The United States has deployed a small team of troops to Nigeria, the first official US military presence on the ground since airstrikes targeted terrorists on Christmas Day 2025. The deployment of Nigeria follows airstrikes ordered by President Donald Trump in December 2025 on what he described as “Islamic State targets” in the country. Trump […]
Magistrates in Cross River State have threatened to resume their indefinite strike action on February 9, 2026, if the government fails to address pending issues concerning their welfare and security. The warning is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a General Congress of the Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN), Cross River State […]
Nigeria’s electoral reform efforts stalled again yesterday as the Senate emerged from a four-hour closed session on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill without a decision, raising concerns that politically sensitive transparency measures are being delayed as the country edges closer to future polls. Lawmakers entered executive session at about 1:06 p.m. after Senate Leader Opeyemi […]
The Lagos State Government has said that the ongoing demolition of structures at Makoko is not a conflict between the rich and the poor, but a necessary step toward ensuring safety, legality, and humane living standards for all Lagosians. According to the Lagos State Commissioner for Information & Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, the action is […]
The Nigerian Armed Forces and the Swiss Government have pledged to sustain and strengthen their existing defence collaborations, with a focus on non-kinetic approaches. A statement by the Director Defence Information (DDI), Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, said this was made known when the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Patrick Felix Egloff, paid a courtesy visit […]
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to far-reaching financial sector reforms and macroeconomic stability. He stated this when he hosted a high-level delegation from British International Investment (BII), the United Kingdom’s development finance institution. Cardoso received the BII delegation, led by its Chair, Diana Layfield, alongside […]
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, on Thursday inaugurated the permanent site of the Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre at Yobe State University, Damaturu, saying the facility would strengthen medical research and innovation in the state. Buni said the state government invested over N800m in the construction of the centre, also known as BioRTC, […]
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) of Sector 1 have neutralised 18 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the Bula Dalo-Sabon Gari axis of Borno state. The insurgents were killed during a Thursday dawn operation along the 100km Damboa-Biu road in the state. OPHK Media Information Officer, Lt-Col. Sani Uba, […]
Tension is brewing in the Nigerian aviation industry over the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria’s (FAAN) plan to review cargo tariff upward by 257 per cent. Meanwhile, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has led a high-level delegation to the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Global Conference in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, as […]
The House of Representatives yesterday passed President Bola Tinubu’s N58.4 trillion 2026 appropriation bill through second reading without debate, a move that could raise questions over whether legislative oversight is giving way to executive dominance ahead of 2027. The plenary was presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. The bill, christened the ‘Budget of Consolidation, Renewed […]
