The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 20 November 2025 for the delivery of judgment in the terrorism case against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Mr Kanu is charged with seven counts of terrorism linked to his campaign for the secession of Nigeria’s southeastern region. He has pleaded not guilty. The court’s judge, James Omotosho, said that Mr Kanu had failed, for the sixth time, to enter...

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Wednesday passed the second reading of the Electric Vehicle Transition and Green Mobility Bill 2025, signalling the country’s intention to gradually phase out petrol-powered vehicles and embrace electric mobility. The Bill, sponsored by Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North), seeks to establish a national legal framework for the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), encourage local manufacturing, and bolster Nigeria’s commitment to environmental sustainability. During the plenary, lawmakers...

An interim report by the Senate’s Ad-Hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft has raised alarming concerns about decades of revenue loss in Nigeria’s oil sector. According to the report, the country may have lost more than US$300 billion to theft, leakages, and systemic corruption. The findings, presented on Wednesday by Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), reflect deep-rooted lapses in governance, regulation, and oversight of Nigeria’s petroleum industry. Weak enforcement, substandard measurement practices, and unaccounted-for exports...

A landmark change in Nigeria’s fight against sexual misconduct within academia was secured on Wednesday, as the Senate passed the Sexual Harassment of Students (Prohibition and Prevention) Bill, 2025. The legislation prescribes a maximum of 14 years’ imprisonment for lecturers found guilty of harassing students in tertiary institutions. Moved by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), the Bill seeks to shatter what he called a “culture of coercion and silence” that has eroded trust...

…Sets Up Reconciliation Panel Ahead of Convention The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday reaffirmed Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum as its National Chairman, following an emergency meeting of its Board of Trustees (BoT) held in Abuja. In a communiqué issued at the close of the meeting, the BoT declared: “BoT reaffirms that the PDP remains a united, formidable and focused political party under the leadership of the Amb. Iliya Damagum-led National Working Committee (NWC).” The...