Homepage News from Friday, September 11th, 2026

Nigeria’s National Assembly has suspended all official legislative visits to South Africa and directed lawmakers to boycott South African-hosted activities over renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other African nationals.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu have asked an Abuja Federal High Court to dismiss a suit filed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over alleged certificate forgery.

The Federal Government has begun moves to remove criminal penalties for attempted suicide after the Federal Executive Council approved the decriminalisation of suicide attempts.

The Federal Government has announced plans to provide Nigerian students with 100 megabytes of free data daily to access approved educational websites and digital learning platforms from Independence Day, 1st October 2026.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened a nationwide strike over unpaid salaries and what it described as the poor implementation of the 2025 agreement reached with the Federal Government.

Nigeria’s Federal Government has fulfilled the $100,000 reward pledged to members of the national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, following their triumph at the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket.

The Lagos State Police Command says it is fully prepared to provide security before, during and after the 2027 general elections, assuring residents that there is no cause for alarm.