Policy

As the world marks International Women's Day 2026, the familiar chorus of celebration is met with a much-needed dissonance. While governments and institutions reflect on a century of struggle, one...

Nigeria’s Senate has rejected calls to establish a new regulatory body for the country’s rapidly expanding financial technology sector, instead backing a plan to strengthen the supervisory powers of the...

An Igbo advocacy group, the Ndigbo Worldwide Union, has endorsed calls by some U.S. lawmakers urging Nigeria to remove Sharia and blasphemy provisions from its Constitution, arguing that no modern...

The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) has pushed back against reported calls by some U.S. lawmakers to end the practice of Sharia law in Nigeria, describing such proposals...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the personal particulars of candidates and their running mates for the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State. In a statement issued on...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has launched a nationwide One-Stop-Shop (OSS) platform aimed at simplifying cargo clearance, reducing port bottlenecks and improving coordination among regulatory agencies. The digital platform was...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has requested a total of N873.78 billion to conduct Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, while also proposing N171 billion for its operational budget in the...

Protesters have marched on Nigeria’s National Assembly complex carrying mattresses, pillows and sleeping kits in a symbolic show of defiance as they demanded lawmakers mandate real-time electronic transmission of election...

Nigeria’s Bar Association has urged the National Assembly to approve a proposed amendment that would make the electronic transmission of election results from polling units mandatory, warning that current legal...

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance on Thursday questioned the acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET), Johnson Akinowo, over the utilization of ₦4.099 billion...