AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHunger Crisis: Peter Obi warns northern Nigeria’s food crisis is worsening and “avoidable,” citing a UN/WFP report showing 17m people in nine states facing crisis-level hunger and 35m at risk, with Borno’s situation described as catastrophic. Xenophobia & Evacuations: South Africa rejects Nigeria’s compensation demand over abandoned properties left during anti-migrant unrest, while Nigeria continues airlifting citizens home; Air Peace’s third mission brought 268 Nigerians, raising total evacuees to 801. Migration Crackdown: A wider Africa-and-beyond hardening stance on immigration enforcement is highlighted by Ireland deporting South Africans living illegally. Banking & Data Security: CBN Governor Cardoso urges banks to deploy recapitalisation funds into SMEs, agriculture and infrastructure, as Nigeria faces fresh alarm over 281,500 accounts breached in Q1 2026. Investment Push: EBRD targets at least $1.5bn in Nigeria over three years after committing $280m in its first year. Sports & Culture: Morocco and Egypt advance in World Cup 2026; meanwhile, Nigeria’s “Nigerian Modernism” exhibition and a Lusaka premiere of “’77: The FESTAC Conspiracy” boost Nigeria’s soft power.
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