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Senate Probes Failed $30m Safe Schools Funding

Nigeria's Senate summons Finance Minister Wale Edun over the collapsed Safe School Initiative. With over 1,680 children kidnapped since 2014, the probe aims to recover funds and secure classrooms. Will this inquiry bring real change?

Trump Orders US Strikes on ISIS in Nigeria

US President Donald Trump announced deadly military strikes against ISIS terrorists in Northwest Nigeria on Christmas, citing attacks on Christians. Read the full details.

130 More Kidnapped Niger Pupils Released

Nigerian authorities secure release of 130 Catholic schoolchildren kidnapped in November. All captives now free, ending a weeks-long crisis that revived memories of Chibok.

PENGASSAN Urges FG to Name Terror Sponsors

PENGASSAN calls on the Federal Government to publicly identify terror sponsors and halt kidnappings. The union warns insecurity threatens national development and citizens' safety.

Madrid Protest Over Nigerian School Kidnappings

Hundreds demonstrated at Nigerian embassy in Madrid over mass abductions of schoolchildren. Parents protest government inaction as over 250 students remain captive. International pressure mounts.

AfDB approves $500m loan for Nigeria's budget

African Development Bank approves $500 million budget support for Nigeria to boost non-oil revenues and energy sector reforms. Learn how this impacts Nigeria's economic growth.

Tinubu orders aerial cordon on forests amid kidnappings

President Tinubu deploys 24-hour aerial surveillance over Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger forests to combat kidnapping surge. Security forces coordinate air-ground operations to rescue victims and dismantle criminal networks.

Falz Urges Nigerians to Hold Lawmakers Accountable

Nigerian rapper Falz calls for citizens to demand security accountability from lawmakers beyond social media activism. He questions government handling of recent kidnappings in Kwara and Niger states.

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