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Nigeria’s Civic Space Under Strain as Stakeholders Call for Reforms Officials, civil society leaders and media representatives seated at a policy roundtable in Abuja discussing protest policing, civic space and democratic rights in Nigeria.

Officials, civil society leaders and media representatives seated at a policy roundtable in Abuja discussing protest policing, civic space and democratic rights in Nigeria.

Nigeria’s Civic Space Under Strain as Stakeholders Call for Reforms

Julian January 30, 2026

Key Nigerian institutions including civil society groups, government officials, the police and the national human rights Commission...

Abia Generates Electricity from Waste, Avoids Grid Failures Abia State Governor Alex Otti addressing the media on power reforms at the Government House in Umuahia.

Abia State Governor Alex Otti addressing the media on power reforms at the Government House in Umuahia.

Abia Generates Electricity from Waste, Avoids Grid Failures

Agboola Victor January 30, 2026

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says the state is no longer affected by frequent national grid collapses,...

Whooping Cough:Kano Carries Out Health Awareness and Free Medication Director-General of KNCDC, Prof. Muhammad Abbas speaking during the visit.

Whooping Cough:Kano Carries Out Health Awareness and Free Medication

Agede Favour January 30, 2026

Kano State Government, through the Kano State Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KNCDC), has carried out...

Anthony Joshua Speaks After Friends Die in Crash Anthony Joshua speaking in an Instagram video after a Lagos–Ibadan Expressway accident killed two of his close friends.

Anthony Joshua speaking in an Instagram video after a Lagos–Ibadan Expressway accident killed two of his close friends.

Anthony Joshua Speaks After Friends Die in Crash

Agede Favour January 30, 2026

British-Nigerian boxing star Anthony Joshua has spoken publicly for the first time following the fatal road accident...

Anambra Orders Full Monday School Resumption, Warns of Closure

Agede Favour January 29, 2026

Anambra State Government has directed all schools in the state to fully resume academic activities every Monday,...

Guinea: ECOWAS Lifts All Sanctions after Doumbouya Election Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya at swearing-in ceremony before supporters

Guinea: ECOWAS Lifts All Sanctions after Doumbouya Election

Aremu Toyeebaht January 29, 2026

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted all remaining sanctions on Guinea, fully reintegrating...

NELFUND Extends Student Loan Application Deadline to February 27 Nigerian students on campus as NELFUND extends education loan application deadline

Nigerian students on campus as NELFUND extends education loan application deadline

NELFUND Extends Student Loan Application Deadline to February 27

Aremu Toyeebaht January 29, 2026

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has pushed back the application deadline for the 2025/2026 academic session,...

I Didn’t Bond with My Son For a Year or Two- Tiwa Savage Tiwa Savage speaking during an emotional interview about motherhood and career struggles

I Didn’t Bond with My Son For a Year or Two- Tiwa Savage

Aremu Toyeebaht January 29, 2026

Afrobeats superstar Tiwa Savage has offered a rare and deeply personal account of how motherhood nearly derailed...

Senate Begins Closed Review of Electoral Act Amendments Nigerian Senate chamber during deliberations on the Electoral Act Bill 2026.

Senate Begins Closed Review of Electoral Act Amendments

Agboola Victor January 29, 2026

Nigeria’s Senate has commence a formal consideration of the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, holding...

Army Warns Against Sales of Arms, Ammunition, Threatens Sanctions Nigerian Army

Army Warns Against Sales of Arms, Ammunition, Threatens Sanctions

Aremu Toyeebaht January 29, 2026

The Nigerian Army has issued a stern warning to its personnel against the sale of arms and...

Police Recover Stolen Toyota Corolla in Akwa Ibom Akwa Ibom police with a recovered Toyota Corolla after arresting a suspected car snatcher in the state.