Homepage News from Wednesday, September 30th, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on the United Nations Security Council to provide stronger leadership in enforcing the principles of the UN Charter and impose sanctions against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed 3,000 personnel across the Federal Capital Territory as part of security arrangements for Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary celebrations.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as the country’s first woman prime minister, following the Sept. 23 parliamentary election.

Public servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have reaffirmed a Sept. 30 deadline for the Federal Government to address their demands over the rising cost of petrol, a wage award and negotiations for a new national minimum wage.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending about four weeks in Europe, saying he is healthy and ready to resume his official duties.

The Nigerian Consulate General in Johannesburg has condemned the deaths of three Nigerians in separate incidents in South Africa between September 18 and 21, 2026, and called for thorough investigations.