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Sixty countries, including Nigeria, face increased tariffs after United States President Donald Trump launched a reciprocal-tariff programme targeting products and countries with different rates. According to the White House website figures, Nigeria will face a 15% tariff under the programme. The White House said the plan sets a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to […]
ExxonMobil is set to underscore its long-term commitment to Africa’s burgeoning energy sector, with specific commitments in Nigeria’s deep water frontiers. The company will give the highlights at the highly anticipated 2025 African Energy Week (AEW) conference in Cape Town. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, remains a cornerstone of ExxonMobil’s West African operations. The company […]
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have met several times before – but never on American soil.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called on passengers aboard the Ibom Air Uyo-Lagos flight (IAN513) during last Sunday’s altercation between a passenger and crew members to provide firsthand accounts to aid its investigation. NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mike Achimugu made the call in a post on the Authority’s official […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called on passengers aboard the Ibom Air Uyo-Lagos flight (IAN513) during last Sunday’s altercation between a passenger and crew members to provide firsthand accounts to aid its investigation. NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mike Achimugu made the call in a post on the Authority’s official […]
Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has called for professionalism and uniform standards in pharmaceutical inspection nationwide, warning inspectors against compromising ethical values as the country works to safeguard public health and sustain international regulatory recognition. PCN registrar, Ibrahim Ahmed, stated this at the opening of the National Pharmaceutical Inspectors Workshop, theme: “Inspecting for Excellence: Best […]
A former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Jude Chukwuemeka Idimogu, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to exercise his constitutional powers and grant clemency to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Idimogu said he was not concerned with who was right or wrong in […]
The management of Ibom Air has denied releasing the viral video showing a female passenger stripped naked while being dragged off one of its planes at Lagos Airport. Speaking in an interview with TVC News on Monday, the Ibom Air Group Manager, Marketing and Communications, Aniekan Essienette, distanced the airline from the footage that has […]
Delta State government has described human trafficking as “an act of wickedness” and threatened that the state would not spare anyone found guilty, including the sponsors of the crime. The attorney-general and commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, who also chairs the Delta State Task Force on Human Trafficking and Irregular Migration, made this known during […]
FBS Reinsurance Limited (FBS Re), recorded a Gross Written Premium of N48.9 billion in its 2024 financial year, a 56 per cent increase from N31.4 billion in 2023. In the year under review, the company also recorded growth in insurance revenue to N50.9 billion, up from N27.5 billion in 2023. The Chairman of FBS Re, […]