Latest News from Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will kick off ward-level registration for the National Identification Number (NIN) across Nigeria on Monday, February 16.

The Minister of Works told lawmakers on Wednesday that the ministry’s 2026 capital plan focuses on finishing major roads and four “legacy” projects started by the presidency.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed claims that the Federal Government ordered it to halt enforcement of regulations on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic products.

A group of U.S. Republican lawmakers has proposed a bill that lists former Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and Fulani groups including the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria among individuals and organisations of concern over alleged terrorism-linked violence and religious freedom violations in Nigeria.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued and repatriated 23 Nigerian youths trafficked to Thailand for cyber-enabled criminal activities, raising concerns over a growing trend of trafficking to Southeast Asia.

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has been linked with the vacant managerial position at French Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille.

Tropical Cyclone Gezani slammed into Madagascar’s east coast on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 19 others as it destroyed homes and knocked out power across the Indian Ocean island nation, authorities said.

Civil society groups and opposition parties are criticizing the Nigerian Senate’s latest amendment to the Electoral Act, warning that it could weaken transparency in future elections.

The United States plans to send about 200 troops to Nigeria to train the country’s military in combating Islamist militants, a U.S. official said Tuesday, weeks after President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on what he called Islamic State targets.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is unhappy with the direction Nigeria’s election result transmission is taking.

A U.S. congressman, Riley Moore, says he has introduced a new bill aimed at addressing what he calls rising religious violence in Nigeria.

Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, has criticized the Senate’s revised stance on electronic transmission of election results, saying the move could weaken safeguards meant to protect the integrity of elections.

Senator Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa West has expressed disappointment over the Senate’s initial refusal to approve a clause mandating electronic transmission of election results from polling units, saying he shares the frustration many Nigerians felt over the decision.

Several Nigerian civil society organizations are raising fresh concerns about the Senate’s revised Clause 60(3) of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, warning that parts of the new provision could weaken safeguards meant to protect election transparency.