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1. BYD rolls out public test tracks to promote China's car culture Nikkei · 27 Oct 2026
2. Senate considers allowing medical college to award PhDs Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   The Senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to empower the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria to award PhDs in clinical medicine. Read More: https://punchng.com/senate-considers-allowing-medical-college-to-award-phds/

3. Betta Edu celebrates 40th birthday with Benue IDPs Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   Former minister, Betta Edu, marked her 40th birthday with IDPs in Benue State, announcing scholarships, vocational training and livelihood equipment. Read More: https://punchng.com/betta-edu-celebrates-40th-birthday-with-benue-idps/

4. Presidency seeks private sector funding for proposed state police Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   The Presidency has called on the organised private sector to help fund the proposed state police system, as 24 states approve the required constitutional a Read More: https://punchng.com/presidency-seeks-private-sector-funding-for-proposed-state-police/

5. Atiku asks N’Assembly to suspend Tinubu’s $20.52bn loan request Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged the National Assembly to suspend President Tinubu’s $20.52bn and €1.045bn external loan request. Read More: https://punchng.com/atiku-asks-nassembly-to-suspend-tinubus-20-52bn-loan-request/

6. Lead poisoning: FG to phase out lead paints by 2030 Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   The Nigerian Federal Government is intensifying efforts to phase out lead-based paints by 2030 to prevent lead poisoning and protect public health. Read More: https://punchng.com/lead-poisoning-fg-to-phase-out-lead-paints-by-2030/

7. Oyo ranks third in ease of doing business in Nigeria, says Makinde Punch · 27 Oct 2026

   Oyo State now ranks third in Nigeria for ease of doing business, Governor Seyi Makinde has announced, citing deliberate policies and infrastructure investm Read More: https://punchng.com/oyo-ranks-third-in-ease-of-doing-business-in-nigeria-says-makinde/

8. US military says strike on alleged drug vessel in eastern Pacific kills five people The Guardian · 27 Oct 2026

   US military says it carried out an airstrike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in latest attack in region The US ⁠military ⁠ said on ​Tuesday ⁠it killed ⁠five ​people ‌after ‌an airstrike on a ‌suspected drug-trafficking vessel in ​the ⁠eastern Pacific. Tuesday’s strike was among more than 70 such…

9. Zookeeper dies after being attacked by leopard, safari park says CBS News · 27 Oct 2026

   The woman was attacked while caring for two Persian leopards in an indoor facility at the Beekse Bergen park in the south of the Netherlands.

10. Flavio Bolsonaro's whereabouts unknown, Brazil cancels passports after missed deadline Jerusalem Post · 27 Oct 2026

    Argentina said it had no record of him entering its territory and the right-wing senator's aides either declined to say where he was or said they did not know.