FGM Persists Despite Laws as Rivers State Vows Total Elimination
Port Harcourt, Nigeria – The Rivers State Government renews its determination to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), admitting that the harmful practice still persists…
Month: February 2026
Homes on Water, Lives in Limbo: How Lagos’ Push for Development Is Unmooring Makoko’s Poor
LAGOS, Nigeria – The first sound was not an announcement or a siren. It was the slow, grinding roar of heavy machinery breaking through…
Over 1.4m Nigerians Get Free Glasses Under Jigi Bola
ABUJA, Nigeria – More than 1.4 million Nigerians receive free reading glasses within one year under the Federal Government’s Effective Spectacle Coverage Initiative, Jigi…
Edo Assembly Halts Sitting After Bullets Discovered at Complex
BENIN CITY, Nigeria – The Edo State House of Assembly suspends its first 2026 sitting after bullets and gunshot holes are discovered on the…
Abia Group Threatens University Occupation Over Delayed Professorial Promotion
UMUDIKE, Nigeria – A pressure group, Old Bende Young Professionals, threatens to occupy the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, over the delayed promotion…
JOHESU Strike Paralyzes Lagos Hospitals as Patients Seek Alternatives
LAGOS, Nigeria – Patients across Lagos State remain stranded as the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) extends its strike, disrupting services in public hospitals…
NNPC Champions Gas-Led Industrialisation at Africa Energy Conference
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPC Ltd,) has renewed its commitment to strengthening continental partnerships and promoting natural gas as…
NiMet Forecasts Prolonged Rains Across Thirteen Nigerian States
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s weather agency warns farmers and policymakers to brace for prolonged rainfall in 13 states as climate variations threaten to disrupt…
NDLEA Officer Killed as Drug Raid Sparks Violent Resistance
LAGOS, Nigeria – A National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officer dies following a violent confrontation during a raid on a notorious drug enclave…
Nigerian Senate Reverses Electronic Results Ban After Nationwide Protests
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Senate reverses its controversial decision to block electronic transmission of election results after days of mass protests, intense public pressure…