The Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has issued an urgent call to state governors to immediately unlock the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF), warning that the failure to release counterpart funding is crippling efforts to combat a deadly anaemia epidemic ravaging the country. Speaking in Abuja during a media workshop on the Media Role for Anaemia Prevention, the organisation described the CNF as a “win-win” lifeline where every Naira released by a state government is matched by donors to provide double the value in life-saving nutrition commodities. CS-SUNN’s Executive Secretary, Mr Sunday Okonkwo lamented that despite the availability…
Author: Tina George
On paper, the Nigerian agricultural sector is swimming in cash. In the corridors of the National Assembly and the sleek PowerPoint presentations of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, the narrative is one of “massive production” and “restoration.” Yet, in the dusty markets of Minna, the overflowing grain silos of Kano, and the farm settlements of Benue, the reality is starkly different. Despite the Federal Government increasing the agriculture budget in recent years, the average Nigerian is paying more for food today than at any point in recent history. As we settle into 2026, a critical question hangs…
The Niger Christian Youth Forum (NCYF) has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Borgu and Agwara local government areas of Niger state which left over 40 people dead, a market razed, and numerous residents abducted. The group described the assaults as “brutal” and urged federal and state authorities to intensify security measures and rescue efforts. In a statement released on Tuesday and signed by the Forum’s spokesperson, Joshua Ndace, the Forum expressed deep concern over the coordinated attacks that occurred on Saturday, January 4. The violence resulted in the burning of Kasuwan Daji market and the kidnapping of women…
A brutal terrorist raid in Borgu and Agwara Local Government Areas has thrown Niger State’s school reopening plans into chaos, forcing officials to suspend resumptions in Kontagora and other rural communities. The attack, which claimed over 30 lives and saw dozens abducted just days ago on January 4, 2026, underscores the relentless security crisis crippling education in northern Nigeria. As parents and students grapple with fear, the government has opted for a cautious phased approach, prioritizing urban centers while rural schools remain shuttered. From mass abductions to statewide shutdowns Niger State’s education system has been battered by banditry and terrorism…
A wave of terror swept through Niger State this weekend as gunmen launched a ruthless rampage on the Kasuwan-Daji market in Demo Village via Kabe leaving a trail of blood, ashes, and tears. In a brazen attack that began around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, terrorists emerging from the Kainji Lake National Park forest slaughtered at least 30 people, torched shops, and ransacked a Catholic Mission House. The horror in Agwara Witnesses describe a scene of chaos as the attackers stormed the market, which sits between Agwara and Borgu Local Government Areas. The terrorists were said to have fired…
The remaining 130 students and teachers abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri have been handed over to the Niger State government, marking a rare full recovery in one of Nigeria’s largest school kidnappings. The handover caps a month-long ordeal that began on November 21, 2025, when armed bandits stormed the boarding school in Papiri, Aguara Local Government Area. It would be recalled that bandits abducted over 200 pupils – many as young as three – and staff in a pre-dawn raid making it one of the largest wave of school abductions in northern Nigeria. Two…
In a major medical intervention aimed at alleviating the suffering of the less privileged, the Sani Bello Foundation, with the Graceland Healthcare Development Foundation, has successfully concluded a massive free medical outreach at the General Hospital, Kontagora. The outreach, organized to commemorate the birthday of Col. Sani Bello (Rtd) recorded a massive turnout, with medical teams screening over 3,000 patients and successfully performing surgeries on more than 600 beneficiaries. Defying insecurity to save lives Speaking on the rationale behind the event, the Vice Chairman of the Foundation, Usman Sani Bello, disclosed that the board had considered cancelling this year’s outreach…
Eight days after the harrowing invasion of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, the parents of the victims have expressed outrage at the Niger State Government’s handling of the crisis. Converging on the school premises to compile a register of the victims, distraught parents berated Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago for describing their children as merely “missing” rather than abducted. They further accused the administration of insensitivity, noting that no government official has visited the community to sympathize with them since the incident occurred over a week ago. The aggrieved parents, many weeping and…
In a widespread disruption that rippled across the internet on Tuesday, several high-profile websites, including X (formerly known as Twitter) and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, went offline due to a technical glitch at Cloudflare, a leading provider of online infrastructure services. The outage, which began around 12:30 p.m. Nigerian time (approximately 11:30 a.m. GMT), left users unable to access affected sites, greeting them instead with error messages indicating problems on Cloudflare’s network. Many reported seeing an internal server error alert, accompanied by suggestions to refresh the page or try again shortly. Cloudflare, which plays a critical role in protecting websites from cyberattacks…
Nigeria has emerged as a hotspot for data breaches in 2025, with over 566,300 accounts compromised so far, according to cybersecurity company Surfshark latest analysis. This surge comes as global breach rates drop, underscoring the country’s vulnerability in an era of AI-driven cyber threats. Key Findings from Q3 2025 In the third quarter (July-September), 408,900 Nigerian accounts were leaked, ranking the country 16th worldwide. That’s a staggering tenfold jump from 2nd quarter of the year, where breaches occurred at just 0.3 accounts per minute, rising to 3.2 per minute in 3rd quarter. Globally, breaches totaled 90.6 million in 3rd quarter,…