The morning recap reports that only 5 of 36 State Houses of Assembly had approved the State Police constitutional amendment as of October 15, despite a 30-day National Assembly deadline; Edo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers and Zamfara have passed it. President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to rescue all abducted persons, eliminate terrorist and bandit camps, and guarantee safe voting in the January 2027 elections. The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress disagree on when talks on a new national minimum wage should begin, which concerns the N70,000 wage signed in July 2024. The National Bureau of Statistics reported headline inflation fell to 14.63% in September 2026 from 15.39% in August, largely due to lower food prices, even as energy costs rose 5.38% and core inflation accelerated.
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