Tuesday, 24 March 2026
El-Rufai filed a 30-page criminal complaint alleging ICPC officers told him his release depended on withdrawing from politics, while the ICPC said he remains in lawful custody and the court adjourned his challenge to March 31.
Vigilantes in Katsina's Jibia LGA killed three government-classified "repentant bandits," triggering a reprisal that left 18 people dead in an area that had been peaceful for over a year.
Oil averaged $102 per barrel this month against Nigeria's $64.85 budget benchmark, but Nigeria produced 530,000 fewer barrels per day than the budget assumed, leaving the windfall and the shortfall running at the same time.
From March 26, the UK introduced its first country-level student visa ban, while the Graduate Route shortened to 18 months from January 2027 and Nigerian students began being stopped at Lagos airport under new pre-departure boarding checks.
Tinubu attended the Windsor state banquet as 209 UK MPs and peers demanded Starmer raise the killing of Nigerian Christians with him directly, citing Open Doors' finding that 3,490 Christians were killed in Nigeria in 2025, 72% of all such deaths worldwide.
Soludo was inaugurated for a second term in Anambra and noted from the podium that his guests flew in on a Monday, a day when flying into the state had previously been too dangerous to risk.
EU foreign ministers formally voted against expanding naval operations to the Strait of Hormuz, while India, Turkey, and Pakistan secured passage for their tankers by calling Tehran directly.
Nigeria's annual inflation eased to 15.06% in February before the Iran war reversed the trend, weakening the naira again as foreign portfolio investors exited and domestic fuel and food costs rose.
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