governance

Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has filed suit to prevent anti-corruption agencies from freezing his assets, while a Nigerian advocacy group takes the federal government to the ECOWAS Court over alleged unauthorized alterations to tax legislation.

Labour Party's 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi has shifted the national debt discourse, arguing that Nigeria's fundamental problem lies in fund mismanagement rather than borrowing levels, challenging conventional fiscal policy debates.

Senator Seriake Dickson declares serving with integrity in Nigeria increasingly difficult, as governance analysts call for structural reforms to address systemic failures in security and public administration.

Electoral observers are pressing national authorities to substantially increase funding for voter education programmes, warning that widespread civic apathy threatens to undermine democratic processes and citizen engagement with government initiatives.

The Platform for Concerned Citizens argues that Nigeria's decade-long political and economic malaise demands systemic reforms beyond electoral cycles, pointing to the entrenched nexus between political power and corruption as the fundamental obstacle to national development.

A spate of violent incidents across multiple African nations over the weekend has highlighted deteriorating security conditions, with authorities grappling with banditry, institutional theft, and vigilante violence.

From South Africa's municipal governance to Kenya's civil service tensions and Nigeria's legislative aspirations, political leadership capabilities are facing renewed examination across the continent.

Nigeria's FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has defended his imposition of curfews by citing presidential approval, sparking a constitutional debate about democratic norms and the limits of executive power in federal territories.

A senior SANDF intelligence officer faces bribery charges, government intervenes to prevent Tongaat Hulett's collapse, and the Constitutional Court settles a Zulu royal family succession dispute in three separate developments testing South African institutions.

Former Information Minister Lai Mohammed has disowned claims attributing statements about a 'Hausa insurgency' to him, calling the report fabricated, while other political figures weighed in on electoral turnout and governance issues.

The ruling All Progressives Congress confronts governance challenges as it demands Osun Governor Adeleke's resignation over alleged N13.7 billion payroll fraud, while internal disputes erupt in Ondo and Ogun states amid broader national debates on electoral transparency.

Investigations reveal widespread underdevelopment across Nigeria's local government areas despite receiving N5.5 trillion in federal allocations during 2025, exposing systemic governance failures and continued state-level interference in third-tier administration.

Nigeria's governance challenges deepen as former Kaduna governor faces cybercrime charges and Osun State confronts allegations of a N13 billion ghost worker scheme, raising questions about financial oversight across state administrations.

Nigeria's 774 local government areas received N5.5 trillion in FAAC disbursements during 2025, yet widespread infrastructure deficits and service delivery gaps raise questions about fund utilization and accountability at the grassroots governance level.

Kogi State schools resume operations following an emergency mid-term break prompted by security concerns, as religious and political leaders seek solutions to Nigeria's deepening security crisis.