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The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died, his son said. He was 84. Jackson, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., had been hospitalized in recent months and was under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy. He died Tuesday morning, surrounded by …

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), says it will investigate Temu, an e-commerce online marketplace over alleged data breach against the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA). This is contained in a statement by Babatunde Bamigboye, Head, Legal, Enforcement and Regulations of the commission, on Monday in Abuja. Bamigboye said that Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner, NDPC, gave the directives following …

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) says Nigeria’s January inflation decline of 15.10 per cent signals a significant shift toward macroeconomic stabilisation, with positive implications for households and investors. The Founder, CPPE, Dr Muda Yusuf, said this on Monday in Lagos via a statement in reaction to the 0.05 per cent inflation decline in January 2026 according …

A witness, Richard Agulu(a former Zenith Bank staff member, testified that he never received any money from directly former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Agulu, who now works at the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), was testifying in the trial of Emefiele as the third Prosecution Witness. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a- eight-count charge against the former …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NSCDC) has intensified its Lassa fever response after confirming infections among frontline health workers during the peak transmission season. The agency warned that strict compliance with Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures remained the most effective defence against hospital-based transmission. Dr Jide Idris, Director-General of the NCDC, issued the advisory on Monday in Abuja …

Mr Valentine Achum, an advocacy expert, has called for sustained enforcement, legislative backing and technological strengthening of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) as the initiative enters its second decade. Achum, Advocacy Lead for Equal Trade Alliance based in The Hague, made the call in a statement on Monday in Abuja, describing the TSA as Nigeria’s most successful fiscal reform. He …

  Aside from freezing their assets, the US has also barred all US persons and entities from transacting with the named individuals. The US government has frozen the assets of eight Nigerians for alleged links to terrorist organisations and cybercrime. This action was taken through the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and appears on a 3,000-page …

  According to the statement, the arrival of the US military trainers followed a formal request by the Federal Government of Nigeria to the US government. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Abuja, has announced the arrival of about 100 United States military personnel and associated equipment at Bauchi Airfield as part of ongoing defence cooperation between Nigeria and the United States. …

Many of the Democrats who came to the Munich Security Conference this weekend want to be president. But even if one of them can win the White House in 2028, they may find they can no longer claim the title every American president since the 1940s has borne: leader of the free world. California Gov. Gavin Newsom went on stage …

  -Over Electoral Act 2022 review tenure for local governments Obidigbo urges NASS -NASS on CONSTITUTION REVIEW and state legislature -NASS security summit, N758bn pension liabilities Senators and members of the House of Representatives will reconvene in plenary on Tuesday, 17 February. An announcement by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mr Kamoru Ogunlana, did not provide further details other …