December 20, 2025 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: Morocco operates a football academy producing players for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The 2025 tournament will occur on home soil in Morocco.

Bias summary: Left-leaning Al Jazeera provides a factual ‘what to know’ overview of AFCON 2025, emphasizing tournament details. Center BBC frames Morocco’s prospects with a question about ‘sealing African dominance’ on home soil, focusing on competitive potential. Right-leaning outlets absent, omitting conservative perspectives on the event or Moroccan investments.

Story gist: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu threatened to issue an executive order directing deductions from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) to enforce a Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets offer no coverage, omitting their perspectives entirely. Center outlet Channels Television frames the story neutrally via its headline, focusing on Tinubu’s threat, executive action, and enforcement details without emphasis on controversy, support, or criticism.

Story gist: Nigerian soldiers detained in Burkina Faso were released after Nigeria and Burkina Faso resolved an incident involving a Nigerian Air Force jet violating airspace. The soldiers arrived in Ghana.

Bias summary: No left- or right-leaning outlets covered the story, leaving progressive and conservative perspectives absent. Center outlet BBC frames it neutrally as a diplomatic resolution, emphasizing the release of detained soldiers and bilateral agreement without blame or drama. This balanced tone highlights cooperation over conflict.

Story gist: President Bola Tinubu announced that multiple ongoing budget implementations will end in March 2026. He presented the 2026 budget to Nigeria’s National Assembly.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets provide no coverage, leaving that perspective absent. Center outlet Vanguard News uses a neutral, factual headline mirroring the announcement. Right-leaning Daily Trust emphasizes the event with ‘FULL SPEECH’ and highlights Tinubu’s direct presentation at the National Assembly, focusing on the president’s proactive role without additional context or critique.

Story gist: Nigeria’s INEC met PDP factions and urged the party to resolve its internal crisis ahead of elections in FCT, Ekiti, and Osun.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, omitting any perspective. Center (Premium Times) frames neutrally as INEC meeting factions proactively before elections, emphasizing preparation. Right (The Nation) highlights INEC’s direct command to PDP to ‘put house in order’ amid ‘lingering crisis,’ stressing party’s internal disarray with critical tone toward opposition PDP.