The United States has designated a Nigerian, two other individuals and six entities for allegedly financing ISIS, accusing them of operating a transnational network that moved funds across Europe, the Middle East and West Africa to support the terrorist group's activities.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed an $800 million contribution from the United States, providing a major boost to global humanitarian operations amid rising hunger and food insecurity worldwide.
Nigeria and the United States have recorded a major counterterrorism breakthrough following a joint military operation that reportedly eliminated senior ISIS leader Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki and several of his lieutenants during a coordinated strike in the Lake Chad Basin.
The United States is reportedly moving toward a possible indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of planes belonging to a Cuban exile group.
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on his 70th birthday, reflecting on their decades-long political relationship, shared role in Nigeria’s democratic journey and enduring personal affection despite their current political differences.
The Presidency is expanding skills acquisition and entrepreneurship programmes as part of a non-kinetic strategy to tackle insecurity, reduce youth vulnerability to criminal recruitment and create sustainable economic opportunities across Nigeria.
President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has submitted the draft 2026 National Policing Bill and 29 consequential amendment bills to the Federal Ministry of Justice for legislative review, paving the way for a proposed federal and state police structure in Nigeria.