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Good morning, Andy!
President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria’s largest military expansion in recent times, including the recruitment of 28,000 soldiers, four new army divisions and three additional headquarters to tackle the country’s security crisis. While the government says the move will improve coordination and response times, security experts warn that attracting new recruits may prove difficult amid ongoing violence.
In other news, Nigerian healthcare professionals from Canada, the UK, the US, Australia, Germany and South Africa returned home through the 2026 Nigeria Diaspora Health Impact Initiative, delivering specialist medical care to nearly 10,000 Nigerians. The initiative also trained more than 2,000 frontline health workers, highlighting the growing role of the diaspora in strengthening Nigeria’s healthcare system.
In our most important story this week, Waiting for Light in N’Djamena, a Chinese researcher’s time in Chad uncovers the unseen burden of living without reliable electricity. Following the lives of Chinese residents in N’Djamena, the story reveals how constant blackouts reshape work, relationships and survival, exposing the hidden costs of a failing public system.
Read it here.
Winnie Obunabor,
Associate Social Media Editor, The Republic
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