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. […]

Ugandan security forces have said they repelled coordinated attacks on police stations over the weekend in several districts, including Kasese on the western border. The attacks resulted in the deaths of nearly 20 assailants, who the authorities described as criminals wielding firearms and machetes. The police have specifically dismissed speculations that the attacks could be […]

The Ekiti State Government has denied that it was constructing a new governor’s lodge for the governor, Biodun Oyebanji and his deputy, Monisade Afuye, for N1.8 billion. It would be recalled that a report by an online media had alleged that the state government has released and spent N470 million on the construction of a […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service to fill existing vacancies, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) announced on Monday. The newly appointed Permanent Secretaries are Ibrahim Abdulkarim Ozi (Federal Capital Territory), Ezemama John Chidiebere (Imo State), Garba […]