NPA SETS N1.489 TRILLION REVENUE TARGET FOR 2026, PLANS MAJOR PORT MODERNIZATION
Agency Report The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has set a revenue target of N1.489 trillion for the 2026 fiscal year, surpassing its 2025 target of...
MINISTER OF POWER, ADEDABYO ADELABU, DENIES RESIGNATION RUMOURS AMID 2027 ELECTIVE AMBITION TALK
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has refuted claims circulating in some media platforms that he had resigned from his...
NAIRA DEPRECIATES FURTHER AGAINST DOLLAR, PARALLEL MARKET HITS N1,420
The Nigerian naira weakened further yesterday, trading at N1,420 per dollar in the parallel market, up from N1,415 per dollar on Monday. Similarly, in the...
COURT ADJOURN EL-RUFAI’S BAIL HEARING, FIX JUNE 17 FOR N1B SUIT AGAINST ICPC
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal High Court in Kaduna yesterday adjourned ruling on the bail application of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai until...
INFANTINO CONFIRMS IRAN WILL PLAY WORLD CUP MATCHES IN UNITED STATES DESPITE WAR
Agency Report FIFA President Gianni Infantino has confirmed that Iran will participate in the upcoming FIFA World Cup and play its matches in the United...
US COURT JAILS NIGERIAN FOR 15 YEARS OVER $1.5M FRAUD, MONEY LAUNDERING
Agency Report A Chief United States District Judge, Richard Myers II, has sentenced a Nigerian, Saheed Sunday Owolabi, to 15 years in prison for defrauding...
AIRFARES HOLD STEADY DESPITE 184% SURGE IN AVIATION FUEL COSTS
Airfares in Nigeria have remained largely unchanged despite a sharp 184 per cent increase in aviation fuel prices over the past two months, driven by...
NIGERIA EMERGES AS KEY AVIATION FUEL SUPPLIER TO EUROPE AMID MIDDLE EAST DISRUPTIONS
By AAishat Momoh. O. Nigeria has emerged as an alternative supplier of aviation fuel to Europe following disruptions linked to tensions in the Middle East,...
TINUBU HOLDS SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH GANDUJE, BADARU AMID DEFECTIONS
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday held separate meetings with former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, and former Minister of Defence, Badaru...
COURT FREEZES N448M ASSETS IN KEYSTONE BANK DEBT RECOVERY SUIT
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the freezing of funds and assets valued at N448,263,172.41 in a debt recovery...