November 13, 2025 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: The Lagos State Government announced an eight-month traffic diversion on the Lekki-Ajah road corridor for rehabilitation works. The project affects traffic in Lagos, Nigeria.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting progressive perspectives on urban infrastructure impacts or equity in traffic disruptions. Center sources like Nairametrics frame the story neutrally as a government announcement, emphasizing the diversion’s duration without critique. Right-leaning The Nation highlights the rehabilitation’s start, focusing on proactive government action and corridor improvements, with a positive tone on infrastructure progress.

Story gist: Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters posted a cryptic message after an altercation involving Nyesom Wike and a naval officer. The incident occurred recently in Nigeria.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets are absent, leaving progressive perspectives on potential political implications or Wike’s role unrepresented. Center outlets like Premium Times Nigeria frame the story neutrally, focusing on the factual posting of the cryptic message without speculation on motives. Right-leaning outlets are also absent, omitting conservative views that might emphasize security concerns or criticize government figures involved.

Story gist: Nigerian Governor Hope Uzodinma urged media professionals to champion electoral integrity ahead of the 2027 elections. The call was made at the African Newspaper Editors Conference (ANEC) 2025.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving a progressive perspective on media’s role in elections absent. Center outlets like Vanguard News frame the story neutrally, emphasizing Uzodinma’s direct urging for integrity without added context. Right-leaning The Nation shifts focus to editors’ requests for tax reliefs and incentives, highlighting media sustainability over electoral themes and omitting political implications.

Story gist: Nigeria’s House of Representatives approved President Bola Tinubu’s request for a ₦1.15 trillion loan to address the 2024 budget deficit. The decision was made in Abuja.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets’ framing is absent, potentially omitting critiques of fiscal policy or debt implications. Center outlets like BBC provide neutral, factual coverage in headlines, focusing on the approval event without emphasis on economic risks or benefits. Right-leaning outlets are missing, which might otherwise highlight government achievements or downplay deficit concerns.

Story gist: The Umar Iliya Damagum-led faction of Nigeria’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) insisted the national convention will hold on November 15. This stance defies opposition from the camp led by Nyesom Wike.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting any perspective on PDP internal conflicts. Center outlets like BBC framed the story with a questioning tone in Hausa (‘Wace dabara ta rage wa PDP?’), emphasizing confusion and turmoil without taking sides. Right-leaning outlets also provided no coverage, leaving conservative viewpoints on party divisions absent.