The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has approved the designation of the International Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Institute in Abuja, Nigeria, as a UNESCO Category 2 Institute. This historic decision, finalised at the 43rd General Conference of the Communication and Information (CI) Commission in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, positions the Institute as the first of its kind globally. The approval grants Nigeria a pivotal role as a global…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to the United States’ designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern (CPC)” and to recent threats of military action by former U.S. President Donald Trump, assuring citizens and the international community that Nigeria is not facing a religious conflict. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, emphasizing that the government is aware of public…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday refused to order the arrest of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2023 elections for allegedly posting a defamatory material on social media regarding the person of President Bola Tinubu. The court, presided over by Justice Mohamed Umar, instead adjourned the matter to December 2 this year for the arraignment of Sowore. The Department…

The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its respect for Nigeria’s sovereignty, pledging continued cooperation in peacebuilding, human rights, and interfaith dialogue while distancing itself from external political pressures, including recent remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump. EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, made the clarification on Tuesday in Lagos during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He emphasised that the EU’s engagement with Nigeria…

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA) has confirmed the partial payment of outstanding salary arrears and the Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) by the FCT Administration but insists its indefinite strike will continue until all its demands are fully addressed. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the association’s president, Dr George Ebong, the ARD-FCTA described the recent payments as “a commendable…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has unveiled plans to introduce a new biometric travel document known as the Single Travel Emergency Passport (STEP), designed to assist Nigerians abroad whose passports have expired, been lost, or stolen, enabling them to return home securely and verifiably. The announcement was made by the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, during the Joint Thematic Meeting of the Khartoum, Rabat, and Niamey Processes held in…

Germany has banned the Muslim group Muslim Interaktiv over accusations of anti-constitutional activities, including advocating for the establishment of a caliphate, the Federal Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday. The move came alongside coordinated police raids on seven locations in Hamburg, where the group was based. The ban follows months of scrutiny from authorities over the organisation’s alleged extremist messaging and activities. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, of the centre-right CDU/CSU bloc,…

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has justified his decision to declare activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, wanted, saying the move was lawful and aimed at preventing a potential breakdown of public order. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, Jimoh maintained that his actions were backed by the Constitution and taken in the interest of public safety. “I have the right to declare him…

The protracted Ochanya Case against serial child rape and death exposed Nigeria’s flawed legal system. Calls for appeal and judicial reform are ongoing for justice. The tragic death of Elizabeth Ochanya Ogbanje in October 2018 was a devastating indictment of the systemic failure to protect children from sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Nigeria. At just 13, Ochanya, an internally displaced orphan, allegedly died from health complications linked to years…

A joint operation between Nigerian and Nigerien troops has repelled a major Boko Haram/ISWAP attack on Forward Operating Base Kangar in Mallam Fatori, Borno State. In a post shared on Tuesday, the terrorists launched the assault around 4:30 a.m., using armed drones and mortar fire to target defensive positions. Troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), reinforced by Sector 3 units, fought back fiercely with air support from Nigerien fighter aircraft,…

The Federal Government has pledged its full support to the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) for the successful hosting of the 2026 Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation (CNMF) Conference, West African Region, scheduled to hold in Abuja. The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, made the pledge on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the NANNM leadership to the State House, Abuja. In a statement…

A former Chief of Army Staff and ex-Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), has suggested that the United States may be positioning itself to establish a military base in Nigeria under the guise of addressing alleged religious persecution and insecurity. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja at an event organised by the Just Friends Club of Nigeria, Dambazau argued that recent comments by American politicians and religious leaders about…