Nigeria

The Federal Government has ordered a temporary suspension of the enforcement and collection of helicopter landing fees imposed on oil and gas operators after concerns were raised by stakeholders in the petroleum industry. The directive was issued on Monday by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, during a meeting with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, and representatives of major oil industry groups at the headquarters of the aviation ministry in Abuja. …

A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that two farmers, Godwin Terfa and Samson Adefu, be remanded at the Correctional Center, Makurdi, for allegedly robbing and killing one Nensha Abiem. The farmers who live at Ugba in Logo Local Government Area of Benue were charged with criminal conspiracy, robbery, culpable homicide and act of terrorism. However, when the case came up for mention, the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Regina Alashi did not take their pleas for want of jurisdiction. Alashi adjourned the…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday requested the approval of the Senate for Mr Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance. The President also sought the confirmation of the nomination of Mainasara Ilo as the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Anti Doping Centre. Also on Tinubu's request list are three commissioner nomineesfor the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The list contained Senator Magnus Abe as nominee chairman of the NUPRC, whileJossy Yaro and Sunday…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said a total of 1,047,148 driver’s licences were produced nationwide in 2025, while 427,675 remain unclaimed by applicants. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Olusegun Ogungbemide, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. Ogungbemide said that a driver’s licence serves the owner in several ways, beyond being a driving document, explaining that it also serves as a security document accepted by institutions. He,…

The Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has commenced the payment of outstanding salaries and entitlements owed to verified former councillors who served across the seventeen local government areas of the state between 1999 and 2022. Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Uzor Nwachukwu, who disclosed this in a statement, said the move follows a verification exercise conducted to authenticate legitimate claims and ensure transparency, fairness and accountability in the payment process. According to…

The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Tunji Bello, has said that Nigerian courts play a critical role in strengthening the enforcement of competition and consumer protection laws in the country. Bello stated this in Abuja on Tuesday during his introductory remarks at a collaborative judicial training programme organised by the FCCPC in partnership with the National Judicial Institute (NJI) for judges and sector regulators. The…

The Federal Fire Service has contained a midnight fire outbreak at De Bently Hotel, Utako, Abuja, preventing the blaze from spreading to neighbouring properties. The incident occurred late on March 9, 2026, in a four-storey commercial building covering about 500 square metres. In a statement on Tuesday signed by National PRO and Head of Corporate Services, Paul Abraham, the Service said the fire was reported at 20:28 hours. “Personnel from Wuse Fire Station were immediately mobilised and arrived at the scene by…

The planned Igweship election of Nru Nsukka Autonomous Community in Enugu State has been engulfed in crises following allegations that the signatures of some of the signatories to the constitution of the community were forged. The constitution, which came into being on 9th March, 2021, and whose oath was taken on 29/3/21 with the number 086581, was signed by fourteen persons out of seventeen listed to sign it. The signatories hold sensitive positions, such as being the village heads, traditional ruler, oldest woman and…

The Ebonyi State Police Command said it has arrested the mastermind, Nwazunku Stephen, of the kidnapping of the traditional ruler of Ndufu Alike Ikwo, late Ezeogo Francis Igwe. Igwe was kidnapped last Sunday on his way to church; his abductors later killed him after demanding a ransom. The police had earlier arrested nine suspects, including the State Publicity Secretary of the APC. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joshua Ukandu, in a statement, said that one of the suspects led operatives of…

Iran has announced that Arab and European countries that expel the ambassadors of the United States and Israel will be granted free passage through the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid rising regional tensions. In a statement, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said nations that distance themselves diplomatically from the United States and Israel would be allowed safe navigation through the vital maritime route, a key channel for global oil shipments. The Guards also warned that Tehran could take broader measures if…