NIGERIA

FG urges regional commissions to boost revenue, strengthen governance, and drive self-sustaining development beyond statutory allocations across Nigeria. The federal government has called on regional development commissions to chart a new course that will lead to growth and transformation of the different zones in the country. The call was made...

Wale Edun says Nigeria will not seek IMF bailout, while Amina Mohammed warns inequality and food insecurity threaten reform gains. Following the International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosure that it was preparing a potential $50 billion support package aimed at cushioning vulnerable economies from the economic shockwaves of rising geopolitical tensions...

Sani Usman links rising attacks in Nigeria to insurgent tactics and societal factors, calls for collective national response. A former spokesperson of the Nigerian Army and Consultant Director at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Brigadier General Sani Usman (retd.), has said that tackling insurgency in Nigeria requires a collective national...

Amnesty International warns Nigeria faces escalating abduction crisis, reporting over 1,100 kidnappings and urging urgent government action. Amnesty International has said that Nigeria is grappling with a deepening abduction crisis, with at least 1,100 people kidnapped across northern states between January and April 2026, urging President Bola Tinubu to take...

FG and Ohanaeze outlaw diaspora ‘Eze Ndigbo’ titles after incidents in South Africa and Ghana spark tensions and diplomatic concerns. Federal government has moved to curb the controversial installation of “Eze Ndigbo” in foreign countries, backing a sweeping decision by Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and South East traditional rulers to abolish...

NAMA says ageing TRACON system threatens airspace surveillance, warns Nigeria may fall short of ICAO safety standards without urgent upgrades. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) Farouk Ahmed Umar has warned the country is at the risk of losing its airspace surveillance service due to the...