December 2025 – Page 23

Nigeria Has Highest Number Of Grounded Aircraft In The World

15.12.2025

Nigeria’s aviation sector faces a striking paradox: while airlines like Air Peace, United Nigeria, and a few others are adding more aircraft to their fleets, domestic airfares have reached record highs—in some cases surging by 130% – 250% in the final quarter of the year. Despite these acquisitions, Nigeria currently has one of the highest...

Key to Nigeria’s food security & growth

15.12.2025

Agro-renewables can unlock agricultural productivity, reduce losses, and drive sustainable economic growth in Nigeria, the Project Manager at Elektron Renewables, Sianny Ayodele, tells OKECHUKWU NNODIM in this interview Now would you describe Nigeria’s renewable energy story currently? Nigeria’s renewable energy story is very exciting right now. It has shifted from talking about the impact of...

NEF Demands Immediate Halt To FIRS-France Tax MoU

15.12.2025

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has demanded the immediate termination of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, the tax authority in France. The forum warned that the agreement could compromise Nigeria’s economic sovereignty and national security. In an open letter...

Interswitch & EthSwitch Partner for African Payment Systems

15.12.2025

Interswitch, a leading payments and digital commerce company, recently welcomed a high-level delegation from EthSwitch, the national payment switch of Ethiopia, to its Lagos headquarters for an immersive exposure and knowledge-exchange session. The visit, according to a statement, underscores Interswitch’s ongoing commitment to strengthening payment ecosystems across the continent through collaboration, capacity building, and shared...

Family, Friends Hail Ex-S’West PDP Zonal Treasurer, Ogunsakin At 75

15.12.2025

Family, Friends and loved ones at the weekend gathered to celebrate Chief Mrs Florence Olayinka Ogunsakin who clocked 75. The event came up at Damlek event centre, AdoEkiti Ekiti state capital. Ogunsakin, an active political stalwart was described as “one of the PDP stabilizers in the South West during former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime.” Among...

Nigeria’s Exports To African Countries Up 37% To N9.72trn

15.12.2025

Nigeria’s exports to African countries rose by 37.02 per cent, or N2.63 trillion, to N9.72 trillion in the first nine months of this year compared with the N7.09 trillion recorded for the corresponding period of 2024, findings by New Telegraph show. According to the Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics (Q3’25) report just released by the...

Abode Bags IAS Accredited ISO 9001:2015 Certification On Quality Management

15.12.2025

A real estate firm, Abode Assets Limited, has been awarded the IAS accredited ISO 9001:2015 certification. The certification, according to a statement by the company’s Co-founder and CEO, Jeffrey Itepu, is in clear recognition of the company’s commitment, attainment and compliance with international standards for its digital platform and service provision in the democratisation of...

Mass Shootings In Australia, US Leave 13 Dead, Dozens Hospitalized

15.12.2025

Mass shootings in both Australia and the United States within 24 hours of each other have left 13 people dead and dozens hospitalised. The shooting in the US, which was the first to happen, took place on Saturday at Brown University in Rhode Island and left two students dead and nine other people injured. While...

NNPCLTD: Escravos–Lagos Pipeline Explosion Under Control

15.12.2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited yesterday said containment measures have been successfully executed, ensuring the safety of host communities, personnel, and the environment in relation to a section of the Escravos–Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) in SouthWest Warri, Delta State. It added that all relevant pipeline sections have been safely and securely isolated. These were...

NASENI Inaugurates Programme Empowering 5-16 Yr-Old Children

15.12.2025

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has officially launched FutureMakers, a flagship national innovation programme designed to discover, develop, and empower Nigerian children between the ages of five and 16 with the skills and confidence to create solutions for real-world challenges. The launch event, held at the NASENI Innovation Hub in Idu...