KEY POINTS President Bola Tinubu has declared a major policy shift, officially designating bandits and all armed non-state actors as terrorists, and promising a merciless, coordinated military and judicial response. This executive move is reinforced by parliamentary resolve, as the Senate has legally classified...

KEY POINTS Nigeria's main opposition party, the PDP, has rejected President Tinubu's 2026 budget proposal, labelling it a "budget of consolidated renewed sufferings" that fails to address the severe economic hardship and poverty faced by citizens. The criticism challenges the administration's economic narrative, contrasting...