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Tinubu signs NIMC Act 2026 into law, as NIN becomes Nigeria’s foundational identity credential
President Bola Tinubu has signed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act, 2026, into law, as the new legislation repeals and replaces the old NIMC Act of 2007. According to the Presidency, Friday, the new law ushers in a comprehensive…
Nigeria evacuates second batch of 66 returnees, as foreign African nationals scramble to exit S/Africa ahead June 30 deadline
Second batch of Nigerian evacuees from South Africa has returned following recent anti-African immigrant tensions and xenophobic attacks in parts of the southern Africa country. This is also as thousands of mostly southern African nationals appeared stranded as they sought for…
S/African President Ramaphosa accuses anti-African migrant activists of ‘nefarious intentions,’ disowns June 30 march
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed an ultimatum by anti-illegal immigration groups demanding that undocumented foreigners leave the country by June 30, warning that the government will not tolerate attempts to create instability. Speaking on the sidelines of Youth Day…
Over 1, 000 mini-grids under construction nationwide to expand access to electricity, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has disclose that over 1,000 mini-grids are being developed across Nigeria as part of efforts to expand electricity access to underserved communities, universities, markets and hospitals. President Tinubu, in his Democracy Day broadcast, on Thursday, June 12, further…
Senate passes bill to promote alternative financing options for MSME operators, trade
Senate, Wednesday, passed the Factoring, Assignment and Receivables Financing Bill 2026, aimed at improving access to finance, modernise commercial transactions and enhance Nigeria’s competitiveness in regional and global trade. The bill is also designed to expand the framework of financing…
Court stops Akpabio, Abass over proposed N110bn vehicle procurement scheme for lawmakers
Federal High Court in Lagos has declared as unlawful the controversial National Assembly (NASS’) N110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes, ruling that the spending of N40 billion on 465 vehicles for lawmakers and N70 billion in support allowances for newly-elected…
Nigeria’s crackdown on Justice Crack: When does a state fear its citizens?
By Ebuka Ukoh A clarion call for justice for Justice Crack is not merely a campaign for an individual; it is a call for justice for all, a test of whether Nigeria still upholds the constitutional guarantees of free speech…
Avoiding the coming deaths in 2027 elections
[Michael Owhoko, Ph.D] Inevitable deaths are in the offing in 2027. Those familiar with Nigeria’s electoral mythology, history and patterns, know that 2027 general elections will be a harbinger of death, powered by electoral violence. It will take a miracle…
Trust on Trial: INEC and the future of Nigeria’s elections
By Ebuka Ukoh Democracies do not run on assurances. They run on trust. And trust, once weakened, demands more than denials to fix. The allegation that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, operated a Twitter…
Nigeria’s Mass terrorism trials, US labels and Tinubu’s political optics
Rita Olaniyi The United States’ decision to issue a travel warning on Nigeria, citing terrorism, kidnapping risks and civil unrest, has intensified scrutiny of the country’s security situation at a moment when authorities are staging one of the largest terrorism…
