702 articles tagged with “Nigeria”
The Lagos State Ministry of Health has digitized over 500 private healthcare providers and deployed molecular TB testing at community level, marking a significant shift in how Africa's largest city tracks infectious disease.
Nigeria's Senate has criticized the envelope budgeting system constraining security agencies, while the Office of the National Security Adviser seeks supplementary funding to cover escalating costs of maintaining the Presidential Air Fleet overseas.
Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai was detained by the Department of State Services immediately after securing bail from the EFCC, while President Tinubu signed electoral reforms aimed at strengthening Nigeria's democratic processes.
Nigerian security forces have recorded arrests in kidnapping and cultism cases across multiple states, with Anambra police detaining a suspect allegedly linked to ransom collection while Edo State reports progress in military-backed anti-kidnapping operations.
As Africa confronts both historical patterns of international marginalization and internal religious tensions, Nigerian voices are pushing back against reductive narratives that define the continent by its crises rather than its complexity.
Spain and Nigeria's National Counter-Terrorism Centre are developing coordinated support mechanisms for terrorism victims, marking an expansion of international cooperation on security challenges facing West Africa's most populous nation.
The Hausa community in Rivers State has confirmed the deaths of four northern traders during violent protests at Oil Mill Market, contradicting earlier police statements as ethnic tensions escalate in the oil-rich region.
As Ramadan commenced on February 18, 2026, state governments across Nigeria have introduced policy adjustments including reduced working hours for civil servants, while religious enforcement bodies issue dress code restrictions and health experts provide fasting guidance.
President Bola Tinubu has launched comprehensive reforms to Nigeria's legal profession through the Legal Practitioners Bill 2025, initiating what could be the most significant regulatory changes in decades.
Political tensions escalate in Nigeria as calls intensify for the release of detained separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, while disputes over traditional rulers' involvement in governance expose deeper institutional rifts.
From disputes over recovered Abacha-era assets to delayed security allocations and calls for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, Nigeria's governance challenges reveal deep institutional fractures that continue to undermine public trust.
President Tinubu signed an Executive Order suspending NNPCL management fees and mandating full oil revenue remittance to the Federation Account, while securing German commitments for security, power, and rail cooperation during Chancellor Merz's visit.
Nigeria failed to meet 2025 malaria reduction targets while facing a surge in youth-targeted nicotine products, prompting new community health screening programs and calls for strengthened pandemic preparedness infrastructure.
A Kenyan WFP worker was killed in an armed attack on a UN compound in South Sudan, while Nigerian authorities opened a new sexual assault referral centre, underscoring persistent security and health challenges across the continent.
Nigerian policymakers are pursuing multiple economic development strategies, focusing on formalizing artisanal gold mining, reviving the textile industry, and strengthening state revenue generation mechanisms to address persistent fiscal challenges.