Homepage News from Wednesday, February 11th, 2026

The Nigerian federal government has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to immediately suspend all enforcement actions related to the controversial ban on sachet alcohol and alcoholic beverages in 200 ml PET bottles.

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.