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ADIF formalized ballast supply and transport for renewals on the Guillarei–Redondela and Redondela–Vigo sections and the Redondela–bifurcación Arcade route. The notice appeared on 20 October.
ADIF published an open tender for external auxiliary and complementary services at passenger stations. The BOE notice is dated 20 October.
ADIF awarded a consultancy and assistance contract to supervise construction works for the Soto Sur station and the new Tres Cantos Norte station, according to a BOE notice published on 20 October.
Two ADIF awards published in the BOE on 20 October cover emergency works for severe damage to a railway slope between Vilaverd and La Plana-Picamoixons in Tarragona.
Italy contributed about €1.7 million and the ILO about €700,000; partners are being sought to address the remaining funding gap.
Officials report more than 300 assessments and a four-day target of 20–30 interventions.
The Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, planned its maiden convocation for 17 October, with 50 pioneer graduates expected to take part. The university’s vice-chancellor disclosed the schedule at a pre-convocation briefing on 16 October, according to the Federal Ministry of Information.
Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth Development said it intends to make the National Adolescent and Youth Mental Health Week an annual event. The minister announced the plan at a press briefing at the African University of Science and Technology in Abuja on 17 October.
The memorandum covers upgrading six existing mills, with a stated combined capacity of 3,000 tonnes per day.
Nigeria’s government approved ₦40.758bn for the Basic Health Care Provision Fund’s third-quarter 2026 allocation, according to a Federal Ministry of Information report published on 15 October. The report said the funding was approved at a meeting in Abuja on 14 October.
Nigeria won 172 of 181 votes in a United Nations General Assembly election on 13 October and was elected to the UN Human Rights Council. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs published its statement on 14 October.
Nigeria’s federal government launched its National Strategy and Costed Action Plan on Ending Child Marriage in Kano on 13 October. The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development called for financing, coordination and accountability in its implementation.
