Nigeria: Key Developments on July 20, 2025

An Immigration officer pleaded guilty to employment fraud and was sentenced to a fine of N10,000 or one year's imprisonment.

EFCC Chairman Olukoyede revealed probes into 18 governors, noting the absurdity of spraying money, as a former governor's behavior in the UK highlighted cultural issues.

Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, received a 24-year sentence for money laundering, while his surety was summoned for failing to produce him.

SERAP and others sued the FG at ECOWAS Court over access to the NDDC forensic report, citing violations of human rights to information.

Police dismantled an IPOB hideout in Imo, arresting 2,785 suspects, including a cultist, in various operations across the state.

The suspect in the Ondo varsity student murder died in police custody, prompting the Students' Union to demand transparency and produce the body.