The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has constituted a 12-member specialist Aircraft Accident Investigation Board. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, on Tuesday in Abuja. Ejodame said that the board was saddled with the responsibility of establishing the
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Tuesday met with security agencies, political parties and other stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and ensure peaceful conduct of the 2027 General Elections. Speaking at the stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, Prof Ayobami Salami, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), said the meeting also
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has described the strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) as a politically motivated blackmail aimed at paralysing the government. Speaking during a media chat in Abuja on Tuesday, Wike claimed
.Revenue surges 144%, EBITDA jumps to $5.5bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has recorded a remarkable turnaround in its financial performance, posting $22.5 billion in revenue and $4.7 billion in net profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with a loss of $117.2 million in the corresponding
The iconic furniture production arm of Julius Berger Nigeria Group, Abuja Furniture Production, AFP is set to storm the globally acclaimed annual assembly of top designers, Made By Design Nigeria 2026 expo scheduled to hold in Lagos from October 22 through 25. AFP is positioning its participation in the forthcoming
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has been nominated for the Leadership Newspaper Governor of the Year 2026 award. The award ceremony is scheduled for December 1, 2026, at the Bola Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. The nomination was announced during a visit by a delegation from Leadership Newspaper
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, has called for reforms of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank to strengthen developing economies. Oyedele made the call while presenting the Group of Twenty-Four (G24) 2026 annual meeting communiqué. He said that geopolitical conflicts,
The World Bank Group says it is helping to mobilise up to 5.79 billion dollars in private financing for Nigeria in fiscal year 2026 to support infrastructure development, agriculture and small businesses. The financing is expected to boost productivity, create jobs and expand economic opportunities for women and young people.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has raised its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1 per cent, citing AI investment gains in spite of the Middle East conflict. In its latest World Economic Outlook on Tuesday, titled “Resilience under Strain, Urgent Choices”, the IMF projects global growth to slow
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday advocated an increase in the 13 per cent derivation allocated to oil-producing states. Obasanjo spoke at the inauguration of the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of Azikel Refinery at Obunagha, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the