Month: August 2025

The Federal Government has appointed Fuji music icon, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, as an Ambassador for proper airport security protocol. This followed the government’s decision to reduce the singer’s flight ban from six-month period to one month after a confrontation with a ValueJet flight crew at […]

The Gombe State Police Command said its operatives in Zambuk Division in Yamaltu Deba local government area have arrested 54-year-old Mohammed Tukur of Sabon Gari Village for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl identified as Zulei Malam Dahiru. Police spokesperson in the state, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, said in a statement that the victim was rushed to […]

Ahead of the release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday, analysts at Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) have projected a further tapering in July inflation figures, a development they attributed to the commencement of the harvest season. According to the analysts, inflation, which measures the rate at […]

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has ordered Ibom Air to withdraw its criminal complaint against Comfort Emmanson, the passenger at the centre of a heated August 10, 2025, incident aboard the airline’s Uyo-Lagos flight. In a statement posted on his official X handle on Wednesday morning, Keyamo revealed that the move […]

The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has signed agreements with four operators to develop new sugar production facilities that will collectively add 400,000 metric tonnes to Nigeria’s annual sugar output. The move marks a major step in the government’s ongoing effort to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on sugar imports and achieve greater self-sufficiency. The […]

The federal government has presented the Foreign Carrier Operation Permit (FCOP) to Air Tanzania Company Limited. Speaking at the event at the headquarters of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, the permanent secretary, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, said the initiative aimed to enhance operational efficiency, safety, and collaboration between Nigeria and the United Republic […]

The minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo, has directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to reduce the no-fly ban on Fuji artist, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, to one month. In a statement posted on his X on Wednesday morning, Keyamo also directed the NCAA to withdraw the […]

As Namibia emerges as Africa’s next major oil frontier, Heirs Energies CEO Osa Igiehon will take centre stage at the Namibia Oil & Gas Conference (NOGC) 2025 to share the blueprint for building world-class African energy companies. Osa will headline the session – “The Making of an African Independent” – on 14 August, bringing hard-won […]

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has emphasised the critical importance of public-private partnerships in unlocking the full potential of Nigeria’s non-interest finance sector. During a meeting with a delegation from Lotus Capital Limited, led by the managing director, Hajara Adeola, at his Abuja office on Tuesday, Edun lauded […]

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has approved an interim transportation tariff of $1.13 per thousand standard cubic feet (Mscf) for the NNPC Gas Infrastructure Company Limited (NGIC). This tariff will be in effect from July 1 to December 31, 2025, covering all six major gas transportation networks across Nigeria. The interim […]