President Bola Tinubu has dismissed allegations that his administration is pushing Nigeria toward a one-party state; he insisted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is open to all Nigerians, including members of opposition parties. This was made known by President Tinubu during his speech at the special joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday to mark Democracy Day.

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a scheduled power outage affecting several states in the North-East region. The interruption is due to ongoing construction work at the new 330kV substation in Bauchi.

President Bola Tinubu has bestowed the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) honor upon Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and renowned philanthropist, who is visiting Nigeria to engage with federal and state leaders on strengthening the country’s primary healthcare system.

Host communities in the Niger Delta have issued an ultimatum to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Exploration & Production Limited (NEPL) and its partners, threatening to halt crude oil production due to ongoing disputes regarding contractual and operational issues.

The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused Nigeria’s judiciary of corruption, alleging their compromised roles in the delivery of justice, and demanded that legal practitioners reflect critically on their roles and recommit themselves to upholding impartial justice.

Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they had charged a man identified as Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa with inciting online terrorism, and he remained in custody.