@naijabrief28: Breaking News that happened in Nigeria in the last 12 hours, Oct 20, 2026. ‎ ‎A diesel-laden tanker carrying approximately 33,000 litres of diesel has fallen and caught fire under Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Lagos State. ‎ ‎President Bola Ahmed Tinubu insisted that Nigeria can no longer afford the cost of subsidising petrol, arguing that the country must move forward rather than return to its previous economic policies. ‎ ‎Rev. Fr. John Inalegwu Otache, a Catholic priest abducted in Benue State, has regained his freedom after spending five days in captivity. ‎ ‎The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has launched investigations into petitions seeking the cancellation of gas distribution licences held by NIPCO Plc and allegations of money laundering and abuse of office against a senior executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). ‎ ‎The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has reportedly dismissed a ₦120 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the detained former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. ‎ ‎Professor Gregory Ikechukwu Ibe, the founder and proprietor of Gregory University, Uturu, Abia State, have been confirmed dead at the age of 63, after battling a prolonged illness. ‎ ‎The Federal Government has clarified that the recruitment waiver process for federal tertiary institutions has not been abolished, contradicting earlier reports suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had remove the requirement. ‎#nigerianews #trendingnews #happeningnow #newsupdate #breakingnews

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