The Presidency has stated that the recent United States’ court ruling ordering American law enforcement agencies to release confidential information gathered from investigating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for drug-related case in the 1990s is nothing new and did not in any way indict the Nigerian leader.

The Supreme Court has today ruled that Nigeria’s Freedom of Information (FOI) Act applies to all tiers of government in Nigeria, including state institutions. This is coming after many state governments have tried exempting themselves over the years to dodge compliance with the FOI Act, a federal legislation; the court held that the National Assembly is competent to enact laws on public records and archives.

The Oyo State Government has halt all charges against Naomi Silekunola, ex-wife of the Ooni of Ife; Oriyomi Hamzat, founder of Agidigbo FM; and Abdullahi Fasasi, principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, following the December 2024 funfair stampede that resulted in the deaths of many children.

The United States has released the list of eligible countries for its 2025 Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), with notable revise with the United Kingdom been excluded from the general eligibility and African countries including Nigeria were also disqualified.

The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to introduce landing and exit cards to prospective visitors, has it announced plan to cancel its Visa-on-Arrival policy.

The Nigeria Senate has summoned the heads of the Nigerian intelligence community, comprising the National Security Adviser (NSA), Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), over alleged sponsorship of Boko Haram by the United States Aid for International Development, USAID.