The Federal Government has unveiled plans to permanently discontinue deductions for the cost of revenue collection previously paid to agencies such as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), among others. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Wednesday in Abuja during a panel session following the launch of the October 2025 edition of the World Bank’s Nigeria Development Update, themed “From Policy to People: Bringing the Reform Gains Home.”

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has declared October 20 as the date for a peaceful protest march to the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The South East Communities Development Association (SECDA), a socio-economic advocacy group dedicated to addressing infrastructural decay and perceived marginalization in Nigeria’s South East, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to expedite the release of funds already approved in the national budget for the South East Development Commission (SEDC). The group emphasized that the release of these funds is crucial for the Commission to fulfill its mandate and begin tangible development projects in the region.

A federal high court in Abuja has declared unlawful, Pat Utomi’s plan to establish a shadow government or cabinet in Nigeria. The judgment was delivered on Monday by the presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, who declared the concept as unconstitutional and foreign to the nation’s presidential system of government in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025 and filed by the Department of State Services (DSS).

A Federal High Court in Abuja has held that Nnamdi Kanu has a case to answer in the terrorism charges brought against him, rejecting his defence’s attempt to have the matter dismissed at the close of the prosecution’s case. The prosecution had presented five witnesses and tendered several exhibits, including video and audio materials, which the court deemed sufficiently met the threshold for calling on him to enter his defence.

On Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu presented a bold reform agenda to the United Nations, cautioning that the global body risks sliding into irrelevance unless it undergoes urgent restructuring to reflect today’s realities. In a strongly worded address delivered at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly by Vice President Kashim Shettima, the President criticised the UN’s track record, describing the persistent human suffering in the Middle East and other regions as “a stain on our collective humanity.” He argued that the disconnect between the UN’s promises and its actions has severely eroded its credibility.