Evening recap: Atiku vows subsidy return, Keyamo tackles Dickson, other top stories

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has pledged to restore fuel and electricity subsidies if he is elected president in 2027. Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo has demanded that the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) clarify within 48 hours whether the party supports the use of the old national anthem, "Arise, O Compatriots." The African Democratic Congress accused the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) of siding with the ruling party over a lawyer's comments about a Federal High Court judge.

The Federal Ministry of Education dismissed reports that the National Universities Commission had identified 2,000 universities and 100 fake professors. The Independent National Electoral Commission denied a social media claim that its Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, intended to resign.