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At an October 22 workshop, Nigerian officials and FAO urged stronger surveillance and biosecurity against avian influenza. The ministry said a US$350,000 emergency grant is expected to run through April 2027.
A 16-member inter-agency panel will review standards for lithium-battery solar systems and propose rules covering installation, maintenance and disposal. The government has announced a standards-development process, not new binding regulations.
The transportation ministry reported progress during an October 23 inspection. Officials said about 10 kilometres remained on the inspected stretch and identified land acquisition and compensation in Kaduna as a delay to the link with Abuja.
The municipalities will cut development charges for three years; funding and potential housing figures remain estimates.
The two-day event focused on using technology and data across five stages of the food value chain.
More than 70% of Spain’s €2.691bn advance allocation had been paid to farmers by 23 October, the agriculture ministry said.
The draft 2026–2030 strategy would guide regional programmes and set minimum prevention objectives; comments are due by 24 November.
The bank says the specialist network will reach 38 centres nationwide by year-end. The Faenza site is its third in Emilia-Romagna and is intended to advise firms in protected-origin and geographical-indication food districts.
An agreement with Red Eléctrica starts a six-month engineering phase intended to lay the groundwork for a future EPCI contract.
The government commissioned 30.58 kilometres of road work on the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Expressway at a ceremony in Kano on October 21. The release did not provide project cost, full-corridor completion or travel-time estimates.
New trade intelligence tools and two reports were unveiled in Abuja on October 22. The ministry says they will help firms identify markets and understand tariffs and standards, while the reports cover 2025 and the first half of 2026.
The National Economic Council endorsed a Finance Ministry action plan on October 22, covering food affordability, project delivery, investment barriers and household support. It also agreed to develop joint federal-state financing for CNG and electric vehicles.
