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  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/efcc-s-n1-23-trillion-is-a-33-month-total-not-a-half-year-on</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>EFCC's N1.23 trillion is a 33-month total, not a half-year one, and its 1,370 convictions for early 2026 trail the 1,928 its own list records for the same months of 2024</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/tinubu-s-independence-day-economic-claims-hold-on-official-d</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Tinubu's Independence Day economic claims hold on official data: first-half growth of 4.16 per cent, reserves highest since 2008; the inflation fall crosses a change of index</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/nerc-puts-the-n37-06bn-fall-in-the-electricity-subsidy-down-</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>NERC puts the N37.06bn fall in the electricity subsidy down to lower demand; its own totals put the volume effect at about N8.33bn</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/the-debt-office-s-new-guarantees-sheet-lists-n7-84tn-and-its</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>The debt office's new guarantees sheet lists N7.84tn, and its largest line is N2.74tn of bonds pledged for the First Abu Dhabi swap. Its dollar lines use N1,376, not one of the CBN's published rates for 30 June</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/inec-set-primaries-for-four-restored-delta-and-kogi-state-as</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>INEC set primaries for four restored Delta and Kogi State Assembly seats to start seven days after announcing them. The Electoral Act requires parties to give it 21 days' notice</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/debt-costs-took-60-2-per-cent-of-federal-revenue-in-2024-as-</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Debt costs took 60.2 per cent of federal revenue in 2024, as Lokpobiri said; Budget Office tables put 2022 at 72.9 per cent and early 2023 at 131 per cent, not 97</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/nerc-s-second-quarter-report-raises-its-first-quarter-meter-</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>NERC's second-quarter report raises its first-quarter meter count by 69,490, and the missing meters surface in the June totals for Ibadan and Kano</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/inec-s-final-lists-name-4-863-national-assembly-candidates-t</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>INEC's final lists name 4,863 National Assembly candidates. The widely reported 4,408 matches them only once the ADC's 454 are taken out</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/ten-shares-for-n5-250-the-dangote-refinery-prospectus-opens-</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-03T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Ten shares for N5,250: the Dangote refinery prospectus opens the 700,000-barrel refinery to Nigerian savers, and fills small applications first</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/inec-says-all-22-parties-filed-their-registers-on-time-the-s</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>INEC says all 22 parties filed their registers on time. The Supreme Court says the register penalty falls on parties, not on candidates personally</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/tinubu-s-office-reported-him-promising-no-budget-rollovers-f</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Tinubu's office reported him promising no budget rollovers from April 2026. The 2025 budget now runs to 31 December, the day the 2026 Act expires</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/nnpc-s-audited-results-release-calls-1-77-million-barrels-a-</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>NNPC's audited-results release calls 1.77 million barrels a day its 2025 average. Its own December report called that figure the year's peak</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/tinubu-says-pensions-were-paid-on-time-and-in-full-since-202</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Tinubu says pensions were paid "on time and in full" since 2023. His pension agency paid 13 months of a 2024 increase as arrears, the last in April 2026</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/ondo-added-n244-97bn-to-its-2026-budget-in-september-its-own</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Ondo added N244.97bn to its 2026 budget in September. Its own documents put the cash it carried into the year anywhere from N159.20bn to N277.32bn</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/the-judgment-behind-the-police-recall-of-retired-senior-offi</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-02T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>The judgment behind the police recall of retired senior officers never uses the word "reinstate". Published counts of who it covers run from 190 to 475</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/nigeria-s-own-opl-245-corruption-case-against-shell-and-eni-</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Nigeria's own OPL 245 corruption case against Shell and Eni was struck out in 2025 for want of diligent prosecution, Shell's SEC filings show</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/obi-says-he-left-his-uk-company-when-he-became-governor-its-</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Obi says he left his UK company when he became governor. Its 2006 accounts were signed off in his name in November 2007</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/atiku-s-sworn-inec-form-dates-his-master-s-degree-to-2020-an</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Atiku's sworn INEC form dates his master's degree to 2020 and his school certificate to 1961. The certificate filed with it says 2021, his own life story 1965</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/oyo-says-it-has-paid-retirees-over-n90bn-in-gratuities-under</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Oyo says it has paid retirees over N90bn in gratuities under Makinde. Its own accounts record N16.74bn to the end of 2024, while the amount owed rose by N14.36bn</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/inec-lists-the-dla-presidential-candidate-as-35-two-uk-compa</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>INEC lists the DLA presidential candidate as 35. Two UK company filings for a director of the same name give a 1994 birth date</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/uk-company-register-has-listed-boot-party-candidate-sunday-a</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>UK company register has listed BOOT Party candidate Sunday Adenuga as British since 2017, after earlier filings said Nigerian</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/abbas-bin-aliyu-s-website-says-he-holds-us-postgraduate-degr</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Abbas-Bin Aliyu's website says he holds US postgraduate degrees. INEC's final candidate list records a BSc</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/a-2025-profile-says-adewole-adebayo-challenged-the-cerpac-co</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>A 2025 profile says Adewole Adebayo challenged the CERPAC contract. The 2008 arbitration award names him as the contractor's advocate against Nigeria</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/inec-said-in-2025-it-could-not-list-omo-aje-as-action-allian</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>INEC said in 2025 it could not list Omo-Aje as Action Alliance chairman. Its register now lists him "By Court Order"</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/okwori-proposes-40-per-cent-women-on-every-ndp-list-her-part</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Okwori proposes 40 per cent women on every NDP list. Her party's National Assembly lists have 15 women among 92 candidates</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/nigeria-s-debt-office-now-lists-a-1-5bn-first-abu-dhabi-bank</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Nigeria's debt office now lists a $1.5bn First Abu Dhabi Bank swap as external debt. It accounts for 57 per cent of the quarter's rise</news:title></news:news></url>
  <url><loc>https://verorecord.com/story/bauchi-s-audit-report-counts-n110-02-billion-of-foreign-loan</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Vero Record</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-01T20:00:00+01:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Bauchi's audit report counts N110.02 billion of foreign loans in one table and drops them from the next, turning a rise in capital receipts into a 30 per cent fall</news:title></news:news></url>
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