Mosaic News
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Monday, 12 October 2026
Nigeria
Nigeria's police chief restructures internal monitoring unit and installs new head174dNigeria's NCC and CBN sign MoU and launch joint committees on consumer protection and fraud prevention174dNigerian banker testifies on billion-naira inflows in fraud trial of former attorney-general174dNigerian ecologist wins Goldman prize for bat conservation amid cultural stigma175dNigeria and Turkey sign defence deal to train special forces and combat jihadist insurgency175dZamfara Protection Guards accused of beating teacher over political rivalry in Nigeria175dSuspected Ansaru militants attack military base in Nigeria's Kwara state, killing three soldiers175dNorthern Nigeria's insurgency evolves as conspiracy theories distract from real security crisis175dEx-Kano governor Shekarau resigns from PDP to rejoin Nigeria's ruling APC176dAkanbi and Asaju crowned champions at Nigeria's Alabi Memorial Table Tennis Tournament in Osun176dAll 13 remaining Benue bus kidnap victims rescued after coordinated security operations176dNigerian airlines threaten shutdown as aviation fuel costs soar 300%[Updated]177dNigerian troops seize weapons cache on Kaduna–Jos highway amid crackdown on armed groups177dThird bird strike in 48 hours grounds United Nigeria Airlines aircraft, raising safety alarm177dAfrican governments spend $2 billion on Chinese AI surveillance to suppress dissent, report finds178dGunmen abduct 14 passengers, including teenage JAMB candidates, on Nigerian highway178dBandits raid Kwara communities in Nigeria, abducting at least 15 residents178dNigeria steps up bid to host African Monetary Institute ahead of September 2026 launch178dNigerian women's football league bans two players after post-match brawl178dNigeria's debt-to-GDP ratio falls to 32.3 percent, IMF projects further decline by 2031178d