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Air Peace disputes NCAA August delay report, cites data discrepancies

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- Air Peace has disputed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority's (NCAA) August flight disruption report, saying the regulator underreported its flight operations and failed to proper... Read More


EFCC investigates suspect arrested with fake $212,200 in Kano

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has commenced investigation into a suspect arrested in Kano with counterfeit United States currency totalling $212,200.... Read More


Sanusi urges CBN to leverage Fintech Data for savings, insurance

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The Emir of Kano and a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Sanusi Lamido, has called for deeper integration between Nigeria's financial system and the real economy to e... Read More


Alleged Cocaine Trafficking: Court upholds 30-day extension of KC Luxury's detention

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has upheld the 30-day detention of Kazeem Michael Afolabi, popularly known as KC Luxury, over his alleged involvement in the trafficking of 184.5 k... Read More


Kwara governor names 'political rival' coordinator for Hajj 2027

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed Mashood Mustapha, as the leader of the state's contingent to the 2027 pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The appointment ... Read More


Mutilated corpse of woman found in Jos wildlife forest reserve

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The mutilated corpse of a woman has been found near a stream inside the Wildlife Park Forest Reserve in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The discovery was made o... Read More


Court jails South African woman 25 years in Abuja for importing heroin into Nigeria

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a 38-year-old South African woman, Jessica Will, to 25 years in prison for importing 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria. The tr... Read More


Dangote Refinery IPO could add $60bn to NGX market capitalisation - Minister

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, has said the proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE could boost ... Read More


Cross River, Okomu National Parks added to CITES elephant monitoring network

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- Cross River National Park and Okomu National Park in Nigeria have been added to the Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) Programme of the Convention on International... Read More


When rain becomes a governance test, By AbdulAzeez Aliyu Elayo

Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- At last Friday's sermon in my neighbourhood mosque, the Anas Ibn Malik Islamic Centre Masjid at AMSSCO Platinum City Estate, Galadimawa, Abuja, the Imam, Bashir Bello Shagari, spo... Read More