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Federal Government Prepares New Five-Year Security Strategy

Nigeria, Security /

The Federal Government is preparing a new five-year security strategy as Nigeria seeks to strengthen its response to terrorism, kidnapping, banditry and other threats. The government says improved intelligence sharing has already produced results, including the capture of a wanted terrorist and his chief of staff without a gun battle. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had

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2027 Election: ₦371 Billion Funding Gap Raises Questions About 109 Days Before Polls

Elections, Nigeria, Politics /

Nigeria’s 2027 general election is now about 109 days away, but the Independent National Electoral Commission is still awaiting about ₦371 billion of its approved election funding. The commission’s projected budget for the 2027 elections is ₦873.78 billion. About ₦500 billion has reportedly been released, leaving roughly ₦371 billion outstanding. The remaining funds are important

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Peter Obi

Peter Obi Challenges Claims Over Anambra State Finances

Nigeria, Politics /

Peter Obi has again rejected claims that his administration left Anambra State with significant financial liabilities when he left office in 2014. Obi says he did not borrow money or issue bonds during his eight years as governor and maintains that his administration left sufficient resources to settle legitimate outstanding obligations. The issue has become

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Nigeria US partnership to develop critical minerals and modernise mining

Nigeria Signs New United States Partnerships to Develop Critical Minerals

Nigeria, USA /

Nigeria has secured three strategic partnerships with United States companies as the Federal Government seeks to attract investment, technology and jobs into the country’s critical-minerals sector. The partnerships cover modern mining technology, renewable energy and security, with the government presenting them as part of efforts to develop Nigeria’s mineral resources beyond basic extraction. The move

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Nigeria's $300 million renewable energy fund supporting solar and mini-grid projects

Nigeria Begins Deployment of 300 Million Dollar Renewable Energy Fund

Nigeria /

Nigeria has begun deploying a 300 million dollar Distributed Renewable Energy Fund aimed at expanding access to electricity through renewable energy projects. The fund is expected to support projects such as mini-grids and standalone solar systems for communities and businesses that remain poorly served by the national electricity grid. The initiative is significant because Nigeria’s

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Niger State mass kidnapping and ongoing rescue efforts

Niger State Mass Kidnapping: Hundreds Still in Captivity More Than a Month Later

Nigeria, Security /

More than a month after one of the largest mass kidnappings reported in Niger State, residents of communities around Borgu are still waiting for hundreds of abducted people to return home. Residents say armed men abducted hundreds of people during coordinated attacks on August 21. Current local estimates put the number still in captivity at

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Peter Obi 2027 campaign and organisational dispute over campaign council

Peter Obi’s 2027 Political Movement Faces Organisational Dispute Over Campaign Council

Nigeria, Politics /

The political structure supporting Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election has entered an organisational dispute after the Nigeria Democratic Congress rejected a 59-member campaign council announced by the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement. The Obi-Kwankwaso Movement recently announced a 59-member council comprising zonal and state coordinators and directors responsible for areas including

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Alhaji Bola Tinubu

Tinubu Expected Back in Nigeria as Questions Grow Over Extended Absence

Nigeria /

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria this week after his working vacation in Europe was extended beyond the original schedule. The Presidency says the President is well and is expected to return to Lagos ahead of Nigeria’s October 1 Independence Anniversary celebrations. Vice President Kashim Shettima has meanwhile returned to Nigeria

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Abakaliki Cement Factory project in Nkalagu, Ebonyi State

Abakaliki Cement Factory: From Announcement to Accountability

Business, Economy, Nigeria /

Work has reportedly commenced on the proposed Abakaliki Cement Factory in Ebonyi State, with Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru announcing the development as part of the state’s industrialisation drive. The project is being presented as an opportunity to strengthen local industry, create jobs and expand the state’s economic base. But this is where the public-interest questions

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Nigeria's Ima Gas Field being developed 53 years after discovery

Nigeria Moves to Unlock Gas Discovery After More Than Five Decades

Economy, Nigeria /

Nigeria is moving to develop the Ima gas field offshore Rivers State, more than five decades after the resource was discovered. TotalEnergies and AMNI International have taken the Final Investment Decision for the project, with production expected to begin in 2028. The field is projected to produce about 350 million standard cubic feet of gas

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