•Protest A coalition of civil society organisations, organised labour unions, youth groups, community associations and prominent activists has declared June 12, Nigeria’s Democracy Day, a day of nationwide protest over worsening insecurity, economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions across the country. The coalition, led by human ri...
The debate over Nigeria’s airtime lending industry has taken a new turn, with many Nigerians demanding to know the identities behind the nine companies reportedly set to participate in the country’s lucrative airtime and data advance market. The questions surfaced under a viral social media post by popular blogger Tunde Ednut, where users reac...
•Nigerian Senate The plan by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, to sponsor a bill seeking to introduce a single six-year tenure for presidents and governors after the 2027 general elections has heightened fears about plans to introduce a constitutional amendment to allow incumbents stay longer in office. Senate Leader Bamidele in an interview wi...
•Prof Kalesanwo Professor Olufemi Olukayode Kalesanwo of the Health Education Unit, Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State has called for a nationwide shift from curative healthcare to preventive health education amid growing public health concerns over the threat of Ebo...
The first group of Nigerians affected by recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa is expected to arrive in Lagos on Thursday morning as evacuation efforts continue. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the development in a statement issued today by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, noting that the returnees are being brought back under ...
•Participants at the 2026 World Food Safety Day The federal government today raised fresh concerns over the growing burden of foodborne diseases in Nigeria, revealing that unsafe food causes more than 53,000 deaths and nearly 50 million illnesses annually across the country. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, di...
•Tinubu and terrorists At least 8,521 Nigerians sought refuge in Niger, Cameroon and Chad between December 2025 and May 2026 as a result of insecurity in the North-West and the North-East. This is according to an analysis of data from the UNHCR Nigeria Forcibly Displaced Populations dashboard, obtained by our correspondent for the six-month pe...
•Nigerian returnees Screening of Nigerians who desire to leave South Africa following xenophobic attacks has commenced. This comes a month after the Nigerian Government announced the special repatriation plan, reports The Guardian. A public notice issued by the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria notes that the exercise will run until Sunday ...
•Nyesom Wike Nigerians have criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, for linking recent protests across the country, including a demonstration by members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Abuja, to political motives. Many Nigerians, however, rejected the characterisation, stressing that the kidnappi...
•Deportees from US Nigeria will receive the highest number of deportees among West African countries after the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed the removal of 110 Nigerians as part of a wider crackdown that will see 355 nationals from the sub-region returned home. The DHS yesterday published names and photographs o...
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