@naijabrief28: Breaking News that happened in Nigeria in the last 12 hours, Oct 22, 2026. ‎ ‎More than 100 secondary school students have reportedly been hospitalised following another incident involving unusual gas emissions in parts of Ogun State, with several students and staff experiencing breathing difficulties and fainting. ‎ ‎Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over what he described as unrealistic policies and ambitious projects that have failed to ease the hardship faced by Nigerians. ‎ ‎10 passengers have sustained injuries following a multiple-vehicle crash involving two commercial buses and a trailer on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. ‎ ‎The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is considering plans to introduce life skills and critical-thinking assessments into the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). ‎ ‎The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has announced plans to introduce a ₦2,000 monthly demurrage fee for certificates that remain unclaimed from January 1, 2027. ‎ ‎An Imo State High Court sitting in Urualla, within the Orlu Judicial Division, has sentenced a 28-year-old Point-of-Sale (POS) operator, Isaac Okorie, to death by hanging over his involvement in the kidnapping and murder of an 83-year-old man and his driver. ‎#nigerianews #trendingnews #happeningnow #newsupdate #breakingnews

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