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According to the delegation, co-led by IRI President Daniel Twining and Ambassador Jendayi Frazer, a board member of the National Endowment for Democracy, NED, and former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Nigeria retains important foundations for democratic competition, including an established electoral institution and a multi-party system but political consolidation by the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, opposition fragmentation, election-related violence, monetised political competition and declining public trust are weakening the foundations built for democratic competition, established electoral institutions, an active civil society and a multi-party system.

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s latest Open Market Operations (OMO) auction has pushed short-term fixed-income yields back into focus, with investors submitting N4.93 trillion in bids for securities worth just N600 billion.

The deliberate efforts by the major parties in the Osun governorship election to seek peace after the polls are commendable. The move directly contrasts with the post-election atmosphere of violence and inflammatory rhetoric used by politicians during the election.

President Bola Tinubu has formally appointed former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, as Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election, confirming an exclusive report published by THEWILL more than three months ago.

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze, identified by the ICPC as the alleged promoter of the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, which the commission says was...

The Edo State Government has disowned a declaration by Governor Monday Okpebholo’s media aide that Davido had been banned from entering the state or performing there for the remainder of the governor’s administration. Okpebholo’s Senior Special Assistant on...

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, August 25, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Eid ul Mawlid, marking the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo urged Nigerians to use the occasion to...

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group projects Nigeria’s external reserves will rise to about $53bn by December 2026, supported by stronger oil production, favourable crude prices and improved foreign exchange inflows. NESG expects the economy to grow by 4.2...

The US Consulate General in Lagos awarded a $125,000 grant to preserve Enugu State’s ancient Lejja iron-smelting landscape. Archaeological evidence shows that iron production continued across the 33-village landscape for more than two millennia. Enugu State is preparing...

Dangote Refinery raised wholesale petrol by ₦20 per litre to ₦1,185 as Brent crude passed $93. Rising US-Iran geopolitical tensions triggered a five-day rally in international crude benchmarks. Dangote’s gantry rate remains ₦5 to ₦15 cheaper than major...