Nigeria

Banana Island's Lake Point Towers hosted the first Estate Intel Nigeria Deal Makers Award, recognizing the brokers and firms whose transactions defined Nigeria's office leasing market in 2024/2025.

From a law student's battle with crippling anxiety to a social media personality's cosmetic surgery nightmare, personal health crises are reshaping conversations about mental wellness and medical safety across Africa.

Defense Minister Matawalle's inspection of Briech UAS facilities signals Nigeria's commitment to building indigenous defense capabilities amid regional security challenges.

Regulatory raids in Lagos and Anambra reveal the scale of illicit trade threatening consumer health, as NAFDAC seizes banned cosmetics while police dismantle illegal bottle-crushing operations.

Seven medical associations join forces for the Diaspora Health Impact Initiative 2026, while former President Obasanjo plans free healthcare for 10,000 Lagos residents, signaling renewed momentum in Nigeria's healthcare delivery.

Nigeria's petroleum workers union has called on President Tinubu to clarify a new executive order affecting the oil and gas sector, citing widespread uncertainty among workers, as federal officials simultaneously strengthen ties with religious institutions.

While Nigerian security agencies report successes in anti-kidnapping and drug enforcement operations, South African police face parliamentary investigation over sexual misconduct allegations involving 97 officers.

The All Progressives Congress has swept recent bye-elections and completed local government congresses across multiple states, signaling the beginning of organizational groundwork for the 2027 general elections.

Federal Government initiates investigation into past revenue collections following Presidential directive requiring immediate remittance of oil proceeds to Treasury Single Account, as N58.18 trillion 2026 budget faces implementation hurdles.

A series of kidnappings, murders, and armed attacks across multiple Nigerian states has intensified public frustration with deteriorating security, prompting highway blockades and renewed calls for government intervention.

Civil society organizations are pressing Nigerian authorities to strengthen child safeguarding measures in schools while expanding access to science education for girls, highlighting gaps in protective frameworks and gender participation in technical fields.

Civil society organizations warn that electronic transmission of election results cannot eliminate electoral fraud on its own, while concerns mount over amendments to the Electoral Act potentially exacerbating voter apathy ahead of 2027 polls.

Military and police units across Nigeria have arrested suspected Boko Haram collaborators, gunrunners, and fake security personnel in coordinated operations spanning multiple states, as authorities escalate efforts to combat insurgency and organized crime.

The federal government and Academic Staff Union of Universities have concluded a renegotiated agreement after 16 years of stalled negotiations, potentially ending cycles of strikes that have disrupted Nigeria's university calendar.

SERAP demands withdrawal of communications interception law, calling it unconstitutional and a violation of international human rights obligations.