Security

The Nigeria Brief — Tuesday, 30 June 2026

FEC commits NGN286bn to ports as pension assets hit a record and Borno schools come under fire again

The Nigeria Brief — Friday, 26 June 2026

The state police bill's safeguards take centre stage, eight die in a Lagos building collapse, and ICPC arraigns El-Rufai over alleged NGN8.6bn fraud.

The Nigeria Brief — Thursday, 25 June 2026

The Senate passes a landmark constitutional bill to create state police, a second Rivers building collapse in 48 hours leaves one dead, and Nigeria publishes a new terrorism-financing sanctions list.

The Nigeria Brief — Monday, 15 June 2026

CAN declares Black Sunday, a retired General dies in bandit captivity, 20 are killed in Kebbi, and the IMF pushes new taxes as CPPE warns of stagflation.

The Nigeria Brief — Friday, 12 June 2026

The House passes the state police bill in a near-unanimous vote, 52.9 million face acute food insecurity, and Burna Boy headlines the World Cup opening ceremony. Happy Democracy Day.

The Nigeria Brief — Thursday, 11 June 2026

The House votes today on state police, bandits attack a Kogi school killing a six-year-old, and the FIFA World Cup opens.

The Nigeria Brief — Tuesday, 9 June 2026

The government's own data reveals 12,000 kidnapped and 7,000 killed since 2023, the Oyo kidnappers' real demand is exposed, and Miss World Nigeria is crowned.

The Nigeria Brief — Monday, 8 June 2026

Senate passes a sugar tax that contradicts its own reform drive, JAS terrorists push into the South-West, and the army rescues 360 people from Ngoshe.

The Nigeria Brief — Friday, 5 June 2026

State police constitutional amendment is coming "shortly," police debunk Oyo release rumours, and four Nigerian startups make Bloomberg's African watchlist.

The Nigeria Brief — Thursday, 4 June 2026

Four men sentenced to death for the 2022 Owo church attack, a former minister's family kidnapped in Ibadan, and Nigeria's FDI collapses to just 1.3% of total capital inflows.

The Nigeria Brief — Wednesday, 3 June 2026

CAN declares June 14 Black Sunday over Nigeria's insecurity crisis, Adeboye gives the government a 90-day ultimatum, and Dave announces his first Lagos headline show.

The Nigeria Brief — Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Oyo teachers go on indefinite strike as abducted pupils enter their third week in captivity, Babachir Lawal quits the ADC, and Tems makes Spotify's Songs of Summer list.

The Nigeria Brief — Monday, 18 May 2026

Nigeria and the US kill ISIS's second-in-command in Borno, the APC's primaries are already on fire, and Ebola is now a global health emergency.

The Nigeria Brief — Thursday, 14 May 2026

Military denies 100+ civilian deaths in Zamfara airstrike, Makinde enters the 2027 race, and an ex-minister gets 75 years.

The Nigeria Brief — Monday, 11 May 2026

Nigeria and the US deepen their security partnership, a deadly weekend in Plateau and Yobe, and Rema headlines the World Cup opening ceremony.

The Nigeria Brief — Friday, 1 May 2026

Military camp deaths demand answers, universities strike, and Bianca Ojukwu steps up as Nigeria's new foreign minister.

The Nigeria Brief — Tuesday, 28 April 2026

APC fractures, Adamawa bleeds, and Nigeria's reserves are shrinking faster than expected.

The Nigeria Brief — Wednesday, 22 April 2026