Despite over a decade’s insurgency in the North-East, the vocation to the Catholic priesthood remains strong in the Diocese of Maiduguri, as five young men were on Thursday raised to the Order of Priesthood.
The African Union (AU) has renewed its call for the immediate and unconditional lifting of unilateral sanctions imposed against Zimbabwean institutions and individuals, warning that the restrictions continue to undermine the country’s socio-economic development and long-term aspirations.
The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) has expressed readiness to partner with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Borno State Council, to promote healthcare delivery and enhance information flow across communities in the state.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised concerns over the rising number of complaints relating to human rights violations in Nigeria, following the recording of 338,810 complaints nationwide in September 2026, representing an increase of about 14 per cent from the previous month.
The African continent has overtaken Europe in the number of Catholics, emerging as the continent with the second-largest Catholic population in the world after the Americas, according to a new statistical report released by the Vatican’s Fides News Agency.
The African Union Commission (AUC) has called on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint amid heightened tensions among the three countries, warning that further escalation could threaten peace and stability in the region.
The former Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury in the United Kingdom, Bishop Justin Welby has said the suffering of the people of Plateau State is increasingly being heard around the world, stressing the need for concerted efforts to end the bloodshed and restore peace in the Middle Belt state of Nigeria.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has warned that the country’s deepening insecurity, poverty, failing infrastructure and what it described as assaults on human dignity are threatening the social fabric of the nation, calling on government, political leaders and citizens to work together to restore hope and build a society centred on the value of human life.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBNC) has raised objections to the Foreign Aids Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure Bill 2026, which has passed through first and second readings in the country’s National Assembly.
The African Union Commission has called for stronger institutional action, resources and accountability to ensure that its commitments to Women, Peace and Security translate into tangible improvements in the lives of women and girls across the continent.
