Food and beverage imports increased to N677.3bn in the first half of 2025, a 44.48 per cent rise from N468.76bn in the same period of 2024, prompting renewed calls for stronger government support to enhance local industry capacity and reduce dependency on imports. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that while the value […]
US officials said the scheduled capacity for flights was being cut by 10 percent in 40 busy air traffic areas nationwide on Friday, as the longest government shutdown drags on. Federal agencies have been grinding to a halt since Congress failed to approve funding past September 30, with some 1.4 million federal workers, from air […]
The Chinese government has said Nigeria must be allowed to handle its own internal challenges without undue foreign interference. In a statement, the Chinese foreign ministry said that as Nigeria’s strategic partner, Beijing is against any country using religion and human rights as an excuse to interfere with and threaten the West African nation with […]
The Kano State Government has commended Lagos for what it describes as an outstanding transformation of its transport sector during an official study tour undertaken by senior officials of the Kano State Transport Authority in Lagos. Kano Commissioner for Transportation, Haruna Isa Dederi, who led the delegation, said the visit is a strategic step in […]
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, said the recent allegation by President Donald Trump of the United States of genocide against Christians in Nigeria is due to the failure of the government to protect its citizens. The Party’s National spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, said this on Tuesday when he featured in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a […]
The Federal Government has handed over 100 energy-efficient two-bedroom homes with urban farming spaces to widows in Rigachikun, Kaduna State, under the Family Homes Funds Limited Social Housing Programme. In a statement posted by The Presidency on X on Wednesday titled “Delivering Renewed Hope, One Home at a Time,” the Presidency said the project reflects […]
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Major General Abdullahi Mohammed Adangba (rtd.), a former Chief of Staff to Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the late General Mohammed as a disciplined, loyal, and patriotic officer who made […]
Nigerians will pay an additional amount of about N1tn (N973.6bn) annually on petrol imports following the Federal Government’s planned introduction of a 15 per cent import tariff on Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), a price analysis conducted by The PUNCH has shown. According to a petrol import trend report obtained from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has concluded plans to introduce a new $11.50 levy on all international air tickets for inbound and outbound passengers, a move that could yield over $1bn in revenue over the next two decades, and has sparked concerns among operators. The new charge, classified as a security fee, is tagged the […]
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has signed into law a bill prescribing a 10-year jail term for anyone who violently or forcefully gains entry into state-owned property. The governor also assented to another provision stipulating a five-year imprisonment for individuals involved in the unauthorized sale or transfer of government property without the governor’s consent. […]
