Tuesday, 06 October 2026

A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 crashes at Igbokoda in Ondo State on Monday with 25 passengers and seven crew, and all 32 on board are reported dead. The Air Force says it will release the names once families have been told. Nigeria's safety investigation bureau says it investigates a military crash only if the military invites it, and President Tinubu orders the Air Force to investigate.

Two surveys from the same central bank point in opposite directions. Its business index rises to 53.0 in September for a fourth month of expansion, while household sentiment falls to minus 18.7. In Kebbi, pilgrims have until 1 December to pay for 2027 Hajj visas, as the Houthis claim they targeted Riyadh's airport and explosions are heard in the city.

Mira Mehta, who spent years raising tomato yields in Kaduna before she built a factory, secures a US$2.5 million convertible note to expand it. Nigeria picks Dear Ajayi, a film eight years in the making, as its Oscar submission.

Here's what it means. The institution that owns the aircraft is also the institution that explains the crash, unless it asks for outside help. Two surveys from one central bank each describe a real September, and neither says how the two connect. Kebbi's pilgrims owe deposits for a trip to a kingdom where explosions are now heard in the capital.

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