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Nigeria investigates fictitious ‘presidential’ agency accused of accessing public funds

Nigerian authorities have opened an investigation into how a fictitious government agency, allegedly operating with forged appointment letters bearing the president’s name, managed to access public funds. The case has raised fresh concerns about oversight gaps in the management of state resources and the vulnerability of bureaucratic channels to impersonation. How the scheme allegedly operated […]

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Nigerian Lawmakers Clash Over Push to Summon President Tinubu on Budget Implementation

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Lawmakers in Nigeria’s House of Representatives were involved in a rowdy session as they debated a motion seeking to compel President Bola Tinubu to appear before the legislature to address concerns over the slow and inadequate implementation of the 2025 federal budget. The heated exchange underscored growing frustrations within the chamber over gaps between approved

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Nigeria voices concern over continuing anti-immigrant violence in South Africa

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Nigeria’s government has signaled growing unease over the persistence of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa, suggesting that what it describes as a long-running pattern of xenophobic hostility shows no clear signs of fading. The remarks underscore the depth of tensions between Africa’s two largest economies, which have periodically flared over the treatment of Nigerian nationals

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Ganduje Denies Defection Reports, Reaffirms Commitment to APC

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The former National Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has publicly dismissed circulating reports suggesting he had defected to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), declaring that he remains a loyal and committed member of the party he once led. Speaking in response to the rumours, Ganduje rejected the claims outright

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Nigerian Court of Appeal Reverses Ruling Permitting Hijab at Ibadan International School

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A division of the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has set aside a previous judgment of the Oyo State High Court that allowed female Muslim students at the University of Ibadan International School (ISI) to wear the hijab as part of their school uniform. The appellate court’s decision reignites a long-running debate over religious

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US Completes Troop Withdrawal from Nigeria After Joint Operation Against Islamic State

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The United States has withdrawn its military personnel from Nigeria, concluding a joint operation launched against Islamic State affiliates in the country late last year. American and Nigerian forces had been working together since December on a counterterrorism mission that US officials have described as a success. Background of the joint operation The deployment marked

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U.S. Africa Command Announces Partial Withdrawal of Troops From Nigeria

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The head of the United States Africa Command (Africom) has announced a partial withdrawal of American troops from Nigeria, indicating that the bulk of forces deployed to the country for a specific mission have already been pulled out. Speaking in recent remarks reported by Nigerian newspaper Premium Times, the commander confirmed the drawdown without elaborating

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Nigeria to seek compensation for abandoned properties of citizens who fled South Africa

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Nigeria is preparing to seek compensation for businesses and properties abandoned by its citizens who fled South Africa, according to the country’s High Commissioner. Officials say diplomatic staff have begun formally cataloguing assets left behind by returnees, in what is being framed as a first step toward possible restitution claims. A diplomatic channel on a

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Wole Soyinka Theatre: A Training Ground for Artistic Talent in Nigeria

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At the University of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, a modest auditorium bearing the name of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has quietly become one of the country’s most influential centres for artistic development. The Wole Soyinka Theatre, nestled within one of West Africa’s oldest universities, has served for decades as a training ground where aspiring actors,

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Dozens of students remain missing following attack on secondary school in northeastern Nigeria

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More than 30 students remain unaccounted for following an attack on a secondary school in the northeastern Nigerian town of Lassa, in Borno State. The incident has renewed concerns about the safety of educational institutions in a region long affected by insurgent violence. A region under persistent threat Lassa lies in an area of Borno

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Dozens of students missing after suspected militant raid on school in northeastern Nigeria

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At least 37 students remain unaccounted for after suspected Islamist militants stormed a secondary school in northeastern Nigeria, seizing pupils as they sat their final examinations, local officials confirmed on Tuesday. The attack has revived painful memories in a region already scarred by years of mass abductions targeting educational institutions. The attack The assault took

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Nigeria’s Police Reform Bill Advances in Senate, Sparking Debate Over Federalism and Security

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Nigeria’s Senate has approved long-debated legislation that would allow the country’s 36 states to establish their own police forces, a move supporters describe as a long-overdue restructuring of an overstretched federal security apparatus, but which critics warn could deepen the country’s already volatile political landscape. The bill, passed on June 24, comes amid renewed scrutiny

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