President Bola Tinubu, owns the All Progressives Congress, APC. Kalu said this in Umuahia while addressing the APC stakeholders during its ward congress in Abia. He urged them to embrace unity and cohesion towards the party’s success in the 2027 elections, saying the party belongs to all its members.
9. Former presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Wednesday met behind closed doors with Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan. The meeting, officially described as a courtesy visit, has generated political interest amid growing speculation over possible realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections.
10. The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has mourned the death of six nursing students who lost their lives in a road crash on the Ilorin–Ogbomoso Road. The institution, in a statement dated February 24 and signed by its Registrar, Olayinka Balogun, described the incident as tragic and a monumental loss to the university community.
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