The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026, in observance of Presidents’ Day.
Originally established to honor George Washington’s birthday, Presidents’ Day now celebrates all U.S. presidents and their leadership in shaping the nation’s history and positively influencing the world.
#DYK? George Washington created the first “Badge of Military Merit,” which later became the Purple Heart, and the medal still bears his image today.
The Democratic Republic of Congo army says it has quashed an attempted coup against President Felix Tshikedi in the capital Kinshasa involving Congolese and foreign fighters
United States and Nigeria Agrees on open Skies Air Transport*
The U.S.-Nigeria Air Transport Agreement, which provisionally came into force since 2000, came into force on May 13, 2024.
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in hospital after being shot a number of times in what officials are calling an assassination attempt
He is now in a life-threatening condition, according to an update on his official social media account.
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Court grants injunction stopping the planned marriage of 100 females in Niger state
Minister of women affairs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye made this known while speaking to journalists in Abuja on Thursday
Biden Admin sending $1bn arms shipment to Israel
This comes despite the US being opposed to a full-scale invasion by the Israeli military on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.