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NCAA Mandates Accessible Air Travel Options on Tickets

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has given a seven-day ultimatum to all domestic airlines to integrate a mandatory special needs assistance option on their ticket reservation platforms to improve access for passengers with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility. The directive was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer...
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How Stable Policies Can Unlock Private Capital for Growth

The Executive Director, Commercial and Institutional Banking for Lagos and the South-West at The Alternative Bank, Korede Demola-Adeniyi, has called for stronger public-private collaboration and predictable policies to accelerate blended finance and mobilise private capital for inclusive growth. According to a press statement on Thursday, Demola-Adeniyi made the call at the Africa Social Impact Summit...
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IMPI Projects Nigeria’s GDP to Reach 5.5% by 2026

The policy group, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative, has projected that Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product will reach 5.5 per cent in 2026, driven by what it describes as the new economic model deployed by President Bola Tinubu. This was disclosed in a policy statement signed by its chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, maintaining that its...
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Nigeria’s Courier Business Booms Amid E-commerce Growth

Courier operators are linking sellers and buyers efficiently, fuelling e-commerce and nearly doubling sector growth in just nine months. Yet, stakeholders caution that the industry continues to face several challenges, writes ARINZE NWAFOR The post and courier sector recorded a turnover of N248.14bn in the first nine months of 2025, indicating the growing role of...
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Telcos Plan N1.4tn for Network Expansion, NCC Confirms

Nigeria’s mobile-phone operators plan to step up spending on network infrastructure this year, promising to invest more than the over $1bn (N1.4tn) ploughed into the sector in 2025, the Nigerian Communications Commission has said. The commitment comes after a year of heavy capital expenditure last year, when telcos rolled out more than 2,850 new network...
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Transcorp Hotels Posts Record Revenue of N97.04bn in 2025

Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation Plc, has reported a historic revenue worth N97.04bn in 2025, which is 38 per cent higher than N70.13bn in the previous year. This was indicated in the audited financial reports of the company filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Friday. The PUNCH reports that the...
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The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...