Nigeria’s National Assembly, the federal parliament of Africa’s most populous country, is preparing for a key meeting expected on Monday, February 16, 2026, as lawmakers work to reconcile two different versions of an Electoral Amendment Bill passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives. Under Nigeria’s legislative process, when the two chambers approve varying texts of the same bill, a joint conference committee is set up to produce a single harmonised version that can be voted on again and transmitted to the president for assent. In this case, the committee has been given a one-week window to resolve disputed…
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The Kano State Government in northern Nigeria has denied an allegation that it tried to stop Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, from entering the state. The claim was made by Alhaji Buba Galadima, described as a political associate of Kwankwaso, who alleged that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s administration wrote to the federal government of Nigeria to prevent the senator from travelling to Kano State. In response, the Kano State Commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs, Ibrahim Waiya, rejected the allegation in a statement issued on Thursday, February 12, 2026. He described the claim as reckless…
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady and the wife of President Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to work together across social and faith lines, saying unity is essential for national progress. She made the call on Thursday, February 12, 2026, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, while receiving an honour at the Leadership Annual Conference and Awards 2025, an event organised by Leadership Newspaper, a Nigerian media organisation. Mrs Tinubu, speaking before senior government officials and former national leaders, warned against division and said the country’s future depends on cooperation for the common good. She said: “The future of our nation depends…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has departed Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, to represent Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, at the 2026 African Union Summit. Stanley Nkwocha, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, announced the trip in a statement issued on Thursday, February 12, 2026. He said the summit will be held under the theme, “Assuring Sustainable Water Availability and Safe Sanitation Systems to Achieve the Goals of Agenda 2063,” with discussions expected to centre on water management, sanitation, and wider development targets…
The camp of former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar has dismissed as false a claim circulating online that he is involved in secret political negotiations linked to the 2027 general elections in Nigeria. The allegation was attributed to Peter Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State in southwestern Nigeria, who posted a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. In the post, Fayose alleged that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria had agreed to leave the Peoples Democratic Party, one of Nigeria’s major political parties, for the African Democratic Congress, a…
A judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, has stepped down from an asset forfeiture case involving Abubakar Malami, a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice of Nigeria, and two other respondents. Justice Obiora Egwatu announced his decision on Thursday, February 12, 2026, after lawyers appeared in court. “Ladies and gentlemen, for personal reasons, and for the better interest of justice, I will recuse myself from this case,” he said. The judge directed that the file should be forwarded to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court for reassignment to another judge. He…
Popular Nigerian blogger Tunde Ednut has shared an emotional reaction to reports online suggesting that some wealthy and influential figures, including nightlife entrepreneur Obi Cubana and other billionaires, are beginning to back President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection bid. In a post shared on his social media page, Ednut said he was overwhelmed by sadness, explaining that he suddenly began to cry and felt discouraged about the political direction of people he described as important supporters. “I don’t know why, but tears just dropped from my eyes,” he wrote, adding that it felt to him like “all hope is lost now”…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 rejected reports claiming that the Federal Government directed it to suspend enforcement actions linked to sachet alcohol and alcoholic products sold in 200 millilitre PET bottles. In a statement signed by its Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, the agency said it had not received any formal communication instructing it to stop its regulatory work on sachet alcohol products. NAFDAC said its enforcement activities are carried out under its legal mandate and are guided by existing laws and regulatory frameworks, as well as properly communicated government…
Former Ekiti State governor Peter Ayodele Fayose has alleged that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde offered ₦10bn in political funding and demanded the vice-presidential slot as part of behind-the-scenes talks with former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar, as manoeuvring intensifies ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 presidential election. Fayose made the claims in a post on X (formerly Twitter), where he described an “Untold Story of What Happened in Minna Yesterday” and said the discussions were linked to the political future of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a Nigerian opposition party that has been used as a coalition platform by prominent politicians…
Two members of the United States House of Representatives, Chris Smith of New Jersey and Riley Moore of West Virginia, have introduced a bill that urges targeted sanctions, including visa bans and asset freezes, against Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a Nigerian politician and former presidential candidate, as well as two cattle breeder groups, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore. The proposal, titled the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026, is listed as H.R. 7457 and was introduced by Smith and Moore alongside lawmakers Brian Mast, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Bill Huizenga, according to…