March 25, 2026 – Nigeria Headlines

Story gist: Nigerian Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu pledged to restore power supply within 14 days.

Bias summary: Only center-leaning Businessday NG covered the story, framing it neutrally via the factual headline ‘Adelabu pledges power supply recovery within 14 days,’ emphasizing the minister’s commitment without added context. Left-leaning outlets absent, omitting potential emphasis on government accountability or public hardship. Right-leaning outlets also missing, lacking focus on policy skepticism or economic impacts.

Story gist: On World TB Day, Nigeria’s First Lady urged increased domestic financing and early detection for tuberculosis. Nigeria recorded 510,000 TB cases.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets omitted coverage, absenting progressive angles on health equity or government failures. Center outlet Punch emphasized society’s urgent action calls amid Nigeria’s 510,000 cases, highlighting crisis scale. Right-leaning Nation focused on First Lady’s proactive urging for funding and detection, stressing leadership solutions without case numbers.

Story gist: Zurich’s Museum Rietberg transferred 11 Benin Bronzes to the Nigerian government. Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima received Switzerland’s Vice President and delegation in Abuja.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, omitting potential focus on colonial restitution and cultural justice. Center outlet The Art Newspaper reports neutrally on the museum transfer to Nigeria. No right-leaning coverage, absent emphasis on international diplomacy or heritage preservation debates.

Story gist: A Nigerian court adjourned the bail hearing for former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai on alleged corruption charges to March 31.

Bias summary: No left-leaning outlets covered the story, omitting progressive perspectives. Center outlet Channels Television frames it procedurally as a routine court adjournment. Right-leaning Daily Trust emphasizes drama by highlighting a DSS operative shunning El-Rufai’s wife’s request at the court entrance, portraying security forces negatively and evoking sympathy for El-Rufai.

Story gist: At the PDP National Convention, a Wike-backed faction urged members to prioritize collective party interests over personal ambitions. Sule Lamido stated the PDP risks losing in the 2027 elections.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, providing no coverage. Center (Premium Times) neutrally reports Wike-backed PDP’s unity call at the convention. Right-leaning (Daily Trust) emphasizes Sule Lamido’s warning of PDP’s 2027 defeat risk, framing internal divisions as electoral weakness with ominous tone.