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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), on Monday, raised the alarm that only a few airstrips in Nigeria have operational permits and that it will start to sanction airstrips without operation permits by January 1, 2026. Speaking during a stakeholders’ engagement with airstrip owners and operators organised by the Authority...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed Aisha Achimugu, who was wanted for money laundering. According to Peoples Gazette, on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency apprehended Ms Achimugu at the airport in Abuja. The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court had ordered Ms Achimugu to appear before the EFCC as an...

As part of its corporate (CSR) social responsibility initiatives which rests on environment, social welfare, education, youth and women empowerment, Air Peace, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, has empowered women in Umuerim Umukparo in Mbala community, Abia State. Air Peace visited the community and offered six return economy tickets...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Zonal Directorate has commenced investigation of $86,500 (Eighty-Six Thousand Five Hundred United States Dollars), 305,150( Three Hundred and five, One Hundred and Fifty Saudi Riyals, and 200 Euros confiscated by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS at the Mallam Aminu Kano...

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged operators in both the private and public sector to always observe ethics in the conduct of their affairs so as not to attract the wrath of the Commission. He gave the charge on Monday, April 28, 2025...

Justice I.E. Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Aisha Achimugu to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, to answer questions regarding an ongoing investigation. The judge also directed that she must appear before the court on Wednesday, April 30,...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has responded to criticisms by a former Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, over the early resumption time for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Obi had, in a post on X on Sunday, decried reports of candidates, mostly teenagers, being asked...

...to restore stability and accelerate hrowth C-One Ventures Platform (C-One) today announced it has entered into an agreement to invest and acquire the licences, technology and select assets of the Nigerian operations of Bankly -a licensed microfinance bank and fintech leader known for bridging financial access gaps across Nigeria’s informal...

The presidency has reacted to insinuations in opposition circles that Nigeria’s democracy was currently threatened under the watch of President Bola Tinubu, and the country was tilting towards a one-party system. In a release, titled, “Democracy Strong And Alive in Nigeria,” signed by presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the presidency dismissed accusations that the Tinubu government...

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has raised concerns that the 2025 budget falls short of meeting Nigeria’s critical social and infrastructure demands. In its latest publication, “2025 FGN Budget Analysis: Can the Budget Deliver a Major Economic Boost?,” the policy think tank highlighted persistent structural issues in the country’s...