Nigeria is entering its 66th Independence Anniversary with a major security push in both the capital and the North-West. The Nigeria Independence Day security 2026 operation includes the deployment of 3,000 Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps personnel across Abuja, while the Nigerian Army has operationalised two new infantry battalions in Zamfara State. The NSCDC…
The Nigeria fuel price crisis 2026 has moved into a new phase as public sector workers threaten October 2 strike to last three days, while presidential candidate Peter Obi has pledged to restore petrol subsidy if elected in 2027. The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) has given the Federal Government until September 30…
Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis has taken another worrying turn after at least 87 people were reported abducted in separate attacks in Niger and Zamfara states, while police separately recovered 28 human skulls and bones from suspected criminal camps in Abia State. The latest incidents show how kidnapping continues to affect both farming communities in the north…
A fire broke out at the Nigeria Customs Service Western Marine Command in Apapa, Lagos, on Monday, September 28, damaging property worth millions of naira and raising fresh concerns about safety at a key maritime enforcement facility. The Lagos Customs office fire started at about 10:23am, according to reports. Initial accounts linked the blaze to…
Nigeria’s response to the diphtheria outbreak is taking different directions across the country, with Zamfara reopening schools after an improvement in its situation while Plateau State intensifies its response after 31 deaths. The developments highlight the challenge facing health authorities: controlling outbreaks locally while building stronger systems to detect and respond to future public health…
President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria on Tuesday, September 29, ending a working vacation that has kept him abroad for almost a month. The President is expected to arrive in Lagos, where he will spend the Independence Day period before returning to Abuja next weekend. His return comes just two days before…
A BusinessDay investigation has raised questions over ₦60.1 billion in payments from Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Works to Reinforced Global Resources Limited, a company owned by Joshua Okoro, a former supporter of Works Minister David Umahi. According to the investigation, the company received the money through 27 transactions between 2024 and 2026. The payments were…
The Abia State Government has reduced its inherited debt from about ₦191 billion to ₦48.4 billion, according to figures released by the state’s Debt Management Office. The reduction means the administration of Governor Alex Otti has repaid more than ₦142 billion, or roughly 74.3% of the debt inherited when it took office in May 2023….
The Lagos State Police Command has sealed a suspected fake alcohol factory in Badagry and arrested a 48-year-old man as concerns over unsafe and unregulated alcoholic drinks grow across Nigeria. Police operatives raided the facility in Yafin, Badagry, after receiving information from members of the public. They recovered suspected adulterated alcoholic drinks, empty bottles, wine…
The arrest of a man accused of beating a toddler with what appeared to be a charger cable in Ikorodu, Lagos, has reopened an uncomfortable question about corporal punishment as a form of home training. The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) confirmed that the alleged perpetrator was arrested on Wednesday, September 23,…
