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Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, has reaffirmed the nation’s unwavering commitment to global air transport standards and facilitation protocols. He made this declaration during his address at the ongoing 2025 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Facilitation (FAL) Conference in Doha, Qatar. Minister Keyamo joined global…
Chidinma Ojukwu, the University of Lagos undergraduate accused of murdering Super TV CEO Michael Usifo Ataga, gave a chilling testimony before a Lagos High Court on Thursday, detailing how she discovered Ataga’s lifeless body in a short-let apartment in Lekki on June 15, 2021. Testifying before Justice Yetunde Adesanya at…
Suspected hoodlums wielding firearms and cutlasses launched a pre-dawn attack on the family residence of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in Obeiba-Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to intelligence reports shared with security analyst Zagazola Makama, the Senator’s Chief Security Officer, Yakubu Ovanja, formally reported the incident to local…
The House of Representatives has directed financial technology firm Remita, operated by SystemSpecs Ltd, to refund over ₦182 billion to the Federal Government following revelations from a forensic audit that exposed significant discrepancies in the management of funds within the Treasury Single Account (TSA). This directive was issued by the…
In a decisive move to steer Nigeria’s oil and gas sector toward renewed growth, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has reiterated his commitment to forging strategic partnerships with key stakeholders to deliver on the company’s national mandate.…
In a commendable gesture aimed at improving the working conditions of media professionals, Chairman of the House Committee on Customs and Excise, Hon. Leke Joseph Abejide, has donated five floor-standing air conditioners to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The lawmaker made the…
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Yemi Cardoso, has highlighted the transformative potential of the Nigeria-China Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement (BCSA), describing it as a strategic catalyst for trade efficiency and maritime sector revitalization. Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on Finance and Strategy, Mr. Anthony…
In a stirring display of patriotism and inter-sectoral solidarity, lawmakers, security chiefs, journalists, and civil society leaders gathered in Abuja for the 2025 Easter Cantata Concert organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council. The event served as a powerful platform for reinforcing unity, responsible journalism, and the…
Leaders of West Africa will gather in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, to officially kick off the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the region’s leading intergovernmental organization. The announcement was made in a statement by ECOWAS Principal Officer for Information and…
The Department of Economic Affairs and Agriculture of the ECOWAS Commission concluded a pivotal three-day strategic retreat from April 7 to 9, 2025, aimed at strengthening coordination, evaluating progress, and setting a renewed development agenda in alignment with ECOWAS Vision 2050. The retreat gathered the Commissioner for Economic Affairs and…
