Nigeria Woos Emirati Giants to Resuscitate National Carrier
Nigeria has secured the backing of UAE maritime titans AD Ports Group and DP World…
Nigeria Woos Emirati Giants to Resuscitate National Carrier
Nigeria has secured the backing of UAE maritime titans AD Ports Group and DP World to refloat a national shipping carrier. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the partnership on Thursday during a sectoral retreat in Lagos. The move aims to end Nigeria’s expensive reliance on foreign vessels and retain more…
Flutterwave Secures Banking Licence to Bypass Traditional Lenders
Africa’s payments giant, Flutterwave, has secured a Nigerian banking licence, marking a definitive end to its reliance on the “sponsorship model.” For years, the fintech functioned by partnering with established commercial banks to access clearing and settlement systems. This new regulatory milestone allows the company to hold deposits directly and internalise its financial value chain….
Court Fixes April 14 for El-Rufai Bail
The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has fixed April 14, 2026, to deliver its ruling on the bail application filed by former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Justice Rilwan M. Aikawa, who is presiding over the case, adjourned the matter after both defence and prosecution presented their final arguments on Wednesday….
US Lifts Sanctions on Venezuela Leader
The United States has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodriguez, marking a significant thaw in relations less than three months after a US military raid captured her predecessor, Nicolas Maduro. Rodriguez’s name was deleted from the “Specially Designated Nationals List,” according to a post on the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…
Defections Hit Politicians, Not Voters – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has unveiled an interim report on its digital membership registration exercise, claiming that over 4.2 million Nigerians have enrolled in the party within a three-week period, asserting that the defection wave affecting its ranks is limited to political office holders rather than the electorate. The party’s factional National Publicity Secretary,…
No Police Officer Has Right To Free Ride – AIG
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Olohundare Jimoh, has issued a directive barring officers from boarding commercial vehicles without paying transport fares, warning that any form of coercion or abuse of authority would not be tolerated. Jimoh gave the directive on Wednesday at Obalende garage during a sensitisation meeting…
China Reacts to Trump’s Iran Threat
Beijing has called for an immediate cessation of military hostilities in the Middle East following United States President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash devastating strikes on the Islamic republic in the coming weeks. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a regular press conference on Thursday that “military means cannot fundamentally solve the problem, and…
Tinubu Appoints PTDF Secretary, Okays TCN Boss For Second Term
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Professor Shu’aibu Aliyu as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). The academic replaces Ahmed Galadima Aminu, who resigned to pursue a governorship bid in Adamawa State for the 2027 elections. This change at the helm of the PTDF signals a shift towards research-driven leadership in Nigeria’s…
Dangote Refinery to Receive Seven NNPC Crude Cargoes
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has increased crude oil supply to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to seven cargoes for May 2026, up from the five cargoes supplied in previous months, two trade sources and a refinery official told Reuters. The increase follows a directive to prioritise domestic crude supply and comes as the…
Trump Vows Three-Week Blitz as Gulf War Intensifies
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will hit Iran “extremely hard” for the next two to three weeks to force an end to the month-long conflict. In a televised address from the White House on April 1, Trump claimed the war’s “core strategic objectives” are nearly met. He sought to reassure a…