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Does Nigeria truly have over 103 million voters?, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Ahead of Nigeria's general elections in January and February 2027, Africa Confidential warns that "turnout in the elections is likely to be even lower than the average 26.7% four y... Read More


EFCC arrests 14 Chinese nationals, one Nigerian over four illegal lithium processing plants

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 15 people comprised of 14 Chinese nationals and a Nigerian, over alleged illegal lithium-processing operations at f... Read More


The odds against Tinubu, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu is formidable enough without the presidential halo. Now, with all presidential powers at his command, he has to be considered a frontrunner in the forth... Read More


We do not think, yet here we are, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Take your pick of subject. Subsidies? As part of a government's policy responses, the tension in their implementation is often between succouring consumers (potential voters, also)... Read More


'That's hard to miss' - Donald Trump compliments Nicki Minaj's backside at Michigan rally

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- US President Donald Trump has once again made Nicki Minaj's appearance a talking point, resorting to a lewd joke about the American rapper's backside during a campaign rally in Mic... Read More


2027: Oluremi Tinubu confirms vehicle donation to APC youth leaders

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Oluremi Tinubu, wife of Nigeria's president, Bola Tinubu, has confirmed donating Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to the National Youth Wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to... Read More


JUST IN: Nigeria's Ebola index patient evacuated from Abuja

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Nigeria's Ebola index patient has been evacuated from the country aboard a medical evacuation aircraft. According to ARISE News, the woman, who is the wife of a Swiss diplomat in ... Read More


Updated: Ebola: Nigeria's index patient evacuated to Switzerland, health minister confirms

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Nigeria's Ebola index patient has been evacuated to Switzerland, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has confirmed. Mr Pate said the patient, whose evacuatio... Read More


CBD COP17: Namibian Biosafety Expert Martha Kandawa-Schulz dies in Yerevan

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Martha Kandawa-Schulz, Namibia's Cartagena Protocol National Focal Point, died in Yerevan, Armenia, while participating in the ongoing United Nations Biodiversity Conference (CBD C... Read More


CBD COP17: Nigeria, six others each win $50,000 grant for biodiversity projects

Nigeria, Oct. 26 -- Nigeria and six other countries under the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People have won $50,000 seed grants each under the Rapid Deployment Mechanism (RDM) to execut... Read More