Two of Nigeria’s prominent opposition figures have announced they have switched parties in a dramatic political realignment ahead of next year’s presidential election. Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, who finished third and fourth respectively in the 2023 presidential race, have both joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), raising the prospect of a joint ticket to […]
Nigeria’s parliament on Tuesday approved a 68.30 trillion naira ($49.4 billion) budget for 2026, after President Bola Tinubu asked lawmakers to back adjustments to increase a plan put forward in December. Tinubu, now in his third year in office, has rolled out Nigeria’s most ambitious economic overhaul in decades by ending costly fuel and energy […]
About 100 U.S. military personnel have arrived in Nigeria as Washington scales up an operation to target Islamist insurgents, a Nigerian defence spokesperson said. U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Nigeria of failing to protect Christians from Islamist militants in the northwest. Nigeria denies discriminating against any religion, saying its security forces target armed groups […]
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been elected as the new Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, succeeding Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The decision was made at the 67th Ordinary Summit of the regional bloc, which was held on Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria. President Bio will serve a […]
Nigeria’s president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed readiness to kick start work ahead of the May 29th handing-over date. The President-elect returned to Nigeria on Monday evening after about a month trip to Paris, France. He was received by a mammoth crowd of enthusiastic associates and supporters who thronged the Presidential Wing of the […]
