October 2025 – Page 43

Insurgency grounds Hajj terminal at Maiduguri airport

28.10.2025

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has revealed that insurgency in the North-East has forced the Hajj terminal at Maiduguri International Airport out of service, complicating flight operations and pilgrim movements at the facility. Speaking with newsmen recently, the International Terminal Manager of Maiduguri Airport, Ibrahim Bello, said although the airport continues to operate, the...

Dangote refinery expansion to 1.4m bpd gets govt support

28.10.2025

The Dangote refinery has re-employed the engineers sacked last month during the crisis between it and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the engineers were now being posted to Borno, Zamfara, Benue and others. The engineers, some of whom were still graduate trainees during their sack,...

Meta hosts online safety summit to combat digital crime

28.10.2025

Meta has concluded The Future of Online Safety Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, a two-day event dedicated to addressing the growing threat of financial sextortion and other digital crimes. The summit brought together key representatives from government, law enforcement, civil society, and the private sector to address emerging online safety challenges and strengthen Africa’s collective response...

S’East businesses urged to leverage ECOWAS duty-free trade

28.10.2025

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has urged South-East business community to explore duty-free platforms to bolster trade cooperation across West Africa. Odumegwu-Ojukwu made the call in a statement issued on Monday by Dr Magnus Eze, Special Assistant on Communication and New Media to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Eze’s...

Tinubu, Obasanjo, Okonjo-Iweala Pay Emotional Tribute To Kolade

28.10.2025

President Bola Tinubu; ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo; and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday paid emotional tribute to Dr Christopher Kolade, who passed away on October 8 aged 92. Others were members of the diplomatic community, religious leaders, and cultural figures at a Night of Tribute in honour of the former High Commissioner...

FG lists N260bn bonds for October auction

28.10.2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Debt Management Office, has announced the listing of N260 bn worth of bonds for subscription at its October auction. The offer, which opened on Monday, October 27, 2025, comprises a “N130bn 17.945 per cent Federal Government of Nigeria August 2030 bond (five-year reopening) and a N130bn 17.95 per...

Reps Move To Strengthen Diaspora Engagement With FG

28.10.2025

The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora yesterday launched the Nigerians in Diaspora Response (NiDRes) application and website in conjunction with the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM). The digital platform is geared towards bridging the communication gaps between the Federal Government and Nigerians living abroad. The launch was held during the First Nigerian Stakeholders’ Engagement...

Oyedele defends Nigeria tax reform against investor fears

28.10.2025

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has dismissed media reports suggesting that foreign investors expressed “frustration and unease” over Nigeria’s new capital gains tax (CGT) reform. He described the claims as “mischaracterisations” that mislead the public and distort facts. His reaction stemmed from a virtual call, as reported,...

Ouattara Wins Landslide 4th Term As CIV President

28.10.2025

Cote d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara has won a fourth term, securing a crushing 89.77 per cent in a vote which his two greatest rivals were barred from, the electoral commission said yesterday. Nearly nine million voters were eligible to cast their ballot last Saturday in the world’s top cocoa producer, which has resisted coups and...

Why Nigeria’s 2023 Electricity Act shouldn’t be amended yet

28.10.2025

Former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Sam Amadi, has cautioned against hasty moves to amend the Electricity Act 2023, warning that such an action could derail the progress made in building a stable and competitive electricity market. Amadi spoke as a guest speaker at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Association of Power...