Group Calls for Stronger Laws, Education and Social Protection on International Day of the Girl Child
The organisation, citing UNICEF estimates, said more than 3.7 million Nigerian women aged 20 to 24 had been married before turning 18.
UK Student Visa Restrictions Hit Nigerian Applicants, Universities Withdraw Admission Offers
Nigerian applicants can no longer simply secure admission, and for those that do, admission may not remain valid throughout the visa process.
INEC Trying to Reduce Vote-buying for 2027 Election as it Pleads for Media Support
The number to the practical issues voters will actually experience including PVC collection, vote-buying, voting logistics, disinformation and public trust will essentially rise with the number of new voters.
After Over 100 Years of Malaria Surveillance and Research in Nigeria, FG Targets Elimination With Health Financing
Today, the government reports a national decline among children aged six to 59 months from 42 per cent in 2010 to 15 per cent in 2025. However, eliminating malaria will test the health system in Nigeria
Journalists Demand Better Welfare and Stronger Regulation of New Media
A financially vulnerable newsroom is more susceptible to political, commercial and personal influence. Improving journalists’ working conditions can therefore strengthen the quality and independence of journalism itself.
FG Opens Strategic Border Livestock Inspection Centre in Cross River
Livestock diseases have no national borders. Animals can move from one country to another through formal or informal routes, potentially carrying diseases into new populations.
Illegal Gold Mining in Taraba Worsening Security, Environmental Concerns
The situation in Mayam is consequently more than an environmental or local mining dispute. It raises questions about Nigeria’s economic security, national security, environmental protection and the government’s ability to exercise control over its mineral resources.
World Energy Council Welcomes Nigeria as its Newest National Member
One particularly important context is that Nigeria also joined the IEA family as an Association country in July 2026, giving the country simultaneous access to two major international energy platforms.
APC’s Monthly Cash Support Programme for the Disabled Launches in FCT
Political parties routinely undertake outreach programmes, and citizens are free to support whichever party they choose. However, when welfare assistance and political mobilisation occur together, the relationship between social support and electoral politics inevitably attracts scrutiny.
Nigeria Opens Border Livestock Inspection Centre to Combat Animal Diseases
Under the proposed digital registration system, every registered animal could receive a unique identity linked to information such as ownership, vaccination records, veterinary treatment and movement history.