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 (CBCN) has expressed confidence that conducting elections in the country will help rebuild the trust of both the people and the international community.
The First Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), which was held at the CSN Resource Centre, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Durumi, Abuja, 19 – 26 February 2026, has ended with a strong call for civil authorities to shun repressive and tyrannical tendencies based on the common good.
Delivering his homily at the opening Mass of the First Plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), which held at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, St. Gabriel’s Chaplaincy, on 22 February 2026, Archbishop Kaigama disclosed that “The Church in Nigeria stands not on political favour or social or public approval, but on the superabundance of God’s grace.”
Fresh controversy has erupted over Nigeria’s electoral reforms following an emergency plenary session of the Senate on Monday, 10 February 2026, which commenced at about 12:50 p.m., amid sustained public backlash over the rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results.
