THE order by Justice Gideon Kurada of the Kaduna High Court to release Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Malama Zeenatudeen Ibraheem on July 28, 2021, gladdened many hearts within and outside the country, especially people who have been at the forefront of championing justice.

The U.N. refugee agency says more than 11,500 Nigerians have fled to neighboring Niger over the last month, seeking refuge from increasingly violent, deadly attacks by armed groups.

Nigeria’s debt to China, France, Japan, India and Germany rose to $4.26bn as of June 30, 2021 from $3.85bn at the end of 2019, according to data obtained from the Debt Management Office.

The violence in central Nigeria is now one of the country’s deadliest security threats after Boko Haram in the northeast and banditry in the northwest.

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The World Bank has stated that Nigeria is not fully benefitting from the current oil boom.

The National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) have forged an alliance that could enable Nigeria to benefit from the yearly $4.7 trillion exportation of digital services.

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said about 80 per cent of investment into Nigeria comes into the state.

The compliance by members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies known as OPEC Plus (OPEC+) with the group’s crude output restraint agreement edged higher in October as several members struggled to bring back production to meet their rising quotas.

Speaking at the 6th Annual Nigeria Mining Week held on 16 & 17 November the Honourable Minister, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, stated the country still provides one of the highest rates of return on mining investment.

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said for Nigeria to overcome its security challenges, efforts must be made to seek diversified solutions besides the military option to the problems of banditry, militancy and insurgency.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Nigeria and the Republic of Korea to develop, coordinate and monitor the implementation of a maritime security and safety scheme.

THE LATEST World Bank Nigeria Development Update (NDU), released in Abuja on November 23, said Nigeria’s economic growth prospects have been undermined by the Federal Government’s failure to stick to reform measures implemented to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jose Silva, Prime Minister of Cape Verde, the only Island-country in West Africa, has pledged better cooperation and increase in trade volumes between Nigeria and his country in the coming years.

Questions criteria used, demands reversal

The United States has once again warned that it may stop rendering military assistance to Nigeria if the country fails to protect human rights.

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Thursday insisted that Nigeria under President Buhari was still on its watch list.

Cameroonian, Nigerian and Chadian troops fighting terrorism in the Lake Chad basin say attacks on military positions have been increasing since Boko Haram leader Aboubakar Shekau was declared dead in May.

Nigerian security forces opened fire on unarmed protesters in the nation’s largest city in October 2020, killing at least 15 and wounding dozens in what investigators called a “massacre,” according to a leaked report Tuesday.

More than 10 million Nigerians are internally displaced persons (IDPs) according to the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDPs. That number exceeds the population of Sweden and it has been increasing fast.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has introduced new measures to check security threats in the Nigerian maritime domain and deter persons who may seek illegal means of entry into the country as stowaways.