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Nigerian airlines wrong to hike fares during yuletide, says Aero CEO

Less than three months after some domestic airlines raised ticket prices for the South-East and South-South regions in anticipation of the Yuletide, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Aero Contractors, Capt Ado Sanusi, criticized the move, calling it a flawed business model. Sanusi acknowledged that airlines typically adjust fares based on the principles of demand […]

OpenAI employees consider selling $6bn stock
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ChatGPT can now skip ‘Em Dashes’ on command – OpenAI

Over the past few months, this punctuation, once seen as a hallmark of AI-generated text, has appeared widely in school papers, emails, comments, customer service chats, LinkedIn posts, online forums, ad copy, and more. Its frequent use led some readers to accuse writers of relying on AI rather than crafting the content themselves. Many writers, […]

Aviation

Boeing signals imminent partnership for T-7 trainer export

Boeing is reportedly nearing a deal to form a partnership to pursue an international contract for its T-7 trainer, executives said Sunday, underscoring rising demand for lightweight military training aircraft. It was earlier reported that Boeing and Sweden’s Saab were in discussions with Britain’s BAE Systems about collaborating on a potential replacement for the UK’s […]

Why Nigerian insurance is one of the lowest globally - CPPE
Business

Nigeria doubles crude imports from US – Report

Nigeria’s crude oil imports from the United States surged in the first eight months of 2025, jumping 101 per cent, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The country brought in 31.69 million barrels between February and August 2025, up from 15.79 million barrels in the same period in 2024 — an […]

Economy

S&P Global upgrades Nigeria’s economic outlook to ‘positive’

S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook on Nigeria from “stable” to “positive,” while simultaneously affirming the country’s long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings at “B-/B.” According to the international ratings body, this revision reflects increasing confidence in the trajectory of Nigeria’s external, fiscal, economic, and monetary indicators. S&P stated that the positive outlook emphasizes […]

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ICYMI: US embassy resumes full operations after govt shutdown

The United States Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria have fully resumed operations following the official reopening of the U.S. government after a record-breaking shutdown that lasted 43 days. The missions had initially announced a scale-down of public communications on October 1st, aligning with the federal government shutdown in Washington. They stated that only urgent safety […]

Business

World’s biggest YouTuber opens ‘Beast Land’ in Riyadh

MrBeast, the world’s most-watched YouTuber, has unveiled a new Saudi theme park as the kingdom accelerates its push to become a global entertainment hub. The creator, who surpassed 100 billion views this month, arrived in Riyadh to open Beast Land, a park inspired by his high-stakes, challenge-driven videos that often feature elaborate endurance tests and […]

Agribusiness

FG targets ₦160bn wheat output, registers 80,000 farmers

The Federal Government announced on Saturday that it has allocated 40,000 hectares of land for the 2025/2026 dry season wheat production, simultaneously registering 80,000 farmers for the program, with the projected output valued at approximately ₦160 billion. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, revealed these figures during the official flag-off ceremony of […]

NDLEA laments high rate of drug abuse in Abia
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NDLEA boss declares second term ‘hell’ for drug cartels

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has issued a stark warning to drug barons, traffickers, and their cartels, advising them to cease their criminal trade or prepare for intensified difficulties during his newly granted second tenure. Marwa conveyed this message upon his return to the NDLEA National […]

Oil and Gas

Dangote, local refineries drive 111% surge in Nigerian petrol supply

Nigeria’s domestic petrol supply experienced a significant surge, increasing by 111 per cent in 2025 to reach a record 3.8 billion litres in the first 10 months of the year, according to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. This dramatic increase, driven by the ramp-up of the Dangote Refinery and other local facilities, […]

US SEC approves ETFs to track Bitcoin
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Bitcoin sinks to six-month low

Bitcoin fell to a six-month low on Friday as a wider sell-off in risk assets intensified, driven by diminishing expectations that the Federal Reserve will lower United States interest rates at its next policy meeting. U.S. stock selling, however, eased somewhat in the afternoon ahead of the weekend, though investors remained cautious ahead of a […]

YouTube to tighten gambling content policies
Tech

YouTube, Disney reach deal to restore ABC, ESPN on platform

Alphabet and Disney on Friday said they have reached an agreement to return ABC and ESPN content to YouTube TV. The agreement ends a two-week standoff that began on Oct. 31, during which YouTube TV subscribers lost access to several major live sporting events, including college football matchups and two Monday Night Football games. “We’re […]