Nigeria
Latest week · November 2
LATEST WEEK
- INEC drew a line between images created entirely by artificial intelligenceNigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission has flagged 268 records in its preliminary Register of Voters for suspected artificial intelligence-generated photographs and other irregularities, as it begins cleaning up the database ahead of the 2027 general elections. The commission said it is already working through the register rather than waiting for the final list.
- Nigerian court voids Atiku's ADC candidacy and sacks David Mark-led party leadershipA Federal High Court judgment nullified the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress and voided the candidacy of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, sacking all ADC candidates. Premium Times reported that if upheld by higher courts on appeal, the judgement bars the ADC, a major challenger to the ruling All Progressives Congress, from fielding candidates in the upcoming general elections.
- Afreximbank and APPO launch $5bn Africa Energy Bank with Abuja headquarters and Helmy Ghazi as presidentAfreximbank and the African Petroleum Producers' Organization formally established the Africa Energy Bank with $5 billion in capital, ending a delay of roughly two years since the plan was first set out. The bank's headquarters is in Abuja, Nigeria. Helmy Ghazi becomes the institution's inaugural president.
- Nigeria's Senate weighs Tinubu's $7.7bn loan as NDC and Atiku warn of debt burdenPresident Bola Tinubu has asked the National Assembly to approve a new external borrowing plan of $7.7 billion, about ₦10.79 trillion, to help finance the 2026 budget deficit. He also withdrew a previous external borrowing request. The Senate is now considering the request.
- UNESCO reports six in seven journalist murders go unpunished as NUJ demands prosecutions in NigeriaUNESCO reports that six in seven journalist murders worldwide go unpunished, a finding circulated as the Council of Europe marked the issue with the statement that when journalists are silenced, democracy loses its voice. The figure was carried in reporting on the state of press safety published on Monday.
SOURCES CITED IN NOVEMBER 2026
Outlets referenced by the published weekly picks for this month — not the full monitored registry.
- BBCCentristcentre
- Billionaires.AfricaBusinesscentre
- Bloomberg.comBusinesscentre
- Business InsiderBusinesscentre
- BusinessDayBusinesscentre-right
- Channels TelevisionCentristcentre
- Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.comBusinesscentre
- Daily Post NigeriaOppositionalcentre
- Daily TrustCentristcentre
- EL PAÍS EnglishWire
- FRCN HQStatecentre
- Galaxy TelevisionPro-governmentcentre
- GOV.UKStatecentre
- Head TopicsStatecentre
- Independent Newspaper NigeriaOppositionalcentre
- Jagonews24Oppositionalcentre-left
- KBC DigitalWire
- LEADERSHIP NewspapersPro-governmentcentre
- Legit NewsPro-governmentcentre
- National Drug Law Enforcement AgencyStatecentre
- News Agency of NigeriaState
- pan african visionsOppositionalcentre-left
- Peoples Gazette NigeriaOppositionalcentre-left
- Pointblank NewsWire
- Premium TimesOppositionalcentre
- PunchCentristcentre
- ReutersWirecentre
- Techpoint AfricaBusinesscentre
- The Budgit FoundationOppositionalcentre-left
- The China-Global South ProjectCentristcentre
- The Eagle OnlineOppositionalcentre
- The Guardian NigeriaCentristcentre-left
- The ICIROppositionalcentre
- The NationPro-governmentcentre-right
- The Sun NigeriaPro-governmentcentre
- The Whistler NewspaperOppositionalcentre
- TheCableOppositionalcentre
- ThisDayCentristcentre
- Togo FirstCentristcentre
- TVC NewsPro-governmentcentre
- UN Africa RenewalCentristcentre
- UN NewsCentristcentre
- VanguardCentristcentre
- Voice of NigeriaStatecentre
- www.coe.intCentristcentre
- ZAgazolaOppositional
Next update November 9, 2026