Nigeria News News Nigeria » Government: Nigeria’s ID authority takes on new duties to secure growing digital ecosystem
Nigeria has taken steps to consolidate its digital identity system under the National Identity Management Commission as it operationalizes its legal framework.
News Nigeria » Government: Nigeria’s $40bn blockchain ambition lies dormant as government chases crypto regulation
Nigeria’s push to regulate cryptocurrencies has overshadowed the implementation of its own national blockchain policy, delaying a strategy that was ...
News Nigeria » Government: Insecurity: US Lawmakers Back Full Suspension Of Aid To Nigeria
Members of the United States House of Representatives have supported an amendment seeking to withhold all assistance earmarked for Nigeria until the Federal Government takes effective steps to ...
News Nigeria » Government: Nigeria: Boko Haram Trials Ineffective, Flawed
The Nigerian authorities’ prosecution of Boko Haram suspects does not advance justice for serious international crimes, as the cases continue to target primarily low-level suspects and raise ...
News Nigeria » Government: Nigeria faces a US aid freeze despite improving White House ties
The US House approved tougher conditions on assistance over anti-Christian violence, even as Trump's top Africa diplomat praised his first visit to Abuja.
News Nigeria » Government: Eni and Nigeria resolve license dispute, paving way for offshore development
The Nigerian government and Eni have divided a major offshore license into four parts, ending a prolonged dispute and enabling development of key deepwater resources, including the Zabazaba and Etan ...
News Nigeria » Government: Xenophobia: Nigerian Government Evacuates Fresh Batch Of 287 Citizens From South Africa
The Nigerian government has dispatched the fourth evacuation flight to bring home Nigerians fleeing the ongoing xenophobic protests and attacks in South Africa, reaffirming its commitment to ...
News Nigeria » Government: How a fake presidential council ended up with a budget of almost $1m in Nigeria
How did an organisation with government offices, civil servants and a line in Nigeria's national budget turn out to have no legal basis for existing? For much of 2025, nothing set the Presidential ...
News Nigeria » Government: Nigeria anti-graft agency wins forfeiture of 48 properties tied to ex-attorney-general
By Tife Owolabi YENAGOA, Nigeria, July 15 (Reuters) - A Nigerian court has ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to former attorney-general and justice minister Abubakar Malami to the ...
News Nigeria » Government: Putting Government in the People’s Hands
Nigeria has long been engulfed in corruption since its founding in 1960, when Great Britain orchestrated the joining of two nations—the Northern Nigeria and Southern Nigeria protectorates—to be placed ...
News Nigeria » Government: Nigeria under cost of living pressure: 8 essential reads on rising tensions
In recent times, Nigeria, Africa’s largest democracy, has been under intense pressure. Assailed by rising inflation, food insecurity and the rising cost of fuel and energy, Nigerians have had to ...
News Nigeria » Government: Nigerian government must rethink how it treats football – Edun
For decades, Nigeria has produced world-class athletes despite weak grassroots structures, poor infrastructure and inconsistent investment. While football continues to ...