The United States, European Union, United Kingdom and other members of the International Contact Group have warned that there is no military solution to the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
President Tinubu has appointed a five-member delegation led by SGF George Akume to represent Nigeria at the burial of U.S. civil rights icon Jesse Jackson in Chicago.
Germany says it will not join the U.S.–Israel offensive against Iran, stressing limits in military capacity and calling for caution as tensions rise.
The Defence Headquarters says about 100 U.S. military personnel have arrived in Nigeria to provide training, technical support and intelligence-sharing assistance to the Armed Forces.
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.