Nigeria Update
Senate backs death penalty for kidnappers
In a major push to curb Nigeria’s escalating kidnapping crisis, the Senate on Wednesday…
FG unveils plan to extend social protection to over 60m workers
The federal government has unveiled a plan to expand social protection to more than…
Badaru resigns as defense minister, cites health reasons
Minister of Defence, Muhammed Badaru Abubakar, has stepped down from his position after tendering…
Presidency rejects call for foreign mercenaries, says critics encouraging terrorists
The Presidency has dismissed claims that the Federal Government is considering hiring international mercenaries…
Tinubu sets up Nigerian team for US-Nigeria security working group
In a move aimed at addressing rising insecurity nationwide, President Bola Tinubu has approved…
‘Tell Tinubu the truth’, says Dickson to senators during plenary
The senator representing Bayelsa West, Henry Seriake Dickson, has insisted that President Bola Tinubu…
Tinubu unveils electric tricycle to boost employment, cut transport costs
President Bola Tinubu has introduced the Electric Tricycle Empowerment Initiative, a programme designed to…
Parent of three abducted Niger pupils died of heart attack — CAN
The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in the North, John Hayab, has…
Tinubu seeks legal profession overhaul
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted a bill to the Senate proposing far-reaching reforms…
Police arrest three suspects in deadly Benue community attack
The Benue State Police Command has taken three suspects into custody over the recent…
Tinubu reaffirms security pledge as worshippers, Niger students regain freedom
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday announced that he is maintaining close oversight of the…
Trump weighs broad strategy with Nigeria to address Christian-targeted violence
President Donald Trump’s administration is advancing plans to work with the Nigerian government to…
Genocide: Soyinka slams Trump’s threat of military action, calls remark ‘madness’
Professor Wole Soyinka has criticised United States President Donald Trump’s threat to launch military…
FG explains delay in prosecuting suspected terrorism financiers
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has explained that the Federal…
Nnamdi Kanu begins life sentence in Sokoto custodial centre
Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has begun serving his life jail sentence…