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Africa tops international air-travel growth in November 2025

African carriers in November posted the highest growth in international passenger demand, with volumes increasing 11.2 per cent year-on-year. The data, recently released by the International Air Transport Association underscores Africa’s expanding role in global air travel. It also highlights the continent’s capacity to attract rising cross-border passenger traffic despite ongoing challenges in the aviation […]

Business

NUPRC, NMDPRA partner to attract investment, streamline regulations

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority have stepped up efforts to improve regulatory efficiency and attract investment into Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, marking a renewed phase of collaboration between the two bodies. In a statement signed by the Head of Media and Strategic Communication at […]

Business

Farmers storm Paris on tractors, protest EU trade deal

French farmers rolled into Paris on tractors Thursday in a show of dissent against an EU trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur they fear will create unfair competition, as the government warned against “illegal” protest actions. Dozens of tractors arrived before dawn and cruised through Paris, with some reaching the Eiffel Tower and others […]

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Oil prices slide as Trump makes move on Venezuelan crude

Global oil prices fell on Wednesday on expectations of increased supply after United States President Donald Trump announced that Venezuela would hand over as much as 50 million barrels of crude oil to the United States. According to oilprice.com, the United States and Venezuela reached an agreement under which authorities in the South American country […]

Policy and Regulations

Character.AI, Google reach settlement over teen mental health crises

Character.AI has agreed to settle several lawsuits accusing the artificial intelligence chatbot company of contributing to mental health crises and suicides among young people, including a prominent case filed by a Florida mother, Megan Garcia. The settlement represents the resolution of some of the earliest and most high-profile legal actions linked to alleged harms suffered […]

Opinion

Oil firms urged to embrace PIA for host communities

International oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region have been urged to fully implement the Petroleum Industry Act across their various host communities in order to promote inclusiveness, transparency and sustainable development. The call was made by the Technical Assistant to Senator Sunday Benson Agadaga, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Oil, Mineral and […]

Oil and Gas

Petrol station workers oppose AA Rano automation plan

Petrol station workers operating under the banner of the Concerned Petrol Station Workers have kicked against plans by AA Rano to introduce what the company has described as Nigeria’s first fully automated and unmanned fuel stations. The workers warned that the initiative, if carried out without adequate safeguards, could worsen unemployment levels and further fuel […]

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Ogun resident doctors back nationwide indefinite strike

The Association of Resident Doctors of the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, has declared its full support for the total and indefinite strike announced by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, which is scheduled to commence at 12:00 midnight on Monday, January 12, 2026. The resident doctors criticised what they described as the insincerity and insensitivity […]

Price of of cooking gas rose by 13.75% in May 2024
Oil and Gas

Cooking gas prices ease as supply improves nationwide

Retailers of liquefied petroleum gas have expressed cautious optimism as cooking gas supply improves across the country, with prices currently ranging between N1,000 and N1,400 per kilogramme, depending on location and individual sellers. Findings from a market survey conducted by our correspondent revealed that LPG became more readily available towards the end of 2025, marking […]

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US detains Ghana’s ex-finance minister Ofori-Atta

Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been detained by United States immigration authorities amid allegations of corruption in his home country, his lawyers have confirmed. Ofori-Atta, who is 66 years old, has remained in the United States since January last year, where he travelled to receive medical care, including surgery for prostate cancer. According […]

Finance

NRS accredits Pillarcraft to support digital tax compliance

Pillarcraft Cloud Solutions has been accredited as a System Integrator for Nigeria’s new e-invoicing regime, a development that highlights the Federal Government’s intensified push for digital tax compliance and places increased pressure on companies to align their accounting systems with the Nigeria Revenue Service reporting platform. The company confirmed the approval in a statement issued […]

Aviation

FG cancels sale of FAAN staff quarters nationwide

The Federal Government has nullified the sale of staff quarters belonging to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. Vanguard reported that the decision affects both retired and serving FAAN personnel who had purchased their official residences under the owner-occupier arrangement. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, announced the development on Wednesday in […]