Nigeria’s electoral body has urged journalists to investigate vote buying as a matter of priority ahead of a key governorship election in August. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) wants the media to document incidents in detail so that offenders can be prosecuted...
Nigeria’s Federal High Court has introduced new rules aimed at speeding up legal disputes ahead of the country’s upcoming elections, including opening court registries on weekends. The Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, announced on Tuesday that court registries across the country...
The Nigerian military says its air force has killed several “terrorists” and disrupted planned attacks during coordinated airstrikes in the country’s north-west. The operations, which took place on Monday, targeted armed gangs—locally known as bandits—across Niger and...
ABUJA — Nigeria’s federal cabinet has approved a comprehensive restructuring of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), stripping the military of its traditional leadership role in the scheme for the first time since its inception 53 years ago. The sweeping reforms, ratified during a...
JOS — Anti-narcotics agents in Nigeria are to be armed with high-powered assault rifles and advanced pistols for the first time in the agency’s 36-year history, following a sharp rise in violence from heavily armed drug cartels. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on...
