Air travel in Tanzania grounded to a halt over the weekend as domestic flights were cancelled and international travel severely disrupted following President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s landslide election victory, which opposition groups have rejected. Hundreds of passengers were stranded at airports, with many unable to access flight information due to widespread internet blackouts. “We are …
The U.S. dollar held close to a three-month peak on Monday as investors looked ahead to a slate of economic data this week that could offer fresh insight into the strength of the world’s largest economy and signal whether the Federal Reserve will maintain its hawkish posture. Asia-Pacific trading was subdued due to a holiday …
Former Kano State Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has urged United States President Donald Trump to support Nigeria with technological resources in tackling insecurity instead of issuing military threats. Kwankwaso made the appeal in a statement on Sunday while reacting to President Trump’s recent …
Nigerian airlines have spent an estimated US$5 billion (N7.5 trillion at N1500 per $) on aircraft maintenance abroad over the past five years, as they continue to ferry their fleets to other countries for major maintenance, particularly the extensive “C-checks”. The absence of a fully equipped domestic Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility capable of …
American rapper Nicki Minaj has expressed support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged violations of religious freedom, particularly against Christians. In a post on X, Minaj raised concerns about what she described as increasing persecution of Christians globally, urging the world not to ignore rising …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a clandestine laboratory manufacturing Colorado, a potent synthetic cannabis strain, inside a residential building at Ajao Estate, Isolo, Lagos, following months of intelligence surveillance. This was made known by the Agency’s Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. …
The Nigerian government's approval of a 15 per cent import tax on petrol and diesel, primarily to protect local refineries, has, however, sparked significant concerns over higher fuel prices and increased economic hardship for citizens. A memo dated October 10, 2025, signed by Zacch Adedeji, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), addressed to …
Nestlé Nigeria PLC has announced its financial results, recording a 33 per cent increase in revenue in nine months of 2025 (January to September). According to the report released on Friday, the beverage producer posted a total revenue of N884.5 billion compared to N665.3 billion in the nine months of 2024. The company’s operating profit …
In recent discussions surrounding Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah’s stance on Nigeria’s security issues, particularly his rejection of the country’s designation as a ‘Country of Particular Concern,’ there has been an unsettling trend. A number of Catholic priests, including Fr Kelvin Ugwu, Fr Mazi Uc, and Fr Eva Chibuzo Asadu, among others, have reacted to his …
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop what he described as a plot to remove him from office. Ewhrudjakpo told the court that some members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly were planning to impeach him because he refused to defect from …
