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Why air fares remain high in Nigeria — Experts

Aviation industry experts on Thursday said structural and operational challenges are the main drivers of high air fares in Nigeria, rather than airline pricing strategies alone The experts made this known during an Aviation Town Hall meeting held on Thursday.…

NMDPRA urges strict compliance to boost gas distribution, industrialisation

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority has vowed to enforce strict compliance while accelerating gas distribution to drive industrialisation and lower production costs nationwide. The Chief Executive of the NMDPRA, Saidu Mohammed, stated this in Port Harcourt, the…

US state, Georgia grants Nnamdi Kanu honorary citizenship

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has been granted honorary citizenship of Georgia, a state in the United States. Kanu is currently serving a life prison sentence at the Sokoto Prison after he was convicted on…

FIFA unveils .3m prize money for women’s club football

The inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup™️ is set to make history by offering record-breaking prize money, with the champions earning USD 2.3 million, the largest single payout ever in women’s club football. According to a post obtained from FIFA’s X…

NAFDAC insists on alcohol sachet ban in Nigeria

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, says it will continue enforcing the ban on sachet and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic drinks. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, spoke to journalists on Friday after manufacturers and union…

NLC backs FCTA workers’ strike over unpaid wages

The Nigeria Labour Congress has backed an indefinite strike by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, citing unpaid wages, promotion arrears, and unremitted pension contributions. The strike, organised under the Joint Unions Action Congress, began on Monday and has…

Police fault pension operators over ₦7trn claim on CPS exit

Retired and serving personnel of the Nigeria Police Force have criticised pension fund operators over claims that the Federal Government would require about ₦7 trillion to fund police pensions if the Force is allowed to exit the Contributory Pension Scheme,…

CAF Confederation Cup clubs battle for quarter-final spots

The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2025/26 and the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2025/26 return this Friday, January 23, as Matchday 3 of the group stages kicks off across Africa. Following the conclusion of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations…

No respite for Nestoil, owners as Appeal Court sacks their lawyers

There was no relief on Friday for oil services firm Nestoil Limited, Neconde Energy Limited and their principal owners Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi and his wife, as the Court of Appeal disqualified their lawyers in the ongoing multibillion-dollar debt recovery dispute involving…

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Canada decries low voter registration in South-East

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Toronto, Canada chapter, has expressed sadness over reports of low number of registered voters in the South-East, calling on all Igbos to register enmasse for the 2027 general elections. The President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Toronto, Canada,…

Customs seize N200m worth of smuggled goods, vehicles in Bauchi

The Federal Operations Unit, Zone D, Bauchi, of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted smuggled vehicles, petroleum products, donkey meat and skins, as well as second-hand clothing, with a total duty-paid value of over N229m. The Comptroller of the unit,…

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