Nigeria

Nigeria's food safety regulator has shut down 18 warehouses in Niger State containing expired beverages, dairy products, and other consumables prepared for distribution, highlighting ongoing challenges in food quality control across the country.

Oyo State authorities shut down a herbal facility for environmental violations while Polokwane Municipality investigates water discoloration affecting Seshego residents, exposing ongoing challenges in health infrastructure oversight across African municipalities.

The National Labour Congress has dismissed a N6 trillion funding request by electricity generation companies, challenging their assertion that the union lacks competence to scrutinize developments in Nigeria's troubled power sector.

Zamfara state commits to sustaining international donor-funded health and development initiatives beyond their funding cycles, following coordination meetings with FCDO and UNICEF officials in Gusau.

As Nigerian law enforcement agencies strengthen inter-agency collaboration in Kano, a spate of criminal cases across the country reveals the complex security challenges facing Africa's most populous nation, from teenage extortion schemes to domestic homicides.

Nigeria's National Assembly has condemned inadequate government funding for livestock development, while South Africa's dairy industry warns that inconsistent foot-and-mouth disease control measures could jeopardize crucial export markets.

UNICEF has facilitated 14 million birth registrations across Nigeria over the past two years while spearheading the digitalization of registration systems at health facilities nationwide, marking a significant advance in the country's civil registration infrastructure.

As military leadership vows sustained action against security threats, bandits kill 30 in Zamfara while kidnappings persist across Nigeria's north-central states, underscoring the gap between operational pledges and ground realities.

Nigerian agro-real estate sector positions plantation investments as competitive alternative to traditional commercial property, while South Africa's building plans reveal uneven growth across major metros in 2025.

President Tinubu signs Electoral Act 2026 Amendment into law as INEC receives materials for Rivers State bye-elections, while civil society organizations raise concerns over FCT council poll procedures and call for enhanced transparency measures.

Nigerian security forces have implemented sweeping movement restrictions and personnel redeployments across three regions ahead of Saturday's elections, sparking debate over balancing electoral security with citizens' rights.

Nigeria faces a weekend of critical electoral activities, with Lagos APC screening 540 aspirants for local government congresses, FCT Area Council elections deploying citizen observers, and Rivers State conducting bye-elections amid gubernatorial endorsements and security restrictions.

Courts across the continent delivered significant judgments on February 20, with Nigeria's Supreme Court settling jurisdictional disputes, South Africa's Constitutional Court ending Zulu royal succession battles, and Nigerian courts imposing media restraints.

Regional judiciaries deliver landmark rulings on media freedom, royal authority, and institutional jurisdiction as South Africa's Constitutional Court settles Zulu kingship dispute while Nigerian courts address defamation jurisdiction and press restrictions.

From a fatal domestic dispute in Rivers State to a cross-border robbery targeting diaspora wealth in Zimbabwe, recent criminal incidents reveal the persistent challenges facing law enforcement across the region.