Nigerian Airlines Pause Shutdown After Government Intervention

Nigerian Airlines Pause Shutdown After Government Intervention

Airline operators have temporarily shelved plans to cease flight operations, averting a national transport crisis scheduled for 20 April. The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) agreed to the pause following an emergency appeal from the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo. The government warned that a shutdown would cripple the economy and devastate…

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Dangote Refinery to Float $2 Billion Pan‑African IPO In 2026

  A ten percent stake in Africa’s largest single‑train refinery will be offered to public investors through a Pan‑African Initial Public Offering scheduled for 2026, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has confirmed. The share sale, which analysts estimate could raise approximately two billion dollars based on the facility’s twenty billion dollar valuation, marks the first time equity…

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Nigeria’s Debt Hits N159 Trillion in 2025

The nation’s consolidated debt position has expanded to N159.27 trillion by the close of 2025, marking a substantial acceleration in public sector borrowing that has seen liabilities increase by over N14.6 trillion within a single fiscal year. The Debt Management Office’s fourth quarter disclosure reveals borrowing momentum that outpaced prior periods, with the final three…

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Nigeria Airlines to Ground Flights April 20 Over Fuel Costs

  Domestic aviation in Nigeria faces imminent paralysis as airline operators have collectively served notice of operational suspension effective April 20, 2026, following what industry leadership describes as unsustainable economic pressure from fuel procurement costs. The decision, communicated through an April 14 directive attributed to Airline Operators of Nigeria President Abdulmunaf Sarina, positions the sector…

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Atiku Faults Tinubu’s Fuel Price Claims

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s comparison of Nigeria’s fuel prices with other African nations, insisting lower petrol costs do not reflect Nigerians’ economic hardship. The African Democratic Congress chieftain’s position came in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu….

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US Inflation Jumps to 3.3%

  Consumer prices in the United States climbed sharply in March, driven by a historic surge in gasoline costs triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to government data released Wednesday. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.3 percent year-on-year in March, a…

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