Nigeria: Arresting Journalists Not the Answer to Media-Security Disputes, IPI Tells Nigerian Authorities

The President of IPI Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed, said tensions between journalists and security agencies should be managed through dialogue, professional accountability structures… Read more »

Nigeria: Factcheck - Old Video of Killings in Imo Recirculated As a Recent Attack.

Some social media users have been circulating an old video clip of the attack, which they claim happened in Imo State "recently." Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerians Spread Across the 2026 World Cup

Scattered across the 48 nations at the World Cup are players whose family journeys began in Nigerian cities like Lagos and Enugu before reaching different parts of the world. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Reports 515 Ebola Cases, 91 Deaths in DR Congo

According to WHO, the outbreak continues to evolve rapidly, with increasing geographic spread and cross-border transmission between the two countries. Read more »

Africa: WHO Says Conflict, Mistrust Hindering Ebola Response

The latest outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has also spread beyond the DRC, with neighbouring Uganda recording two additional confirmed cases among… Read more »

Africa: WHO Honours Six Global Health Champions At World Health Assembly

According to WHO, recipients strengthened health systems, advanced disease control, and expanded healthcare access for vulnerable populations worldwide. Read more »

Uganda: DRC-Uganda Ebola Emergency Followed IHR Procedures - WHO

He added that the committee would meet on Tuesday to consider temporary recommendations regarding the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak. Read more »

Nigeria: Trump Says U.S. Partners With Nigeria to Kill Islamic State Top Commander

Mr Mainok, according to documents obtained from US registers, was specially designated as a "global terrorist" in 2023. Read more »

Nigeria: WHO, EU Launch Health Support Project As Nigeria Battles Multiple Disease Outbreaks

Mr Ursu said the EU SPIN project is being implemented through a "Team Europe" approach involving the European Union, the WHO and other development partners working in coordination… Read more »

Africa: Africa CDC, Ethiopia Inaugurate CPHIA 2026

At the event, Ethiopia's State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadera Abera, said the inauguration reflected the continent's determination to build a healthier and more resilient… Read more »

Nigeria: 1 Million More Midwives Needed to Save 4 Million Lives Yearly - UNFPA

Ms Keita noted that midwives are trained to provide most essential sexual and reproductive health services. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana to Host Global Reparations Conference After UN Slavery Resolution

One hundred and twenty-three member States voted in favour of the resolution, and only three countries voted against it. Read more »

Nigeria: Amnesty Faults Kogi Over Activist's Detention

Amnesty International says Mr Onimisi committed no offence and maintained that criticism of public officials remains a protected right under Nigerian law. Read more »

Africa: Nigeria Assumes Leadership of AU Peace and Security Council

Nigeria is the only AU member state to have served continuously since its establishment in 2004. Read more »

Nigeria: 150 Displaced Persons Died in Military Detention Camp in Kwara - Amnesty International

Amnesty alleges deaths and abuse of detained people in the Kwara military camp. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Envoy, Jimoh Ibrahim, Presents Credentials to UN Chief

Mr Ibrahim, who was recently appointed to the position, met with the UN Chief at the UN Headquarters in New York City on Monday. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Debt-to-GDP Ratio Hits 32.3%- IMF

Meanwhile, the Debt Management Office (DMO) announced, on Wednesday, that Nigeria's total public debt for federal and state governments rose to N159.27 trillion at the end of… Read more »

Nigeria: World Bank Rolls Out Initiative to Enhance Water Security for 1 Billion People

One in every four people worldwide lacks access to safe drinking water, according to a report launched by the World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children's Fund… Read more »

Nigeria: Why the UN's Slave Trade Resolution Matters Now More Than Ever, By Oluwaseun Tella

The resolution goes beyond recognition. It calls on states implicated in the slave trade to issue formal apologies, return stolen artefacts, contribute to reparations, and commit… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's UN Envoy, Jimoh Ibrahim, to Deliver Keynote Address At Iias 10th Anniversary

Mr Ibrahim will deliver the keynote address titled "The Nigerian Project Revisited: Crisis, Continuity, and Possibility". Read more »

Africa: Financing Africa's Future - Global Leaders to Convene At the 2026 Africa Social Impact Summit

Global leaders, investors set to convene for Africa Social Impact Summit 2026 to mobilise capital for sustainable development as registration opens. The summit will bring together… Read more »

Nigeria: Over 1,100 People Kidnapped in Northern Nigeria in Four Months - Amnesty

Amnesty International says at least 1,100 people were abducted in northern Nigeria within three months, warning of worsening insecurity and failure by authorities to protect lives. Read more »

Nigeria: Increased Pre-Election Spending Could Erode Nigeria's Reform Gains - World Bank

The organisation advised that Nigeria's fiscal policy must treat increased oil revenues as a temporary surge and avoid over spending on elections. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Opposes Macky Sall's Bid for UN Top Job, Gives Reasons

Nigeria clarified that its objection is not directed at Mr Sall personally or at Senegal. Read more »

Nigeria: Slavery Reparations: a Global Quest for Justice

The UN General Assembly set aside 25 March as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery. Read more »