The Federal Government says it has paid N18 billion in severance benefits to 2,700 former Nigeria Airways workers, more than two decades after the airline was liquidated. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, said this on Friday at a press briefing in Abuja.
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says the recently concluded recapitalisation exercise raised the Nigerian insurance industry’s total capital to N1.079 trillion. Mr Olusegun Omosehin, Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of NAICOM, disclosed this during a media interactive session on developments in the insurance sector held in Lagos on
No fewer than 17 terrorists surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), in Borno as the military intensified operations against terrorism, kidnapping and criminality nationwide. This is contained in a weekly operational briefing by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, on Friday, covering Sept. 4 to Sept.
The Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) has objected to the prayer by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to amend the suit seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu and All Progressives Congress (APC) from the 2027 presidential election. Atiku, the presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), and his party, filed the
The Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI) has urged governments at all levels to deploy more technology-driven air-quality sensors across the country. MAJI’s Executive Director, Mr Okoro Onyekachi, made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting in Port Harcourt on Friday. The event, supported by Air Gradient, Open Air Foundation and
The Federal Government has clarified that King’s College, Lagos, has not been sold or privatised, saying it retains legal ownership of the 117-year-old institution. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday, to clarify the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) concession agreement with the
The Atiku Community Mobilisation Team South-East says it is fully prepared to secure all the votes cast for its Presidential Candidate in the 2027 General Elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Mr Omega Odunze, the Special Adviser to the ADC Presidential Candidate on Community Mobilisation in the South-East, said this at a
A Nigerian bishop, Taiwo Michael Fakunle, has been killed in a shooting at his residence in Johannesburg, South Africa. The incident was disclosed on Friday by the Nigerian Citizens Association, South Africa, NICASA, which called for a thorough investigation into the killing. NICASA National President, Rev Frank Onyekwelu, said Fakunle,
The Ogun State Government has released N6.75 billion for the payment of gratuity and Additional Pension Benefits (APB) to retirees in the state. The Head of Service, Mr. Olanrewaju Saka disclosed this in a statement on Friday, saying the release was part of the government’s continued efforts to address outstanding
Edo Commissioner for Finance, Emmanuel Okoebor, says the Edo Carnival 2026 is targeting close to 100,000 participants and more than ₦1 billion in economic activity. Okoebor, Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Planning Committee for the carnival, disclosed this at the sidelines of the Edo Carnival 2026 Press Conference on Thursday in