•NSC boss, Dr. Pius Akutah The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has directed all shipping companies, shipping agents and terminal operators across the nation’s seaports to immediately suspend any review or upward adjustment of their charges until they have fully engaged and consulted relevant stakeholders. The directive, issued by the Council ...
•Pastor Chris Okafor and Nollywood actress Doris Ogala The Senior Pastor of the Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries, Chris Okafor, has stepped down from pastoral duties amid growing outrage over multiple sexual allegations against him. The cleric had last Sunday publicly apologised to an actress, Doris Ogala, during a service at his...
The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) has formally petitioned the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), alleging that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has repeatedly violated the union’s constitutional financial rules. These violations, ...
Canada yesterday removed Syria from its list of states that support terrorism, and revoked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) designation as a “terrorist entity,” joining a list of countries to ease sanctions on Damascus. The moves come after HTS ousted former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad last December and took control of the government, reports AF...
•Governor Umo Eno UBONG UMOH, Uyo reporting Influential Akwa Ibom media practitioners have risen with one voice to urge the International Press Institute in Nigeria, IPI Nigeria, led by Musikilu Mojeed, to review and reverse the sanction on Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, as the sanction does not reflect the proven actions, friendly [&hel...
Oil prices jumped more than five percent yesterday after US President Donald Trump targeted Russia’s key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to end the war in Ukraine. The surge in crude prices came as major US equity indices rebounded from the prior day’s pullback after the White House confirmed a plan for […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed claims that a state congress was held in Cross River, maintaining that the exercise had been formally postponed by the National Working Committee (NWC). The party warned that members behind the purported gathering risk facing disciplinary measures, reports Vanguard. Briefing journalists in Abuja...
The federal government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has rolled out regulations to curb harassment, data breaches, and other unethical practices by digital lenders in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, which quoted the Com...
•Putin, Trump and Macron French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday called for stepping up sanctions against Russia if its leader, Vladimir Putin, does not move forward on peace with Ukraine. “President Trump believes we can get an agreement and believes that President Putin also wants a peace accord,” Macron told reporters after talks at the ...
•JAMB candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has placed 6,458 admission seekers under investigation for alleged involvement in technology-enabled examination malpractice during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Today in Abuja, JAMB inaugurated a 23-member Special Committee on Examination Infrac...

