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US missile strikes were a constrained choice for Nigeria

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- On Christmas night 2025, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) launched missile strikes in Sokoto State, northwest Nigeria, targeting what it described as Islamic State terrori... Read More


Inside Bello Matawalle's children's six-day wedding marathon

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and his family are hosting what appears to be one of the most elaborate wedding schedules recently staged in Abuja, with a series... Read More


Nigerian NGOs after USAID, By Judith Ann Walker

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- On 20th January 2025, the American government issued Executive Order 14169 (EO 14169), which effectively ended 65 years of USAID's assistance to Nigeria, rolled out in 1961 with gra... Read More


Tax reform is policy, not politics, By Aderonke Atoyebi

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Every administration is ultimately judged by its willingness to confront difficult structural problems. For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government, tax reform represents one such ... Read More


INEC registers two new political parties

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the registration of two more political parties, bringing the total in the country to 21. INEC Chairperson, Joash A... Read More


NIES 2026: How NNPC plans to stabilise fuel supply, unlock Africa's gas potential - Official

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bayo Ojulari, has revealed that the company's multi-layered strategy over the next t... Read More


Kwara Attack: Village head says 75 buried, speaks on terrorists' letter

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Salihu Umar, the village head of Woro, a community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, where Boko Haram terrorists killed scores of residents on Tuesday, has confirmed t... Read More


Nigeria's economic growth: Real output or statistical expansion?, By Dipo Baruwa

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Over the past few weeks, I have been reflecting on Nigeria's projected economic growth of over 3 per cent in 2025. I must assume I am not alone in this reflection. The projection ha... Read More


CAPPA seeks stricter regulation of sugar-heavy, ultra-processed food ads

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the federal government to introduce stricter regulations on the marketing of sugar-sweetened beverages (SS... Read More


Sowore's obsession with President Tinubu, Reno Omokri & I, By Femi Fani-Kayode

Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- I was informed that Omoyele Sowore made references to things I allegedly said against President Bola Tinubu 11 years ago to somehow exonerate himself in the criminal case that he is... Read More