…from N4.99tn in 2022 to N15.53tn in 2025, representing an increase of N10.54tn. He said FAAC allocations increased by more than 232 per cent, from N3.43tn to N11.38tn during the period. Despite the revenue growth, Kwaga disclosed that the states had spent only N8.60tn, representing 24.4 per cent of their combined N35.2…
No Nigerian player has been nominated for the 2026 CAF Women's Player of the Year award, marking the first time the shortlist has excluded a Super Falcons player since the award began in 2001.CAF released the nominations on Tuesday, November 2. Nigeria's absence follows the Super Falcons' disappointing campaign at the …
…it was a private aircraft but did not provide details about who was on the plane.FAA records list the Bombardier-made Learjet 60's owner as a Delaware corporation. The plane was heading east at 35,000 ft (about 11 km) when pilots reported turbulence, icing and precipitation and requested to climb another 2,000 ft (abou…
…Flores said, noting about 600 residents were evacuated and relocated to shelters. “The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Storms had been reported in the area. Trump carried an umbrella as he boarded Air Force One. In an audi…
…the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash, according to the FAA.Plane crashes in US state of Florida
By Dickson Omobola Former Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Dr Richard Aisuebogun, has warned that disruptions in aviation fuel supply due to geopolitical conflicts, supply chain breakdowns and shifting trade dynamics, among others, could trigger flight delays and cancellations, high…
…When the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Onabanjo-Kuku, took the stage at the World Aviation Festival in Lisbon, she brought more than a policy brief—she carried the weight of a nation’s aviation ambitions and the expectations of millions of Nigerian p…
…its Sokoto presidential campaign flag-off amid a hotel accommodation controversy, FAAC revenue reached N31.46tn in the first nine months of 2026, and the Independent National Electoral Commission is set to decide today on the exclusion of several governorship candidates, including Isa Pantami and Ladi Adebutu. States h…
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a suspect, James Gambo for the murder of one Faisal Usman. The spokesperson for the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, October 17, 2026. According to the PPRO, the suspect allegedly had an altercation with the deceased during which…
…Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, to fully equip all entry points with trained port health officers, thermal scanners, protective equipment and isolation rooms, to ensure that isolation and treatment centres are ready in all…
…case in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has said it is working with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, Port Health Services, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, and other relevant agencies to support ongoing containment efforts. FAAN…
By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA – FORMER Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, is dead. He died on Monday, October 19, 2026, aged 71. Uduaghan governed the state from 2007 to 2015. He had also served as Commissioner for Health from 1999 to 2003 and Secretary to the State Government from 2003 to 2007. Meanwhile,…
…under the European Union Deforestation Regulation. The Global President of COCEFAAA, Adeola Adegoke, raised the concern at the conclusion of the two-day Africa Cocoa and Coffee Conference held in Lagos, where stakeholders called for stronger African participation in shaping international trade policies affecting the co…
…Conference organised by the Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa, COCEFAAA in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, FMAFS, and the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria, CRIN. Kyari, who was represented by the Deputy Director of Tree Crops at FMAFs, Mr. Ajayi Olutobaba…
•Online shopping sector jumps 15 points to 75% in new report•Customer satisfaction hits 71% despite service quality decline in key sectors•Power, Public Sector trail at 51%, 53%By Prince Osuagwu E-Commerce appears to be one sector in Nigeria where customers are not complaining as much as they used to.While poor service…
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he would soon decide whether to join Saudi strikes against Iran-backed Houthins after an attack on Riyadh’s international airport. “We may. We’re going to look at it. We just found out about the recent attack, so we’ll make a decision,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “W…
…Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who gave a loan to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, to improve their infrastructure, and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, I think. When I was MD of NAMA, there was this infrastructure development of all the towers, and that was what they called the Central Project, whi…
…building collapse. On March 13, 2019, a school building on Massey Street, Ita-Faaji, Lagos Island, collapsed, killing several people, including Balogun’s eight-year-old daughter, Radiat. Radiat was a Primary Two pupil and Balogun’s last child. Balogun, a soft drinks seller on Lagos Island, said the disappearance of her…
Many motorists in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on fuel marketers to further reduce the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The motorists we’re reacting to the decline in oil prices globally. Dangote Refinery recently reduced its gantry petrol price by N25 per litre, from N…
…L.F. Wade International Airport in Bermuda for Boston Logan International Airport, the FAA said in a statement to PEOPLE, adding that it issued "a Search and Rescue Alert Notice (ALNOT)" for the aircraft. The Coast Guard is currently searching for the Gulfstream G100 jet, tail number CGRJP, off the coast of Nantucket.…
By Dickson Omobola Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, MMA2, have recommended different approaches to growing the country’s aviation revenue, with the airport management agency advocating a comprehensive review o…
By Femi Bolaji JALINGO — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Taraba State University (TSU) chapter, has rejected the constitution of a fresh committee by the Taraba State Government to review staff remuneration and workforce in tertiary institutions. The union described the move as unnecessary and capable …
2027: Tompolo powers PBAT Grassroots Drive in Kano with 50 vehicles a In a significant boost to grassroots political mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections, Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has donated 50 vehicles to …
…by a spending cap, public accounting and independent auditing."Nigerians do not eat FAAC figures. A full treasury is no answer to an empty kitchen," he said."A living wage must buy a living. It is not a privilege; it is a basic right. Tinubu has made life painfully expensive. I will make life affordable again."
…necessary.Coastal communities also under the advisory include Makun-Omi, Iwopin, Oni, Ifaara and Igele in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area; Ebute-Imobi in Ijebu East Local Government Area; Tungeji Island and Agosasa in Ipokia Local Government Area; and settlements along the floodplains of the Ilo and Iju Rivers.Fis…