Politics

The United States has approved a $2.1 billion health funding package for Nigeria, placing strong emphasis on Christian faith-based healthcare providers across the country. The funding follows the signing of a five-year bilateral agreement between Washington and Abuja aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s health system and expanding access to essential medical services, especially in communities served by Christian institutions. Under the …

The United States has placed a temporary halt on Green Card and citizenship applications linked to Nigerians. This action follows a new expansion of Washington’s immigration restrictions and affects several other countries recently added to a broader travel control policy. The suspension targets legal immigration filings, including applications for permanent residency and naturalisation. Many of those affected are Nigerians already …

The United States has introduced fresh partial travel restrictions affecting Nigeria and several other countries, triggering debate over the implications for Nigerians seeking student, marriage, tourist, work, and immigrant visas. The policy was announced in a White House fact sheet titled “President Donald J. Trump Restricts and Limits the Entry of Foreign Nationals to Protect the Security of the United …

Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilots and crew members nine days after their detention, following high-level diplomatic intervention by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The release came shortly after a Nigerian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, concluded engagements with the Burkinabè authorities in Ouagadougou, including talks with President Ibrahim Traoré. …

United States President Donald Trump has frowned at the continued existence of Boko Haram, the Islamic State and other terrorist cells in Nigeria. Trump cited the activities of the jihadist groups as one of the grounds Nigeria was added to the list of countries facing restrictions on travel to the United States. “Radical Islamic terrorist groups such as Boko Haram …

A United States lawmaker, Mary Miller, has said that radical Islam is responsible for the killing of thousands of Christians in Nigeria. “Radical Islam is responsible for the mass slaughter of THOUSANDS of Christians in Nigeria and around the world.” “This dangerous ideology has NO place in America,” she wrote on X. The comments come amid growing pressure from the …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki (SAN), on Tuesday met with former governors and ministers elected on the platform of the party, declaring that the newly constituted National Working Committee (NWC) is repositioning the PDP for a return to power. Addressing the gathering in Abuja, which included a former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, and …

A newly released book has offered fresh insight into the power struggles that defined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 presidential primaries, revealing how a powerful cabal around late former President Muhammadu Buhari allegedly sought to install then Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the party’s consensus candidate by attempting to manipulate the country’s security architecture. The …

The United States government has revealed that Nigeria was added to its expanded travel restrictions list over concerns bordering on terrorism-related security risks and high visa overstay rates. According to U.S. authorities, the presence and activities of extremist groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic State in parts of Nigeria have created challenges for effective screening and vetting of …

Eleven Nigerian Air Force personnel detained in Burkina Faso following an emergency landing could face life imprisonment if found guilty of espionage or sovereignty violations, according to sources close to the ongoing investigation. The warning comes amid a deepening diplomatic crisis, with the soldiers and their C-130 Hercules aircraft still held a week after the incident. The saga began on …