Nigeria: Insecurity - Senate Constitutes Panel to Probe $30m Spent On Nigeria's Safe-School Programme

The programme was introduced in the wake of the Chibok schoolgirls' abduction and was designed to operate at different levels, including state-led efforts and national coordination… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Suspends Guinea-Bissau From Decision-Making Bodies

The MSC made the announcement after a virtual meeting of ECOWAS leaders on Thursday following the coup in Guinea-Bissau. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps Summon Finance Ministry, Auditor-General, Budget Office, Others Over Power Probe Evasion

The lawmakers expressed deep frustration over the repeated failure of the ministries and agencies to respond to official correspondence or submit documents crucial to the probe. Read more »

Nigeria: Reps End Three-Day Special Session On Security With Tough Warnings, Far-Reaching Demands

The House is expected to release a consolidated resolution capturing all recommendations from the three-day session and thereafter forward them to the executive for immediate… Read more »

Nigeria: Plateau State Urges Collective Action to Tackle Insecurity At Senate Public Hearing

The government maxe the call during a Senate Public Hearing held on Thursday in Jos. Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - Nigerian Lawmakers Begin Process of Imposing Death Penalty for Kidnappers, Bill Passes First Reading

The Anti-Terrorism amendment bill passed its first reading just a day after lawmakers resolved to classify kidnapping as terrorism. Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Nigerian Lawmakers Urge Deployment of Diplomacy to Secure Jonathan's Return From Guinea-Bissau

The resolution, adopted unanimously, came amid rising instability in the country, where Guinea- Bissau's military seized power, toppled President Umaro Embaló, suspended the… Read more »

Nigeria: Again, Badagry Indigenes Urge LASU Council Chair to Address 'Wrongful Dismissal' of Three Lecturers

The group urged the chairperson.of the governing council of LASU to use his position to resolve the issue and bring justice to the affected lecturers. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Defers Testimonies of Three EFCC's Witnesses in Emefiele's Trial Indefinitely

The court gave a reason for preventing the witnesses from testifying. Read more »

Nigeria: Sylva Writes EFCC, Seeks Date for Appearance

The former governor of Bayelsa State, in a letter addressed to the EFCC chairman, frowned on the move by the commission to declare him wanted over alleged $14.8 million fraud. Read more »

Nigeria: Lawmakers Consider Reviewing Firearm Law to Allow Citizens to Own Guns

Under the current law, Nigerians require a licence from the president of the country or the Inspector-General of Police to own a firearm, restricted to the type specified in the… Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - Nigerian Lawmakers Move to Impose Death Penalty for Kidnapping

Nigeria's Anti-Terrorism Act prescribes a death penalty for kidnapping when the offence results in the death of a victim. Where no death occurs, other penalties apply depending on… Read more »

Nigeria: Group Pushes for Anti-Slapp Law to Protect Journalists From Abusive Lawsuits

SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) are legal actions designed to suppress freedom of expression. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Why I Prefer Marriage to School' - 17-Year-Old Bride From Poor Family

While the government touts the mass wedding scheme as a poverty alleviation measure, the beneficiaries reveal the stark choices facing young women in the state. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Game Developer Urges Nass to Enact Child Online Safety Laws

"So we need proper laws, not just general laws, but real child online safety laws that tell studios what to allow and what not to allow. The National Assembly should come up with… Read more »

Nigeria: Video Shows Bandits Grilling Kebbi Schoolgirls Before Their Release

The footage appears to capture a farewell ceremony as a bandit, believed to be the group's leader, is heard asking the students how they had been treated during their captivity. Read more »

Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks to Strengthen Legal Practice Regulation, Transmits Bill to NASS

The bill introduces new disciplinary mechanisms, mandatory tutelage, and strengthened ethical standards to restore confidence in the egal profession. Read more »

Nigeria: Kwara Governor Sets Up Committee to Address Rising Insecurity

Governor AbdulRazaq set up a cabinet-level committee to develop short and long-term responses to the state's growing security challenges Read more »

Nigeria: 'Did They Arrest Perpetrators?' - Kunle Afolayan Questions Over Persistent Kidnappings, Insecurity

"Is the current government doing what it should be doing? I don't think so. Are they doing half or a quarter of what they should be doing? Not at all." Read more »

Nigeria: Kwara Suffers New Bandit Attack As Pregnant Woman, 10 Others Abducted in Isapa

Residents said the attackers moved across parts of the town, leaving bullet holes in walls and doors. Read more »

Nigeria: Ogun Govt to Prosecute Dj Chicken Over Repeated Offences

It described DJ Chicken as a particular danger to society. Read more »

Nigeria: Niger Catholic Diocese Publishes Names of 265 Abducted Schoolchildren, Staff

The list shows that 239 nursery and primary school pupils, 14 secondary school students and 12 teachers and non-academic staff are still missing. Read more »

Nigeria: Insecurity - Akpabio Unveils Nigeria's Five-Year Plan for Countering Terrorism

Mr Akpabio said insecurity has weakened economic growth, forced schools and farms to shut down, and eroded youth confidence. Read more »

Nigeria: Lagos Police Say Security Upped Around Schools, Worship Centres Amid Rising National Threats

The police assured residents that Lagos remained safe. Read more »

Nigeria: Bandits Control Kwara Forest, Say Freed Worshippers

Several survivors, who spoke to TVC News and Channels Television, recounted the attack and the days spent in captivity. Read more »