The Federal Government has reached an agreement with aviation sector unions and airline operators, granting domestic airlines flexible repayment plans for their outstanding debts to aviation agencies. The resolution also affirms that workers are free to join unions without interference by management of airlines. These were the key outcomes of an emergency stakeholders' meeting convened …
The president says "ordinary flame and smoke" is not enough; he commits to a structural reset of the nation's oil assets. President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country's refineries will not be allowed to waste away, vowing to undertake a comprehensive restructuring that will reposition them for long-term profitability and value delivery. …
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has declared that the Federal Government's newly signed Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission) Order 2026 will serve as a catalyst for achieving Nigeria's ambitious production target of 3 million barrels of oil per day by 2030. The landmark reform, officially titled the Deep Offshore …
The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has extended deadline for the submission of memoranda and position papers on the proposed legislation to 5 pm on Friday, August 21, 2026. The extension was announced on Thursday by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu and Chairman of the Presidential Working Group. …
Energy sector stakeholders have called for stronger financing, regulatory convergence, and active cross-border cooperation to establish a transparent regional petroleum pricing hub in West Africa. The call was made during the second edition of the West Africa Refined Fuel Market Conference hosted by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), in collaboration with …
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has urged stakeholders in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election to allow voters to freely choose their leaders without intimidation or interference. Obi made the appeal in a statement posted on his X handle on Thursday, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, …
CAF president rejects calls for Gianni Infantino to resign, saying FIFA’s 211 member associations should determine his fate at the ballot box Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has backed an electoral process to determine Gianni Infantino’s future as FIFA president, amid mounting criticism of the Swiss football administrator. Motsepe, who …
Nigeria’s World Cup hopes are on the line in Casablanca as two African heavyweights battle for a second chance at Brazil 2027 Nigeria’s Super Falcons face arch-rivals South Africa’s Banyana Banyana today in a high-stakes World Cup playoff in Casablanca, with the loser’s hopes of reaching the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup effectively ending. …
261 Ukrainian bodies returned as warring sides maintain rare channel of cooperation Russia and Ukraine exchanged the bodies of fallen soldiers on Wednesday, marking one of the few remaining areas of cooperation between the two sides more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners …
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has warned against the heavy deployment of security personnel ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, saying the exercise could begin to resemble a military operation rather than a democratic process. Atiku spoke on Wednesday at the ADC National Youth Leadership Summit in …
